The Little Vampire Girl ~ Chapter 2 "Transfer Tragedy"

Jayde winced as her stomach hurt when she sat down at the lunch table. Debbie insisted that she stay home, but Jayde refused to retreat like a wimp. She didn't want Brittany and Rachel to pick on her for calling it quits and staying home like a baby.

"Jayde, you look terrible, why didn't you stay home?" Tanner asked. "Dude, there is no way that I'm staying home and say I lost the fight." Jayde said. "Yeah, but still your body-uh never mind" Tanner trailed off. "You guys got room for a transfer?"

Jayde looked up and saw a very tall, good looking guy with shaggy blonde hair and turquoise eyes. He was very pale like her and wore a navy blue sweat shirt with a white t-shirt, baggy jeans, and brown boots. Without question Jayde scooted down for him. Tanner only glared at the new comer as he felt a strong feeling of jealousy. Clyde smiled at the little black haired girl and sat next to her. He felt a slight chill with how close he was to the little girl, but he couldn't help but to notice her sweet blue eyes.

"So you're the famous new kid who transferred in from Russia." Tanner said with a slightly annoyed tone. "Yes, my name is Clyde. The weather here is much different than my mothering country." Clyde said. Jayde quickly recognized his Russian accent and smiled. "My name is Jayde and this is my childhood friend Tanner." Clyde felt welcomed by Jayde's smile. "Welcome to the loser capitol of this lunchroom." Jayde laughed. "Popular people sit over to the right, Nerds sit to the left, Goths sit outside, and the losers sit on this side of the lunchroom."

As the 3 of them laughed at Jayde's funny welcoming speech, Jayde found it hard to laugh as her limbs pulsed with pain that wouldn't allow her to laugh. Clyde watched Jayde struggle to breathe and begin to cough with great concern. Jayde winced as she tried to breathe normally and pulled out her blood filled Twinkie and blood-pilled sandwich. As she took a bite of her sandwich she felt the blood capsules explode blood in her mouth and felt immediately relieved. She could feel her hungry incisors retreat into her gums. She hadn't even noticed that they were exposed.

"So Tanner, we hitting the arcade after school?" Jayde asked. "You sure you want to be messing around with your broken ribs?" Tanner asked. "I'll be fine" Jayde said. Then she realized that it wasn't just her and Tanner sitting at the table. She glanced over at Clyde who looked lost and curious. "Broken ribs" Clyde said. "It's alright transfer, you have nothing to fear." Jayde said. She jumped onto the table with thumbs up and her famous grin. "No matter the reasons or casualties, Lady Jayde never backs down from a fight and always stands strong." Jayde proudly announced. "Jayde you're crazy. Get down from there before somebody sees you." Tanner and Clyde laughed. Jayde gave a chuckle before returning to her seat. "Mind if I join you guys?" Clyde asked. "No problem transfer, lets meet up at the big tree in the courtyard." Jayde said.

Lunch was close to being over so the three split and went to their afternoon classes. Jayde had gym, but thanks to Debbie's excuse note, she was excused from gym for the whole week. Jayde felt relieved that she could just kick back on the bleachers and enjoy watching the rest of the class play basketball. Jayde was really short for her age, but thanks to her vampire speed she was pretty fast on the court and often enjoyed gym. The teacher was nice and often told her about joining the basketball team, but she would decline because she couldn't enjoy the sport as much if she were on a team. But Jayde often thought that it was alright to join because it was an indoors sport so she wouldn't have to worry about the sun.

Once again, while Jayde sat on the bleachers, she thought about joining the basketball team. She wouldn't need to worry about being exposed for being a vampire because no one would be able to tell. She was part Hispanic so her skin tone was a natural tan. She hadn't had an increase in appetite yet either. Jayde confirmed her answer and after class she walked up to the teacher.

"I want to join the basketball team."

The teacher's eyes grew with delight and she smiled from ear to ear. Jayde got a sheet for all the information about the practices and games and left the gym feeling satisfied about her decision.

After school Jayde took a stop at the gym to pick up her team uniform and smiled at her number, 16. It was her favorite number. She left the gym and headed out to meet up with Tanner and Clyde at the big tree in the courtyard. Tanner started to get impatient when the sound of the school doors opening caught his attention. Out came Jayde waving a jersey in her hands. "I joined the basketball team" Jayde shouted. Tanner was surprised and gave Jayde a huge hug.

"You actually did it?" Tanner asked. "Yeah, I finally did it." Jayde smiled. "When's your first practice?" Clyde asked. "Friday" Jayde answered. "Wait, what about your ribs?" Tanner asked. "They'll be fine, don't worry about it." Jayde said.

The three headed out, but first stopped by Tanner's house to drop off their things before going to the arcade. There were a couple of new games that were added since the last time Jayde had visited and she planned on trying them all. Jayde immediately spotted a Dance Dance Revolution game that looked like the new version that came out in stores recently.

"Hey Bubba, how are the new games?" Jayde asked. "They are excellent" Bubba grinned.

Bubba is the owner of the arcade center. He was tall, tan, and skinny. He had a shaved head, but he often let his hair grow out. He was very muscular and had a scruffy beard. He may look mean, but he's kind down to the core. Jayde and Tanner are fluent customers so they became really good friends with Bubba.

"You got a new friend?" Bubba asked. "Transfer student, his name his Clyde." Tanner mumbled, sneaking a glare at Clyde. "Oh, where from" Bubba asked. "Russia" Clyde answered. "Ah, the mothering country of the vast tundra" Bubba trailed off.

Jayde walked over to the Dance Dance Revolution game and Tanner quickly shot her a warning glare. "My legs are as fast as lightning, they all say, try to beat me if you dare." Jayde laughed. "I'm up to your challenge." Clyde said and got on the second mat next to Jayde.

Clyde and Jayde went at it for a long time, neither one giving in. Jayde's ribs didn't bother her either. After many rounds of Dance Dance Revolution the two finally decided to call it quits.

"I am very impressed transfer; it's been a while since anyone's gotten tied with me for so long." Jayde grinned. "My legs can match your speed on DDR any day." Clyde laughed.

Jayde started to see the room spin and twirl around her. She shot a quick glance at Tanner before immense pain overtook her and she collapsed to her knees. Jayde wrapped her arms around her aching ribs and screamed loudly. Tanner panicked and Clyde watched Jayde struggle in shock.

"Jayde, Jayde, what's wrong?" Tanner asked as he got to her side. "I can't breathe" Jayde whispered before another scream escaped from her mouth. Clyde reached over to Jayde to help her, but Tanner quickly shoved his hand away. "Don't touch her" Tanner yelled. "Bubba call for an ambulance." Jayde quickly put her hand over Tanner's mouth. "Tanner…don't" Jayde whispered. Tanner could almost feel himself on the verge of tears as he looked at Jayde with a stern look. "If we don't get you to a hospital soon you're gonna die." Tanner panicked. "Don't" was Jayde's last words before she fully collapsed to the floor unconscious.

Jayde was swallowed by darkness and she floated above a red sea, a red sea of blood to be exact. She glanced around, but all she could see was blackness and the crimson red sea. There was no Tanner, Clyde, Debbie, Emma, or Rose. Jayde was completely alone.

"Dude, don't touch her, what's wrong with you?" "I wanna see if she's alive." "She doesn't look like it" "Rose, don't say that" "Hey, wait, her chest is moving." "You pervert" "No, I'm serious"

Jayde's large sapphire blue eyes flutter open as she snapped out of unconsciousness. She felt kind of groggy, but was glad that she was alive. Tanner, Clyde, Debbie, Rose, and Emma were all there in the room. They were all there. She wasn't alone.

"Okay, who's the idiot that was tried to poke me?" Jayde whispered. Everyone gave a sigh of relief as Tanner and Clyde started to laugh. "That's all she has to say after being unconscious? Clyde you must have a death wish." Tanner laughed. "So it was you, was it?" Jayde glared at Clyde. "I'm sorry" Clyde said, trying to hold back his laughter. "You're gonna need to learn a few things about touching me transfer." Jayde said. "You get one week of being my servant for punishment."

"That long?" Clyde chuckled, unable to hold in his laughter. "Dude, I wouldn't laugh if I were you. Being her servant sucks, trust me." Tanner said. "I'm gonna make you work to the bone while I recover. When I call you come, got it?" Jayde grinned. "Your wish is my command, master." Clyde said with a bow before bursting into laughter.

"So what happened?" Jayde asked. "Well, after you collapsed I attempted CPR 3 times after that I called up Debbie and she brought you to the house and did all of the professional work." Tanner explained. "You did what?" Jayde could feel her cheeks start to get hot as she began to blush bright red at the thought of Tanner's lips against hers. Jayde pushed the thought to the back of her mind and made a gagging sound. "No wonder my mouth tastes so bad." She joked. "Jayde, do you want me to get you something to drink?" Debbie asked. "Yeah, could you get me some tea?" More like blood tea. After a while Debbie returned with Jayde's blood tea and left Tanner, Clyde, and Jayde alone to catch up on things.