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Hesperia had joined the chess club because her boyfriend was the head and founder of the club. She liked chess, but she was definitely not very good at it. The game usually made her frustrated easily, especially when everyone around her was better at it. It was a relaxing game to some, but to her it was often a game of frustration. The club meetings were, to her, another opportunity to spend time with her boyfriend. She'd even gotten him a fancy chess board from Greece when they visited her family. When it came time for the club meeting, Hesperia got dressed up all nice and made her way to the classroom Kas had selected for the meeting. He was already set up by the time she got there and he appeared to be playing a game against himself. The brunette sat down across from her boyfriend. "Hey Utrenneye Solntse. Playing a game against yourself?" Tipping her head to the side, she grinned at him.

{Translation: Morning Sun}

The sound of the door opened behind them drew Hesperia's attention and she shifted in her seat, wondering which of the club members it was, or maybe it was a new member. Standing there, looking rather confused, was a first year that Hesperia recognized from the Sorting Feast. Ah, so it was a first year looking to join her boyfriend's club. She introduced herself as Andromeda Thayer and just as Hesperia was going to introduce them, the girl's scent wafted to her. It was the same scent that her half-brother Jean had and the same scent as her father. Immediately, Hesperia's heart began to race and her eyes went wide. This girl was definitely the child of Hesperia's father and who knew what that could mean! The last time she'd met a child of her father, the man had cut her up and then stabbed her. And her father... He had straight up murdered Jean directly in front of her, causing her to have nightmares for months. He had then stalked her outside her home and tried to explain himself, but that only served to make her more afraid of him. So this new girl... what was she going to bring?! More nightmares? More torment?!?

Hesperia fell backwards out of her chair landing on her rear end, already starting hyperventilate as a tightness spread through her chest. Her hands were sweaty and shaking and her head was getting light, her brain feeling dizzy. "No... stay away! Stay away from me!" she cried, tears streaming down her cheeks. She scrambled backwards clutching at her chest, trying to put Kasamir between her and her father's devil spawn. "Did he send you here?! I... I can't breathe, Kas!" Hesperia still clutched at her chest, gasping as tears streaming down her face. She needed to get away from this girl, away from whatever she wanted here, away from her father. Her hyperventilation was quickly turning into wheezing and her vision was hazy, blurring around the edges.

☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ A smile touched Andie's face as the man there said it was a pleasure to meet her. He said they were welcoming of all players, even if they weren't pros. While she thought she was pretty good, she was sure that there would be players way better than she was. But either way, she would have fun playing! Except.... that things quickly went nuts. The girl in the room started crying and screaming, imploring for her to get away. Andie smelled that familiar smell turn a little bitter, the girl stumbling back a bit. "I-I'm sorry?" Her words were soft, and she looked terrified. Her dark eyes lined with tears as she watched the whole mess before her.

As the girl questioned if someone had sent her here, but the older boy told her to try the snacks and a chess puzzle. She clamped her teeth together, making sure to hide her fangs. She wondered if perhaps this other girl knew her secret... but how? The boy had turned attention onto the other girl. Something had happened here, but Andie didn't even know how to guess. This girl's scent was painfully familiar, but Andie wasn't sure how. She didn't smell like anyone she knew, though admittedly, Andromeda only knew a couple people so far. She wiped her eyes on her sleeve terrified of what was happening. Maybe she should have just stayed home! ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ ☽

Hesperia was only unconscious for a few seconds, long enough for her brain to get the oxygen and carbon dioxide that it had been lacking caused by the panic. It was long enough though to reboot her brain and end the panic attack. She was vaguely aware of something licking her face and she reached up to push Medved away before wiping slobber off her cheek. "Meddy, stop," she mumbled, remembering the many times over the summer the dog had woken her up with licks. Blinking her eyes, she expected to be laying on the couch in her living room with Kasamir beside her and Medved licking her awake. Instead, she was laying against Kasamir and they were in a classroom on the floor. Slowly, everything came back to her as she rubbed her temples. Oh right, she'd smelled a half-vampire and that person had the same scent as Jean and her father. But logically, there was no way an eleven year old could hurt her, not when she was able to do magic. Plus, she was so much tinier than Hesperia. "Oh no, Kas, I..." she started mumbling, trying to figure out the right words. After all, she was still disoriented and her head was swimming. And her vision... whoo, that was bad. She closed her eyes, burying her face into Kasamir's shoulder. His smell was comforting and it was helping her recover.

After taking a moment to recover, Hesperia sat up and regarded the girl that was apparently her sister. Hesperia's panic attack had clearly also negatively impacted the first year, which Hesperia did truly feel sorry for. "I... I'm sorry. For scaring you." She was still pretty lightheaded after fainting, so she laid against Kasamir again. "My name's Hesperia. And we're apparently sisters. You smell like our father. And... something traumatic happened over the summer. One of our brothers, named Jean... He did some bad things. To a lot of people, and to me." Without going into all the details, Hesperia was trying to alleviate her worries. Absentmindedly, Hesperia scratched at where she'd been stabbed, even though the wound had been entirely healed and not even a scar remained. Her body felt like there were weights tied to it, like she'd just been through a solo game of rugby versus the entire UK Men's team.

☾ ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ While she was nervously trying to explain her situation, the boy noted that they were all there because of their letters. But just a second ago, the girl had accused her of being sent by someone else! She was getting ready to leave the room when he asked her to stay. He claimed she shouldn't be afraid of him and he could keep her secret. But it wasn't him Andie was scared of. She was far more frightened by the other half-vampire in the room. "My Mumma told me not to tell anyone. She said people wouldn't understand and they'd be angry. I-I caused someone to faint! I-I really should have stayed home," She wiped her eyes on her sleeve, still feeling like a major problem.

The other girl seemed upset, but at least she was conscious again. She apologized, and Andie shook her head. Her dark hair fell over her eyes for a moment at she tried again to get her tears out. "Y-you don't have to apologize. I never should have come." She was really worried that all this would come to a huge issue, and what if this guy couldn't keep her secret?! What if everyone found out!? Mumma would be so disappointed. She was about to try again to leave when the other girl spoke up.

This time, the girl introduced herself as Hesperia. She also said they were sisters, which didn't make sense. Wouldn't mumma have mentioned it if she had siblings? And if she had one, could there be more? When Hesperia said she smelled like their father, Andie tried to subtly give her wrist a little sniff. She always thought she smelled more like her mumma than anything... but she had to admit the older girl smelled somehow familiar as well. She said that their brother, Jean, did bad things to a lot of people, including her. "Mumma said there were some half-vampires that got hurt... A-and that's why she said I had to be really, really careful not to let anyone know my secret. To not tell anyone because they may think I'm bad too." Her words were soft, the girl's wide eyes looking at Hesperia for any measure of connection, even if she was still a little.... a lot afraid of her. ⋆*･ﾟ:⋆*･ﾟ ☽