Disclaimer: I don't own House of Night, and this is my first H.O.N fanfic, so be nice in reviews!
Enjoy, and if anything/anyone is OOC, just say.
:)
Professor Loren Blake was wandering the corridors of the House of Night late at night – or, morning, whatever, singing softly to himself.
"Wide awake, my mistake
So predictable.
You were fake, I was great,
Nothing personal..."
He'd been given a task. Use Zoey Redbird – to draw her away from her friends, and into Kalona's waiting comforting arms. This was easy, because she was so gullible, and believed anybody.
This task was set by his consort; Neferet.
"I'm walking, who's laughing now?
(Who's laughing, who's laughing now?)
I'm wasted, wasting time..."
Loren had been given a time limit, and here he was, drunk. Not drunk enough to be vomiting, but just enough so that he was a little bit tipsy, but could still walk straight and talk normally.
He knew his limits.
"You talk for hours,
But you're wasting lines.
Pretty face but the chase
Ain't worth the prize..."
They'd flirt in the library, the corridors, and he'd even once snuck into her dorm and took her to the library.
"I'm gonna break your little heart,
Watch you take the fall
Laughing all the way to the hospital.
'Cuz there's nothing surgery can do
When I break your little heart in two.
I'm gonna break your little heart in two."
Thing is, though, he wasn't altogether sure he wanted to. I mean, yeah, he wanted to please Neferet, but, at the same time, he felt sorry for Zoey. She'd had enough crap already. Loren wasn't heartless. Well... not THAT heartless.
Loren had begun to fall for her, slowly but surely.
"Party Queen, cause a scene
So ridiculous,
Little dress, maybe less
So conspicuous..."
Okay, so Zoey didn't flaunt her great posture, but her friend Aphrodite did. However, Zoey was very noticeable. Probably because of her tattoos. Not her fault.
"You're falling
Who's crashing now?
(Who's crashing, who's crashing now?)
I'm wasted, wasting time"
Changing course, he went to Neferet's room. He didn't want to do this.
"I'm moving on, but you're left behind
A pretty face with the chase
Ain't worth the price..."
Losing House of Night, and several hundred students, all because an Angel in Hell wanted a 17 year old girl?
No way. Loren didn't love Neferet much, but did her bidding. Or lose his job. And that wasn't an option.
"I'm gonna break your little heart
Watch you take the fall
Laughing all the way to the hospital.
'Cause there's nothing surgery can do
I'm gonna break your little heart.
Show you to the door,
Sew yourself shut
And now you're begging for more
'Cause there is nothing
Surgery can do
When I break your little heart in two."
But he didn't want to. Her life was perfect. Well, apart from cheating on Erik Night, and having an ex who didn't know the word of 'no.' She was too caring.
And that would be her downfall.
"Don't be so sentimental, no
This love, was accidental, so
Give it up,
This was never meant to be more than a memory
For you."
No, it was never meant to be more than a memory for HIM. But he was slowly falling into an abyss that he couldn't climb out off.
Easy to fall in love, but not so easy to fall out of love.
"I'm gonna break your little heart
Watch you take the fall
Laughing all the way to the hospital.
'Cause there's nothing surgery can do
(When I break your little heart in two)
I'm gonna break your little heart.
Show you to the door,
Sew yourself shut
And now you're begging for more
'Cause there is nothing
Surgery can do
When I break your little heart in two."
As the song drew to a close, he changed course again. Straight into a fist.
"I knew it. I knew it!"
He looked up, startled, into Erik Night's contorted face, and Zoey's teary one.
"Loren?"
Rubbing his face, Erik kept repeating one phrase. "I knew it... I knew it..."
Loren turned to Zoey. "I'm so sorry."
"No. You're not. If you were, you wouldn't have done it. Zoey, brown pop and cheesy Dorito's with old Star Wars re runs in my room?"
She nodded, and ran ahead of Erik, who turned to me. "You bastard."
There was a smack, and all was black.
Done. Please review :)
If you haven't heard the song before, go listen to it. It's one of my favourites!
