Chapter 20: Vampire: Seeking Promotion by kirbymanx/huskynator

F1 - Hallways

The bell rang, the students are free to do what they wanna do during this break. The young Damphyr strutted to Schezo's HQ, the former detention room.

"Boo!"

"EEEEE!"

"Ahahaha!" And he strutted some more. He hasn't been inducted in Schezo's gang yet, but he's getting there. He might as well be part of the gang already, he is feared for just casually being with them and cheerleading them during bullying and gambling.

Just there he scared a Junior. Someone two grades above him, and likely one-and-a-half a head taller than him. It felt amazing.

Likely helped that he both left his classy jacket and bowtie his mom made him wear at Schezo's HQ. He looked much more intimidating now in a white blouse.

He can't wait until he becomes a member~

He finally arrived at Schezo's cozy little homemade casino. The little Damphyr pepped himself up by throwing a few punches in the air before he opened the door.

F1 - Schezo's HQ

"What's up, Bloodbags!" Alucard said all friendly-like whilst in a mood to screw someone over. He looked over the room. "Where's Lawr?"

"He's got a life outside of us, r'member?" Carrie explained whilst treating her chameleon to something delicious. "Ace basketball player, intents to sing in the upcoming context."

"Oh." Schezo groaned as he pulled out his phone. "Forgot to text to his future back-up singer."

"You're welcome." Carrie winked.

"What? He's a lousy singer?" Alucard whined. He got daggered at by the two actual gang members.

"You bite your tongue, vampire." Schezo said coldly to his potential new recruit.

"Lawrence has the singing voice of a god and will likely amount more in life than us three combined." Carrie kept her head pointed at her pet, but kept her eyes on the newbie. "So you shut your mouth."

"Alright…" The freshman shrugged. Joining them at the table. "So what will you teach me today?"

"Nothing." Schezo replied.

"So does that mean I'm in?"

"No."

"Then what!" Alucard doesn't like that unhelpful kinda thing. Made him angry. And Carrie sighed at that anger.

"Look, kid. We're just not really in the mood to do much of anything today."

"WELL I AM!"

"I can tell…" Carry said sarcastically. "But we're not in the mood. So pipe down."

The damphyr grumbled.

"How are you with card games?" Schezo asked the potential recruit as he pulled out a pack of playing cards. Carrie got ready to play some as well. "Because if you want to be a member you will have to be able to play."

"I only know how to play Go Fish."

"What?"
"Ugh…"
The veteran members figuratively gagged.

"What?" Alucard didn't know what he said wrong. "What's wrong with Go Fish?"

"You will see why once we beat your small head." Schezo spoke, Alucard snickered the odd wording Schezo used.

Carrie and her chameleon giggled too. "He means: once we show you the ropes of poker or something. Also, you're small." The damphyr was okay with that translation until that last bit. He kept quiet because he still wanted to become a member, but it was hard to hold back.

"Carrie is correct." Schezo said. "And we don't feel like teaching it today. So look it up or go play Golden Axe or something." The leader haphazardly waved to the arcade machine.

"Hell yeah!" Alucard, born half-vampire jumped at the express permission.

Fun fact: Vampires like this specific alternate universe Golden Axe, which may or may not be any different from our's. A popular game amongst the semi-species. It isn't their personality or anything, it doesn't dictate their life, but they wouldn't pass down the offer to play it. It's a known vampire weakness, like crosses, running water, and counting for equally dumb reasons.

After this hangout session, the bell rang, the SchezCo and their intern moved on to their regular school schedule.

It was boring, thankfully the school day was soon over, Vampire was the first freshman out of the class by turning himself into a bat and flying over everyone. Turning back in his human-like form once out.

F1 - Hallways

The 14-year-old dhampyr thought about what he wanted to do.

The Gang was being no fun today. Maybe with what little time was left he could appease them in some way that'll coerce them into promoting into the gang officially.

"Make way, little Schezo twerp." Alucard recognized that voice. He jumped out of her way. He turned back into a bat to take in as little space as he possibly could.

"Yes,MissRaffine." He said in fear as Raffine and her friend Scylla walked past him.

"Hmph... " She put on an intimidating sour face looking at him. 'Disgusting Vampire.' She thought to herself. The popular girl put on a happier face when facing her friend.

"As I was saying, you're using the wrong shampoo if you want your hair really shiny, Scylla. You simply have got to use…" Their voices got fainter as the two of Raffina's posse went down the hallway in the direction of the exit.

Alucard could breathe easily with them moving around the corner. He transformed back to normal.

He retraced his thoughts. "What can I do to impress them?" He mumbled to himself as he slowly walked to the exit himself.

Around the corner, though he spotted Raffina and Scylla having stopped chatting while walking and stood still while Raffina stood there looking adamant that her opinion was right as it usually is.

And then some… gold-colored marbles(?) rolled towards Raffina, Scylla, and by extension everyone else who might be between the auditorium door and the hallway corner where Alucard was.

He saw his forest elf classmate, Panotty's, head peak out of the auditorium door. He must've rolled those marbles.

"Why?"

"Gold!" The dimwitted Scylla immediately stopped listening to her friend and went after the gold-painted marbles.

Picking them up, slipping, falling, losing her marbles, getting back up, seeing all the marbles, losing her marbles, picking them up, slipping, etc. Without fail.

It was hilarious even to those who feel bad for Scylla.

Alucard loved it for the continuous pain the Canine Centaur found herself in. He had great respect for his classmate and flew to the room Panotty hid in.

Raffina placed her palm on her face. She looked like he wanted to stomp on her friend for making her look bad by association.

F1 - Auditorium Lobby

"Hey, you!" He said in an attempted friendly, but certainly respectful tone, to Panotty. "Panpot, right?"

The elf, while still laughing at his prank, Panotty was a bit peeved at the mispronunciation. "Panotty."

"What you did to that dog girl was awesome!" The dhampyr's hands were clenched and had a bloodthirsty grin on his face. It freaked the elf out.

"Um… Thanks?" He was proud of what he did but was too unnerved.

"Wanna join SchezCo?"

"What? No!" The elf said disgustedly.

"C'mon! Why not?!"

"Because I'm not a bully!"

"Then what do you call that out there?" Vampire pointed his thumb at the hall. "Because that's some creative, grade-A bullying."

"Justice. Scylla stole something."

"You'll make a great member! Schezo would love to have you."

"Good for him. Bye." Panotty ran through the door leading to the auditorium likely using one of the other exits it has.

From the same door Panotty exited, Lawrence entered. "Lawr." The dhampyr greeted.

"Hello." He simply greeted. He looked in the direction Panotty was running in. "Were you two talking?"

"I wanted to recruit him." Alucard fished for Lawrence's approval.

"Hm… You do know that's that harpy's best friend, right?"

"Yeah. So?" The younger shrugged.

"Don't persuade him to join us." The 18-year-old calmly explained. "The more he is with that angel the more audibly peaceful this place will be."

The dhampyr had a violent reaction. He fearfully hissed. "Dodged the silver bullet on that one!" He's isn't immune to her awful singing.

"Now you know. I'm going home, see you tomorrow, Al." He waved as he coolly walked through the door to the hallways.

Alucard stood there, a bit dazed. He could've enabled that canary-yellow winged mandragora to sing more. He cursed himself for not being supernatural.

The door behind him opened, it was the vengeful school darling with an ominous aura looming over Alucard. "How dare you treat my dear friend Scylla like that!" Raffina said. The half-vampire gulped.

Authors' Notes:

HUSK: I feel it should be said Alucard isn't meant to be Alucard from Castlevania. That may've been obvious to you already and apologies if it was. Thing is, Alucard and Lawrence, being Vampire and Demon Servant respectively, kinda needed some actual names. You'll see why around Chapter 24-ish?

Also, I know I spelled Dhampir wrong. Oops. Not changing it anytime soon, I like it with a Y.