《Reborn》 1. First Encounter *Sigh* ''''That was exhausting!'''' Melissa was done with her training for today, it was a really long one. She had a stressful day so she had to vent out. Thankfully, she is allowed to use the pool at the school whenever she wants since she wins every competition they sign her into. Today she had a Math test which went well, but the History quiz was a catastrophe. Writing a cheat sheet for a whole night totally didn''t pay off. She will definitely have to repeat it. The English test didn''t go so well either. At least Biology and Chemistry should have gone well, but she wasn''t able to concentrate. That morning, right in front of school she got into a fight with her boyfriend. Well; ex-boyfriend from now on. Luckily, she was late for school as usual, so they didn¡¯t have an audience. She never liked that kind of attention and doesn''t want to be one of the school''s gossips. At least it''s not like they had a good relationship. They were together for a month, but haven''t spent any time alone. They only hanged out during lunch time, it''s no wonder they split up so soon. That was one of the reasons why he broke up with her. The other was because she didn''t put any effort into their relationship or even tried to find some time for them. At least that''s how it looked like from his point of view. Well, maybe she wasn''t that passionate about them... but it''s not like she doesn''t have emotions and feelings! It''s just that she doesn''t express them that well¡­ She was so happy that someone actually confessed to her. She even planned their dates in her mind, but she never suggested them to him. Melissa never had any friends, and her boyfriend¡­ ex-boyfriend was the first person who approached her. She still doesn''t understand why, though. Melissa was used to sitting alone during breaks and being just by herself for most of the time. It''s not like she is some kind of depressed lone wolf; she is able to establish a good relationship with everybody, but only skin-deep. She never had deeper connections with anyone. The cause probably lies in all of her time being taken up by training. Her school has a class-changing-system. You start going to school when you turn seven years old and change your classes and classmates every year. Everyone would get together at the beginning of the semester at the time Melissa had preparations for competitions and didn''t have any time for making friends. And every year the same thing would happen again and again. If you discover this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Now, when she''s 17 and doesn''t have to train that much, especially because of her unbeatable speed, she has more free time. But by now everyone has already made friends and isn''t interested in making new ones. Even in the swimming club no one pays any attention to her. Members of the club believe she is conceited because of her success so they ignore her most of the time. Although, it''s not like she bothered to change their opinion. Being able to swim was enough for her. Being in water and swimming always set her mind free. It doesn''t matter if she''s happy, angry, sad¡­ it is her very own relaxing treatment. And since she had a horrible day today, she stayed until midnight. Bad decision. Walking home late at night isn''t safe these days. There was a report on the news about people disappearing and then reappearing a few days later dead. It was happening all around the world, probably the making of some new crazy sect. She heard it on the TV last night, but didn''t pay much attention to it since she had to work on her useless cheat sheet. Unfortunately, she remembered only just now. Melissa started to walk faster, ready to run at any second. On her way, she decides to go trough the park. Normal people would probably stick to the main, lighted road and avoid such dark places, but she had a feeling she should take this route. Ever since she was small, she was very intuitive and called this kind of feeling ''listening to her inner self'' so she listened to her ''inner self'' this time as well. Everything around her was quiet and she couldn''t sense any other presences. She reached the center of the park which has a pavilion. Instead of going forward, something made her go into it. That was when she saw them. 2. Captivated There were three guys and two girls. At first she thought they were some typical teenagers who gather in the park to make out since the two guys were holding the girls and kissing their necks while they were moaning. The third one was turned with his back toward them, but when Melissa entered he turned over. Melissa never felt anything like that ever since she was born when her eyes met his. He had cold, silver-colored eyes. But something in them made her feel warm. They were a perfect combination with his deep black hair. He had a long face with square jaw. Only when he stood right in front of her she realized how tall he was. Damn! Is he a model?! -''-''How were you able to get in here?''-'' ¨C he asked her with a deep soothing voice. Even though he sounded calm, he was definitely disturbed. Melissa could feel it. -''-''What do you mean -''how-''? I teleported.", she said sarcastically. "Of course, I simply walked in!''-'' ¨C she answered while trying not to show how deep impression he left on her. Just then the two other guys stopped making out with their girlfriends and dropped them down on the floor. (Whaaa, how inconsiderate of them, the way they treat their girlfriends is just wrong!) ¨C She thought to herself. -''-''Interesting¡­ but to us it seemed just like you teleported more than walked in here¡­-''-'' ¨C he looks at her suspiciously. -''-''When did you show up, ugly?!!''-'' ¨C one of the guys asks. Certainly, they seemed like they popped out of the -''Top 100 handsomest guys-''-list, and in comparison to her she wasn-''t that much of a beauty, but she wasn-''t to be called ugly! -''-''What? How rude of you! And not only do you treat strangers rudely, you even treat your girl without any consideration! How could you drop her like that, you could have hurt her!-''-'' ¨C why is that girl still laying on the ground, though¡­ is she drunk? Or drugged?? Could they have drugged them??! -''-''Girlfriend?!! Don-''t flatter that stupid human with that kind of status! I would never date an ugly beast like her! Damn, she-''s even uglier than you!''-'' ¨C said hottie number two with disgusted voice. *chukles*- -''-'' Calm yourself down, (bzzzt). For a human, she isn-''t that bad looking. Besides, isn-''t it amusing that she sneaked up on us like that? -''-'' ¨C hottie number three walks toward them with a shining smile and speaks to the hottie number two. He called out his name, but Melissa couldn-''t hear it. Strange. Why couldn-''t she hear it? Then he turned over to Melissa - -''-''I apologize for (bzzzt) -''s behavior (Again! I didn-''t hear it!)¡­ he-''s really sensitive during feeding.-''-'' (Feeding??) ¨C he seemingly explained it to Melissa, but left her with even more question marks. Stolen novel; please report. -''-''(bzzzt)! Don-''t say our names out loud like that! Can-''t you see she isn-''t normal?!-''-'' the second guy is fuming with anger. -''-''Reeelaaax! Our names are chanted with protective spell. No ordinary human can hear it. Right, (bzzzt)?-''-'' ¨C third guy turns to hottie number one. -''-''Yeah, but she definitely isn-''t an ordinary human, so keep your guard on.''-'' ¨C he continued to watch Melissa during whole time. She tried to ignore those silver eyes with all her might, but she was sure she was blushing. Dammit! Since when was she so girlish?! That guy was probably the head of this group because the other two went silent the very instance he spoke. What-''s wrong with these three? Names chanted with spell? They don-''t consider themselves humans? Are they some sort of lunatics? Too bad, ''cause they are hunks! It should be better to escape from these weirdos. -''-''Ummm, yeeeah¡­ I should probably go now¡­ Bye!''-'' ¨C Melissa decided she should go with a surprsie attach so she jumped suddenly over the fence of the pavilion. Ever since she was little kid she was an athlete and perfect in sports, so she was confident in her soft landing. As soon as she touched the ground, she started running as fast as she could. She was about to exit the center of the park and continue down the one of the roads that goes straight to her home when he appeared in front of her. - -''-''Well, you certainly are quick. Even for some of us. You are full of surprises. I wonder what else I will find out about you." ¨C he said with soft and curious voice. As he walked toward her, he kept looking into her eyes. That silver shine kept her captivated that much she couldn-''t move an inch! What kind of lenses are those?? He came close to her and lifted her head with his left hand and brought her closer with his right. His face started to move down to hers. Is he going to kiss her?? Like hell would she allow someone she just met to do that! But Melissa just kept standing there. Luckily, he didn-''t kiss her on her lips¡­ He licked her neck¡­*ouch* He bit her! -''-''Hey! That¡­ hurts?... -''-'' Melissa-''s vision was becoming blurry. Strangely, she didn-''t feel the pain in her neck. She felt warmth and ecstasy in her whole body. And then, she felt nothing. It was like she was floating in the air... 3. Reality ***next morning*** ¡°Hmmnnn, what a weird dream¡­¡± Melissa woke up in her bed and had a good stretch. Hmmm, but was it really a dream? Actions from last night felt so real... She got out of a bed and walked toward the mirror. She is wearing her pajamas and her neck looks untouched. But somehow, she could still feel his lips on her skin¡­ Living alone for the first time showed inconvenient. No one could explain her when and how did she get home and in her bed¡­ Hmm¡­ And even if everything what she has dreamt had actually happened, what is there to do next? As much as she doesn¡¯t want to admit it, that vampire left a strong impact on her. Are they going to meet each other ever again? AAARGGHHH! Why can¡¯t she have anyone to talk to about this! She lives alone and her custodian only sends her money each month. She has never even met that person! As the years went by she has learned to live with the fact she has to take care of herself alone, but there were also times when she really needed some kind of advice. Now was that sort of time. But even if she did have someone to talk to, what would she say? That she has a thing for a silver-eyed vampire who attacked her during the night in the park?? *sigh* At least this time it was easy for Melissa to get over with the fact that she has to keep her problems to her own, since no normal person should believe her. ¡±Aaa! So late!¡± ¨C She finally remembered to look at the clock and realized that school has already started. Better hurry and change her clothes, she shall think about the whole matter later that day, maybe at the pool. Melissa quickly dressed up, grabbed an apple on her way and left for school. Finals were already over and lots of people has already went somewhere for winter vacations, so there probably wouldn¡¯t be much to do. But she still wanted to go to school. After all, that¡¯s where her relaxing/venting zone is ?. This time she decided to avoid the park and took the longer route to school. She isn¡¯t ready for any kind of surprises for now. But Universe had other plans for her! Just when she sighed in a relief for not having any strange encounters, there they were! Three headaches were sitting on the bench near the school! She knew it! It wasn¡¯t a dream, everything actually did happen! They will have it now! ¡±Hey, you three! There is a lot of explainig to do for you! What did you exactly do to me?? How did I end up in my house? And in my bed?? What did you think, that I would believe that it was all just a dream!? Or a nightmare, should I say¡­¡¯¡¯ ¨C and then she remembered ¨C ¡°Wha¡­ AND HOW DID I END UP IN MY PAJAMAS?! Did you three perverts undress me??!¡± ¨C she started bombarding them with questions, but it¡¯s not like she didn¡¯t have any reason for that. When she realized she was brought in her bed and undressed by a couple of strangers, Melissa was furious! ¡°Tsk. Not only ugly, but loud as well. Listen, you dog. We¡¯re definitely not into doing it with the likes of you. If it was me, I would have left you in the park to freeze to death! And it¡¯s not you, but us who should ask questions here.¡± ¨C said the guy that obviously hates the very existence of Melissa. Since she can¡¯t hear their names, she decided she¡¯ll call him Tomato, ¡®cause his face is red with anger every time he sees her. Hah! How do you like that, you stupid vegetable! Or is it a fruit¡­? That¡¯s not important right now! This novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there. ¡°Hmm, and we certainly do have a lots of questions. It¡¯s not just that you should have remembered it as a dream¡­ or a nightmare. You shouldn¡¯t have remembered ANYTHING at all¡­ Even more; since you were bitten by a vampire, you should have slept for at least one day, not hopping around and going happily to school¡­ you are one unusual little birdie, you know? ¡± ¨C the only guy out of three of them who actually treats her nicely says that while looking intensively at her. There was something suspicious about him. Even though he¡¯s smiling, his eyes are as cold as ice itself. She¡¯ll call him Fox from now on¡­ ¡°Told you we should keep an eye on her. Besides, she¡¯s not 18 years old yet, and was bitten. She should come with us to the Academy.¡± Aaaaah¡­ She already missed his voice that much! Hearing it is like touching the silk! And those eyes¡­ since he¡¯s vampire, could it be that it¡¯s their real color? She¡¯ll call him Gin, which means silver in Japanese. Sadly, it seems he isn''t interested in her in the same way she is interested in him. Even though he did bit her¡­ Wait! ¡±Why do you act like this doesn¡¯t concerns you? It was you who bit me! I don¡¯t care what or where that Academy you¡¯re talking about is, you¡¯re not taking me anywhere until you explain everything to me! Why does it matter if I¡¯m 18 or not?¡± ¨C This time she looked angrily at him. He can be as much handsome as he wants; he can¡¯t treat her like some unusual situation on his way to school. While Gin was sitting on the bench, Fox and Tomato were standing by his left and right sides. They kept staring at her like she is the freakish one here. ¡°You really are weird, you know?¡± ¨C said Tomato. Wait. What?! Was she just called ¡®weird¡¯? By the three biggest weirdos she has ever seen in her entire life! Heck, they could be announced the three kings of all weirdos out there in this white world. They aren¡¯t even humans! *sigh* ¡±Well, she may be annoying as hell, but she¡¯s right on that one. You did bite her. I still don¡¯t get it why, though; you know the law.¡± - Melissa was so in shock that Tomato agreed to something she said that she instantly went silent. ¡°¡­¡±- Gin just kept silent. Suddenly, he stood up and started walking. The other two followed him. ¡±Waaait! Where are you going? You didn¡¯t answer on any of my questions!¡± ¨C What are they even thinking about? They can''t think about leaving her now? ¡°Shut up and follow us, dog.¡± ¨C Tomato answered her with disgust in his voice. ¡°Come along now, birdie. We have a lot of explaining to do as I recall, right?¡± ¨C said Fox with a wide smile on his face. Finally! Some answers. Now everything will be much clearer. Right? 4. Naming The Trio ***Fox*** Hmmnn¡­ This birdie truly is amusing. She actually followed after us! She keeps getting stranger and stranger by the moment¡­ Nevertheless, she definitely isn¡¯t the only strange one here. To think that Gin actually bit her! He never bit anyone except his fianc¨¦e¡­ And human, to top it! Oooh, and just when he was getting bored things like that started to happen! He would rather burst in laughter, but he should better keep it cool. Gin is definitely in a bad mood. And Tom isn¡¯t feeling any better. Hmm, how things will turn out, I wonder¡­ ¡°Hey, you three! Where are we going? And how come you can walk in a broad daylight, aren''t you vampires?¡± ¡±Hahahaha!¡± ¨C This one does it. Instead of being scared of us, little birdie is interested in our body characteristics! ¡°It¡¯s not funny! There is nothing to laugh about! How will we explain this to the headmaster? This is all your fault, stupid dog! Not only do you complicate our lives for us; you also insult us by considering us one of the fairy tails. For your information, not only we walk in the broad daylight, we can also be religious and wear silver crosses.¡± ¨C Tomato was obviously irritated. He was never a fan of humans, but still, he treats little birdie rather rudely. At least he explained something to her. ¡°Geez, no need to get so excited, Tom.¡± Tom? All three of us stopped and looked at her in shock. It can¡¯t be! It can¡¯t be that she heard our names! They are enchanted with powerful spells so no human can actually hear it or recognize it! ¡°What¡­ did you just call me?¡± Tom comes one step closer to birdie. ¡°Tom. Shortened for Tomato. It¡¯s because you keep getting red with anger with me, so I decided to call you Tomato. I have to call you something, since I can¡¯t hear your names.¡± *pff¡­pffffffttt* ¡±HAHAHAHAHA! She¡¯s killing me! I can¡¯t believe it! She just called you a Tomato! She pronounced you a vegetable! No, wait¡­ a fruit? Hahaha! Doesn¡¯t matter! Now that I look at you, you really do resemble one!¡± ¨C I can¡¯t control myself anymore while Tom is getting redder by a second. But just in case, I should question her about this a little more. Maybe her lucky guess wasn¡¯t just lucky. She guessed Tom¡¯s nickname. Well, his name she got wrong, that¡¯s for sure. If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. ¡°Little birdie.¡± ¨C I wipe the tears of laughter in my eyes. ¡°Tell me, are the rest of us also granted with some beautiful nickname by you?¡± ¨C Gin is also focused on her, looking somewhat relieved. ¡°Of course. You are Fox from now on.¡± ¨C Little birdie answered like a good girl! Then she looked in Gin¡¯s direction with interesting expression. It¡¯s like she wants him, but at the same time like she doesn¡¯t. Her eyes are absorbing him, but she¡¯s calm like a lake! How could anyone give off that kind of feeling? ¡±And he is Gin.¡± ¨C she says. Hmm¡­ somehow this stops to be that much amusing. It doesn''t have anything to do with our names, since Gin''s isn''t even similar to his own. Nor nickname. But the way she is focused on him is making me strangely uncomfortable. ¡±Wait, why did you decide to call me Fox?¡± ¨C With that, her attention was instantly focused on him. Wow! I just now noticed how deep green eyes she has! Looking at them is like walking into the woods! ¡°I just feel that you¡¯re sly as a fox. You look like you like to put a fake smile a lot and play around with others. Don¡¯t know why, but I get the feeling like I should stay away from you.¡± ¨C BAM! She says it directly like nothing and continues to walk and pass by Tom and me. Gin also continued to walk so the two of them were ahead of us. ¡°Well, that was yet another shocker. First, she guesses my nickname. That almost gave me a heart attack. Fortunately, it was just a coincidence. Gin''s nickname obviously comes from his eye color and has nothing to do with his real name. That proves that she has no idea what our real names are.¡±- Tom then changes focus from birdie and looks at me ¡°But what''s up with you? It''s even stranger than guessing my nickname. She read you like a book. No girl... no; no one has ever suspected your warm personality. Of any kind of being.¡± ¨C Tom also walked by and left me in a shock. When was the last time someone was so direct with me? Only Tom and Gin know my real self! And why do I feel so bad about all of this? This is not amusing at all any more! 5. Transfer ***Melissa*** If I understood it well, they are taking me to some sort of Academy now where I¡¯ll get answers. Or even more questions? *sigh*¡­ Somehow, it¡¯s clear that there is something odd about me. According to those three, I act different than other humans. I was supposed to blank out after being bitten and lay in bed for at least a day? Is that how it usually goes? And how does it usually actually goes? ¡°Hey, Gin! How often do you bite people? And what are the side effects from it?¡± ¨C I hurry so I can catch up with Gin¡¯s long steps. ¡±¡­¡± I could have thought that he wouldn¡¯t answer me. He definitely dislikes me. Do they bite people who they don¡¯t like? After all, Tom wasn¡¯t considerate with that girl from yesterday¡­ ¡°¡­We are allowed to go out once a month to drink human blood. Nothing special happens to them; they just pass out and are in need of some long rest. We are able to eat normal food as well, but blood is more¡­hmm¡­ nutritious to us. It¡¯s not like we must drink exclusively blood from humans, it¡¯s just that it¡¯s tastier than from¡­ well, other creatures.¡± ¨C Unexpectedly, he answered. ¡°Hmmm¡­ but by which criteria do you choose from which human you¡¯ll take blood?¡± ¨C somehow, it feels like I won¡¯t get the answer on that one. ¡±¡­¡± ...just like I thought. ¡°There are couple of rules for us that go out to drink blood.¡± ¨C Suddenly Tom starts talking. ¡°And one of them is that we mustn¡¯t drink from human that aren¡¯t 18 yet.¡± ¡±Why is that?¡± ¨C I slow down so I can walk next to Tom. Seems like he is finally willing to spill some beans about them! "At that age they are physically old just like a 100 years old vampire, and that is when we become adults." "Whaaa... how come your physics are that much different from ours?" - now that''s interesting! ¡°Well¡­ where to start from?... We have somewhat difficult, extended aging system. When females get impregnated, they carry their child for two years. So when the child is born he is already as old as 1 year old human. But he looks just like a newborn. And he stays like that for next three years.¡± Carrying it for two years? A newborn of three years?? Wow, being a vampire mother sounds like a really exhausting job¡­ ¡°It¡¯s not that horrible as it sounds like. Vampire children develop their minds earlier so it¡¯s easier than with human newborns. It¡¯s just that their physical look is slower at developing.¡± It¡¯s not that horrible? This may be even worse, having a newborn baby that¡¯s already acting like a three years old child or even older? Geez, that somehow sounds creepy... ¡±Then we are equal to human 2-years-old when we¡¯re 4 years old. And until human 10-years-old, our one year last for two years. So we¡¯re actually 20 by then.¡± ¨C Tom continues to explain it like it¡¯s no big deal to understand. ¡±After our 20¡¯s, or yours 10¡¯s, yours one year is equal to ours ten. Well, considering just the looks, though.¡± ¨C He smirked superbly and looked at me. I just roll my eyes. ¡±So when we turn 100, we look like a human who turns 18. Then, he is at the age when we are turning into adults. And if human was bitten before becoming of that age, he is possible to transform into an adult vampire.¡± ¨C Tom stopped his long explanation. Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author''s consent. Report any sightings. ¡°WHAT? Are you telling me I¡¯m turning into a vampire?!¡± ¨C now that is sooo not good news¡­ ¡°Easy there! Don¡¯t flatter yourself! Just a few of your kind was able to transform; and those who were-¡± ¡±That¡¯s enough for now. She already knows too much for a human.¡± ¨C Gin interrupted Tom and stopped him from explaining their nature any further. Tom looks sort of embarrassed and guilty now. *chuckles* ¡±Having fun being talkative for a change, Tom?¡± ¨C Fox appeared from behind. I didn¡¯t even notice that we were at the park again; but not near the pavilion. We were somehow deeper in it, and surrounded by trees and bushes. Strange, I have walked through this park a lot of times, but I can¡¯t remember this spot... ¡±Here will be fine.¡± ¨C Gin stopped walking so all of us stopped as well. He kneeled down with his left knee and put his right palm on the ground. Suddenly, ground started shaking and everything around them started to spin. And just as fast it had happened, it stopped that fast as well. I was still can''t process what¡¯s going on. ¡¯¡¯Welcome to our world ?!¡± ¨C Fox put a hand on my back and gently pushed me forward. What their world? We are still at the park! Are they pulling my leg?! And then I notice¡­ we really are at the park; but somehow, it''s different. Benches are in the same places, but they are differently looking. Even street lamps look different.... *sigh* I am already tired of being confused and not understanding what¡¯s happening¡­ ¡±We teleported just now. From your world to ours. Our world looks very similar to yours.¡± ¨C Fox explained looking at me with empathy in his eyes. ¡°So it¡¯s like parallel universe?¡± ¨C Melissa asks. ¡±Not exactlly... More like mirror planet. While your world is, let¡¯s say, human-world and there live only humans, our world is Y¨­kai*-world. Here live only monsters and demons. ¡± ¨C Fox said it nonchalantly. This was the first time that I actually don¡¯t want to question them anything, anymore. There are other supernatural beings other than vampires?! As we continue to walk, we arrive at the same place that my school should have been. Instead, at this spot there was huuuge mansion-like building. More than a mansion, it looks a castle! ¡±And now, welcome to St. Rose Academy ?! School for all kinds of Y¨­kai¡± ¨C Fox said proudly. ¡±That¡¯s the school you go to?!!¡± *hmph* ¡±¡­¡± "And also a school that you will attend from now with us!" - Fox sounded happier than ever... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- y¨­kai - supernatural mosters 6. Enrollment ***Tom*** Seriously. That dog is one heck of a headache. Thank gods it''s sleep time. Every student here would die out of curiosity to see a human. Has it ever happened while I was in school? Hmm¡­ Never mind that. No matter if there is a show or not, how will we explain this to the headmaster? Even though they are rare, punishments still exists in this school, and they are so not pretty. I remember th time when two werewolves who got into an ugly fight and one of them accidentally bit a neko-girl. Doctors went through a lot of trouble to keep her from transforming to a werewolf. Don¡¯t know what exactly was the punishment, but those two guys weren¡¯t in school for a month. Everyone thought they got expelled, but then they returned and they acted strangely every time a cat would pass by. They would answer to no one what happened to them during the time they were gone. Gin¡¯s face is getting darker by a minute. Even he can¡¯t be calm about it. Serves him right; it¡¯s his own fault after all. But that still is really strange; Gin would be the last person I would tell that would make such a major mistake. It was all because of that witch! That¡¯s it! ¡°I know! You¡¯re a witch! They exist even among humans!¡± ¨C Aha! I saw through her! ¡°What the hell are you screaming about, calm yourself down, we¡¯re here.¡± ¨C Fox is looking at me like I have no brain. It¡¯s true; we are already in front of headmaster¡¯s office. Good luck, Gin! *knock-knock* ¡°Come in, come in!¡± ¨C said the voice from inside happily. ¡°Sorry for interrupting.¡± ¨C It was Gin who entered the office first. Fox went after him like he can¡¯t wait for things to happen sooner. I myself am about to enter when I notice that dog is standing few meters away behind and staring into our direction with a strange grimace. ¡°What? You need to go to the toilet?¡± ¡°No! I just don¡¯t know if this is a smart idea, after all¡­¡± ¨C she said being all fidgety. I can¡¯t believe it. I seriously cannot believe it. She went with us from her school to the park, from that park to our world, and from there to our school, to now question everything?! In front of the final stop? Well, would you look at that, maybe she has some brain in that weird head of hers. *sigh* ¡°Look. This is your own way of handling things, right? What happens happens. Besides, I wouldn¡¯t be much surprised even if you turn everything to your own likings. You did that until now after all, right?¡± I don¡¯t know why, but I said something to encourage her. I guess I should do that from time to time. After all, she¡¯s sort of a dog, obviously. She needs to be trained. When she starts to act normal like that, I''ll say something nice to encourage that normal behavior! Yeah, that¡¯ll change that weird side of hers! ¡°Hmm, you¡¯re probably right¡­.¡± ¨C Muahahaha, now she¡¯s even more confused because I acted nicely! Good, good¡­ I hold the door while smiling. Finally, she enters the room and I follow her. Headmasters¡¯ office changes every week. It¡¯s a good strategy, actually. That way everyone who tries to remember schedule of things can simply forget it. It''s an enigma. Now, the office has comfortable atmosphere. When you enter, the headmasters¡¯ desk is on the right in the corner looking at the entrance. There¡¯s a small, round window on the wall right next to it. A small ray of light is pointing at the shelf that¡¯s to the desks¡¯ right. There are just a few books and the rest of it is some unrecognizable stuff. It¡¯s quite normal for our headmaster to own useless old things that might not even function anymore. In front of the desk are two smaller chairs. In the left front corner is an armchair, and in the right back corner, right next to the entrance, is a small pouf seating. That¡¯s also one weird thing. Every time I entered here, there were exactly that much sitting places as people that would come. It¡¯s like our coming here is predicted. I remember once coming into a mansion-like office! This office can change sizes as well. Compared to that time, this looks like a small wardrobe¡­ I don¡¯t understand why do they go through so much trouble though, it¡¯s just an office, it¡¯s not like there can be anything that much important. The only things that come to my mind are students'' documents. There are family backgrounds and description of every kind of a monster, so if someone wants to find out something about a certain kind of being, he can easily read it from those documents. But they are placed underground in a basement and have strict super visioning. And even if someone wants to find something out about other youkai, it can already be learned in classes. Man, so much cautiousness for nothing! When I entered, Gin was already sitting in an armchair, while Fox and Melissa were about to sit in front of the desk. I decided to stand and leaned on the wall. Should have brought myself some pop-corns¡­ ¡°Well, would you look at that? I haven¡¯t had myself a human sitting in my office for 498 years until now! And that¡¯s a long time, even for us!¡± ¨C Headmaster said with a smiley face. He is one really warm person. He actually looks like an old gentleman. White smooth face, shoulder length white hair and slender body. And he wasn''t kidding, he is quite old, even for his own kind. I suspect that he discovered something like Philosopher¡¯s stone that makes him immortal, but if I said that to someone, they would probably pronounce me mad. Either that or he has some really strong genes that came from the first Immortals. But we learned in History that they were long gone for some reason and no one remembers why exactly. There is small amount of information about them as well, so they are considered myth. It¡¯s something just a few is interested in studying. Even though for the most of the times he¡¯s nice and kind, everyone respects him and some even fear him. And after those two werewolves guys accident, I decided to keep a distance as well. ¡°Grandfather¡­¡± ¨C oh, yeah! He¡¯s also Gin¡¯s grandfather. That definitely proves my instincts to avoid any possible conflict with him. Blood is thicker than water, and I can only imagine what that grandfather of his is capable of. ¡°Now, now, Gin, have some patience, your grandfather will turn his attention to you soon enough, not to worry! I would really like to exchange some words with this young lady in front of me. Would anyone tell me what¡¯s her name?¡± Her name, what was it again¡­? ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right; we don¡¯t even know your name. We just kept calling you nicknames.¡± ¨C said Fox. ¡°Well, whichever it is, I think I will stick to Birdy, since you already have a nickname for me.¡± ¨C He said happily like we¡¯re normally introducing ourselves. Am I the only one who finds this matter rather serious? ¡°Melissa Waters.¡± Unexpectedly, it was Gin who answered. Everyone turned behind and looked in his direction. ¡°I had to look at your student ID when you passed out in the park. It was to look for your address.¡± ¡°Oh, I see. That makes sense.¡± ¨C said our new doggy while turning herself to face the headmaster again. No, it does NOT make any sense! It would have been enough to just look at the address, name is not that that important. Well, even if he looked for just in case, Gin would never, EVER, remember someone¡¯s name. Heck, it took him 10 years to remember mine! Fox was exception since they practically lived like brothers, spending every day together. ¡°I see¡­ well, nice to meet you, Melissa. My name is prof. Alister. I¡¯m glad that we speak the same language; that will be of much convenience for us!¡± ¨C Headmaster said like he¡¯s interviewing her. ¡°Now, tell me. Which one of these youngsters bit you?¡± ¡°How did you know?!¡± ¨C all three of us are somewhat shocked. We already knew he¡¯s capable of knowing a lot of things, but how did he know this one?? There¡¯s no way that dog is having an aura of a monster yet! Even though she¡¯s definitely one, I can tell¡­ If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°Unfortunately, it¡¯s not like I have that much knowledge about everything. It¡¯s just a common sense. Why would you other than that bring me a human here? Certainly not to have a bite myself! It¡¯s just a little strange that you didn¡¯t leave her with a memory loss and just report your case to us so we can supervise her ourselves. So, Melissa, which one did it?¡± ¡°I did.¡± ¨C Again was Gin the one who answered. That man is keep acting stranger and stranger. It¡¯s not like Gin is shy, so he doesn¡¯t talk much. He just doesn¡¯t bother himself with anything. Maybe he feels responsible for this one for once. Hmm¡­ ¡°Heavens, Gin! I haven¡¯t exchanged a word with this girl! I can¡¯t believe I¡¯m saying this, but could you just shut up and not answer to a couple of questions from now on?¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Melissa, dear¡­ How come you¡¯re here at the Rose Academy?¡± ¨C prof. Alister calms himself and kindly looks at Doggy. ¡°Oh, but how rude of me, I haven¡¯t offered anything to drink for you! Would you like to drink something?¡± ¨C he¡¯s already lifting his pot and about to pour something into a cup in front of her. ¡°Oh, thank you, I¡¯m not actual-ah! Cocoa! Well, since you already have one made, I¡¯d like to drink a cup, thank you!¡± ¨C Doggy is surprised by his trick. Little does she know that he was reading her in order to find out her likings and poof! By one of his multiple abilities, he made cocoa appear in the pot. ¡°Fox, the usual?¡± ¨C he asks Fox while pouring him black coffee from the same pot he poured cocoa into a Doggy¡¯s cup. ¡°Oh, you know me so well¡± ¨C Fox grins. I can¡¯t understand how could someone find something so bitter tasty. ¡°Tom, you still like milk-tea, I suppose.¡± ¨C Alister looks at me. ¡°I do, but I¡¯m not thirsty. Thank you, headmaster.¡± ¡°Gin, caramel milk for you?¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°Geez, no need to act like a child! Don¡¯t sulk because grandfather raised his voice a little, you¡¯re such a spoiled kid.¡± , he chuckles. It¡¯s amazing how he keeps teasing that Gin. Not many adults joke with him, that¡¯s how scary he can get. He once put his own older brother in hospital for two months. No one spoke about the incident, but Gin was never looked the same way by his family or society. His brother is no joke either and everyone knew that already, so when he got beaten up by Gin, they were all shocked. Strange thing is his brother didn¡¯t ask for a punishment for Gin. They just acted like nothing happened. In fact, it seems to me like their relationship between them got better since then. ¡°Wow! How did you do that? Would it work the same if I poured the drink?¡± Look at her. A child. That¡¯s what she is. A child impressed by a trick. ¡°It¡¯s easy! Our headmaster can manipulate atoms, so he¡¯s able to change the structure and combination of a thing to his likings. With infusing his own energy, he can transform everything he touches from one material into another. It¡¯s about rearranging protons, electrons and neutrons. In this case it¡¯s already liquid he¡¯s changing so it¡¯s is no big deal!¡± ¨C Fox explained. ¡°Hahaha! You like it? Well, unfortunately, it¡¯s something only I am capable of and it works solely by me¡­¡± Too late. Melissa is already pouring herself some cocoa. Next thing, she is pouring more caramel milk to Gin. I¡¯m so shocked that I¡¯m not even surprised by her anymore. ¡°Hmm¡­ interesting¡­¡±- headmaster finally becomes serious. ¡±Melissa, let me guess. You have your memories from the night Gin bit you, correct?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡±, she said while sipping her cocoa and looked at him across the edge of the cup. ¡°In that case, you definitely have something to do with our world. And that you could easily copy my abilities proved it. The most possible reason could be that one of your ancestors is monster by nature. We already had cases like that, where human child starts to change at a certain point or where they remain human for the rest of their life. However, we hadn¡¯t had a case in which that kind of child was bitten by a vampire. Therefore, we should keep an eye on you. We will see if you¡¯ll turn out to be another kind of monster, or if you¡¯ll become a vampire. There¡¯s small chance for it, but you can also keep being human. In this school, we also have a doctor who could look you up and probably diagnose your case and even predict results. Unfortunately, winter holidays started today and she left with a number of students for her field trip. She will meet you soon after that. Meanwhile, make yourself comfortable; try to make friends with other students. But! Not with vampire students. That means you will act like you never even met these three.¡± ¡°What?!¡± ¨C Fox finally stopped fantasizing about their little friendship. His ego was that much hurt from not being able to trick little Doggy with his personality that he probably started scheming something to get on her good side. Hehehe, what¡¯ll you do now, Fox? ¡°What about transfer papers, classes, room? What¡¯ll I tell, how did I end up here?¡± ¨C she loses no time with her questions again. ¡°We will send reassignment papers to your school, don¡¯t worry. You tell everyone for now that you have someone in your family that is a monster and that they wanted to have you here just in case. They wouldn¡¯t tell you what kind of monster that is so you yourself don¡¯t know what¡¯ll you turn out to be. I must warn you, humans are not welcome by all in this world. Just like monsters wouldn¡¯t be in yours. So prepare yourself to have some conflicts. Still, that doesn¡¯t allow you to make a mess in my school. After all, I demand harmony and respect for any kind of being; no matter of which kind.¡±, in that one moment he turns terrifying, and then all smiley again. ¡°We have divided classes in two halves. In first half, you are combined with all kind of monsters of your age, while in second half, you¡¯re together with just your own kind. With everyone you study History, Science, Languages, Physics and Math. When divided from each other, you study Biology, Social Skills, P.E. and the field your kind experts in. For example, mermaids have Music classes, while snow people have Ice-Sculpturing. There is also one more class that is secret to all the other species.¡± ¨C I decided to be kind once again and explain everything to her. Hmph! ¡°That¡¯s right. But you don¡¯t have to worry about it for now. You must be tired now, Melissa. You will find out everything about classes in time. I will have someone escort you in your room. Phelippe!¡± ¨C a small chameleon like creature appeared next to Headmaster. ¡°I¡¯m on my way. Follow me, Mrs. Melissa!¡± ¨C he said while opening the doors and waiting for Doggy to exit first. ¡°But, what about my clothes? I didn¡¯t bring anything with myself to change into¡­¡± ¨C Doggy looks confused again. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that, there will be a uniform waiting for you in your room. Afterwards, you¡¯ll be able to buy yourself some clothes. Now, off you go! There is a sleep to make up to.¡± he rushes her. Doggy left the room. Now we are faced with somewhat angered headmaster. ¡°What have you done, Gin.¡± 7. Punishment ***Gin*** How typical. With everyone else he plays a good old man. Now I¡¯m about to see Hell. ¡°What were you thinking? You know your position! What would you do if someone found out that the son of leading family of vampires bit underage human?¡± he strated his rampage while leaning back into his chair. Old man has troubled expression on his face. "Can''t say I was or wasn''t thinking. I simply wanted to taste her." Well, it¡¯s not like I¡¯m proud of my actions, really. I know that they were wrong and that it would cause uproar if anyone found out about Melissa. But I can¡¯t explain myself either. There is something magnetic about her. What¡¯s strange is that she¡¯s on surface ordinary. But deep inside her, I can tell there is something unworldly... And I plan to find out what that is. ¡°What are you going to do with Sarah?¡± ¨C Fox asked me with interest. ¡°Crap. I forgot about her.¡± ¡°How can you be so cruel? Who in his right mind forgets about his own fianc¨¦e?¡± ¨C Tom is really such fun to look at. His facial expressions are so pure and honest. I know he had a crush on her since grade 5. *sigh* Alister starts to massage his temples. ¡°There are so many things to cover-up¡­ Honestly, I never would have thought you would be the one who¡¯d get into this kind of mess.¡± ¡°That makes two of us.¡±, and I¡¯m not lying. This is our last year in school and I was reeeally looking forward to being an adult vampire. Since I¡¯m not into leading family and formal stuff, I would be able to travel and explore so much. And there are so many places I want to visit as well. In this world there are a lot of unanswered things and my plan is to discover the answers to them. Right now, Melissa Waters is among those things¡­ ¡°Do you think this is some kind of joke? There are more lives than just yours that will be influenced by your actions!¡± wow, he really does become redder when he¡¯s angry; I never noticed that until now¡­ ¡°Well, what¡¯s there to do now, we¡¯ll just continue to act like nothing happened. Melissa Waters is a new transfer student who we haven¡¯t met. Yet.¡±. I don¡¯t like how Fox acts¡­ he¡¯s definitely planning to get together with Melissa again. ¡°There is no ¡®yet¡¯, Fox. Stay away from Melissa Waters. At least until she meets other students and becomes friends with them. We shall just watch her behavior for now and plan our actions later. You three will go on winter vacations tomorrow and when you come back, act like you don¡¯t know her. Understand?¡± ¡°Yes, Headmaster.¡±, all three of us answered. ¡°Good. And now, Tom and Fox please leave me with my grandson. There are some things I need to ask him.¡±, old man pierces me with his gaze. Those eyes I inherited from him really do have significant power. I am almost unable to move. Almost. Fox stood up. ¡°We understand. Have a good evening, sir.¡±, he said while giving a little bow. He has always been the one with good manners. ¡°What? No! We still haven¡¯t got the answers to our own questions! He never answered anything! Why are you pulling me with you, Fox, I¡¯m not done here, you hear me?¡±, and Tom has been the passionate one. I actually feel a little sorry for him while he¡¯s being pushed by Fox toward the exit. Did you know this text is from a different site? Read the official version to support the creator. The doors slammed and I am left alone with my grandfather. Heavens help me. ¡°Listen, grandpapa¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you ¡®grandpapa¡¯ me. And don¡¯t look at me with those eyes, you hear me? There is a punishment awaiting you¡­¡±, while saying that his face becomes darker. Whole room changes its¡¯ appearance and I find myself hanging upside down. My legs are tied with a rope that comes from the sky. The room turned out to be a weird and spacious place. Sky is both where ground and sky should be and it¡¯s painted in orange. Clouds are red and are passing by fast. ¡°Considering you are my grandson, your punishment shall be harsh.¡±, he already disappeared somewhere and all I am left with is his voice echoing in my head. ¡°What?! But what about equality you always demand between your students?!¡±, while saying that my arms are being pulled down towards one of the clouds. A strange red rope stretches from it and ties my hands so I¡¯m being pulled from both sides. I¡¯m already used to the punishments by my dear grandfather since he¡¯s been the one who was actually raising me ever since I was a little kid. One thing I learned is that there is no end to his imagination. Well, there couldn¡¯t be an ending since he¡¯s using victims¡¯ imagination as well. Ability to change matter combined with ability to easily read people only makes things easier for him. You don¡¯t even know where does illusion and reality change its places. I¡¯ve been through so many levels of fear that I started to think of it as training. Putting me in this kind of position is too light for him. He¡¯s definitely planning something more. ¡°What next? Flying chainsaws? Or pulling out my limbs?¡±, I¡¯ve already been put through those kind of things so I¡¯m ready to prepare my mind if something similar awaits me. ¡°Fufufufufu¡­ my dear grandson¡­ who do you take me for?¡±, his voice is getting deeper. I knew it. That sadist is starting to enjoy himself¡­ Suddenly, ropes are starting to move and I realize something. Clouds from which ropes came from weren¡¯t ordinary clouds just like those ropes were no ropes. Ants. An army of red fire ants is moving toward me¡­ ¡°Solenopsis invicta. Aren¡¯t they cute? Just like that passionate color, their nature is the same. Firey¡­¡± As he speaks, my hands and feet are getting bitten by those nasty creatures. The pain is beginning to get unbearable; I start to tremble. They are getting under my sleeves and trousers and deeper into my clothes¡­ ¡°I will make them move slowly toward the center of your body until you are completely covered by them. Don¡¯t pass out on me ?!¡± If only I could pass out! That¡¯s also one of the tricks to escape from this unreal reality and he knows it. Small stings are keeping me awake. The itch is also getting stronger by a second and I don¡¯t know if it comes from biting or simply walking on me. This is really gross. I can feel them under my shirt walking on my back and biting me here and there. Just when I started to hope this will end soon and that this isn¡¯t as bad as I thought it would be, they start to crawl on my neck, across my throat an up my face toward my mouth and nose... I can¡¯t take it anymore. I scream out of resentment and despair¡­ 8. First Friend ***Melissa*** ¡°Here you go, Mrs. Melissa! This will be your room from now on!¡±, as he bows, Phellipe starts to vanish. ¡°Wait! I wanted to ask you something¡­¡±. Darn it, too late! I¡¯m already left alone in this wardrobe size room. Man! This room is really small. It has a desk right next to entrance, a bed across the entrance and a little closet next to it. That¡¯s it. I open the closet and a uniform awaits me in it. It¡¯s quite cute, actually! A mini-skirt with red Scottish print, white long-sleeve shirt, and a deep-grey colored jacket in which I found a bow that matches the skirt. I can¡¯t wait to try it! But first, I would really like to take a shower. This whole situation exhausted me. Accepting the fact that vampires exist was one thing. Then that the whole new world, similar to ours, full of monsters exists? That is something to process¡­ Finding out that I am also some kind of freak of nature wasn¡¯t easy¡­ God, I hope they have swimming pools here¡­ Even though they said to go to sleep, I really need to go to the bathroom. To bad that Phellipe guy already disappeared, now I have to find out its whereabouts myself. Exiting the room, group of loudly talking girls pass right next to me. They look just like all the most good-looking queen bees of cheerleaders in all schools would gather up in this specific group. Only in this group, they all have different kinds of horns on their heads and tails coming down from their skirts. Guess I really am in a Youkai world. ¡°Have you seen her face? It so annoys me! Why does she always have to act like she¡¯s sooo above us? Just because she has a few fans more than me doesn¡¯t mean she¡¯s better at her work.¡±, one of the reeeeeally good looking blonds said it with irritated voice while rolling her eyes. ¡°That is so true!¡± said the smaller blonde with the pony-tail in a high-pitch voice. ¡°You now, like, yesterday, I was talking to Joshua and she passed by us, and he was totally looking in her direction! And it¡¯s not like she was by herself, she already hade five boys following her!!¡± ¡°Well, now she saw what it feels like to be humiliated. *chuckles*¡± said the first girl and turned by the corner while the rest of the pack followed her. ¡°Excuse me! Could you tell me where the bathroom is?¡± I yelled to the last girl that was following them. She glanced at me and continued to walk. ¡°Down the hall.¡± just when I thought I¡¯ll be ignored, she surprisingly answered me. ¡°Thanks!¡± I hurry in the direction those girls came from. At the end of the hall, two doors are next to each other. On the left hangs the sign for females so I open them and enter in spacious bath-house. As I enter, a nice smelling aroma welcomes me. It¡¯s more like spa room decorated to look like spacious cave with couple of small pools which are filled with all kinds of colored water. On the walls are also built-in shower heads whose water stream can be adjusted. The whole place is filled with plants and smaller trees. Here and there are also places to sit, stone looking sofas, small benches built-in walls. This place looks like oasis! *sniffle* I have already taken off my clothes and was about to enter one pink watered pool when I heard someone crying. *sniffle* Hmm, it¡¯s not like I can easily ignore it. Instead of entering this one, I follow the sound of sniffling. Turning by the corner, I tumble into a crying pretty girl. Her hair is looong and pink colored. At the top of her head are black, swirled horns which go up in the air. She¡¯s sitting naked on the edge of the pool with her legs raised in a fetus position and her hands are covering her face so I can¡¯t see it. What I did notice was her black tail placed at the bottom of her back. She must be of same kind as those girls earlier. ¡°Umm, are you okay?¡± I ask while coming closer to her. She stops crying and quickly stands up. Daaamn! I have never, EVER seen such a beautiful girl in my whole life! And her figure! Those curves can¡¯t be real. Can they? What¡¯s up with this world, is everyone so damn hot?! Then I remember Phellipe¡­ ¡°What do you want? Who did I steal from you, huh?! Is it my fault men are throwing themselves on me?? So what if I decide to use that in my favor??!¡± beauty throws a rampage on me. Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. ¡°Well, I wouldn¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°And even if that is wrong, what is there for me to do? I don¡¯t enjoy that as much as it looks like I do! Can you even imagine what I went through for all these years??!¡± ¡°Okay, okay! Hold your horses now, will you! I have absolutely no idea who you are, and what in the world are you doing.¡± Talk about shock. I was prepared to be a shoulder to cry on and now I am faced with a verbal avalanche. ¡°You don¡¯t know who I am? Really? Are you sure?¡± she tilts her head and finally stops with an offensive attitude showing some signs of being a sane person. ¡°Well, you see, I am sort of a new student here, so¡­¡±, while I try to explain myself to her, beauty started walking towards me. For the whole time she keeps piercing me with her deep-purple eyes. ¡°A transfer student? Where do you come from? What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°Melissa Waters.¡±, she starts to be super close to me, so I fall few steps back. ¡°And, actually I am human; my family told me recently I have a youkai ancestor but they wouldn¡¯t tell me anything more about it; that¡¯s how I ended up here.¡±, I decide to spill it all out. ¡°Really? Hm, never met a human before¡­¡±, she said it absent mindedly while still looking at me and still getting closer. ¡°What¡¯s your name? And why were you crying back there, did those girls hurt you?¡± ¡°Lily Priti. And you can¡¯t actually say that they hurt me.¡±, she finally stops walking. ¡°They didn¡¯t do anything that hasn¡¯t already been done to me before. A bunch of amateurs; they thought couple of sex toys would injure me or even frighten me. I actually enjoyed some parts ?.¡± despise saying something so disturbing, Lily looked over her shoulder in the distance and smiled a bit. Then she lowered her head and hugged herself with her right arm, lifting her breasts that way¡­ ¡°What is hurting me is the fact I always end up alone. They always stick together end think of me as a necessary evil who takes over all male population. Just because I¡¯m better then all of them, I don¡¯t deserve to have friends? Such a bunch of meanies! Instead of getting some advices from me or having me as a rival, they decide to hate me and spread rumors about me. But!¡±, she suddenly jumps right in front of me. ¡°You don¡¯t seem like a bad person! Maybe I¡¯ll pick you out to be my friend! I don¡¯t get the feeling you¡¯ll feel inferior to me. After all, you weren¡¯t mesmerized by my beauty.¡± Lily grabs my hands and holds them in hers while staring with those amethyst eyes. ¡°Well, um, I¡­ I actually wouldn¡¯t agree with that. Umm¡­ I certainly can¡¯t ignore how beautiful you are, and¡­ ¡± woah, woah, woah! What is going on?! This is starting to hurt my private space, we¡¯re both completely naked! I definitely know I¡¯m not into girls, so why can¡¯t I just push her away? It¡¯s those eyes that are keeping me glued to her¡­ *chuckle* ¡±Well, for that I have to thank my nature. You see, I am considered to be appealing by both men and women. But this is the first time, I myself find a woman appealing.¡±, she leaned on me with her full body-weight pushing me on the wall with my back that way. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on anymore, but honestly? I don¡¯t really care either. As I close my eyes, I can feel Lily¡¯s lips kissing me and going down to my neck¡­ her hands are no longer holding mine. Before I notice, they slipped down my waist and lower towards my thighs. ¡­ ¡°Wa-wait!¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay! We need to get to now each other and after all, I want us to be as closer as possible¡­ ¡±, she smirks. This is not how I thought of making my first friend here¡­