The two friends left John in the study so that he could check if Ben’s computer worked properly. Meanwhile, they started with the grand tour of the house and the land surrounding it.
“So yeah, here in the second floor, you have the entrance to the study, as well as the guest rooms. By the way, I’m going to give you a key for your room, so you can lock it when we’re out. John will have a copy of it for himself, so he can clean it once in a while.”
During the time when Ben, Nico, and John had arrived, a figure was silently observing them from the edge of the woods. It stayed under the shade that the trees provided, and didn’t come out of it. At the time, Nico had noticed the intruder, but he didn’t say a word about it or pay it any attention as he knew it wasn’t hostile.It waited until the three finished bringing in Ben’s things from the van, and John has taken the vehicle to the underground parking area. When it saw that everyone had gone inside, it went off.
Ben hasn’t been living in Nico’s place for a day, and now the three of them have received news that the latter’s parents now plan to pay a visit. Apparently, someone had told them of his presence.“I suppose we should prepare then, Young Master Nico?” asked John.
After Nico’s family left, the three were left to clean up. Or rather, John took care of everything quickly before the other two could even start doing anything.“I swear man, you’re going to make anyone lose their job with how fast you are,” said the owner of the house.
The Woodman people also had their own thoughts and opinions about the visit. Or at least, Salome did, along with her servant.“That was just sodelightful. Don’t you think so, Clementine?”
Soon, Ben and Nico reached the Comp Tech complex. Inside, they asked around and were led to a spacious auditorium. There were already quite a number of people inside, but it still wasn’t full, thankfully.“Man, that Pia girl was right…” said Nico as he looked around. “This is awesome.”
Francis had made a tactical retreat due to what just happened, so the two were left to ride the car in peace.Or so they thought.The air was tense when they entered, and no one spoke. They simply put on their seat belts, and Nico started the vehicle. No one even turned on the radio, so
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
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
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