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"I'm telling you, he hates me. You saw the way he looked at me?" my friend Carden whined.

I chuckled at his childishness as I hung up my drapes in my cuby.

"Mr. Masters does not hate you, I think he quite likes you." I smirked at him. He frowned at me, huffing as we walked the hallways towards our first class.

Mr. Masters was our vampire history teacher. The reason Carden thought he hated him was because he would always glare at him. But we could all see the glint in his eyes when he looked at Carden.

"Since when does glaring at someone indicate a liking to them?" he grumbled, snapping his Cape backwards as he stormed into the classroom that was now half filled.

Most people hated our Academy's uniform, but I always liked it. It consisted of a long black cloke that reached the floor, with a hood at the top. Long black trousers, a white open neck blouse and a suite vest.

"You know if you so much as attempted to pay attention maybe he'd stop glaring at you?" I suggested, knowing all too well it would fall on def ears.

He scoffed as he took his place next to the window of our bench.

"Why should I pay attention, this subject is so boring. Why do I need to learn about 13th century vampires anyway? They're all either assholes, leaders or dead." he complained, but looked down with a muttered apology when I glared at him.

"I didn't mean you or your family, sorry Vlad." he offered a small smile before opening his book.

I was to be the next in line for the next leader of my coven. As I was turning 22 in two months time I was to start taking over more responsibilities alongside my father.

Of course I wouldn't actually be in charge until I was 90 but my Pa always said its best to start early.

"You better start taking this shit seriously if you still wanna be my second in. We'll be graduating in a year. " I grumbled.

He nodded and returned to his book.

I could feel the wind change and the sweet scent of lemon wafted through the air.

My eyes look up as the door opened to reveal my beautiful mate, Idris.

He had walked in with a scowl on his face as he was trying to fix his cloke, no doubt Aldon had been bothering him again.

As he came closer to sit down in his seat, mere inches from me, I couldn't help but feel my heartbeat pick up with excitement.

"Hello Idris." I said, making him jerk and turn to me in surprise.

"O-oh, hi Vladimir." he smiled at me as he looked down shyly.

We had known that we were mates ever since I turned 18 and I had tried to make a move on him.

Although he knew we were mates, he's been shying away from me.

And I found it adorable.

I leaned closer to him and blew in his ear, making him flinch. "You know you can't hide from me forever baby? We've got a lot of years ahead of us and soon you'll get tired of running."

He shivered and looked down at his lap, a blush creeping up his neck.

I sat back down in my seat as our teacher walked in.

Just you wait baby, just you wait.

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As class is half way through I can feel my blood begin to boil as Aldon continues to throw jabs at Idris.

Idris was often picked on by the other vampires because he wore glasses.

It was uncommon for vampires to wear glasses as we were born with superior eyesight aswell as hearing.

Idris however only struggled with his eyesight when he wasn't using his powers. But when he needed to use his powers or if he got angry, he had some of the strongest eyesight of any vampire.

Just another thing I found amazing about him.

Idris as usual sat there quietly and took it, he never really fraught back.

Although Idris was a strong vampire, he was very shy and often didn't stick up for himself.

Not that anyone would wanna push him too hard, he was ruthless when angry.

When I saw Aldon reach over to try poke his glasses any restraint I had left went out the window. I lunged at Aldon and balled his shirt into my fist.

"Don't you ever touch my mate again. If I catch a single one of your hairs on him you will be Ash." I seethed. Aldon looked at me in fear.

"That will be all Vladimir. Aldon unless you indeed want to feel the rath of your future leader of this coven I suggest you take your things and sit at the back, AWAY from Idris."

I let go of Aldons shirt as he quickly gathered his things and sat at the back, quivering.

I retook my seat as I mumbled a thanks to Mr. Masters.

"Aww look at you being a supportive mate." Carden cooed teasingly at me.

"Carden you will accompany me to detention this evening." Mr. Masters said boredly.

"What why, what did I do?" he asked in shock.

"For speaking out of turn. Not to worry, I will instruct you on how to keep your mouth shut." Mr. Masters smirked up at Carden who went pale.

I chuckled under my breath, receiving a punch in the arm from him.

Carden can deny it all he wants but at this point it's become rather obvious that Mr. Masters was his mate.

And judging by the chuckles from the rest of the class I'd say everyone else had caught on too.

Of course student and teacher relationships were normal considering everyone was of vast different ages.

Carden was actually quite old for our year group, our academy in general really.

It was normal for vampires to start off at academy's when they turn 18, it was common for others to start later.

Vampire academy's lasted 10 years and were the staple point in a young vampires start in life. As vampires lived very long lives, most of us were mere babies in the vampire world. Most of our professors were well into their hundreds, making them all the more intimidating.

My peers were all in our forth year with most of us being 22, but Carden was 28. Him and his family went through some harsh times when he was younger, which led to his delay in starting.

Thank you. Idris mind linked to me.

I saw him smile slightly as a blush ran across his face before he masked his reaction and listened back in on the lesson.

I husked back through our link.

I saw his blush darken as squirmed in his seat making me smirk to myself.

I could get addicted to those blushes.

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I was on my way to my out of my literature class when I spotted Idris walking towards me.

I smiled to myself as an idea popped into my head.

Just as he was about to pass my I grabbed his arm and pulled him into a nearby storage room, using my powers to alight the candles on the walls. My mate in perfect sight.

He looked at me with suspicion as I slowly stalked over to him, causing him to take steps back until his back hit the wall behind him.

I pressed my body up against his as I breathed in his scent.

"You really think you can continue to avoid me like this?" I said as I blew on his neck causing him to shiver. "Your own mate, desperate for your touch. Yet you deny me so."

I stuck my tongue out and ran it across a vein popping out of his neck.

He moaned softly as my mouth sucked on his neck, my hands going to his waist to pull him into me.

I said through our mind link as I continued to suck.

My hand travelled to the front of his trousers as I palmed him through the fabric, feeling his already hard and throbbing member.

He moaned loudly while wrapping his arms around my shoulders.

P-please Vladimir, I want you. He responded.

My hand dove into his clothes and took hold of his cock and pumped his fast. His chocked moans filling the air.

Yes.. yes I'm yours. I'm yours Vladimir.

He released into my hand as he collapsed into my arms, panting while trying to gain his composure.

"So, can I take that you will be by my side from now on?" I asked.

He looked into my eyes as his breathing evened out. He seemed to melt further in my arms, his blush returning full blown.

He then leaned in and captured my lips in his. I held him tight as the most uphoric feeling flew between us, his lips were so soft and gentle.

He pulled away and gave me a small smile as he looked at me again.

"I'm yours Vladimir...... I'll always be yours, from now until our last breath... I am yours."