Matthew took Sol to a place where she wouldn’t have to hide from humans, a pond where no one ever went to. Sol was always scared to go out in public because she knew people would stare.

“This is perfect.” She smiled. 

Matthew laid down on the floor and motioned for her to do next to him. He began to look deep into her eyes, and at that exact moment he felt his fangs begin to itch. He tried to look away, to get rid of those disgusting thoughts, but it just wasn’t working. His hand began to hold tighter on to hers, putting strong pressure on her fragile hands. He hated what he was becoming.

“Ow, my hand! You, you’re hurting me!”

Once he heard those words he snapped out of it. He looked down and saw how tight he was holding on to her left hand. “I- I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to-”

In the distance he could smell blood, but it wasn’t human blood. His eyes began to gleam and Sol was starting to get scared. “What...? What’s going on?”

“Nothing, nothing.” He got up and helped her get up. He held her in his arms and she began to run her fingers on his shoulder.

“I have an idea.” She whispered.

Now, another part of his body was beginning to get excited. Could she mean..?

Two weeks had passed by since the lock down at the academy, the students still had a week left of break until they were to return. Matthew and Sol’s relationship grew stronger as time passed by. Matthew was waiting for Sol to finish getting ready so he could take her on a surprise date. He couldn’t stop thinking about how she must taste...

Sol came dancing downstairs. “Hey, Matty-o! I’m all set! Are you... alright? What’s with the worried face?”

Matthew shook his head and gave Sol a warm smile. “Nothing. Don’t worry about it. Ready?”

Just as Sol was about to head towards the door, Matthew reached behind the couch and grabbed the flowers he had bought for her earlier in the day. 

“Surprise! I hope you like them, they’re purple! Like my hair!”

Matthew got up and Sol quickly got up along with him. She wrapped her arms around his comforting shoulders and looked him in the eyes. He slowly worked his hands up to her waist.

“Matt, I know you feel the same way, you’re just too scared.”

Matthew was starting to get nervous now. “How.. How did you know?” He gulped.

“It’s so obvious! Your new story... the main character Mateo finds true love with the sun-ray goddess, Sunny! You’re clearly writing about us, Matt!”

It was true, he was unconsciously writing the perfect love story about them, but he failed to realize that the best story was the one he was currently holding.

“Sol...” He pulled her in tighter and gently kissed her cheek. It was at times like these when he especially hated being a vampire. Sol smelled just how she looked, sweet and charming. His eyes began to glow with lust. He wished he wouldn’t have these thoughts, violent thoughts of piercing her beautiful yellow skin with his sharp fangs. He had never drank from someone before, but from what he was told, once you get a taste you won’t be able to stop until they’re all out of blood. He shook his head and tried to steer away from his lustful thoughts.

It was now Monday and Ezekiel was ready to tell everyone what he saw the day before. With Hero’s help, everyone gathered in the meeting room.

“Supernaturals. We have gathered today because our colleague Ezekiel has something he’d like to share with us all.”

Ezekiel took in a deep breath and explained everything. Sol was the first to make a comment. “Wasn’t she that Kaitlin girl’s best friend? She passed away at the night of the dance... I was talking to Chip, and he told me what happened.”

“That makes no sense! How could she have gotten those pills, if she lives in the upperclassmen dormitory?” What Matthew said made sense.

Saltee was quick to reject his theory. “They’re BEST FRIENDS. Best friends always share everything, even if they live in two different houses! What doesn’t make sense is how she got there if the cafe was closed!”

The underclassmen were now all in class and ready for their first day.

“Hello, everyone! I’m going to be your teacher for a couple of days. My name is Miss Flores. This class is going to help with accepting who we are, as supernaturals. For our first activity, I would like for you to talk to the person across from you and tell them how you feel about your gifts, whether you enjoy them or hate them. If you have any questions feel free to ask!”

Sol was talking to Matthew about how much she enjoyed her gifts, but he didn’t seem too fond of his. “I don’t really care. I mean, sometimes being a vampire helps me with my writing because I don’t get tired that fast... It’s whatever.”

Bishop told Saltee all about his past and all she said to him was, “It’s so awesome! I love being a fairy.”

Matthew decided to take a small break from his current story and went outside to catch some fresh air. Sol decided to go join him.

“Hey there! Room for one more?” She gracefully made her way over to the bench and sat down next to Matthew.

“Hey, Sol. What’s happening?” He asked her.

“I, Sol Shine, have a confession to make to you, Matthew Sweeney,”

Matthew let out a chuckle. “Sounds official, what is it?”

Sol was the only person that had truly gained Matthew’s trust. Between classes she would always hang out with him and when it came to his writing, she was his number one fan. “Matthew. Matty. Matt. I like you!”

Matthew looked at her with a confused expression. She... liked him? As a friend? Or something more..?

“Uhhhh...”

She looked at his blank face and laughed. “I knew you’d be confused! Matt, I really like you! As in... more than friends! As in how your characters of the last story you wrote liked each other!”

When Sol got to the room, she saw hat her dorm buddy Saltee was already laying in bed.

“Hi there! You’re so cute! I love the dress.. Why do you have on those sun gasses? It’s not even sunny... it’s 9pm....”

Sol started climbing up the ladders so she too could get to bed.

“Ah hello! I am a Shine berry! I control the sun! That means, I can’t look at things directly without my sunglasses when I am indoors, away from the sun. It’s like the opposite!”

Saltee had a hard time understanding what Sol meant, but she eventually got it.

“Oooohh.. That’s cool! So could you make the sun come out right now?”

The underclassmen night students were not involved with the lock down at all, but yet they still found out about it. All except Hero were gossiping about the event in their meeting area.

Sol was first to speak. “I heard that they didn’t tell us because we’re too weak.”

Matthew then said, “That’s not true. We all have special gifts.”

Saltee was next to speak. “Well, I heard they didn’t tell us because Hero would have involved the senate.”

Just as Saltee said that, Hero made her way into the meeting area.