Kin Slayer: Demented Origins

Chapter 1: Trial to a New Life

The constant ringing of an alarm blared through the room, only being met with grumbling, "Chase, hurry up! That's the sixth alarm in the last two hours," a voice complained, only to once again be met with groans. After a few more minutes of the alarm ringing, all that could be heard was the splashing of water and an almost girlish shriek.

"Ok ok, I'm up!!" The voice shouted as a messy blue haired boy popped out from under the blankets, his body visibly shivering, "Christ Jason, do you wanna mess up my hair?"

"Well if you didn't waste money on that fake dye, you wouldn't have to worry about that, would you?" Jason would argue with a large, almost dramatic sigh, "Why did you even buy that stuff. What sort of vampire has blue hair?"

"Well I thought it would look cooler than just wearing some generic costume and fake fangs," Chase answered as he changed out of his standard sleepwear into a tuxedo and dark black cloak with was blood red on the inside, "See? Much better than another Dracula" he insisted with a dramatic swish of his hair.

Jason just sighed, shaking his head as his lips contorted into a grin against his will. He changed into a costume of his own, a football outfit with a zombie mask, "Alright! Who's ready for Graham Stoker University's very first Twenty-Four Hour Halloween Party!"

"We are!" Chase cheered, seeming more cheerful now that he was fully awake. Now that they were dressed and ready to go, they rushed out of the dorm room, down several flights of stairs and out to the wide campus. Students in a variety of costumes wandered around, talking, watching movies in front of the statue in the courtyard's center "Have I ever expressed how badass it is that we go to a school completely dedicated to all things horror?"

"Only every day for the past year," Jason teased, jokingly punching his arm as they navigated through the crowd. It was almost like a maze of bodies. Navigation without hitting someone was nearly impossible. Still the two skillfully managed to dodge with the exception of one, a significantly older man in brown coat, a hat covering a sizeable portion of his upper head and an almost cartoonish handlebar mustache being his most defining feature, "W-Woah! Sorry old man! Are you ok?" 

Despite their concern, the man didn't budge. He was like a brick wall with the exception of the folder he dropped. Immediately, Chase dropped down to pick up the pictures, passing them to him. Upon doing so, his abnormalities became more apparent. His palms were rather hairy and his nails were sharpened, almost like claws, "Thank you, young man. Here I thought respect for one's elders was a dead art," the man praised, his gruff to contrasting his appearance which was at least somewhat sophisticated. He took the files and looked around, "I am still not familiar with the campus. Which way is the faculty office?"

"Huh? You're going the wrong way for that" Chase answered, pointing to a large building, "The faculty office is in the main building. Go up the stairs across from the entrance and it should be across from the library."

The older man seemed surprised but simply nodded and with a slight tip of the hat, made his way in that direction, "Who do you think that is, a new teacher? He sure does dress weird" Jason asked, scratching his head.

"A good question, for when we're not about to party our asses off" Chase answered as they proceeded over to another dorm building. Waiting for them outside was a girl, tinkering with her phone, constantly having to push up her glasses to keep them from slipping off her face. Unlike everyone else she wasn't wearing a costume, opting instead for a light blue tank top and work pants filled with a variety of tools. Chase felt his heartbeat race as he rushed to her like an excited puppy, leaving his friend in the dust, "Hey Sarah! Waiting for me, huh?"

"Of course! I'm not going to the party without you guys" She answered, grinning ear to ear "Ah, so that's why you took so long. Blue haired vampire is certainly an interesting choice."