Reiko Tomizawa, or 'Rei' as she preferred to be called felt weird to be going to high school so late due to transferring to another city, but she was both excited and happy because she would finally get to connect again with her best friend and girlfriend, Natalia or 'Nat' as she liked to be called. Nat had revealed herself to be a damphir not too long ago to Rei before she moved and told her that her family had moved to the city due to the rumors of vampires in the city and her family felt it was their duty to try and protect the city secretly. Rei's parents eventually would find new jobs in the same city and Rei was nothing but happy to be near Nat again.
"Come on, where are you Nat? I've sent you three texts already." Rei said to herself looking at her phone whilst tapping her foot. Suddenly she felt someone twist her body around and her lips landed on the lips of a familiar beautiful girl before her.
"God, it's been four months, I forgot how amazing that felt." Rei said after they broke off the kiss.
"I thought I'd surprise you." Nat said smiling to her girlfriend as they took each other by the hand and walked towards their new high school.
"So what have you....uh....heard?" Rei asked trying to be as secretive as possible.
"Well, I've heard rumors in the night from other vampires that the big vampire man himself is here. There's also a rumor that another...damphir is in town, but I haven't tried to find him. My mom and dad are really strict about who I tell, they were really on the fence for a long time about you. My dad was finally able to talk with my mom about it. I guess I get my best human traits from him. My....beautiful 'personality' though definitely comes from my mom." Nat said as she and Rei both giggled.
As the two were about to go in, they noticed two girls near the entrance, one of them looked like she was trying to keep from crying while the other one was comforting her. Rei stopped a moment and went over to the two older girls.
"Uh....hi? Is your friend alright?" Rei asked one of the older girls.
"She'll be alright. Her...her mom died of covid some time last year around this time." The one girl said.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I can't imagine what that's like but...at least she has you." Rei said to the girl standing. Rei then knelt down to the crying girl and put her hand on her shoulder.
"Hi, what's your name?" Rei asked the crying girl who had finally managed to wipe her tears away.
"My name is Naomi." Naomi sniffed.
"Naomi, huh? That's a beautiful name and you're a beautiful girl. I'm sure you're mother was an even more beautiful woman and wherever she is, she loves you a lot." Rei said as Naomi sniffed and nodded a 'thank you'.
"Come on Rei, I want to find our classes." Nat called out to Rei who came over as she took her girlfriend's hand. Nat kissed her girlfriend on the cheek for making Naomi feel a little better.
"That was really nice of her to say." Diane said.
"Yeah, it was. I don't know why, but the way she comforted me almost reminded me of my mom." Naomi said as the two went into the school as well.