Chapter One- UPDATED!
My Little Girl.

James Stark.

I held my beautiful baby girl tightly in my arms, holding back the tears that were just begging to flow. I know that as a Son of Erebus warrior I am seen as a strong willed man who doesn't show emotion very easily, but the little bundle of joy in my arms caused all those simple emotions that I felt I had lost so long ago resurfaced. My little Isabella had changed me for the better and I would be forever in her debt for that.

The second Isabella opened those beautiful brown eyes of hers and looked up at me, I knew I was a goner. She had me wrapped around her finger already, of that much I was certain. I'm sure once the rest of our little group is introduced to her, they will all feel the same way. She is a gift from the goddess meant to be loved and cherished.

Isabella was the first of her kind. She was the only child in our known history be born here, an offspring of two vampyres. This young child held much of Nyx's magic and blessing within herself and I was sure that this would only grow with time. She had a very special place in Nyx's heart, that much obvious, as shown by the pale blue crescent that already adorned her forehead.

Her big sparkling eyes looked up at me, and the smile on my face grew impossibly bigger. She then yawned quietly before cuddling deep into my chest and falling into a deep sleep. I would protect my beautiful baby with everything I had in me. Her mother and I would never let any harm come to her as long as we could help it. I smiled as I looked from my baby girl to my gorgeous sleeping wife. They were both so beautiful as they slept, a look of pure peace garnishing both of their breathtakingly beautiful faces. These two women meant everything to me and there was nothing in this world that would take me away from them, nothing.

Zoey Redbird Stark

Waking up in a hospital has always evokes small fears from me, but when my eyes set on the reason I was here all those fears melted away like butter on a hot biscuit. Okay maybe Aphrodite's right, maybe I am hanging out with Stevie Rae too much, I'm starting to talk like her….Oh well.

Stark's tired eyes met mine and he smiled a little as he cradled our little bundle of joy in his arms. He pulled himself out of the leather chair he was sitting in and walked toward the small bassinet set up in the corner of the hospital room. He laid Isabella inside the crib, kissing her forehead before turning to me.

"How you feeling babe?" He questioned me, as he laid next to me and pulled me tightly into his arms.

"Physically I feel fine, mentally…..not so much", I responded, my eyelids getting heavier and heavier by the minute. Stark looked at me, the confusion evident in his face.

"Baby, what's wrong?" He asked, looking into my eyes with a look of sheer anxiety and concern.

"You know how it feels right before a tornado hits? I mean when the sky's still clear, but the wind's starting to cool off and change direction. You know something's coming, but you don't always know what. That's how things feel to me right now," I told him before allowing my drowsiness to overtake me.

Author's Note: Well here is the updated chapter one! I hope y'all enjoy it! Any word in italics are direct quotes from the House of Night books. Please if you would like, review or PM me your favorite quote and I will try my hardest to incorporate them into the story. I hope to use as many as possible just to bring in the spirit of the books themselves! Now I'm off to revamp chapter 2! Please review so I can use your constructive criticism and opinions to make this story the best it can be. THANKS!

-Shelbie of The Theater Twins

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