Xavian was led into a deserted alley-like hallway.
As usual, the bullying would continue.
But Xavian was no longer a usual person, both on the Vampire and He sides.
He was not a Human and not a Vampire either.
The first boy shifted his hair across his face.
He had a number Seven glowing on his badge.
"Now, Two Corer.
I see you hanging around someone eight times over your caliber".
The second one reclined on the close by wall and continued for him.
This one had short hair and a number Eight on his badge.
"Now, we usually would not bother with trash like you.
But you see that your little group upsets the heirachy we have worked so hard to build.
If you all keep getting buddy, buddy with us strong people, weaklings like you will start getting ideas."
"Foolish ideas."
The first one chimed in.
Xavian pretended to be scared.
He could probably take out one of the two and escape.
But remembering Max's stern warning of not attracting attention, he chose to play along.
"O-Ok, man, what do you want f-from me?"
The Seven Corer smirked in perverse elation..
He really liked being feared.
And also enjoyed putting fear in weaker students.
"Nothing much.
Just leave the friggin room.
If you don't, then I will surely...we will surely pay you a 'friendly' visit."
The other cracked his knuckles.
"A very 'friendly' one.
But let's just give you a taste of what is to come"
Xavian sighed internally.
'Darn it'
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Xavian returned to his class wiping blood off his lips.
He chose to take a beating from the two students.
Class was nothing like Xavian had expected.
It was nothing like ordinary school.
They had magic lessons, weapons testing, battle training, and all kinds of stuff.
For Xavian, it felt like he was in a fantasy storybook.
By lunchtime, he met up with Nein, Elena, and the pink eyed girl on the same table they had sat on in the morning.
He noticed that the pink eyed girl had her hair over one of her eyes.
Nein had noticed it too.
"Hey pinkie?."
Pinkie was a nickname Nein and Elena had come up with for the pink eyed girl.
Since she had chosen not to give her name, it was exhausting to just call her, 'Girl with the pink pupils'.
The girl did not even look up from her meal even if she felt Nein was talking to her.
"What is it?"
"Nothing much, I just wanted to know how you got a black eye"
"It's none of your business"
It was going nowhere.
The pink eyed girl was just too weird.
However, the same boys that had visited Xavian passed by and tapped her on the shoulder as they winked at Xavian.
"Don't forget our 'meeting'"
Nein had his eye twitch.
He had known these guys since his first day at Crimson.
'They're harassing them too, huh?'