House of Night: New Legacy
Author of Fanfic: Dana Prince
Disclaimer: all established HoN characters are not mine, nor do I claim them to be mine. The new OC (Original Characters) are mine though added into the story.

Chapter one: Full Moon Mark

There's been a chill up my back all day; that feeling you're being watched by someone and when you turn around no one is there. I didn't even notice the guy either but somehow I knew he was there for me alone. When the final bell tolled dismissing the students it was the usual, scurry to get outta class and back home to most likely shove our faces into burgers or pizza while playing some video games until our thumbs were numb from the rapid button mashing plays or from just playing way too long. I shoved my books and papers into my black backpack and slung it over one shoulder heading out of the classroom last to avoid the clap, clap of the erasers that would spew out chalk dust. This school didn't exactly have that new fancy white board with markers. Seems they preferred the old fashion chalk.

I suppressed a loud and disgusting cough in my elbow using the sleeve of my jacket. Lately I wasn't feeling too great. Y'know when you get that feeling a truck ran you over with the cold or flu? Well that was how I felt right now. Lately it was mostly coughing but it was enough to make my chest sore and for me to not talk much due to a sore throat. I think I just had a bad cold was all. Then again I'm not surprised being I hated wearing long sleeve shirts out in the cold and the same goes for jackets. Yet when I got sick I decided to wear a jacket like I should have in the first place. Dummy me huh?

I made a choice to head to the Cafeteria and grab a snack. They always served an after school snack here for people who stayed after to just have something to nibble on. Of course the main food line wasn't open. No, instead they had the snack line only open selling iced tea, Gatorades, cookies, Churros and other snacks. I personally enjoyed getting a Churro fresh from the oven with a Yoo-hoo chocolate drink. Then I'd just lazily walk home ensuring I was home after my father went to bed. I really didn't want to deal with his drunk self again. I walked up to the counter and of course Mrs. Lisa already knew what I wanted and had it set aside from me. I paid her the money; small two dollars for a good treat was worth it every time.

Then I sat down outside watching people; one by one leave in their cars. Well it was actually the junior classes that were in this parking lot where I was sitting. On the other end of the school was the seniors' parking lot. It was maybe around three in the afternoon when I was sitting out there when I noticed him finally. A tall pale man with a crescent moon filled in on his brow. Decorating around it was wave like designs that curled around his eyes. He was wearing some dark clothing. Though I couldn't really tell, if it was a dark purple or blue or even a black outfit. It seemed like one of those suspense movies though. When I blinked he seemed to be closer each time.

When I hurried to stand, I saw the large shadow drift over me blocking out the fading sun behind him. Looking up there he stood, it was then I really noticed it was a Vampyre from that House of Night school. I panicked and slammed back against the wall staring at him unblinkingly as he raised a hand, fingers still curled in a light fist as he then starting to utter something.

"Alicia Henderson! Night has chosen thee; thy death shall be thy birth. Night calls to thee, hearken to her sweet voice. Your destiny awaits you at the House of Night!" his index finger shot straight out directed at my brow as a sudden and big blast of pain slammed throughout my head. My eyes blurred out and soon I felt my body grow heavy, dropping to the right and soon hitting the cold cement sidewalk…

It must have been hours, because when I woke it was pitch black outside but my head was still hurting; pounding like I had a bad headache. I sat up and looked around, my vision fading from clear to blurry and back but when it was clear I saw no one was anywhere nearby. I felt too weak to move and decided if no one was there maybe I could lay down a moment and rest. Well I thought I was alone at least until I heard horse hooves clicking on the ground. It made me look up to see what appeared to be a small woman on a horse. I could only make out her lower face and the way I knew it was a woman was the cloak was open in the front. Yes, shut up I noticed the figure had boobs. Sue me.

"W-Who…?" I could barely speak without my head pounding away again. The woman simply held out her hand, seemingly to invite me onto the Mare she was riding. Standing was a bit of a task though. I staggered over and took her hand, noticing the long sharp nails she had as she helped me up onto the horse behind her.

I wanted to ask her again who she was but I was going in and out of consciousness to a point I slumped against her but I don't think she'd mind it knowing I was not one hundred percent at the moment. During a state of semi-consciousness, I felt the horse racing along, hearing the hooves pounding the ground and the wind whipping by. My eyes looked up to see the crescent moon was bright with a blue hue.

I was able to wake long enough to see the place we were trotting into. It was a stable filled with horses of different colors. Some were snowy white or chocolate brown and one was a Pinto horse. You know one with the white and blotches of; well this one had blotches of black on it. The woman dismounted the horse and pushed back her hood piece displaying a falling curtain of platinum blonde hair paired with slate grey eyes and her markings were pretty. Rearing horses decorated her features giving her a somewhat Amazonian appearance in a way.

"Can you stand?" I blinked and looked down to the short woman, since it was the first time I had heard her speak. If I wasn't mistaken it sounded as though deep in her voice was a hint of a French Accent. She held out a hand for me to take as I swung my other leg over and took her help in getting down but as I did my eyes blurred out and made me fall to my knees. "Easy there, you're still probably a bit out of it from the marking,"

"M-Marking… W-What are you talking about? Who…Who are you?" I said looking up at her. She was about to speak when I noticed a dark figure behind her that looked like the grim reaper in a way. It was only until the figure lifted up a lantern was I able to still my racing heart. It was a woman with dark hair and seemingly emotionless face; well that was until she looked at me and smiled. When the grim woman smiled it was as if her face got a whole new light making her seem more approachable and not frightening.

"Thank you for going to get Alicia, Lenobia." The woman's dark eyes turned their gaze onto me. A frail weak version of me is what she'd see though. I was still in pain, slightly panting, with a thin brow line of sweat from the headache. "Merry Meet Alicia,"

"Pardon my French, but what the fuck is going on?" I felt that blonde woman; Lenobia was it, staring over at me as the darker woman crouched down to my level. She set the lantern down and raised a slim finger poking my brow where the pain seemed to be coming from in the first place.

"Alicia Henderson, you've been marked as a fledgling to one day possibly change into a Vampyre. It was the Goddess, Nyx; it was her wish that you be marked. But you are the second fledgling to bare a colored in mark…"

"Colored in mark…?" I asked as she then held up a mirror and showed what she meant. Displayed on my brow; dead center was a colored in crescent moon marking. I reached up and traced it with my finger amazed by the beauty of it. And I'll be the first to admit that Vampyre culture intrigued me for ages I was just always afraid to actually meet one, let alone become one.

"Who was the first person?" I asked.

"Zoey Redbird, she's said to be visiting from her training upon an Isle far from here. Perhaps when she is here I'll have you meet her," the dark woman stood grabbing the lantern she set down. "I'm Thanatos, Head Priestess here in our Tulsa, Oklahoma House of Night."

"Vampyre High School technically…" I stood, still a bit wobbly but not much anymore, dusting off the hay from my pants. The Pinto horse beside me snorted as I leaned over grabbing some hay from a bale nearby and extending my hand to the horse. It gently took the bit from my hands using it lips mostly I suppose to not hurt me. I had even noticed the short woman who got me here smiled as she walked over to the mare she brought me on leading it away by the reins.

"Alicia, if you were to pick a new name that you would be called by from here on what would it be?" Thanatos glanced outside seeing it begin to rain. I'm not sure if they saw it but there was a woman; kind of faded looking out in the rain. She had Raven hair and a flawless face adorned with a jewel like crowning that dangled down over her brow, just above her eyes. She wore a dark dress that sparkled like stars in the moonlit night sky. When I blinked though, she vanished. "Alicia?"

"Ali… Ali Flair." I replied still staring at the spot where that ghostly woman had been. I drew my eyes from the spot I had been staring at to see Thanatos standing by the stable entrance and opening an umbrella. With a motion of her hand I walked over and under the large umbrella as she led the way toward the large school. It was a bit eerie to look that that place in the dark. It was like one of those dark castles in the horror movies from the early 1900s. You know the ones with the bad graphics being all black and white with lines and dots on the filming? Yeah one of those types.

The only thing not so off putting was the well-tended to gardens that lined the side of the buildings near the sidewalks. There were a few puddles forming on the sidewalk showing how hard the rain was pouring; enough to make the droplets splash up with each pelting hit into the surface of the water. I could see streams of water flowing off the cobblestone walls down to the ground to add onto the pooling dirty water on the sidewalk.

Thanatos soon opened a door, letting me inside the building. It was warm and the dark halls were illuminated by gas lamps. I noticed a small feline zip around the corner staying close to the wall with its tail held high. It trotted off down into the darkening corridors vanishing from view as I heard a door open and Thanatos's voice call to me, beckoning me into the office. I walked in and glanced around seeing the slightly dark wallpapering that was mostly covered by bookshelves of files and books. There was a few plants that decorated the room and the wine red curtains were drawn open to allow the moonlight to drift in from outside and land onto the deep purple carpeting.

Thanatos sat in a tall back chair that seemed to be made of fine wood and the cushioning was velvety and deep purple. Before the solid Oak wood desk was a pair of smaller chairs with cloth cushioning instead but it was the same color. Being in this office reminded me of when I was younger how I had gone to the principal's office for fighting and fighting often. I'll admit that I wasn't a great kid growing up. I started mostly acting like that when my mother passed away. But right now I rather not go into that…

I sat down in one of the small seats as Thanatos softly shut her laptop and opened a file flipping through it before pulling out a paper and handing it to me. When I saw it, the paper was a class schedule and the date of when it was printed was several days ago. Had they known I was going to be marked? I felt a bit sick thinking that I was bound to be marked longer than even I knew about it. I looked up and tried to gather what I would ask Thanatos.

"How did you know…? I was going to be marked before I even saw that guy?" Thanatos smiled and set the file down on her desk, she leaned forward on her forearms.

"The Goddess told me,"

"Wait what Goddess?" I blinked as she lifted a hand pointing to a small statue near her window. It was made of pure onyx stone but it was perfectly made and easy to see it was a slender beautiful woman with her arms raised, head inclined back as she held up a crescent moon. Due to the moonlight outside the statue was giving off a slight glow that was mesmerizing. "Is that a representation of the Goddess?"

"Her name is Nyx, Goddess of Night and Vampyres. She's the mother of us all and the one we return to upon death; we return to her beautiful meadows to rest," I glanced back at the statue as my hand randomly reached up tracing the warming mark on my brow. She chose me; chose me to be marked and become one of her children. I was both confused and honored in a way. It's not every day that some greater power picks you. Here I was, going from being a human to being a Vampyre; well from what I know it was fledgling first then a Vampyre later if I get through that "Change".

Yeah I knew about the whole 50/50 Change process. If you got through it you'd be a Vampyre with those cool face tattoos. Yet, if your body rejected it you would certainly perish and by what Thanatos just said the one who dies would return to Nyx's world, and rest peacefully in her meadows. As my finger traced the mark it kept getting hotter until my eyes blurred out; the color blotched all together at once before I fainted out of the chair only hearing Thanatos's panicked voice last call out to me…

"Don't be scared…" I glanced around trying to find the voice but my eyes were suddenly drawn downward seeing Thanatos was trying to wake… me. I was laying there breathing but not a single response from her saying my name over and over. I saw a gash on my brow near the fully colored mark and by where my body was it was clear that I fell and hit the desk cutting my head. "Ali…"

I turned around seeing a beautiful woman with raven hair floating, seated in midair. Her eyes were pleasant and welcoming just like her smile. Around her head was a beautiful crowning of diamonds shaped like tears. I was in awe of her beauty and her voice was calming as well. Could this be… the goddess? Nyx, Goddess of Night and the Vampyres?

"Are you…?" I could barely speak, I was in a state of shock seeing this woman and also seeing me on the floor out cold. She simply gave a gentle nod and a bright smile.

"I am Nyx, as Thanatos told you." She pointed to my brow. "I chose you as my voice to this world, someone granted the gift opposite that of Thanatos. You are to be the one who will gift those who died a chance at renewed life. Those killed during Neferet's era will be your responsibility to ensure they return and teach the lessons needed to avoid another Neferet,"

"Was she that bad?" I was curious to find out who this Neferet lady was. She must have been very bad seeing as Nyx's eyes turned into concern as she took a deep breath.

"Neferet was a powerful Vampyre, I chose her to be marked but the Tracker had been too late. Due to her father's… actions she was filled with hatred of her father; of all humans. She even slewed her father and was transferred away to another school because of her vengeful act. Over time she grew darker; colder and soon allied herself with pure and evil darkness. Wishing to become more powerful than even me, she killed mercilessly trying anything and everything to demand respect even at the cost of lives." I didn't know what it was but I felt like I understood completely about what Neferet now…

She was abused by her father, the actions making her hate to be pushed along by someone or being told what do to. Being controlled and then the true darkness of that person she grew to hate had then been revealed and no one suffered but her. She was angry, confused, seeking vengeance for the suffering she endured. I think… I think I get it. I felt that way with my father, that drunken bastard. I knew what Neferet felt like but I hated him for something different. Just the thought of it made me want to cry, clutch my fist and pray he died in a fire or something.

I didn't have the guts to kill anyone, but I understood Neferet's pain. I didn't understand why she continued to let that anger fuel her when she killed the one who did it. Wasn't that enough? Why did she continue to be so evil? I was lost in thought when Nyx brushed a hand over my cheek softly pulling me back to I guess this was reality right? I looked up seeing her motherly smile which almost reminded me of my own mother's smile and it felt soothing.

"I'm to be your voice but… how?" I asked curiously.

"You will know when the time comes, for now you must keep in mind what your true task is. Educating the generations now and to come so that we avoid another dangerous Vampyre like Neferet," I only gave a simple nod and looked over as Thanatos was having my body carried to the infirmary. When Nyx voice suddenly spoke, I turned my head to look back at her. "Don't be concerned, you're just having an out of body experience. You're not dead,"

"So can I return back to my body?"

"You can just be warned your head will hurt, you gave yourself quite a gash when you fainted." I nodded and followed after where my body was headed feeling Nyx's presence fade. Guess she went back to her world or something. I watched them set down my body as I guess I faded in? I don't know all this crap is new to me…

I felt a few eyes on me, and bodies moving around. Ow, Nyx was right my head is hurting from that gash. I could feel a bit of the dried blood from the gash being wiped away with a damp cloth as I tested the movement of my body. Big toe twitch, check and then Right index finger twitch; check. When my eyes snapped open, I saw Thanatos's eyes widen and then fall to normal as if I'd shocked her a bit from the sudden wakening. My hand reached up pushing away the nurse's hand that was cleaning the dried blood from the gash and sat up.

"Ali, you should lay down, you hurt your head and it needs to be treated." Thanatos's hand lightly touched my shoulder. I looked at her hand and felt some weird sensation as I looked to the window for some reason. It was the feeling of… well new Life. Nyx said it was my power but what was I feeling? Birth was happening and not far from here too. I had to then slightly focus my eyes a bit and noticed a white tail hidden in the distant bushes. A white small feline; belly swollen with a litter was hidden away in the brush. Perhaps what was where I was feeling it from?

I pointed out the window and simply said. "That cat's giving birth y'know," Thanatos blinked and looked outside sending a male Vampyre to see. Upon his return he asked how I was able to tell when the cat was near completely hidden. I shrugged and flopped back on the pillow behind me staring at the ceiling. The High Priestess had everyone leave as she sat on the edge of the bed looking out the window.

"You're certainly no ordinary fledgling,"

"When did you figure that out?" I looked over at her as she continued to stare out the window. I don't know what it was about her but when she was emotionless she seemed so dark and grim like. As if she was more the grim reaper than a Vampyre.

"When I saw your colored mark," She finally looked over at me. "You spoke with Nyx… didn't you?" I felt my face turn pale and numb like if I left an ice pack on my face too long. Did she know that's why I fainted or that was what happened while I was out?

"I did talk to her…"

"That means she has big plans to help guide you to, it's your choice to see those goals through and help her," Thanatos reached over grabbing the damp clothing finishing cleaning the dried blood on my brow. "You're already beginning to heal up. That's due to a Vampyre's ability of rapid healing. It's faster than any human healing,"

"Thanatos…" She paused and looked down at me with a questioning look. "Nyx said my power was opposite yours…"

"My affinity is that of Death… if it is opposite of me than that means…" I looked up at her and nodded. She looked over to a statue of Nyx. "…Life," She set the cloth down and called in the nurse to finish putting in a few stitches on the wound. It stung a bit but soon it was over and I was sitting there with about three stitches in my brow. I sat up and looked over to Thanatos who was standing by the door.

"What now?" I pulled the blanket off my legs and stood, my hand absently reaching up to touch the stitches. She opened the door and motioned for me to follow along as she led the way down the corridor lined with a few gas lamps. It was a big dark, perhaps creepy but I was walking with a woman who was like a grim reaper so I think I was used to the whole dark eerie vibe thing. I felt like someone was behind me though. My feeling was soon right as Thanatos turned around and smiled to someone.

"Zoey, we weren't expecting you here for a while," Zoey? Was it the Zoey Redbird she'd mentioned way earlier? I peered over my shoulder and saw a woman, she looked like a Native American but I couldn't be certain as to what kind. She had the face tattoos as well as one over her chest and her hands from what I could see. She smiled and glanced at me with her hazel eyes. "It's nice to see you; this is Ali Flair, our new student."

Zoey's gaze went from me to Thanatos and back. I kind of didn't wanna turn all the way around but soon enough Thanatos's hands spun me around to completely face the overly tattooed Vampyre. I saw Zoey's eyes widen a bit as she spotted the colored in mark on my forehead. "Uh… hi," I said looking up at her.

"You've a colored in mark, same as I did when I was here in this school," I blinked and realized that this woman was in fact THE Zoey Redbird Thanatos had told me about. I'd only seen Vampyres with face tattoos but why did she have them on most parts of her body? I couldn't help but glance at the other tattoos until Zoey lifted her hand to move my gaze back to her face by raising my head back up.

"So you're Zoey Redbird?" She gave a nod and smiled. "Thanatos told me you were the only other person ever to have a colored in mark as a fledgling…"

"Because I was chosen by the Goddess herself, which means she must have chosen you for a greater purpose too. What has she named you as?"

"Her voice,"

"She's made you another of her true daughters, I was the first in this age, this makes you the second," I didn't know how to react aside from gawking like some fool until Thanatos's voice came into play.

"So Zoey why are you here early anyway?"

"Did you forget I was going to teach here for a year or so?" Zoey looked up at the High Priestess and smiled, setting a hand on my shoulder. I don't know why but I felt a sort of powerful authority come from Zoey. I mean she was the first True Daughter of Nyx in this age, chosen by the goddess and certainly her presence was… powerful in the standings. I felt very small in stature wise. I mean I was only some little newbie fledgling standing near a woman who seemed like a walking legend among Vampyres. One could only imagine the nervousness I was kind of feeling around her.

"Ah that's right,"

"Say Thanatos, does Ali have a mentor yet?" Thanatos did a few rapid blinks and shook her head slowly. Zoey smiled and looked down at me. "Good, then I'll take up that spot then," in my head I was screaming. (OMG MY MENTOR WAS ZOEY REDBIRD. "THE" ZOEY REDBIRD) I think my jaw dropped too because Zoey shut my mouth for me gently.

"Are you sure you want to be her mentor? Why?"

"Thanatos, she practically going through the same thing I did, so who better to teach her than me?" I saw Thanatos fall into a moment of thought and then she nodded. "See? Even you think it's only best,"

"Well I'm betting Ali's roommate is wondering where she is so we best to lead her there don't you think?"

"Wait I get a Roommate?" I didn't expect that this school would be kind of like college where you live with some new random person for the time you're in school and you'd then pray that you get along or else it's hell in a small room. As long as my roommate didn't touch my collection I was fine. Don't judge me, I collect Ty Beanie babies. Hey! I said don't judge me.

"Yes and your roommate is the adopted daughter of our Professor Penthesilia or as most prefer to call her is Professor P for short."

"Oh the jokes I could make…" I clamped my mouth shut and held back a laugh as Thanatos simply shook her head and heard Zoey give a chuckle. It was then that Thanatos led us down the hallway to a door that led outside which luckily it was not still raining but the sidewalk was still wet and puddled with dirty water or mud. I kept looking around until I saw some type of church like building with the statue of Nyx standing outside of it. The building seemed a bit gothic though so it certainly not they ordinary church that someone would be used to.

I felt Zoey's hand lightly touch my shoulder making me look up at her. She looked over at the statue and smiled. "Nyx gifted me with each of these tattoos when I proved myself. She's a very understanding Goddess and loves everyone just the same but she dislikes liars. Her one gift to all is Free Will."

"That's why it's my choice to follow her path?" Zoey glanced at me and nodded. "How does one be the voice of a Goddess? I'm… admittedly scared that I might fail,"

"Ali, have faith in Nyx and she'll always help you; never leave you alone even in your darkest hours," she lightly stroked my dark hair and pointed at the colored crescent moon on my head. "How did your mark get filled in?"

"I don't know… I just woke up and some lady on a horse brought me here. Her name was… Lenobia, she and Thanatos noticed my mark colored,"

'You were meant to be marked as a full color fledgling, because you are my voice the mark colored in connects you to me,' I froze and then suddenly looked around for Nyx, hoping to see her. I don't know why but I felt better when I saw her. It was like seeing my mother after so long; I just wanted to see her again. Yet the voice was soothing and made me feel not as edgy as I was.

"C'mon, we should get you to your room so you can rest," I glanced up at Zoey and nodded as she followed after Thanatos toward this one building that was a short distance from the school but looked like a boarding house or just a dorm building. Sure enough when Thanatos opened the door there was a kind of girlish living room with a few other girls inside sitting on pastel color bean bags or resting on their stomachs on the ground. They all at once turned and looked right at me. Well more like right at my mark. I played it off by simply 'acting shy' rubbing the back of my head while I looked away.

I didn't feel like being the freak show at this new school I'd be in and I think Zoey knew what I was thinking because she moved in front of me a bit allowing me to use the few bangs I have to sort of obscure the mark from view. The girls all diverted their eyes to the High Priestess and almost in union said "Merry Meet, Thanatos," I'm guessing that's a Vampyre greeting or something? I peered around Zoey's arm a bit noticing the girls watching World's Dumbest on TruTV. I'll admit that was my favorite show and I loved the comedians Judy Gold and Loni Love.

Thanatos gave me a quick introduction but I stayed partly hidden behind Zoey, not saying a word but giving a small wave to the girls. Goddess I felt like I freak with my mark colored in and when they spotted it they all gawked like fools. It was obvious colored in marks on a student wasn't normal. Hell, I wasn't normal even before this marking. My attention was then captured by a door opening that revealed a girl with long deep red hair and green eyes. She had very lightly sun kissed skin with a beauty mark just beside her left eye. On both wrists were rubber bracelets, kind of like the ones that glow in the dark or something. One band read: Comic Con and the other happened to be for Crunchy Roll. Both I knew very well. I've always wanted to go to Comic Con, and Crunchy Roll was a good Anime website.

It was easy to tell what she was kind of into already. Well that and she was also wearing a Supergirl logo shirt. I'm guessing this girl was a Comic Geek, Gamer girl; and no, not the "gamer" girl who thinks she's sexy by playing COD. No a real gamer girl one who gets so into the game when she loses she cusses like crazy, has her own celebratory dance when she wins and plays zombie games without screaming every five seconds. The "Gamer" girl stereotype is some slutty chick who decided to be half naked with a controller to probably send to her boyfriend so he'd get a boner. Fail; epic-fail because that is NOT a GAMER GIRL.

"Ah, Rebecca good to see you, we were about to bring your roommate to the room," Thanatos turned to me and pushed me over to this girl who I guess was Rebecca. The red head smiled and suddenly I was caught in a tight hug.

"I'm so glad to meet you! I was wondering when I'd get a roommate. It's lonely in that room without a soul to talk to aside from my feline buddy," I blinked and hesitated before patting her back a bit.

"Uh, Rebecca was it? You're hurting me…" she had a very tight hug, the kind that felt like someone was going to snap you in half. But as soon as I said that she cutely snapped her arms wide open with a big grin.

"Sorry about that, I was too excited," I rubbed my arms and popped the elbows only to have my right hand grabbed and me to be yanked up toward the room I would be sharing with Rebecca. The door was a deep blue color and when she pushed it open I saw it was a decent size with two beds, both made neatly and what else I noticed made my eyes widen. All my things; what little I had, was already in the room neatly put onto shelves and by my bed. I knew that bed was mine from the panther blanket I had bought myself about a week ago.

I walked over and sat on the bed, running my hand over the blanket absently thinking. Well this is it. I was going to either become a Vampyre or die… I wasn't Alicia Henderson anymore. My name is Ali Flair, Fledgling Vampyre in the Tulsa House of Night. Never again would I be considered 'normal' among humans and with this mark not even as a fledgling will I never be that normal either. I felt like an outcast in fact I think that's all I ever was…

It was then I just put my face into my palms and just… cried.