Burned my version
Chapter 1
Zoey
The darkness surrounded me and I was suffacating. Then I realized I was in water looking up at something, someone. Stark. I was drowning.
I felt so calm and happy I didn't mind. I couldn't feel the water. The only thing I could feel was tears droping on my face, but they weren't mine. I didn't know where they were coming from-obviously not here-but I was so happy I didn't care. I focased on Starks face and his beuatiful eyes, I promised my self one day I would tell him ,but I guess I can't do that now. No! I wanted to tell him. Sadness shadowed those beuatiful eyes. Sadness now filled my heart to such an extent it hurt. Reality hit me like a tidal wave. Aphrodite's vision wasn't my death it was my resurface. Stark wasn't the one killing me he was the one saving me.
Stark reached his hand in the water and grabbed my hand. He gently rose me out of the water. I felt the sudden rush of the cold air around my body but I didn't shiver. I didn't do any thing I felt so weak. He helped me to stand up. He looked into my eyes and he kissed me on the lips. It was a sweet kiss and he broke off and began to walk away from me, stoping a few feet away. He began to fliker and fade. He was slipping away. No! My mind was racing no, he could not leave me here, I wanted to come with him.
He wiped one of his tears away. I hated to see him this way, he looked so ashamed and beyond sad. He thought it was his fault. I wanted to run to him and jump into his arms to tell him it's all going to be okay. He outstreched his arm towards me trying to grab my hand. I was about to grab his hand then he wisperd "I love you. Forever and allways." Then he was gone. I wisperd into the darkness "I love you too." then I walked over to the space were he once stood and dropped to my knees. "Forever and allways." I then sat there with my head in my hands and cried.
Before even four tears could fall I heard someone aproaching behind me. I didn't have to look behind me to know who it was. I felt a hand on my shoulder and I looked up at Nyx. She was smiling but her eyes told a diffrent story. A story of understanding and pity. "Come with me. To my realm my u-we-tsi-a-ge-ya." She said while helping me up. I could see the saddness and understandment in her eyes even though she had that warm mother-like smile on her face.
"No Nyx. I don't belong here.". I was suprised how sure and normal my voice even though I was shaking inside. I said the words gingerly. I didn't want to hurt her.
She looked at me unshaken with my refusel then sat down with me. "Explain to me u-we-tsi-a-ge-ya. Why will you not come with me?"
I looked into her eyes and knew I needed to spill the truth "He was here. This is were I belong. I can't leave him not again. I love him." As much as it hurt to say it was true I do love him.
"I know how you feel towards him. In Starks heart he knows this too." She said reasuring me. Her hand remained on my shoulder and she guided me to my feet.
"I don't believe so Nyx. I don't think so Nyx I never told him and I regret it so much." I began to cry and she started to wipe away my tears.
"Don't cry my u-we-tsi-a-ge-ya! If you have these regrets why not fix them?" She said it like it was easy as riding a bicycle although I knew it wasn't.
"It's to late Nyx! I'm dead!" I screamed the words at her and it angered me that she was smiling. "Why the hell are you smiling Nyx! Kalona tricked me into thinking he was good! Then Kalona killed Heath in front of me! Worst of all I just want to be back with all my friends! Shaunee and Erin! Damien and Jack! Stevie Rae! Aphrodite! Ah hell, even Erik! Most of all I want to be back with Stark!" I could feel the power raising inside of my body I rose my hands over my head and I could see a gold light emearsing from my body. I slowly rose off the ground I looked down at Nyx in amazment. I had never done this heck I have never see anyone do this either. I didn't know how I was doing it but I felt so strong and powerful-like a true High Priestess. In a second Nyx was by my side in the air. She was smiling at me so proud like I've never seen before.
"I will explain all of that soon Zoey. Now you must go back your friends must be in alot of agony." She said extending her hand towards mine. "Take my hand and I will take you back."
"Will you please stay with me?" I knew it was a silly request knowing she couldn't. I felt like such a scared child at that point, but I knew I needed her protection.
"Of coarse, but I can only stay awhile. You will soon understand why." I saw here soft expresion changed to sadness, anger, and power all at the same time. There was something deffinitly wrong and I needed to know what it was. She said once again "Take my hand Zoey."