Ms. Willchest our combat teacher entered the combat room.

She'd been my mentor since freshman year. She was always there when I needed her. I guess you could say I was a bit of a teacher's pet when it came to her.

She began to call roll and her head shot up when she said my name. She eyed me cruelly, nothing that I'd expect from my favorite teacher.

"This is a class for vampires...only." she said seething.

"I'm aware of that." I said, slightly offended (but I didn't let it show)

"You are no vampire." she spat.

"I'm aware of that as well." I didn't shift or show the slightest bit of hurt when she said that.

"Leave." she said.

"My name's on that roster in your hand and this is my class. I wouldn't want to miss the first
day for no reason... You can take that up with the boss if you'd like."

Ms. Willchest exhaled slowly.

"You'll be killed today if you participate." she said.

"Is someone planning on shooting me?" I asked with raised eyebrows.

"You don't stand a chance in battle against any of these students." she snapped.

"We'll see about that... if I lose today's battle then I transfer out of your class." I said seriously.

"With your injuries you'll have no choice." She smirked.

I nodded and sat back against the bench. I realized the whole class was staring at me, waiting for a response. Chace looked utterly confused. I smirked at his ignorance.

The first two people to pair up were Laurence and Kadeem. They stood in the protection circle controlled by Ms. Willchest. An invisible dome would spread around the fighters, shielding the outside from them and them from the outside. Kadeem was much bigger than Laurence, but Laurence was quick and precise. The battle lasted a total of 14 minutes, when Kadeem finally got Laurence to call it quits. Good thing too, because any longer Laurence would've had a broken arm.

The next two were Melissa and Carlisle. I know that the idea of females vs. males in the human world is wrong and unethical, but that's not the case here. We're all considered equals (based on gender anyways). If anything, a female would have the advantage in a vamp fight because of our...Well their natural ability of swiftness and flexibility. These are key components in becoming a skilled vamp fighter... Any-who, Melissa left Carlisle with a bloody nose and fractured rib, he finally called it quits.

Then was Chase and Luis; Chace won in a matter of minutes. He probably got hit once. Like Lauraine and I, he was well trained. Luis took quite a few hits, but I could tell Chace was just holding back. I was surprised when he said good job to Luis.

After the rest of the class went, it was my turn. I was battling Zachary. He was tall and built (not super built, but built enough to snap me like a twig)...and one of the best fighters in here. Zachary Collins hated humans and I couldn't help to think that Ms. Willchest set this up.

We entered the circle and the clear force field dome formed. My heart was beating through my chest. I'm sure everyone in here could hear it...could feel it. So, I took 3 deep breaths. My heart steadied. I studied Zach. Cocky bastard... he looked ready for a massacre...too bad...I was not leaving this class.

We took our stances... well I did, waiting for Ms. Willchest to say go, but Zach walked right up to me and backhanded me. The force knocked me to the ground. I slowly got up; blood was dripping from my bottom lip. In this dome, the citrus scent was still present, but not as strong. Zachary's eyes had darted from its dark brown to a deep red. Not only did he want to beat the shit out of me, but he wanted my blood...he wasn't going to stop until he killed me.
You'd think that because my life was now being put into ultimate danger Ms. Willchest would remove the dome...she didn't. Zach lunged for me and I ducked quickly. He landed in a tumbling roll back to his feet. Then with amazing speed, was in front of me again. He sent a left hook right into my jaw and sent me sailing into the floor again. I tried to quickly get up but he kicked me in the stomach knocking me back down and all of the air out of me.

"You stupid human bitch!" he yelled at me. "You're gonna die today, and your precious parents won't be able to a damn thing about it." Obviously know one else in this class would either.

Tears were working at my eyes, but I caught my breath and sucked them in. Zachary trudged up to me and took a huge grip of my hair, yanking me off the floor and pulling me close to him. My back was to his front and he tilted my neck as he gave me a light kiss there, and then he threw me forward. I hit the invisible dome wall with a huge thump. I flew back in slow motion almost. I was lying on my back, face screwed up in pain. Then Zachary was standing over me.

"Had enough, bitch?" he sneered.

I coughed up some blood.

"You're worthless." he laughed.

I was not worthless... I was not losing.

I swung myself up using my legs to gain momentum. Then I ducked low and foot-swiped Zach. He hit the floor hard and I didn't waste time to properly get to my feet. He got up even more pissed than before and charged at me. I stepped to the side, back kicking him into the dome wall... Now he got to bleed. He didn't waste time recollecting himself, within seconds he was striking at me again. I jabbed him in his nose then gave him a powerful right hook. He didn't hit the floor until I swung my leg up, high kicking him across the head.
While on the floor he grabbed for my leg, but I flipped back. He hurried off the floor and we went at it for about 4 minutes. Then as I was about to go for a blow to the stomach he managed to grab my throat. He lifted me into the air squeezing the living day lights out of me. Everything around me started to get dark and cloudy as my body was deprived of its oxygen. The entire room was silent...but that might have just been because my slow heart beat was beating so loudly in my ears. I think everyone had their breaths held...wondering if this roach was finally about to get squashed.

I struggled to loosen his grip. I'd made it this far. If I were any other human I'd have been dead in the first few seconds of this battle. I mustered up all I could and spit in his face. Then I hooked my legs around his neck and pulled. I yanked him towards me, slamming his head into my stomach. He let go of my neck sometime in between that. He hit the floor on hi back. My thighs were around his neck and I was semi-sitting on his chest.
I sent my fist flying straight down into his face. Then another time...and another...and another, until you couldn't even see it anymore. There was blood all over my uniform - mine and his - and it just fueled me more. He was trying to breathe and I tightened my thighs around his neck.

"Now tell me. Do you quit?' I asked seriously. "...because I'm pretty sure that this next hit will have you knocked out for a while. So either way, I win."

"Stupid bitch." He spat, blood spewing in various directions.

I nodded my head.

"Ok." I said pissed, slamming my fist into his face one last time...he was out cold.