Monster Academy - The Blood of Humans - Chapter Forty-Five

Castle of Legends:
Diana walked nervously around the back of the gymnasium, trying to keep the hem of her skirts from trailing in the wet grass, this was her newest dress and she was not going to let it be ruined before Darren saw it...but of course, he would be with Alex, the sardine.

She looked around the back of the gym, trying not to tap her heeled foot impatiently "Where are you Dante?"

"You should try and keep an eye on your surroundings" said a voice, directly behind her.

She spun around and gasped in shock at the robed man in front of her, she glared "How did you do that?" "There are a lot of things a shape-changer can do, Miss Alucard, thats why we are feared" Diana shook her head, she had had enough of this mans cryptic bullshit. "Look, Alexandria Oceania is still alive, why is that?" She asked, getting right to the point, she tried to get a look at Dante's face, but what she glimpsed underneath was like a ripple in a pool...he had one face, then another, and another.

"She has protection" "Protection? the guy's a half vampire, he isn't even as strong as a regular vampire! you've sent a Lamia and a Ogre against them and both are dead!" Dante lifted a gloved hand, hushing her "Everything will be alright" "How can you say that? you have a plan?"

"I'll kill her myself...but my way, not a quick death either...i hate humans, i want her to know that she's been exposed before i snap her little neck" Diana hesitated, this guy was crazy...and she had hired him, Dante Romera, the changeling criminal of the school...did Alex really deserve this?

Then she thought of Darren, how he smiled, how he looked awkward everytime she came by, and she nodded "Tell me what i have to do" She said.

"Draw away the halfling, keep him occupied while i move in and take her" "How are you going to take her? she'll know if-"

"Oh she won't" and he pulled off his robe, Diana stepped back as she stared at Dante, at his tousled black hair, his pale face and his red eyes. He wore a black tux and had the same smile she had seen that first moment she had seen him at the start of the year.

"She definetly won't" Darren said, and Diana smirked.