She looked at me with a warm smile, or at least that's what she tried to do. However, while her face looked calm, I could see that she was nervous about the question I had just asked.
"Uh, is that also a touchy subject?" I asked, already knowing the answer.
It was fun seeing Alexandra panicking, trying to formulate an answer.
"This…I'm not sure how you were able to notice it. But, it would be in your best interest to act as if you knew nothing. If you were to spread such information around, you would anger a lot of important people."
Ah…if you say things like that, it only makes me want to figure it out even more. Damn, what sort of secret is she hiding? Wait, is it even her that's hiding things?
The more I thought about it, the more it seemed her early arrival could only be due to her family. And the important people Alexandra was talking about must be the Vampire Royal Family…
However, there has to be something more to it. The fact that she doesn't like blood isn't the secret. I could feel it that there was something much more important than that.
Completely hiding my thoughts, I smiled back at the director's thinly veiled threat.
"Thank you for letting me know. I will make sure to be careful around the precious vampire princess."
However, that was a lie. I would go see her right as this conversation ended.
***
Hours passed since my conversation with Alexandra, and I was now tracking my favorite student.
She was the only one I had met until now, but technically, she's my favorite. Yeah, let's just go with that.
Night fell, and I went outside right away. Oh, and I'm not sure if I explained why I needed to go out at night to meet her. It's because direct contact with the sun can potentially kill vampires. That's why most of them sleep during the day and live at night.
I was now following her beautiful blue footprints, leading me once again to the Pantry where she was devouring an immense quantity of blood. She was gagging every time she drank, confirming what I had seen yesterday.
However, today was different. I wasn't going to let her go. I needed to learn more about her, and I wouldn't let her dodge my questions.
Seeing her taking as much blood as she could, I headed for the door and opened it.
Her eyes instantly drifted to me, and I just smiled. She had blood all around her face as she tried to wipe it off. The blood even trickled onto her clothes, giving her quite the seductive look.
"Hello again!" I said with a quick wave.
"What are you doing here?" she asked. "How long have you been watching me?"
"Woah!" I laughed. "You're not going to greet me? Well, doesn't matter. I also find it a waste of time."
"For how long have you been watching me? Answer me."
A little smirk formed on my face. "Why do you want to know? Afraid I'll tell people this is what you look like when you eat?"
Her face was all dirty with blood, and not knowing how to eat cleanly clearly wasn't a rumor that a princess would want to spread around. It would be quite annoying for her.
She frowned. "Ah, whatever. Why are you here?"
She was still lacking politeness, but I'm not one to get mad over that, so I didn't say anything about it. She was a princess; it was probably in her character.
"Ah, you know. Just bored, going around the Academy, saw the lights on. So, I looked through the window over there." I pointed. "Still, can I ask you just one simple thing?"
She hesitated for a second but finally nodded, seeing no reason to refuse.
"Great! It's very simple, I promise you." I smirked. "I just need you to take a mouthful of that pouch full of blood."
Seconds passed, and she hadn't moved a muscle. She just looked at me, her right hand clenched.
"Why are you playing games with me?" she finally asked.
"Games? What do you mean?"
I decided to act like a fool.
"That smile of yours. You already know about it. You already know about me." She tightened her fist so hard, the plastic pouch of blood exploded all over her clothes. "Who told you about me? The director? That secretary?"
Her eyes started glowing red, meaning she was furious. She might just try to punch me, but, uh…I wasn't really worried.
Still, from the way she was speaking, she clearly thought I knew a lot more than I did. The only thing I knew at the moment was that she didn't like blood. It shouldn't create a reaction like that. Sure, some vampires might find it weird…but to get such a huge reaction…
Might as well use that at my advantage.
"What do I know? That you can't drink blood without gagging? Or that blood doesn't help you get stronger? Or maybe…oh, do I know about that too?"
I didn't finish my sentence, letting her think I knew everything about her.
"Don't tell anyone." She walked over with a frown. "You can't tell anyone."
I kept the same smile. "Oh, and why is that?"
"Ugh, stop acting like an imbecile. It's annoying." She wanted to punch me, I saw it in her eyes. However, she managed to control herself, knowing there was no point in doing such a thing. "Do you want me to say it that badly? Yes, I'm mixed. My father is a vampire, and my mother is a human. Is that what you wanted to hear?"
'Oh, that's it?'