Hey guys I'm back because it looks like my other story isn't doing to well and I have another idea for a story. It is a bit like 'dragons oath' in the way of mentor and fledgling (romance).

Hope you like, Disclaimer: I don't own any of the house of night.

I was just a normal 16 year old guy. I was popular, good looking, charming with the ladies, cocky as many of my friends would say and a bit of a bad boy. Though I do try to do well at school strangely enough I was gifted not in sports but art.

But of course bad luck catches up with us in the end or should I say it was the good luck that I had been waiting for!

It happened last week. To my surprise it was my girlfriend's birthday, but no way was I going to feel bad about not getting her a gift seeing as the day before I caught her cheating on me with the new boy. Yeah I didn't really care too much seeing as I'm not really that into her and it was her who asked me out and not the other way around.

I was walking in the school gate and my annoying little stalker Erin came up to me going on about how was my weekend?, did I read the love poem she wrote for me? Then finally as I expected she leaned forward trying to kiss me but I pushed her away.

See I'm a decent bloke I don't go cheating on people. I may be a catch and charming and well… cocky but that does not mean I'm a sick minded pervert or let alone a disloyal guy. Unlike my current girlfriend soon to be ex-girlfriend Carla.

I jogged towards my group of friends and was greeted by cheers and "oh Erin want you so bad man" and "Look who is charming all the ladies today…"

I chuckled at Sam's comment and felt a skinny finger prod me on my shoulder blade, I turned around, still in a good mood from my friends jokes until I realised who the finger belonged to.

It was Carla, I should have guessed. I stared down at her. Her short blond hair was covered in thick, bushy, pink and plastic hair extensions that would have lengthened it down to her waist if they had not been in two scruffy looking pig tails.

I looked at her plastic face that was bathed in fake tan and eyeliner and couldn't help but have a disgusted look on my face which she must have realised seeing as my eyes locked with her dull grey eyes as they narrowed. She wrapped her arms around me placing her bony hands on the back of my head and planted more than a peck on my lips.

I could hear my friends laughing in the background "Luke, Not in public… hahahaha", "Be careful that fake tan don't stain" and "God guys get a room" They erupted in laughter as I struggled under her surprisingly strong hold.

When I finally managed to pry the 'plastic sucker fish' off me or should I say 'The plastic, Barbie sucker fish' I gasped for air then snapped at my friends "Shut the hell up…".

Sam, Matt and Jack all had expressions of shock and hurt plastered across their faces.

I spared no thought for them but instead wiped my mouth of any germs or fake tan she left behind on me and got straight to the point before anything could distract me.

"Carla we're through… So just leave me alone and go back to your little minion barbies"

I turned back around and apologized to my friends then looked each in the eye to see if they weren't still annoyed or fazed by my sudden outburst. I heard the bell and headed straight to my first lesson which to my delight was art.

I had always been interested in art and would draw lots of pictures when I was young which weren't to my parents liking seeing as they mainly consisted of drawings of my sister as snakes or dragons. In my defence the drawing looked a lot like her and at that age I loved snakes and dragons so technically it was a compliment if it were meant to be or not.

I picked my way through the crowd of lost exchange students and got into the main building. I started to climb the stairs when I got a bad head ache. I ignored it at first until I started choking on thin air. I thought maybe I needed to get more exercise. Although stairs do tire me out I'm in good shape and a bit muscular if I may point out!

I recovered quickly but still felt awful as I climbed the next set of stairs.

I entered the classroom and was surprised to see that only two other people were in there. I sat next to Lucy one of my good friends and looked at her very confused as to why no one was in here. She must have recognized the question mark on my face because she smiled at me sheepishly.

"What did you do Lu?" she laughed at my suspicion but once she had stopped giggling she just stared forward.

I sighed "Fine don't tell me then, be like that…" My sentence was cut off by a chest wrenching cough I grabbed at my throat gasping for breath. My headache increased and I started to feel really sick. I saw Lucy's head shift my way and I could feel her eyes resting on me.

She gasped and started tapping me on the shoulder manically. I stared at her even more confused until she whispered something in my ear

"Everyone left because there is a tracker in the corner even Mr Lanskee ran for it. I wasn't scared because I have researched the event of marking… there are signs before such as vicious coughing…"she paused and I started to realise what she meant.

"Um have you got a bad head ache and well… nausea" I looked at her.

"Crap I'm going to be marked" just as I stated the fact the cloaked figure turned around so me a Lucy got a proper look at his face… and tattoos. They were amazing and in the shape of wolfs like he belonged to an ancient time.

"I'm going to miss you so…" She was cut off by a sob and as if the tracker was timing it he started the words that would bring me to where I am now… the house of night.

"Luke Sky, Night has chosen thee, Thy death will be they birth, Night calls to thee, Answer her call, Hearken to her sweet voice, Your destiny awaits you at the house of night."

My head exploded in pain as white dots started to cloud up my eyesight. I felt someone's hands on me then felt my back rest on cold tiles. They were not cold but freezing and it worked as a wakeup call for me my eyes cleared and had to fight even harder to hold back tears.

Lucy was smiling down at me her glossy blond hair in waves around her shoulders and her blue eyes locked with mine. Lucy had been a family friend since the age of five but we never went to school together until we came to secondary school. She was like my sister.

I tried to smile back at her but it was unsuccessful because her face turned to a frown before I managed it.

"You need to get to the house of night… I'll take you" Her voice was thick with worry.

"Lu you don't have too plus you have got school…" I was cut off by her sighing and rolling her eyes.

"I'm coming with you whether you like it or not!" I laughed and let her pull me to my feet before following her out the door then out the school. I got quite a lot of stares which were plastered with either curiosity or disgust either way I didn't care.