Chapter 13-1

After we finished dinner, it was almost time for the next class; and I was the first to get up.

"I have to go get my textbook from my room. Bram, do you need anything?" I asked him.

"Could you grab mine and a blood bag?"

"Sure!"

I walked out of the dining hall as Flo was trying to put the cat on Nova without him knowing. The great hall was almost empty as I started walking towards Body Hall's area.

'Splat'

I felt something dripping from the back of my head. I patted my head and then looked at my hand. It looked like someone threw a creamy pastry at the back of my head. What a waste of a perfectly good snack.

"Hey freak! Why are you not in a cage?" I heard the dick, Edward call out before I felt another pastry hit me.

"Fag! Where is your monster boyfriend at?" One of his lackeys yelled out at me as I continued on my way.

I despise bullies, most are taught by their parents at a young age. If I just ignore them, they normally will go away. It normally only works some of the time but it is better than acting like them.

"Hey! Did you hear me or are you deaf?" Edward asked before pushing me into a wall.

"Yes and no, I was trying to ignore you until you got bored or ran out of pastries."

He grabbed my head and slammed it into the wall. I was stunned as I fell backwards.

"Edward, can you hold him? I want to use him as a punching bag."

"Sure Achilles." Edward said before grabbing my arms.

I guess I was wrong about who was the lackey in this situation. I heard that name before but I did not have a chance to remember, as they got ready to hit me. Achilles started to throw a punch but I drained some the energy from him to make him slower and I moved enough to make him punch Edward in the nose.

"Your aim sucks." He tried again and I did the same thing, but this time, Edward dodged the punch. "Really?"

I tried to get out of his hold but I knew if I got out, I would be grabbed by Achilles.

"Students! Do I need to get Wilhelm?" I heard Mr. Sage say as he walked over to us. "Especially you Mr. Kronos, you are already on suspension for last year."

"No! You don't need to get him!" The two of them said before dropping me on the floor and walking away.

"Are you okay, boy?" He asked as he walked up to me.

"Yes, thank you sir." I told him as I got up.

"Good, I made a promise to your uncle that I would protect each of you here to the best of my abilities."

"How did you know my uncle?" I asked before walking towards my room.

He started to follow behind me.

"I knew your father since we were children. We actually grew up together in Oakgrove but had to move to be solders during the war. Fenrir, Romulus, and myself left the front lines and formed a rebel group, when we were just fourteen, to save the victims of that stupid war."

"You were only fourteen! That sounds a little young."

He started to laugh at me while smiling, which looks so rare on his face.

"We joined the army at the age of twelve because they needed more solders, after a while, I realized that we were just killing the higher ups' fears, not the true enemies of the kingdoms. A few years later, your mother and aunt joined us after one of their missions went wrong and they were left for dead. We made a promise to protect each other's children if anything ever happened to us."

"Wow, you three must be so close!"

"Aye, but now I must leave you so I can get ready for class. I will see you there, young Ashen."

I waved him off before going into my hall. When I got to my door, I saw a note pinned to it.

Dear Asswipe,

The next time you are alone, I will show you how superior I am compared to your faggot ass. Watch your ass.

Achilles

"He sure likes my ass if he keeps mentioning it." I said to myself while entering the room.

I grabbed the two magic textbooks, and then I grabbed the Astronomy textbooks just in case.

"What did Bram ask me to grab? Oh! A blood bag!"

I reached under his bed and found the mini fridge. It was full of blood bags, as a safety precaution, I grabbed two of them for him. After I closed the fridge, I moved the hair out of my eyes and felt something sticky.

"I guess I have to take a quick shower to get rid of the food. It was a good thing that I left early from dinner."

I grabbed everything I needed and left for the showers. Luckily, the male showers were empty. Due from being bullied for so long I learned how to take caution with everything. I chose the shower furthest from the door to keep my things safe. It felt so amazing to get the crud out of my hair. I love to eat food and not to wear it on me.

"Ash? Are you in here? It is almost time for magic class." I heard Bram call out and it took me a few seconds to realize what he said.

I did not realize how long I was in there until he spoke. Then I got soap in my eyes, it felt like my eyes were on fire.

"Fuck!"

"Are you okay?" I felt his hands next to my eyes as I felt water pouring on my face.

My eyesight slowly went back to normal as the burn left. I looked up at him and I realized how close he was to him. I quickly pushed him away before going back into the showers.

"Thank you, but can you wait out there? There's a blood bag with your name on it!"

"I should hope that it had my name on it, unless you are hanging out with another sexy vampire."

I was laughing as I finished cleaning off the soap. I quickly grabbed my clothes after turning off the shower.

"So, why are you taking a shower right before class?"

"Got a little gift," I stuck my hand out to him. "Pass me a towel, please." I started to dry my ears and hair, as I continued. "Cream and bruises from some of the assholes living here."

I got dressed and got out of the shower. I was surprised that he was halfway done with the second bag.

"I swear that I will break them if I see them." He said before taking the final drink.

I rolled my eyes at him.

"How many times do I have to remind you that violence is not the answer? It will just make us look like bloodthirsty savages to them."

He gave me an annoyed look before he started walking up to me.

"Smart and yet innocent at the same time."

"Kiss my ass."

"Don't mind if I do!"

I had to stop him before he literally did that, then he walked towards the door. I watched as he opened the door, and a cloud of dust hit him in the face. The screams were terrible as his face was smoking. He fell back and I moved in front to guard him. I had my claws out and my face elongated to show more animal features and sharper teeth.

"The vampire and the rug, alone in the same room. Too bad that you only have all bark and no bite." Achilles said as he walked in. "Always trying to talk your way out of fighting because you are weak."

I hate how people assume that diplomacy is a sign of weakness, why waste fists when you can fight without anyone being killed. I could see that he had deep scars running down his face that looked like he was clawed by a bear.

"How dare you hurt Bram?" I told him as I growled at him. "Do you always have to fight with help because you are too weak to fight alone? Or are you scared that you are going to lose against a rug?"

"You stupid beast!"