I Wait For You (Its What I Do) •Xavier Thorpe•

Chapter One - Arrival

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As Sade walked through the doors of Nevermore with her father, she could only focus on one thing; the smell of blood.

Of course her father, Paolo, noticed her tense up and brought his big, rough hand down on her shoulder. "Luce del sole, remember what we practiced." The dark haired man smiled down at her.

"Papà, I know. I'm fine!" Sade shrugged off his hand as Principal Weems approached with a smile.

"Ah, don't be like this, mia ragazza!"

After a trip to Principal Weem's office and a visit to Sade's dorm, her father had to leave and she felt like sobbing. Boarding school was going to be hell, but it was the only option after her fangs came in not long after the school year started. Nevermore was two weeks in when Sade showed up, and she couldn't feel more out of place.

She was an Italian vampire. All these people were American. The outcast at a school for outcasts.

Principal Weems had told her to put on her uniform and she'd get a student to give Sade a tour. So, that's what Sade did. The uniform was bright purple and ill fitting. She already missed her maroon aura.

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"Sade, this is Rowan. He'll be giving you your tour today. I do hope you'll love it here." Weems gave her the same smile as before and left them outside her office.

The brown haired boy looked over at her and smiled. "As Weems said, I'm Rowan. How did you pronounce your name again?"

He was awfully nice, and very pretty. Sade thought he seemed suspicious, but she thought that of everyone at first.

"Say-d. Nice to meet you, ragazzo carino." She made sure to flash her fangs slightly and give him a flirty grin.

Rowan's face flushed and he adjusted his glasses.

"I have to say I wasn't expecting an Italian accent, but you're probably full of surprises." He grinned slightly. "Anyways, follow me."

Rowan took her around the whole school, without too many odd looks. She had arrived on a Sunday which was probably a good thing except for the fact she started classes tomorrow with practically no time to prepare.

They stopped at their final destination, the small docks by the big lake.

"Well, that's it." He smiled at her and glanced at his watch. "Any questions?"

"Does everyone normally wear their uniforms on weekends?" Sade was slightly appalled that she saw everyone wearing one.

Rowan laughed. "Um, no. Weems just wanted to make a good impression on you."

Sade rolled her eyes and sighed. Of course, but who even cares?

"So, now is usually when my friends and I meet up for lunch on weekends. You're welcome to come, but I understand if you'd rather unpack and relax." He seemed hopeful and despite Sade's adversity to food, she really didn't feel like being alone. Plus it gave her more of a chance to flirt with Rowan. She thought he was cute when he was flustered.

"Sure, tesoro. Do you guys go into Jericho for that?" Knowing the small town nearby was important for her escape plan, in better words, escape fantasy.

"Yeah, actually, we do. I'll text our group chat that you're coming with me." He pulled out his phone and Sade caught another grin of his. He couldn't seem to stop doing that. Grinning.

Rowan's blood smelled so sweet, and she'd rather have that for lunch than whatever was in town. Sade knew she could bite him in a way not to hurt him, just to get a taste, but she couldn't disappoint her father by running around biting whoever she wanted.