EDIT:
I changed it from 3rd person POV to first person. Let me know if I missed anything! Thanks!
The next morning, my alarm clock rang at 7:00. I lazily turned the annoying beeping noise off and rolled out of bed. I shuffled to the bathroom and took a shower. It took a hot shower to actually wake up and realize that it was Monday - my first day of school. I hurriedly got dressed and ready. When I got downstairs, I went into the kitchen and quickly poured myself a bowl of cereal.
"Good morning, Larara. Are you ready for your first day of school?" My mother asked me. I gave no response. "I said, Good morning!”
"Okay! Good morning!" I snapped.
She gave me a sharp look, then turned her back to pour herself a cup of coffee. "Now, are you ready for your first day of school?"
"I don't know. Maybe. Maybe not. Get off my case," I snarled.
I finished the last few bites of cereal, washed out my bowl, and went back upstairs. My mother sighed, annoyed. I finished getting ready and went outside where I waited in the car for my mother, who usually took quite some time to finish getting herself ready in the morning.
* * *
The next thing I knew, I was standing outside my new high school. I was hesitant at first, but I finally began walking toward the building. I entered the office and confronted the old woman sitting at the front desk.
"Excuse me," I said calmly. The elderly woman didn't seem to notice, so I asked a little more loudly. "Excuse me...?"
The old woman jumped back, sending pencils, pens, and loose pieces of paper flying everywhere.
"What?! What?! What is it?!" The lady screeched.
Obviously, she hadn't noticed that someone was standing there because she looked around frantically, which, in turn, caused her glasses (which were on a chain around her neck) to fall. She then looked up at me. I smiled nervously.
"Oh, sorry, child. Didn't see ya there. Just give me one second to find my glasses, dearie. Um..."
The woman had a southern accent. She flung her head in all directions looking for the glasses that were strung around her neck. I rolled my eyes, which eventually landed on some kids standing in another doorway, watching me intently. I quickly looked away, embarrassed. Finally, the lady looked down and saw her glasses. She lifted them onto her nose and looked back up at me.
"Right. Now, what's your name, sweets?"
"Um, Larara. It's Larara."
"That's a very perddy name. That's good, very good." Her long nails tap-tap-tapped away at the keyboard of the computer in front of her. "Ah-ha!!! There ya are, child. First day? That's good, very good. Here's your schedule. I'm Mrs. Krisp, just so's ya know. I'll be seein ya round, alright? Ok, buh-bye, now."
I slowly took the paper from the woman's old, shaking hands. I smiled at Mrs. Krisp, then exited out the back doors to the courtyard. No one was around, so I figured school had already started. The school was all outside. I had never heard of an all-outside school before. The thought of it was so bizarre. I had started walking around, looking for my class room, when I was suddenly knocked over. As I started to pick up my backpack, my schedule, and, well, myself, I noticed that there was another girl sitting on the ground, dazed.
"I'm so sorry," I said to her.
The girl shook her head, as if she was trying to wake herself up, then said, "No, no, it was my fault, really. I was a little...distracted. I'm really sorry." She walked over to me and held out her hand to help me up. "I'm Conqet. Conqet Carrison. Who are you?"
"I'm Larara Caneero. Nice to meet you."
"Likewise. Where ya headed?"
"Um..." I said, looking down at my schedule.
Conqet peeked over my shoulder and looked at it, too. "It looks like you're headed to math. You've got it with me. Awesome. C'mon. I'll take you there. We're in Mrs. Smith's class."
"Oh, um...okay..."
It was as though Conqet tried to use as few words as possible. Her sentences were short and to the point. It seemed like forever, but we finally made it to the room. Conqet glanced back at me. I was very nervous. She slowly opened the door, as if trying to make a scene. She walked inside and I closely followed her. A thin, beautiful, brunette woman stood and approached us.
"Larara, this is Mrs. Smith."
"Larara? Hi. It's so nice to meet you."
"Hi.."
"Please...pick a seat!"
"Okay. Thanks."
Conqet showed me to a seat next to hers. There were two other girls sitting nearby - one sitting behind Conqet, the other sitting on the opposite side of her. The one behind her had short blue hair and the other had long reddish-pink hair.
"I'm Kitsune," the blue haired one said. "This is Suna. You must be Larara. We've heard so much about you."
"Really?" I asked, giving Conqet a 'what’s-going-on' look. "How is it that you've heard so much? Conqet hasn't told me about anything she's heard."
Conqet smirked and tried to keep herself from bursting out laughing. "You mean, not that you know of! I'm probably the one here who knows the most about you!"
"Ahem?!" Kitsune coughed.
"Okay...the second person. Better?"
Kitsune nodded. "Much better."
"Um...okay...that's a little scary...but could you just tell me why?!" I asked, feeling a bit freaked out.
"Okay, we'll explain, but first," Suna began. "What's your last name?”
"Caneero," I told her. "Now, tell me why you've heard about me. I didn't even know that any of you existed until today. How do you know me?"
Conqet took a deep breath, let it out slowly, and began: "Long, long ago, there lived a man by the name of Kularoka Caneero. Now, we don't know if he's related to you or not, but it is very likely."
"This man didn't have the best reputation, either," Kitsune added. "In fact, he was downright evil. Everyone hated him. And why?"
"Why?"
"Because he was a vampire, that’s why!" Suna blurted. Conqet and Kitsune shot her a menacing look, but she ignored it, and continued. "Kularoka was a murder, and a damn good one at that. His victims - for the most part - were women. He'd mingle his way into their hearts and then slice his teeth into their throats. Now, you may have heard stories about how when a vampire bites someone, they, too, turn into a vampire, right?"
I nodded.
"Wrong!" Kitsune shouted. I jumped. "Dead wrong! When you get bitten by a vampire, you are good and done for! You've got no chance of survival!"
"Most vampires are male, but recently, there have been rumors of female ones. We only believe them to be rumors, but apparently, they're seen on a rare occasion," said Suna.
"Don't let Kitsune get you all freaked out, though, Larara. I assume the reason Suna mentioned male and female vampires is because there is one - and only one - way to prevent yourself from dying because of a vampire bite," Conqet said.
"Yeah, it's--" Kitsune began.
"I’m saying this one!" Conqet yelled as she slapped her hand over her friend's mouth. "That is if the exact same vampire who bit you kisses you no later than one hour after the bite. So, if you're bitten by a female vampire, you're out of luck, even if you do kiss that vampire."
"Because only male kisses are effective on females, and vice-versa." Suna chimed in.
"Exactly." Conqet said.
"Um, okay, hang on," I said, confused and a little scared. "Back up...you're telling me that vampires actually exist? And you expect me to believe it?"
"What, you don't believe us?" Kitsune asked.
"No, of course not!" I said, crossing my arms.
"Well then, maybe you should come with us sometime," said Conqet with a mysterious smile.
"Go with you...where?"
"On our hunts," said Suna. "We are professional vampire slayers."
"Oh, shut up, Suna! We're not professional anything, we just hunt and kill vampires," Conqet snapped at her. She turned her attention back to me. "If you really want proof, you should come with us."
I smiled fiendishly. "Count me in. When do you guys go next?"
"We go every night," Kitsune said, lowering her voice. "Meet us here, in the courtyard tonight. 8:30. Don't be late."
At that moment, the bell rang, and it was time to switch classes. Conqet and I had every class together, but we only had one other class with Kitsune and Suna. I successfully completed my first day of school in Malibu, California, and I was ready for my big 'adventure' that night.
) Conqet is SUPER AWESOME!
<_< >_> I'll read on but <_< >_> ok. Though I must say its better and easier reading than most authors out there(I've said that so much on this site and its true).