- Bailey's Dream -
I cautiously walked through the thick fog, looking around nervously "Hello?" I called. Leaves rustled behind me and I froze, my hands shaking fearfully.
"Over here Bailey" A familiar voice called. I spun around, finding myself face-to-face with Benny.
"Thank god" I sighed. My eyes widened as his eye colour changed to yellow, and his teeth elongated to fangs.
"I'm so glad you changed me Bailey" he smiled, walking towards me. Every time he moved forward, I moved back.
"No" I gasped, he nodded.
"If you hadn't nearly killed me I wouldn't be this way Bailey, I would be able to grow up" he said, still approaching me.
"I would never do that to you!" I exclaimed, feeling a tear run down my cheek.
"Yes you would, and you did Bailey. Remember?" he shrugged. In a quick flash, the whole scene changed. Looking around confusedly, I found myself in the school hallway. I couldn't see anyone, but I could tell that it wasn't during school hours.
"You can fight it Bailey!" Sarah screamed. Jumping, I spun around and my eyes widened.
"Don't do it Bailey, please" Benny begged with tear filled eyes. I watched myself grab his shoulders, sinking my fangs into his neck.
"Benny" I whimpered watching as I gulped down his blood. It was easy to tell how weak he was getting, his hands slowly un-clenched the more blood I drank. His eyes suddenly locked with mine, tears running down his cheeks.
"You hurt me Bailey" he whispered...
- End Dream -
...My eyes flew open, my body shooting up into a sitting position. I quickly took in my surroundings, sighing in relief as I realised it was all just a dream. Ever since Sarah and I had returned to Whitechapel, I'd been staying in an abandoned warehouse on the other side of town. Since I didn't completely trust myself to be around people yet, I'd decided not to move back in with Ethan, not until I fully controlled my blood-lust. Despite being completely alone at night, the warehouse wasn't that bad to me. There were no lights as the windows had been boarded up, though a few streams managed to sneak their way through the cracks. My bed consisted of a double-bed mattress on the floor, placed in the left corner of the room. My clothes were folded in cardboard boxes, a few feet away from my bed.
Glancing at one of the windows, I noticed the light streaming through, alerting me that it was morning. Sighing tiredly, I pulled back the thin blanket, heading towards my box of clothes "School time" I muttered, digging through the shirts.
- At School -
I entered the archaeology class a little late, but found that Mr G wasn't teaching us. A woman dressed in weird clothes stood in front of the blackboard, writing down weird symbols "Hey guys what did I miss?" I whispered, taking my seat next to Rory. The vampire completely blanked me, staring dreamily at the female sub.
"What is she saying?" Ethan asked from behind me.
"Shush, I'm trying to concentrate" Rory hissed.
"You understand her?" Benny asked curiously.
"She's talking? I didn't notice" Rory replied, resting his head on his open palm. I rolled my eyes, looking back at Ethan and Benny.
"Who's the sub?" I asked, gesturing to the teacher.
"Her name's Miss Lucia" Ethan sighed, staring at the back of her head with a dazed look.
"Where's Mr G?" I asked. Both boys shrugged and Benny did the same as Ethan.
"Don't know, don't care" he sighed, tilting his head with a smile on his face.
Vampires were very territorial, so it was no surprise that I found myself incredibly jealous of Benny's staring. I mean the dude was my boyfriend, it was natural. Though the growl that echoed through the room probably wasn't the best thing for me to cause, but it wasn't like I could help it. Surprisingly, no one paid attention to the noise, instead choosing to stare at Miss Lucia. A light knocking sound reached my ears and I turned my head, spotting Sarah and Erica on the other side of the class door. Glancing at the teacher, I quietly made my way towards the door, slowly pulling it open "Hi" I greeted.
"What's going on in there?" Sarah asked curiously.
"Yeah, who's the fashion fail in the moo-moo?" Erica asked, obviously talking about the teacher.
"Her name's Miss Lucia, she's subbing for Mr G. No idea what she's talking about though" I shrugged.
"O..kay. Anyway, d'you know if Ethan has any of those little stake darts?" she asked hopefully.
"Pencils? I think so, why?" I asked, narrowing my eyes in confusion.
"Some vampire jerk stood her up" Sarah explained, an amused smile on her face. I nodded and Ethan suddenly appeared next to me.
"Hey cuz, d'you have any pencil stakes?" I asked curiously. He was about to reply when a hand slammed against the door, I followed it and found Miss Lucia staring at us.
"All warriors must get to work, the hour of judgement approaches" She told Ethan. He nodded and rushed back to his seat.
"So, where are the girl warriors?" Erica asked curiously.
"Banished, maiden's have no use but to serve their queen when the hour is at hand" Miss Lucia replied before turning to me "You must leave!"
"What?! You're asking me to ditch class?" I asked disbelievingly.
"Maiden's are of no use to me, leave now" she demanded. She pushed me through the open door, slamming it closed as I stumbled into the hall.
"Oh, hell no!" I exclaimed angrily. Both girls shot me surprised looks as I re-entered the Archaeology class.
"I thought I told you to leave" Miss Lucia said, her eyes narrowing in annoyance.
"Usually I wouldn't pass up the chance to ditch a class, but there's no way I'm leaving my friends with you" I shrugged, crossing my arms.
"Leave" she gritted, I shook my head.
"Bailey just go okay?!" Rory exclaimed. Turning my head, I found most of the boys watching me.
"What?" I asked confusedly.
"We'll be fine Bail's, just do what she says" Ethan begged. I turned back to Miss Lucia, glaring.
"We, are not done" I snapped, heading towards the class door. Yanking it open, I stormed out into the hall.
- A Short While Later -
After a lot of angry wandering, I soon found Erica and Sarah in the main lobby "Bailey? Why aren't you in class?" Sarah asked confusedly.
"The bitch sub kicked me out, then the boys told me to go as well!" I exclaimed angrily.
"Wait, she just kicked you out?" she asked, I nodded.
"That's weird, maybe she has a thing for younger guys" Erica suggested.
"Today is just not going well for me" I sighed, crossing my arms.
"Why?" Erica asked
"Well, I was late to class because it took me twenty minutes to find an outfit I actually liked. I haven't had breakfast because I was late so I'm a little cranky. And now my friends and boyfriend are crushing on the new substitute teacher!" I exclaimed, their eyes widened.
"Sounds like a rough morning" Erica remarked. Rolling my eyes, I noticed Ethan and Benny descending the stairs behind them.
"Speaking of" I sighed, gesturing to the boys. Both girls turned around and we made our way towards the two.
"You girls have any blood stone? It sounds vampirey" Benny said, his eyes narrowed in thought.
"No. But I'm pretty sure I could make you bleed with a rock" I retorted, annoyance clear in my tone.
"So your freaky sub gave you freaky homework and you're not freaked?" Sarah asked.
"Hot teacher, frozen brain; Done" Erica sang.
"My brain is not frozen I just..." Ethan paused as Miss Lucia walked past him, something flashing in his eyes "..Have to find frog hearts. Yeah" he muttered before following her.
"Am I nuts or did we just get blown off by nerds?" Erica asked angrily.
"Something messed up is going on" Sarah said, shaking her head in thought.
"Well we have Archaeology next and hopefully she'll be gone" Erica pouted, I scoffed.
"Don't bet on it, anyway I'm gonna go find some lunch" I sighed, both girls nodded in understanding and I exited the school.
- While Later -
I re-entered the school, feeling a little buzz in my body. Though it wasn't unusual, it was the beautiful after-effect of drinking blood "Bailey!" Turning my head, I found Sarah approaching me.
"Hi, what's up?" I asked, she sighed.
"Walk with me" she said, glancing around the hall self-consciously. I nodded confusedly and we started walking.
"What's going on?"
"So, me and Erica showed up to Archaeology. Thing is, Miss Lucia kicked us both out. And then Principal Hicks let her use him as a throne" she explained, my eyebrows raised in disbelief.
"No way?!" I exclaimed, she nodded in confirmation.
"It gets worse, Ethan went home and practically destroyed his house to find 'gold for his queen'. I have a feeling she's got them under some spell" she said nervously, I sighed.
"Yikes, this is bad" I squeaked, she nodded and I spotted Erica near the window.
"Hey" she greeted boredly, I nodded in greeting "So Bailey, how was your snack?" she smirked.
"Not bad. But I think he thought I liked him" I said in thought, she nodded.
"Yeah, it happens a lot. But the good thing is they don't seem to struggle as much" she pointed out, I nodded in agreement and loud shouting caught my attention.
"Oh god" I groaned.
Miss Lucia stood in front of the stairs, watching proudly as a group of boys marched shirtless down the stairs. Suddenly, I recognized three of the group members as Ethan, Benny and Rory. They chanted something as they descended the stairs, and I noticed Mr G leading them down, holding a glass skull in his hands. The group eventually fully descended the stairs, stopping a few feet in front of Miss Lucia. It was then that I noticed the red swirls drawn on all their chests "The sun king is pleased, he will soon return to us. You may cheer!" Miss Lucia said declared, raising her arms.
"Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!" The boys chanted.
"Soon the final ceremony will demand the ultimate sacrifice. Who among you is worthy to be my chosen one?" She asked. They all raised their hands eagerly, begging her to pick them. Suddenly, they all stopped, marching out of the school while chanting again.
"That Lucia thinks she's so hot, it makes my blood boil" Erica snapped irritatedly. A sizzling noise reached my ears followed by the sound of Erica crying out in pain. I turned my head in time to see a puff of smoke rise from her skin.
"That's not the only thing that's boiling, Lucia's heating the whole world up!" Sarah exclaimed.
"The sun is turning my skin into human fondue. When I find that Sun King I'm going to knock his teeth out" she said menacingly, waving her fist.
"We need a plan and fast. Think, what would Ethan and Benny do?" Sarah asked.
"No offence, but that's a really stupid idea" Erica shrugged.
"Yeah, saying no offence doesn't make it any less offensive" I told her.
"Why think like nerdlings when we can kick butt like vampires?" she asked before walking away. I sighed and glanced at Sarah.
"One normal week is all I want" I whined, she nodded and we followed Erica.