This chapter is dedicated to my friends from SML, Alu-chan and Mina, for their help with this story! Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 1
3 years ago, Italy….
"No! She can't be let go, just like that! She's Queen Tsi Sgili, and she killed the high priestess of all vamps, Shekinah, as well as Prof. Nolan, and Prof. Blake!" Zoey told the vampyre high council, a few days after she finally defeated the evil immortal, Kalona, and the rouge high priestess, Neferet
"But, there is no proof of Neferet actually committing those crimes, on free will, she could have simply been under Kalona's spell the entire time as she claimed" The high council told her.
"So we have no choice but to let her go." Thantos said.
"Thank you" Neferet said, charmingly, fisting her hand over her heart and bowing her head in the vampyre sign of respect. Zoey and her friends had no choice but to let her, go, where she packed her bags, and left for the Tokyo House of Night.
Present day, Tokyo….
Usagi Tsukino was running late to school, as normal, her long blonde hair flowing behind her, in her usual style, coughing a bit as she ran, she briefly wondered if she was coming down with something. She didn't notice him, until he made his presence known. His voice made Usagi stop in her tracks, as she nearly collided with him.
"Usagi Tsukino! Night has chosen thee; Thy death, will be thy birth. Night calls to thee; hearken to Her sweet voice. Your destiny awaits you at the House of Night!" The vampyre tracker said, and pointed one finger at Usagi's forehead, and was hit with the sudden eruption of pain, centered at her forehead. When, the bright splotches cleared, the tracker was gone. Usagi looked at her reflection in a puddle of water, and saw a sapphire blue crescent outline on her forehead, she knew what this meant. She could no longer live her life as a normal girl, she would have to go to the house of night, or die. She ran back home, to face her parents.
"Oh honey!" Ikuko Tsukino cried, after seeing the mark.
"Hey, Usagi, can you set me up with some hot vampyre girl?" Shingo asked her. The house erupted in chaos, but then once Usagi starting coughing, her family looked at her.
"We have to get you to the Tokyo House of Night, now." Kenji said, not wanting his daughter to die, he would rather have her become a vampyre then have that happen. Usagi nodded, and went up to her room, there she put her stuff away, and packed, and then looked out the window, and decided to sneak out, she fell face first out the window, still as big a klutz as ever. And walked to the park,the sun making her a little uncomfortable, where she took out her cell phone and called her best friend, Naru.
"Naru-chan?" Usagi asked.
"Hi Usagi-Chan!" Naru said into the phone. When Usagi explained everything, Naru was speechless.
"No! I'm….I'm losing my best friend…." Naru said sadly, sounding like she was about to cry.
"We'll always be friends Naru, besides I'm sure I can come visit, or you can visit me." Usagi said, but she has never seen any teen with marks walking around, were they even allowed out?
"But it won't be the same!" Naru cried, hanging up.
"Naru? Naru!" Usagi said, then she didn't know where she was going, and tripped, hitting her head on a rock. When she opened her eyes, there were two women, there, yet at the same time, they weren't, they were, translucent, but immensely beautiful, for some reason Usagi felt as if she knew both of them.
"Hello my daughter." One said. "I am Nyx, the goddess of night." She said.
"And I am Selene, goddess of the moon" The other said, both were smiling at her.
"You, Usagi Tsukino, are meant to do great things in the future." Nyx said.
"What? Me?" Usagi asked, nervously. "Why me?" Usagi said.
"You are special, and do not worry, we will be with you, whenever you need us, in here" Selene said, placing a delicate finger over Usagi's heart, they disappeared and then Usagi blacked out again, this time when she woke up, she was in a hospital like room, a boy with silver hair, who appeared to be about her age was looking at her.
"Ahhh! Who are you!" Usagi cried, and the boy covered his ears.
"Stop screaming! Don't make me regret healing that wound on that head of your's!" He yelled.
"I'm Yaten, the healer-in-training, here at the house of night." He told the blonde, he had a sapphire crescent outline on his forehead. Usagi noticed something, he kept staring at her forehead.
"What's up with your mark?" He asked. "It's…..weird…" He told her, and handed her a mirror. Usagi gasped at what she saw, her crescent, it was now golden. She wondered if she should tell him about her encounter with the goddesses, but, that would make her seem even more weird, and she did not need that. Just then a beautiful vampyre walked into the room, she had long auburn hair, and eyes that were a strange moss green, color, she walked with the grace and confidence that was clearly not human, and her filled in mark, was gorgeous, with sapphire spiral tattoos, that look like ocean waves, framing her face. Yaten instantly stood up, and fisted his hand over his heart, no one noticed that he did not bow, like traditionally
"Usagi, if you didn't already know, that is the vampyre sign of respect."Neferet said, and then she grabbed Usagi's forearm.
"And this is the traditional vampyre greeting, started by the Amazon warriors" she said.
"I am Neferet, the high priestess, or basically principal here." She said as Usagi grasped Neferet's forearm. "Welcome to the House of Night, I see you've met Yaten, so let's continue your tour." She said, as Usagi stood up, and followed her.
"Classes here, start at 8 pm and end at 3 am, the gym is open until dawn, for reasons I'm sure you're already aware of, you must have been uncomfortable out in the sun" Neferet said, as Usagi nodded.
"Fledglings are divided by class, and how long you've been marked, much like a normal high school, you're a third former. There are 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th formers. But be careful as, 1 out of every 10 students will reject the change, and unfortunately, die." Neferet said. "The school uniforms here, only require you to wear the symbol of what former you are. For 3rd formers it's a spiral, or Nyx's labyrinth to symbolize you starting on Nyx's path, each class has a different symbol." Neferet told her. That's when Usagi took in account of all the cats roaming the halls.
"Cats and dogs here, choose their owners, Usagi, not the other way around, maybe one will choose you, they roam the halls freely here." Neferet explained as she lead Usagi to her dorm.
"Classes start in an hour, and I will leave the rest of the tour to your roommate." Neferet told her, as Usagi walked in her room , and noticed all her things were already there, her manga, stuffed animals, sheets, and comforter, all in place.
"Hello there. You must be my new roommate! I'm Minako Aino" said a blonde girl with bright blue eyes, that looked much like Usagi. They grasped each other's forearms.
"Well, you better get changed." Mina said, and went to the closet , and handed Usagi a midnight blue jacket with a silver spiral over the breast. Usagi noticed Minako's symbol was different. Minako noticed Usagi's staring.
"I'm a fourth former, so my symbol is the golden wings of Eros, the child of Nyx's seed which means Nyx's capacity to love, and us continuing to move forward. As for the 5th formers, they have Nyx's golden chariot pulling a trail of stars to symbolize us continuing on Nyx's path, the 6th formers have the three fates, or Nyx's children, with Athropos holding the scissors to symbolize the end of school" Minako explained, and Usagi simply nodded.
"And your mark, it's so pretty!" Minako told her.
"Arigatou" Usagi responded
"Well, let's get to breakfast!" Minako said, as Usagi's eyes lit up, at the mention of food.
"Hai!" Usagi said cheerfully, as they skipped to the dining hall, which was filled with padded, backed, picnic style benches, and a buffet style line of food, in the center of the room there was a table, with fruits, vegetables, meat, and red wine, which is always there to honor the goddess. Usagi piled her plate high with food, and Minako got her favorite cereal.
"Anou….gomen, Usagi, but this where I have to leave you." Minako said, not giving Usagi enough time to respond, as she hurried off to a group of gorgeous looking girls, and sat next to a girl with long black hair and amethyst eyes, that were cold, as she stared, or it could have been, glared at Usagi. Then a handsome guy with black hair, and blue eyes, walked over to them, and the raven haired girl, winked at him.
Usagi was left to fend for herself, ignoring the stares she got, she found a nice table with two girls sitting there, one was petite with short blue hair, one of the only girls with short hair she's seen in the school, and blue eyes, the other was tall with long brown hair, and emerald eyes.
"Can I site here?" Usagi asked.
"Go ahead" The blunette said, politely.
"Welcome to the House of Night, I'm Ami Mizuno." The blue haired girl said.
"And I'm Makoto Kino" the brunette told her, trying hard not to stare at Usagi's mark.
"So, what's up with your mark?" Makoto asked.
"Mako! That's rude!" Ami said, in a scolding tone. Usagi noticed both girls are 3rd formers.
"I don't know, I just woke up, and it was like this." Usagi said, not wanting to seem more abnormal. Mako just nodded, then a vamp with long blue- black hair tied back, and indigo eyes, came over to them, and sat down. He was clearly an adult vampyre, and his sapphire blue tattoos, were in the shapes of shooting stars, with intricate designs in them.
"Hi Seiya-kun"Ami said.
"Oh, Usagi, this is Seiya, he's a Son of Erebus Warrior, and Seiya, this is Usagi, the new student." Mako said.
"Nice to meet you!" Usagi said cheerfully.
"Mako also forgot to mention, I have affinities for strength and speed." Seiya said, with a cocky grin. Usagi ignored him, and then noticed something, the girl with black hair, was still glaring at her.
"Who's that?" Usagi whispered to the three, as they exchanged looks when seeing the girl, Usagi was referring to.
"That's Rei Hino, Mako said, she's a prophetess with supposedly, one of the strongest affinities for fire ever seen, she's a 6th former. She's also the high priestess in training, and leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's elite group, of fledglings that each have to match certain requirements.
"I would be careful of her Usagi, she's mean, and unpredictable." Ami warned.
"Minako is her best friend, and the guy, Mamoru, is her on-again, off-again, boyfriend." Mako explained.
"Who's? Minako's?" Usagi asked.
"No, Rei's, Minako's boyfriend is Yaten, the school's healer." Mako explained, as Usagi nodded and quickly dug into her food, then it was time for classes to begin. Usagi's first class at the house of night, as her life changed for good.