Chapter 1

Sitting in a High Priestess' office is very overwhelming for me. Especially with this being the first time I've ever been in the presence of one. Her name is Shekinah and she's the most beautiful woman I've ever met and seen. She looks to be in her late 30's but I just recently found out she's way older than that by at least a couple hundred years. Yes! A couple hundred!

"Okay Ms. Waters, here at the House of Night you are allowed to legally change your name." Shekinah spoke to me, taking me out of my fixation on her.

"Oh, umm, okay." I stammered thinking about what I'd wanted to have for my new name for my new life I was starting here after being marked this morning. "I've always liked the name Lilith, I've never understood why. But I find it to be just absolutely beautiful." I said matter-of-factly. I've only been here for a few minutes but i felt comfortable and un-ashamed of what would flow from my very random mouth.

"Our Goddess Nyx works in amazing ways which you will soon find out for yourself. But I must add, you definitely come off as a Lilith. And with 'Lilith' meaning 'of the night', I have a feeling you're already connected to and with Nyx." She said to me with a warm smile. I felt my face get hot. I've never been too good with compliments.

"I hope so" I mumbled more to myself than speaking to her.

"We have quite a few special fledglings here, and they're all good students. I have a feeling you'll get along with them just fine." She paused for a second then continued by saying. "We also have encountered a new breed of fledglings so there may be some things that'll take a little longer to understand."

Oh great... so aside from all the myths I've learned were mostly false, but now there's a new kind of vampire to know about, I thought to myself. My eyes must have revealed what I'd been thinking because Shekinah seemed to be amused by my expression. "Well my dear it's time to show you to your room, and then I'll be off to get your mentor there after a few moments of you getting settled in. And as of right now you're going to be in your own room in the professor dorms, until we get The House of Night organized." We start walking across the yard to the what I assumed was the professor dorms "And again I'm grateful that you've been marked after the 1st High Priestess of this school has left."

I saw kids looking at us and bowing with a closed fist over their heart at Shekinah who returned the motion. I need to remember to learn about what that means. I thought to myself. All the kids looked incredible. I noticed they were all wearing dark colors. I really hate not knowing anyone, and to top that off go thru all these changes alone. Being the new kid just sucks!

She opens a door and allows me to lead her in. This room is HUGE! There was a big comfy-looking bed. A desk on the opposite side of the bed, on the far wall was an antique looking desk. A beautiful rug lay on the middle of the floor and i almost shrieked when I saw my entire Marilyn Monroe decor arranged about. And then I saw my 'vampire' flag on a door, which I'd assume was my closet, I felt myself blushing again. And Shekinah spoke "We had your stuff brought here that we felt were very to you. With this kind of change in a young lady's life we find it best to make you at ease."

"Thank you Mrs. Shekinah."

"Please it's just Shekinah." She corrected me with a warm smile. "Ok Lilith, I'll let you get familiar with your room a while I get your mentor. If you have any questions, be sure to ask her." With that she left closing the door behind her. That's when I noticed a second door. With curiosity creeping over my mind I opened it and saw the biggest bathroom I had ever seen in person. Along the wall was a big vanity with a bazillion lights that was controlled by a dimmer. "That's freaking amazing." I thought out-loud. A Jacuzzi-like bath tub was on the opposing side and a giant walk-in shower was towards the back. It was pristine, the most incredible bathroom in the history of forever.

"I could just live in this bathroom alone" I said with a smile. Before i woke myself up from my dream I went to the main room and opened my closet door. I was absolutely mystified it was like having my very own dressing room. There was a three-way full body mirror. Racks for shoes that only had three of the four pairs of shoes I owned on one side that had shelves above the shoe rack and compartments on the other side that were neatly organized. On the top bar are my shirts, and on the lowest bar are my pants and on the back wall is what I'm assuming would be used for coats and/or dresses. What the hell would I need that much space for dresses? I'm shocked if I wear one ever few years.I go and lie back on my new uberly-looking bed. And my assumptions were right, it was extremely comfortable.