The White Rose Association

A Kiss [I]

I stared at the rose shocked; a white rose was the symbol of the Association. It was the symbol that represented Anna Falcon and her hunters, when a vampire hunter kills a vampire by tradition we would leave a white rose in the ashes of the vampire but now what vampires were doing in a way of mocking us they would kill us and turn the white rose into red with our blood. I felt my heartbeat increase as Ryder closed the distance between us; I met his eyes as our faces were inches apart.

"Are you scared?" Ryder asked me in a husky tone.

I smiled as I saw that white rose he had me just where he wanted me to be or so he thought.

"Why would I? It's a lovely rose but I prefer to receive my favorite flower not inside the janitor's closet but it is the intention what counts." I said as I grabbed the rose but Ryder didn't let go.

"You think I brought you here to give you this rose?" Ryder said as his breath fanned my cheeks.

I nodded.

"Yes, but it is odd that you brought me into the janitor's closet to give me this rose or are you scared that people might know that the school's bad boy has a soft side and is crushing on me like you would say?" I said with a smirk.

"Do you really think that?" Ryder asked with a scoff.

"Yes, I do. What other reasonable explanation could there be?" I said as I shrugged.

"This has nothing to do with me wanting to give you this! Well sorry to crush your dreams but I can see through your little act. It's a huge coincidence that Naomi got sick by the overdoses of vervain which was in the food you gave away, also the fact that we found out that the Association was going to send a British hunter after the Prince and days after that you showed up." Ryder said as he met my gaze.

I gave a small sight.

"Anything you have to say in your favor?" Ryder asked me with a triumphant smile.

"Yes, only that you should check a doctor, a psychiatrist probably." I said as I patted his shoulder and tried to walk away.

"Where do you think that you are going?" Ryder asked me as he grabbed my waist and pulled me towards him.

"To class, I'm already late." I said trying to ignore how I was blushing under his gaze.

Ryder was about to tell me something when my phone rang.

"Hello?" I said as I picked up.

"Little one, it's good to hear your voice." A male voice said from the other side of the line.

"Antonio?" I said as I felt my heart do a little emotional flip.

"Yes, it's me little one." Antonio said in his thick Spanish accent.

"Are you alright? You had me dead worried, how is your sister? Is everything fine now?" I said dropping a question after another one.

I notice Ryder who was staring at me strangely.

"If you excuse me I have to talk alone with him." I told Ryder as I pushed him away.

"Is he your boyfriend?" He asked me curiously.

"You could call him that." I said as I got out ignoring his gaze.

Antonio told me that they were alright, the attacks had been controlled and the vampires were no longer attacking the Academies. Before he hung up Antonio told me that I was soon going to receive a great surprise. I had missed my first class that was Calculus, as I walked to my English class I bumped into Ric.