MU With a ZING!

Chapter 04 - The First Day of SCARING and Chatting with the Dean

It was barely even light outside when Marian heard the strangest noise that she ever did hear. A man's voice shrieking at the top of his lungs and with such a ruckus in the background with what sounded like someone strangling a cat. What in all of Transylvania is that?! The blaring noise seemed to grow louder and more annoying, even when she tried to squishing the pillow against her ears. It didn't dampen that horrifying shrieking, just barely muffled to some degree! The vampire thought her brain was ready to implode from the obnoxious racket if not for the timely intervention from her dorm buddy.

She could make out Leda getting up, groaning loudly before her scaly arm peeked out from under the seafoam cover and went to push down on the device, making that god-awful nuisance stop in a heartbeat's notice. When it became quiet again, much to everyone's relief in the room, Marian pulled her head out and saw Leda doing the same but seeing the Gor-Lamia's hair all over the place like some bird's nest, even her snakes peeking from the wild brush when they got up, coming around and looking just as sleepy as she did.

Leda cranked her neck from side to side, hearing the small bones shift under the pressure before the monster got up and headed for the bathroom by her side, muttering, "Nothing like some good ol' Oozie Oxbourne in the morning to get you to start your day!" She was humming the song to herself while the vampire said nothing, though shook her head in the process. It seem clear now who set the alarm but still, a little heads up would have been nice especially with her sensitive ears still ringing from earlier. Marian was rubbing the sleep out of her eyes yet thinking how today was the start of the their first semester and all thoughts of going back to lala land flew right out the window.

But really, she grouse inside her own head, did Leda have to set it to six in the morning? Class didn't start until eight, so why did put it two hours ahead? The answer to this came out about half an hour later: Leda's wild unruly mane now tamed back to its normal straight-laced locks, seeing that she also had taken the liberty to shower before walking towards the dresser where she kept her things. She chose to go with a neon green tank top and a pair of shorts before she shifted her legs to the other form, taking Marian's advice to try to keep the transformation in one without letting herself get worked up.

Leda quickly apologized to the vampire for not realizing it would disturb her roommate when she set the alarm. She was an early riser and figure could use the facility to freshen up, and with another hour to spare, allow Marian to sleep but then also do the same herself. The vampire consider this thinking that was a smart idea but had one thing to say on it.

"Just give me a heads up next time, or at least maybe put it on a different station. I mean, I could've sworn I heard my Uncle Frank singing right there. Believe me, it is enough to even wake the zombies from their dead-like state." She was busy checking on her familiars as Bach and Grieg had fallen off their post and been flying around in a panic, both of them having bopped against the wall and each other before the room was silent. Leda could understand the reason given their super sensitive hearing, knowing while the noise wasn't as loud as one expected, to a vampire/bat, it probably sounded like an aerial bomb going off with them so close to the vicinity. She shot another sheepish look at them, seeing the vampire and her familiars were not too happy by that early wake up call.

"Oh right, sorry, you guys. I'll lower the volume so you don't have to go through that again." She saw two of the three bats glaring daggers at her while Chai whose first reaction was to zip underneath the covers and huddle close to Marian; the tiny bat had refused to budge until the vampire herself took him in her hands, stroking his quivering body until he stop shaking. Marian knew her intentions weren't mean and wasn't going to hold it over the Gor-Lamia, for now.