I Kissed My Professor And He Liked It

Ella’s POV “You want to beca committee member?” | asked, staring up at the gorgeous-looking vampire with what must have been disbelief written all over my face.

I'm sure Becca and Brody both looked about the same.

“Does it look like I'm joking?” She asked, rolling her eyes.

“I suppose not,” | said, chuckling nervously. “What is your name?” “Skylar Barnett,” she muttered.

My heart nearly jumped out of my chest; she was a Barnett? As in Albert Barnett and Claudette Barnett? Albert and Claudette basically owned the fashion industry. They were definitely vampires, but they were the most popular vampires to ever exist when it cto fashion, design, and modeling.

That's why Skylar looked familiar to me; | had seen her in magazines before. That also explains the high-end boots and black cashmere jacket she wore.

| glanced sideways at Becca whose mouth was practically on the ground; Brody, of course, was clueless. He didn’t know much of anything about fashion; but | knew the Barnett’s were huge, which made Skylar huge.

“If you're done gawking at me, can | fill out the form or not?” Skylar asked, rolling her eyes at us.

“Oh yes,” | said a little too quickly, sliding it over to her.

She sat down in the seat in front ofand started to fill out the form in perfect cursive.

“I'm sorry, but may | ask why you want to join the committee?” | found myself asking, making her pause and glance up at me. “It’s just that, vampires don’t typically like school events or activities... so I'm a little confused.” She put the pen down and leaned back in her seat to lookover carefully. | felt my face warming instantly.

“My parents are makingtake an extra curriculum,” she muttered, sounding extremely annoyed. “Something about wanting the world to know the Barnett’s aren't just about looks. We also have brains.” “It would be good to have a vampire on the committee,” Brody shrugged, looking over at me. “I mean, we have all the other species.” I hadn't realized that until he spoke those words; but he really was right. We had a bear, wolves, and a fairy, all we needed to complete the committee was a vampire. | wanted the committee to appeal to all students, including vampires. So, having a vampire on the committee was only right.

“We would love to have you, Skylar,” | said to her, giving her a fond smile.

She didn’t return the smile; she stared atwith an expression I couldn't read. Then, she grabbed the pen and continued to fill out the form.

“When are meetings?” She asked without looking at me.

“We were planning on holding them at 2 in the afternoon...” | began to say but then froze when | saw her hand pausing.

She was a vampire; she couldn't be here at 2 in the afternoon. Vampires don’t burn up in the sun, but they are uncomfortable and if they get enough exposure, then they will get sick. | couldn't let that happen to my new committee member.

“But that'll obviously have to change,” | continued, trying to appear as casual as | could. “What tdo you start your first class at night?” “9 pm,” she answered. “Is that an issue?” “No, of course not,” | said, a little too quickly. | wondered if she could tell just how nervous | was; | clearly had no experience when it cto talking to vampires. “Sundown is at 7 and curfew is at 9 during the week. So, maybe we can have the meeting at 87” “That works for me,” Brody said with a nod.

too,” Becca said as well.

“Great,” Skylar said as she finished filling out the form. She slid it across the counter and toward me.

She really did have great handwriting.

“When's the first meeting?” She asked, pulling out a little black notebook from the bag she kept slung over her shoulder.

“Tomorrow,” | told her.

“Should we meet here?” | glanced at the paper to make sure she listed her phone number.

“Ill text you and let you know,” | answered.

“Got it,” she said as she wrote in her notebook. “See you tomorrow.” She stood and with long and confident strides made her way out of the student lounge, leaving nearly everybody staring after her.

“What just happened?” Becca finally found her voice.

“We just got a vampire in our committee,” | said, still staring at the door. “Holy crap.” “How many more members do we need?” Brody asked, staring at our list of members. | knew he was probably thinking about Sarah. | hadn't even brought up the idea of adding Sarah to the other members, but | knew they wouldn't be happy with that choice.

“Two,” | answered. “We lost the other two from last year. So far, we have you two, Rachel if she ever wants to show up, Kayla, Skylar, and me. To be a full committee we need at least 8 members, but ideally, I'd like 10.” We stayed silent for a short while; | was so lost in my own thoughts that I didn’t realize Headmaster Prescott was approaching our table.

“Good afternoon,” Prescott said as she stopped at our table. “How's the recruitment going?” “We got one more person,” | told her. “We need at least 2 more.” “Actually, | wanted to talk to you about that,” Brody blurted, making us all look at him.My stomach clenched because | knew exactly what he was going to say. | just didn’t think now was the right time.

“I'm listening,” Prescott said, eyeing him carefully.

“It's about Sarah...” Her smile shifted and now she was looking at him pointedly.

“What about Sarah?” She asked.

“I know she’s banned from any extra curriculums or activities. But | don’t think that’s fair. | think she should still be part of something, or else she’s never going to work as a team. She needs to learn to get along with others and not rely on her abilities to get her through. | think we should have her be a member,” Brody spoke with such confidence that | was impressed.

Prescott raised her brows at him, and | heard Becca gasping at his words.

“Sarah caused a lot of issues for many students,” Prescott reminded him. “What makes you think she can be trusted.” “I guess | just have faith in her,” Brody replied. “I think this would be good for her and it'll teach her that we work better as a team. Plus, | think it would be a good punishment for her to work under Ella. Don’t you think?” Prescott looked atand | felt my face warming under the intensity of her stare.

“And you've spoken about this together?” She asked, still staring at me.

“Brody brought it up toearlier,” | confessed.

“And you find this to be a good idea as well?” | was quiet for a moment as | allowed her question to settle in the air between us. | glanced at Brody who refused to meet my eyes and then | looked at Becca who was pale as a ghost. | knew she didn't like this idea whatsoever; | also knew she wouldn't be the only one.

| looked back at Prescott and squared my shoulders; trying to appear as confident as | could.

“If I'm honest, I'm not really sure if Sarah can be trusted. But | do trust Brody and if he thinks giving her a chance is a good idea, then | suppose no harm could cfrom it. If she oversteps, we can always kick her off the committee.” Prescott was quiet for a moment as she thought about this and then she soon nodded; | felt Brody relaxing beside me.

“She can be part of the committee, but she won't participate in any school events. Understood?” Prescott said firmly, making us all nod immediately, even Becca.

“Thank you so much,” Brody said, bowing his head in respect to her.

Before she left, she turned to me.

“Oh, that reminds me. | have a classroom for you,” she said, givinga fond smile.

She reached into her briefcase pulling out a small baggie with a bunch of little keys in them. She placed the baggie on the table and slid it toward me.

The baggie read: RM 210.

“You're giving us an entire classroom?” | asked, gawking at her.

She nodded.

“The student committee is going to need a real place to work,” she answered. “You are in charge of maintaining ie.” “Thank you so much,” | said, hardly able to contain my excitement.

Both Brody and Becca took a key from the baggie.

“When you get more members, sendthe list so | can put it in my records,” Headmaster Prescott said, givinga wink before she turned and walked away.

“I can’t believe we get a whole classroom,” | said, staring at the baggie with disbelief.

“lI can’t believe you didn’t tellwe are adding Sarah to the committee,” Becca said, narrowing her eyes at me.

“Everybody else is not going to be happy.” | felt myself sliding down my seat in defeat; | knew she was right. I’m not sure what I’m going to do.