You decide you need to follow your friend and look after her. Quietly you sneak through the halls and look out the grand and fancy windows. You see them walking down the stone path together and decide that it's safe to go out and follow them. You don't walk too close behind, just enough so you can see them. He points to the flowers and you see her smile, and they keep walking, right up to the tall dark iron gates, along the grass and through the trees, to the courtyard that had a tall standing statue in the middle of its grounds. You see them sit down on a bench and chat for a little.
A) Just what is he planning...?
B) What are his intentions?...
C) I hope my worry's for nothing...
Epiphany pats his head and he smiles, closing his eyes looking content. They were so happy looking that you couldn't help but utter an "aww". You saw Alex open his eyes and look your way. You shiver and quickly pull yourself away. He couldn't have possibly heard me, did he?! You questioned to yourself. You started to question Vampire abilities. Since you were too worried that he saw you, you went back into the Academy.
(If you read the chapter called, "Rosetta got you a bandage" read option A. If you read the chapter called, "Meeting Duke" read option B. If you read the chapter called "Persisting Rosetta" read option C. If you read the chapter called "Offering to Rosetta" read option D.)
A) As you were heading up to your health class, you accidentally bumped into a tall boy with silver hair. He wore a black choker, black pants, and a black blazer that had silver lining the edges of it, matching his hair. He wore a grey shirt and appeared to be bandaged up at his stomach, however you couldn't tell if it was just for design. As you bumped into him you heard a little shatter and he muttered,
"Dang it!" Your heart was beating fast, he defiantly looked like a vampire to you, and now you just broke something of his.
"I'm sorry!" You bowed your head apologizing, hoping he wouldn't kill you for your mistake. You watched as he picked up what appeared to be a watch, except it was now shattered. It was attached to his hip by a chain and he unhooked it and looked it over. Then his vibrant eyes slowly looked up to you. You shivered and felt like running for your life.
"It's alright..." He looked you over carefully and you swallowed. Suddenly a little smile appeared on his face, a fang visible to you which made you nervous.
"It belongs to my grandfather... I'll just have to return it to him. Heh." He laughed lightly and someone called him, "Duke, come on!" Giving you another quick glance he made his way down the stairs. You gulped and continued up.
"That was a close one..." You whispered and held your hand over your heart.
B) You started to head up the stairs to the second floor, where your health class was when you bumped into someone. You heard a *Crack! And when you looked down you saw a shattered watch. You widened your eyes as you recognized that watch. Suddenly you felt a heat wave come over you and you were terrified. It was that boy. The one who found you in the halls and bit you. You looked up at him and he looked down at you. The silver hair, black choker, sharp eyes and slender figure. You were frozen. You didn't know what to do. He looked down at his now shattered watch that was attached by a chain to his hip. You stayed silent. He picked up the small clock then looked at you again, this time into your eyes. You were so scared. Suddenly he opened his mouth, his fang appearing causing you to shiver with fear and he spoke up,
"Ohhh, I remember you. Back about a month ago." You swallowed and students walked past you two. "Yeah yeah, you're the girl who had the cut and Angelina-" He cut himself off with a chuckle. "She was so mad. Anyways, sorry about that. Didn't mean to give you a scare just now." He says and you can only utter a few stutters. "I... uh..." He observes you for a little before unhooking his watch from his hip and holds it up. "Don't worry about this. It's my grandfathers, I'll just return it to him. Okay? No hard feelings?" He questions. Your brain and thoughts are spinning. You were about to force an answer when so done called him.
"Hey, Duke, get over here!" Another guy called. "Kay, a second!" He shouted back then looked down at you one more time. "See ya later, Miss." And then he went down the black wooden stairs. Hopefully I won't see you again... You thought to yourself and quickly got out of there.
C) Your feet take light steps through the tall black halls as you walk back to your next class, health. You put your hand on the railing of the stairs and looked down as you went up them. Lost in thought, you were unaware of your surroundings and you suddenly bonked into a person.
"Ow!" You rubbed your head but quickly looked down when you heard a crack! It was a small clock. You looked at it for a second than looked up to the owner. A tall man in black and grey and silver. Black choker and silver hair something you mildly recognized. Oh wait... the man who brought me bandages when Rosetta bit me! You thought to yourself remembering.
"I'm sorry!" You bowed your head in apology. He was silent for a moment looking the watch over, then when his bright and vibrant eyes came to you to now look you over, you couldn't help but shiver.
"It's... alright. It wasn't mine anyways. It belongs to my grandfather. I'll just return it to him." He stated and unhooked the watch from his pants. You broke a sweat because you felt bad. He gave you a light smile. "Hey Duke, get over here!" Some of his friends called. Duke! That was his name! You mentally noted. He went down the stairs and you continued going up, stressed out from everything that's been happening lately.
D) It wasn't too close 'til classes started but you didn't have anything else to do, so you started going up the stairs. As you were walking up you suddenly you felt a hard wall stop you from going, except you knew right away that it wasn't a wall, but a person. Suddenly you heard a crack! Your eyes widened and you looked down and there was a tiny clock, a little bigger than a watch, shattered.
"I'm very sorry!" You looked up and stopped when you peered into the persons eyes, a student, a Vampier... You recognized him and you had a feeling that he recognized you too. It was that boy who was in the nurses office with you, except he was acting kinda strange. Silver hair, black choker, black pants and jacket, but the blazer had silver lining that matched with his hair, and he wore a grey shirt with silver whiteish bandaging across his stomach. You wondered if the bandages were actually for an injury or not.
"Heh..." He suddenly tilted one side of his mouth up, giving him a cool smile, yet it felt eerie as it exposed one of his fangs.
"It's alright, don't worry about it." He said and looked at his watch that was attached to his hip by a chain carefully.
"I..Uh-" You struggled to find words. He must of been acting strange at the nurses office because of your wound! Duh! You suddenly realized as you thought back to the memory.
"It belongs to my grandfather, he owns a few cool things like this... I'll just return it to him." He says calmly, looking at you with those almost yellowish dark brown eyes. You tried to find words but his friends suddenly called him over.
"Hey Duke! Over here! Come on!" They called. He looked at them for a moment then to you.
"See ya." He waved lightly and made his way down the dark stairs. You hurried to class.
For the last three periods you mildly thought about Epiphany and Alex, and this stranger Duke. However, all your work and Rosetta kept your mind off it for the most part. You'd have to see how things go after the weekend.
(Go to the chapter called 'Introducing Rosetta'.)