I headed out the kitchen into the lobby. Everybody was gathered around somebody concealed from my view.

"Did you bring any gifts?" Adeline asked.

"Tell us absolutely everything!" Candice said in an excited voice.

"Including the size of those tits!" Aldo joked, as he was holding bags of ingredients.

"Aldo!" Diane cried.

"But first, Antoine hired a new girl, not just new, human too," Aldo said.

"Oh? And who would that be?"

As everyone moved away, a young man with strange metal wear stepped through.

"I can't believe Antoine actually hired a human. I loved to meet--"

However, he stopped in his tracks the moment he saw me. As our eyes met, shock overtook him as he took a step back.

"Demian?" Errol inquired.

"Is everything alright?" Adeline tilted her head and looked at Demian.

Fear was clear in his eyes as he examined my face.

Is this deja vu?

"Izzy..."

"Ah, Demian." Out of no where, Antoine stepped out. He patted my shoulder, as he gave Demian a stern look.

"This is the new girl, Isis Black." He introduced me. But Demian stared, for a long time that's all he did. At last he broke into a stride and walked up to me.

"Demian Azarov. Pleasure."

His cold tone alarmed me.

Keeping my mouth shut, nobody spoke.

"Come on everybody, let's not dilly dally now. Back to work," Chris reminded the others.

Demian then narrowed his eyes, he finally turned and begin walking the other way. Everyone else followed.

"Demian!!! Now tell us everything!" Adeline shouted as she walked away.

"Give us the gifts, let's see now!" Candice also left.

"What a prink." I thought to myself.

"Don't mind him. He's usually not that bad," Antoine squeezed my shoulder as he told me that. Then letting me go, he exited through the kitchen door.

As I stood there in the patisserie corner, I couldn't help but suspect there were far more secrets beneath. Was there something nobody dared telling me?

I really didn't know.

****

When I opened my eyes, the palid walls of the nurse's office greeted me.

"Goodness, you're finally awake," The woman was next to me, holding me palm and checking for my pulse. Reaching out my arms, I lifted myself up on the bed.

"How long was I out?"

"For a while, the usual," She replied.

Staring at the ceiling, I searched for the clock. Dang, school's not even half way over.

"I think I'll be fine the rest of the day."

"Are you sure honey?"

With a nod of my head, I got out of bed. The next class should be starting soon, and I needed to head to my locker.

****

"Hey Val!" I called out to Valen.

"What took you so long?" He frowned.

We chatted as I opened my locker, getting my books and binders for my next class. Then it suddenly occurred to me, I remembered the harp pendant, which I has my initials on it... When we were in middle school, Valen gave me this necklace, and I have been wearing since then, it is some important to me. My hands immediately reached to my collar bone, clutching my precious treasure. I had dreamt of it before, it was swinging before my eyes. Yet, why couldn't I see his face?

"Mr. Michaels!" A voice called out. Walking towards us was Mr. Davidson, in his hands were a couple sheets of paper.

"Hi Mr.Davidson... Is there a problem?" Valen asked nervously.

"Yes Tino, I wanted to speck to you about your test results..."

Valen's face immediately flushed red. Oh no, Mr.Davidson doesn't know.

"Erm, Mr.Davidson, he doesn't really like to be called Tino.." I told him.

"Oh? Then would you rather be called Valentino?"

Valen's face turned bright red. Tears leaked out from his eye sockets, and he begin shaking. I immediately stepped in between.

"Er, Mr.Davidson, he'd really prefer not to be called his full name, Valen's what he usually goes by..."

Without any warning, Valen dashed and ran the other direction.

"V-Val! Wait!" Mr. Davidson called.

He turned around the corner. Sigh, poor guy.

"Oh um, I guess an apology wouldn't do now..." He murmured.

I gave out a sigh. This always happen... Poor Valen.

"Anyway, Miss Black, you forgot to take your form for the Virginia field trip," Mr. Davidson said to me.

"Field trip?"

"Yes, the History Department is planning their annual trip for the juniors, didn't you know?"

That's right, the annual history trip to Virginia. It's the week long trip juniors take all the way down to Southern USA, and to visit old mansions, cotton plantations and other old Virginia monuments during the civil war.

"Here's the form, we just need a check and signature from your parents."

I took the sheets of paper in my hands, honestly, I wasn't sure if I should go.

"Okay, thanks for getting me the form, Mr.Davidson," I thanked him politely.

Well, maybe a break from the Cafe would do me good. Working too much might be unhealthy, especially my co-workers are vampires.

"Alright, but the deadline's soon, make sure you get the check and form to me by Friday." Turning around, Mr.Davidson began walking the other direction and left.

****

It was another usual day of work. Everybody was cleaning and setting up things while I closed the door behind me. With nothing to do, I headed inside the kitchen.

"Bonjour Mademoiselle! Ready for the today's menu? We got a lot to prepare today," Aldo gave me a cheeky smile.

I'm always in the kitchen, maybe a change of scenery will do me good, but another day in the kitchen won't do me too bad. Besides, Aldo's pretty bearable.

"Alright Aldo, what do you want me to do today--"

"You're not going to do anything in the kitchen today."

I whipped my head around. A figure emerged from the shadows of the dark stairwell, and to let me down, it was Demian.

"Ah Demian, I was just about to start preparing the appetizers."

"Oh I know, go ahead," Demian replied Aldo shortly. He then grabbed my arm and yanked me towards him roughly. "We cna't have the new girl wasting her time in the kitchen. She needs to learn with the others."

"But, Demian, she's best here--" Aldo tried to explain to him.

"Are you disobeying me?" Demian shot Aldo a sharp glare and cut him off rudely.

Of course not, I thought to myself, You are the assistant manager.

Aldo's mouth gaped open, raising his hand in mid air, it looked like he wanted to say something more. But at last, he backed down, walking the other direction.

Demian yanked my arm.

"You are coming with me."

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