Drake Bataya's Diary

## Cover

Touch my journal and you're undead! Or rather, more undead.

## December 1st

Hello diary. Ugh. That’s all I have to say right now.

No, actually, I have more to say! Because today is a terrible day. Why? Because school isn’t out yet! I am so sick of attending this terrible boarding school every day of my unlife. Father is so pretentious when it comes to our family, always preaching about keeping with pure vampires as much as possible. Newsflash father, I wasn’t born a vampire! Ugh. Again, ugh! Unlife SUCKS!

Mother feels bad for me. I know she does. We aren’t allowed iCoffins here so I have to write her letters just like ancient monsters did. It’s cute but it takes forever for a response. The last letter I sent mother was complaining (you remember, diary, don’t you?) and she sent back a response saying she’d look for a slution. I hope she finds one. I can’t spend another afternoon hiding the journal I write in from my insufferable roommate. Farewell, for now, dearest diary.

## January 13th

OMG! Diary! You will NOT believe what I just was told! Or I guess what I read. Since mother and I are still forced to write to each other like pre-21st century peasants. Mother found a new school I can attend! It’s called Monster High and it’s all about monsters celebrating their differences and interacting with each other! Much preferably to St. Vladimir’s Institute for the Gifted and Wealthy. I leave tomorrow, so goodbye awful roommate! I’m sure he’ll be glad to be rid of me, anyway. Amir was always asking if he could have the dorm to himself every other weekend. Parties and girls. Blegh. Okay, I have to pack. Bye, diary!

## January 15th

Diary, you will not believe the day I have had. I woke up for my first day at Monster High, dressed in my best shirt and vest (a welcome change compared to the awful uniforms at St. Vladimir’s. Barf!) and I fell. In. A. Puddle! A giant puddle on my way to the front entrance! And I had absolutely no time to change so I just had to attend orientation and all of my classes looking like a total mess.

Everyone was nice, though. Draculaura, Dracula’s daughter, showed me around, introduced me to her friends, and told me about her birthday party that was already being planned. It’s a full month away but she said it was going to be huge, so being invited in advance was a good practice.

I met this one boy, Jason, I think? But he’s a human! I thought this was just a school for monsters? More on that once I say more to him than hello. I’m taking a shower. Goodbye diary.

## February 8th

Long time no see, diary! I’ve had a lot going on!

Clawculus and dead languages are killing me! Or is killing me the right word? Who cares. I’ve had plenty of schoolwork going on, plus I’m making tons of new friends! Father is NOT fans of them all, save for Draculaura. But I’m not close with her really.

OH! Oh my gosh, diary, I forgot to tell you. Guess who I ran into? Batsy! As in childhood best friend Batsy! She was so happy to see me! We have monster anatomy together. We caught up and I learned she’s here on a transfer program! Super cool, right? We exchanged numbers and we’re texting like, all the time now.

I also talked to Jackson more! His name is in fact not Jason. Jackson Jekyll is a cool guy, save for the fact he’s human. I haven’t told Father about him for I fear he’ll force me to come home forever and never interact with someone non-vampire again. I want to ask him to go to Draculaura’s party with me next week but I don’t know if I have the guts to do it. Keep you updated, diary.

## February 15th

Big update. Jackson Jekyll and Holt Hyde are the same person!

I don’t think I ever told you about Holt. He’s this super rowdy blue elemental or something, and he’s cousins with Heath Burns, son of Satan. Or something. He’s super hot, too. Not just because of the fire hair. Jackson seemed more within reach, though, you know? Manageable. But at Draculaura’s party (where she had this super cute reunion with her actual true love, not the Kieran guy she’s been hanging out with recently), Holt was the DJ. I must have had one of Cupid’s arrows get stuck on me because the next thing I knew I was walking over and asking him to dance! Oh, it was magical! He was super nice and asked me out once we finished dancing. Obviously, I said yes. I feel weird saying yes to Holt knowing that he and Jackson are the same, though. What if only Holt likes me while I have a crush on both of them? Plus I heard Jackson AND Holt had a thing for Frankie a while ago. What if they both don't even like men? Ugh. I’m thinking too hard. I’ll write later. Goodbye.

## February 17th

Jackson talked to me today in clawculus. He turned around to me while we were supposed to be working on some in-class work, which is insane that he turned away from his studies! But I digress. He turned around to talk to me and said Holt talked to him about me and that he sort of had a huge crush on me after Draculaura’s party, and also for a little before. Jackson also said that he’d been dealing with developing a crush on me since I first started at Monster High. A lot to take in, diary, learning both guys I’m into are A) the same guy and B) both into me! Anyways, he finished telling me everything and asked me on a date with just him, to which I said yes. Here’s where it gets a little weird, though, is that Jackson and Holt said they both wanted to date me. I had no idea that was possible. I totally said yes though, so we’ll see how it all works out! Batsy is getting a TON of texts from me about this but I wanted to tell someone other than her so I’m writing this all here. Maybe in thirty years when Jackson and Holt and I are all happy husbands in love we can reread these words and laugh at how silly I was!

## March 15th

You are now being written in by the proud boyfriend of brothers Holt and Jackson. Brothers is a loose term, but OMG! We’re official!

It’s been a minute, but obviously, everything had gone swimmingly. I told Mother about the boys and she was super happy I was making friends and relationships and she totally suggested I keep going out with them both! Usually dating two guys isn’t right but when they’re both okay with both dating you it is amazing! Holt brings me to fun parties every weekend and Jackson is a super sweetheart who tutors me and loves to cuddle once I finish all my assignments. Ugh. I am living the DREAM right now diary! Talk later!