Chapter 2

They got into the pool and wasted no time starting their slow warming up laps. The pool was just above room temperature and almost all the students in the school took part in swimming. Both Jessica and Ann did speed skating as well. During swimming class, Ann noticed she could not keep up with Shysie’s speed. Ann was the best in swimming in her grade and knew that as of today, that will no longer be the case. Shysie seemed to maintain the swimming speed of a guy. Ann felt she just did not have the stamina to beat her, even though she kept on trying. All the students stopped to look at the two going at it.

Shysie deliberately let Ann take the lead, but every time near the end of the race she overtook Ann with great speed. The students cheered on, enjoying the competitiveness. Ann got out of the pool and made her way to the locker room, noticing the swimming teacher talking to Shysie. Ann knew at that moment that her swimming career and dreams were over. She hoped she would get a scholarship at a University with her swimming, but now that dream was over.

Ann stayed under the shower, not noticing the students coming and going.

“Hi looser,” Shysie greeted, making Ann jump out of her thoughts.

Ann grabbed her towel and attempted to ignore Shysie.

“Everyone has left. Why don’t you come join me and my friends in the pool?” Shysie asked, hoping that Ann will come willingly.

Ann just walked past her, making her way to her sports bag to get dressed, but Shysie blocked her path.

“I insist, come join us, leave your clothing, you don’t need them,” Shysie compelled Ann.

Ann felt herself making her way to the pool against her own will.

“Look who I found,” Shysie said diving into the pool and coming up showing just her eyes, smiling underwater.

Both Paris and Wynn were shocked that Shysie compelled her to join them with no clothing on. Shysie lifted her head from the water as Ann got into the pool. “Dinner is served boys,”

Shysie said with a smile on her face and flashed her fangs. Ann felt the fear inside her making her heart rate go up, but she could not get away. She felt she was not in control of herself. Shysie dipped underwater and swam towards Ann. Shysie came up in front of Ann and traced her tongue down from Ann’s neck to above her right breast and sank her teeth in, drinking Ann’s blood. Shysie saw Ann’s life in her mind while she drank and thought to herself, ‘what a boring life.’ Shysie also saw the heated session with Paris. Wynn made his way over and sank his teeth into Ann’s side. Wynn never liked seeing the life of his prey in his mind.

Ann felt the piercing of their teeth but held still. She felt as if she was tied down. She held Paris's gaze. Ann started to feel a tingle where they were drinking from her. The tingle started to sweep through her body, and she remembered then that she felt the same amazing sensation when Paris drank her blood from her thigh. She then remembered how she got the bite marks on her thigh, and she also remembered another very disturbing memory.

She remembered Miss Wangberg transforming into a wolf and attempting to fight off Mr. Carden, but another bigger wolf ended their fight. ‘I must be dreaming,’ Ann thought to herself.

Ann was on cloud nine. With the amount of blood lost, she sank underwater when Wynn and Shysie let go of her. Ann felt so good that she didn’t have the urge to breathe. She opened her eyes and saw the sexiest guy ever, Paris. ‘He is so beautiful,' she thought to herself.

Paris landed his lips on hers and kissed her deeply before bringing her up to the surface. Paris bit his own upper arm. “Drink,” he compelled her. Paris knew that he won't be able to feed of her for the next 2 days with vampire blood in her system, but two vampires should never feed on one human at the same time unless they intend to kill their prey and the Higher Council forbids it.

Ann obeyed and drank Paris's blood. She started to see memories that did not belong to her. They scared her, but she was unable to stop drinking his blood, it tasted good, almost sweet. She started to come down from her intoxicated state and wondered why she was drinking Paris's blood.

“Stop, that is enough,” Paris compelled her to stop, and she did.

Ann immediately swam away from them, not knowing what she was doing there in the first place.

“Shit, we haven’t sealed her wounds yet,” Wynn said, about to make his way to Ann.

Dario appeared out of nowhere. “What are you guys doing feeding on school property? You guys should know better than to feed on humans that are not part of our nest.”

The three of them make their way out of the pool and left with vampire speed, leaving Dario to deal with a confused Ann.

Dario saw Ann’s beautiful naked body and glanced away. He could smell the blood and it activated his vampire instincts. He controlled himself and turned around to face a scared and confused Ann.

Ann did not know what to do. She has never acted out at school and with all memories intact of what just happened; she was filled with fear.

Dario took a step closer, but she gave one back, “Please don’t make me forget, I won't tell a soul, I promise!” she begged him.

“Fine, I won’t compel you to forget, but I must compel you not to tell anyone, ok?” Dario asked.

“Ok,” Ann said, and allowed him to get closer.

Dario put his fingers in his mouth and put saliva on her bite marks. “First, let’s get these healed up.”

Dario compelled Ann not to tell anyone and send her on her way. Dario put his fingers in his mouth to taste Ann’s blood. He got a hint of Vampire blood and spit it out.

A scared Ann quickly got dressed and could not believe her substitute teacher just saw her naked let alone that he and some students appear to be Vampires. She also thought about what just happened and the past couple of days. She wondered why the Vampires did not take Jessica as well. Why only her? And werewolves? She remembered Miss Wangberg.

Even though Ann was scared she could feel the excitement rising up in her. She just remembered that she drank from Paris. ‘I wonder if I will become a Vampire as well now?’ She thought to herself. She got excited by the idea and rushed home to do some research. When she got home, Paris was already waiting for her inside. For a moment she wondered about the fiction novels where Vampires needed an invitation.

“Ann, your friend Paris says you made arrangements to tutor him. He has been waiting for 30 minutes already” Ann’s moms said, smiling and helping Ann take off her jacket.

“Thanks, mom, I'll take it from here,” Ann said, wondering if he fed on her, feeling slight anger rising in her.

“Ok, I have a video call with your dad, I will tell him that you cannot make it, but you better make it up to him,” her mother said about to leave to her study.

“Actually mom, I will join you in a bit. Paris missed understood me, the study session was supposed to be after school and I waited for you. Goodbye Paris see you tomorrow at school and I will tutor you after school, tomorrow,” Ann dragged out her words, dragging him to the door.

“Nonsense,…” her mother was about to protest but Ann cut her off.

“You know I never miss a chat with dad,” she said, managing to get Paris out the door and quickly shutting it.

“Ann! You are so rude!” her mother exclaimed, shocked.

Ann locked her arm in with her mothers and dragged her to the study.

Ann was mentally not present during the video call with her dad. She wondered if Paris already knew that Dario did not compel her to forget and perhaps came to finish the job. She then wondered if there was anything she could do to prevent them from compelling her again.

After the video call, she helped her mother with dinner. Her mother was curious about the new teacher and new students.

“Miss Wangberg is recovering well, but she is still in a coma,” her mother tried to make small talk while stirring the sauce.

“That is good to know,” Ann responded setting the table.

“So, who is the substitute? Anyone, I know?” Ann’s mother tried again.

“Don’t think so. Mr. Carden. First name Dario,” Ann said.

“Paris started today with two other students, think they are twins or something,” Ann said and took her place at the table.

Her mom dished for both of them and brought the plates over before pouring herself a glass of wine. Ann’s mom enjoyed a beautiful set table at every dinner. No matter if she was dining alone or with guest, she always set the table with table arrangements and candles.

“Tell me about Paris, he is handsome,” Ann’s mom, also named Ann tried to fish out if her daughter had a romantic connection with him.

“Don’t really know him, mom, they only started today,” Ann responded taking a bite of steak to make sure she had reason enough to chew long and avoid any more questions.

Ann’s mom noticed that she won't get out any info right now and instructed Alexa the AI from Amazon that her husband had installed for her last birthday to turn on Classical music and they enjoyed the rest of the meal in silence.

After dinner, Ann was about to clean up, but her mother stopped her.

“Don’t worry about it, I will clean up tonight,” her mom says stacking the plates.

Ann made her way to her room. “Good night mom.”

“Good night my darling, don’t forget to set your alarm, I don’t want to be late tomorrow morning.”

Ann went into her room and noticed her window was still open. She walked over to her window to close it not noticing Paris sitting on her chair in the corner of her room. After she closed the window and curtains, she went to her bathroom and took a shower, still not noticing Paris.

She took a long hot shower and after drying herself she left her towel in the bathroom and went to sit at her dresser to dry her hair. She switched on her main bedroom light “Alexa, please switch on the main light.”

Alexa, “Sure, switching on the main bedroom light,” the AI voice responded as the lights switched on.

“What the hell!” Ann jumped up from her white Luxe Joybird armchair to grab her bathrobe.

“How did you get in here?” she asked angrily.

“The window, I have been sitting here, waiting for you to finish dinner. So, your mom thinks I am handsome?” Paris teased, mockingly.

“Get out!” Ann ordered him, pointing at her door.

“Think it best I leave the way I came,” he said, standing up, deciding not to tell her that a Vampire must leave a house the same way they came in.

“What about a good night kiss before I leave?” he asked, reaching out to lift her chin.

Ann smacked his hands away and made sure she kept her eyes away from his so that he cannot compel her. Paris noticed it and grinned.

“It does not work like that, we compel with our voice, don’t worry I won’t compel you,” Paris said, now standing in front of the window.

Ann noticed his reflection in her dressing table mirror, “I thought vampires don’t have a reflection?”