I Don't Want to Love Him, but I Just Do…

Chapter Two

Jandro?

Lyn, Jandro, and Ali sat next to each other in History class. Lyn was fidgeting in her seat, feeling the butterflies in her stomach come and go every once in a while. She couldn't concentrate on what her teacher was teaching. Something about Ambrogio? Who knows? I already know everything there is to know about how the first ever vampire came to be. Why do I need to learn it every single year? She thought to herself. All she can think about is who her soon- to- be husband could be.

What if he was someone she hated? Or someone who she hardly knew? She wants to at least know who he is… I mean, she will be married to him for the rest of eternity. Then, after a few hundred years, the cycle will begin again, and she'll have to arrange a marriage for her son or daughter once he or she is ready to take the throne, just like she is now.

She sighed at the thought of the mysterious face of her future husband that just wouldn't form in her head. She was only in her junior year of high school, too. Very young for someone to get married and become queen of a huge country like Transylvania. She was ready. She knew it. At least she hoped she was…

"Psst!" Ali called to her in a low whisper.

Lyn blinked and she was out of her concentration. She looked toward Ali.

"What's wrong? You seem nervous."

Lyn sighed. She couldn't keep this news from her best friends for long. "My mom told me that I'll be meeting my fiancée next Tuesday over dinner. He's bringing his parents," she smiled nervously.

Jandro's eyes widened. "You're getting married? Aren't you… a little young?"

"You know I'm going to be queen in a couple months, Jandro. By law, I need to marry in order to step up," Lyn rested her cheek on her fist.

"Do you know who he is yet?" queried Ali.

She shook her head. "My parents want it to be a surprise," she sighed again, feeling something drop in her stomach at the thought of who this mysterious guy could be.

"Did she give you any clues?"

Lyn brushed her dark brown hair out of her dark chocolate eyes into a messy ponytail with her fingers. Pieces of hair were hanging here and there, but she didn't mind. "She did say that I know him somewhat. Which means, I could've met him only once. Obviously, he's a vampire, but I didn't ask her if he went to school with us. I have a feeling he does, though. I mean, where else would I know him from?"

"The castle?" Jandro suggested, shrugging.

"Yes," Lyn rolled her eyes, amused, "my fiancée is Charles, the 50- year- old butler." They all found humor in this and began to laugh.

"Miss Scar, Mr. Pietra, and Miss Feuille! Care to share what's so amusing?" Mr. Williams, a wizard with a slight pot- belly, hair that was thinning and graying, and who had bright blue eyes that resembled the color of the ocean when it's crystal clear. Surprisingly, he was Jandro, Ali, and Lyn's favorite teacher. "Or better yet… Who were the two gods that cursed Ambrogio?"

"Ap—"

"No, Miss Feuille, not you," he smiled mischievously and looked directly at Jandro, "Mr. Pietra. I believe you could answer this question."

Jandro suddenly became nervous. His temperature seemed to grow a couple degrees. He instinctively knew Mr. Williams was going to pick on him to answer a question; especially if it's about vampire history. He didn't have much interest with it, so he never really paid attention to the lessons. He'd always get help from Ali and Lyn when they were assigned homework. So basically, there was no point in him knowing this stuff. The only thing he needed to know was that they were cursed demons.

"Come on, Pietra," chimed in one of Sebastian's cronies, Freddie. Freddie was technically Sebastian's best buddy. He had blonde hair and brilliant green eyes. He was completely filled with muscles and was extremely tall. But, of course, he was just as much a jerk as Sebastian. "Do you really know any history on vampires?" he snickered.

"Only Mr. Pietra has permission to speak, Freddie," snapped Mr. Williams.

Jandro completely ignored Freddie. He didn't have time to listen to bloodsuckers at the moment. He looked toward Ali and Lyn, hoping they would give him a clue, or better yet, the answer. They didn't know how to tell him without Mr. Williams seeing them, so they didn't know how to help him.

Jandro cleared his throat, embarrassed. The entire class was staring right at him, waiting for him to say the answer. "I don't know, sir…"

Mr. Williams pursed his lips and looked to the ground, disappointed. "If you actually paid attention, you'd be able to answer the question, Mr. Pietra. You have potential to that. I know you do. Next time, don't spend valuable class time talking to Miss Scar and Miss Feuille." He looked toward Ali. "Could you answer the question?"

"Apollo and Artemis, sir."

"Good," he walked back to the blackboard with his hands behind his back. "Nex—"

The bell rung throughout the classroom. Everybody –already packed and were just waiting for the bell to ring –raced out of the classroom. Ali, Lyn, and Jandro were the only ones left in the room; they were packing their remaining supplies into their bags.

As they're walking out of the class, they said good- bye to Mr. Williams. As soon as they were outside, starting to walk toward the cafeteria for lunch, Freddie comes out of nowhere and smacks Jandro in back of the head. The only reason him and Sebastian actually do this to him is because they know he gets furious and annoyed with it. Jandro mad can make him turn into something very terrifying.

"Nice one, dog," he chuckled. "You can't even answer one question on your enemies. You do know that knowing more about your enemy will be a better advantage in combat, right?" his expression turned into a smug grin, and he left chuckling.

Lyn quickly sprinted up to Jandro and held onto his arm. No matter how much his skin burned against her crystal, frozen skin, she held onto him tight. She didn't want him to do anything he would regret. He may be freakishly strong, but even with Lyn's small, less- muscular figure; she had the same strength as he did. "Don't do anything you'll be sorry for later," she whispered to him.

Her cold breath against his fiery skin made the hairs in the back of his neck stand up. He set free from her grip. "Why don't you tell them that, huh?" he had enough with Freddie and Sebastian and their stupid posse. "They're the ones who are adding flame to the fire! One day, I'm going to just rip their heads off," he clenched his fists.

"I'd never let you do that…" Lyn said in almost a whisper.

"There you go again! Why do you defend them? Geez, Lyn. Sometimes, I can never differentiate you from the other vampires," he glared at her for a second and was about to storm off. Ali had made some type of force field that was not allowing him to leave. They weren't done talking to him.

Lyn felt hurt about what he said. He's never gone against her like this… Especially since she wasn't his enemy. She'd never be his enemy; he's like a brother to her. "I can't help what I am. And I'm proud to be a vampire! Obviously, you didn't mind either, since you actually became friends with me. I'm just warning you because it's against the law, Jandro; we don't need you going to prison now. Right, Ali?"

Ali nodded, leaving her concentration on the force field. "We're only holding you back for your own good. Either way, they only bother you so you can get mad like this. They enjoy how angry you get. All they want you to do is turn into a werewolf and get into trouble. Don't give them the satisfaction, Jandro."

"Whatever," Jandro scoffed and walked away before Ali could create the force field again.

Lyn exhaled deeply. "I don't need him going against me now. I haven't done anything to him."

"He'll get over it. You know how werewolves have their crazy mood swings," said Ali.

"Yeah, I guess so," Lyn managed a fake smile. They both shrugged and ambled toward the cafeteria.

Once they were in the cafeteria, they immediately went in the long line for food. Lyn looked over to see the catch of the day. Mountain lion. She smiled to herself. My favorite. She grabbed a tray and clutched her hand over one of the legs of the mountain lion. It was freshly caught, too. The arteries and the veins were still dripping with blood. On most days, the blood would already be halfway to drying up. What else could they ask for? It was cafeteria food.

Ali got some mashed potatoes and salad with croutons. Wizards, witches, and werewolves could actually eat normal human food. Vampires could eat as well, but they can't really catch the taste of it. Clearly, vampires preferred human blood; however, they didn't want to disturb the peace of that species. Humans often strolled into Transylvania but with a spell from the wizards and witches, the humans would forget where they were and walk in some other direction. Though, of course, there were those certain vampires who would run out of Transylvania to catch a human (such as Sebastian and Freddie and the rest of them), but they never get caught.

Ali and Lyn got their trays of food and sat at the nearest lunch table where the rest of their friends were.

There was Catheryn, who was also a vampire. She had long curly, brown hair and brown oval-shaped eyes. With a skin tone that was very tan. She was one of those rare vampires who were found in another country and were brought over to Transylvania. She happened to be from Mexico, and she was new to the school. Jandro was still trying to get the hang of hanging around another vampire. Plus, Catheryn's vampire boyfriend, Dominic. Who was crazy muscular and seemed to like to cut his hair completely off.

There was Demi, who was a witch. Demi's ancestors were actually one of the first, most powerful witches from Jamaica. Her hair was always in little braids, and she always wore this bracelet (somewhat like Ali's head necklace) that was filled with little light brown, glittery stones.

Liv was also a witch. Her light brown hair was always loose, and she had a light egg shell- skin tone. Her piece of witchery jewelry was a necklace with a stone made of amber that held a mosquito in it. She always said that mosquitos were good luck, so that's why, she herself, filled the necklace with it. The chain was light blue that matched the color of her eyes.

Next to Liv, sat Adam –Ali's boyfriend –who saved a seat for her right next to him. He was one of the most intelligent wizards in all of Mystery Community High School. He was the person to go to when witches or wizards needed help with casting a spell. His light coffee- colored hair reached up to his jaw; and his brown eyes were in perfect contrast against his light skin. His 6'2" figure had light abdominal muscles. Surprising, for all the wizards in this high school didn't care much for a muscular figure.

Finally, there was Cole and Alberto, the other werewolves of their group. They were brothers. Alberto was a year older than Cole, making Cole a sophomore, while the rest of them were juniors. They both had dark black hair, and the natural tan skin that all werewolves had. The only difference between their appearances was that Cole wore his hair in mohawk, and Alberto wore his hair flat. They were the only werewolves Lyn knew that didn't mind hanging around any vampire. They were two of a kind.

"Hey, guys," Ali smiled and sat next to Adam, placing her tray in front her. She lightly pecked Adam on the lips.

Lyn sat down next to Alberto and also greeted everyone.

"Where's Jandro?" questioned Demi, noticing that he wasn't with them.

"Freddie smacked him in the head again, and he got mad at me because he thinks I'm trying to defend them," she began to suck the blood out of the mountain lion's leg until it was completely dried up.

"Oh… He'll come around. He's not really mad at you, he's just mad at them," Demi made a face as Lyn wiped the blood away from around her mouth as she shrugged her shoulders. "I still don't understand how you can like that."

Lyn shrugged. "How can you all eat that human food? It tastes like nothing."

"I agree," Catheryn laughed.

"You two are vampires; obviously you are going to agree with each other," Demi shook her head, amused.

"It's not so bad," added Cole. "When I turn into a werewolf, I sometimes catch my own deer. Though, I eat the meat; I don't drink the blood."

Ali's stomach began to grumble from nausea. "Okay, enough with the raw meat talk. I can hardly stand cooked meat." She tried to eat a spoonful of her salad.

They all laughed at this.

Alberto shook his head. "Vegetarians," he chuckled.

"Yo, Little Miss Princess," Lyn heard footsteps coming towards her from behind. She growled a bit at the sound of Sebastian's voice again. She didn't turn around, pretending that she didn't hear him. He placed his foot on the seat next to her, resting his elbow on his knee, staring straight at her.

Lyn exhaled deeply, very irritated. "What do you want? You guys already cost me a friend," she noticed that Freddie was with him, too.

Sebastian pretended to be sad, making a frowny face. "Aw, trouble in paradise? Wolf Boy broke up with you? Were you too frozen for him?" he snickered.

Lyn couldn't believe her ears. "What the hell are you talking about, Giracho?"

"You and Pietra," he smirked.

Once Lyn understood what he was talking about, her eyes widened and her jaw dropped. How could even think or assume that? She was appalled. It just didn't make any sense. "You thought Jandro and I were dating? I don't even think that's possible! A werewolf and a vampire? That has never happened in the history of Transylvania."

"Are you sure about that?" Freddie had a strange, haughty smirk plastered on his face.

"Ugh, get away from me! Don't you guys ever take a break? I'm engaged to be married, anyways, why would I be dating Jandro? And if I was dating Jandro, it wouldn't be any of your business."

"Okay, okay," Sebastian sneered flirtatiously at her, putting his hands up in defense, "we'll leave." They chuckled one last time and left.

"What was that all about?" asked Liv.

"Who knows? They're idiots," Lyn rolled her eyes, still annoyed. "You know what? I'm going to go see if Jandro's feeling better. See you all later," she got up, threw her bloodless mountain lion leg in the trash, and went looking for him.

A/N: Ooh, I think Lyn is going to rip their heads off before Jandro does. XD Thank you all who reviewed, favorited, and followed! That means so much to me. :) I will try to update every Tuesday or Wednesday, so stay tuned in! ^-^

~MythologyCrazed15