A/N: Neferet was defeated and now everyone is an adult vampyre

I woke up one morning a way I never had before. I was actually smiling. Not because I had a perfect new outfit to wear to school. I was happy because today was the day I was finally going to be Marked.

I got ready like I did every morning then put my suitcase in the backseat of my indigo colored car. I drove to my school and got to my class 10 minutes late because I hadn't been watching the clock and took to long getting ready. My teacher Mr. Bell was very "disappointed" as he would say and he gave me detention. I didn't really care anyways because I wouldn't even be there. By that time I would be at the House of Night. 2nd and 3rd period were seriously boring as usual but before 4th period I stopped by my locker to get out and put in a few things and just as I turned the corner I saw the dead guy by my locker. The Tracker was leaning against it doing nothing. As I walked up to my locker his attention came to me and he recited the words in his ceremonial voice.

"Kay Bell! 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!" He said.

As the Tracker pointed his finger at my forehead I was smiling but that all changed when my head exploded with a pain so bad it was indescribable. The next thing I knew I was on the ground and my vision was slightly blurry. I stood up feeling a little dizzy but steadied myself within a few seconds. I hurried to get the stuff out my locker that I wanted and put it into my backpack. I pushed opened the door to the girls' bathroom and looked at myself in the mirror. The blue outline of my Mark looked incredible yet misplaced on my face. I walked out of the bathroom and out the front doors of the school. The principal saw me and caught me just before I left.

"What do you think you're doing young lady?" Ms. Vermont asked me in a tone that was seriously annoying. I turned around to tell her that she wasn't the boss of me because I didn't go to that school anymore but as soon as she saw my Mark she looked freaked.

"Never mind, you can go if you would like. Have a nice day!" She said and then practically ran back to her office. I knew humans were afraid of vampyres but I didn't think they were that….My train of thought was interrupted by another searing pain in my forehead. I realized that it was the sun and quickly shielded my eyes with my backpack and walked to my car. Thank God my windows were slightly tinted, otherwise the sun would have been unbearable. The drive to the House of Night took about a half hour but it felt like longer because of all of the coughing fits I was suddenly having. I parked my car in the school parking lot and made my hand as a shield from the setting sun as I walked to the High Priestess's office. When I knocked on the door she said to come in and I realized who it was as soon as I saw her. It was Zoey Redbird, the woman who had defeated my mother.

"This is going to be a long four years." I thought to myself as I took a seat.

"Hi, my name is Kay," I paused as I went into another coughing fit. When I finally stopped, Zoey put her hand to my head and I instantly felt better.

"Thank you," I said as she sat back down in the chair across the desk.

"I am the healer at this House of Night so no need to thank me." She said "Well Kay, I was expecting you and I see that you were Neferet's daughter. That means you know about the House of Night and all of its expectations?" Zoey asked me. Just as I was about to answer a male vampyre walked into the room. His tattoos were a lot different from Zoey's. His had arrows on either side of his forehead pointing toward a filled in red crescent moon.

"He's one of the special vampyres my mother always talked about," I thought as he went over and sat in a chair in one corner of the room. "Yes, I do know all of the expectations and to save a little bit of time I would not like to change my name. I like Kay, it suits me well." I told her, pretty amazed by the vampyre that had just walked in.

"Okay," Zoey said standing up. "Come with me and I will show you where you will be staying." I stood up and followed her out of her office.

"This may actually be an okay four years."