I woke up to Jason shaking me like there's no tomorrow. I sit up and rub my eyes , I squint at the bedside clock 5:30 am it reads what the hell does he want at this time.
"Get dressed Alex we need to go, you're buddies managed to track you down they're in the city we gotta move now"
He didn't have to tell me twice in seconds I'm out of bed and getting dressed.
" Good, let's go"
I grab my bag and Jason leads us to his garage. He opens the door which reveals a black Dodge Mustang.
"Nice wheels" I say
"Thanks, now get in we need to roll"
I hop in the passenger seat and fasten my seatbelt, he does the same and we're off.
We drive through the city in silence for about twenty minutes before Jason decides to break the ice.
"Look Alex I know you're young and I'm sorry that this is happening to you. I know you're scared and afraid but you have got to trust me and believe everything I tell you" he looks at me silently asking me to comply and I nod my head in agreement.
" This world is not how you think it is. Your mom raised you in a way she seemed fit and safe for you considering what you are"
" What do you mean...? " I ask clueless to what he's saying.
" There's a side to this world that's hidden from humans, a side known only to them as myths and legends this is the supernatural side"
I look at Jason wondering what the heck did this guy drink this morning.
"I know you think I'm crazy but believe me it's true. The supernatural world has four main factions." He looks over to me before going on " The Vampires ,the Werewolves , the Witches and lastly the cat shifters known as Werecats."
Ok this guy is on drugs he seriously needs some help.
"Jason this isn't time for having jokes my mom is kidnapped and here you are telling me that Vampires and werewolves exist. I wasn't born yesterday okay...!" I say angry that he'd taken this as a joke.
"I know it's a lot to take in Alex I understand if I were in your position I would react the same way but what I'm telling you is true the supernatural world does exist"
I look out the window angered by the current conversation I'm having with Jason and here I thought he was gonna shade some light on this situation.
"Look kid I know you don't believe me, it's cool I wouldn't believe me either if I was in your position but reality is reality those guys after you are Vampires if you paid attention you might have noticed that they had pale skin." Come to think of it they did have pale skin. " They won't stop until they have you and the only place you'll be safe is school"
" SCHOOL...!" I shout " You have got to be kidding me we just closed for the holidays"
" Yes, school except this isn't your ordinary everyday school. It's where our kind goes to you'll be safe there trust me" he says
" Our kind, and what is our kind" I ask
" Your mom and I are Werewolves but you're only part werewolf" he replies
" Oh really and what other part am I"
I ask.
"That's not important right now all you need to know is that your a werewolf"
" But.."
" I said it's not important Alex" he says firmly
Okay it's not like I believed him anyway. I sit back and look out the window, we're past the city and in the country. We pass by beautiful farms and green fields. After two hours of driving in silence we pull into a gas station to grab some breakfast and fill up the car.
After 20 minutes we're back on the road, three hours later we pull of the main road and take a left turn.
We follow a dirt road into the woods for thirty minutes before coming to a stop.
"Where are we..?" I ask curiously
"Checkpoint,this is your way to school" he says as he gets out.
" You mean to tell me that the school is in the middle of nowhere" I say as I follow suit. " Not exactly, come on I'll show you"
Jason starts walking deeper into the woods and my mind just starts pondering what if this guy is a serial killer or worse maybe he has a family of cannibals he feeds like in that movie what's it called Wrong turn.
I'm about to turn back and make a run for it but then I hear people talking and laughing.
Jason leads us to a clearing in the middle of the woods. There were dozens maybe hundreds of people here.
"What is this place and who are these people" I ask Jason clearly confused as to what people would be doing in the middle of the woods.
"Like I said checkpoint, this is your way to school . These people are students like you returning to school from holiday"
Looking around I notice that everyone's got a bag ,trunk and other weird stuff.
"Don't worry I notified the school that you're coming you'll find your requirements there" says Jason noticing my look.
" So this school it's a boarding school of some sort" I ask
" Yes ,as you can see everyone's got a bag and a trunk. You'll be provided with a school uniform at school so don't feel like the odd one out"
" Thanks" I mutter "Wait what..? Uniform as in wearing matching attires..??"
" Yes Alex you're going to wear a uniform what do you think the others are wearing right now" I look more closely at everyone and notice that their all wearing white shirts, black trousers and jackets . Mmmmmhh I can wear that I guess.
I was about to ask him how on Earth are we supposed to get to school from here. I don't see how any form of transport could get us from these woods unless it was a walking distance , but even so why would the checkpoint be so close to the school why not just take us there directly.
"Good afternoon" say three voices in unison. " We hope you all had a wonderful time at home and ofcourse enough rest as we are about to start our second term"
I look towards the source of the voices to be astonished by what I see.
Standing in the middle of the crowd are three beautiful dark skinned women, sisters I presume triplets to be exact. They're so identical that only their eyes tell them apart.
"Well" they continue " we hope you've said your goodbye's to your family because it's time to go". Jason turns to me and says " Take care of yourself kid make friends you can trust ones that can help you, you never know the might just save your life one day"
After that he and all the other parents stood back. I turned to join my piers infront of us were two trees, one as white as snow and the other as black as night.
'How on earth did I not notice them'
The trees looked so different yet so identical. All of asudden both trees started to bend towards each other ever so gently without the slightest sign of breaking. They were forming a circle as they intertwined with each other.
I was astonished beyond comprehension. I glanced to my right and notice the sisters saying something under their breath as if their chanting . I can't really hear them but it seems to be in a language I don't understand.
Just when I'm guessing the weirdness is over a shimmer forms in the middle of the circle blue light glowing, it starts from the middle then grows till it's filled it. Once it's over everybody starts going through the circle.
They don't come out from the other side so I'm guessing this is a portal of some sort, mhhhhh I decided to follow suit. Walking through the portal felt like walking through water with the exception of getting wet ofcourse.
Once through my eyes almost fell out of their sockets, infront of us was a fifty foot tall gate that was just too heavy to be moved but they opened as if detecting us just as we approached them.
When Jason said I was going to school I expected it to be one of those dull looking boarding schools but what I was seeing blew my mind. A couple of yards from the huge gates stood a castle in all its glory.
It had eight towers four on each side, to the west of the castle seemed to be grounds to whatever games they had here and beyond the castle were woods with a small lake I presume. As we marched towards the castle I couldn't help but wonder how was I going to live in a place like this and for how long.
A couple of days ago I was at home enjoying my life with my mom. 'Mom...'last time I saw her was just before I jumped out of my window. I wonder where they took her and why the hell are they after me.
Upon reaching the castle it's huge oak wood doors opened inviting us in. Everyone seemed to be happy here, I guess they all missed being back with their friends.
"Welcome, I hope you all enjoyed your leave" in front of us stood a tall elegant woman with hair as white as snow flowing down to her hips. She had to be the most beautiful person I had ever seen and that means something considering I don't really pay attention to women but her beauty held a dark secret in it.
"Please proceed to your perspective dorms, gents to the east and ladies to the west side of the castle, I believe you all know your way"
As soon as she said this people started to file out just as she instructed. I was just about to follow the guys when I felt a hand on my shoulder. Turning around I look up to meet grey steel eyes.
"You must be the new student I was informed about, what is your name? "
"Alex" I reply, while pondering how fast she moved from where she was standing a second ago.
"Ahh yes Alex, we rarely get new student during the middle of the year unless it's a transfer. Well not to keep you run along to the first tower on the east side of the building that's where the wolves sleep, you'll find your belongings there"
"Ahhh thank you " I said not sure how to respond. With that she nodded and went her way.
Going down the hallways I couldn't help but admire the magnificent portraits hanging on the walls. Some seemed to have been here for over a century while others were recent photographs.
After a couple of wrong turns and dead ends I finally came up to a huge double oaked door with the insignia of a wolf howling at the moon. As if sensing my presence the doors swung open. Walking in no one even paid attention to me, everyone seemed to be catching up with their friends telling each other what they did on their holiday. People were seated on leather couches others playing video games I think call of duty maybe.
I even entered a room thinking it was the toilet only to find out it was a fully equipped gym. That explains why everyone is so buff.
As I'm walking around I spot a couple of kids about my age laughing near the window sill. Finally some people my age I say to myself. As I'm about to walk up to them a dark haired boy walks up to me. He had a nose that seemed to have been broken recently but he still managed to look good looking, come to think of it everyone I've seen since I got here is miraculously attractive.
"Hey man you must be new here" "Ahhh what gave me away?" I reply
"I saw you walking around like a lost puppy, anyway welcome to Shadow castle school for the supernatural. This is the wolves tower it's enchanted to only allow wolves in the same goes for the other towers only their respective factions can enter them"
'Mhhh factions'
"So how many factions go here..?" I ask
"Well we only have four factions here that includes the Vampires, Werewolves, Witches and the Werecats"
"Werecats... I've never heard of them"
"Well you'll be surprised to know how many supernatural species actually exist. Werecats are quite similar to us werewolves except they don't turn into the same cat specie some can turn into lions others tigers and so forth but they're all big cats. I'm William by the way first year and you...?"
"Alex" I reply " It's my first year too"
"Well then" he says " I believe we're going to be good friends. Come let me show you to the sleeping quarters they're upstairs I'll show you where you'll be sleeping "
With that said I followed William upstairs to my new life in this new world.