Glendale

Chapter One

*3 years earlier*

Harmony

I stood in the alley waiting for Ahmad and Emily. We normally met in the alley before sneaking down into the basement of an old building.  I see them walking over . "What's the  news? " I lean against the wall. "Ahmad did you bring the weed?" "Yeah, you want to go down?" "Yeah, I'll tell you then. " Emily shrugged and followed us down to the basement through the window.  Ahmad pulled out the blunt. Emily looked at me.  "News?" ,she asked.  Her platinum blonde hair swaying as she walked across the room to the couch. Ahmad lit the blunt and passed it to me first. I take a long drag. "Im moving. New house, new school , new, new,new.I take another drag before passing it to Emily.  "New friends? ", Emily asked. "Yeah, I guess." " My parents are getting me a phychiatrist." We're only moving a couple blocks away."  "So whar do you mean new school." "I'm going to boarding school. Glendale Academy. It's  supposed to be this school for kids who don't belong. " Ahmad puffed the blunt. "So when do you leave?" " A few weeks before Atchison. " "Umm, so basically you leave tomorrow. ",Emily said. "Yeah. Mom said I should say my goodbyes before heading home to pack. " Ahmad habded me a backpack that weighed about 40 pounds. "I  got you a little going  away present. " "Little?" "Well there's  only enough weed and cigarillos in there to last you a whole year." I hug Ahmad. "Awww. Thank you."  " Here." Emily handed me a large earring box. "Aww, Em you got me jewelry? " "No. I got you an I tunes card. I know how much you love music."  "Em, I dont have an iPhone. " "Yes, you do."  She pulled her gold and white iPhone 5s from her purse. "Em That's  your phone. I know. I kept all the pictures on it. It has all our memories on it. You know the password.  I thought you might want it. It's cool.  I just got a new one yesterday. " She holds up another phone with a lifeproof case.  "Emily, you really are my best friend. " I hug her.  Ahmad puts the backpack in a wagon.  I check the tine on my new phone. I was 10 minutes late. " I gotta go." I go through the door and not the window. Halfway down the street I turn and yell. " I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!" "LOVE YOU TOO!!!!", they yelled back.

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Parker

I sat up in my four poster and sketched in my notepad a picture of who I am. I cut the picture in half. The left side of my face was normal, and the left side was my true form. My shame, my vampire. I was a fairly strong one and I came here with my siblings.

I studied the drawing before deciding to draw two more pictures. I turn the page after signing my signature.  I sketch out a picture of me in human form. Dark hair, brown eyes, light tan. Then on the next page, my vampire form. Light brown hair with golden blonde highlights, bright hazel eyes, pale skin, and razor sharp fangs, and an expression that gave away the lust for blood. I'd been at Glendale long enough to learn how to control the thirst. After finishing up my sketches, I get up and walk around. I run into Alice. A girl from Timsdale. That was a very small town just outside of Glenn. Very small and full of the rich and royal.  The town that surrounds Glendale Academy. "Is it true Park? A girl joining the academy? " "Sorry, I didn't hear." "Hopefully, she'll be nice."  Honestly, I wasn't  listening.  I was too caught up in Alice's beauty. Her green eyes,even tan,long straight black hair. She was Asian American. It was 2010, and not many asian kids were found with strenghths. Most of them were simply masterminds. Alice was different.  She was a mastermind in the art of confusion. Unintentionally of course, but still. Now when I  say she was beautiful, I mean so beautiful that she is often mistaken for a Succubus, but she is not a Succubus because she is a vampire, like 85% of Glendale Academy.  "Tge should be ringing now, yes?" " Uhh, I guess Alice." Sure enough the bell for third period rang.  "Goodbye Parker. I must not be late." She hugs me before skipping off with her school bag. I rush back to room 406 to grab my bag and my books.

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Alice

The time has come for me to present my research paper on my vampire culture. Naturally,  i was the first one.  I present and as usual, I score very high. My father will except nothing more than a perfect score.  I sit down and glance at the desk in the back of the room. It was empty. I sigh and face forward. Timithy Delton was presenting his project when a student burst into the room.  Our teacher Mrs. Winston spoke.  " I am delighted that you decided to join Mr. Hardy." "So sorry Mrs. Winston. I won't be late for the rest of the week." It was Parker.  I smiled at him as he came in to take his seat in the back of the room. He smiled back.  Class progresses. *45 minutes later* The bell signaling lunch rings, and I pack up. Mrs. Winston is normally the first person out of the room. (This is not your traditional classroom. Or school ) Me and parker are the last ones out. In the hallway, he kissed me and students stop to swoon and "awww" and soe of them could quitw possibly have been diagusted, but we don't care. Oh! Yeah, he didn't  tell you? Parker is my boyfriend.

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