• I never liked this Academy from the start, even if Dre goes to it. Mrs. Talbot is no. 5 of the people who are in my top ten least favorite people. I just needed to sleep and calm down from all of this.
    My eyes started to feel heavy and the last thing I saw was the roses.

    I was outside, in the cold it was snowing but I wasn’t cold in my white silk night gown. I was five holding my white bunny rabbit. In front of me was a demon shaped into a man, a vampire. I could smell his immortality his uncontrollable thirst for purebloods blood. How do I know that? I’ve never seen this kind of vampire species.
    He wore a holy cover coat, a dusty button up shirt, and old trousers.
    “I’m lucky tonight I got a pure blood” he hissed
    “Vampire” was all I could muffle out as he crept towards to me with a scary grin.
    Then all of a sudden Dre was in front me, shielding me away from the level E. The result ended in blood and a violent death, soon the body turned into dust sinking into the ground the only thing left was blood. The pure white snow now was stained with blood; blood was on my silk gown and bunny, also on Dre… and his mouth. But I wasn’t scared instead I smiled and hugged him still petrified from the bloody scene. From then on I secretly had a crush on him. One that I don’t think will ever go away, yes he is a monster, but he’s a nice monster one that I could rely on.


    I woke up to a gentle hand on my face. My eyes fluttered open the touch, and there in front of me was Dre, my heart started racing to see his face I instantly looked away from his eyes. Turning my head to outside instead, it was almost pitch black without the sun setting Dre must have gotten burnt at one point. I turned back to him and he was staring at me with worried eyes.
    “Do you feel sick at all?’’ Dre asked me.
    “No, the only thing I’m worried about is getting grounded by Chairman, why do you ask?” I said
    “Well you looked kind of troubled in your sleep, did you have a nightmare?” he changed the subject very quickly to my surprise, I always knew Dre had a way with words.
    “ You could say that,” I got up and started walking towards the door I wish I could have stayed here longer to watch the sunset, to think and clear my mind. Being here with Dre didn’t help me clear my thoughts at all not one bit at all, but a part f me wanted to stay longer as he grabbed my rest and gently pulled me back to him. My eyes started to water when I looked in his eyes it reminded me of that night I dreamed of, there was no getting away to the pain I felt.


    “I always know when you’re hiding something from me Dark Rose” he whispered,

    “Why do you care? All a sudden. After all those times I waited for you to come on my birthday by the door waiting for you to visit, I fell asleep by the door refusing to go to bed because I didn’t want to miss your visit” my voice was barely a whisper but I knew he would be able to hear it loud and clear. I had the strongest urge to bury my head into his chest like how I us to but I suppressed it.
    “I’m sorry I didn’t come, I was going through hard times”
    “Hard Times? They were so hard that you couldn’t just come for an half hour visit to wish happy birthday? That’s funny”
    My tears had started to slow as I grew more and angrier with him.
    “What kind of hard times? Huh Dre? I bet you didn’t miss me at all” I yelled to him
    Dre obviously was fed up with my little temper tantrum and pulled me against him hard. I didn’t know how to respond to the gesture so I just stayed there motionless my ear on his soft white button up shirt, there was no heartbeat and no heat but yet I felt like I was burning. “You don’t know that at all, I missed you, and I wanted to see so bad but….”
    “But what?” I asked curiously.
    “I ran out of blood tablets, I didn’t want to go to you like that”
    “What about the other days?” I pushed.
    “I just suspected you didn’t want me coming to you anymore after that one time” He said.
    So we stood there motionless not doing a single thing but listening to each other breathing until I like usual knew how to break a romantic tension “I have to go Chairman he must be worried about where I have been”.
    I pulled away from his grasp even though I was aching for more; aching for more of his embrace I knew I loved him to much more than I could handle. I wanted to be with him, but love will just get in the way in my duties of training to be a hunter, to have meaning to my life. “Come with me Aaliyah to the night chambers” he said
    “The chairman won’t mind”
    Before I could answer he already started, walking bringing me with him. It was pitch black outside I could barely see my own feet, it was a good thing Dre was leading the way. We walked across grass and stone following by me tripping occasionally on the cracks of the walking stone. I finally saw the door of the Night class’s chambers. We walked inside hand in hand, receiving cold glares from all directions of the nobles. Especially from Fawn, a noble who is in as much love in Dre as I am. I always thought that she would be a better match to him than me. Fawn had silky long auburn hair, smooth pale skin, pink lips, and grayish- blue eyes. They were all still wearing their sleep wear they obviously just awoken. It made me feel a little uncomfortable to be in here being a human, but as long as I’m with Dre they can’t touch me. We went upstairs to his bed chamber and he closed the door gently as always not making a sound, it made me nervous in here to know that all the creatures here can kill me with one bite. I was scared of him, but not that terrified. I knew what he was unlike the other girls, they only liked him because of his looks it sickened me deep inside to know how self centered these girls were they only cared about looks and how much money they had. They never experienced the feeling to want something so bad and not have it at all they had everything handed to them, and resented everybody else who didn’t have what they had I guess that’s why they hated me. I didn’t have money, I wasn’t pretty, I didn’t cry easily, and I didn’t have any parents to hug me and say ‘I love you’. In a way Fawn, Julianna, or Malinda also didn’t like me but respected me in a way to see that I didn’t show emotion that much and didn’t give in to Kat and the others.

    “Here we can talk in peace” Dre finally said
    “In peace? I was just fine in the rose garden without you, I don’t need anybody to feel pity for me, I definitely don’t want pity from you” I replied every word I said burned my throat, in front of him I knew very well I couldn’t hide my emotion.
    “Aaliyah I don’t pity you I know very well that your capable of big things on your own, people who pity others obviously don’t see themselves clearly enough to have the right to do so to others” Dre joked. We were now sitting together on his bed rather close. I felt very uncomfortable in the room.


    “How can I be so stupid to think that it will actually happen but I can’t help but hope we can be together” he replied
    “How many girls did you us that line on?” I said.
    “I’ve never been called on it before” he laughed,
    “What really happened to my parents that night Dre?”
    “They were murdered by a level E vampire named Zen the same one that tried to kill you” he replied
    “But why would a level E come out to a mansion out in the woods just to murder my whole family, it makes no sense at all Dre”
    “Level E vampires would do anything to get blood; you never know what’s on their mind”
    “Do you really expect me to believe all that Dre? I’m not that stupid you know” I said.
    “I’m not meaning to make you feel stupid or anything; because that’s the truth it’s all I know about the situation Aaliyah, if I knew more about what happened I would tell you” he said
    “Well you were there weren’t you? Dre I was five! I don’t even believe you for one second I could see that your lying your hiding something and I’m going to find out sooner or later so just tell me… please” I replied
    “I’ll tell you when you’re ready” was all he said.
    “Really when is that Dre! I have a right to know about my family’s death, your not even apart of it and you know what happened and won’t tell me. I have to go do my night shift with Zero”
    “Please don’t go Aaliyah, you’re soon going to find out my Dark Rose” He said
    “Don’t call me that my name is Aaliyah, if you can’t call me by that then don’t call me at all” I left the dormitory without another word and went out to meet Zero, my heart was still racing from the argument with Dre. He always knew what to say at any circumstance, he always knew what to do to make me calm down but for once he couldn’t. He has no right to keep secrets about my family from me, it’s not right. I turned onto campus to see Zero outside the door of the day class dormitories, standing like stone, face serious as usual.
    “Sorry I’m late Zero, you forgive me?” I asked him
    “At least you’re here, but it’s pretty quite anyways I bet sooner or later some girl is going to come out of their dorms in a white gown and prettily wait until the night class come out dressed in black” he laughed
    “What would you do without me Zero? If I died on that night the vampires killed my parents” I asked
    “I don’t know Aaliyah, but what I do know is that your life doesn’t always have to be a nightmare you have to run away from” he replied. Zero was probably right about that, but I know something is off about my family’s death for all of them to be killed by level E vampires, we lived deep in the forest so what was so important about my family to come that far. Unless they were pure blood which makes sense but it doesn’t match up for why I’m human. My train of thought was disturbed by whispers of two girls and a guy, our first victims of the night. I walked with my Artemis weapon in hand a VH weapon to kill vampires it was a hooked sword that was as tall as me, but right now it was deactivated, I only used it if I really had to I never really thought about using any of the VH weapons unless I really had to for mine or someone else’s defense. Hopefully I wouldn’t have to use it tonight, Zero was already ahead of me to track down the disturbance of the night while I was his ally, and I always will no matter what bad decisions he made I’ll be there, as he was for me.


    Chapter 2:
    Roy



    I came out of the dormitory shortly after Aaliyah to get approached by two beautiful girls, well one beautiful girl and the other was just pretty obviously the partner in crime.
    “What can I do for you two girls?” He asked
    “Well how about you walk with us for a start?” the beautiful girl said, “May I get your names first?” he whispered. Roy didn’t want to get caught by the prefects Aaliyah and Zero they are the definition of authority which are very annoying. Aaliyah is fine though with her bright mouth attitude and especially her lovely black curls and dark brown skin that was her best features of all other than her athletic figure. “I’m Kat and this is my close friend Veronica” the beautiful one replied, she had silky black waves, fair white skin, cherry red lips, and a tall nice curvy body she was very stunning like snow white and she knew it very well… Kat, he liked it she sure was something, someone he would consider making time for. The other girl who called herself Veronica had long auburn curls for hair, pale skin, pink lips; she had unusual hazel eyes, and had a short tight figure unlike Kat. Both very interesting, both rather tasty Roy liked his lips in pleasure of the thought of sinking his teeth in their necks and sweet warmth filling his mouth every human tasted different some tasted sweet others just tasted weird and metallic. Humans are so naive but not Aaliyah she knew better to trust our kind, the only person she truly trusts of our kind is Dre but if she knew how indecorous he was she wouldn’t treat him any better than she treats us. I stopped my whispering when I came across of her scent and there she was standing in front of with Artemis in her hand as long with Zero by her side. Aaliyah locked her gaze upon me with a smile I was in big trouble now, she then set her eyes upon Kat and her smile disappeared immediately.
    “I’m suspecting you guys know each other from class?” he asked
    “Yes we do and I will enjoy personally calling her parents about this” she replied, but her eyes and face were still locked on Kat’s. Roy loved the thought of finally finding Aaliyah’s weak spot he smiled at the thought of hugging Kat in front of her face watching her facial features go hard.
    “You always spoil the fun Zero have you ever wanted to be alone with a girl so bad? Without no interruptions? Of course not what was I thinking, you’re a vampire hunter you grew up learning how to handle these situations, well until, your parents died”
    “Roy that’s enough! Go back to the dormitory!” Aaliyah yelled he was impressed.
    “Hey no harm done, no blood no foul” he replied she sure knew how to take control, by now the girls who once wanted to be with him so badly now shied away from him, scared and terrified probably but he didn’t care they would all forget it by tomorrow after being given the pills that’s just how they resolved these problems, To be honest it wasn’t the first they wanted to go for a walk. But either way he would have her, he would get Kat to be his sooner or later, he always did. As Roy walked away he heard them console them of comfort and “it’s okay” and “at least he didn’t have time to hurt you”. Prefects he hated them and always will. Well at least he still had Julianna, but he knew that he and he knew well that they all secretly love Dre even though they know very well that his perfect love will be The Princess of the Dark Rose. One that has unbelievable power. It’s rumored she can hold Vampire Hunter Weapons, use them, and not be harmed by it. Dark Rose can only love one, and that is Dre. But you will bring honor to your family if you possessed her; she’s like a forbidden treasure, he’ll do whatever to get her to be his no matter how she looked or who she was. He walked inside in the dormitory; as usual Fawn was hanging around Dre pouting prettily she was starting to look desperate now even though she knew well that they will never be, he could just tell that she wants him to have a taste of her blood. Fawn always hoped he’ll say yes,

    But Dre was hung up on Aaliyah, the reason? He didn’t know. What does he want from a human? That he can’t get with Fawn? Sure Aaliyah was young and energetic but how long will that last till she starts aging old? Soon she’ll look like his mother. Where with Fawn she will never age a day old and will always be there for him, hell with it she’ll die for him, but as a strong ancient pure blood his only equal will be Dark Rose and I doubt that Aaliyah will ever be as good as Dark Rose. But Dark Rose was a myth she didn’t exist some us to say it was the daughter of Yuri Whyte, Alexina Whyte meaning defender. But she’s dead, such a tragedy for a five year old to be murdered by a Level E along with her parents, only Dre made it out losing everything.
    I disliked him too, everybody looking up to him because he is one the great ones my father worships him while all is I get is a “do better” or “how can you disgrace our family name like this?”
    Nothing will be better if Dark Rose was still alive and he could make his father proud!