Chapter 1: What the Hell?
Jessi Point of View:
Morgan and I walked side-by-side talking about how hard that quiz was in third period. I was walking slower and slower. Morgan hit the back of my head- which was a bad idea- because, I fell. Doesn't she know how clumsy I am? She looked down at me apologetically. "Sorry Jessi, but you shouldn't be tired. You should do what your cousin does; eat Skittles and other sugar products." She said. "Yeah and look how she turned out," I said, pointing at my hyper cousin jumping around. Morgan looked in the direction I was pointing to and sucked in. "Yeah, bad example." Sure enough Toni spotted me and waved frantically. She ran over to me and I thought she was going to trample me. This girl needs s to know when you should put the candy bag down. She hugged me tightly with her arms. I could feel her pulse without touching her wrist or neck. Once she let go she was still bouncing. I grabbed a hold of her and squeezed her shoulders. "Toni Annabelle Barnes, calm the heck down. What did Auntie Sarah tell you about those bags of Skittles or any other candy?" I told her. She giggled. "Jessi, I never ate Skittles. Geez, do you think I'm crazy? I had a Monster." I rolled my eyes. "That's even worse!" She tilted her head. "Really?" I walked away from my crazy cousin. Morgan followed me and we began talking about the movies. We went outside to the parking lot. My house wasn't far so, we always went there for lunch. My mom was reading her book when I walked in and my dad was watching the Giants. There was a boy leaning on a tree. I had lost Morgan somewhere in the big forest. I tried to turn away from the beautiful boy, but he slid his long, pale finger under my chin. I looked into his beautiful eyes, completely entranced by his beauty. His breath lingered on my face. His beautiful face was almost has beautiful as my boyfriend, Daniel's face. "The Night Goddess has chosen you Jessica Brinamen. Follow the call of the Night and come to the House of Night." He said. The boy disappeared and when I opened my eyes I was unaware of where I was. I sat up quickly and noticed Morgan in my view. She had her hand over my forehead to check my head probably. "Morgan? What happened? Your eyes are wet." I said. She started to cry again. "Jessi, you have been Marked! He Marked you Jess!" I scrunched my face together. "What? What are you talking about Morgan?" She shook her head. "Look, Jess." She fished through her bag until she found what she was looking for. She pulled out a compact mirror and handed it to me. I opened it slowly and after I did I felt faint. What? What is that? I touched the outlined sapphire-blue crescent blue moon on my forehead. Unbelievable, is the right word. Morgan began to cry again. She covered her mouth with her pale hands and sobbed into them. "I'm sorry, Jessi, but I have to go!" Morgan said. She ran off, out of woods back to civilization. She is really upset about this. I sat up completely then, looked around. It was dark out so, I just slept outside. I lay on my hands and slowly drifted to sleep. A woman in a dark dress appeared to me. She was extraordinarily beautiful. She reached for my hand and I took her hers. "Who are you?" I asked. She smiled at me. "I am the Goddess Nyx and you my dear, Jessica, are one of my children, now. The boy who Marked you was a vampire." I was shocked. "Goddess Nyx?" She continued to smile. "Yes, my dear. Now that you are Marked, you are my child and I will gift you with special powers." "Nyx, am I that freaky? You must have seen my friend leave." She hugged me. "Jessica, all will be well. There will be no need to worry. She will be back to you soon." I smiled. "Thank you, Goddess." I woke up gasping for air, sweating. My white tank top didn't help keep me cool. I sat up and looked around me. I am in my bed. I rolled out of the bed and looked outside my window. My hair danced in the wind as it blew around me. I stared at the full moon in awe. I will view the night in a different way. That boy was a vampire and so must be Nyx since she said all vamps are her children. Now, I am Marked and will be a vampire. What a turn from a regular human life. I hope I make it.