Vampires are not real

Ruby woke up in her own bed, disoriented and panicky until her heart caught up with her brain and the familiar furniture confirmed she was home in her bedroom. The dreams were becoming increasingly intense; the creatures she ran and played with seemed so real, and she even found herself fantasising about four boys who attended Ruby's dream school. Ruby shook her head, as if four hot males would take in someone like her.

Getting up and out of bed, she wandered over to her floor-length mirror. Ruby looked at the young lady staring back at her, nothing out of the ordinary. Ruby likened her body to a racing horse. After years of tumbling, gymnastics, and Muay Thai kickboxing, she had a strong, slim, muscular build, an average-sized chest, and golden skin, which was weird because both parents looked like vampires, pale, pasty-skinned, and averse to the sun.

Her hair was black, mid-length, nothing to make a male's heart beat any faster; in fact, the only things that Ruby acknowledged as being worth noticing were her full rosy lips, dimples, and her amber eyes, with black rings around her irises. When Ruby smiled, all of those features arranged themselves nicely, her white teeth flashed, and people stared, which was strange, but Ruby didn't often smile in public, so it wasn't really an issue.

" Ruby, it's a school day, darling," Her father's deep baritone bellowed, and Ruby raced around, collecting the things she needed for a quick shower, before heading downstairs for breakfast. 

Ruby's parents were both seated at the table when she walked down ten minutes later. Her mum was teary-eyed, clutching an open letter; her breakfast in front of her remained uneaten, and Ruby felt a sense of dread deep in the pit of her stomach.

" Sit down, there is something we need to talk about." 

Smoothing over her A-line skirt and picking an invisible hair from her blue shirt, Ruby slowly sank into the seat.

Without saying a word, she was handed the letter.

"What's this about?"

Surprisingly, it was her father who answered. He stood by the fridge, a cup of coffee in his hands, as composed and unruffled as ever, then came to the table and sat down next to Ruby. For some reason, Ruby was more on edge; something was definitely going on behind all the whispering. 

"Ruby, what do you know about The Alliance Elite Academy?

" It's a creepy private school at the edge of Ridgeline, where only the best of the best go?" Ruby answered as a chill crept through her body,  "Well, both your mother and I were students at the Academy, and the other day a letter came for you."

The letter was burning a hole in her flesh, and Ruby struggled to hold onto it. Her mother seemed to understand, placing her own hand on Ruby's, and the burning stopped; unfortunately, Ruby's curiosity didn't.

When she opened the letter, Ruby knew her life was about to change forever.

Dear Miss Hunter.

It is with great pride that we welcome you into Alliance Elite Academy. We have obtained your records from your previous school, and upon looking at them, we want to offer you a full scholarship to our Academy. Your previous school has already been notified that you will no longer be attending, and your presence will be required first thing Monday morning. Master Mossimus Galanodel has volunteered to be your guide and should arrive at 0800 to escort you on your first day. All uniform and stationery will be provided, and Mossimus has been instructed to take you immediately to the housing registrar to be issued with your keys to your apartment on campus. All necessary documents can be found at the office where you will go to meet the Academy's Headmaster.

We trust that you will enjoy your stay with us, as your parents and grandparents have before you.

Kind regards

Mrs Rowena Knight

Headmaster P.A