A/N: Okay I hope this will please my reviewers! And thank you to petegerardamy, WolfWitchDragon▓sFriend and ravenaurelius for reviewing! I will get back to you when I can! Sorry it took so long but hey it▓s going up faster than my other story: ) Alright well, ENJOY!
Why is dad making me do this? I▓m standing just outside the mausoleum watching the bloody valley for the sun. I am supposed to stay within a metre (or is it foot?) of the mausoleum so as I won▓t turn to dust before I can go in. I Know I can do this. I can feel it. The sun won▓t hurt me like it will my mother and father.
I▓m different. I▓m special. I know I sound full of myself but I just know it. I shouldn▓t exist. It▓s impossible for me to exist. Like Joseph and the Magical Dream Coat dude right? His mom wasn▓t supposed to have a kid? I don▓t remember, I saw the movie on TV. He was special and so am I. Maybe I will save millions of people like he did!
Now I focused on the sun again. It▓s higher and I can feel the heat, so intense. I▓ve never felt anything like it. Not burning though. It felt┘ old. I don▓t know how I can tell but it just feels ancient. Wow. This is the same sun as the one in Egypt back in 100 B.C.E or whenever. This is the same sun that shines on Ric everyday. I turned my head back to the sun and my eyes burnt. It had risen above the valley completely and now was shining on me. I wasn▓t burning or smoking. I was fine. My eyes hurt but I can fix that with black glasses. The ones movie stars wear.
I ran back in the mausoleum and saw my parents waiting there. ⌠ Drusilla, Spike. I▓m fine! I can go out in the sun! I can go to school!■ I was so excited I ran up to Spike and hugged him. He pushed me off a little angrily. He is so not an affectionate person. WaitHeisn▓t a person he▓s a vampire, a dead being with no soul. I think I have a soul. I know I have a soul. I could never kill all the people I know they have.
⌠ Lovely darling. Now off to school with you■ Dru sang. She got a curious look from Spike.
⌠ As far as I know Dru, they need records and things for them to teach a student.■ Spike put in being somewhat of a downer. Though the fire within me refused to be doused completely.
⌠ Dad, Spike. Couldn▓t we just make them up?■ I whined like I had seen my mother do. ⌠I mean they don▓t really care do they?■
⌠ If you want to try then, sure.■ Spike answered somewhat nonchalantly. He pointed down into the crypt.■ Get on the computer and try.■
I raced over to the crypt and jumped in. I sprang back up almost knocking my head. I sat down at the computer and typed away. An hour later I was done.
I had said I was home schooled up until now and I might be a little behind. I wrote about all I knew.
Once I had finished I smiled, delighted. I was going to school! SCHOOL! I can▓t believe it! I can▓t believe it! I will be going to school with normal kids. Kids that don▓t drink blood or kill people. Whose parents can go in the sun and breathe.
Oh NO! I▓ll be the weird one! Oh, god, I▓m the new kid, the one that always get made fun of on TV. Well at least I know Ric. He▓ll be nice to me. I ran up to the hole and jumped through. I ran full speed ahead until I got to the edge of the cemetery. Once I was there I stopped. Crap! Where is the school?
I looked around then slowly made my way n the direction of The Bronze. I knocked on the door. ⌠ Hey, Cassandra, why are you here? I thought you were going to school.■ I heard a familiar voice state just behind me. I turned and there, smile plastered on his face, stood Ric.
⌠ Hi Ric. What? Oh, right. I, um, can▓t figure out which way to go.■ I mumbled embarrassed. His smile broadened and he took my arm.
⌠ This way.■ He steered me in the opposite direction from where he had come from. ⌠ You are lucky I live over here or else you would miss school, though now that I think about it, that▓s not such a bad idea.■ He laughed and I looked at him confusedly.
⌠Why? Don▓t you like school?■ I asked him utterly lost.
⌠Meh, it▓s all right. Mostly I like to see my friends. But Drama isn▓t bad.■ He looked at me curiously. ⌠ Why? Do you like school?■ He asked me.
⌠Oh, I don▓t know. I have never been. I was home schooled up ▒til now.■ His face changed so drastically it made me laugh.
⌠ Home Schooled?■ He said stunned. ⌠ Seriously? I▓ve never met someone who was home schooled before. I thought it was just for TV. You know, not real.■
I laughed. We headed towards a large building with the words Sunnydale District High School on it. ⌠ So, this is it?▓ I asked.
⌠ Yep, SDHS in all it▓s glory. Looks about ready to fall over doesn▓t it.■ I laughed and we started walking again. Once we got to the back I noticed no one else was there. ⌠ Oh, Shit! We are late!■ Ric shouted and we started to run. We got to the doors and he led me down two long hallways before we walked into an office.
⌠ Mr. Bead, Do you need a late slip?■ Asked a young man sitting in a chair.
⌠No Ma▓am. Just showing a lost student wear to go.■ Ric stated innocently.
⌠ I don▓t remember getting forms for your transfer, miss..?■ recalled the strict looking man.
I grabbed my bag and pulled out the forms I had typed earlier. ⌠ Here they are sir.■ I handed them over.
⌠ Home schooled?■ he asked me confused. ⌠ Oh, never been taught Geography have you? Don▓t know how to work a map I▓m sure.■
⌠ Actually I do know how to work a map, I can show you exactly where this school is if you give me the chance.■ I told her, sure of myself. Mom and Dad had showed me how to use a map long ago so I could find places easier.
⌠ No not necessary. Miss┘?■ he asked me.
Shoot! I don▓t have a last name! I have to make one up┘. Elderblood? Whatever it will have to do. ⌠ Elderblood. My name is Cassandra Elderblood. And you are?■ I asked him.
⌠ I am Mr. Snyder, the principle at Sunnydale District High School.■he gave me a look that told me he didn▓t want me here.( A/N: Who is the principle? The one that drives the bus when the slayers escape the rubble of sunnydale? I can▓t remember and my friend has all my books:( )
The man looked over my papers and told Ric to show me to his class for a day try.
Yes! I was going to go to school even if it was only for a day.