"You have a good day at school, okay? Text me if you need anything, don't text Lucien, you know how he gets," theo said with a smile.
I nodded. "Thank you, are you picking me up?"
"That is the plan."
"Okay bye."
"I love you honey," Theo said and he drove off.
Oh fuck.
Suddenly I am really nervous.
It's.
It's this weird feeling.
Good this weird awful feeling.
I have never been around this many demons before.
I'm.
I'm scared.
I walked towards the doors, ignoring the people talking.
I could go 3 more years laying low.
I did it at my old school.
I can do it again.
No matter where I go, I am going to be an odd one out, so I might as well embrace it.
I know the rough layout of this school, so I am just going to head over to the principal's office and get my schedule.
"You must be Luicen's son?" I haven't even walked in bro.
"Yes, I am."
He gave me this weird look and gestured for me to sit down.
"You look nothing like your dad." not necessary.
"It's because I'm half demon."
"No…it's…it is that but it's also. Your face…it's really pretty."
AREN'T YOU THE PRINCIPAL?
"Anyway. Here is your schedule and a map of the school. You are one of our only transfer students this year, so I hope you find everything okay."
He continued to yap about my schedule and everything that transferred over and didnt.
His tone is cautious, it feels weird.
It's like he is walking on eggshells with me.
This schedule is very different from regular human school.
1st period: demonology and supernatural history.
2nd: combat and defense training.
3rd: elemental and shadow magic theory.
4th: infernal literature and language.
Lunch break.
5th period: alchemy and potion crafting.
6th period: enchantment and soul studies.
What does any of that shit mean?
"Uh, I do recommend that you lay low. Uh, we haven't had someone like you in a long time, so just try and stay out of trouble, okay?"
Didn't my dad literally buy like four buildings, why are you treating me like shit?
I nodded.
Okay, first class, and everyone is looking at me.
"Hi! You must be our new student." holy fuck, this is so awkward.
I nodded.
"Would you like to introduce yourself?" literally no, but I take it I don't have a fucking choice.
"My name is Cassidy Veyne." whispering there we go.
"Class settle down, please."
"Cassidy, it's very nice to meet you, you can take a seat in the open one in the back," she said and I started to make my way over there.
I sat down and the teacher started talking.
"Are you Lucien's son?"
I turned to the guy who asked the question.
He was a big horn but looked very sweet.
"Oh uh yeah."
"That's so cool, your dad spoke last week, he's really scary."
"I know," I mumbled laughing.
"Well I am Jasper, that is Elias and that's Rhea, Elias, and Rhea are dating."
"Airing out my business," Rhea said.
Rhea was a girl and a big horn and Elias was a small horn guy.
You know what hell yeah.
"Are you a human?" Elias blurted out and Rhea hit him.
"I am half demon, half human, but yes I am human," I said and they all nodded.
Awkward as fuck.
"We'll don't let the horns scare you, we are very nice, others i'm not sure, but you can always hangout with us whenever you'd like!" I forgot their names but one of the guys beamed.
And I nodded.
"Some of the big horns think they are better than you, don't take it to heart because they think that they are better than everyone, it's just how they roll."
Everyone is just making me regret coming here more and more!
"They are especially going to think it because you are human," Rhea said.
"Uh okay," I said and they all nodded.
I turn my head to the board.
A bunch of shit that doesn't pertain to me and that I don't care about.
So basically stay away from big horns and everyone for that matter just for safe measures.
I have a target on my back because I am one human and two my dad is rolling in it.
I can lay low, I can do this.
I really can.
As quick as the class started it was over.
I made my way to my second period and the teacher was already yelling.
Combat and defense? Dude, when will I ever use that?
I should have paid attention in the class before this for the history and when the fuck i will need to use this.
He wanted us to get into a group to pratice combat, broddie what the fuck does that even mean?
Great and now I am alone again.
"Do you not have a partner?" the teacher, who introduced himself as Instructor Sloane, said as he started to walk over to me.
No, I'm fucking standing alone for shits and giggles.
"No, I don't."
He looked me up and down and gave me this unreadable look.
"Are you the human?" WHY'D HE SAY IT LIKE THAT? And so loudly at that.
I nodded. "Great, Vincent, get over here."
I saw people physically tense at the name.
Should I be worried?
"Yes, instructor?"
"Can you be partnered with Cassidy?"
"Of course," the guy said and he stood in front of me.
Big bitch hello.
"Well now that you have your partners you can introduce yourself and we can start."
"You're the human fuck, right?" Why is he smiling like that?
"Yeah, the teacher already said that dumb ass."
He laughed dryly.
"So…Cassidy Veyne. The Cassidy Veyne. Lucien's only son. Heard your dad left your mom for a man. That's crazy," he said, dragging out the y on crazy.
Is this guy high?
"She actually cheated on him, but close enough."
"But I heard you don't see her a lot, maybe once or twice a year. How was seeing her today?" Who is this guy?
"Bad, like always."
"Understandable." he reached out for the face and I took a step back.
"Your skin is more perfect in person."
"You're a freak dude."
"That's what they call me. My name is Vincent."
"You look like one."
He smirked at me. "Thank you, shall we start."
Sloane started to explain what we were doing and all I knew was I was about to get my ass handed to me by this 6 '5 guy who knows way too much about me.
He turned back to me. "I hope you know I won't go easy on you."
"Couldn't expect anything less from you freaky-looking guy," I said.
Next thing I knew a fast fist came borrowing into my shoulder.
Okay, so that's how we are doing this.
I have taken boxing for way too long to not be good at this.
This next punch wasn't so lucky for him.
I feel like I am poking the beast fucking with him like this.
I was just moving around him as punch after punch missed me.
He smiled as he put his hand out.
I stopped.
What is he fucking doing?
"You're immune to magic?" he looked at his hand and then back at me.
"Is that what you were doing?"
He shrugged. "Maybe I'm just weak today," he said and he put his hand out again but this time for a different person.
I know that fucking hurt.
The demon flew right into the wall behind.
He turned back to me. "Guess you're special. You are pretty good at fighting too, even for a human."
So the rest of the classes I had went like that, boring, boring and boring.
The vincent, or whoever that was, was a one chance thing I guess.
"CASSIDY!" I heard a voice boom.
Please be a different cassidy.
I slowly turned around.
Oh!
It's the people I met in the first period.
I walked over to them.
"Come sit with us," the girl said.
I nodded my lunch in hand and sat with them.
"How have your classes been?" I think her name was Rhea, asked.
"They're fine, besides whatever the combat shit was, there was this freak ass guy lol." I just said lol in real life.
Wrap it up.
"Was he a big horn?" Jasper asked, he sounded fed up.
I nodded. "He had huge horns."
They all rolled their eyes. "Did you catch his name?"
"Vin. something. Make Vince, maybe Vincent, I don't know but he was a freak," I explained.
"Yep, that's Vincent."
Here comes an unskippable lore moment about this guy. I feel it.
"He will not leave me alone," Jasper whined.
"Jas has a crush on him." my eyes went wide as Jasper's tan face started to get red.
That's hilarious.
"I do not."
"And this guy senses it, I swear, Jas is just too big for him."
"And the guy's not gay," Elias mumbled, eating stuff off of rheas plate.
"Who's not gay?" maybe he does sense it holy fuck where did he even come from.
"Get out of here Vincent," Rhea yelled and he just smiled.
I watched as Vincent's hands rubbed Jasper's shoulders.
Are you sure they aren't already dating?
Vincent's eyes were a different color.
They weren't grey anymore, they were like this reddish color.
His smile looks less creepy and more genuine.
"Vincent go."
"What? I'm just saying hi." he turned his head to me and the smile went back to creepy and the color of his eyes started to fade back into their original. "I met your little friend too. He's pretty good at combat for a human."
"Vincent, leave him alone," Jasper mumbled.
"I wasn't doing anything, sweetheart," Vincent said and then whispered something in Jasper's ears.
Are they dating?
Vincent swatted him.
I looked over at Rhea and Elias.
They were not reacting and were in their own world.
I looked back at the two of them.
"Go, your little friend is here," Jasper said, peeling Vincent's fingers off of him.
"I'm coming, Nate, I'm coming." Nate.
I felt something pulling me.
I swatted behind me.
Nothing.
It continued to pull.
"You have fun with your plaything?"
"Don't call him that."
"I'm just…" As the both of them walked away I felt the pulling slow down.
Weird.
I watched as people followed the two of them.
Very fucking weird.
My next period was alchemy and potion crafting which I shared with uh Jasper, yeah that's his name.
The teacher was very loud and her horns were these crazy fucking colors.
I went to go sit down next to Jasper but a certain someone already took my fucking spot.
Whatever, I will sit on the other side.
The two of them were talking.
I took out my paper and wrote some stuff down that the teacher was writing.
Not that I care, I just need…need.
Now these two are definitely dating.
Why is Vincent's hand resting on Jasper's thigh?
"Why don't you tell your friends you are dating him?" I mumbled and Jasper froze up and he ripped Vincent's hand off his thigh.
"We aren't…" his voice faded.
"You better not tell them," Jasper mumbled.
My gaydar never lies!!!! Hell yeah.
1/1 right now baby, let's go.
"My lips are sealed," I said and I watched as Vincent's hand went back on Jasper's thigh.
Two big horns in a relationship, how does that work?
Somewhat sealed. Let me ask questions. "How does that work?"
Vincent leaned over so he could see me and smiled. "He takes it up the ass."
Oh!
Jasper sighed and elbowed vincent.
"He thrives off life essences, I mean we both do because we are big horns, but he insists that being around me gives him that, which I think is all in his head."
"Do you know what else is in my head? You honey bear."
Jasper rolled his eyes. "I am only dating him because he drives me around and pays for everything I want."
I nodded.
I smiled.
Good for them.
They look cute together.
Sort of.
I turned back to the teacher.
I turned back to Jasper. "Your boyfriend is very creepy."
"I know. He is known for being creepy, its something wrong with his brain and he like overanalyzes everything and has this crazy good memory and can remember every detail about everyone and he loves to say it all with that creepy smile. He also doesn't care and thrives off pain, so it's just who he is and I apologize on his behalf."
I nodded.
Something is wrong with his brain? Interesting.
I turned back to the board. I wonder if all demons are like that. Or correction all big horns. Because it seems to be.
I mean my dad's a bighorn and I'm half demon but I genuinely know nothing about big horns or demons for that matter.
My dad has shielded me from it since I was a kid.
I looked at what the teacher had on the board, maybe it would do me one good, to pay attention.
3 types of demons, small horns, and medium horns—I actually haven't seen any, only small and big horns, maybe because it's an elite school? I don't really know. And big horns.
Wait isn't this potions?
Whatever, no one cares.
Full name [insert size here] horned demons.
"You're finally paying attention," Jasper teased.
I nodded as he laughed.
The demon society is broken into a few parts. It's a caste system basically.
Humans are the lowest and the elite big horns are the highest. I'm assuming, no, I know my dad is an elite.
Oh, I didn't even notice the half-demon section.
It's its own area isolated and alone. An anomaly.
Something I have been my whole life.
The teachers erased the board, moving on to life essences
This I have heard about but also don't really know anything about it. All I know is humans have it and I don't. Because my dad is a big horn…or at least that's what I have been told all my life.
Everyone has life essences the board says.
"I know that may be a surprise to all of my big horns." the teacher said, looking around. "But only some emit it."
There was some stirring in the room. "And for my big horns, who are the only people who need life essences to live, how do you get yours?"
The same answer over and over and over again. Humans, humans, humans.
Vincent raises his hand.
"My significant other."
"Are they human?" I watched Jasper aggressively pat Vincent's leg.
"No."
"A small horn?"
"No."
The teacher gave him a weird look.
"A big horn?"
Vincent nods with this creepy ass smile.
Fuck he gives me the chills.
"I'm not sure…big horns don't usually give off life essences."
"My partner does." big beaty sunk in eyes. He keeps getting scarier and scarier.
Jasper raised his hand. "Yes?"
"Could it be possible that this may all be in his head and he doesn't gain anything?" The class started to laugh as Vincent slipped his hand between Jasper's back and the chair.
"You can't make up the feeling of life essences, so I guess that works?" The teacher continued and I went back to notes.
Most big horned demons horns get bigger when they suck on life essence,
Usually it leaves victims slightly fatigued but it goes away.
Special symptoms usually include longer fatigue and hunger.
"Very rare ones, with only a few reported cases, have been called "arousement fear." what the fuck does that mean?
"When demons go to suck life essences which can be done by eye contact, sexual intercourse, kissing, with the two most being neck kisses and sexual intercourse. The human, since only human cases have been reported, are said to have dropped to their knees, with this crazy sexual feeling."
Thank god I don't have life essences.
She continued to talk. I mean, all of this is very interesting. Maybe I should have paid attention in my other classes.
Also if my dad was planning to send me to an all-demon school, why the hell didn't he teach me any of this? Like I know he's been planning this since he and my mom got a divorce because he's a planner.
Does he want to shield me from the other half of me by pretending it doesn't exist? Like two demons literally raised me, how does that help anyone?
I looked over at my new favorite couple in the school.
I wonder if they hide their relationship because they are both big-horned demons…or because they are…both men.
Or maybe it's because of Vincent's popularity? Well, at least I think he's popular.
I think it's because they are both men. In the world, it is not very acceptable to be in that kind of relationship, and even more so because they are demons.
They are also the 2nd gay couple I have ever seen in my life, besides my dad and Theo and I found out they were together when I was FOURTEEN, which was literally a couple of years ago.
I heard the teacher start to wrap up and everyone started to leave.
I watched Vincent's hand rest on Jasper's ass.
I followed them out and I watched the two of them go their separate ways.
Well, I guess it's my turn.
I opened the door and the room felt tense and I felt that weird pulling again.
Whispering.
It's making me feel awful.
I walked to a seat near the back and put my bag in the seat next to me.
"Is that the human?"
If you are going to whisper, be quiet.
"Yeah, Nate said he was."
"Why is he here if he's a human?"
"It's because his dad's one of the top donators," another person butted in.
"Lucien Veyne?"
"The one and only."
"Wait then why is his son a human?"
"He's half."
"Then where are his horns? If he's half demon, he at least has to have something."
They want me to hear them talking, I swear.
Two more people walk over to gossip.
Yeah, they want me to hear them.
"He's a mystery" The laughter that followed made me want to die.
"Nate said that his dad left his mom for a man." oh so that's who told Vincent that?
Laughter again.
I want to curl up in a ball and fucking die
More and more lies start to spread.
And I just looked down at the notes that I had taken from the last class.
The more lies spread, the more I heard the name. Nate.
Pull.
Nate.
Another pull.
Nate.
Another pull.
Nate.
Each time I heard it, I felt something in me pull. I can't explain it. I really can't, but it's a pull.
"Hi Nate." I looked up. Is this one of Vincent's friends?
Nate wanted me to hear him.
He turned to look at me and then mumbled something back to what I think was one of his friends.
And they started to laugh.
I'm gonna kick this bitches ass.
Where is this fucking teacher at?
Great.
Not here.
I stood up.
"You got something to say, say it to my face," I said.
Nate turned around, "you talking to me?"
I walked towards him.
"What do you think?" he stood up with a smile. "I don't know, usually people like you wouldn't dare."
He continues to walk towards me.
I don't move.
"Say it to my face."
Crickets. "If you can't, then don't do it behind my back," I said, raising his eyebrow at him.
He gave me this look and I watched as his horns shrank just a little bit.
He went to sit down and I did the same.
Bitch.
The bell finally rang and I pulled out my phone.
I put stuff in my bag as I clicked on Theo's contact.
I put the phone to my ear and I walked towards the door.
"Hi, my sugar plum."
"Hi, Theo. According to my schedule, I have basketball tryouts, so I might need you to pick me up later."
I walked down the hallway towards what was hopefully the gym.
"Okay honey, what time?"
"I don't know, I will text you," I said.
"Okay bye, I love you." end.
I don't have a change of clothes so I am going to play basketball in jorts, sambas, and this random wife beater I have on under my outfit.
Oh, it's Jasper.
"Hi Jasper," I said and turned around and smiled at me. "You play basketball?"
"I did, I didn't think my dad wanted me to do it again." he threw the basketball at me and I started dribbling it.
"Where's homeboy?" I asked.
Jasper raised his eyebrow.
"Yo man," I said and Jasper gave me this disgusted look.
Hey, you are the one dating him, not me.
"He's somewhere. Hiding from me," Jasper said and I threw it back to him.
"Okay, welcome to basketball tryouts. I am going to keep it simple. Most of you won't make it. We have 12 spots and one team, so I just want to see your skills," the coach said.
He announced what crazy drills we had to do and we started.
"Why are you kind of built?" Jasper said.
We were partners much to his man's dismay.
"Me?"
"Yes, lmao."
"I have been doing basketball since I was young and boxing, I don't really work out other than that."
I stole the ball from him and quickly made a layup.
I watched as all of the balls flew in the air. Over to the coach.
What the fuck?
"Enchanted ball, y'all know the drill," the coach said. No, in fact, I don't know the drill.
I quickly grabbed one and it felt oddly light.
I started to dribble it.
I shot it.
I snatched the ball from someone else but this time it was heavier.
Basically, all of the practice was this.
Weird magical shit, until the scrimmage.
We were divided into two teams and all I care about is that I was with jasper.
"Vincent, Jasper, come do the tip off."
Jasper walked over and Vincent was taller than him.
Jasper mumbled something to him and I watched as he jumped up, tipping it to another person on our team.
Oh god, I hate basketball.
Of course no one would pass it to me because I am human.
"Can you shoot human?" sadly. I nodded.
Just out and right hook throw it to me then.
I jumped up and grabbed it.
I quickly got out of the way of the demon barreling at me.
3 point swish baby.
I ran backwards as I felt the coach's eyes on me.
Bitch.
Who shoving me?
This nate fuck.
"Bitch hop off I don't even have the ball," I mumbled and he just laughed as one of his teammates passed him the ball.
I tried to guard him, not tried, he's extremely tall and has super literally everything.
Maybe I could.
I reached up and yanked one of his horns down.
Give me that ball, fuck out my face.
I quickly started dribbling down the court and I felt my arms get pinned to my side and my legs lift off the ground.
Oh fuck no.
Basketball still in hand of course.
Magic has to be illegal in games.
I don't even know how to fight this off.
Usually, this shit doesn't work on me.
"Nate! Put him down." I KNEW IT WAS THAT BITCH.
I felt myself drop to the ground.
I scrambled to get the ball and I quickly made a layup.
I turned back and I smiled at fuming Nate.
So making enemies on the first day of school isn't good but my 3 friends cancel it out.
Oh and maybe Vincent.
Wait, just kidding.
Holy fuck how long are these damn tryouts.
"2 more minutes, and then we can make our way back over to the benches."
THANK YOUUU.
Just a few more minutes.
"You good?" Jasper mumbled laughing.
"I don't have crazy demon strength," I said and Jasper passed the ball to me.
Oh god, I'm sweating.
I felt something trunk into me as I dribbled the ball.
Bitch.
I looked up, and Nate and I locked eyes and I watched his horns grow.
Oh fuck.
No.
Fuck.
I felt myself drop to my knees.
I thought I didn't.
I don't have.
How?
My body.
It feels all hot.
More than just sweating.
I feel dizzy.
And really weak.
It doesn't hurt.
It's just.
It feels like something else.
Like I need something else.
I look up at Nate who is stumbling back and looks horrified.
"Dude, dude." I heard my hearing start to come back as I looked around in the blurry vision for Jasper.
"Jasper?" I asked.
"You okay? Why'd you fall?"
Oh god.
I felt my arms go numb and i.
"Help. help me,"I mumbled.
I watched as Nate watched me with fear in his eyes.
Absolutely horrified.
"Jas…jasper."
I felt someone lift me up princess carry.
I looked up it was vincent.
We made eye contact but nothing happened.
Why?
With him.
Jasper looked horrified as Vincent carried me.
"Awful first day of school," I mumbled.
Vincent laughed. "You're okay."
He rested me down on a bench and I felt myself cooling down.
I watched as the coach slowly walked over to me.
I sat up and looked at him.
Nothing.
"Are you feeling okay?" He was only checking on because my dads loaded.
"Uh yeah, just a little dazed."
"Okay…please be careful," he mumbled and I nodded.
"I would also like to welcome the three of you to our basketball team." great?
"We have never had a human on the basketball team," Vincent said.
I forgot that all of them know each other because they have been together for so long.
I gave him a weird look.
"Baby, where's your friend?" Jasper mumbled over to Vincent.
Vincent looked around and shrugged. "I don't know, he looked really like I don't know distraught."
Distraught?
Bitch I am distraught?
Have you ever thought about that?
Whatever. "I'm going home."
"Do you have a car?" I shook my head. "My stepdad drives me around."
Vincent turned and gave me a weird look. "Stepdad?"
Bruh. "You were literally spreading rumors about me that my dad left my mom for a man, why are you shocked?"
I stood up slowly.
I feel a little out of it, but I'll be okay.
"I'll see y'all tomorrow," I said and I waved to them.
I slowly shuffled and made my way to the door.
I felt something slightly pull me back.
I turned and I got a quick glance of Nate walking past me to go to the locker room.
I felt my heartbeat pick up.
My heart was pounding in my chest.
I need to go.
This can't be real.
It really can't.
I just need to go.