Bethany followed Jaden and his entourage from the room. Creede slipped up behind her and slid his arm around her shoulders. He whispered rude comments into her ear and to her horror, she giggled at him. She rolled her eyes at herself and removed his arm as if it were a bug. She cleared her throat and moved away from him a little.<br/><br/>"Your compulsion is a bit irritating. Can you turn it down?" She scowled at him. He laughed.<br/><br/>"It isn't a radio. But yes,I can scale it back. I tend go keep it on full force since I am  a man who always gets what he wants." A big grin split his face.<br/><br/>"Why didn't some one tell us about meal times?" Bethany asked him, changing the subject.<br/><br/>"Oh, just a little test the founding fathers  put in place to see how much control the new students have. One of the major lessons we learn here is control. If vampires are to live undetected, we must learn control." Creede's voice took on a high pitched nasal pitch as if he were quoting a professor.<br/><br/>Bethany started to make another observation when they came into the dining hall.