Chapter 1: Pepper Star Suspected of Being a Vampire 4
Long, long time later, when I think back to this day, I will still have the urge to collapse.
Because, no matter how many things happened later, I still firmly believe that my first day at Ailey College was definitely the darkest day of my life!
none of them!
Perhaps it sensed my extremely bad mood, when school was over in the afternoon, the sky outside suddenly turned from sunny to cloudy, and soon it was covered with dark clouds again. Most of my classmates were picked up by their families, and only a few were left. They gathered in twos and threes, shared umbrellas, and happily went home together.
I'm the only one left.
Yes, you read it right, it's me! Bai Jieni, the former school beauty of Asakusa College and a genius in alien research hidden among the people, has been abandoned by her classmates!
Woohoo! I watched helplessly as everyone left the classroom without looking back. No one asked me where my home was, or if I had an umbrella.
In fact, from the first moment I walked into this classroom, I was rejected by everyone, and the reason was simple - I offended the Student Union and "seduced" the legendary "most mysterious senior" - Norn!
I don't know which annoying guy actually took a picture of the scene in the ancient drama club this morning, and gave it a super eye-catching title - Pictures speak louder than words! The new student "undresses" to seduce senior Noen!
What kind of a title is this? The photographer, come out here, I want to have an argument with you!
Besides, if you were going to take the photo, why did you make me look so ugly?
In the picture, my hair is disheveled and I have no temperament at all. I look like a shrew. One hand is holding the clothes to cover my chest, and the other bare arm is raised in the air. There is a ferocious expression with gnashing teeth on my face.
Compared to me, Norn standing next to me was simply a shining and perfect existence, as if all the attention of the photographer was focused on him. Even the expression of disgust and anger on his face looked so pitiful that I just wanted to comfort him.
This scene is exactly like the scene in TV dramas where one swears to defend innocence to the death!
It's just that the person who defended the innocence became Norn, the one who was defended, rejected, criticized, and condemned.
it's me!
I am obviously the victim!
Woo woo!
I want to protest! I want to appeal! I want...
Woohoo…
Countless tears flowed from my fragile heart and finally formed a vast ocean in my chest, just like the heavy rain that suddenly poured down outside.
The sky was getting darker and darker. I sat alone in my seat, listening to the sound of the rain outside. My parents were away on business all year round, and I didn't have any close friends in this city. When I encountered this kind of weather, I could only watch other people's parents pick up their children, and I had only two choices - either get soaked or wait for the rain to stop.
Although I was not afraid of getting soaked, but when I thought about catching a cold by accident, no one at home would be able to take care of me, and my school classes would be delayed, I finally chose to wait for the rain to stop, although I didn't know when it would stop.
I've gotten used to this situation.
Fortunately, more than an hour later, the sudden heavy rain stopped without any warning.
I pushed open the classroom door, and a moist air mixed with the fragrance of earth blew in my face, cheering me up from my depression.
Let’s go! Go home!
I clapped my hands, encouraged myself, and walked out of the teaching building with my schoolbag on my back.
It was already dark, and the street lights in the school were lit up one by one, illuminating the small puddles on the ground with star-like light. Although most of the students had already left and I didn't know the road very well, when I carefully touched the pendant hanging around my neck, my mood suddenly became a little better.
It’s okay, Bai Jie Ni, may your lucky stars bless you, everything will be fine!
I hummed a song and skipped around the puddles on the ground, beginning to miss the warm hot water and soft bed at home.
Come on! Come on! Come home soon!
But I forgot one thing. I couldn't tell the way clearly even in the daytime, so I couldn't find the direction at night. When I walked to a place with few street lights, I had to admit a fact -
I have never been to this place, not even when I was trying to find the classroom in the morning.
In the starless night, I could only see a large forest through the dim street lights in the distance. The branches were swaying in the wind. It looked eerie and scary, as if a monster would jump out of it at any time and pounce on me with its bloody mouth wide open.
I raised my arms and hugged myself, goose bumps all over my body.
This... where is this? Why is there such a scary forest in the Ellie Academy?
No, the grove?
My slow brain started up slowly and I finally remembered something I had forgotten.
I saw this grove this morning.
Ah! No, I heard about it this morning.
At this moment, the text message that I thought was a prank this morning finally appeared in front of my eyes:
"A vampire appeared in the woods east of the academy at night. All students please stay away from this place after entering the school!"
How to do how to do?
I really wanted to run away, but my feet seemed to be glued to the ground. My legs were so weak that I couldn't even take a step.
It's okay, it's okay. I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down: Bai Jieni, you are going to be an expert in studying aliens in the future, how can you not handle such a small situation? What will you do when facing real aliens in the future?
When I thought of this, it seemed as if a huge amount of courage shot down from the sky, then ran through all my meridians, allowing me to regain my sanity in an instant.
Although I still couldn't control my shaking hands and feet, I finally succeeded in taking out my cell phone from my schoolbag, which had been neglected for a day. When I thought about my "glorious image" still being displayed on the forum homepage, I didn't even have the desire to open it.
However, I can’t care so much now!
I opened the text message I received this morning with trembling fingers and dialed the phone number that sent the text message.
“Beep, beep, beep—”
After what seemed like a long beep, an angelic voice finally sounded on the other end of the line: "Hello! This is the security department of Avery College!"
“Help!” Hearing the mellow voice of an adult man, I seemed to have found my backbone in an instant, and cried out shrilly into the phone, “I accidentally got lost, and now I’m in the grove east of the college, help!”
There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone, and then a much quieter voice sounded again: "Okay, I got it! Please wait patiently, I'll be there right away."
After hanging up the phone, I stood trembling at the edge of the woods, not daring to move a step. Finally, when my feet were almost numb, I heard a burst of hurried footsteps, and a warm flashlight light appeared in front of me.
"it's here!"
I jumped up high like a sailor who finally saw the lighthouse after sailing for a long time, and waved my hands desperately, trying to attract the attention of the person coming.
Soon, a security guard who looked to be in his forties came up to me. He was wearing a neat security uniform and dazzling white gloves on his hands. He looked very reliable - it would have been better if he didn't have such a bitter face.
It must be because I called him out of the warm duty room that he was unhappy, right?
Thinking of this, I felt a little guilty and bowed deeply to him: "Uncle... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I just got lost and came here. I'm bothering you because I don't know the way!"
Maybe my good attitude touched the uncle, the expression on his face improved a little, and he was finally willing to talk to me.
"It's not your fault!" The uncle sighed deeply, stretched out his hand and patted my shoulder, "Why did you come home so late, little girl?"
"I forgot to bring an umbrella, so I have to wait until the rain stops before going home." I said, lowering my head a little embarrassedly.
"So that's how it is!" The uncle nodded, and then said as if urging, "Then let's go quickly. I'll take you to the school gate."
"OK, all right!"
I quickly walked over to the uncle and was about to thank him, but he suddenly started to talk, sighing, "If it weren't for you being a girl, I wouldn't want to come here. It was here that I discovered a vampire yesterday. It was so scary that I still break out in a cold sweat when I think about it now. Little girl, don't ever come here again!"
"Ah?" I was surprised and asked immediately, "So it was you who discovered it, uncle? Did you see it clearly? Is it really a vampire?"
"Of course!" The uncle patted his chest with pride and fear, "The vampire was wrapped in black clothes, even his head was covered, his face was frighteningly white, his lips were red like blood, and his eyes were like two black holes..."
"Oh! That's right!" At this point, the uncle suddenly seemed to remember something and slapped his forehead hard, "That vampire has white hair, it's really scary!"
"White...white hair?" I repeated it stutteringly. It sounded so scary!
Before I knew it, we were already some distance away from the grove. I felt my heartbeat gradually return to normal. Just as I was about to ask the uncle some more questions, I suddenly heard him shout, "Who?"
Huh? Is anyone there?
I quickly dodged and hid behind the uncle. Following the light of the flashlight, I saw a dark shadow flash past us, and the wind it brought made my face feel cold.
"It's that vampire!"
I don’t know how the uncle made this judgment, but he suddenly stopped walking, turned around and rushed in the direction where the black shadow disappeared.
"Uncle!" I shouted from behind.
The uncle shouted without even turning his head: "Go back quickly, I'm going to catch the vampire!"
What? Catch vampires? Uncle, do you think you are a vampire hunter with supernatural powers?
Also, I don’t know the way, how can I get back?
"Uncle, wait for me!"
In desperation, I had to spread my legs and chase after the uncle in the direction he ran.
Oh God, please protect me and my uncle from being bitten by vampires!
I prayed countless times in my heart, but still followed the uncle into the woods.
I don’t know where I got the courage from. For a moment, I forgot about my fear. There was only one thought left in my mind - the uncle came to save me, and I couldn’t let him face the scary vampire alone.
"Uncle! Uncle!"
As soon as I rushed into the woods, cold raindrops kept sliding down the leaves and falling onto my collar. I held the pendant on my chest tightly and ran desperately in the woods.
In the dark woods, I subconsciously looked for the light of the uncle's flashlight, and then stumbled after him.
"Stop right there! I won't let you get away again today!"
Following the uncle's roar, I finally arrived at the scene of the decisive battle and carefully leaned against the wall at the end of the woods.
Sure enough, in an open area surrounded by several trees, the uncle was stretching out his hands, trying to catch the agile figure in front of him. But the abominable figure suddenly turned around and rushed towards me.
Hey! This is the wall!
"careful!"
I heard the uncle remind me, and then the flashlight shone on me.
I subconsciously loosened my hand, and the Lucky Star, which had been warmed by my palm, slid to my chest and refracted a little light under the light of the flashlight. The figure less than a meter away from me suddenly froze, and the black robe from head to toe almost blended into the night.
It's now!
I gritted my teeth, summoned up all my strength, and pounced on the figure to the ground like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.
"Vampire! Die!"
"Hmm! Hmmmm..."
The man under me started to struggle violently, and I had to hold him tightly to suppress him. I don't know if he was frightened by my brave fight with the vampire, but the flashlight in the hand of the security guard who came to help kept shaking, just like his voice.
"Little...little girl, are you...are you...are you okay?"
"I didn't--Ah!"
OK! I admit, this is the fifth time today that I screamed without caring about my image.
Although it is very damaging to my image, there is nothing I can do about it.
At this moment, I really want to say to the uncle: "No, uncle, I have something to do! It's a very big thing!"
Because, even though the flashlight was limited in brightness, it was enough for me to see the face of the person I pinned to the ground, who was filled with shame and anger.
The security guard was right, this "vampire" really had white... no, silver hair, a pale face, bright red lips, but his eyes were not two black holes, as I had seen during the day, they were blue, a very rare blue, as vast as the sea, but at this moment, he was "whizzing" at me.
Obviously, this is not a vampire, but my enemy——
Norn!
