This part of HON will take part during the second to last one right now I think that's Awakened, but Zoey's back and at the house of night, Rephaim SPOILER! Is still completely bird boy, and his and Stevie Rae's relationship is still secret. Erm… yeah! :D enjoy tell me what's good and bad bout it… I might take a typing break after this chapter just so ya know, cuz my hands hurt like hell.
Zoey's POV
Being back at the House of night, was… just stress inducing. With word of Neferet coming back, and there were only two vampires here that aren't teachers, who aren't warrior's. I think they're names were Costello Deacon and Melody Jacques. They were nice enough, but I'd only heard about them.
The raven mockers had left. Thank the Goddess! But one remained… but that one was different, for one it was a girl. And two, she didn't look like the other raven mockers, she looked more like her dad. I didn't know if that was a good thing or a bad one.
I smiled as I saw Stark heading over to me, he was walking across campus. But he seemed troubled, I tilted my head a little, he looked up and saw me, he got his cocky smile back.
"Hello my queen," he said somehow right next to me in an instant.
I gasped, "Your getting good at that," I laughed and hugged him, taking in his scent.
"Yeah well when you've got tons of warriors around, they'll teach a thing or two to a fellow warrior." he bent down and kissed me gently on the lips. My hands found his hair, as he just held me close to him.
"Ok you two." sneered a familiar voice, "Time to stop eating each others faces. Vamps want to have a talk with a few of us." I let go of Stark, my face heating up and I saw Aphrodite standing twirling a piece of blonde hair in-between her fingers while she was leaning on Darius.
"We're coming," I said grabbing Starks hand and pulling him with me, he groaned, he never liked these meetings. They both started to lead us to the council room. We sat down around the table. Everyone was there, the Twins sitting next to each other looking very serious reading a magazine, Damian glaring at them, and Jack sitting next to him patting his hand, and Stevie Rae waiting patently there was also Lenobia, and Dragon.
I sat down next to Stevie Rae, with Stark to my other side and Aphrodite next to him then Darius. It seemed like we were still waiting. Then three vamps walked in. Two of them looked a bit familiar, one was a tall man, with honey blonde hair, crystal blue eyes that were just stunning and his tattoo's were beautiful music notes and stanza's, looking like they would just float off his face.
There was a girl standing next to him, she had curly dark brown hair, and soft green eyes. Her tattoo's had music notes also, they seemed to dance around her face, she also had arrows that looked like they were being aimed from her temples to the center of her forehead where the sapphire crescent moon sat.
The other one was Kieran Raven, he used to be a fledgling but he changed a while back, his jet black hair made his bright blue eyes stand out, his tattoo looked like raven wings his pale skin making the sapphire color look like it was glowing.
They all took they're seats around the table. Lenobia stood up and started to introduce the new people, "As you've probably realized, that there are three new vampyres in this room. Costello Deacon, a famous vampyer, he was going to perform one of his pieces during Shekinah's ritual… but then we had a little… mishap and he was not able to play." amused I shook my head when I saw the twins giving him their official 'hottie check', "And this is Melody Jacques, she was going to run a program for fledglings fitness because we've had many deaths in a row lately, she also wanted to learn more about horses. She's an amazing archer, though she hasn't competed in years, she could give Stark a run for his money," I saw Stark looking her up and down, "And some of you might remember him, Kieran Raven. A fledgling from our own house of night." we smiled and the Twins turned to him.
They all smiled in turn, each giving a little wave.
I spoke up, getting to the point, "Why are we having a meeting? I don't think we planned on doing this…"
"Yes Zoey, we weren't planning on this, but we've learned that the Raven Mockers have moved to one of the most strangest places, Michigan, the central of it really. The reason the others are here is because Costello, Melody, and Kieran have volunteered themselves for looking after you, if you chose to go to Michigan or not." Dragon said, with a bitter tone.
"So yall want us, to go to Michigan to try to take care of the Raven Mockers?" Steive Rae asked, for a more clarifying reason.
Lenobia nodded, "But only if your up to the challenge, and we want all of you to go, or none of you at all. Another wanted to come, to help with the Raven Mockers… but we weren't sure how you would react." Lenobia added.
"Who?" Damian asked, "I don't think that anyone else on campus would want to go and fight something they believed was protecting them."
"Well, she's not technically a fledgling or a vampyer." Dragon gritted through his teeth.
I realized finally who they were talking about, "Brenna?" I spluttered out, "But she's Kalona's daughter? Wouldn't she want to help her brothers?"
"We thought so, but she seemed so intent on helping, or at least on trying to turn her brothers good." Lenobia confirmed.
"So… a girl, the daughter, only daughter, of Kalona wants to help us bring him down?" Aphrodite said sarcastically, "Cause that just sounds like a load of shit." She turned back to her normal and snotty self.
"I can see why she'd want to help, she probably chose light over darkness," Jack started, his gay happiness popping, "So she wanted to prove it to all the people who don't think she's good now," he finished with a smile.
"A load of gay shit." Aphrodite said flatly shaking her head.
Everyone just watched, or glared at Aphrodite.
"Any ways…" Dragon trailed off, "She would like to prove herself, so if you allow her to come, she will." he ended flatly still mad about Anastasia
"She can come," I said before anyone could object, Stevie Rae smiled at me, but it seemed like there was something more behind it than just a kind smile, the twins just shrugged, Aphrodite gagged, Damian and Jack were nodding they're agreement.
"I think that's a good choice." Costello said, "I would hate to be the person to deliver the bad news telling her that she was basically an outcast." his smile faded, "But I would want to be the person delivering the good news." His smile returned, "Even though not all of us agree." The twins were almost drooling on how seriously hot this guy was.
Kieran nodded, "Agreed." his voice rang around the room. Erin and Shawnee were almost passing out from the pressure of they're combined hotness.
"Now, only two more questions. One, when will we leave, and two. How are these fledglings going to go to school during the day?" Melody asked. The thought of being out in the sun made me squint my eyes already able to feel the head ache that would give me.
"You will leave in two weeks," Lenobia confirmed, "And, well the problem about going to school… well we've been able to find new sunglasses that have dark enough shades that would keep the sun almost completely out. They work trust me. But we might just have to switch your days again, deal with the urge to sleep… because if a group your size moves in… and the teenagers don't go to school, people might get suspicious." Lenobia stated.
"And we've found enough cream to hide all of your tattoo's for a few months if you have to, because other people around the world, surprisingly don't know about us. And we don't need a world wide confrontation." Dragon added.
We all nodded… the Twins sneaking smirks at Aphrodite, she glared back at them, daring anyone to say something.
"So… are we all going?" Costello asked.
I looked at everyone else around the circle. They nodded, smiling Damian saying, "We've got your back Z."
The meeting adjourned (heehee's sounds like court) and I walked down the path with Stark, keeping my eyes open for Brenna. Then I caught a glance of shiny black wings.
"Brenna?" I called uncertainly. Seconds later the girl stood in front of me, looking thrilled from the flight.
Her curly black hair looked like mine as it flowed down her back, her shiny amber eyes bright in the dark, like mini flash lights. Her wings were folding back against her as she talked, "So… can I?" she seemed nervous now… anticipating the final blow, do we trust her, or don't we?
"Yes," I smiled. She squealed and hugged me unexpectedly.
"Thank you! Thank you thank you!" She was jumping with joy, she was about to ask probably a hundred questions about the trip but I cut her off.
"We're leaving in about a week, we don't know how long we'll be there, we have three chaperone vamps, who don't mind if you come." She smiled and gave me another hug and took off into the sky, doing a few spins, showing off a bit.
I rolled my eyes and me and Stark made our ways back to the dorm.
2 weeks later! (still Z's POV)
The last two weeks were hectic! Aphrodite was spending almost everyday in her room trying to find what she would bring. The Twins worried about missing the latest fashion trends. Damian and Jack were rushing around making sure everyone was packed, and had more than just clothes. While the other vamps seemed relaxed and ready for another trip. I sighed as we packed our bags into the cars we were taking to the airport. I pilled into Costello's car, sitting in the back next to Stark and Brenna. The twins were in another car with Melody and Aphrodite, while Damian and Jack were in the last car with Kieran.
We left the House of Night as soon as it was dark. We all had our glasses with us, just in case. I leaned against Starks arm as Brenna hummed along to a song she was listening to on her IPod. I was tired, waking up so early wasn't part of my mental plan. But I guess this is when I should be up regularly when we make it to Michigan.
Costello's POV
I smiled listening to the song Brenna was humming. Trying to keep my eyes open as I focused on the road, I noticed Melody next to me, she was wide awake. I looked at her strangely, taking a sharp turn on the way to the airport.
"What?" she asked looking at me truly confused.
"How on earth, are you awake?" I asked, a little worried about sounding a little rude.
"I'm used to it. Traveling by day that is…" Her voice trailed off, hitting a touchy subject.
"Well, I feel bad for you," She wrinkled her nose, "Having to deal with the blinding sunlight so much, that now your used to it." She laughed and looked out the window, staring at the stars that began to form in the sky.
"The one thing I love, about being a vampyre, is that you can always see the stars at night… your wide awake and bright stars are there to illuminate the sky. Taking the place of the sun." Her voice took on a dreamy note, as if reliving a dream, I heard deep breathing from the back seat, finding out that the fledglings had fallen asleep, "The only reason why I like the stars now, is because my mentor, she told me whenever my friends die. They become a new star, a new person to stick my Nyx's side."
"You've lost friends," I got really worried, not wanting to intrude, but also wondering if I could help comfort her. She looked at me and smiled sadly, she held up five fingers. Tears started to well up in her eyes. I took one hand off the wheel and started to rub her shoulder, it was the best I could do in the car.
"Two of them were fledglings, they're death didn't surprise me. They would sneak out at night and go to McDonalds. But the other three, were vampyres like me…" She took a deep shaky breath, "And… no one knows how they died. They'd gone to a club, I stayed home, next thing I know I go to the club to see if they were still there… and there were police cars out front. And my friends had somehow been murdered. They showed no kind of struggle. They hadn't been stabbed or shot. Perfectly fine, pale white ghosts with a look of terror on they're faces." She finished by chewing on her bottom lip.
"That's awful." I shook my head, my breathing was starting to get ragged.
"Oh no!" She burst starting to laugh, "I don't want to hear how you feel bad for me! I've had enough of that already!" She smiled at me, "My story is just one of the many I think those kids could tell us." She smiled and turned to look at the priestess, daughter of an immortal, and red vampyre.
"I agree, we could learn from them. Simple enough, but I think they're stories are going to be a lot harder to tell. I can just see it on they're faces… very stressed out kids."
"Well don't tell me that you've never had to deal with siblings! I had a little sister, she was my responsibility till I got marked," Melody smirked and laughed at me.
"No… I was an only child! I've never been a care taker for kids!" I was laughing as well.
"Well then Costello, Kieran and I are going to just have fun with these teens." She patted my hand that still rested on her shoulder. I sighed and put both hands back on the wheel just soon enough so that I could make the turn into the airport.
Hey! Good bad? Like it love it hate it? But whatever you think, some of my favorte characters to work with at the moment are Costello and Melody, then comes Brenna (Don't worry Brenna will play a huge part in this mostly when it's in one of the fledglings POV) and then Kieran, (Sorry just the honest truth) But all characters will be portrayed in this story some way or another. I'm going to take a break! Don't bug me about it cuz I think I deserve it. Also writing this last chapter was a pain in the ass cuz last night at soccer practice one of the collage students dug his cleat into my hand (By accident!). So my hand hurts. But I will also need my break time to figure out what I'm going to do next with all of my characters. So there's a nice sized reason. I'm not going to talk anymore. Tell me what you think and yeah…. Bye for now -Erin