My Professor's Bloody Desire

Chapter 5 - Mocking smile

"What happened there, mom?" She was along in the dining table when I approached her. A lot of thoughts are playing in my mind, but I can't sort which of them are true.

"Your dad will explain everything to you." I saw fear in her eyes. It makes me feel like something in my personality is wrong. I am not fond of fantasy stories, and even I saw it clearly with my own eyes a while ago, my mind still cannot digest that King is not a human. If my parents are his descendants then that makes me automatically like him.

"Why can't you just be honest with me, mom?"

"We are his descendants, Hermosa. Y-you are not human. We are vampires. We were planning to tell you before, but we just can't find the right timing. You will notice yourself changing eventually. After you turned eighteen, your desire for blood became noticeable, but you're trying to resist it." Even I'm hearing it from her, I still can't believe.

"I'm sorry to tell you this late, Hermy." Dad walked from behind.

"This is the reason why we asked you to go back to the Philippines. We want to watch over you. Your cousins have been holding back from telling you so." And what am I suppose to do now?

"W-what should I do? How can I quit being of this kind?" Tears built up.

"There is no way to escape your identity, Hermy. Your mom and I were kicked out of our pack when you were still a child. We didn't literally kill King's mother, but we are part of the reasons how she died. I hope.." I didn't let him finish.

"Dad, this is still fascinating to me. Everything." He tapped my shoulder as if asking me to calm down.

"You can ask questions, Hermy. We will answer everything."

"How are you affiliated with King?" Just mentioning his name made me feel strange.

"He is the alpha of the pack where we used to belong. He is the mightiest leader and probably the most vicious. He killed thousand of wolves who tried to eliminate us. You shouldn't have been entangled with him. Now, he's after you." Mom sounds so frustrated. I think fate moves discreetly to make us meet. He's my professor in two of my subjects.

"Then just let me go back to US! I don't want to live here knowing that King is chasing after me. I know by one look that he isn't nice, mom. If he really killed those wolves then it's not impossible that he would kill us too." He looks angry with my parents a while ago. He was speaking in a calm voice, but the latent meaning of his looks sent shiver down my system.

"We will try to talk to him first, Hermy. If he insists on doing something to you then that's the time when I will send you back to US. You are our only daughter. We can't allow King do anything to you."

It was a night of questioning and doubting myself. I am not normal. I am unlike of those humans. Do I like blood? I was in deep thought of that question. And I've proven my parents right. In the previous days, I found the smell of blood sweet.

The next day, I planned to ditch my classes, but my friends didn't allow me. They dragged me to the classroom. I can't act calm when King entered the room. To avoid gazing at him, I focused on my notes. That's right. If I take notes for the whole duration of his lecture then I won't have to look him in the eyes.

"Open you account. The quiz will begin in 7 minutes." I dropped my pen with what he just said.

"But you didn't announce last meeting that..." The person in front was not able to complete his sentence.

"I asked of you understand the lesson, and you all said yes. Use the remaining minutes to review. Prove to me that you really understand." My friends were calm as if they really understand the lesson. I tried to focus in reviewing his discussion, but nothing comes in my mind.

I glanced at the board to look at what he wrote a while ago, but I caught him watching me instead. He grinned when he saw me return the glance. I can't even curse even I want to do so bad.

"My faculty room is always open if you need to clarify something with the discussion." He was smiling when he claimed that.

The girls at the back giggled. I have a feeling that this day is going to be bad. When he posted the quiz online, my hands were trembling while answering. He provided a brown paper as scratch. Even though I don't really understand what I'm doing, I have to act as if I have an idea what's going on.

He allowed the students to leave after finishing the quiz. I have no idea that he likes giving surprise quiz. I think they all know because he's been their professor in Senior High School. I should never come to class unprepared again. I know he's still looking at me while I am answering the quiz. There are only three students left in the room, so I hurried to submit it. I could help but sighed when I saw my score.

I looked at his way again and he's wearing a mocking smile while looking at his laptop. I am so embarrassed to get 15/50. I out my things inside the bag and was about to go when he spoke in a firm tone.

"I'll see you in my office this afternoon, Ms. Vallera." I rolled my eyes. He seems happy that I got a low score.

As usual, I had lunch with my girls, but we have a new companion here. Karlo Conduire is with us. What's more interesting is that he's also part of the club where my friends signed up. They are all into fashion while I was there sitting and contemplating what their reaction will be when they find out that I am not human. They will surely be disgusted.

"Why is Sir King asking you to his office?" Karlo asked me after a while.

"Maybe because I failed his first quiz, and he wants to warn me in private." His brows furrowed.

"That may not be the case. He was staring at you during the whole time." He murmured the last sentence, but my friends still heard it.

"That's what I'm saying. The professor likes her, and he's not even trying to conceal it. Even the way he looks at you and calls your name is special." They noticed too.

Karlo laughed sardonically before taking a bite in his burger.

"You are trying to point out a dangerous idea, Alicia." There was something in the way they exchanged looks. I don't want to unfold it! I should have never found out that I am a vampire. This is seriously making me lose my mind!

"He just finds me dumb. That's all. Don't give meaning to anything he does." I said and luagh to make the modd light.

"It's going to be bad in your side if he really likes you." Alicia claimed.

"You don't have a boyfriend, right?" I was flustered with Karlo's question. I shook my head.

"That's more dangerous. Why don't you just date me?"

"Pardon?"

The girls also looked at him astonished. We were not expecting that.

"That is so random, Karlo. If you're looking for a girl who can hook up or play with you then I assure you that it's not me. You still don't know me." He pushed the plate in front of him and leaned on the table to get close to me.

"Exactly. I want to know you more." He flashed a wide smile.

I have never dated before, and I want my first to be special. I won't date anyone just because I'm bored.

"Sorry, but I want to focus on academics at least on my first year in college." The girls applauded me.

"She's turning down a man so easily." Alicia murmured. I have mastered that.

Karlo was not affected at all. I can say that he's not sincerely into me. Maybe he's curious about my personality. My cousins are acquainted with his brother afterall.

"In case you want to use me to avoid King, I'm very willing to be at your service."

"You're overreacting. If that sexy professor is into her, we will be the one to push her until she falls in love too. He's every student's desire." Tania claimed while her eyes were sparkling.

That's right! Don't talk as if he's so bag." Andrea defended. They are smitten.

I was paranoid the whole afternoon. I had a recap of the previous discussion in the last subject that day because he might give another surprise quiz again. They found me weird when I put my headphones on and started reading my notes. It's better to be prepared than sorry.

He came into the room with nothing except the board marker. I see. How amazing that everything is already in his head.

"Ms. Vallera..." I didn't notice that I have been staring at him while he's speaking.

"Y-yes, sir?" My classmates laughed when I answered. Was he asking a question?

His jaw moved, and everyone stopped.

"You seem to be spacing out. Are you fine?" I was flustered again with that question.

"Yes."

"Don't forget that I will talk to you in my office after this class." I bite my lower lip. I forgot about that for the meantime. He won't kill me, right? What if he does?