Man, I was going crazy with this chapter...this one containing more dialogue. I am really killing myself with the whole plot thing, with the whole vampires and stuff like that. I really need a vacation from this...

anyway, I had already planned to give each pairing their own chapter, but with the way my story is going, that will have to wait...there is just some serious vampire stuff I wanted to get done, until I get to the next chapter, where the romance will actually begin. I sooooo sorry :( blah blah blah, I had tried to give some explainations, and I still have more explaining to do in my future chapters, cuz this one will only confuse you a bit.

p.s. if there are any errors, plz do feel free to let me know.

"shit…how could I have lost him." Altair muttered under his breath, storming through the hallway. Anyone that stood in his path, quickly rush to the side like scared mice as if he was going to stomp on them. Altair had his hoodie on, shielding his eyes to avoid looking at anyone to avoid any suspicions. After class was over, Altair had the chance to pursue the hooded man, but it was rather unfortunate how fast his target had slipped away from his sight. How could he have disappeared so quickly? Altair made it to an intersection, pausing to look around for any signs of that bastard. As he stands there, more students pass by him, shooting him an odd look as if he were a crazy man, but he ignores them, he only focuses on finding that vampire. Now this only frustrated the golden eyed man even further. Not only does he have to find this guy, but he also needs to find Malik. Since the raven hair came back into class, he hasn't spoken a word to him. Was it something that he said to him? He is pretty sure he hadn't done anything this time.

Altair sighs, digging into his pocket to pull out his schedule to see his next class. It is an English class….well, this is stupid, why would he need to learn English if he already knows the language; he knows plenty of other languages too. He sighs again, already walking to his next destination. As he walks straight towards his classroom, he could hear a small voice call out to him, "Altair!" the tall man turns his head to look at the female.

"Lucy?" he said quietly as she jogs over to his side. "why are you here?"

"I happen to have my next class in this hall." She says, breathing slowly, "I suppose you are going the same way?"

"yeah" Altair responded.

"that's good," they reached a classroom door, not entering just yet. "so…how was your first class?" she asked.

Altair hesitated for a moment, almost thinking about it. "it was….decent." he shrugged.

"really?...how so?" the blonde pressed on.

Altair looked around to make sure no one was watching them, he leaned closer to Lucy to speak to her quietly, "I had sense another vampire when I had arrived to the classroom, and I was right, there is only one student in that class….and he is already aware of my presence." He explained

"he is?...did you manage to speak to him? is he on our side?" she crossed her arms, leaning on the wall.

Altair shook his head lightly, "I'm pretty sure he isn't….I could just sense so much hostility from him; it was quite clear how he kept glaring at me."

Lucy nodded her head, "I see….though, if he is in this school, disguised as a student, there might be others as well."

Altair leaned on shoulder against the wall, "you might be right….well, I could say it wasn't all that bad, Malik was also in the same class with me," he smirked.

Lucy raised an eyebrow at him, pushing herself off the wall, "Malik?"

"yeah, but he didn't stay long in class….he was acting kinda weird, I really don't know-"

"you better not have touched him, Altair…I already warned you before!" she raised her voice at him, pointing an accusing finger at him, acting like an overprotective mother. They were already causing a commotion in the hall, gathering unwanted attention from random students passing by them.

Altair was stunned at her words; he blinked a few times, until his face turned into a scowl, "I didn't do anything, alright." He said in a low harsh voice, "I haven't even touched him this time." Lucy sighed, relaxing a bit, but still had that serious look on her face. "there is something I would like to discuss with you about Malik."

"what is it?" she asked, sounding annoyed.

"have you notice anything strange about him….like whenever he was around you? Or perhaps around anyone else?"

"I…I really don't know….people think that he might be kind of….weird as they say, but I truly don't think there is anything wrong with him." she said.

"okay….but then something was happening during class, it seemed like he was having some sort of headache, and it looked like he was in a lot of pain. Do you think that you have witnessed something like that?"

Lucy was silent for a moment to think it over, "yes, I have, actually…he does have it constantly, but he says that it isn't serious, and that it happens all the time….it could happen to anybody, really, even I get painful migraines." She explained, "I don't see the problem here, Altair…..it's not like it means anything, almost like you're saying that he has some kind of special power or something." she started to chuckle.

Altair furrowed his brows at her, "well, maybe he does, that would explain why he is affecting me somehow….it was happening again, I was losing control of myself in class, I could have killed all those students back there, including the teacher…..but, when I saw Malik, it's like some kind of force much stronger than my mind was holding me back." The blonde wanted to speak up, but only closed her mouth to let him continue, "and because of that, it's like it was not even happening."

Lucy sighed, growing a smile on her face, "Altair, I think-" she was interrupted by the second bell.

Altair was startled, cupping his ears to drown out the sound, "that cursed bell." He snarled.

"we'll continue this conversation after class, okay…..wait what lunch period do you have?" The tall man gave the schedule to her; she began to scan it over the time slowly, "well….it seems we have the same lunch together, right after our second class…..so we'll discuss this later." She said, handing the paper back to him. "we should go inside." She gestures her head to the door, already walking in casually. Altair just continued to stare at the door, wondering if he should go in or not, keeping in mind that Malik won't be in the same room as him. He sighed, choosing to follow Lucy into the classroom, and hoping that his hunger doesn't act up again.

As the bell rings, Malik had to come up with an excuse to skip his second class. He walked through a different hallway as if scanning the area. He stood outside of a specific classroom, knocking lightly, opening the door slowly to peek his head in. He caught the teacher gaze and the whole class attention as he stayed silent, searching the room for someone. "I need to speak to Shaun Hastings." He said, the teacher nodded his head, gesturing toward the Brit sitting quietly. Shaun stood up and followed after Malik, closing the door behind them.

The red head sighed, "how's it going, Mal? You've been doing okay?" he crosses his arms, giving a cheerful grin.

"yeah….good." the raven hair lied, shifting on one foot to the other.

Shaun glared at him, with his glasses sliding down his nose, observing his body language. "you don't seem 'good' to me, mate." He chuckled lightly, "is…something wrong?"

Malik leaned his back against the wall, sighing deeply as he stares at the Brit, "I…I just had another vision, is all."

The Brit shook his head lightly, smiling to the darker man, "okay….so what kind of final destination crap did you foresee this time?"

"this isn't a fucking joke, Shaun" Malik hissed, narrowing his eyes at the Brit.

Shaun sighed, "I know it isn't," his tone seemed to be serious this time. "what exactly did you see?"

Malik hesitates, biting his lower lip as he tries to collect his thoughts. He's had visions his whole life, ever since he was a little boy, always predicting the future or distant future, seeing bad things happen to people around him or even to himself, and he can't be able to control these visions, only act upon them, sometimes it could happen in real life or they don't, which only start to make him grieve even more. The worst part about it though, is when his visions fail to warn him of any danger. That's how he lost his little brother. There was no convincing anyone about his gift, no one truly believed him, not even his parents did; the only person that did take the time to perceive his strange behavior was his close friend Shaun, he was the smartest person Malik did know, and even if he didn't bother to tell the Brit, he would have found out eventually. "it was not some natural disaster this time…it was something else. Something very bizarre." He turned his gaze to the floor, staring at nothing.

"well…what is it?" Shaun asked impatiently.

The raven hair looked up at him cautiously, "promise me you won't laugh."

Shaun raised an eyebrow at the slightly smaller man, "okay, I promise I won't shed a giggle whatsoever." He said, hoping not to find anything that Malik is about to reveal hilarious.

"um….well….do you think that…vampires exist?" Malik continued to gaze at his friend, who seemed to have a blank expression. "Shaun?"

Shaun was puzzled, unable to utter a word to the other. His eyes widen at that question, 'shit….well, this isn't good,' he thought to himself, still staring at the darker man as if he said the most outrageous thing ever…..well…he just did. Shaun has never told Malik this, but he did know that vampires actually exist, and he knows about Lucy being a vampire…..and of course Rebecca knew as well, even when she found out she continues to date Lucy. It wasn't long until Shaun found out the truth; those bitches weren't really good at keeping secrets from him, he had to admit, he really was persistent with them. "uh…I..I will be honest to you, Malik, but I find your question to be very unlikely." He said simply.

Malik pouted, looking away from his friend, "well, atleast you didn't laugh." He muttered, digging his hands into his pockets. "but…still….there has to be some kind of meaning behind it."

"look Malik, I know that your visions are usually supposed to be serious and all, but…come on, vampires?...really?" Shaun gave him a critical look, knowing that he is only denying what is actually true. "I believe that your predictions are playing tricks on you, mate." He added, giving a small smile.

"I guess your right….I have been seeing a lot of strange things lately." He said, staring at the palm of his hands, as if searching for an answer. "but…besides my visions, I have another problem to deal with."

Shaun raised a brow at him, "what do you mean?" he asked.

"do you remember what I was telling you about over the phone last night?" Malik looked away from him, staring at the floor, his face flushed.

"um…yeah, you were going on about some perv coming on to you, why would you be asking-" Shaun had to pause, seeing the darker man's face go beat red. "Oh. My. God….did you see him again?" a playful smirk on his face.

Malik furrowed his brows, looking up at the Brit, who seemed to find this quite amusing. "even worse, that bastard is now in my class." He explained, growing very annoyed of having to bring Altair into the conversation.

"un-fucking-believable!" Shaun snorted, earning a glare from the raven hair, "it looks like you have a stalker after you." He half laughed, holding his hand up to his mouth to hide his smile.

Malik stood up straight, "oh, thank you, it's so nice to know that my best friend is concerned about me." He said sarcastically. "I am already having a crappier day than usual….like my visions were the only thing to worry about, now I have to deal with this creep in my class." He added bitterly.

Shaun looked away from him, "well, that makes two of us." he said in an inaudible voice, but it didn't pass Malik.

"what did you say?" Malik raises an eyebrow at the Brit, "did something happen in class?"

"um….well…I just got in trouble with the teacher, that's all." He shrugged, "I got in a small argument with some new kid….bloody American, thinks he can just take whatever he wants. I really hated the way he was just mocking me, and looking at me….and….the way he would quirk a smile, I swear that wanker needs to know his place! " He crossed his arms, showing much dislike for this new guy.

Malik stared at him with an incredulous look, then he began to smirk, "Shaun, if I didn't know any better, I think that you have a secret crush on him." he jokes.

That immediately made the Brit go silent, he blinked dumbly for a few seconds, "what the hell are you blabbering on about this time?...your beginning to act crazy, Al-Sayf…..really now, every time you open your mouth, I feel like you're going to say the strangest things!...I just don't like that wanker, alright." He stated.

Now this only made Malik curious, "Shaun…..do you have a thing for this guy?" he asked, smirking at him.

Shaun blushed furiously, "what?...No! I don't, why do you have to come up with this bullshit, I already told you how much he irritates me, I mean he is so-"

"Shaun! We have spent our whole lives together since 3rd grade; you think that I don't know you too well?" he narrowed his eyes at the red head, "first off: you are gay, and second, the only reason you keep ranting too much about someone is because you either envy them with a passion and too afraid to admit it or…you have feelings for them." Malik grew a sly smile at the Brit, making him blush even further. "so…which is it, Shaun?...why is it that this guy bugs you so much?"

Shaun opened his mouth to speak, but stayed silent, since he couldn't think of any kind of remark to say to the other. He takes a deep breath, "I really don't have time for this, Al-Sayf." He stated, pointing a finger at the darker man, as he started to frown. "I have to get back to class, we'll talk later at lunch." He opened the door, getting back into the classroom; Malik wanted to say something but the Brit already closed the door on him.

Malik stayed outside for a minute, hoping that Shaun would come back and talk to him. He really couldn't get over the main topic of their conversation, seeing these bizarre images of….should he say it, vampires! Flashing through his eyes like a scene of a horror movie and like it's supposed to mean something. Speaking of which, his head was pounding again. He held his head with his hands again, in attempt to make the pain stop, but he knows that won't help him. What was he seeing this time? As his whole vision goes white, he could only muster out a few clear images happening quickly before his eyes. He could see a…big church, what he could tell by looking at the stone structure, it looked like a church, stained glass windows completely shattered, and the sky was pitch black with puffy looking dark clouds looming over the cathedral. Another image was stinging into his mind; there was an open field, completely deserted. He could see a large wooden cross, actually a bunch of them scattered everywhere, with….people? A lot of people nailed to the wooden crosses, all of them were bleeding to death, screaming in agony. And some of them already dead. What the hell is this? Why is he seeing this?

Malik gasped as he felt a hand on his shoulder, startling him out of his visions. He turned around to see the two people he quickly recognized. The male had long medium hair, and a small scruffy beard. The Female had long blonde hair, her face pale with bright colorful makeup, especially the red lipstick. They are the Borgia's kids, they are well known throughout the school, and they seem to be patrolling the hallways, wearing the hall monitor's sash around their torsos. "why are you just standing still in this hallway?" Cesare questioned, glaring at the shorter man. Malik was stunned, eyes widening at the two, unable to speak. "well!...what is your excuse?" he asked getting impatient.

"I….I-I was feeling ill, and I just needed to get some air." Malik replied.

"it looks like you are feeling better now, correct." Lucrezia said, sounding more of a statement than a question, but Malik still nodded "perhaps you would like for us to escort you back then."

"no, no I was just on my way back, but thank you." He lied, walking passed them quickly.

Cesare and Lucrezia stared as he walked away, his back shrinking in their sight. "he was rather odd." Lucrezia said, hooking her hands onto her brother's shoulder.

"yes he is" Cesare agreed, grabbing his sister by the waist, his lips curling into a smirk.

"Darim…" a voice called out to him. He stood in the middle of the teacher's lounge room, his hood still covering his eyes, avoiding the eyes of his parents.

The young hooded man stared up at the female sitting on the armchair of the comfortable sofa, while her hand sliding smoothly on the shoulder of a tall man, with scars on his bald head, sitting in the center of the sofa. He gave him a stern look, almost fazing him, "you have some news for me, yes?" his voice low, with much venom behind it.

"yes father" Darim said, shifting where he stood, "I have encountered a student in my classroom, a new student, I certainly have not seen him around in school before…..He is also a vampire." He said, sounding tense.

The Bald man laughed, "now, why would this concern me?"

"didn't you hear me? we have an enemy on our territory, he noticed me the second he walked through the door, and he might have already discovered others too. I fear that he could start causing trouble with me or some other student. He might not be an ally to us…I mean, what if he is a threat-"

The bald man held his hand up, stopping the boy from continuing, "so what….if he is new here we might as well welcome him with open arms. It'd be wise to befriend him, and make use of him as one of our assets, no?" He grinned, leaning back into the comfortable seat. "but…if he chooses not the join us, then so be it, let him do as he pleases. So long as he doesn't get in our way, there won't be any trouble."

"but there is something else…" Darim added, speaking softly. "this man….he looked almost similar to Sef." He saw how quiet they were, both looking at each other with uncertainty.

The older man glared at him with fierce looking eyes, almost gritting his teeth, "just out of curiosity….what is this man's name?"

Darim was feeling confused, "ibn La'Ahad" he looked at his parent's reaction, the other two had a shocked expression on their faces, looking wide eyed at the young man. "is….something wrong?"

"no, no of course not." His mother said, forcing a smile to him. At that moment, there was a loud knock on the door; they turned their attention as the door opens, a large, older man walked in with both Mr. Da Vinci and Ms. Sforza. "Ah, how nice that your all here." She looked at her son, still keeping that fake smile on her face, "Darim, you may leave us now. Go back to your class." She said calmly.

"but I-" He starts.

"Darim!...be gone." He half shouted, demanding that he leaves now. The boy hesitates for a moment until he nods his head and leaves through the door the others came in through. He turned his attention back at the newcomers. "please, do take a seat." He gestures to a couch across from where he sat. He locks his eyes on them as they all sat down slowly, trying their best to get comfortable. "now that we are settled in, let's discuss our little dilemma." He gave a stern look at the three, almost accusing. "as we all know, we have been getting many transferred students over the past month, some that is our kind, are here to join with us. And as they are roaming freely around this school, they go around preying on mortals, but they take it too far by killing them. We have already found a few dead just miles away from the campus." He explained, growing a scowl on his face. "how are we to avoid any suspicion if they are not supervised!" he yelled, making them flinch. "those fools…..they can go ahead and feast on anyone they choose, but anyone within this school should remain unharmed, that is what we had planned. We are already gathering unwanted attention from those fucking mortal lovers." The bald man looked at Mr. Da Vinci, who was growing tense. He smirked, "I do apologize, Leonardo, I was losing my temper there for a second. You of course, are very valuable to us."

"that's okay, Robert, really…please continue." Leonardo said, showing a small smile. He still felt nervous, since he is the only non-vampire in this room right now. It would terrify him all the time when he was surrounded by them, but this was something that he had gotten used to already, especially since his good friend Caterina, is there to make him feel a bit comfortable…..she is the only vampire who is willing to keep him safe from the others, if Robert was to change his mind and no longer needed him, which he highly doubts he would.

The tall man continued to gaze at the blonde, shifting his eyes to the large man sitting on the other side of the couch. "I usually never care for this, but our students need to learn to control their behavior when they are to share the same school with humans. We cannot afford to have the media come here again and start asking too much questions, like they did about the ones already found dead. Do you understand, Rodrigo?" he gave a stern look at him.

"yes, we are taking care of it already….so there is no need to worry." He said, giving a reassuring look. "we shall deal with the new arrivals soon enough."

"speaking of which…" the woman sitting on the armchair made a sly smirk. "our son had told us that there is a new student, a vampire, in his first classroom, claiming that he may not be on our side. It is important that we keep a closer eye on him."

"and what makes him so special?" Caterina asked, raising an eyebrow at her, "he is just another one of these bloodsuckers, even if he isn't with us, why would we need to watch out for him mostly?"

Robert glared at her coldly, but she was unfazed by his stare, "because, Darim also mentioned that the student's name is ibn La'Ahad."

Rodrigo laughed, a slight wheeze could be heard, "so?"

The bald man just narrowed his gaze at the larger man, "let me ask you something then….have you heard of the infamous vampire? The very first day walker to have ever existed over many centuries?"

"besides Darim and Sef? I don't think I have….what are you implying? That this student may be the same one in your son's classroom?"

"perhaps…or he is a relative."

"it could just be coincidence that he has the same last name as the man you speak of, I say just ignore him." Caterina cut in, earning a scowl from the young woman across.

"maybe so, but we rather not take that risk….if Altair ibn La'Ahad has returned, and is also portraying himself as a student here, then we will have to keep him under surveillance for now on." Robert said quietly, "that goes for any other student that is new to this school; they might be under cover as well, tagging alongside with him."

Leonardo raised his hand up, like a silent child would to get the teacher's attention, "um….actually, I did get a new student in my class earlier. Mr. Auditore is a very nice young man, also very shy; but the way he refused to remove his hood during class, due to the lighting in the classroom, I had assumed that he is a vampire."

"Auditore?" Robert started, "is it possible that the Auditore family is here?...then they might be aware of us already….this isn't good." He whispered to himself, furrowing his brows in irritation. Robert gazed at Leonardo, "I will allow you to watch over him, Leonard. I do not want him to be walking around this school freely. If he were to know of our little organization in this school, then there is no doubt that Giovanni will know about us."

"I….I understand, but…there won't be any harm to these new students, right?" he asked, sounding concerned. "I mean, they are just kids."

"these 'kids' happen to be our enemy, Leo. They can be dangerous to our cause." Caterina said sternly, narrowing her gaze at the blonde.

Robert made a devilish smile, "don't worry, my dear friend. I assure you that I will not bring any harm to him, or any other student….you have my word." Leonardo still wasn't convinced, but he nodded his head anyway. He knew Robert De Sable too well, this man was all about deception, and trusting him was the last thing he would want to do, if he had a choice. "you are all dismissed." He waves them off, leaning back into his chair, watching them leave.

"what now?" his lover asked, he stared directly into her blue eyes, smirking at her. "what are we to do about this ibn La'Ahad kid?"

"we won't have to do anything, Maria. We shall see if this man is who we expect him to be, and if so, then we have the advantage to destroy him very slowly; he doesn't even realize that we are aware of his presence. I have waited a long time for this….revenge will be so very sweet." He said, his voice sounding hoarse.

"I told you he would be back." Maria added, a menacing grin forming on her lips.

"yes…..except things are different now." He said, "this time he is in our territory, and he won't be killing me so easily."