Dark Night Academy {DISCONTINUED}

Chapter 5

"Come again?"

I repeated what I said. "I'm a vampire. Well actually fledgling." To my surprise he did not say 'Oh God, you freak get away from me!', instead he said, and I quote, 'Awesome! This isn't a trick, is it?' I shook my head.

"Let me see your fangs." I showed him my fangs. "You would'nt notice it until I told you," I continued,"But this Monday I got tracked down by a vampire. I thought they were suppose to come for you at your house, but now that I think about it, that's not what she did. So I have until Sunday to go- or... I die. The school's called Dark Night Academy. You know how vamps like the night time and stuff. I think it'll be exciting." He nodded.

"I guess it makes sense." He thought a moment. "Since you have to leave, could I, uh, get your number?"

"Sure! I mean- sure no problem." I wrote it down on a piece of paper.

Shyly he asked," Can I ask you a question about blood?"

I hesitated," I guess." I always felt uncomfortable talking about blood related subjects. But I never knew why.

He nodded. "Okay, do you drink blood?"

My first response was, "Uh ewe! No, we fledglings have this drink called Conga!, I call it Shake Shake!, that tastes like blood but it isn't. There are some of us out there who hunt animals and sometimes humans." He just listened,"Also, these arn't tattoos. They're the mark I was marked with. They're not suppose to be like this." He was still looking at me.

"He said,"How do you know what blood tastes like?"

I thought about it while staring at him. "I-don't actually know." It looked like he did'nt believe me.

He said, "Look if you did'nt want to tell me, all you had to say was you'd rather not talk about it." He gave me an irritated look. That was it, he'd crossed my line.

"No, you look! You're the one who asked me about my "blood-sucking", and I'm telling the freaking truth!" Surprisingly and thankfully  the movie was over. "I think I'll be walking myself home tonight." So, to prove my point, I stood up and walked away. The cold did'nt bother me. It should've. Besides it was icy, misty, creepy, and dark. Just like my soul felt right now. How could he be so mean?

Yet the cold felt comforting. Suddenly it seemed to take shape into a little girl- wait young woman. Boy, she was pretty. Her hair was waist length and looked blue. Her eyes- They were yellow though- that's weird. She also seemed to be hovering. "Hello Ashlee Emma-Rose Coulter. I am Amanda, former Head Mistress of Dark Night Academy." She walked towards me and continued talking."I have the power for singing, visions,fire, soul, and shape-shifting. This is going to sound strange but I'm going to possess you for a while. Your name will be Ashlee Shadows as mine was Amanda Shadows. Don't worry, no one will know. But, I was murdered,"she stopped in front of me."Be careful when you get to Dark Night, but I will guide you." And again, for the second time in less than a week, I passed out.

"Ashlee, are you okay?" Hm, that sounded like James... thought I'd ditched him.

"Honey, are you awake?" that sounded like mom. Sweet, fun, loving mom. I opened my eyes and said the first thing that came to my mind.

"I- feel- like- play-doh." I should've said poo. "What happened," I asked.

Mom answered me. "James found you on the sidewalk. You should be more careful, something could've happened. So you told James about your "little" vamp-fledgling secret, huh?" I nodded.

"I need to go to my room." I stood up and walked upstairs where my sis came out of nowhere and scared the bejeesus outta me.

"Really, you pass out on the sidewalk."

"Shut up Mandy," I retorted.

"Okay, okay. But you should get some sleep. Lates." I watched her go and closed the door behind me. I stared at my walls and had a sudden urge to call the school Dark Night, and, knew the number somehow.

"Hello?" Said a silky, female voice.

"Yes, um this is Ashlee Emma-Rose-" my stomach started to hurt,"-I mean Ashlee Shadows. I decided to come to Dark Night today."

"Oh," said the female, "Well then, my name is Fedora. I'm the Head Mistress of Dark Night Academy. Mrs.Meadows is like the assistant Head Mistress. I'll come pick you up at 7:00 P.M. of course. Don't worry, I know where you live."

"What do I need to bring?"

"Yourself, clothes, etc. No toothpaste or your bed stuff needed." I replied,"So you have Congas! there?"

"No, there's no need for that."

"O...kay." Hmm, why don't they need them? Oh, maybe they all ready have some, duh! "Okay, bye." She hung up. So, I packed clothes and a whole bunch of other stuff, including my favorite books and magazines. I looked at the clock-6:30-just thirty more minutes left. I went downstairs. "Mom, dad?"

"Yes," they both said.

"Um... I decided to go to Dark Night today. In like thirty minutes."

"How do they know you're coming,"my dad asked, while, looking at the door. I replied,"Well, I was staring at my walls an all-of-a-sudden I just knew the number."

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Mom worries way too much. Gosh!

"Yes, yes, yes. I'm sure. The Head Mistress is picking me up at 7." I thought some more,"Somehow she all ready knows where I live. Well, I have to go now and do whatnot." I walked back up the stairs looking at the clock again. Maybe a 5 minute nap could fit into this schedule. Maybe I should tell my parents about that lady, that weird lady." No, you must keep it to yourself, for now. I looked around bewildered. No one. I got up to the door which made my stomach hurt like crazy! So, I sat back down. It stopped. Good, you listen. Seriously where is that coming from? Then like I was going to, I took my five-minute nap.

It was like I was having a vision. There was a girl with jet black hair, blue eyes, and she looked mean. Menacing. There was another girl. White hair hazel eyes. She was screaming. "No, no!! Ivy, don't do it!"

"To bad to sad Amanda. Have to, my sister, Violet, has been waiting for second position. We never wanted you!" She smiled. "Now, all I have to do is get rid of you!" She took out a long, curved knife and stabbed it right through the girl's heart. Her eyes flickered.

 I woke up sweating and panting. It was 6:55. What a weird dream. I put on some skinny jeans, white shirt, black jacket, and some high tops. Downstairs I hugged my mom, dad, and sister. "Ya know, if you keep crying, you're gonna make me cry too,"I said choking back tears."See you in 5 years." I opened the door and standing outside was the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Her hair was at least to her thighs. It looked blue-green same with her eyes. Her skin was flawless, she was skinny but not to skinny. She was imperfectly perfect. I looked at her mark. She had ocean waves coming out from both sides of her face, some of it swirling down her neck and probably down her back. She had no star or crescent moon on her forehead.

"Ashlee?"

"Huh, what?"I said. (Dumbly.)

"I said are you ready?"

"Uh, sure." She turned to my family. "Hello. I'm the Head Mistress of Dark Night. I'll be taking Ashlee now, bye." And with that we left.

 It's been 30 minutes and, again, I've been coughing like crazy! "So-where is this school?"

"Not suppose to tell until you've, ya know, changed." I thought about telling her about my vision. Not now. Weird. "Here honey, drink this." Fedora offered me a drink that smelled like honey and tastes like something else. Something sweet.

"What is this?"

"It's tea. It'll help with your coughing."

"Oh. Okay then." So I took it and instantly passed out for the third time that week. Seriously?

When I woke up maybe eight and a half hours had passed. The first thing I was was a tall, very big, castle like building. Actually it was a castle maybe and it was gigantic. We were in front of a very big, black gate with the symbol on my forehead on it, in the middle.

"Where are we?" I already knew the answer to that though.

"Ashlee. Welcome to Dark Night."