Hybrid Sophia: Fate or Mate

Sophia walked slowly along the path that would lead her to the Wilmers Academy, one of the best Werewolf Academy's magnificent gates. For her, being able to go to school is a joy that cannot be measured with everything. This cute fifteen year old girl didn't stop smiling from her red thin lips.

For a brief moment, Sophia's gaze was diverted to some of her schoolmates who were being escorted by her parents to the dormitory they would be living in for the next three years.There is a feeling of sadness that rages in her heart when she sees that her age has a perfect family, unlike him who lives without his father's caresses. Sophia did not know who her father was from birth until now.

"I can't be sad, soon I will become a real werewolf, '' Sophia muttered to herself. She continued walking while enjoying the beautiful scenery around the school.

Wilmers Academy is a large building surrounded by wilderness and a small lake in the vicinity. The choice of location away from urban areas was deliberately made considering who would go to school there. This school only accommodates students of werewolf descent who are preparing themselves for a period of physical change before the age of seventeen. Werewolves can only turn into werewolves from the age of seventeen. Before that, they were like ordinary humans who did not have the physical strength of a werewolf in general.

The werewolves themselves are divided into two, namely pure werewolves who were born from both parents, a werewolf and mixed werewolves, namely a mixture of werewolves and humans. Werewolves are indeed allowed to marry humans as long as every full moon they always gather with their population when they want to change their form into wolves. Transforming into a wolf is an important process for a werewolf. They must maintain their identity and existence to preserve the werewolves' lives.

"Good morning,are you also a new student here?" asked a small girl with shoulder-length hair. Sophia smiled welcoming her first friend there.

"My name is Bianca Barbara. I'm a new student at Wilmers Academy," Bianca greeted while reaching out her hand to Sophia. They shook hands and introduced themselves. Finally Sophia has a friend there.

Bianca Barbara is a pure werewolf because her parents were werewolves. She is the daughter of one of the werewolf elders. Each descendant of the elder will have an asterisk on his right shoulder. They will always be respected wherever they are.

"You are the daughter of an elder, you must be really great!" Sophia praised while showing the star sign on Bianca's shoulder. The girl smiled and showed a neat arrangement of teeth with a cute dimple.

"My father is great, while I'm just an ordinary girl like the others," Bianca replied modestly. She is indeed a kind and humble girl.

Bianca stared at Sophia fixedly. She found it strange to see a werewolf have white skin like Sophia. Usually the werewolves will have golden brown or blackish brown skin like the color of wolf fur. Somehow Sophia looks different.

Sophia understood what Bianca was looking at. Since setting foot around the school, she has indeed been noticed for her skin.

"I was born from a werewolf who married a human, that's why my skin is different," said Sophia to cover the doubts of her new friend. Bianca nodded and understood what Sophia was saying. A werewolf is indeed allowed to marry a human.

"No wonder I don't really recognize your scent.

Apparently you come from a mixed werewolf. It doesn't matter, I like you the way you are," said Bianca, which made Sophia feel happy. At this time, the friendship she really needed. She was tired of always being the bully of her childhood friends who always made fun of her pale skin. Sophia never dreamed of having white skin like an ordinary human.

Sophia repeatedly basked in the heat to turn her skin brown but never succeeded. Her skin actually shines like porcelain when exposed to the stinging sun. This made her even more uncomfortable. Sophia once asked her mother why she was different but her mother never gave a clear answer.

"You are a special child. Never be sad because of the color of your skin, one day you will become a true werewolf who is great," her mother replied to calm the sulking Sophia. The woman is so patient with her daughter who is always annoyed when discussing her different skin color.

A girl with long hair ran and nudged Bianca until she fell. The girl didn't stop or apologize. Sophia who saw him immediately approached him.

"Hey, you hit my friend!" shrieked Sophia boldly. The girl turned and stopped in her tracks. She glanced at Sophia and Bianca in turn.

"Your friend is wrong for walking slowly," she said.

"WHAT? You crashed but instead blamed my friend" Sophia argued.

"Nevermind, Sophia. You don't have to think about trivial matters like this. Maybe I am indeed the one at fault," explained Bianca, which made Sophia feel surprised.

Bianca pulled Sophia's hand not to continue her steps.

"I'm sorry if I can't walk fast like you" Bianca said, bowing to the girl who hit her. The girl smirked and turned away from the two of them. Her smile looked annoying and made Sophia furious.

"Why are you apologizing to her? She's the one at fault." Sophia argued. She didn't accept the girl's arrogance.

"Never mind, it's not a big problem considering what will happen if we argue with her," Bianca said with a smile and stepped back into the school gate which was so magnificent. Sophia was still trying to find the meaning

"Never mind, it's not a big problem considering what will happen if we argue with him," Bianca said with a smile and stepped back into the school gate which was so magnificent. Sophia was still trying to find the meaning behind Bianca's words.

"Wait, what do you mean by the repercussions of arguing with her?" asked Sophia curiously.

"The girl has an asterisk on her arm. I smell a strong werewolf scent from her body, she must be the child of one of the great elders," said Bianca.

Sophia nodded her head. Now she understood why Bianca was silent even though the girl didn't apologize. If it got angry, there would be a debate among the elders that put the peace there at risk. She admired the figure of Bianca who was so mature and forgiving.

"Let's go together to the hall for the reception ceremony" Bianca said, which was greeted with a smile from Sophia. The two of them seemed familiar with each other.

"Becoming a true werewolf is my biggest dream. I won't let anything stand in my way of achieving my wish," Sophia muttered to herself. For a moment she looked at the girl beside her who looked sweet and kind. Her days at school must have been so much fun. Sophia can't wait to start studying there.

Sophia stared in awe at the decorations that adorned the school hall. A series of pine trunks complete with leaves soaring high around the room. Several colorful ribbons have also decorated all corners of the room to make it look beautiful and festive. That place will witness its inauguration as part of the werewolf academy. She couldn't wait for the event to start.

Various dishes are also available on the large dining table. The werewolves really like to eat in large quantities, especially meat. They will not feel full even though they have finished dozens of plates. This is indeed in accordance withthe body mechanism of a werewolf which is designed to have great strength and unlimited combat power. No wonder the werewolves can fight for days.

Bianca invited Sophia to join a group of girls who seemed to be staring in awe at the decoration of the room. From their expressions, they were new students just like Bianca and Sophia.

A young man caught Bianca's attention. The girl cheered when she saw him.

"Look, it's Andrew Davidson. He's a young man famous in the southern tribes for his bravery and strength," squealed Bianca with beaming eyes. The curious Sophia immediately turned her gaze towards the youth mentionedby her friend next to her. Apparently a handsome young man was spreading a smile because many were greeting him. The young man was tall, brown skinned, long haired, and aquiline nose. Really handsome compared to other young men Sophia had met.

He is famous in the south?" repeated Sophia without turning away from Andrew's dazzling figure.

Bianca nodded in agreement and looked at Sophia.

"My father often told me about himself and the greatness of the tribes in the south in driving away enemies," said Bianca.

Sophia felt strange with Bianca's explanation. Enemies, since when werewolves had enemies. As far as she knew, life was running smoothly and peacefully.

"Life in the south is different from the atmosphere in London. There werewolves must fight to defend their territory from our eternal enemies, the vampires. They become werewolves' rivals in finding prey when the full moon arrives," continued Bianca.

Werewolves and vampires are blood-sucking fellows. The difference is, vampires can take blood at any time while werewolves only during the full moon. Sometimes they are forced to meet and there is an unavoidable dispute. Werewolves abstain from sucking human blood and prefer animal blood. Meanwhile, vampires prefer human blood, although now they are starting to switch to drinking animal blood.

Vampires, werewolves and humans live side by side without disturbing each other. Werewolves and vampires still have to hide their identities as immortals or bloodsucking creatures. One of the strengths of the two peoples is immortality or longevity.

"I can't imagine having to meet a vampire there" Sophia responded, shuddering. She often read stories about immortals who were known as gods of beauty because their bodies were so perfect. Vampires always live eternally even up to hundreds of years. They are white and flawless in the least.

Bianca laughed at Sophia's reaction.

"Why be afraid? They were our mortal enemies many years ago. The purpose of our study is to train ourselves so we can fight them in the future. We will not let the future of the werewolves be destroyed because of the vampires," said Bianca passionately. That girl deserved the title of being the daughter of an elder.

As Sophia suspected, she would always be the talk of the town. Her white skin is again an easy target for discussion there. I don't know where it's coming from but Sophia can hear what other people are talking about her. A werewolf has very strong hearing and smell because it is a mix between a wolf and a human.

"What's wrong with you?" asked Bianca who was curious about Sophia's face which suddenly turned somber. Sophia just shook her head but Bianca understood that something must have happened to make her friend react. Did something happen?" Bianca demanded.

"They always talk about my skin differences," said Sophia. Her face was somber and her forehead furrowed with annoyance.

"Who? I didn't hear anyone talking about you?" asked Bianca while looking around to find the figure Sophia was referring to.

"Can't you hear their loud voices?" she replied. Little did she know that the rest of her friends did not have the ability to hear as clearly as she did.

"Nobody's talking about you, I just heard them complaining about the decorations and the bountiful dishes," said Bianca. Sophia wondered why her friend couldn't hear what she was hearing. Suddenly she had an idea.

"Let's hear carefully, what are the two girls sitting over there talking about?" Sophia pointed at some students who were not far from her. Bianca watched the two girls while shaking her head because she really didn't hear anything.

"You can't hear it? They are discussing the enchanting figure of Andrew Davidson," said Sophia. Bianca starred in surprise at her new friend. She did not know that a werewolf in human form could hear other people's conversations.

"Can you hear it?" inquired Bianca.

Sophia nodded firmly because she could hear all the talk in the hall. Since childhood she has been able to do it.

"This is strange. Werewolves who are in human form cannot hear other people's conversations. They can only have sensitive hearing after being able to change form." explained Bianca, which made Sophia widen her eyes. She didn't think that she was actually the strange one now. Something that her people don't have, she has had since childhood. Now Sophia finds another oddity in herself besides skin color.

"I don't know, all this has been in me for a long time," Sophia said casually. She didn't want his friends to think about him. She is also afraid that this ability is due to a genetic mutation in her body.

Bianca stared fixedly at Sophia. She felt strange in the figure of her new best friend. The strangeness that starts from the color of his skin, the different smell of blood and now the ability to hear voices that most people don't have. She began to wonder about the origins of Sophia, who was a mixed child between a werewolf and a human.

"Okay, I understand. You are indeed special, Sophia. How about we listen to the principal's speech now. Looks like this semester will be a memorable experience for all of us" Bianca said as she turned her gaze towards the stage.

In front, several tall men and women were lined up looking at them all. It seems they are the teachers in this Werewolf Academy. Sophia watched the people lined up in front one by one, and her gaze shifted to the figure of a middle-aged man who was smiling at her. The man smiled with a meaning that was difficult for Sophia to decipher.

"Why is that guy as pale as me? Is he also of mixed race?" muttered Sophia.

Bianca turned to Sophia. Apparently She heard what Sophia said.

"He is a history teacher. Reportedly a vampire that's why he knows the history of our tribe and the vampire tribe for hundreds of years" explained Bianca.

Sophia glanced at Bianca and the pale-skinned teacher they were talking about. The teacher seemed to know what they were talking about because the boy smiled at Sophia.

"Jeez, I forgot that vampires can hear what other people are talking about," Sophia muttered to herself. She immediately returned the teacher's smile.

"Why are they teaming up with the werewolves, when we've been enemies of the vampires for a long time?" she asked.

Bianca shook her head. It seems She also does not understand what is the background of peace between the two peoples.

Sophia and Bianca looked back at the lined up teachers. They are ready to listen to directions from the principal of the school.

The Principal gave a speech to all students in the hall. Everyone welcomed the celebration of the arrival of new students there. Every year the prospective werewolf will study the knowledge of his kind there for four years. After that they can plunge into society and mingle with ordinary human life. It is very important to learn the science of werewolves so as not to interfere with interactions with ordinary humans.

The head of the school seems to be a man who is quite friendly and humorous. During the reception, he said a lot of things that entertained the new students so they wouldn't be tense and afraid before the new school year. The principal also did not forget to introduce all the teachers who taught there. From the physical appearance, the teachers are true werewolves. Their skin is brown, except for the History Teacher who is indeed a vampire. The explanation that Bianca gave seemed to attract Sophia's attention.

Since the opening of the event, Sophia has been amazed by the physical changes the teachers have turned into big wolves in front of the students. They deliberately change to get used to students seeing their changes later after they turn 17 years old. Sophia was impatiently waiting for him.

"I wish I could turn into a big, awesome brown wolf," Bianca said with a beaming look. She liked the physique of some of the teachers there who showed their greatness when they turned into wolves. The Masters did have an astonishing transformation.

"If you become a wolf, you must be an incredibly cool wolf," Sophia replied, which made Bianca happy. The two friends exchanged sincere compliments.

"About all the students studying here, is there a possibility of not being able to turn into a wolf?" continued Sophia curiously.

Bianca paused for a moment as she pursed her lips. It seemed the girl was in deep thought. She shook his head.

"It seems there aren't any, because the ones who attend school here are only selected students who are clearly werewolves. It doesn't matter if they are pure or mixed werewolves, the ones invited must be the ones who can change shape," explained Bianca, which made Sophia relieved. The girl was really afraid that if she could not change shape, especially since her skin was indeed different from the werewolves in general.

"I wish I could turn into a strong white wolf" Sophia said hopefully. The girl glanced at the Headmaster who was in the form of a white wolf with a black fur tail. His figure looked strong and tough. Sophia really liked him.

All the wolves that are the incarnations of the teachers go around to get to know the students at close range. Students are also allowed to touch their fur and grow courage in the face of wolves. A werewolf student shouldn't be afraid of anything.

The white wolf came to Sophia and Bianca. He stared at the two girls closely. Sophia could feel a heat coursing through her body when they interacted.

"Welcome" the Headmaster greeted them.

"Thank you, Mister Headmaster!" Sophia said which made Bianca look at her in surprise.

"What's your name?" asked the wolf.

"My name is Sophia and she is Bianca. We are friends," Sophia replied.

The wolf glanced at Sophia and Bianca in turn. Bianca stroked the soft fur on the wolf's neck.

"Where are you from?" asked the wolf.

"I come from a Western tribe. My surname is Adam, my name is Sophia Adam," said Sophia proudly. She did admire her famous family as one of the great descendants there.

"Adam, you are descendants of Peter Adam who is famous there. Welcome to Werewolf Academy. Be a smart student and make your ancestor Peter Adam proud," said the wolf before turning to leave them. Sophia was so happy to receive a fairly familiar welcome from the principal.

"He's a good wolf. I didn't expect that they knew my grandfather," Sophia said to Bianca who was stunned, admiring several wolves approaching other students.

"What? How did they know your grandfather? Can you hear what they're saying in their wolf form?" asked Bianca in surprise. Sophia stared closely at Bianca.

"Can't you hear them?" she asked.

"I really can't hear them. Only 17-year-old students can communicate with a werewolf who is changing form," said Bianca.

"Gosh, I'm acting weird again," Sophia said sadly. She didn't expect that there were so many different things about her compared to his peers.

"Never mind, don't be sad. Later we will find out the reason behind it," Bianca promised to comfort Sophia so she wouldn't be gloomy. The girl knew how to behave in front of Sophia.

"Did you know that my parents were elders from a highly respected southern tribe," said Helen to her pride. Some of the female students had indeed gathered around her to admire her beauty and the royal blood that flowed in her body .

"If I were a man, maybe I would immediately be fascinated by Helen's beauty," said Sophia, which made Bianca laugh.

"Don't think anything weird. She's beautiful but I don't like her character. Can you hear what they're talking about?" she asked. She was curious because of the many girls who had gathered around Helen.

"Oh, they admire the beauty of Helen who is the daughter of an elder in the south. Helen says her parents are very proud to see their daughter attend werewolf academy. Besides that they only discuss Helen's beauty tips, do you want to hear it?" bargained Sophia.

"NO. I don't want to waste my energy and mind on discussing something unimportant like that. Wouldn't it be better to talk about something interesting about school," Bianca responded, which made Sophia laugh with her facial expression.

"Don't get used to listening to other people's conversations and passing it on," whispered the history teacher who was overheard by Sophia. The girl immediately turned to the history teacher who was looking at her. Sophia was surprised how the teacher knew about her conversation.

"Don't do that! We have a code of conduct to keep some things we hear secret, Sophia" continued the history teacher.

Sophia swallowed her saliva while moving her lips. She was trying to communicate with the teacher.

"I'm sorry, sir. I didn't know that not everyone could hear other people's conversations" Sophia whispered to her history teacher. The Master smiled sweetly at him from a considerable distance.

"Not everyone has this ability, Sophia. You are a special girl" replied the teacher. Sophia was delighted and a smile spread across her face.

"Thank you, teacher" Sophia said softly.

The welcoming ceremony was carried out by sharing rooms in the hostel. All new students listened to the teacher's explanation with full concentration. There are only two kinds of groups there. They divided based on the scent of the wolf sniffer. Werewolf characters can be recognized by the smell of their blood. Blood that smells sweet describes the owner who is gentle and caring. Meanwhile, fresh-scented blood depicts a brave and passionate figure. The sniffing wolf came to the new students one by one and grouped them based on the scent of their blood.

Bianca is happy because she is a wolf with sweet blood and is in the SWEET BLOOD dorm. her face immediately smiled with joy. Luckily She wasn't in the same dorm as Helen at FRESH BLOOD. Helen is a passionate girl.

The sniffing wolf came up to Sophia and started sniffing her blood. It took the wolf quite a while to determine the right place for Sophia.

"Different scent of blood," the smelling wolf said to the Headmaster.

Sophia who was listening to their conversation fell silent. She was afraid that he would not get a hostel because of the difference in blood.

"Are you sure?" replied the principal while looking at the stinking wolf beside Sophia.

"Of course," said the stinking wolf who stared intently at Sophia. The girl looked frightened after learning about the wolf and the head of the school. Where will Sophia be placed?

because she was chosen to be in the hostel. She won't be able to be with Bianca first in Sweet Blood. The two hugged before going their separate ways to their dorms.

"We will meet during class and meal times" Bianca to calm Sophia who looked somber. Actually, my friend was sad not only because she parted ways with her same hostel. From the beginning, she didn't care so much that it would be annoying if they were in the same house.

Helen won't do anything in the hostel. There is a tribal chief who is in charge of it." She felt sorry for Sophia who looked after hearing the stinking wolf's decision.

"understand. Take care, we'll see each other soon" Sophia said as they parted ways. Now Sophia fend for herself in the dormitory. She had to be ready for the bullying she might receive because of her skin color.

"Can we talk?"asked the history teacher who appeared in front of Sophia. The girl looked in surprise at the sudden arrival of the teacher.

"How long have you been here?" she asked haltingly. not aware of the teacher's presence before.

The teacher smiled and introduced himself as Mr. Black. He has fair skin with bright red lips. His are clear with dazzling blue irises. The history teacher looks younger than the other teachers.

Sophia followed Mr. Anthony to his study. The girl was by the pungent smell of flowers from inside the

Shry doesn't know why the teacher likes flowers so much.

"sit!" said Mr.Anthony politely. The man chose to across the table so he could freely talk to one of his who was different from the others.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" she asked

Anthony gave three boxes on the table and asked to choose one of the boxes that he found

He just wanted to know the girl's figure his choice.

Sophia stared intently at the three small boxes lined up on the table. She recognized the scents of the three objects before her. The first box contains a delicious-smelling bread.The second box contains raw chicken meat because the smell of blood is so tempting. The third box contained fresh bloodwhose scent he couldn't escape.

Sophia's saliva immediately gathered in her mouth when she sniffed the delicious aroma from thethird box.

"The thing in this box really tickles my nose," Sophia said confidently.

Mr. Anthony smiled and opened the box in front of Sophia. How shocked the girl saw something that was in it.

"Gosh! That thing is blood?" asked Sophia to be sure. She never thought Mr. Anthony would give a blood test to her. The girl was still confused about the purpose Mr. Anthony asked her to choose.

"That's right, that thing is blood. Do you recognize who the owner of the blood is?" asked Mr. Anthony.

Sophia again racked her brains to determine the owner of the fresh blood in front of her. She had doubts about her choice. Sophia was indeed not good at recognizing creatures based on the scent of their blood.

"I'm not sure, there are animals that have blood with such a delicious smell. I thought it was the blood of a large animal like a gorilla or something. I'm sure it had two legs because the smell of blood was so thick," Sophia while observing the thick blood in front of her.

She refrained from eating it but the temptation that emerged from the blood was so great.

"You are right, indeed it is the blood of something with two legs. It is human blood," said Mr. Anthony, which made Sophia widen her eyes. She had never expected human blood to have such an enticing scent. During that time She befriended humans but did not recognize the scent of their blood.

"What? Is it really human blood? Why is it so and makes me feel thirsty?" asked Sophia surprised.

"That may be due to your origins. Later you will know you really are," said Mr. Anthony with satisfaction. His getting to know Sophia had been successful. By that, he already knew the background of the girl in front of her

"My origins? What does it have to do with human asked Sophia inquiringly. She really wanted to know true identity from the history teacher who was years old.

"Sorry, Sophia.It's not my authority to answer your question. What is clear, you are a child who was special compared to the others," said Mr. Anthony got up and invited Sophia to return to her room

The girl obeyed and immediately left the room full of blood

Along the way Sophia just pondered what Mr. Anthony said. She was so curious about her truth that she was so carried away that she didn't realize she ran into someone who was stopping in front of her.

"Jeez, please forgive me!" Sophia muttered as she collected the fallen children's books. The girl felt just looked down in fear.

"No problem. I'm okay" she said , surprising a teenager when a boy was in front of her. Sophia face of the young man in front of her. He is Davidson, a young man who is the talk of the students because of his good looks. Sophia thought she was so lucky to meet Andrew in person.