Chapter 6

"Someone wants to give this."

The woman next to me reached out, I saw earlier the small piece of paper they were handing out and it is for me!

I got a secret admirer in more than one week of my stay here?

I am in Botany class now, the teacher is in the middle of a discussion about herbal medicine.

I opened the small piece of paper that had been through so much that it was already very wrinkled.

"Let's meet now in the forest. In the former place where we last met. -V"

"What?"

If only my eyebrows could be literally in the same line, it would have happened now because they are so close.

Van? As in the arrogant gray- yellow green eyed monster? Hot and handsome creature? You might be kidding me!

"Impossible"

Not that I was scared because I witnessed his eye color shifting, because I've seen the eyes shifting even before with another Laurent name Vince on my first day here. And, whatever kind of creature they are I'm not afraid because they are harmless, only then will I be afraid when the event is bad, I'm not afraid of anything remember?

Plus according to my research vampire's eyes are red. So they are not like stories of persecution in town.

Perhaps they could be werewolf, hybrid? Aswang, manananggal tikbalang or the likes!

I cant believe what? Inviting me in the forest? Vander? Two things I can think of, he'll throw me with angst and his arrogance will push me on a cliff or ask me out like on a date.

Wait. What am I saying ??

Impossible.

It is more impossible for the last thing I said to happen.

I peeked out the window across from me.

Its him!

He is under the tree in the quadrangle, not far from the green house,

So .. It is possible that he sent the letter.

But why? I looked at the letter again, shall I go?

I suddenly looked away as he turned in my direction. Putik!

Heart calm down ! When I think too much about what secret he is hiding it seems I am gaining interest in him Kingna yan!

"Ms. Cassandra, as much as I said I don't think you understood anything, care to share your thinking? Before we end the class?"

I heard the sarcasm in her voice. What is the discussion again?

"Well,"

I was forced to stand up

"I was just in deep thought about our discussion awhile back"

I frowned. Okay. So what's next for your excuse Cassandra?

"You said there's no cure for a hundred percent killing of cancer cells, that's why people depends and trying every possibilities even herbals, but I'm just thinking with the technology now its too impossible that science hasn't discovered it yet, could it be, they're just hiding the cure? After all cancer medication is a big shot earning great bucks. Yun lang po iniisip ko "

The teacher smiled, "wow that's a great deal of opinion and thinking Cassandra that's your assignment today. Is there's really no cure for cancer, essay. write in one whole piece of paper. Good day."

I'm going to the forest, I've decided. My chance to ask the guy who really he is! I saw in van's position earlier that Laura was already with him. I will go there by chance so that he can see that I am going to the meeting place

When I approached them I could barely hear what the speaker laura was saying

"Well I personally don't like her attitude tho, are you?" Instinct. Gut feeling. I am what they are talking about.

"I don't like the whole her."

I glared at Vander. Stupid!

"The feeling is mutual dupe."

I grinned sarcastically as they turned around And finally passed without looking back. Stupid as if I want you!?!

I realized I was going to enter the forest, my foot really brought me here even though I made the decision not to continue. Suddenly a foot blocked my path so I stumbled I even saw the ground approaching with leaves on my face when I fell.

"Aww fuck it!"

When I turned around, I removed the leaves from my face, and the four men laughed.

"You're dead today."

Vander Tyler Laurent POV

"Been there. Even kissed death hello and goodbye."

I lost my smile when that woman said the words I did not expect. I supposed to scare her. I want her to scream her way out of the forest and never dare come back and come near me. But heck no. I was the one who backed away from what she said.

She really is peculiar.

I'm already in the forest, I can smell her scent. She's a real crazy for entering this dangerous forest without companion !!

She went through the tree where I was on the branch sitting.

I was even more surprised because she went straight to the edge of the cliff!

Fuck woman, what are you doing? It started shouting and laughing like she is talking with someone.

Tch.

I even saw her approaching at the end of the cliff. She's out of her mind.

"Wow. Enticing."

I went down to the tree and approached her.

Crazy bitch.

"Pft."

I saw her shock as her shoulder moved slightly.

"Is death enticing?"

I said Before he slowly turned to me. There it was again.

The racing heartbeat of her.

I don't know what's going on with the little reactions of her whenever we meet.

No attraction, not even fear involved.

I ... don't know what's the heartbeats all about. The woman rubbed her chest .. I even saw her frown and apply her eyebrows to a frown.

"You're one step closer to death, are you aware?"

Can't stop smirking, its irritation I can see in her eyes. I want her to think I will push her, I want her to fear me. But im shock. She stared at me seriously. Blank emotion.

"I'm not afraid tho. I've been there, even kissed death hello and goodbye."

My smile faded away. It was her turn to grin.

"I'm not afraid of anything van. If that's what you're trying to do. I'm not afraid, even death. Or .. You. Can't. Make. Me. Fear"

"In deep thinking huh?"

My mind was cut off. Laura sat beside me. I was in the school quadrangle, under one of the trees. I just remember what happened during our last encounter with Cassandra. The woman is something.

"Hmmm, so it's Cassandra again, how often do you think of her?"

sHe was smiling but her eyes showed, irritation?

"Not really I'm just taking precautions, you're right she's something, and I need to watch over her for the safety of my people"

Laura looked up at the tree and raised her hand to block the sunlight.

"I learned something from her. There are people who are beyond my ability."

I stared at her. Curiously thinking what could be the reason

"They are the people who already faced and seen death. That's why they have blank past and future. That Cassandra girl have seen or even experienced death .."

"Been there. Even kissed death hello and goodbye."

"Been there. Even kissed death hello and goodbye."

I remember what he said, it make sense.

“That's probably make her peculiar. Not a threat really. Well I personally don't like her attitude tho, ikaw ba?"

sHe turned to me, Ptf, I hate and dislike her all being

"I don't like the whole her."

"The feeling is mutual dupe."

Someone passed in front of us, it looks like it came from the green house where botany students often hang out for nursing of plants, near the quadrangle and in the tree where we hang out.

The black combat shoes were the first thing I saw setting aside the familiar scent, aura and voice in the shoes I just knew who it was. I looked up at her and I found her looking down smirking and as slowly walking. In her usual Gothic get up. Black shirt and black ripped jeans. Hmm her skin is whiter than the usual? Maybe because its exposed today. sHe pretended to look at us before finally leaving.

"Err I don't think she heard us?"

"Not really, she was still far away when I first felt her. She didn't hear us."

Well I bet not the last conversation. She is still far away I can feel her looks, steps and movements, I've heard her reciting in class while she's in their botany class in the green house earlier and that's the very reason I remember our encounter days ago. Those arrogant voice, Tch

"We should invite her this coming annual moonlight festival what do you think?"

"You know it would be a dangerous night Laura, not a good idea."

"Hey! Its an open celebration, it's open for the people to celebrate ah!"

I saw her eyes widen, well I just don't think a troublesome woman should join the celebration that could bring some troubles also. I just shrugged my shoulders.

"AW !! Are you stupid !!?"

Laura and I both looked at the forest behind that part of the school, far away, very far away, but we heard it clear.

"That's Cassandra."

I just felt the instinct to get up, I found myself running very fast towards the forest. Shit!

Why fuck, my heartbeat beating fast.