"No one among the hybrid knows. Purebloods are tight lips about it too." Maine said.
"He really dislikes hybrids." Annah said.
"You bet. The king only adored all his purebloods and disregarded hybrids as abomination to vampire race." Maine said and drawn closer to Annah. "I heard that the king fought against the school director for allowing Interbreeding Studies in the academy."
"Scratch that, dislike is too understatement. The king abhorred us with passion." Annah shivered.
"We're the kingless race. Poor hybrids." Maine shook her head. "Kwon then became a lot colder towards everybody most especially to hybrids. As if he's always an inch away from beheading the mixed bloods within his reach."
"Really?"
"Uhuh. He really follows his father." Maine said. "The only interaction he had with hybrid was with you."
"Well,"
"And he even lent you a book which no one has the power to attain, even the professors." Maine added and wiggled her brows.
"Stop that, you're starting to scare me. " Annah chuckled otherwise.
"That means, you're special." Maine concluded.
"Special my ass. I paid it with my blood." Annah reminded.
"Academy dance is coming next week." Maine reminded with a funny expression on her face.
"Oh crap. I didn't have a dress." Annah panicked a little.
"Forget the bloody dress. Secure your date first." Maine suggested.
"Who would want to escort me?" Annah raised.
"You search for it. In this case, try asking Ricco yummy Kwon." Maine said.
"Oh gosh, you know that man never attended the academy dance since ever." Annah reminded her friend.
"Just try it. Maybe show Jason that you move on and to a very handsome pureblood I might add."
"No way." Annah grumbled. "Besides, I slapped him hard to his face."
"You what?" Maine asked. "You slapped who?"
"Quite it down, will you?" Annah turned to the other students in the library who got startled at Maine's voice.
"You slapped who?" Maine asked in low voice.
"Ricco. I slapped him hard that my hand stung." Annah answered in grimace expression when Maine was literally glaring at her.
"Oh you're done for, young lady. Good luck finding a date in the academy dance. And oh by the way, Jason will see your pathetic self and oh, I don't know, will think that you haven't moved on from him."
"That's absurd." Annah frowned.
"I forgot to tell you that he's now openly parading Veronica, that sexy and long legged gal hybrid." Maine said. "I heard they will be at the dance."
Annah quite getting the grip of Maine's desperate attempt to show her what will be the real scenario at the academy night. "What should I do?"
"Ask any sane man who will say yes. If not Ricco since he really hates dancing, anyone Annah." Maine pressed seriously.
"Alright, gosh. Stop looking at me like I killed half of chicken population." Annah said.
"I'll expect report tonight." Maine said and stood up from her seat.
"Wha-hey Maine! It's impossible tonight!? Are you insane?!" Annah screamed which horrified all the other students in there.
"SSSHHH!!!!!" the students all turned to Annah who dejectedly followed Maine.
As they went into the counter to check out the books together, their attentions went into the history section where there was unusual crowds of women in there.
Annah and Maine cringed their necks to see what caused the commotion before their lips formed an 'O', seeing Ricco was the center of attraction.
"See? There's no way I can get pass to these hoards of hybrids and purebloods whose asking him to a dance." Annah pointed out.
"Whatever, I'm still expecting your progress tonight then we'll pick your dress." Maine said.
"You're talking mighty here when you didn't have your date." Annah shot back.
"Who says I didn't? I already asked my partner in manipulation class and he said yes."
"Gideon?"
"Yes."
"Oh gosh."
"Maybe you can ask Basik." Maine helped her out.
"You think so?"
"Yeah." Maine cringed her neck up, finding Basik from the tables in the history section and smiled upon seeing the person she was searching. "You can ask him now. He's right there with Gideon."
Annah suddenly felt shot of nervousness for the thing she was about to do when Maine literally shoved her in that direction. She just hoped Ricco wont notice her making a foolish action in asking a man or she won't hear the end of his mockery.
Basik, Gideon and Luna looked up when Annah and Maine went to their table.
"Hi guys, great day, isn't it?" Annah greeted rather enthusiastically while Luna just responded with a low 'uhn' and turned her head to the direction of the table where the women were crowding Ricco.
"Hey little hybrid." Gideon greeted back and nodded to Maine politely.
Annah looked at Basik who was nonchalantly sipping on his blue pack in a straw while he looked at her. "I...uh..."She turned to Maine for reinforcement since she felt herself reddening. Maine widened her eyes for her to continue. "Basik...I uh...would you like to go in academy night with me?" she rapped in fast manner while Basik gaped his mouth open to her. The blue pack on his hold got squeezed out unintentionally that Annah jumped in shock when red fluid spluttered out from the straw. The fluid got to Luna and Gideon's faces while the rest into the book he was reading.
All of the sudden, there wasn't any noises from the women as their eyes directed to Annah.
Looking around, Annah felt the horror of embarrassment when she garnered everybody's eyes in the library. Even Ricco already set his eyes to them.
"Please say yes?" Annah hoped, not wanting to be turned down at such crowd.
"Are you trying to kill me?" Basik asked instead in shaking voice.
Annah got it all wrong and got rattled, thinking that Basik may already been asked by Luna. "Oh gosh, are you Luna's date already?"
"Nasty." Luna only said and sipped on her blue pack without bothering on wiping the blood on her face.
"Y-you better ask master first." Basik suggested.
"Oh..." Annah understood it to be in line with the king's decree to all of the purebloods. Ricco must be the decision maker for every purebloods now. Turning to Ricco's direction who had darkening expression and a pen snapped in two with his hand, Annah innocently asked him.