Time Started: 2:47 P.M.

Time Ended: 4:37 P.M.

Chapter 7: Professor Vlad

As Crystal got out of her car she looked around at her new surroundings. Some girls who seemed to have that "I'm-better-than-all-of-you" with a hint of: "get-out-of-my-way-or-feel-my-wrath" look sitting near the white marbled dragon fountain. Good thing for Crystal that she knew who to talk to and who not to talk to and the "in" group wasn't one of the groups to talk to. Crystal looked around and saw other bunched up groups: punks, gothics, smarter people (a/n: I hate saying "nerd" or "geeks"), the drama group, etc.

Crystal looked up at her new campus, her new home, her school. Crystal walked around the garden that held exotic flowers and some statues here and there that were carved into dragons and some Romanian writings saying "Bun venit." As Crystal walked around the corner she didn't look what was happening to her right in front of her until it was too late. Before Crystal knew it she had already accidentally hit someone. Crystal flew back and landed on the ground. Crystal looked up to her and saw a young adult staring at her. The stranger wore glasses and had a messy brown bun, with tan skin, and green eyes.

"Sorry miss," the stranger said as she held out her arm and offered to help. Crystal took it and wiped away some dirt that had gotten on her clothes.

Once Crystal looked up she said, "No it was my bad I didn't look where I was going. This place is beautiful," Crystal chuckled a little a bit, "guess that's what you get when you aren't paying attention to what's in front of you," Crystal smiled at her.

The young girl smiled and chuckled in return as she took off her glasses and cleaned them, "oh no it's totally fine. I guess neither of us was paying attention miss…"

"Crystal…Crystal Sanetia and you are…"

"April, April Knight, oh and don't worry I did the same thing when I first came here. Everyone who comes here for the first time get's captured by the beautiful campus here. One of the things that got it the second best school: beautiful campus."

"I know it's marvelous," Crystal said. They both started walking into the garden and kept on chatting.

"You'll get used to the gasped we hear in this place."

Crystal leaned into April so only she could hear, "You sound like an expert."

"Huh? Oh no…I just felt the same way when I first came here."

"Ah…so is this like your third year or something of being here?"

"No…actually second."

"Really," Crystal asked as April nodded to her, "You seem like you know the place very well, so I thought you were here longer."

"Last year I got to know the place well…plus the teachers here are bloody excellent at what they do here. You'll love them instantly."

Crystal chuckled, "I don't know…but since you were here last year, I'll take your word for it," they kept on walking into the garden that was now becoming gloomy and shady. There was silence for a minute or two before Crystal broke it, "So…what major did you have last year?"

"I took history. I found it very fascinating…and I fell in love with it when I was little in London."

"So what are you taking this year?"

"Well I'm taking—" before April could finish she saw a tall man with dark blue eyes, small golden hoop earrings, black hair that was put into a high ponytail, wearing an old black military outfit. April bowed slightly only for the man to see. "Ah…Crystal I would like you to meet my professor…Crystal meet Professor Vlad. Professor Vlad I would like you to meet my new friend, Crystal."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Miss Crystal," the young man said with his deep rich accent.

He took Crystal's hand and kissed it for only a second before Crystal moved her hand away from the man.

"Oh…it's very nice to meet you as well Professor Vlad," Crystal smiled she turned to her new friend, April, "April you never answered my question what major are you doing?"

April looked at her Professor as if asking to speak; luckily Crystal didn't see the interaction between them, her Professor nodded silently, "I take history. Are you as well?"

"Yeah," Crystal said and smiled to her friend, "I am. Thank heaven that I met you before the class started. I was terrified that I wasn't going to make friends," Crystal sighed, "phew."

"Why would you say that," April asked.

"Well if you met last year…you would probably think I was," Crystal looked up at the ceiling, "and pardon my language God, a bitch," Crystal said completely forgetting that the man was standing right next to her with a rare smile that came on his face. April shifted her eyes looked at her professor and smiled with a slight chuckle. Right after April stared at her Professor; she looked at April's direction and realized that he was still standing there. "Oh sorry I absolutely forgot you were standing right there," Crystal's cheeks were completely flushed.

"No…I find this amusing," Professor Vlad said looking directly at her.

"Well...if you two forgive me, but I have to unpack my things and look around the stunning building I will be staying. It was very nice meeting you Professor Vlad, I'll see you later in the week and April I'll see you later as well. Excuse me," Professor Vlad moved to the side to let his new student pass him letting him touch her for a quick second without her knowing it, which she didn't.

"Yes it was very nice to you too Crystal," the Professor nodded to her as she left the two by themselves in the garden.

"Uh-huh," April said with smug and the look in her eyes as if she knew what her Professor was thinking.

"What," the man asked standing up strait and turned to his student.

April narrowed her eyes and looked directly into his eyes "Master…if I am not mistaken I would think you were head over heels with your new student. In someone's eyes, that knew you very, very well."

"I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about my dear. She is merely my student and that is all. I found her moderately interesting," the Professor said simply daring her to keep this topic on going.

April sighed heavily, "alright then…but let me ask you one more question."

"April," her Professor muttered warningly.

"Master," April folded her arms around her chest at the same tone as her Professor.

"Fine what is it," her professor asked giving in.

"You do find her interesting to watch," she looked up, "to look," she added.

"Do I have to answer that question," her Professor asked whispering.

"Oh no," April said. Her Professor rolled his eyes, "you actions speak loudly than your words."

"Good day April," Vlad started walking away from her, "I'll see you in class," he said keeping his back in front of her.

"Do you want me to watch her," April asked.

"Yes," Vlad said walking right into the mist that was spreading quickly into the garden.