Vampire Goddesses

New Students

Lisa

"Lis, have some coffee first." Seige said as she handed me the coffee she was holding before she sat down next to me.

"Thank you."

"What does the doctor say?"

I took in a deep breath as my shoulder dropped. "Mom's condition is getting worse and the only way to get her better is a bone marrow transplant."

"Is there a donor?" She asked.

I shook my head in response. "I will try if we are compatible."

"Isn't it dangerous?" She asked with concern on her voice.

"I don't know, I have no other choice, if it comes out that we're compatible, I'll be her donor and all I need to think about is the money for her surgery."

"I'll help Lisa, I will participate in various contests here and will give you everything I can win." She said and wrapped her arm on my shoulder. I laughed softly for what she said, she really has huge amount of confidence in her.

"Are you sure you will win?" I teased and she just laugh softly but she suddenly became silent and seemed to remember something before looking straight at me.

"Lis, what if we fight underground? There's a lot of money there and if we're lucky enough, we can win."

"I don't have time for things like Seige, I need money in a good way." I said as I shook my head.

"Lis, will you still think about that? You need money as quickly as possible and that's not even illegal because we can win that money for dancing, not the other way around." She insisted and grabbed both of my shoulders and turned me to face her. "Whatever happens, after we raise enough money for Aunt's surgery, we'll stop and I promise I'll never go back to that place." She said seriously as she looked straight into my eyes.

I briefly stared at her face, deciphering if she was really serious about what she was saying. But I can see in her eyes the dedication. I can't deny that her plans will really help us, but I'm not sure if we have a chance to win.

"Lisa, think about your mom. " She added when I didn't respond immediately.

"Seige, I don't know, what if we didn't win? Especially, we are not known underground." I said still hesitant and lowered my head.

"It's not about how many fans we have, it's up to our moves if we will win or not, and I trust your dancing so I'm sure we have a great chance of winning, I can ask Koop and Lucy to help us."

I looked at her again when she mentioned our two high school band members. "Do you still have contact with them?"

"Of course!" She said enthusiastically and fished out her keypad phone in her pocket. But before she could call them, she paused and looked at me, as if she's waiting for my permission.

I let out a deep sigh before I nodded. She put her arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer to her before tapping her phone and attached it to her ear.

"Hello Koop? This is Seige, can we meet later? Take Lucy with you." She said without tearing her gaze off of me.

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"Lisa!" Seige shouted my name as she ran towards me. I lowered my head and stop walking because some students were looking at us, this girl have really loud ass! "I have spoken to Koop and Lucy and they said that they will help us." She said as she approached me.

"I'm having a second thought Seige, what if Dad will find out, for sure he'll get mad at me."

"Don't worry, he won't know that." She assures and wrapped her arm on my neck and tug me along as we head straight to our room.

When we got to the room, Seige and I sat down at the end of the classroom, not really ending because there's still another empty row behind us. And exactly after we sat down, the professor came in.

"I heard there are four new students today." Seige whispered. "And they're all women, it looks like we will be lucky this year Lis."

I secretly nudged her with my elbow for what she said and refrained myself from laughing. Seige can be really annoying sometimes when it's about girls. I lowered my head when the professor's eyes bore at us because of Seige's loud laugh. "Shut the f**k up Seige, the professor is looking at us." I rebuked her with a slap on her arm.

"Ok class, you have new blockmates for today, and I want you all to welcome them nicely. Girls please come in." The professor said, I looked up at the door and the smile made its way to my lips when I saw Anna, she's looking at us and waved her hand giddily. "Please introduce yourselves."

"Hi, I'm Jillian Kimmerson! I love chicken and dogs. Nice to meet you all." All of our classmates laughed at the way she introduced herself and some of them even whistled because of how pretty she is with her heart-shaped lips and beautiful smile.

Next is the tallest of them. "Hi block mates, I'm Charmaine Parkinson, but you can call me Char, Maine or whatever you want just don't dare to call me Chipmunk because of my cheeks and oh! I love food and if you have food then we're already friends." Once again our classmates laugh.

The way they introduce themselves is really amusing, they look like brats but it's contradictory on how they talk. Well, I wouldn't have say it this early because I really don't know them.

"Hi, hello. I'm Anna Mizaki and.." She paused, as if thinking of something else to say, before raising her finger like there's suddenly a bulb popped out above her head. "I love everything. Thank you." She added while giggling and we all laugh again. She waved to us again and we waved back, causing all our classmates to look at us, even the professor.

"I see, you know Ms.Wang and Ms.Malabon." The professor said.

"Yes Sir, they are my childhood friends." Anna replied, it starts a loud murmuring inside the classroom but Seige and I ignored them, surely they wonder how Anna became friends with a nerd like me and and a girl who seemed didn't care about the world other than dancing.

"That's good, now the last, please introduce yourself." The professor continued.

I turned to look at the last woman that our professor was referring to and my forehead furrowed when I saw her staring at me venomously. "Do you know her Lis?" Seige whispered, she also noticed the girl is looking at me.

"No." I answered but I still didn't take my eyes off of the woman with cat-like eyes until she was the first to look away and crossed her arms.

"I'm Jennie Kramer not related to team Kramer, just call me Jen and I don't like everything so don't bother to talk to me." She said seriously with her flat face, we were all surprised by what she said, even our professor left dumbfounded. She's really nowhere near how the other three introduce themselves. "That's all, can we take our sit?" The professor seems to snap out of his dazed and nod her head reluctantly.

"Whoa, that's so hot Lis." Seige whispered again.

Yes, that's hot, those cat-like eyes glaring at me sent shivers down my spine, and it's hot but the question is. What did I do to her? Why is she glaring at me? I haven't seen her nor know her, this is actually the first time that I see her, but why did I feel like I have seen her somewhere?

"Lisa!" I snapped my head on my side when someone called my name and gave me a big hug. "Oh my God! I didn't expect that we would be in the same class!"

"M-me too." I said and smiled at her slyly as all our classmates were looking at me, some were even shooting me some death glares.

"I'm also here Anna, just in case you didn't recognize me." Seige snorts and waved her hand mockingly.

Anna looked at her and smiled forcedly. "Of course Wang, I can still vividly remember that you killed my dog, so I will never forget your face." Anna teased and but there's a glint of annoyance on her voice.

"Up till this day you still cannot forgive me? I didn't mean to get rid of your dog's strap and that car ran into him!" Seige retorts, she's about to stand up but I quickly stop her by pulling her shirt.

"That's enough, we are still in class, continue your bickering after class." I rebuked them as I secretly glanced at Jennie who's still looking at me, but her gaze seemed to get worse than it was before.

Anna playfully rolled her eyes at Seige and took her seat beside the three new students like her, at the back. "Anna is still stupid." Seige whispered before settling down and looking ahead in front. I didn't answer her and listened to our professor instead when he started teaching.

After a few minutes, I suddenly felt uncomfortable in my seat because of the feeling of someone staring at me. I also don't know why, but when it comes to such a thing like that, I have a strong sense. Since I was still a kid and someone would stare at me, I could feel it right away because of how strong my senses are. Just like now, I knew someone was looking at me from the beginning but I didn't know who and what they needed from me.

A few moments later I remembered the new student with cat-like eyes. From the moment she entered the classroom she was looking at me. Is she also the one who's staring, almost making a hole in my back right now?

I quickly turned my head to where they were sitting, I first noticed Anna who also looked at me and waved her hand, I smiled at her before looking at Jennie and I ain't wrong when I saw her glaring at me, I could even see the edge of her lips curved uplift to form a smug smirk but I returned back my gaze at the front when the professor called me.

"Ms.Malabn, eyes on the front." The professor said, I lowered my head when I could feel all eyes were on me. I started to feel like I couldn't breathe and I was getting attacked with my anxiety, until I felt Seige's hand holding mine, I secretly turned my head to her, she's still looking ahead but the worry on her face is so visible.

"It's ok, I'm here. Don't panic." She whispered while rubbing the back of my palm soothingly. "Relax, no one's looking at you now." She added and took a quick glance at me.

"Thank you." I mumbled as I felt myself starting to relax a little bit. I didn't pay attention again to that pair of eyes staring at me, since I know who it was.

After our first subject I quickly stood up and Seige got surprised and looked up to me. "Where are you going?" She asked.

"I'm just going out for a while, I need some air." I said before starting to walk out of the room, I was planning to walk out the back door but I could pass Jennie's group who's still looking at me so even though I knew I would suffer, I'd still prefer to go in front where I could pass most of my classmates.

When I got out I immediately let out a deep sigh that I don't know I've been holding for too long and held tight on the railings. Seriously, why do I still have anxiety attacks? I thought I already surpassed this, but I guess, I still wasn't really used to getting looked at by many judgmental eyes.

"Are you okay?" I whipped my head on my side when someone spoke. The concern in her face is so visible that I wondered why she's so concerned, my forehead furrowed and trying to recognize if I knew the woman in front of me but I couldn't remember her. "Oh, how rude of me not to introduce myself first. I'm Asia, your classmate, I'm actually sitting in front, you're Lisa Malabon right?" She introduced herself and offered her hand.

"A-ah yeah, I'm Lisa." I said and reached for her and we shook hands.

"So are you okay Lisa?" She asked again as we parted our hands.

"Y-yes." I answered nervously because there is a feeling that someone is looking at me venomously so I glanced through the room and saw Jennie.

What's wrong with that girl??!

"You're pale, are you sure you're fine?"

"H-huh? Uhm yeah I'm fine. It's just that.. it's hot inside." I reasoned and returned my gaze to her.

She looked at me ludicrously and laughed softly. "As far as I know, it's winter, why are you so hot?" Suddenly, I felt ashamed of what she had said and for forgetting that it was winter now. What a lame excuse Lisa!

"I'm going to be honest, I have anxiety and I kind of felt it earlier when the professor called my name and all of our classmates looked at me." I admitted and smiled shyly while scratching my nape.

"Oh is that so? Why do you even look everywhere at class time tho?" She scold subtlety.

"I- I was j-just looking for my pen that fell off." I lied.

"Oh okay, I thought you were also looking at our new classmates." She said and I swore that I saw her sighed in relief. "Are you okay now? Let's go inside, It's time for our next professor to arrive." She smiled at me, I nodded with a wry smile and we both went back inside.

I could feel my classmates were looking at me but I forced myself not to pay any attention and went back to my seat while holding my breath.

"Wow, you got yourself a girlfriend? In a second f*****g day of class, Lisa." Seige whispered to me as I sat down next to her. I stared at her but she jolt her head in the front so I looked up and saw Asia looking at me, she smiled before turning away and talked to her friends. "I am really envious, first, the trio waved to you, and now a popular student spoke to you."

"H-ha? Popular?" I asked in surprise, releasing the breath that I've been holding for I don't know how long it was.

"You don't know her?" Seige asked in disbelief and I shook my head as an answer. "She's Aisha Tyler and also known as Asia, a daughter of one of the richest businessmen, they owned a lot of car rental place and I heard she's a brat."

"I-I should have avoided her from now on."

"What? Are you crazy? Why are you going to avoid her? Damn it, Lis, the blessings are voluntarily coming to your neck and you still dared to throw away the food?"

"Are you stupid? If we get closer, a lot of students will come to me, especially her suitors, you know how much I hate getting attention and I don't want people to come at me." I said defensively.

"You're right, after all, she surely has a lot of pursuers." She agreed while nodding her head. "But I just noticed.." She paused and scooted closer to me. "You've been attracting a lot of girls lately, do you see the new student behind? Just a little more gaze and you'll melt in your seat."

I laughed softly as I understood what Seige meant. "Leave her alone, she'll eventually be tired of looking at me." I said chuckling and sat straight when the professor arrived for our next subject.

"Just in case you'll need a back up with your girls, just call me. I will help you."

"f**k you!" I said giggling and I punched her on her side.

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After our morning class, Anna immediately approached us and invited us to have lunch with them, so it was the three students that Dad was referring to as Anna's friends who had come from Japan that night.

Seige and I refused because we needed to talk to Koop and Lucy about our plan to join the battle underground. We planned that we would meet up on the rooftop so no one would bother us.

When we arrived at the rooftop the two were already waiting for us with their lunch, Seige and I was packing our own lunch lately, especially that we are saving money for mom's medicine, sometimes I am ashamed of Seige and her parents for the amount they have helped us, but they keep saying that's how are true friends, helping each other. When Mom becomes ok, I will give back everything they helped us with. Even though they didn't ask for a replacement, I was still decisive in my plan to return the favor.

"So when do we start the practice?" Lucy asked while chewing her food.

"After I speak to Byulie, because she's the one who will register us, unfortunately she cannot join us." Seige told us melancholy.

"Let it go, you're also good at dancing, don't worry." Koop joked and Seige punched her in his shoulder but he just laughed at her.

"Just tell me so I can make time, you know I still have work after school." I chimed in and they all stopped from bickering and looked at me.

"Lis, if we win the first fight, you need to quit on your job." Seige said causing me to spit out the juice in my mouth. "Lisa you're so gross!" She complained but isn't it because of her that I spit out the juice in her food?!

"Are you dumb? It's just the first win and yet, you want me to quit my job? What if the second time, we don't win? Where can I get the money for my education and for my mom's medicine?!"

"Lis, once we won the first fight, that's already a big help, and all I'm trying to say is, if you continue your work, you might get sick because you'll combine study, practice and work." She scolds and smacks my head.

"I can do that! Don't you trust your best friend?"

"I have trust in you, it's just that you might have overworked yourself." She said while shaking her head.

I took a deep breath before I wrapped my arms on her waist. "Just relax, I can do it all for Mom." I told her with a smile.

She glanced at me before shaking her head again amusingly. "Alright, it's for Aunt." She said and removed my hand from her shoulder before continuing devouring her food.

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