Jaimee
After taking Farah in the infirmary, we left since we still have a class to attend. Though Damon volunteered to stay with Farah in the infirmary, for he has no class.
While Diana, Lana, Matt and I are walking towards our classroom, I can't help but worry about Farah. Especially after what Vera did to her earlier.
"I hope she's alright." I said.
"Don't worry too much. The healer in the infirmary is a very nice lady. My dad knows her." Lana said.
"Yeah. A friend of the duke is guaranteed a nice person." Matt added.
"Besides, she's with Damon. He may look like or act like an ass sometimes, but he's a good person. He won't let anything happen to her." Diana said.
"I just hope that Vera won't do anything to-"
I was cut off when my shoulder collided with something hard. I looked up and Suddenly, I was staring at two deep pools of electric blue. Staring into it makes me feel weak and drawn at the same time.
"S-Sorry." I stuttered.
The guy was staring down on me, and then he grunted and left with his hands tucked inside his jeans pocket.
"First Vera, now him."
I heard Lana grumble.
"Why? Who is he?" Diana asked.
"That guy is Hades Beauford. The head council's youngest son. The school bad boy and Vera's alleged boyfriend." Lana explained.
Hades.
His name lived up to his look, dark and gloomy. His black disheveled hair and his black clothes made him look like a typical school bad boy.
"So, is he bad news too?" Diana asked again.
Lana shrugged.
"Hades don't usually mingle or interact much with people. But if any chance you piss him off, better hide because he will definitely whoop your ass." Matt answered.
"So, he's just like his girlfriend, abusive." I said.
"Well, unlike Vera who openly abuses human or have human blood slaves, Hades stay clear out of humans." Matt said.
I furrowed my eyebrows at Matt.
"But during freshman year, he had a human blood slave. Then that human just suddenly disappeared during sophomore year. Rumor circulated around that Hades killed the human girl when he drank her dry." Lana said.
"From then on, he never had any human blood slave or seen near any human." Matt added.
I shook my head.
"They're all the same." I hissed.
"Don't you have human blood slaves too?" Diana asked Lana and Matt.
"Hell no! Human blood is so fatty. Eww." Lana said with her nose scrunched up.
"My family's business sells blood wines and blood juices. Fifty percent blood substitute, twenty-five percent wine and twenty-five percent blood. That is for the adults. For the younger ones, the twenty-five percent wine is replaced with fruit juices." Matt answered.
"But where do you get the blood? You need humans for that." Diana inquired.
"We have human blood donors, which the company pay them everytime they donate. And if the blood supply didn't meet the required amount for the month's production, we have a wide array of animals." Matt answered.
Diana looked horrified upon the mention of animals. Maybe it's a shifter thing.
"Don't worry dear. All animals are alive and well. They are fed and taken care of." Matt added.
"Matty boy can further explain it to you. But for now, we have a class to go to." Lana said.
And with that said, we went towards our class.
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The day passed by like a blur. The nervous I felt earlier was replaced by excitement again. I just love learning and listening to every lesson. But not all teachers is friendly with humans. Racist much.
After our last class, Matt and Lana were called by one of the teachers. So while they are at a small meeting, I decided to check on Farah in the infirmary.
While I was walking through an empty hallway towards the infirmary, my head was suddenly wrapped in a sack, hands grabbed my arms, and I was pulled towards somewhere.
When we stopped, I was pushed on the ground, and when the sack was removed from my head, I realized that I was in the middle of forest. I stood up, and then several vampires stood around me.
"Who are you? What do you want from me?" I asked them, but they just snickered.
"What I want is to teach you a lesson."
I turned around to see who spoke. And I don't know why, but I'm not surprised to see Vera standing there with her arms crossed over her chest.
"So these are your b***h squad?" I asked.
Vera chuckled.
"You could say that." She said.
"So what now? You're going to beat me like what you did to Farah? Or are you going to feed from me?" I asked her.
"Mmmmm, kind of. Since we don't have any witness here." Vera paused.
"And feed from you? As if! You are not even sanitized yet to be a blood slave for me, the daughter of a councilman." Vera sneered, then she looked at her squad.
"See them?" She asked.
"Yeah of course. I have eyes. Duh." I said, rolling my eyes.
Vera growled and approached me like the predator that she is. When she's standing in front of me, she slapped me hard that I fell on the ground.
"How dare you talk back at me you filth!" Vera snarled then she turned to her squad again.
"These people will be your teachers." She paused and took a couple of steps back.
"And your lesson will start now." She added.
And just like that, her vampire squad began kicking my body. I cried when they hard and strong kicks hit my weak and vulnerable human body.
While I was beaten black and blue, I can hear Vera crackle like a witch.
All I can do is grit my teeth so no cry will escape my lips. All I did was glare Vera's way because I will not give this woman the satisfaction of seeing me cry.
When I feel like I can no longer take the pain, my body just shut down. I lost consciousness while they are still kicking me.
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I slowly gained consciousness when I felt like my body was being carried. When I opened my eyes, I'm in someone's arm and indeed being carried.
I looked up to see the same black hair and electric blue eyes.
Hades.
He carried me towards a small shed just outside the school, he then placed me down on a bench. Once I sat down, I winced when I felt tremendous amount of pain all over my body. Then I remembered how Vera and her b***h squad beat the crap out of me.
Hades took something inside the shed, and when he came back he sat beside me, and he inspect all the bruises, and cuts on my skin.
"What you did back in the cafeteria was pretty stupid." I heard him say.
"Excuse me?" I asked.
"Picking a fight with Vera is like signing your death certificate." He said.
He took some kind of ointment, and then he began applying it on my bruised skin and cuts. Instantly, all the bruises, and cuts disappeared. Like they were never there.
"It's gone. How?" I mumbled looking astonished at my clear skin.
I turned to Hades.
"Just some ointment from the infirmary." He answered.
"Why are you doing this? Why are you helping me? Aren't you with them? Vera's your girlfriend." I asked him.
Hades stopped and chuckled.
"Not everything you hear is true." He said then he stood up.
"Going against Vera is a very stupid thing to do human." He added then he turned around and began to walk away.
But after a few steps, he stopped. With his back on me, he spoke.
"Stupid, yet I am fascinated how you handled the attacks earlier. You did not cry or whimper. You really are something. I suggest you go now. The duchess is already looking for you. "
Then he left.
I stood up and noticed the ointment he used was on the bench. I took it and put it inside my bag which is still on me. Then I left the place to look for my friends.
When I got into the parking area, I was suddenly engulfed with tight hug from Lana.
"Oh my god! Where were you?! We were looking everywhere for you!" Lana exclaimed then she pulled away.
"Something came up, but it's all good. I'm sorry." I told her.
"Well whatever it was, I'm just glad you are alright. Diana and Damon already left. Matt already took Farah home." Lana said, and I gave her a small smile.
Lana sighed and smiled.
"Let's go home." Lana said and then she dragged me towards the car.
While on our way home, I couldn't help but wonder why would Hades Beauford help me? What happened after I fell unconscious?