Twilight & House of Night Crossover. - I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING.
This is a Twilight & H.O.N crossover,, it starts halfway through Breaking Dawn & the first house of night book marked.
The pain was bewildering. Exactly that - I was bewildered. I couldn't understand, couldn't make sense of what was happening. My body was rejecting the pain, I was sucked into a blackness that enabled me to relive the last few moments once more.
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I managed to resist the urge to cough, I rolled my eyes at Jessica, not bothering to hide my annoyance at her usual shallowness. That's when I saw him, the dead guy. Well, he wasn't dead, undead I s'pose you could say, but there was no mistaking the fact, he was a vampire. Worse, a tracker vampire, at my locker. I would have known what he was, even if I hadn't felt the darkness and power radiating from him and there was no way I could miss his mark, the sapphire - blue half crescent moon on his forehead and the infamous Cullen Crest that surrounded it.
"Zoë Swan, Night has chosen you, Your destiny awaits at The Cullen House of Night."
He reached up and placed his bony white finger against my forehead, then the burning began.
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I immersed from my flashback and the pain was worse than it ever was. Burning. Tearing. Agony. I coughed and coughed till I thought I my lungs would rip apart, black dots appeared in front of my eyes and yet again was submerged into darkness. This time was different, I didn't feel scared, I felt hope.
I opened my eyes to blinding sunshine and allowed my body to relax and sink into the soft, lush grass. The smell of earth and flowers reached my nose, as the sound of birds singing and the gentle wind reached my ears. I sat upright and tried to take in my surroundings. My eyes gazed in amazement at the beautiful scene before me, and then they met another set of eyes. Big sapphire diamonds framed by a set of thick brown eyelashes like feather dusters. I immediately was trying to figure out if this new being was a possible threat, a feeling I was not used to, I was never this intuitive. However, the closer I looked, the eyes were filled with kindness and love.
I tore my eyes from the stunning gaze and allowed my eyes to take in the rest of the persons appearance. The rest of the features on the face were absolutely perfect. The perfect curve to the bottom lip, the model like high cheek bones, even the nose was a near perfect shape. The complexion was dazzling, it sparkled and glittered in the sunlight enhancing the beautiful markings framing the eyes and swirling round the rest of the face. This stunning face was surrounded by a thick mass of flowing mahogany hair that waved to shape her face then eventually stopped at her waist.
It was at this point I realised how weird I must look, gawking at her like she was an animal in a zoo. She looked so powerful and made me feel inferior and scared.
"Do not fear young one, I am Nyx, a Goddess, the vampire Goddess. Night personified. Welcome Zoeybird, to your new destiny."
OMD SHE KNOWS MY NAME!! HOW CAN THIS BE?!
" Erm.. Hello and um yeah I'm a lil c…c..confused about my new destiny m'am. Would you sorta explain it to m..m..me please m'am?" I stuttered. Picking at my fingernails as I spoke.
"Zoeybird, you are special to me, you are a chosen one. There is no need to be nervous, so you can stop picking at your nails now," Nyx chuckled and spoke softly as she continued, " U-we-tsi- a-ge-hu-tsa, you are not dead as you fear, your spirit has only been temporarily freed to roam the world of Nunne'hi. However, it is time for you to return to your world." Her words had worked wonders on me, I was no longer afraid, and her use of my grandmothers Cherokee word for me, daughter, had definitely made her gain ,my trust, She bent down and kissed me softly on my forehead, and I felt a strange burning on my skin. " Daughter I love you, and remember darkness does not always equate to evil, just as light does not always bring good." With her parting words, I was released back into my world and awoke from my unconscious state.
For what seemed a century later I awoke from my slumber to another pair of eyes gazing at me, these ones were huge and round, wrinkles and crinkling lines appeared from when you are smiling. I had looked into these eyes so often I would recognise them anywhere.
" Grandma!" I cried in joy, I reached up to hug her and then I realised I had no Idea where I was. " Grandma, where am I?! what happened? All I remember is seeing the tracker and then nothing else."
" Its ok Zoeybird, your safe now, everything is fine don't worry."
"But where am I?!"
" Your at the House of Night infirmary." An unfamiliar voice spoke, I looked up to see the speaker and saw a tall, gorgeous statuesque woman with long wavy blonde hair and a slight look of hostility on her face. " I am Rosalie Cullen High Priestess of The Cullen house of Night, I share the role of high priestess with my sister Neferet, who has kindly agreed to be your mentor. You will meet your roomate in a little while, you need time to recover the shock, young one." Her voice softened at the end of her sentence as If she could empathize with me.
"I'm sorry but this is all too much to take in, does this mean I am a v-v-v-vampire now, like Nyx said?" I asked timidly.
" Oh Goddess! Nyx spoke to you? Oh well yes of course she has, you are special to Nyx that much is already clear." Rosalie spoke again a mixture of awe and confusion in her voice.
"When you say 'special to Nyx' and that its clear already, what exactly do you mean?"
This time it was Grandma who spoke, " Zoeybird look in the mirror, you have the most unusual markings a fledgling, sorry, a young vampire, has ever had."
I took the hand mirror from her and gazed at my reflection. It felt like looking at a stranger, but she looked somewhat familiar. A familiar stranger Grandma calls them. The girl looking back at me looked older and more defined than the old Zoë ever was. Yet she somehow looked the same. Then I saw the marks. They had expanded even in the short space of time since I had been marked, and they became more intricate the closer they came to the place Nyx had kissed me.
"Oh I see." Was the only intelligent response my brain was capable of creating at the moment apparently."
As I continued to stare at my reflection, a soft musical voice filled the room.
" Rose? Is she awake yet? Rose?"
The three of us turned around to look at the speaker and there was an almost double of Rosalie, except this woman had dark auburn hair, and was slightly taller than her sister and wore a softer, almost kinder expression on her face.
" Oh she is awake! Hello Zoey, I am Neferet, High priestess, Rosalie's sister and your mentor. I'm so happy your awake, I hope you settle in well and we shall have dinner together soon so we can get to know each other. Would you like that?" She smiled sweetly and I couldn't help but reply with a slightly shy yes and a smile.
"Excellent! Now do you think your up to meeting your roomate?"
"Oh um actually, I'm a bit dazed to be honest, and I was wondering what to do about my mum, I mean what do I tell her?"
" Zoeybird do not worry, Rosalie and I have spoken to her and in a few days you can see her in person and explain for yourself. Do not worry, she just needs a while to adjust to the idea, she'll come round." Grandma said calmly next to me.
" She flipped out didn't she? I knew this would happen and I bet step-loser put all sorts of ideas into her head!" I was getting agitated now, this would somehow end up being my fault as always.
" Zoë, try not to get worked up, just relax and take things one step at a time. Your grandmother kindly brought all your belongings up here and they are in your dorm as we speak." Neferet said soothingly. She gave me a reassuring smile and reminded me of how a mother should be, a mother other than mine.
"Wait a minute, if this is a vampire school, why is grandma here?" I asked confused. This time it was Rosalie who spoke.
" I spoke to the staff and they said it was fine, your grandma is in no danger here Zoeybird, she is your family, and is welcome here." Her face softened and I saw she could be a big ol' mushball at times too.
" Oh um, thank you that is very kind of you." I replied slowly. I sat on the bed not sure what to do with myself, and thankfully Grandma spoke up.
" Maybe Zoeybird should get some rest in her dorm and get to know her new roomie" she suggested serenely.
" Yes of course! Come on Zoë, I'll show you the way." Neferet said excitedly. "Rose, would you take Grandma Redbird to her room as she will be staying the night."
"Yes, no problem, follow me Mrs Redbird"
I hugged Grandma goodbye and as I looked over her shoulder I saw something in Rosalie's eyes I was sure I was not meant to see. I saw a flicker of reluctance and worry as she looked at me. I disentangled myself from Grandma's embrace and followed Neferet out of the door. I could hear Grandma chatting to Rosalie, " There'll be none of this 'Mrs' business sweetie, just call me Grandma." I could here the smile in Rosalie's voice as she replied with an Ok Grandma.
Chapter Two
Neferet and I walked through the corridors of the House of Night and she explained to me about her family. " As you know I am a Cullen, our family runs this House of Night. Me and Rosalie share role as high priestess, Our adoptive Father, Carlisle is our Poet Laureate, his wife Esme is our Spells and Charms teacher. Then there is Edward and Jasper, they're not Cullens, but were already adopted by Esme when she met Carlisle, so they joined our family too. Edward Night is our Drama teacher and librarian. Jasper Hale is our fencing professor. That's pretty much it really."
"Jasper & Edward are the youngest members of our family, both are 18 but very talented and mature. Although we all look very young so you probably cant tell." She finished with a short sigh as if she was a little breathless and continued down the corridor.
She came to halt at a majestic oak door, she turned around and continued to stare at my marks. " I'm sorry, forgive me for staring but your marks, they're just so exquisite."
" It's okay, I think I'm gunna have to get used to it round here."
"Oh, well yes I suppose that's quite true. Well lets go met your new roommate!"
Neferet led me up the spiral staircase, her long hair swishing behind her. She made a sharp left turn and knocked on the door.
" Y'all can come in" a voice chirped from inside. Neferet opened to door and there daintily sat on a four poster bed was an extremely petite girl with pale white skin, dark short curly hair and huge blue eyes. She was in a lotus position with a look of deep concentration on her face.
" Allie Rae, meet your new room mate Zoë." Neferet said to the petite girl.
At the word 'Zoë' Allie Rae immediately leaped from her bed and began fussing with her hair and like a countrified tornado she bustled over to us.
" Oh gawsh, I'm so sorry y'all, I completely forgot, how rude of me." The girl twanged in an Oklahoma accent. " I'm Allie Rae Johnson and your Zoey….."
" Zoey Swan, pleased to meet you Allie." I replied pleasantly and received a beaming smile from Allie.
" Oh my, everyone was right, you ARE as beautiful as they all said, as are your special markings. Mind you, being a vision girl and what not, I probably should have seen that coming. I'm so glad your finally here, I was so sad when I heard you'd been hurt." Allie twittered away in her sing song Okie accented voice. I looked at the floor in embarrassment, not sure what to do with myself.
" Right, well I'll leave you girls to it. Zoey, if there's anything you need, you can call on me anytime." Neferet said.
" Thanks Neferet, I appreciate that, goodbye now."
" Bye Neferet!"
"Bye girls, blessed be."
Blessed be, I said silently in my head, and only briefly saw the quick smile Neferet gave me before she swept out of the room.
" Your grandma brought your stuff up here, she's real nice. Oh and I think I know how your feeling, I've been here three months and boy was I happy when they told me I was getting a new roomie. I was all alone on my first night and I cried and cried and cried. But don't worry, I wont let that happen, I'll always be here for you Zoey." I tried to hold back my tears as she embraced me in a soft hug and when I finally spoke my voice was thick with tears.
" Allie Rae, for someone who's just met me, you sure do understand me. I think we are going to be very good friends, and thank you, for everything."
" Aw shucks, s'ok Zo, but we're gunna be late for dinner if we don't hurry."
" Oh, of course lets go."
We walked through the busy halls, and Allie Rae chattered away about the House of Night and how the older the vamps got the longer the hair and nails got.
" Now, when we get to the dining hall, we'll get our food, I think it's nacho night, and then I'll introduce you to the rest of the gang. There is Damien, and yes he is gay but we love him. Then there's the twins
When we walked up to the dining room Allie Rae took my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze of encouragement. We walked into the dining hall and walked bam smack into what looked like a supermodel. She walked briskly over to us, gave Allie Rae what looked like the dirtiest look she could muster and stared at me coldly.
" Hello Zoey, I'm Aphrodite, Leader of the Dark Daughters, welcome to The House of Night," she leaned in and gave me an awkward hug and whispered menacingly in my ear " and if you want to stay outta trouble…Don'.." She gave me one last fake smile and the Sarah Jessica Parker look alike flounced off, shaking her butt like there was no tomorrow.
