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Dear Roslyn Walters,
I am happy to inform you of your acceptance to Valimius Academy of the arts. It pleases me that you took the time to consider my school as a place to take up residence.
Your recommendation from Mrs. Mathison was quite astounding and has assured me of your qualifications to this elite school. Candor is reclusive but necessary, loyalty unwavering. You join a selective group of young adults that have mastered their positions in their society.
As of January 5th of this month, you shall be welcomed to your own dorm where you will be shown the true meaning of being a Valimun. You will be given a schedule that will show you your classes and will be escorted if necessary. I am looking forward to have you join our highly selective family. Do not hesitate to ask any questions but do be careful not to come under any sort of injury upon the premeses. Our students health is held at high regard.
Dean
William Valimius
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I sat in the back seat of the yellow cab, watching the blur of trees slip by as any sign of civilization drops out of grasp. "They didn't tell me it was out in the middle of no where." I muttered as I pulled my earphones out, watching the no signal glare grimly at me. "It sits upon a total of two hundred acres of total wilderness. Some People say it a whole sentinent civilization. I haven't heard of any new students joining since the early nineteen hundreds." The taxi driver said as he pulled up in front of an elaborate iron gate. "Weird but thanks, keep the change." I said as I handed him twenty dollars and slipped my bag over my shoulder. I watched him drive away, my last remnants of the modern world leaving me in an instant.
"And who are you?" A man growled as he stepped up behind me. "You move quietly. I didn't hear you." I said as he glared down at me. "Shoot. I'm Roslyn. The new student." I said as I stood behind him, falling in step with him when he suddenly started walking through the now open gates. "Humph. We never have new students." He said before going stoic. The building appeared almost suddenly as I paused and looked back at a long driveway. I could of sworn that the driveway was almost three miles long.
"The front office is through that door and to the right. I'm sure the Dean will want to talk to you before you are ushered to your classes." He said before disappearing down the driveway in the now misty air. "This place is giving me the creeps." I muttered as I walked down the eerily bare hallways to the large oak door. Everything screamed old money here. Knocking on the door, I glanced behind me. The tingling of eyes on me filling my body with the onset feeling of claustrophobia.
I sighed in relief when the door was opened by a tall man in a tasteful charcoal suit. "Ah, I've been waiting for you Ms. Walters. Please sit down." He said as he closed the door behind the two of us. I looked around as I settled into what looked to be an old Victorian chair. Quite comfortable I might add. "I hope that you feel welcome here. It is not often that we accept new students into our school. I apologize in advance for the chatter that will be about. Now, before you head off I'll need to ask you some questions." He said as he shuffled a small stack of papers on his desk. "Any family that could be added as a contact in your portfolio, for medical purposes?" He asked, frowning when he sees me pale. "My parents were killed when I was five. I grew up in foster care." I said as stared at my hands. "That is fine. I'm terribly sorry for your loss. May I ask your blood type?" He asked as he scribbled a note in. "I believe it is O negative. I've never had my blood tested." I said as he handed me a paper to fill out. "That is just to acknowledge that you are a student here. For our records. Also in case you get injured. Please sign your full name." He said as he slipped some papers into a manila folder. I signed the paper and stared at his rugged features. He was quite young looking to be a Dean. His laughter made me realize that I had said that out loud.
"Yes I suppose I would be in your eyes. As you settle in you'll realize that everyone is a lot older that they look." He said with a smirk as he handed me my schedule. "Have a good day, Ms. Walters. I hope we meet again." He said as I got up and left his office. I stared down at the map while I walked, not watching where I was going. That realization settled in when someone ran into me and knocked ne over. "I'm terribly sorry. I usually watch where I'm going but I-" the guy said then stopped. Nose wrinkling up, almost as if it were in disgust. "My bad." He mumbled before walking off. I rolled my eyes and followed the maps instructions until I got to my first class. "Ah, nice of you to finally join us, Miss Walters. Please sit down in the back. Class starts in five minutes." My teacher said as I hurried to the back, almost embarrassed. "Hi I'm Missy." The girl next to me said as she offered me her hand. "I'm-" I was cut off. "Oh I know who you are. Everyone does. Its nice to see a new face around here." She said as the doubled doors opened up, allowing a group if guys to enter. "Who are they?" I asked, staring at the faces that were almost too beautiful to look at. "Oh, they're the Grey's. Thomas, Willis, and Edmund. They're the Dean's adopted children. That girl leaning against the desk is their sister Mary." Missy said as she sat back in her seat with a smirk. "Don't get too excited. No one joins their social group. They're tight knitted." She said as I pulled out my folder to see my schedule. "Yeah you'll have almost all your classes with them too. Same with me." She said as the doors opened up again to reveal the guy from the hallway. I snapped my mouth shut to stop the drool from slipping out. Missy laughed when she saw my reaction. "Oh yeah that's the youngest brother, Tobias. Total eye candy slash asshole if you ask me. Never speaks to no one. And I mean no one. He only speaks to Mary." She said as she popped a piece of gum into her mouth. "I bumped into him on my way here. He spoke to me to apologize, then froze up and ran." I said as she gaped at me.
"Omg he actually spoke. Was his voice as sexy as I imagine?" She asked as she fanned herself. "It was quite husky. I found it rather appeasing until he acted like I was the bubonic plague." I said as he glanced over in my direction. "He has been acting like a ghost since he saw you." Missy said as the teacher finally spoke up. "As everyone knows, we have a new student. We would all like to welcome you to our school, Roslyn. " The teacher said as she sat on top of her desk. "Now today we will be learning about the history of lore. Mainly Vampires. Anyone know the name of a well known vampire?" She asked, smiling while many threw out weird names. "Dracula." I said and she smiled. "Exactly Roslyn. Dracula is a well known vampire in the folk lore of vampire history. Would you like to come up and tell the class some characteristics that you know, Roslyn?" She asked me and I nodded. Walking past Tobias I frowned as he stiffened and jerked away. "Many well known characteristics are sensitivity to sunlight. Super strength and speed. Heightened senses and reflexes. Of course we could derive from Twilight and say they sparkle in sunlight." I pause as the class laughed and the Grey's all lean forward in their seats. "Many others include the changing of eye color due to hunger, or thirst. Extended canines that allow them to feed. Some stories say that their fingernails may extend into some sort of claws." I say and the teacher smiles. "What is the view of intermingling of Vampires and humans then?" She asks as I pace a little in consideration. "Many myths always tells of the story of a human woman or man falling for the surreal beauty of a vampire, only to succumb and die. Others state that vampires do not have feeling but in some cases they may meet what they may call a soul mate, who will make them feel things that they haven't felt in centuries." I paused as I saw Tobias smirk at me. My breath caught as I settled in my thoughts, looking at him. "Others state that a woman falls for the vampire and they may have what, in the supernatural world, is called a hybrid. Most cases it is pursued by death for fear of the hybrid's possible strength. The main cases are just based of the love between the two species." I said as the teacher walked up to me. Whispers fill the classroom in front of us. "Do you believe vampires are real and if they are, would you fear them?" She asked. "Of course anything is possible and yes I believe they coexist amongst humans. Fearing them? All humans should fear them on the basis that they are predators and we are prey. I do believe that if they do exist, not all of them are alike and that some may be able to control their hunger and urges." I say as the teacher tells me to sit back down. "That was quite impressive." Missy said as I watched Tobias out of the corner of my eye. He sat there staring at me until I turned and stared back. I opened my mouth to answer her when bell rings, causing me to jump out of my seat. "Lets go to lunch. I'll lead the way." Missy said as she grabbed my hand and walked with me to the lunch room. "We get to eat whatever we want here, buffet style." She said as she grabbed some pizza and a soft drink. I looked around and grabbed a strawberry yogurt, a small ice cream, a cheeseburger, and a soda. I smiled as I sat down beside Missy and dived into the delicious food. I choked when I looked up and saw Tobias holding out my notebook that I had left behind. "You left this in class. Nice drawing of me by the way. Except my eyes are green, not hazel." He said as he placed his hands on the lunch table and leaned forward, exposing his face to me as I studied his eyes. "Those were private but thanks." I mutter and I tucked a strand of hair behind my ear. He smirked and glances over at Missy, freezing as his face turned to stone. "Nice talking to you, Lizzie." He said as he walked over to the table across from us, sitting down where he had a clear view of the two of us. How does he know my mifdle name?. "Oh em effing gee the Tobias Grey spoke to you!" Missy squealed. "Can I see the drawing pretty please." She said as I opened the notebook to his drawing. "Wow you're so good. It looks realistic. Looks like you have a crush." She wiggled her eyebrows as I turned it to a new pace and started sketching. "Well he is pretty handsome and my favorite color is green. I have a feeling those eyes with haunt my dreams." I say as I started drawing without thinking.
"They should. Especially if he stares at you like he wants to eat you." She said, making me pause. "Is he staring at me?" I ask without looking up. "Oh yeah. That handsome smirk is plastered all over that face." She said as I smiled, thinking about that smirk while I looked down at the drawing. "Ugh I'm drawing him again without thinking. Except this one he has a tattoo on his shoulder, or is that a scar?" I murmmer as no peered at the drawing. "How would you know that? I mean of course I do but thats because I heard about it. But your new so.." She paused. "Wait ive never seen that one before." She stopped. I looked up and saw his sister smiling at me. "Hi I'm Mary, Tobias' sister. I just wanted to meet the girl that my brother has been so interested in." She paused, uncertain as Tobias glares at her. "It was nice meeting you Roslyn. I need to leave before Tobias bites me." She said as she hugged me before leaving. I stood up and frowned, feeling the sting of a papercut on my finger. "Shoot I cut myself." I said as I watched the blood build up into a small bead. "We need to leave and get that covered." Missy said as she dragged me into the hallway. "Its just a small cut Missy. It doesnt even hurt." I said before I was knocked into a wall. "Watch it!" I growled as I looked up to see Tobias pulling off the guy who had knocked me over. "Dont touch her again, or ill kill you." He growled as he watched the guy run away. "Roslyn your head is bleeding. Did he cut you?" Missy asked, panicked. My vision slowly turning grainy. "I think she hit her head," Missy added. "you need to get away so I can take her somewhere she wont be harmed." Tobias frowned. "I'll take her to my mom. It's okay I can control my urges." He said before everything went black. "She'll be safe with me."
