My Professor's Bloody Desire

Chapter 1 - Dangerous and Annoyingly Lovely

Another semester started. This is my first year in college and my heart is filled with both excitement and fear. My eyes roamed in the campus. This is totally a new environment for me.

My parents decided that I should go back to the Philippines after staying for 6 years in the US. I spent all my high school years in a foreign country, but there's no single hint of regret in that. I met my crazy friends and they are now among my treasures. It saddened me a little when my parents called one day and told me that they processed my enrollment in Stallion University.

Of course, I have heard about this university before. It is among the biggest schools in the country where only elites have privilege to study. I saw tall buildings and expensive cars from where I am walking. From the last years of attending personality development class, I learned to act accordingly, and I had no doubt in myself that I will gain friends in this new place. But my knees are shaking and my hands feel cold while I'm walking to the building where my first class is. Something in this place makes me uncomfortable.

There are students who are standing in front of the elevator and waiting for it to open. I secretly scanned them from head to toe, and I can say that they are among the elites that I have heard before. Only the richest students get to study here, and on my first day, I think I have proven that.

One more thing that I found out while observing is that people here don't care about others. The whole time I was standing with them, none of them glanced at me. This might be the right place for me.

When I entered in the room, there are already many students who are chatting quietly with each other. They seem to try getting along, and now is the awkward stage. I smiled in the group of ladies who turned to look at me, and one of them waved.

"You can sit with us." The one with blonde hair said as she pointed to the chair next to her. From how they look, I can tell that they are from rich families too. They are oozing with class and affluence.

"Thanks." I answered and took the seat beside her. She immediately offered a handshake with a smile in her face.

"Andrea Javier." She said as her eyes went down to scan me. She looks like the cool type of woman, but I don't want to trust her immediately. One of the best things I learned while I was away from my family is to weigh things wisely. I must be myself, and keep the people who like my personality. Life is a consistent test of faithfulness and loyalty.

"Tania Regalado... She's Alicia Sullivan." The other one said and showed a wide smile too.

"Nice to meet you. I am Hermosa Vallera, new student." I accepted Andrea's offer to shake hands. They seem nice when we start conversing about why we choose this program. Most of our classmates are males, and I already expected that. We are taking Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.

These ladies graduate high school in this university, and that makes them popular. I have no idea when I approached them a while ago that they are models. They look mature in their age, but that was not enough to convince me that they are professional models. Somehow, I felt intimidated. They are being too nice to me.

We have already finished two major subjects today and the group of boys went out to grab a meal. When they left, the room became awkwardly quiet. Only Tania is talking about their schedule for that afternoon. They belong in the same modeling agency, and they really seem close to each other. Nevertheless, they try to include me in every conversation.

We were laughing from Andrea's joke when a tall man went in from the front door of that room. Everyone stops talking, and appreciates his perfect physique. He's wearing eyeglasses and his suit perfectly fits him. For a professor, he's too dashing.

"Damn..." I heard Alicia cursed when the professor put his laptop on the table and made noise. I look at her, but she's just staring at her table looking frightened of something.

"Are you alright?" I asked her, and she raised her eyes to look at me.

"Y-yeah. D-don't mind me." She said nicely and went back to look at her table. I didn't mind her. Maybe she remembers something that makes her that way. We are not yet too close to share thoughts anyway.

When I look at the professor in front, I saw that he's looking intently at me. When our eyes met, his eyes went to Alicia and then around the room. Something is off with him. Those eyes look dangerous and annoyingly lovely.

"Where are the others?" My knees trembled when he speaks in baritone voice.

"They're just having snacks, sir." One of the boys sitting in front answered.

"Tell them they can snack at this hour for the rest of the semester. Just don't forget to submit to me the drop out form." His sarcasm put the room in silence. He opened his laptop, but he remained standing. He's not only tall, but his frame and posture are sexy. Those winter gray eyes seemed cold and vicious. The high bridge of his nose and those enticing lips made me smirk. He's attractive effortlessly. I can see through the suit he's wearing, and I bite my lip when a six-pack abs disported in my head.

He's surely popular among students. There is no doubt in that.

"He's hot." One of our female classmates sitting at our back whispered.

"We're lucky enough to have him as professor." Andrea told me while giggling. She's drooling while staring at the sexy man in front. I can't blame her for that. The man is really oozing with charm and something more that I cannot explain.

"My name is King Axel Vladimir, but just call me Sir Vladimir. I can see familiar faces, those that I handled last year in senior high school. I will skip the part where you introduce yourselves one by one. Allow me to get to know you better in the next days by showing me your potential." Even when he's just talking articulately, he's screaming with confidence and appeal.

He starts explaining the course description and lessons for the rest of the semester. At exactly 10:10, he locked the door in front and asked the man at the back to lock the door beside him too.

"I am strict in attendance. I hate tardiness and absence without acceptable reason. We will follow the rules that were discussed to you during the orientation. After three consecutive absences without prior notice, I will report you to the Guidance Office, and they will settle the rest." From the way he speaks, I already want to drop the subject.

Our eyes locked when he continued the discussion about the grading system in his subject. I don't like Math and the professor looks like he will bite anytime. Behind that angelic face is a cold personality. He can scare all the girls with just the way he talks, and sway them with the way he looks. I want to unfold what's behind the sexy grin of this professor.

But why is he looking at me? He almost leaves me breathless.

"Don't stare at him." Alicia murmured. I broke the eye contact and looked at her instantly after hearing that.

"Why?" I asked her, but she smiled as answer. She still looks weird. Maybe she likes this professor and she's just being obsessive; I shook my head. Never did I wish to fall in love with someone who is too popular in woman. I want someone who is private and simple.

He looks tacky when he holds the Mac laptop in his right hand beside his legs like it was just a folder. No one here is not rich, I guess. I try to shake him off from my mind the whole day, but I guess life is naturally harsh to humans.

"Good afternoon." He entered in our last class for that afternoon. My jaw dropped and Alicia became weird again. The girls in that class are celebrating for what they call "blessing from the heaven". I scrutinized my classmates and everyone acts normal. It's just me and Alicia who finds the situation hard to deal with.

I thought he was just going to discuss the lessons for the whole semester for College Algebra, but he already started with the first lesson. Everyone was sleepy, but he didn't mind that. He resumes with the discussion and even gave an activity online that is due at 11:59 PM today.

"Sir!!" The boys in front exclaimed when he announced it seriously. He's the only professor who started the lesson today.

"You have choices. Answer the activity online or get zero for that. There will be no adjustments of grades, I just want to let you know as early as now. Whatever the final outcome of your activities, quizzes and major exams will be computed and that's your GPA. If you have any violent reaction for the grade after the viewing, you may come to my office anytime. But don't forget to bring your proof that you should have higher grade. Otherwise, I will not reconsider." He started packing his things before leaving that room gracefully. He gave one final look at me before he shut the door.

Why are those eyes looking fiery at me? Did we already meet before? But if I have met him before in any occasion, for sure that I will never forget him. The first time I saw him a while, I know that he's not an ordinary man. He possesses something that is so attractive. It is just the way he looks that makes my blood curdle.

"I think it's better to shift section, girls.." Alicia sounded problematic when she approached us after fixing her things.

"Why? You look stressed since earlier. What's wrong?" Tania asked while staring seriously at Alicia.

"I-i don't want to fail in our first semester. He's already threatening us on the first day. Aren't you... terrified?" She's the only who looks terrified.

"Maybe he's just trying to show that he's not someone we can treat lightly, and perhaps, we surely can survive this all together. Don't be paranoid." Andrea answered as she handed me a calling card.

"Our agency is looking for new models. You can call us directly or call this number. We also added you to our group chat in f******k, so let's get along well. See you tomorrow." Andrea kissed me in the cheeks and the two girls did the same.

"Take care on your way home, Hermy!" They already gave me a nickname, and that sounds funny.

After everyone leaves, I opened my laptop again and access the link that he posted in the whiteboard before he left. I ought to finish all school related activities inside the campus as much as possible because I want to devote my time at home with my first love which is writing. It has always been my hobby to plot events that are impossible to happen or romance as beautiful as fantasy. Why I took BS in Information Technology? I want to learn more about technology, so I can help my parents in managing the company. As a person living in digital age, I personally think that one of the keys to make business survive is to cope with the trends and that is technology.

It hasn't been long since I opened my laptop when someone opened the door at the back. I raised my eyes to see who came in.

"You're still here?" I am sure that he's one of my classmates. He's one of the students who missed Sir Vladimir's class in the morning because he's grabbing a meal.

"Yeah. Doing our assignment. Did you leave anything? Why did you come back?" He smiled awkwardly before going to where he was sitting earlier. He showed me a charger before walking to my direction. I shook my head and smiled at him when he sat in front of me.

I waited for him to say something, but he remained staring. I was surprised when he gritted his teeth and his eyes widened. For a while, I thought it became red, but that may just be a hallucination.

"W-what's wrong?" I asked him.

His breathing went fast when he looked down to the ground. I'm afraid I did something wrong.

"Let's get along well in the next days. I am Karlo Conduire. Just call me Karlo." He said without looking back at me again. He stood and went directly out of the room.

I shrugged my shoulder while watching him. He's just as weird as Alicia. Everything went smooth on the first day aside from that professor's gaze. Something is latent in the way he eyed me.