Chapter 1: Looking Back on How itStarted
Me:Welcome to my first NightWorld story. This will be mostly in Mary-lynette's Pov unless I say differently. Now I need you all to bear with me, because I haven'tread thesecond book thanks to my lousy library -_-,butI have read the third and firstso without furthera do, here goes my story.
" I never thought of the differences of life and death."
"Mare!" Mark voice echoed through outthe room. His blue eyes illuminated with fear,shining through thedimness of the was chained to wall, besideJade. Her green eyes held unsheded tears upon my arrival. I looked across the wall where my friend were chained or cuffed in wood oriron. My eyes then landed on the ever-changing orbs of my soulmate. His blonde bangs almost covered the color of pale green, the color his eyes changed when he was weak. I found myself walking to him, placing a hand on his cheek. He sighed and leaned into my touch. His eyes tried to change to a softhazel color but the green was still clear.
"Mary-lynette, you idiot!What the hell do you thinkyou're doing?" Jez yelled."Get outof here before they catch you!" I looked at her. She was on Ash's right. The confidence that usually shined fiercely in her silvery-blue eyes was gone. Completely her I saw Morgead. He looked even worst. dark bags and bruises outlined the tiredness in his emerald attwo of the most strongest people I know,physically and emotionally, being drained of all of their hopeand chances of escaping mademe choke back a sob.
"She's rightyou shouldn'thave came back." I heard Maggiestrain to say. Her beautiful brown eyes were dull and red from crying. tears stained herface and red rings embraced herwrists. She fought. "Run while you still can." I looked her was giving up. On herfreedom,her life, and her piece of mind. Maggie was so full of life, itboiled meto see her so her, Delos seemed the exactway. He was justwaiting for his time to end. I turned around to theleft of Ash to seemy brother crying, but when our eyes connected he smiled. Such a painful smile.
"Yeah, Mare we'll be on and we'll find a way out." He said. My past flashed before my eyes the times thatI encouraged him to do something when I knew I had no chance, was so I could protect him from theimpossibilities of here he me.
"I was just there for Mark. Ever since our momdied, he needed me. So I was there for himand himonly."
I looked atthe restof , Galen,Quin, Rashel, David, Eric, Gillian, Thea, Poppy,James, Thierry, Hannah,Rowan and even Kestrel had given up and . Me. Off. I looked back atAsh, his eyes back to pale green.
"Go." He whispered. I looked athim horrified.
"No." I said to him I then raced my eyes across the others. "No.I won'tleave withoutyou guys. Where are the damn keys!" I yelled. The volcano my dad warned meabout exploded.
"But now that I tookthe time and thought about it, I figured it's not whether your alive or dead that matters. it's who you would die for and who you can't live without. And for me it's them. My new family. A thing I haven't had since I was eight."
I suddenly heard a softapplause from behind me. ivory teeth litup the figure as hechuckled. Hunter Redfern. the man who putthem hereand the head I will have on my wall tonight.I felt a growl pursuefrom my throat. My blue eyes turned to crescents as I glared athim. I felt Ash tense frombehind me.I feltback and grabbed his hand, giving it a slight squeeze.
"Thatwas realsweet." He said, taunting me. His eyes flashed with amusement."Vermins are so stupid. You were free and .. alive,yet you risk it all just to save morevermin and our is that?" he asked.
"They're my family." I answered smile and humor leftas the words formed a sentence in his atme the way a catwould defend his food, only itwas his pride he was defending I'm sure.I think he expected me to getscared and give him a nice run of a chase, but I stood my danced in my eyes as I thoughtof ways of how to rip him to shreds. I heard my friends call outto me butat the instanteverything turned black.
"And I refuse to stand byand watch it be taken awayfromme again. This time I will fight to the death for themand myself... You're probably confused on how we got here. So let me take you back. it had been a year since I set Ash off. Now I had word he was coming back..."
"Do I look okay?" I asked Rowan. She was sitting on my bed smiling at me. I was wearing a simple, yellow sundress with a black, leather belt around mywaist, completing withblack flats. "Or is it to simple?" I asked again. "Oh what am I kidding? it's been a whole year. He's probably found someone else bynow." I said. Rowan stood up and put her hands on both of myshoulders, making me lookat her.
"Mary-lynette, I don't want tohear anyof that come fromyour mouth. You couldbe wearing a dirty torn up dress with grease all over your face and hair and youwould still looklike an angel to him. He loves you or he wouldn't have done the goodhe has. he's done it all for you. Making sure youwould be proud of himand protected. You are gorgeous. So lift up that head and let's go downstairs to the others." She said. I smiled and hugged her.
"Thanks Row." I said. She patted my back and we went downstairs. Jade and Markwere sitting onthe couch watching T.V and petting Tiggy. The fat cat was purring awayas the scratched his tummy. When they both looked at me and smiled. Jade stood up and came to hug me.
"You lookamazing." She said. She backed up and giggled. "You smell nice to." I laughed at her comment. I looked behind her to see Mark. He was staring at my dress but was lost inthought.
"Mark." i said. He snapped out his world and came to hug me.
"Ash better know how luckyhe is to have you, sis." He said. I smiled and tightened the hug. He laughed. SuddenlyKestrel busted through our screen door with a smile on her face.
"He's here and he brought James and his mate and two others." She said. That moment i felt mylegs go numb, but they still had the power torun to the staircase. I felt Rowangrab me.
"Oh no you don't." She said. it's time to see your man." I blushed. That's when I heard his voice for the first time in a whole year.
"Mare? Mare." he saidcoming in. We both froze as our eyes connected. His eyes were an electric blue, but the softened toa hazel color in a second. Before I knew it, we were in each others arms. "I missed you so much." He whispered, kissing my hair. I simply snuggled deeper into his neck. After a moment we brought our heads back and met in a passionate kiss.
"HeyAsh. James wants to know.. wow Oops I'm so sorry." A girl's voice said shyly. We broke our kiss andI looked over tosee a girl with auburn hair that stopped at her mid-back, framing chocolate eyes. She was slightly pink. "Hi I'mMaggie Neely. It's pleasure tofinallymeet you. James just wanted to know if we can layPoppy down in here." I nodded. I heard of James fromthe girls. They had said he was nice and quiet, but warned me to stayon his good side. Maggie turned her head back and nodded at someone before opening the screen door. A man walked in. he had blackhair and cat-like, yellow eyes. He nodded and smiled at me before taking the door from Maggie, smiling sweetlyat her. Then another man With a girl in his arms walked in. He had light brown hair and silver eyes. They kind of reminded my of the shade of the moon when it's full. The girl had copper, curly hair. She was snoring slightly in his arms. He looked at me and I waved my hand toward the couch. He smiledand layed her down gently. I quickly ran to my cabinet and grabbed a blanket, giving it to him. After he covered her up, I ushered them to the kitchen.
"Thankyou so much." he said tome. "I'mJames and that was my soulmate Poppy." He introduced. I shookhis hand that he lent out.
"Pleasure." I said smiling. The other man had his arms around Maggie, but he outstretchedonof his hands for me to shake.
"I'mDelos and My soulmate Is Maggie here." He said. Maggie giggled fromin his arms and I watchedhis eyes melt to honey.
"It's verynice to meet you all. Thank you for making sure Ash got here safe." I smiled at himandhugged me from behind.
"Mare?" I heard Ash ask. I lookedup at him, saying he had myattention. "I hope you don't mind, but the others fromCircle Daybreakwant to meet you and theyare coming here tomorrow." My eyes widened. "I hope you're not mad." he said.
"Mad? Of course I'mnot mad, but that just mean I have some preparing to do." I said.
"Ooh! Can I help?" Maggie asked. I looked and smiled brightlyat her.
"I would love it if you did." She beamed. Maggie was my first real friend outside of my familyand I hope she knows just how much I love her.
Me:Thank you so much for reading. Come back nexttime.