24th December
Twas the night before Christmas, as humans say. Fledglings, vampires alike are all ecstatic. Snow has covered the campus with a white blanket and frozen snowballs are flying in every direction. Laughter bounces around the campus, smiles and rosy cheeks spread throughout the festive fledglings. However my day has been miserable. Neferet has almost neglected me since I was deemed useless and the creation of a tainted sacrifice. I spend most days wondering and pondering, pondering about how I feel emotion. I should be an unstoppable beast but here I am instead sitting on a bench with warm salty tears escaping from my eyes and running down my face.
Wait a second. Who's that walking towards me? She looks as if she is in first on second year, long thick dark brown hair and her face is obscured by her hair blowing around in the bitter wind. He seems to have a balled up Kleenex in her hand or something. Her hand is covered in intricate and beautiful swirls and patterns. Wait… Zo …My Zo is covered in those swirly sapphire patterns as a gift from her Goddess.
'Hey you ok?' concern filled her beautiful voice. I lifted my tear stained face and murmured
'Yeah, never been better'. A hint of sarcasm tainted my voice.
'That's a load of bullpoopie Aurox. I have never seen a soul more lonely, lost or sad.' She sat next to me on the snow sodden bench and sheepishly handed me two Kleenex.
'Hey you look like you need these'. She was being so kind and I had given her no reason to be. I had caused her nothing but trouble and destruction and yet here she is handing me tissues. Angel upon earth…
'Why does everyone else hate me? I saved your Grandma, I showed my trust and I have just been thrust aside.' Staring right into her big brown eyes I saw her face crumble.
'I can't thank you enough for how you helped my Grandma, I am very thankful. They don't hate you they are just kinda freaked bout you being Heath and all'. Her voice cracked when she mentioned Heaths name. Vampires can live for hundreds of years but the loss of a loved one was torture. All of a sudden she leaped up and grabbed my hand.
'Right I can't stand you feeling like poopie anymore as a consequence of my friends. Come with me'.
She pulled me up so I was standing and started to pull me towards the snow covered dorms.
'Wait! Zo, they won't accept me and nothing will change that so leave me here'.
Determination rippled through her face and she answered with a very blunt 'No…'