Hey guys! This is my version of what i want to happen in Hidden (House of night book 10).. i do NOT own any of the characters (and there is a small scene from destined in here)... everything else came from my brain. THIS WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE ENTIRE HOUSE OF NIGHT SERIES! i will be writing this untill Hidden is published.. ENJOY, and as always PLEASE REVIEW xoxo
Chapter 1:
Zoey
I was sitting on the bus leaning against Stark's warm protective body, and carefully watching Kalona, who was still outside talking with my Grandmother. She had her scolding face on, she rarely used it, but when she did, she meant business. Every once and a while she would point a finger at Kalona and at the bus toward me. Kalona's face was serious and he took in everything my Grandma was saying. Thanatos was also standing next to the door listening to her lecture. Then, respectfully, Kalona bowed his head and entered the bus. He looked back at all of us -Damien, Shaunee, Erin, Aphrodite, Stevie Rae, Rephaim, Stark and I- with all of us sitting in the seats there was no room left for him. Not to mention we had one more body with us: Dragon's.
"You'll have to stand with me." Thanatos said. Once again Kalona didn't really say anything, he just slightly bowed his head.
This whole idea that Kalona was officially on our side was going to take some getting used to. I know he made a Warrior Oath to Thanatos, but it still felt weird.
"Everyone ready?" Darius said from the driver's seat as he shut the sliding door. The bus sent their solemn chorus of yes's and we took off.
"What do you think Neferet is doing?" Damien asked quietly.
"I bet she is more than ready to stir the shit pot she has been cooking for, like, ever. And not to mention Aurox most likely went back to Neferet, like the little minion he is." Aphrodite said. She gave me a look as if she was reading my mind; she heard me call Aurox Heath, she knew I acted weird, and she gave me her 'we need to talk' look and I returned it with my 'later' look. I rubbed my temples. I knowI saw Heath there, but I just didn't know what to make out of it.
Darius had just started pulling the bus out of Grandma's driveway when we drove past the circle that had been blighted by Darkness and which was now filled to bursting lavender plants in full, beautiful bloom.
"Wait," I called to Darius. "Stop the bus."
I opened my window and heard my friends do the same. Then, as one, we breathed deeply, inhaling the magickal scent of reblessed lavender.
"Look!" Stevie Rae cried, pointing above the circle.
I looked up and there, hovering, was our Goddess. She was dressed in robes the color of night and wore a headdress decorated with stars. Her smile took in us all, and with the fragrance of flowers, her word drifted through the bus:
Hold on to the memory of the healing that happened here this night. You will need that strength and peace for the upcoming fight.
I closed my eyes and bowed my head and thought ah hell…
The rest of the drive was silent. An occasional attempt at starting a conversation was tried, but seemed to fail.
When we finally pulled up to the House of Night, the whole bus seemed to hold its breath. Standing just beyond the iron fence was Neferet, accompanied by Aurox and several other Sons of Erebus and evil red fledglings. Classes were stilling being held and there were other fledglings that were traveling around campus so they could get to their next class.
"This will be interesting." Kalona said.
We all filed out of the bus and I could now, clearly, see the expression on Neferet's face. She looked severely pissed off to see that Rephaim was still alive, but then she snapped her face toward the direction of Stark and Darius, who were carrying Dragon's body.
"What is going on?" she asked. No one said anything; we stood our ground. That's when Kalona must have stepped out of the bus because Neferet sucked in a bunch of air. "What are you doing here?" she snapped. "You were banished from my side for one hundred years. I told you that before, why have you returned?"
"Cut the bullshit Neferet, you've been found out." Aphrodite said.
"What ever are you talking about human?"
"The girl is saying that we know you are no longer a High Priestess for our Goddess." Thanatos said wisely. "As you may know my affinity is for Death, this being so, I held a ritual- as you know- for Zoey's mother. During that, it became clear what happened exactly; you sacrificed her mother to Darkness, proving you are allied with it." As Thanatos talked more and more fledglings started listening.
"This is preposterous!" she screamed.
"Do you undermine my authority?" Thanatos said, and once again she used her connection with air to become the super powerful, scary version of herself. "The High Council has already been notified about your situation, and as of now you are stripped of your High Priestess title and are shunned by all vampyres."
"But—" Neferet tried to intervene.
"Silence! Your gift, Aurox, destroyed one of the beloved professors here, under your authority I assume, and as the new commanding High Priestess of this House of Night, I command you to leave immediately!" Thanatos said with chilling power.
Neferet smiled wickedly. "Fine," she looked around at the crowd. The fledglings- red and blue- stood, frozen, from Thanatos' power. "You are either with me or you are not, and to those who stand against me, you will be destroyed!" she seemed to scream. Then she whispered something into the night, cut her palm, and seemed to vanish in thin air. The red fledglings and Aurox were also taken away from the Darkness Neferet evoked, leaving us alone.
Just as they left Lenobia came running from the stables with Travis right on her heels. She looked like she as ready to fight, despite he small physique.
"What is he doing here, and why aren't you attacking him." She yelled at Kalona.
"Oh my—" Travis gapped.
"Kalona swore his oath to me that he will protect this House of Night. He is no longer the enemy." Thanatos calmly informed Lenobia. "Many things happened tonight; many life changing events." She looked at the body of Dragon. "Some good, and some bad." She fisted her hand over her heart and bowed. "He is happier now that he is with the Goddess."
"What? Who—" Lenobia asked, but it didn't take her long to realize who Thanatos was talking about. "Oh Dragon!" she cried and went over to his body.
"We will hold a service for him as soon as allof the students are here. Everyone will be taken out of his or her classes immediately." Thanatos ordered.
Kalona, Lenobia, Travis, and Thanatos were herding the students into the courtyard making sure they were settled, so we could start the ceremony. As the school gathered for Dragon's funeral, our small group that had been living in the tunnels gathered as well.
"This is crazy. I didn't know all of this was gonna' happen." Kramisha said somberly.
"No one did." I told her.
"Hey, hope we're not late. We don't want to get on Thanatos' bad side." Erik said as he pushed along Shaylin.
"Woah, is that the guy you all were talking about?" she asked.
"Yeah, his name is Kalona. He's birdboy's father." Aphrodite pointed at Rephaim.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I just didn't picture him like that." Shaylin said. "You guys said Raven Mocker's were like their daddy because of his black wings." She looked a little confused.
"Yeah…?" I said.
"Well it's just… I don't understand why you guys would lie to me."
"We didn't lie to you, Kalona's wings are black. Can't you see them?" I asked because I was extremely confused.
"No they aren't." Shaylin shook her head. "His wings are white. They're really pretty."
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