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DISCLAIMER: The 'Vampire Academy' world belongs to Richelle Mead. This is just my made-up world crossed with hers.

-Deni

All I could think about was Matt. My mind was off in la la land all day.

"Denise." The teacher called out to me. I was staring out the window.

"Denise!!!" The teacher shouted, sounding annoyed. I jumped slightly out of my seat and looked at her. She looked triumphant from finally getting my attention, but her expression quickly changed to annoyance.

"Denise, look at the board." I looked; it was scribbled all over with diagrams of complicated figures.

"Do you have a pair of compasses?" The teacher asked me with the annoyance still in her voice. I nodded. I twisted around and bent down to open the zipper of my bag which was hanging on my school chair. I took out my mathematical tools and placed them on my desk.

"Good. Now pay attention." The teacher eyed me suspiciously. I gulped. I looked around the classroom and everyone was looking at me like they were going to laugh. But thankfully, they didn't.

Maths. It was always a subject that I didn't seem to get along with. I always seemed to struggle at times, but on some weird occasions, I excelled.

I tried drawing the complicated figures into a page on my Maths book. I looked to my left side at my friend Julie's book. She drew the figures perfectly! Then I looked back at my book and mine looked like… scribbles.

Julie was one of my first friends and she was so awesome. She liked to annoy and tease me which I didn't mind. She was always nice, funny and smart. She also sometimes talked as fast as the Road runner ran, but overtime, I understood her, while other people were still confused.

The bell finally rang and it was the end of the school day. I quickly gathered my things and stuffed them into my bag. I got out of my seat and ran outside the door. I couldn't wait to see Matt again.

I ran outside the school gates and found Judy waiting for the bus.

"Heya!" I shouted while running towards her.

"Hello." Judy replied in such a cute tone.

"So anything interesting happen to you today?" I asked while smiling.

"Hmm… nothing much." She said back with her own smile. It was like if smiling was a drug, we were addicted.

"Oh ok-"

"Bus!!!" Judy called out before I could finish what I was saying. We ran towards the bus door and waited in a line of people showing their passes. I started feeling anxious and hopeful. I really hoped that Matt was there.

I got up the steps and showed my bus pass to the driver, but he didn't seem to care at all. I shrugged and looked around the bus.

There he was, sitting in one of the blue chairs, ever so perfectly. Gosh, I really did have a crush on him. Yikes.

I looked behind him, the chair was empty. He noticed me looking his way and smiled. It seemed like he was addicted to smiling as well. I walked over towards him and sat behind him. Judy sat next to me.

There was an awkward silence as I imagined what was going to happen next. Since Judy was next to me, I felt a whole lot calmer. The nervous meter was toned down a notch.

Finally, Matt turned around, looking as anxious as I was.

"Hi." He said, though I wasn't sure who he was directing it to.

"Hi. This is Judy." I said while tipping my head quickly towards her. I straightened up and smiled at him. He chuckled.

"Am I missing something?" Judy looked at me suspiciously as she asked me that.

"Oh, um, this is Matt." I said quickly.

"Ok… hi." Judy said to him. He nodded back with a smile.

"So, uh, what year are you in?" I asked him nervously. I felt like making a run for it from all the awkward tension.

"Year 10. What about you?" He asked sincerely.

"Year 8." I replied. He laughed.

"Wait til' you get to my year. I wish you good luck!" He said with a wink. I blushed and looked out the window.

"It's so cold." Judy said randomly.

"Ya… it is." I replied to her. Wow, we were actually talking about the weather. It got that awkward.

The bus stopped.

"Ok. Well I'll see you later." Matt said while standing up and heading toward the door. Was he talking to me? Well… I kinda hoped so.

"What was that about?" Judy asked me.

"Um… what do you mean?" I eyed her curiously. I knew exactly what she meant though.

"Who was he?" She asked me, seeming to already know.

"A friend." I replied, not noticing that my voice seemed to go shaky.

"Right…" She crossed her arms.

"Ok fine… well… I think I have a crush on him… ok!" I finally admitted to her.

"Tsk, tsk… Denise." She said while shaking her head, but laughter was written all over her face.

"What?" I said acting irritated. She laughed. We spent the rest of the bus ride in a comfortable silence, unlike the one when Matt was with us.

"See you tomorrow Judy." I said while taking my bag and walking down the aisle.

"Bye!" She said cheerfully as I got out the door.

I got home and started preparing for my dancing lessons that afternoon. Yup, I was a dancer, not a very good one though, but I still loved the sport, it kept me fit! And yes, I am a modest person. Well I'd rather be modest than egotistical.

As I was walking to my dance school I thought about how lucky I was to live so close. I got there and was greeted by my 'Ultra friend' Amelia. We had been friends since we were really young and we were practically sisters. We called each other 'Ultra friends' as we made up that phrase as meaning more than 'Best friends'. She was a lot like me, almost too much! People often got mixed up between us, even though we hardly looked alike. We both found it quite amusing.

Dancing lessons were over, Amelia had left and I was still inside the studio of my dance school. I peered through the main glass door and it was dark outside. Daylight saving hours were over, I remembered. Then I remembered another thing.

"Denise!" My mum shouted for me. I got out of my room and went down the stairs. I was doing my homework after I had gotten back from school.

"Yes mum?" I replied while walking to her.

"You'll have to walk home from dancing tonight. Dad and I will be at his business meeting. I'm bringing Adam with me. I've already prepared something for you to eat, it's in the fridge." She said sounding stressed. Adam may have been a little angel, but he was still a baby, which kept my mum busy all the time.

"Alright." I said as I went back upstairs to my room. I figured that it was time to start packing my bag for dancing.

I pulled out of my flashback and sighed. I grabbed my bag with my dancing essentials and walked through the glass door. It was cold outside and dark but I could still see.

I was walking along the street and I looked up at the full moon. It looked like a huge pearl shining in the sapphire sky, lighting my path as I walked along.

I passed a few houses when I heard a rustling noise. I looked around me and saw a shadow move, but it disappeared and I ignored it and kept walking. I was starting to get creeped out but I kept my even pace.

All of a sudden, a dark figure leapt out in front of me and I was so startled that I almost fell backwards. It was a tall man. But there was something strange about him, well obviously there was, but it was a different kind of strange that I was thinking about. Then I saw his eyes. They looked like rubies popping out of his eye sockets under the moonlight. They had to be contact lenses right? No-one could have red eyes naturally, could they?

I started to turn around to run but as I did, his hands grabbed me and threw me to the ground. Ouch, I was going to get bruises in the morning. If I survived this, that is. The odds were that I couldn't fight against this strong creepy man. What did he want from me? The thought scared me out of my senses.

He knelt on the ground and pulled my neck towards him. What was he doing? I tried to push him away, but I wasn't strong enough.

"No! Help!" I shouted, but no-one seemed to hear me. The street was empty and oddly quiet.

Before he could do whatever he was going to do, something else leapt out from somewhere, and that something pulled out something sharp. It looked similar to a stake that I'd seen on Buffy episodes.

The man that was next to me looked up at it and hissed. Was he part animal or something? The something thrust the stake into the man's heart. Oh my god, I was witnessing a murder. Was I next?

The something pulled the stake out and the man crumpled to the floor whimpering in pain. Then he went still. I looked up at the something that had killed him. The something walked out of the darkness, into the moonlight and was now in view. It was a girl.

"Hi. I'm Rose Hathaway." She said to me as I was shivering in fear.

Hehe 'Denise' finally meets Rose. It only gets better from here. :)

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