As the night drew on and on, everyone feel asleep except for me. I couldn't sleep not knowing if my grandmother was safe or not.
Grandma Redbird meant everything to me.
As I watched everyone sleep, thinking of the horror going on outside, I was remembering the past three months of my time at the House of Night.
It seemed as though Nyx was giving me these huge obstacles that she knew that I could come over because she choose me.
There was a muffle among Shaunee, Erin, Damien, Jack, Stevie Rae, Aphrodite, Erik, and all of the Red Fledglings. I didn't see who it was, but all of a sudden arms were around me.
I looked up and it was Erik. He looked worried for me.
I asked him "Erik what are you doing?"
He looked at me for the longest time, or at least it seemed. "Zoey, I am protecting you. I am scared for all of us but especially you."
What was that supposed to mean? "Erik, what does that mean?"
He hesitated and said "I miss you Zoey. I've looked at everything and listened to what you've had to say and it was stupid of me to react that way."
"No Erik, it wasn't stupid to act that way. It was normal, I'm guessing. But I really wish I listened to you. I knew the whole time that Loren was using me. Why else would a teacher act that way towards a student? I feel like that idiot. I should have never done that to you. I love you Erik. I knew in the end and I made the choice that it would be you. Between the imprint with Heath and the Loren thing I just couldn't do anything. It was like I was stuck in a trance…." I couldn't continue without crying.
He came to sit down next to me on the couch that I was sitting on in the tunnels. It was a nice touch to these tunnels. I'm guessing Aphrodite had something to do with it.
He sighed and pulled me close to him. "Zoey. It will be okay. I'm here for you and you know it. Me changing doesn't change how I've ever felt about you. Especially the other day in class, my stunt. I feel horrible about that, but that day is how I realized how I really felt about you. It made me realize that I never want to loose you Zoey. I love you too much for your own good."
I looked up at him then and at the same time he looked down at me and looked as though he meant that truthfully.
"Erik, you know I never meant to hurt you in that way. I feel like such a slut and I never meant to do that to you."
"Zoey, you are not a slut. Don't degrade yourself. You are a special girl Zoey. Chosen by Nyx herself and to have all of these people that love and care about you is something. You have something about you that makes people click to you instantly. We all make mistakes whether we are vampyre, fledgling, or human."
He pulled me closer knowing that I was going to burst into tears. He knew me so well. At that moment I felt at ease forgetting all about Kalona, The Raven Mockers, and "Neferet".
He kissed the top of my head and murmured "Sleep Zoey." At that moment he pulled me so that I could rest my head fully on his chest and I fell asleep instantly.
I woke in the morning with everyone watching me. Shaunee and Erin gave me that look like "mmmhmmm". Damien and Jack gave me a gawking look like "awww". At that moment I realized that I was sleeping on Erik's chest.
I felt my cheeks go red, and then Erik woke and said "Good Morning." He then turned his head and laughed in embarrassment but also in that laugh there was something that registered as "yeah", but in a good way of-course.
I turned back around and asked "Does anyone know what is going on?"
Damien spoke up immediately "Well we peeked outside a while ago and it seems as if it's only gotten worse. The Mockers are so hungry and they mainly feasted last night. So they are going crazy outside."