The One Mistake

Valentines Academy

CHAPTER 2

When I woke up I was getting yelled at by the cranky old bus driver.

"Get off we're in Valentine." Oh yeah Valentines Academy is in a town named Valentine.

I groggily got up and picked up my one bag. My stuff came to my dorm at the school before hand. I started going down the bus stairs when the cold air hit me. It was March and it was still freezing here. I was not going to last.

When I pasted by the buses mirror I saw my reflection. God I looked terrible. My usually perfect blond hair was in tangles and my gray-blue eyes who now looks a deep shade of gray had bags under them.

Yay my first day at my new school and I looked like a hobo off Main Street. Just fabulous.

Please excuse my sarcasm. You'll get use to it I promise.

There was only one person left at the bus station. He looked in his mid-thirties. He was hot... for an old guy. He had jet black hair that was cut short to expose his green orbs some call eyes. He was muscular. Probably an athletic in the past. When he saw me he smirked I didn't care I was checking out the rest of him. He was wearing a plaid shirt and jeans looking a bit like a wood cutter guy. Hey I'm from the city ok?

"Are you done now? Cause I got to get you back to school." I broke my stare off his body and looked him in the eyes. I nodded.

"Good, now let's get going. Im Mr. Grander. Im the Head Master of Valentine Academy." Oh so he was the Head Master.

"Ok let's go and get this over with." I replied acting like I was being sarcastic but I was dead serious.

He chuckled. "Good you have a since of humor most kids your age don't talk to the Head Master like that. I think they are afraid ill kick them out of school."

I raised my eyebrow. "Dammit I was planning on annoying you till you kick me out and I can go home where my real life is."

"Jay this is your home and life are now." Is expression turned dark. It was almost scary.

I nodded. "Yes sir I was only trying to be sarcastic not rude in anyway."

"Ok now that we got matters cleared lets go." He opened the door to a sleek red 1982s Mustang. I didn't realize we were walking while talking. I got in the car. He went around and got in himself, starting the car and driving off he said something.

"What did you say I don't think I heard you?" I asked.

"I said you will fit into the school in no time." I nodded. "I could get my son Greg to show you around. He is your age and he looks just like me but of course younger and better looking." Was he trying to set me up with his son?

"Don't take this the wrong way but I don't date anymore." I said. When he looked at me I didn't look back. I stared down at my curdled up hands.

"Anymore? What happen?" When I didn't say anything he did. "Oh a heartbreak. I know how that feels."

I could stand it. "No I don't think you do know what it's like losing someone you love." Who was he? Why the fuck was he acting like my dad I haven't even known him for 20 minutes.

"Why of course I do. I've been alive for 3,492 years. I've losted a lot of love ones." Wait did he say 3,492 years?!?!?

"Wow your old." Changing the subject.

He laughed and stopped talking about my love life and age. He told me all about Valentines Academy. All the rules. The daily classes of be taking. How classes were at night and not during the day. Ok before you start thinking it's because of us burning in the sun that's not the case. We can be in the sun light it just gives us a headache that's all.

He even told me about clubs I could take. Book club. I was going to sign up for that one.

When the school came into view I almost fainted. It was a Castle on a river. Who did the mortals not notice this? There was series glamor on it.

I got out of the car and got my back strapped to my back. Kids wait scratch that teenagers were all over the lawn. On blankets they were talking or playing a game. Some guys threw a football around. When I got out of the car a few heads came my way. No wait all the heads came my way. They were just staring at me like I was a different species.

I tried to ignore them and looked at the castle I would be living in. Remember when I said I almost fainted. Well I did black out which is kind of the same, right then but not because of the castle but because some idiot hit me in the head with a football. All I could hear was running foot steps and laughing before everything went black.