dawn eclipse: a blood oath

2. hello, dohoon

belle's pov

"that's actually why i'm extremely excited to transfer here! there are no vampires in this school!" i said to the guy after i said i hate the vampires.

he shows an awkward smile, "y-yeah, you're right."

i nod, beaming to him. "so, i won't get mistaken for a vampire either! i'm really happy!!!"

"you must've had a rough time." he said. heh, he didn't know how long i'd suffered.

"ergh, there's no way i can put that into words." my hand bawled into a fist, "i was mistaken for a vampire countless times... it's all because of those stupid vampires!"

i huff, "my parents told me that befote i was born vampires were just mythical creatures that only existed in novels. i don't know why things changed."

the atmosphere is suddenly tense and i see the guy look down, he seems serious though. so, i try to cheer the atmosphere up.

"oh, right! you said you came to look for your book, right?" i suddenly remember the purpose of him coming here. "huh?"

"where'd you put it? i'll get it for you!" before waiting for his response, i started scanning the room to look for the book, soon seeing an old book on the floor.

"oh, it's fine. i can get it my-"

"is this it? wow, this looks ancient." i cut his words and spoke in awe.

"yeah... i have a thing for old books." he smiles, rubbing the back part of his neck.

"oh, i see! is that why you entered oxylume academy?" i ask. "our school is known for housing a whole bunch of old books!"

he smiles although he looks unsure, "huh? oh, y-yeah..."

oh, finally i've found a person that has the same hobby as mine.

"my hobby's also reading. i didn't have that many friends in school, so all i did was read."

the only friend i ever had was leo, to be exact.

"anyway, i've never seen someone actually read books like this one. people don't read much in general these days. what's this book about?" i ask.

he said, "what? uhm... just... some old stories..."

"is that so? i should have a read of it later on." i observe the book, running my fingers on it.

"oh! um... i'm sorry." i said.

he looks confused, "sorry? about what?"

"i kept you for too long, didn't i? guess i got too excited... it's been so long since someone talked to me like i'm a normal person."

"don't worry about it. i enjoyed talking to you." he shrugs and smiles.

okay now hear me out... his smile is attractive, i can't lie. my face turns red like a tomato.

"here's your book." i said, giving him.

he takes the book from my hand, "thanks, i'll get going then."

"huh? o-okay, bye." i wave at him before he closes the door behind him with a thud.

ah! i should've gotten his name... asked to meet again sometime. it was my chance to make a friend. i messed up again.

suddenly, the door creaks open again and he steps back inside.

"hey, i forgot to ask. what's your name?" he asks with his soft voice.

i feel flustered, "m-me?! my name you ask?! it's belle! i'm belle!" girl, calm yourself down gosh... you're embarrassing yourself.

"belle? what a pretty name..." he said and the atmosphere become awkward. i fidget my fingers on my uniform, don't know what to do.

he suddenly said, "don't you wanna know my name?"

i was taken aback and i shook my head, "huh?! n-no, of course i do! i wanna know! what's your name?!"

he let out a chuckle. "now you ask. still, i'll tell you."

"my name's dohoon." dohoon? what a pretty name as well.

"i'm in the 12th grade of oxylume academy. let's be friends." he said, smiling.

"s-sure, i'd like that."

he waves to me, "i'll see you around. bye, then."

he closes the door behind and soon disappear from my sight.

"bye, dohoon..."

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dohoon's pov

"dohoon!" i heard someone called my name as i walk on the corridor, full of other students.

i turn around to see the person, "oh, eunseok."

eunseok smiles, "there you were! i was looking for you. we were about to head out without you."

"sorry. i was talking to the new student." i explained.

suddenly, jihoon appears out of nowhere beside eunseok, his eyes beaming.

"a new student?! i heard the news one just transferred!! a girl, right?"

i nod, "yeah. she's in the old dormitory where we used to hang out."

they both raise their voice in unison, "what?!"

"that old storage room? it'll be uncomfortable..." eunseok said in worried tone.

jihoon nods, "man... i like that place. it was in the corner where the sun didn't shine in. i guess we can't go there now."

i laugh, "well... maybe we can, if we become friends with her. you're great at making friends, jihoon."

suddenly, a voice rings in my head. of course, we have telepathy powers.

"what do you mean become friends with human?"

i look around to see sungchan and shinyu approaching.

i sigh, "sungchan. i told her my name, and asked to become friends. her name's belle."

shinyu then looks at me, his face is serious. "sungchan's right, dohoon. we shouldn't hang out with other kids."

"exactly. we don't need to, in the first place." sungchan said.

"sungchan, i know what you're worried about. but... there's something different about her. something... similar to us, yet not exactly the same."

jihoon chimes in, "is she one of us?"

"then how did she enter our school?" eunseok added.

"there's no more 'one of us.' we're the only ones." sungchan denied.

"yeah, she's not one of us... but she is different." i sigh, remembering back our first meet.

"i feel drawn to her for some reason..."

jeez, i made a wrong statement. now, jihoon would tease me about this all day. as i expected, he speaks with high tone.

"what? dohoon! did you fall for her?"

sungchan denied it once again as always, "we don't have emotions like that. and we should't. there's no point in befriending a human."

he grits his teeth, "humans are..."

shinyu also nods, agree with sungchan. "i agree. hanging out with us will bring her nothing but trouble."

i sigh and look down before stopping our telepathy. sungchan then talks with a quite loud voice.

"anyway, all of you... stay away from the new girl."