Chapter Five
The Assembly Includes An Announcement
". . . .I swear! True story" Colette exclaimed pulling me out of my bored day dreaming state. We're all sitting in our form room waiting for Miss Delt to appear and take us to this whole Assembly at Six
"I don't believe it" Anthony said shaking his head as he leans back on his chair to our desk, then he turns to me "Do you believe that Lailah?"
I gave him a bored expression "I wasn't listening"
"Seriously?" Colette said making an annoyed face
"Was I supposed too?" I asked
"Um yeah kind of" Colette frowned
I shrugged "Sorry . . ."
Miss Delt then walked in holding a folder and papers
"Good Evening class" She said making her presence clear before sitting down at her desk to take the register
After that Miss Delt checked our appearance, even though everyone's turned into home clothes and out of the uniform we still had to be looking smart. I was wearing a baggy black shirt that said "You don't have to like me" in a curly White font, tucked into some high wasted White shorts. It was too cold outside to go bare so I had black netting tights (although they don't really hold in any warmth). And on my feet I wore bright red Converses just because I'm in a vampire school and um... Vampires like blood and the colour of blood is red.... So that means.... Ok there is no logic to that what I'm saying. I just like converses ok!
Anyway she approved of everyone's look and then led us out of the form room.
Colette and Anthony chatted as I spent my time looking around. I don't know what it is about this school but in confuses me but draws me in at the same time; I'd just really like to know the history behind it.
We found William and Davie, standing with their form by some huge tall doors.
Miss Delt lined us up next to them as we all are waiting to enter the Assembly.
We all started chatting and talking about the few hours we hadn't spent in each other's company.
"Class in we go" William and Davies teacher called them in, soon followed by us behind them
The Assembly is in the grand hall at the back of the school building, that I had never been in before, but it was huge and I have to admit the gold and red decor is really pretty.
We sit in our form groups, so we get separated from William and Davie, and I sat In the middle of Anthony and Colette. Our year was in first so we all watched as the year above us came in, they looked kind of at ease here and didn't have the same petrified as most of us.
We watched on stage as a familiar face trotted on stage and running to the mic
"Please can all students turn of any mobile device they may have on them" Mr Lough announced holding the mic firmly in both hands instead of using the stand because I think he was maybe a little too short for it "and we all expect full respect to your head mistress Miss Piersay"
Mr Lough handed the mic to Miss Piersay who had had moved onto the small stage with her usual grace
"Good evening to all students, and welcome back to another year at De Lutha Academy and a first year for you younger ones, at our school together" She smiled, I narrowed my eyes at her saying 'younger ones' I am not young! I'm even seventeen in two weeks so....
Anthony then gave me a look.
"What?" I whispered, loosing track of what Miss Piersay was saying
Anthony leaned back on his chair and causally rests his arm round the top of my chair back to reach forward and whisper in my ear
"You look like you're about to tear someone's head of"
While Miss Piersay is still taking"... But realy this isn't just my school, it's not the just teacher's school or just your school. It's our school...."
I turned to Anthony who's looking at me with a mischievous closed lip smile, and so I whispered back "If you don't remove you arm from around my chair then that may just be the case"
Anthony held in a smile and removes his arm turning back to the Miss Piersay but I can see is looking at me out of the corner of his eye.
I smiled smugly at him, me too turning back to Miss Piersay
The assembly got really boring and I admit too spacing out a lot of times, but really it's not anything important just you know... This and that and boring crap no one wants to listen to. I'm really good at tuning out people and acting like I am actually listening to them, when I'm really just thinking about how much I don't want to be there. I count it as one of my number one talents!
The words 'big' and 'announcement' brought me out of my day dreaming state thinking about... Actually I probably shouldn't tell you. Trust me you'll be a better person without this image scaring you. Anyways....
"I have one very big announcement to make" Miss Piersay smiled excitedly, which made me curious "This Friday we will be holding a grand Ball-"
Colette and I shared a look, the difference is she looks excited and I look disgusted
"-but not only a ball, a Royal Ball. Where our Vampire Royalties will be attending-"
I shared another look with Colette. She looks scared and I look bitter ... What can I say? The royals are the worst of them all
Miss Piersay rattles on about the Royal Vampire family and who of them will be attending "-you will all be expected to attend. In formal attire, the colours to be worn only black, gold or red. The couches will be available to take you to town for shopping, Wednesday and Thursday"
"It might be fun..." Colette said as she gets into her top bunk. We're back from the assembly and we're now getting ready for bed
"I highly doubt that" I said from where I'm sitting on my bed cross-legged at my laptop
"Why?" Colette asked as she plumbs her pillow
"Well for starters I know I won't like going to a Ball" I said shutting down my laptop as I'm getting ready for bed
"But you've never been to one, how will you know until you try it?" She said
"Formal occasions will never be my thing Colette plus I've never danced in my life" I said getting out of bed to put my laptop back on the desk
"If you've never tried it Lailah how will you know for sure you won't like it?" Colette said to me
"Because there will be stupid Royal Vampires there!" I said "I know I have failed myself when I have reduced myself to bowing to one of them. Seriously it's hard enough having to be teached by them now I have to obey and serve them to?"
"I don't think they'll make you serve them"
I sighed getting into bed "Colette I'm not coming ok?" I said reaching up to turn of the light, I lie back in bed waiting for a response from Colette but she doesn't say anything
"Ok?" I asked again
Nope no response
"Colette?!" I said firmly
"Whatever you say" She sang
"Ughh" is the only response she gets
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I've been Ill but I did it!
Another chapter and um throw on your frocks girls the Royal Ball is nearly hear! And someone special is arriving ;)
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