~Ch.2 Unusually Strange New Kid~
A drudge is someone like a minion. Also, the vampire's drudge uses their blood to heal their masters...or so they're called. Out of what my uncle Henry told me, I'm supposed to boss Selexa around. That isn't gonna happen! I don't treat my best friend like that! It's been a week since all of that happened. I'm just hoping that things stay the same, but just to my demise…things haven't changed one bit.
I'm known as the freak around school ever since the incident with Jo, the bully, he spread rumors about me after he got back from suspension. I immediately head toward my first class, since the bell was about to ring, and I made it. I sat in the back, as usual, ready to start daydreaming. But apparently, things started to turn interesting. I saw a kid I haven't seen before walk into the classroom. For one thing, all the kids finally stopped staring at me and looked at the kid. I think he was one year older than me, but I couldn't be sure.
From what the teacher said so far, since I didn't bother listening to her, the new kid is Mason and he's 15 years old. He had brown hair, which his bangs were hanging over his eyes just a tad bit, but not as much. He had icy blue eyes which looked like snow. He wore a green shirt with black sleeves and dark blue skinny jeans from what I can tell. He wore black converse and for once I'm not the only one that wears them! I heard the teacher call my name, but I ignored it the first time but the second time I listened.
"What?" I asked my teacher, Miss Plum.
"I need you to show Mason around the school."
"What's in it for me?"
"You don't have to do any homework today and skip class all day."
"Okay. Sure!" I immediately got up and grabbed Mason's arm and ran out of the classroom.
I was definitely relieved that I don't have to be stared at for the entire class! But Mason however, he was wondering what I just did. By his expression, I think he didn't seem to mind at all, but he was confused.
"Why did you run out of your classroom like that?" I heard Mason ask me as I was panting. I didn't want to tell him about what I've been through. Besides, he wouldn't understand anyway.
"No reason! Now, let's get started with the tour, shall we?" I saw Mason nod and followed me as I started to show him around the school.
After a few hours, I just about showed him everything that is here. I thought about going back to class, saying that I finished early, but I didn't want to risk being stared at for the rest of the day. I found out Mason's schedule and he had every single class with me. I wonder if he's going to think I was a freak too.
"Shouldn't we head back to class?" He asked me as my eyes widened a little bit for no reason, but I made them remain normal and shook my head.
"We should just sight-see until school is over," I answered and he just nodded and I started to drag him to a classroom that's always been empty ever since I came here. At the classroom, Mason had a few questions, and I wanted to daydream, like usual, but I wanted to listen since he wasn't a teacher.
"Why do all the kids here stare at you?" Mason asked me. My eyes were shocked when he asked the question. I sure he could tell, since I immediately turned around when he said that.
"They…they think I'm a major emo freak. You must think so too, right?" I said, worried what the answer might be.
"Well, Zara…I actually don't think so." I started to chuckle for the fact that he didn't think that.
"Well…that's before you get to know me." I made my bangs cover up my eyes, since I started to cry a little bit, but it was silent enough to make him not notice.
"Hey…are you crying?"
I was surprised that he noticed that I was crying, and I thought that he wouldn't care. I turn around and showed him my dried out tears. He gets a tissue and hands it to me. I take it and use it to blow my nose into. I throw it away and then I realize that Mason was inches away from my face. I felt his warm breath on my face, making me blush a little. I think he realized it too, since I saw him do the same thing I was doing too. I saw him starting to back away from me a little bit, since we both knew that we were uncomfortable.
I was afraid that I was starting to like him. When I had my first crush, it turned out that he liked me back…but kids started to make fun of him too. He stopped liking me and dated someone else. I moved on too. I didn't want that to happen again…never.
We both looked at each other and he smiled at me. Usually no one smiles at me, except for Selexa, except for when they start to plot something devious or just a stupid smirk that they seem they can't get off.
"Are you feeling alright now?" Mason asked me.
I nod in response, considering that he was the first one to actually care. Mason starts to lean in toward my face. I started to back up, but I leaned forward as well, unwillingly. Soon, our lips locked. I saw Mason close his eyes and I started to close mine too, since it was the first kiss I've ever had. We both pulled away and I could tell that we were both shocked. I heard someone come in this classroom, since nobody ever visits here except me. I saw who came in and it was him, Jo.
"Well, look who's here, as always!" Jo said sarcastically.
"Shut up, Jo. What are you in here for? Did you get detention again for the fourth time this week?" I asked, not caring about the answer.
"Actually, it's my fifth and no." I saw him bring out a small dagger from his pocket as I started to back up.
"Mason, hurry and go get the principal."
"No! I'm not gonna leave you behind!" Mason exclaimed. I look at him wide-eyed at what he said.
"Does someone have a new boyfriend?" Jo mocked. I started to blush slightly, but I shook my head. Jo punches me hard in the stomach, and pins me to a wall. He brings the dagger near my neck and makes my neck bleed a little. "Are you gonna get the teacher now?"
"You should really use a breath mind…all the time!" I snapped. Jo brings the dagger more into the flesh of my neck, making the blood come out more.
"You should really watch what you say…emo chick." He knows that I hate it when he calls me that. He kicks me in the groin, but as much as I wanted to go down, I couldn't.
I saw Mason push Jo off of me and pinned him down to the floor. I fell down on my knees and held my stomach. I heard a few bones inside me crack, but I didn't care. Jo lost his dagger and Mason prevented him from getting near it. Jo was soon on top of Mason, since he was slightly bigger than him by a few inches. I wanted to do something, but I felt really powerless right now.
I started to feel my eyes changing color from blood brown, to a very deep red. I started to feel fangs as I licked my teeth over them. When I looked at my hair, it started to change color too. My hair turned from Auburn red and into a deep charcoal black. I ran up to Jo and pinned him down this time. I wanted to drink the blood from his neck, but I couldn't break my promise to Henry. I looked over at Mason and he looked really confused and scared. Jo's eyes widened when he saw me on top of him. He tried to struggle out, but I wouldn't let him. I heard someone come in and it was Henry.
"Mason, get the principal immediately!" Henry demanded. Mason did as Henry asked him to do. Henry got me off of Jo, which Jo had escaped when he had the chance, and gripped my shoulders. "Zara, you have to control it!"
I tried to get out of his grasp, but it was no use. I soon started to calm down. My eyes went back to its original color; same did my hair and teeth too. I soon saw the principal, with Mason come back in. The principal looked concerned and wanted to talk to me and Mason immediately. I started to walk to the principal's office with Mason and Henry. The principal wanted to see me first, which I don't blame her at all. I sat down where I sat a few weeks ago.
"I saw your uncle coming and he told me what was going on." I saw her pick up the dagger that Jo had. "Who's is this? If you tell me the truth, you won't be in any trouble. I promise." I told her it was Jo's. She nodded and asked if Mason was also the victim to.
"Sort of, he just tried to help me out." She nodded and asked me to bring in Mason. I walked passed Mason and he patted my shoulder. I sat out in the hall with Henry.
"What on earth were you thinking, Zara?" I looked at Henry when he asked me that.
"I...I don't know what I was thinking. I just felt powerless and I wanted to help Mason too," I admitted.
He sighed and put his arm around my shoulder. "I know the feeling, believe me. I don't blame you at all, but I'm going to give you lessons on how to control the powers you have."
I nodded and looked down, looking disappointed. I'm not disappointed in myself, but disappointed of what Mason finally knows me as. But I know that Mason wouldn't care about what I was anyway.
"But I'm sure of one thing though." I looked at him with curiosity. "You're gonna have to make Mason your drudge as well, since he saw you in your vampire form and I don't know how to erase his memory from that." I groaned in disappointment.
I saw Mason walk out of the principal's office, as he sighed of relief. "Are you okay?" I asked him since he still had a worried look on his face.
"Huh? Yeah. Just a little confused that's all." Mason told me.
I looked away, but then Henry nudged me by his shoulder and made me get up. Mason looked at me with his icy blue confused eyes. "C-Can I talk to you alone, Mason?" I asked.
"Sure…?" Mason said, confusingly. I grabbed Mason's arm and made him come with me outside in the back. It was a little bit chilly, but I didn't care right now.
I turned around to face Mason, wondering I have to talk to him about. "Mason…did you see what happened with me and Jo earlier?" I asked him. Mason nods in response.
"Yeah, what was all that about? Are you a vampire or something?" My eyes widened. I guess that he could tell since my hair, eyes and teeth changed. I nodded in response. At first he was shocked, but then he seemed to understand. "I promise I won't tell anyone."
"I know you won't but…I have to make you my drudge."
I saw Mason nodding and I nodded back. I looked around to see if anyone was watching, which nobody was. I grabbed his hand and got ready to bite his wrist, like I did with Selexa, but he raised my chin up and made me go over his neck. Mason tilted his neck so that I would have room.
"Before you do this, there has to be one thing you have to agree on." I eyed him carefully. "What would that be?" He waited for a moment, moved his head back, and looked me in the eyes and said "Be my girlfriend first, Zara."
My eyes widened, but I said yes in my response. Mason tilted his neck again and he brought me up to his neck. I bit gently into his neck, tasting his blood in the process. I could tell that his blood was AB+. I bit down into his neck more viciously for a few seconds and then I stopped. I saw a mark on his neck that looked the same as Selexa's. Mason looks at me and he either gave me a smile or a smirk.
Mason leaned forward and locked my lips with his once more and he grabbed my hand and led me home.