Light in the Dark (Young Dracula) 3

Ch. 1: Hide N' Seek

*************Some "Spice" in this one*

The Count and Vlad fled Stokley to avoid Ingrid's reign of terror. They bought a school called Garside Grange Day Academy and they live in the attic of it. None of the students or staff know that they live there. But they do know that the Count owns the school.

Ingrid's reign was unsuccessful and she is currently on the run, being chased by slayers day and night.

Vlad attends classes at Garside but with his status as Chosen One the path to his transformation has accelerated and although he has only just turned fifteen, his thirst for blood is strong. He already sleeps in a coffin, though that is more his father's choice. But, until he turns sixteen he continues to try to live as a human and find a way to cure himself.

As Vlad came downstairs into the school he was overwhelmed by the many different scents of humans that surrounded him. His eyes turned black so he shut them tightly to try and regain control. The sounds of heartbeats rang through his ears and made it hard for him to concentrate. They were deafening and pushed for his urges to let loose. "Hey Vlad." He heard among the deafening noise and opened his eyes to see Anna standing in front of him with a smile. All the noise and the scents seemed to go away and he smiled in relief. "You okay?" She asked. He nodded. 

"Yeah. Promise." He said. 

"You know I don't take promises lightly, so you better be telling the truth." She said and he nodded without replying. She took his hand in hers and they began to walk. "Come on, let's go before McCauley catches us." She said. Ms. McCauley was the school's head teacher. Students hated getting caught by her because she would always try to psycho-analyze them.

After classes were over Anna and Vlad went upstairs to the attic to do homework together. They always work together because Vlad still needs help with the curriculum and it gives them time together. They sat together on the floor with their work laid out in front of them on the table. Anna was helping him with English but his mind seemed to be elsewhere. She could see from her peripherals that he was looking very intently at her. When she turned to him he looked away and shut his eyes tight. For a split second she could see that his eyes had turned black. "What's wrong?" She asked. 

"Just.. give me a minute." He said in a strained voice. 

"Is it another urge?" She asked. 

"Yeah." He replied, still concentrating on controlling himself. 

"Is it bad?" She asked. 

"Yeah... I hear your pulse, so loud like it's pounding in my head." He replied. She thought for a moment. She wanted to comfort him but wasn't sure of how to approach it. She knew now that he had been looking at her neck. His urges forced him to stare at her jugular. He could see it pulsing from under her skin. She reached out and placed her hand on his arm. He immediately pulled away. "No. Stay back." He wanted her. 

"You won't hurt me. Your fangs haven't even come in yet." She tried to console him. 

"But my urges are real. Your neck.. I can't keep away from it." He replied. His head throbbed to the beat of her pulse, almost driving him mad. There's was silence for a few moments before Anna spoke up. 

"Then don't." She said. This confused Vlad so much that he opened his eyes and looked to her.

 "What?" He asked as if he misheard.