"My son is a monster."
"He is still your son. You need to take care of him."
"He has a roof over his head and blood. I don't see what else he needs. He lives for the stuff now."
"If you don't want him here then send him away. There are places that will take care of him and teach him about his new life."
"New life," Gabriel snorted," My son is dead."
"Your son may not be breathing but he is still alive. Just think about it, Françoise Dupont would be a good place for him."
Knowing the conversation was over Adrien sped down the corridor as Nathalie left his father's office. Adrien knew his father didn't want him anymore. He knew the night of the attack when his father saw him drinking blood.
The arguments between Nathalie and his father had been going on for months as Adrien adjusted to his new, slightly dead body. Adrien was suffocating in this house more than he had before so he did the only thing he could think of. He began devising a plan to get to Françoise Dupont.
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It took one month but Adrien felt that he finally had a good argument to get his father to let him go. It was a Sunday afternoon when Adrien walked into his father's office.
"Father."
"Adrien." Adrien took a deep breath, even though he didn't need it, human habits died hard.
"I want to go to Françoise Dupont."
Gabriel looked up. "I see."
"I've never been to a school before and it would give me good experience in interacting with my peers. I'm also a vampire now." His father flinched. "I need to learn how to control my new urges and abilities and it would be best to do that in a safe area built for that purpose. Also you don't want me here, don't look at me like that I know you think I'm a monster," Adrien said seeing the look on his father's face.
"Fine. I'll have Nathalie begin the paperwork, but there are conditions." Gabriel paused. "You will only step back into this house when it is absolutely necessary. If there is a way for you not to come back you will. Do you understand?"
Adrien looked down, chrushed. He knew that his father hated what he had become but despite that he was hopeful that his father would come to see him as his son, still alive, in some ways. Now that seemed like an impossible dream. "Yes."
"Good now leave."
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When the day came for Adrien to leave his father never even left his office. Instead Nathalie acted like his parent and drove him to Françoise Dupont and accompanied him to the school's office. It took a while for them to fill out all of the paperwork.
Tuition bills sent to Gabriel Agreste.
Emergency? Contact Nathalie Sancoeur.
Is the student staying over on holidays? Yes.
Once the paperwork was done Nathalie was told she could leave. Nathalie quickly hugged Adrien before he was hurriedly escorted into the headmaster's office by Linda, the secretary.
Mr. Damocles was a heavyset satyr. While he appeared serious Adrien soon realized he was also very unique. "This is the student hand book. Read that and you will be right as rain. Here is your class schedule and locker number as well as your dorm number and keys. Okay, you're all set Mr. Agrest. Here is your class schedule, don't worry about your bags they will be taken to your room. You will be sharing will Mr. Lahiffe-" he was cut off by a buzz. Mr. Damocles pressed the intercom button," Yes Linda, what is it?" The satyr asked.
"She's here sir."
"Tell her to come in." The door opened and a girl with dark skin and curly red hair entered.
"This is Miss Césaire. She will be showing you around before afternoon classes begin." Mr. Damocles then promptly ushered them out of the office and into the hallway. "Totaloo!" He said before slamming the office door.
The girl turned towards Adrien after the door shut and held out her hand. "Hi, I'm Alya Césaire and I'm a witch."
"Adrien Agreste. Vampire." He said taking her hand.
"Cool, not a lot of people get turned anymore."
"How did you know?" Adrien asked, he really hoped that that wasn't going to be the reaction of everyone he met.
"Any born vamp in Paris would already be going here, duh."
"Right."
"Well and the scars." Adrien's hand rose up to cover the two silver puncture marks on his neck.
"Hey. Don't worry about it. No one is gonna judge. The most your going to get is some curiosity about how you turned and a bit of prejudice coming from the born vamps but that's it." Adrien snorted.
"That's it, huh?" Alya turned towards him sharply but Adrien continued not noticing the girls ire," What could be worse than your dad hating you and shipping you to a boarding school because you were attacked and no longer his perfect human son but a monster?" Adrien was unprepared for Alya's magic as he was lifted off the ground.
"Listen here, bat boy. Yes it sucks that you were turned against your wishes, but creatures have their own prejudices just like humans and being a turned vamp is far from the worst one. And you are not a monster, you are a creature," Alya said as she poked Adrien in the chest," You got that?"
"Yes," Adrien squeaked in the face of the anger on her face.
"Good. Now come on, Sunshine." Alya turned. The magic holding Adrien off the floor suddenly disappeared and he stumbled after her.
As they walked down the halls Alya stopped several times to point out different rooms or point at different students. She also told Adrien the latest gossip of the school and downloaded her app the Ladyblog onto his phone so he could keep track as well. "The Ladyblog isn't just the schools gossip site. There is also information about good study habits, the academic schedule, and events that are happening on campus. Like this Nino's DJ concert on Friday."
"Nino? I'm rooming with a Nino Lahiffe. Is that him?"
"Really?" Alya whistled," I didn't think they'd do that."
"What? Why are you looking at me like that? Am I in trouble?"
"No, no, sorry. I'm just surprised. Didn't expect them to put a baby vamp with a wolf." Adrien gulped.
"A werewolf?" He squeaked. The animosity was so great between vampires and werewolves that even humans knew about it. Of course they treated as more of a story genre than a problem like the creature community.
Alya took one look at his face and burst out laughing. She quickly slapped her hand over her mouth but giggles still slipped through. "Don't worry. Nino's family is super progressive in wanting a civil coexistence between vampires and werewolves. I think you two will get along great." With that they resumed the tour.
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On the last part of the tour they turned down a deserted hallway with a girl in pink at the end. "Over there, that's Marinette." Alya pointed at the small girl hunched over sketch book. Adrien watched as she became frustrated and tore a page out of her book. She crumpled the page angrily before it lit on fire and she threw it at a wall with multiple scorch marks on it.
"Woah girl, no need to kill the wall," Alya said. With a flick of her wrist the wall was repaired as she walked towards the annoyed girl. Adrien trailed behind the witch cautious of the girl in pink.
"Now what's wrong?" Alya asked crouching before Marinette.
"My parents twentieth anniversary is coming up and I can't think of a single thing to make them." Marinette groaned.
"You'll think of something, what about a basket of cookies?"
"Did that last year."
"Flowers?"
"I'd burn them."
"Family portrait?"
"Four years ago."
"Music mix?" Marinette straightened up and a smile lit up on her face. She grabbed Alya. "Where's Nino?"
"In the library, why?"
"Mixed CD! Gotta go! Bye!" Marinette hopped up from where she was sitting and dashed down the corridor.
"That girl." Alya chuckled while she dusted ash off her shoulders. Adrien was baffled.
"What is she?" Alya turned to glare at Adrien before she remembered that he was new to creature society. "First off, it isn't really polite to ask that. If someone wants to tell you then they will. If not figure it out on your own," her words turned sharp and Adrien flinched.
"Sorry. Asking someone about their species is a human thing to do. Most creatures don't like to broadcast what they are unless it's something super common. Take you and me for example," Adrien nodded," If you say your a vampire or I say I'm a witch no one really bats an eye. But if someone says they are, like, a gorgon or a fairy, people, creatures and humans tend to react weirdly. You following?"
"Yeah."
"Marinette is different. She is one of those rare ones you know? She started here last year after transferring from a human school. So don't be mean to her or you'll have to deal with me and if you somehow make her really mad well there's a reason most of the school leaves her alone." Adrien gulped. "We better get to class the bell is about to ring," Alya said as she looked at her phone.