Chapter 1

Bliss Jacobsen

"Bliss, you have to tell me!" Aina practically yelled over the phone. "I can't! It is way too embarrassing," I replied, trying to calm my best friend. "Too embarrassing to tell me, your best friend since kindergarten?" I contemplated whether I should confess to her or not. I sighed.

"Aina, you cannot tell anybody," I told her. I could practically see her nodding furiously. "Of course, Bliss, why would I tell anybody?" She asked. "Nobody, Aina. Not even Aria." I said. "Bliss! She is, like, your second best friend! She has to know!" She argued. "She can't know because then the whole entire school will know," I calmly stated. "Please?" She beseeched. "Fine," I sighed, "I got marked today."

"Marked?" She asked. "Yes, as a vampyre fledgling," I explained. "So you're not coming back to Nawa next year?" She asked. "No, I am going to Tulsa, Nebraska's House of Night."

"Nebraska?! But you live in Colorado!" She exploded. "They closed down the one in Denver because the High Priestess went crazy. Remember? That Neferet chick? She tried to, like, kill us all or something?" I asked. "Nope, but I gotta go, have fun in wherever!" She said cheerfully and hung up.

I sighed and threw my phone on my bed. I silently walked over to my mirror and looked at myself. I looked just like normal: long blonde curls, long and thick eyelashes, symmetrical features, a straight nose, and plump lips. Everything was the same, except for the dark blue crescent moon outline in the center of my forehead.

I walked over to my large closet and grabbed my zebra patterned suitcase. I grabbed all the clothes in my closet and stuffed them in. Even the extra–large-sized suitcase couldn't hold them all. So I grabbed my duffel bag and tried to fit the falling-out clothes in there. Some of them made it, but I had to grab my old hot pink suitcase and matching duffel bag for the rest of the clothes. A lot of them fit, but I still had my panties and bras to stuff somewhere. I searched my empty closet for another bag, but I found nothing.

I swiftly walked into my sister's room and grabbed he small duffel. She wouldn't miss it, and besides, it matched my zebra.

I stuffed my delicates in there and went into my bathroom to grab my toiletries. I got my make-up bag and my travel bag, but I had to take everything.

So I went back into my sister's room to get another small duffel. I wasn't really expecting her to be sitting in there, though.

"Bliss, what do you want?" She asked in her best brat voice. "Uh, Trixi, what are you doing home?" I asked. "I belong here, unlike you," She answered. "Can I borrow a bag?" I asked, ignoring here rude answer. She snorted. "Of course not, brat," She said. I sighed and walked out of her room and into Tayten's.

"Tayt, do you have a bad I can borrow?" I asked. He looked up from Interview with a Vampire and nodded his head swiftly. "It is in my closet," He answered. "Oh, and by the way, I think it is so cool that you are a vampyre now," He declared. "Uh, thanks, Tayt," I told him as I left.

I stuffed the rest of my things inside of Tayten's bag and walked back into my room.

I grabbed my jewelry box, laptop, purse (The only one that wasn't stuffed in a bag), and walked downstairs.

"I'm done," I told my mother. "Good. I will go get Emery and Cale to get your bags. You can go get in the car," She said.

I nodded and started to walk towards the Mercedes. "Oh, and Bliss?" My mother asked. I turned around to face her. "I love you," she told me. "I love you too, Mom," I replied. She smiled and walked off.

I turned back around and walked towards the car. "Bliss," I heard a boy almost-whisper. I looked and saw Caedo, the boy I have had a crush on since third grade, walking towards me.

"Uh, hello, Caedo," I greeted nervously. I tried to cover up my forehead, but he noticed. "Baby, what happened?" He asked. Did I mention we have been a couple since last year? "I, uh, got marked," I told him. His eyes widened. "What? That is terrible! Who would do this to you?" He asked. "Apparently those stupid vampyres," I answered.

He chuckled and kissed me. "I have got to go," I told him. He nodded and kissed me again. "I love you, Bliss," He told me, looking into my emerald eyes. "I love you too, Caedo," I answered. He smiled and let go of me. "Goodbye," I whispered as he walked down the sidewalk.