The rich smell of coffee wafted in the air and mingled with the scent of books and paper as the ever-capable John brought the warm beverage into the study. He had included sugar as well as milk on the tray, in case any of them felt up to it.
“Thanks man, you’re a lifesaver,” said Nico as he gestured to the butler to lay the tray down on one of the tables that didn’t have their computers.
Ben opened his eyes to find himself lying down on his bed. Nico and John were beside him, and seemed to be watching over him the whole time. Then, recalling part of the emergency that he had earlier, he quickly sat up.“Whoa, man! Don’t do that, you might end up dying or something,” said Nico, while trying to push Ben gently back.
“There you are, Joseph. I am surprised that I haven’t tried this method before.”Back when Ben was suffering from the coffee, John had anticipated that the young master and his friend would need water, but he thought that this other event was more important. It turned out that while Joseph could travel through shadows, it didn’t quite mean that he was undetectable.
Ben had a feeling that it may be a long one, so he sat down on his chair and leaned forward on his desk in genuine interest. “Just go on, okay?”he said.
Ben knew it was too late to talk to his parents about what just happened right now, so he tried to go to sleep instead. He managed to eventually, but it took him a while as his mind couldn’t help but go back to everything. He had surprisingly taken things in stride earlier, but that was more of him not being able process everything yet than actually being emotionally ‘strong’.Not that he thought of himself as the latter.
The two students soon reached the school, and Nico parked the car somewhere on the lot nearest their first classrooms. They then went out to stretch a bit before taking their bags.The vampire stared up at Ben and noticed that he seemed a lot taller than when they first met. “Man, that transformation really did something…” he thought.
CRASH!A coffee mug was seen broken on the floor, spilling its caffeine-laden contents into the space between the wood panels. The mug in question fell from a table that was filled with books, papers, and a laptop.The youthful-looking dark-haired man who was witness to the sight breathed a sigh of relief. None of the items on the tabl
“No, I’m not going to. In fact, I’m going to thank you for your offer.”Those were the words that Ben’s father said to Nico.“What?! Peter, you can’t possibly-!” interjected Ben’s mom in the background. She was stopped by her husband with a simple hand gesture.
Not long after they have started, Ben, Nico, and John were finished putting the baggage in the van."Finally, it's done!" said Nico."Yeah!" said Ben, stretching his body a bit. "By the way, thanks, John."
The two students soon reached the school, and Nico parked the car somewhere on the lot nearest their first classrooms. They then went out to stretch a bit before taking their bags.The vampire stared up at Ben and noticed that he seemed a lot taller than when they first met. “Man, that transformation really did something…” he thought.
Ben knew it was too late to talk to his parents about what just happened right now, so he tried to go to sleep instead. He managed to eventually, but it took him a while as his mind couldn’t help but go back to everything. He had surprisingly taken things in stride earlier, but that was more of him not being able process everything yet than actually being emotionally ‘strong’.Not that he thought of himself as the latter.
Ben had a feeling that it may be a long one, so he sat down on his chair and leaned forward on his desk in genuine interest. “Just go on, okay?”he said.
“There you are, Joseph. I am surprised that I haven’t tried this method before.”Back when Ben was suffering from the coffee, John had anticipated that the young master and his friend would need water, but he thought that this other event was more important. It turned out that while Joseph could travel through shadows, it didn’t quite mean that he was undetectable.
Ben opened his eyes to find himself lying down on his bed. Nico and John were beside him, and seemed to be watching over him the whole time. Then, recalling part of the emergency that he had earlier, he quickly sat up.“Whoa, man! Don’t do that, you might end up dying or something,” said Nico, while trying to push Ben gently back.
The rich smell of coffee wafted in the air and mingled with the scent of books and paper as the ever-capable John brought the warm beverage into the study. He had included sugar as well as milk on the tray, in case any of them felt up to it.“Thanks man, you’re a lifesaver,” said Nico as he gestured to the butler to lay the tray down on one of the tables that didn’t have their computers.
“Nico! I’m here!” said Ben, waving frantically to his friend, who had just come into the classroom. Beside him was Francis, who was apparently in the same subject, and was glaring.If class had already been going on as normal, the newcomer would have been late. But the teacher still wasn’t around, and so he was still okay. He quickly but smoothly went to the empty seat beside Ben.
After Francis, Ben got to talk to some of his other classmates who eventually sat on the chairs near him. He might have been shy at first, but as he got into the conversation, he soon felt at home.Nico, on the other hand…He simply stayed in one of the seats in the back. After a
Dinner last night was a bit of a flop, considering that Nico was out and Ben didn’t have as much of an appetite as he did during breakfast.“I wonder what happened to those two…?” thought John. “Schools these days must be pretty intense.”This mornin