Chapter 3

Later that night…

"Hey, kids! Dinnertime! But hurry up because the vampire class will be up soon." Nightfall said.

Trey and I looked up and said, "What? We're having dinner at 5: 00?"

"That's what I said, folks. The Vampire class starts at about 7: 00, since it's dark already." Our guardian nodded. Ah, so that's why we're eating early.

As all the other dragons stood up and walked out the door to the dining room, which was many floors away, Tina, Trey, and I talked about what we like to eat.

"So, what's your favorite food, Tina?" I asked.

The girl answered, "Well, I don't mind some steak, but sometimes, I'd like a nice, hot bowl of chicken noodle soup!"

"What about you, Trey?" I asked.

"I like to eat all kinds of meat!" was the boy's answer.

"What about you, Ky?" Both Tina and Trey asked in unison.

"Sometimes, I eat deer meat, chickens, beef noodle soup, pork, kimchi, Korean BBQ, sushi and chicken noodle soup." I said.

"You sure have a lot of favorite foods, but those sound really delicious~" Trey said, his eyes sparkling.

"Nightfall, what do you like to eat?" Tina asked.

"Well, my favorite food is ox tail. But my mom serves me salads, which is all kinds of disgusting." Nightfall answered, and made a face twisted with expressions of disgusted and horrified. We all laughed, and continued our way down.

Once we reached the dining table and sat down, the food was already served to us.

"Holy cow, this looks so good!" I said, and immediately dug in.

"Ky's right! It DOES look delicious!" Tina agreed, and dug in after me.

You should have seen the reaction on Trey's face. He had wide eyes and a goofy grin plastered on his adorable face. "Oh, Mother of Dragons this looks heavenly!" He took his bowl of food and raised it high. I laughed. I could imagine the guy holding his food, and sun rays would shine on him and the food. That's hilarious.

The food was a large plate of little strips of chicken meat and deer meat mixed together and a large bowl of noodle soup. You know, Trey's right. This DOES look and taste heavenly.

At about 6:15 PM, it was time to clean up and get ready for some evening games and activities. We dragons went back to our rooms and said, "That dinner was so awesome that I want it to be served again!"

I wonder what Ray, Scarlet, and Starlight are doing right now… Are they getting ready for dinner, or are they wondering what I'M doing?

Tina must have seen me thinking because she asked me, "Ky? Um, what are you thinking about?" I was probably too deep in my thoughts because she yelled, "Earth to Kylie Nova! What are you thinking?"

I answered her with a gasp and a quick "Huh? Oh, nothing!"

Tina said, "Okay, but if you want to tell Trey and me something, you can tell us."

Oh, how nice it is to have a considerate friend like Tina and Trey around. The vampire twins are hardly anything like this.

Trey chimed in and said, "Yeah. It looks like something is bothering you."

"Well, something is a bit bothering, but I'll tell you about it later."

Then Nightfall announced, "Five more minutes till we start the activities."

"Oh, okay." We all nodded.

~Five minutes later...~

"Okay, guys. Tonight, you are going to dance." Nightfall announced.

Well, that doesn't sound like good news.

"EH?! D-d-d-dancing?" Trey stuttered.

"That sounds fun to me." Tina said. "But, do we have to dance in front of all the dragons? And vampires? All three nationalities?"

"Um, I think so." Nightfall replied.

"EH?!" we all shouted.

"You think so? Don't you have to be SURE?" I asked.

This is SO going to be a PAIN in the butt.

(Scarlet POV)

I wonder how Kylie is doing. I wonder if she's thinking about my brother Ray. She always does that, you know?

I know that Ray likes her, because he stares at her in class.

I nudged him and asked, "So... You thinking about Little Miss Dragon?" I waggled my eyebrows.

"Stop it, Scarlet, or I'll tackle you!" Ray blushed and looked away. He was a bit pink.

"Oh, don't be shy, Ray! When you have the chance, go tell Ky that you like her!" Starlight said.

After she said that, we started chanting, "Ray and Kylie, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" But before we could say the whole thing, Ray tackled us both.

"Stop it, you two! We're only friends!" Now, his face was turning red like a tomato.

"Geez, okay!" I wheezed, trying to stop myself from laughing. It was hard, trust me.

Starlight's pale skin was now light pink, due to laughing so hard.

When I had the chance, I bit Ray, mainly because I was thirsty.

Ah... that's better.

~~~(2 days later)

Aw, it's time to leave Science Camp... I enjoyed it. I met Kylie in the mess hall a couple times. Starlight and I sat next to her every meal time. I really didn't want to leave. But if we stayed longer, then... the departure would be more devastating.

As I followed Starlight on the bus, I gazed out at the trails my trail group and I hiked on for the Night Hike. I looked at the cabin I slept in.

"Hey, something wrong, Red?" I jumped at the sound of my brother's voice, startled. Ray usually called me Red, mainly 'cause Scarlet was a shade of red. I turned around.

"Huh? Oh, I was just looking, not wanting to leave this cool place." I took one last look of sadness at the place, and then, I walked up the steps of the bus.

"Hey, I kinda agree with you. Science Camp was really fun. But if we didn't leave-"

"It would be more sad." I finished for him.

"Yeah."

"Hey, where's- Oh, there she is." I saw Starlight next to me, reading. She was so quiet that I forgot she was even there.

"Something you needed?" my twin asked, taking her gaze off her book. I shook my head in reply.

"Mmkay." She went back to reading.

As the bus roared, signalling all of us that it was leaving, I thought of the fun times I had at Science Camp. The Night Hike, the Extended Hike, Skit Night, and the food.

I closed my eyes and leaned against my seat.

Suddenly, a CRASH! interrupted my rest. I saw an arrow break the glass window, aiming for me.

"SCARLET, WATCH OUT!" I heard a female voice.

Kylie.

Right when I thought the arrow would pierce my heart, Kylie stood in front of me, taking the damage.

It struck her back. The bus stopped moving completely.

*COUGH*

Blood splattered on my crying face. Why did she take the damage for me...?

"I...I'm sorry... I wanted to... protect...you..." She said, blood spilling out of the side of her mouth. Her cyan eyes looked sad.

The students all stared in surprise and horror.

"KYLIE!" An unfamiliar voice. I looked around, and a dragon boy with sapphire hair and eyes of the same color ran toward Ky as she collapsed.

"You can't die here, Ky! HELP! She needs help!" the boy yelled.

I fumbled for my cell phone. When I got it, I called 911. A while later, I heard a siren.

Oh, Kylie, why? Why did you protect me...?

Doctors filled the bus and carried Ky to some kind of bed. They strapped her with these black belts, and rolled her in the truck.

Blue Boy, Starlight, Ray, and I followed them. Into the truck we go.