Kashmir [BxB]

Chapter 3 - New boy

The sound of a car honking repeatedly outside our house alerted me to the arrival of Esme.

"Don't forget to ask Mr. Morgan about the essay!", mom shouted as I went out of the door.

"I won't! Bye!", I shouted back, before running down to the curb and entering Esme's black Toyota. It was an older car, the kind that still used CDs and the air condition smelled weird, but it was infinitely better than going by train.

"Morning, Esme.", I say as I sit down in the passenger seat.

"Dude, you smell like cum."

I can feel my body going taut as a bowstring, my eyes widening as I turn to her in panic. She slowly turns her head, tilting her head down so her hair falls around her face and she can see over the fashionable shades she's sporting.

Two seconds of seriousness later and she cracks a grin before full out laughing in my face.

"You have to stop falling for that, man. You're exposing yourself each and every time!", she laughed while I muttered and turned away to fasten my seatbelt.

"I don't know where you're at with the whole fledgling thing. Just you wait til I change, I'll get you back."

Esme hums as she starts driving towards Nate's house, our one other stop before school.

"Oh, speaking of! I think my fangs are about to come in! I've been feeling this dull pain in my gums, and I'm constantly itching to bite down on something. It's coming, I can feel it!"

I make my voice go to a high pitch before mockingly trying to imitate her: "'Yay! I can't wait to turn into a full-blown bloodsucker! Just munching on peoples necks, mm!'"

"You sure you wanna go down that route, Romeo? You might need me to 'bite' your neck soon enough.", she chuckles, wiggling her eyebrows before biting the air between our seats.

"Like I can't take care of myself.", I answered before making a brief pause and rubbing my face with both hands. "Mum got me a fucking relief package."

"Ha!", Esme almost shouts, laughing loudly in the cramped car. "Bitch, I told you, didn't I say you'd go for the toys before I ever went to a plasma bank?"

Plasma was the most common blood replacement, and all vampires had a monthly ration they could come and collect if they needed it. It wasn't all that bad, but not too good either. I'd heard it being described as the vampire version of a vegan diet, but I had no way of confirming that.

Most vamps preferred to feed on someone, but as the world slowly turned into a supernatural melting pot and their culture had to merge with so many other species, it wasn't too common today.

Also, not super sanitary or safe. Still, common between couples, or teenagers at parties, or the occasional lunatic who hunted people down on the streets.

"Who said I used the toys?", I retaliated.

"You, when you came in and were nervous you smelled like cum.", I felt my face heating up, crossing my arms over my chest and demonstratively sunk down in my seat.

"There he is, always early.", Esme noted as she took the last turn before slowing down in front of Nate's house. The brunette boy stood ready on the driveway, each hand grasping one of the straps on his backpack.

Nate opened the backseat door and got into the middle seat.

"Morning, guys. New sunglasses Esme?"

"Thought I'd spice it up. What do you think?"

They were too narrow and too weirdly shaped to fill any real function beyond looking good.

"Gorgeous, as always.", Nate answered, ever the charmer. He leaned forward so his head was between our seats before grabbing my shoulder.

"Hey man, you got your workout gear, right? I brought you the amino acid shake I've been trying out, if you want some?"

He reached into his bag and handed me a clear plastic bottle with a compartment that held some kind of powder.

"Yeah, thanks man. You just mix it with water, right?", I asked before subsequently putting it into my own bag. Nate hummed before leaving back and taking out his phone.

"There's this new werewolf dude, I think he's in Ravi's class. Kade? I've been getting his profile recommended on Instagram, you know him?"

"No, I can't say I do...", Esme said as she straightened her back and leaned forward in her seat to carefully maneuver the car into the school parking lot.

"A bunch of seniors from Ravi's class take science with us. If he takes science, we'll probably see him there."

"Yeah, maybe..."

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The bell rang and students filtered into the classroom, me, Esme and Nate making our way towards our usual seats in the middle left side of the room. Mr. Garcia entered with his signature stack of papers that barely stayed on top of his laptop in one hand, and a cup of tea in the other.

"Hello, class!"

Scattered but enthusiastic 'hellos' sounded back. Mr. Garcia was hard to dislike - a good teacher, firm but kind, and who took time to explain anything you didn't understand.

He put his things down on the desk in front before grabbing a pen and turning towards the whiteboard.

"Today is... October 2nd, and we will be starting on our walkthrough of the major humanoid species. If you failed last week's test on energy sources, I will be here after school to help you study and we'll work out a plan to get you a passing grade."

After writing down the bullet points on the board, he turned to the class.

"When I call your name, please answer with your predominant species. Alex."

"Elf."

"Eliza."

"Mere."

"Sebastian."

"Fairy."

The role call continued, everybody stating what they were. When Mr. Garcia called Nate's name, he answered with werewolf, for my name, I answered incubus and so on. Esme always cursed herself with having a last name beginning on V, always having to wait the longest for her name.

Until this time.

"Kade."

"Werewolf."

I turned towards the deep voice, the way it vibrated in his chest sending shivers down my spine. Sand-colored curls laid neatly on top of his head, clearly styled but still looking effortless.

Dark brown eyes that were framed by impossibly long, dark eyelashes that threw shadows down on his chiseled cheekbones. Smooth skin held taught over a defined jawline, and puffy brown and rose-colored lips.

Kade was sat at the back of the class, body pulled taught as if he had a gun pointed at him if he slumped even for a minute. A neat t-shirt showed off his thick, defined muscles, not to forget the developed chest. I could bury myself between his pecks and die happily.

Damn, Ravi was right about the new boy.

Kash has spotted his target - lovely werewolf Kade! What do you think of him, and is Kash being a bad, bad boy fantasying about him in class? Have you ever met someone that knocked you off your feet the way Kade did Kash? Let me know in the comments, and don't forget to vote!

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