"No can do, princess" Tyson teased, before turning me towards the empty dining hall "The dining hall's closed"

I cursed under my breath before walking around in a small circle (Why? I'm not exactly sure)

"I'm sooo hungry!" I cried, stopping mid-stride.

Now would be a nice time for a teleportation gift…Ding!

That was the sound of a light bulb going off in my head. I clapped my hands together and turned to Tyson who was now eyeing me curiously.

If I could use my gift to shift things away from me…why should I not be able to bring them towards me!

I closed my eyes and concentrated. I could feel it; a warmth growing in me. Either I was totally right, or I really had to pee.

I focused on what I really wanted…

"Somewhere out in the world, there is a fresh, warm, Cheese Danish. Bring it to me please" I said aloud, holding my hands out. The familiar sound of a sonic boom happened and then warm deliciousness was in my hand! Score!

"Holy Shit!" I exclaimed gaping at Tyson "Oh, dear goddess, thank you!" I yelled to the sky, while cradling the yummy Danish.

"That was seriously awesome…but freaky at the same time" Tyson whispered

I began nibbling on the Danish, while walking towards some random building when another idea hit.

I stopped and whirled at Tyson.

"What?!" Tyson asked after two minutes of me smiling like an idiot at nothing.

"If I can push stuff away, and bring stuff to me, it would only make sense that I could go to that stuff, right?" I asked sounding completely insane. I grabbed Tyson's hand.

"Take us to Shekinah" I commanded

I shut my eyes tight, and the moment I heard the sonic boom I could have leaped for joy. I opened my eyes to see we were in a council room with about 20 pairs of eyes on us. Before I could get embarrassed, Tyson grabbed my shoulders.

".AWESOME!" He gushed

I smiled widely

"Ohmigod, I know! Aagh, this is so cool!" I exclaimed

We both turned and stared at each other before bursting up laughing.

"Nova, Tyson, I was beginning to think you weren't going to come" Shekinah said serenely.

The smile vanished from my face and I glanced at the filled seats around the table.

"Are we late? Cause' if we are, it was my fault, I was starving and had to stop for a Cheese Danish – I held up the Danish and took a quick bite, before continuing- and I did take a long time getting ready, I just didn't know what it is that you're supposed to wear to a council meeting…I'm sorry" I blurted

Shekinah's smile was patient and somewhat amused.

"Calm down, child. You two are right on time, come" She said, motioning towards two chairs across from where she stood and next to Zoey.

I took a deep breath and sat down. Tyson sat beside me and winked when I looked over at him.

I tried to cover up my laugh with a cough.

The rest of the meeting was pretty intense, Neferet (the high priestess of the school) seemed to be going insane, she wanted to wage a war on humans for the murder of two of the teachers. It was during this time, that I saw how powerful Shekinah really was. She managed to keep her composure during Neferet's psychotic tantrum. Then Shekinah told everyone that she would be the temporary high priestess of the school until the high council arrived…and then Neferet lost it and started crying about some guy named 'Loren' and left the room. Now, Zoey and I were walking back to the dorms, discussing my classes. I noticed that it was getting really cold, really quick. I wrapped the sweater tighter around me.

"So…are you and that Tyson guy going out?" Zoey asked

I shook my head

"No, he's just my guard" I replied

"Why are his marks so different?" She pressed

"I don't know. For all the time we've spent together so far, I don't know much about him" I shrugged

There was a movement in the old oak tree, we were walking past and both of us froze.

Darkness seemed to radiate from the oak like some creepy aura. The branches moved again, and I swear on the goddess, I saw red eyes staring back at me.

I was in the process of stepping back when the creature leaned forward into the soft glow of the lantern that lined the sidewalk, I immediately froze with the most awful spasm of fear; I had only felt this kind of fear once.

And I was terrified! The demon creature was disgusting. Its man face was distorted by a large black beak and red eyes; its hands were long sharp talons that curved around the thick branch. I couldn't move. I couldn't speak. It took a several second stare-down before I actually gained control of my voice.

My eyes darted over to Zoey, who was frozen also; staring at the creature.

"Z-Z-Zo-ey" I stuttered "C-can we p-please go"

My eyes flickered back to the creature; it became clearer that it could not harm Zoey or me. Its figure shifted and blurred like the thing wasn't all there…or maybe it was just moving very fast. I hoped to the goddess, it was the latter.

Zoey made no response. I grabbed her hand, and thought long and hard about the dorms.

"What was that thing?" I asked Zoey once we were back in our room.

Her eyes took on a dazed look and she stared at me as she shook her head.

"I don't understand…it didn't attack me…"She whispered

I grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her.

"Understand what?! Zoey, what was that thing?" I yelled

Her eyes refocused and then narrowed to thin slits.

"Wind, find Aphrodite and tell her to come to my room" Zoey commanded

I sighed and plopped down on the bed. Tyson barged into the room like a bat out of hell a half second later, and I groaned.

Do vampyres never rest, or was that just me?

I tried not to pay attention to Tyson's stares as I struggled to understand what Zoey and Aphrodite were saying…whoever the hell Aphrodite was…

"-I don't think it was the vision at all. Nothing happened like it was supposed to" Aphrodite said

"Well what about the vision you had today?" Zoey asked

"Another death vision" She replied with a shudder

Zoey groaned

How many people had this girl pissed off?

I leaned against the bed next to Tyson.

"Shouldn't you be asleep?" I asked

He shrugged

"So, what was that thing?" He asked

"I wish I knew," I muttered. We sat in silence for several minutes while Zoey and Aphrodite went on with their animated conversation.

"I have to get back…it's past visiting hours" Tyson sighed

I sighed, and tried to hold back a yawn.

"Kay, I'll walk you out," I said sitting up.

The walk to the main dormitory door was a quiet one. When we got to the door, we kind of just stood there, awkwardly. I bit my lip and looked up at Tyson.

"Tomorrow's your first day of school," He said smugly

I raised my eyebrows.

"Should I be afraid?" I asked

"I don't know…probably" Tyson shrugged

"What do you mean you don't know?" I laughed

"I didn't go to a school like this…" He trailed, while looking around

That remark, reminded me of a question.

"Tyson, why are your marks different from mine?" I asked

"Nova, in case you haven't noticed, everyone's mark is different from yours" He chuckled

I rolled my eyes

"You know what I mean, smartass," I hissed

"My marks are different, cause' I'm not a vampyre" He replied

"Not a vampyre? That's interesting- what are you then?" I pressed

"I'll tell you tomorrow, I gotta go" He said quickly.

In nodded and looked down. Tyson chuckled and lifted my chin with his fingers, I looked at him.

"Wow, you have pretty eyes" I remarked, staring into his golden brown eyes.

Tyson laughed, his face was inches from mine; I could feel his breath on my face.

"So do you" He whispered

I snorted

"They're brown," I laughed

His hand moved from my chin to stroke the skin underneath my eyes.

"You should get some sleep." He smiled.

I knew he couldn't see anything but black under my eyes because of the mark.

"You too" I retorted

I knew I couldn't be the only one to see the attraction between us. Or maybe it was all in my head…either way; the tension in that room was unbearable. I wished that he would kiss me. But what would that mean?! Should I be getting romantically involved with my bodyguard or whatever the heck he was? Besides, this guy is like seven years older than me!!! Right now, I didn't really care. His hand was still on my face, I made up my mind.

"Are you going to kiss me?" I asked shakily

Tyson smiled and dropped his hand from my face, but kept his face close to mine. He looked into my eyes fro what seemed like an eternity, then he nodded.

"Yeah…" He whispered

I brought my face closer to his. My lips found his and he kissed me once…twice…three times, softly like he wasn't sure of himself. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and curled my fingers through his hair, before bringing my mouth back down on his. My lips curved around his one last time, and I pulled away slowly.

Tyson chuckled and boinged a strand of my curls.

"Goodnight Nova"

"Night" I replied.

He kissed me one more time, opened the door, and disappeared. When I returned to the dorm, Aphrodite was gone and Zoey was sprawled on her bed, petting both her cat and KoKo.

"What's your cat's name again?" I asked

She looked at me and gave a tired smile.

"Nala. Like in the lion king" She laughed, "What was the motivation for naming KoKo?"

I shrugged "KoKo means night in Blackfoot. She kind of reminded me of a night sky"

"You're Blackfoot?" Zoey asked

"Yup. On my dad's side" I replied

"Oh cool, I'm Cherokee" Zoey smiled at me.

"Did your parents like freak out, when you got marked?" She asked

I sighed and shook my head.

"No…they're dead" I replied

"Oh, I'm sorry" she whispered

"It's okay" I shrugged

"Well, I don't really have any parents either. My dad left before I was born, my mom used to care about me…but then she got remarried to this dick…she came to visit a couple weeks ago with him and basically told me she wasn't going to come back, because she didn't care if I choked on my own blood or became a vampyre…it doesn't matter though. She wasn't my mom for a long time before that." Zoey said sadly

She looked up and smiled "Thank god for my grandma" She laughed

"You'll meet her soon, I think she may know about what attacked you"

I nodded and laid back on my bed, KoKo hopped onto my stomach and purred as I scratched her head.

"Your cat is very affectionate" Zoey remarked as she went to the closet for pajamas.

"Yeah, she's liked everyone she's met so far. She adores Tyson…"

Zoey turned to me with a coy smile, and hopped onto my bed.

"Yeah, what's the story with Tyson? He's super hot, and you guys have got some chemistry going on there…" Zoey pried

I blushed

"Well, we might of-sort of- kissed…when I walked him downstairs a few minutes ago." I said

"No way!" Zoey exclaimed

I nodded biting; my lip to keep from smiling

"So do you like him?" She asked

"Yeah" I sighed

"Do you like any one here?" I asked changing the subject

Zoey groaned, "That's a long story"

"We'll talk tomorrow," I agreed, before hopping down and grabbing my favorite batman boxers and a black tank top.

"Are those my boxers?" Zoey asked as I walked to the bathroom.

I paused and looked down at my gray boxers with the black batman insignias all over.

I turned back to her and shook my head.

"No. I don't think so. Candice, my second mother, bought me these for Christmas last year" I replied

"Really?" Zoey mused, "I have the same ones"

We both laughed.

When I was done changing I hopped into bed with KoKo. Zoey turned out the light.

The next morning I woke up to the most annoying sound on the planet. What in the hell was that?!

"Bloody hell, Zoey, turn off your blasted alarm," I groaned throwing the pillow over my head

"Sorry" She said while flicking on the light and switching the alarm off.

"Do you want to take a shower first?" She asked before yawning

"Yeah, if you don't mind" I replied

"Knock yourself out," She sighed before turning over in the bed and pulling the comforter higher.

After the shower I brushed through my curls, quickly. And went to closet; I threw on my favorite back, acid-washed jeans, chocolate brown medium sized uggs, and settled for my Pink Floyd, short-sleeve, tight-fitting shirt and a studded belt with my third former uniform blazer.

"You wanna go get some breakfast?" Zoey asked as she pulled on some converse.

I nodded

"Yes…please. I'm starving" I replied

As we walked across the courtyard, I shivered. Something felt wrong. I wondered if it had anything to do with that thing we saw last night.

"Do you feel that?" I asked Zoey

She nodded, but kept her gaze straight ahead. Her lips were pressed in a thin, tight line.

I looked over at the dining hall and sighed, before grabbing Zoey shoulder and thinking of being right outside the dining hall doors.

"Let's speed this up," I whispered

Sonic boom, and we were in front of the dining hall doors, two sons of Erebus stood on either side of the doors.

We opened the doors and I all but ran to the food.

I picked up toast, orange juice, and an apple. Zoey got count chocula

She led me to a booth where four other kids sat.

"Guys this is my new roommate, Nova" Zoey introduced.

I smiled and sat down next to Zoey.

"Nova, this is Damien" Zoey said while pointing to a cute brunette boy, I smiled sheepishly at him.

"Nice to meet you, Nova" Damien said with a warm smile.

"This is Damien's boyfriend Jack Twist," She continued, pointing to another cute boy with golden blonde hair.

I Smiled at Jack. "Nice to meet you" I murmured

"It's nice to meet you too- ohmigod, your mark is soo pretty" Jack replied

I smiled

"Thanks"

Next, Zoey pointed to two girls; one had beautiful copper brown skin, and the other was a pretty blonde with blue eyes. I smiled at them.

These are the twins, Shaunee and Erin. A couple minutes with them and you'll know why we call them that," Zoey said

"Hi" I told them

"Heeyyy" They both said at the same time. I laughed.

"Hey" A deep voice said from behind me.

"Look twin, is he cute or what?" Erin asked Shaunee

"He sure is twin, he sure is"

I turned to Tyson with a smile, he grinned back at me.

"Can I sit?" He asked me. I slid over and he sat next to me, casually slinging his arm over my shoulder as he sipped some of my o.j.

I rolled my eyes.

"Of course, he's taken" Shaunee sighed shaking her head sadly. Erin was shaking her head too.

"The cute one always are" She muttered

I laughed.

The doors to the dining hall opened and Aphrodite pranced in, sneering at everyone before she grabbed a tray and sat down beside Damien.

Damien turned to me, after scowling at the blonde.

"So what are your classes?" He asked

"Um, I've got vamp soc., Tea Kwon Doe, French, Fencing, Lit 101, and intro to equestrian studies" I replied

Damien nodded

"We have vamp soc. and fencing together"

I smiled at him. At least those classes wouldn't be too bad.

"So what's the deal with your mark?" Shaunee asked

"Nothing really, I just got it" I shrugged nonchalantly.

Zoey made eye contact with me and we both just stared at each other, before breaking away at the same time.

Aphrodite was silently nibbling on a piece of toast. So when she asked me a random question I was caught way off guard.

"Can the vamps read your mind?" She asked, looking up from her toast, while she peeled the crust off of the bread.

I stared at her blankly before shaking my head.

"How can you be so sure?" She pressed

I shrugged

"Cause' I can read theirs" I replied

"That is soo cool!" Jack gushed

I smiled at him.

I turned to Tyson, (who still hadn't told me his big secret, making me all the more anxious), to see that his face was scrunched up like he was in pain.

"What's wrong?" I whispered

"Nothing. Do you wanna go outside with me?" He asked suddenly

I nodded before turning back to Zoey + Friends

"Uhm, I'm gonna go outside really quick" I said

"Kay. We'll walk you to first hour if you wait for us…" Damien offered while Zoey nodded her head.

"Yeah, that sounds great" I replied with a smile, before leaving the room with Tyson.

Tyson grabbed my hand and walked me outside to a small bench underneath a tree completely showered in moonlight.

I sat down and Tyson stood in front of me, with his lips pursed.

After a second he sat beside me and I almost jumped out of my skin, before quickly recovering, his golden eyes looked like they were glowing. Like light was actually radiating from them. It made him look even more beautiful, but also more dangerous.

"Last night you asked me why I have a mark from Nyx if I'm not a vampyre- or something along those lines" he said quietly

He turned to me, and I gave him an encouraging nod.

"Nyx first mothered three daughters, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. But she mothered many other children, being one of the first gods; she created almost everything we know. She spent most of her time in the underworld, that was where she had a son, who guarded the gates of the underworld."

"I thought a giant, two-headed dog guarded the gates…" I whispered

Tyson gave me a meaningful look.

"The two headed-ness is gone, now it's just one head for each body," He said

That's when it all clicked. What other thing is a creature of darkness?

"You're a werewolf?" I asked

Tyson nodded and I smiled.

"You question my intelligence, and claim I act like a child- but you turn into a giant dog!" I said before bursting out into laughter.

Tyson rolled his eyes.

"So you aren't scared or anything right?" He asked

I stopped laughing and wiped the tears from my eyes.

"I'm going to be a vampyre, who sucks blood from people. And you're asking me…if I'm afraid- of a guy who turns into a big dog?" I asked before laughing again.

Tyson sighed

"You're never gonna let me live this down are you?"

"Perhaps…but it will cost ya" I said with a mischievous grin

"Cost me what?" He asked, suspicion was evident in his voice.

I turned my face and tapped my pointer finger to my cheek. He smiled and touched his lips to the spot I pointed at.

"Happy?" He whispered, in a sexy voice.

I shivered, before turning back to him.

"Tyson, my darling, what on earth makes you think I can be won over so easily?" I teased

His lips touched my cheek again, and then brushed against my jaw as they traveled to the base of my neck

"What about now?" He whispered against my skin.

I shook my head.

He kissed my neck, before moving towards my lips. I curved my fingers through his shaggy hair, holding him close.

I kissed him several times before resting my head on his shoulder and nuzzling my face on his neck.

He moved and kissed my forehead.

"Okay I won't make fun of you anymore" I whispered.

I sighed and then pouted.

"I've got class"

"Yeah, c'mon, I'll walk you over to Zoey and Damien" Tyson grumbled, as he took my head.

We reached Zoey and Damien, as they were walking from the dining hall.

I turned to say goodbye to Tyson.

"I'll be around, something feels off, so you'll probably see me," Tyson said before stroking my cheek.

I nodded

"Alright, have fun" He said before flashing me his cocky smile.

"Oh, get outta here, will ya" I said as I hugged him. Okay, total contradiction, but whatever. I couldn't resist.

Tyson chuckled after kissing my head.

"Stay safe priestess" He said as he stepped back; he winked and then walked off.

I turned back to Zoey and Damien.

"You guys are so cute" Damien said with an awed expression on his face.

"Thanks" I said, blushing slightly

"Are you ready for your first day?" Zoey asked

"I hope" was all I could say.

Vamp Soc was…weird. I sat next to Damien, who still managed to take notes, despite Neferet's fast-talking. She would occasionally glare in Zoey's direction, but I don't think the other students noticed.

But sitting in class, I could tell there was something very wrong with her. A dark aura seemed to illuminate from her like it had that tree with the ugly creature in it.

Homework was pg 241 in the vamp soc book.

Tae Kwon Do was so cool! So far it was my favorite class. The teacher was really cool too. Mr. Caplan was a good-looking Brazilian man with bronze skin and dark hair. He went over basics with me, and made it so I could understand, which was pretty nice of him. And the best part was, everyone in the class was too busy to stare at my mark.

Mr. Caplan had an interesting mark as well, they were swirls that resembled wind. Which, in a weird way, was true; he was swift and agile, but forceful too.

3rd hour French was a little different, Maryse-the teacher- was pretty, with a distinct French accent. But as the class rolled on, I began to wonder if all French people were as Looney Toons as she was…

4th hour was awesome. I absolutely love fencing, and had been in classes when my parents were alive. So I adored this class.

I was paired up with Damien, who was supposedly the most skilled fencer in the class, I beat him fairly quick. That was when things got exciting.

Dragon was impressed that I beat Damien so quickly. He challenged me to a duel. And, of course me, being the competitive fledgling that I am, accepted.

Dragon Lankford had never lost a duel, but I didn't have time to be nervous. I needed to focus.

I stood opposite Dragon, measuring my opponent, while the class shuffled off to the side. I put on my mask and grabbed the foil, before turning to face Dragon.

"En garde" he yelled and stepped forward with the foil. I matched each one of his steps and then our swords connected. The duel lasted for a good fifteen minutes, at which time both of us seemed to get bored.

I scraped the foil against his; quickly stopping at his throat, at the same time that Dragon poked my chest. It was a draw. A freaking draw!!! I was like, the first fledgling in vampyre history, to draw against dragon Lankford.

I stepped forward and shook Dragon's hand as I took off my mask. The class erupted in applause.

"You're very good. I don't think I can teach you anything, you don't already know" Dragon told me later.

I laughed

"If that were the truth, I would have won the duel," I replied

He winked at me.

"That was amazing!" Damien said as we walked from the class. When we got to the lunch line, I was glad to see a turkey club sandwich.

"So we can eat normal stuff?" I asked Damien

"Yeah, all the garlic stuff is a myth…we do have to eat healthier though, the vamps like to keep us healthy with classes like Tae Kwon Do and fencing." Damien explained

"Why?" I asked

"They think if we are healthy, we will have a better chance of surviving the change." Damien replied in a low voice.

I nodded solemnly and looked away.

"You don't need to be scared though, you'll make the change." Damien said as we walked to our table.

"How do you know?" I asked

His eyes wandered to my mark.

"You're special to Nyx, she's not going to let anything happen to you" Damien said honestly, before taking a bite of his salad.

"You're special to Nyx too," I whispered

"What do you mean?" He asked

"Zoey told me you have an affinity for air. Affinities are for a high priestess," I told him

He smiled at me, and then to himself.

We sat down at the table; Aphrodite and Tyson were already there. I smiled at him.

"Hey, how's school?" he asked; he stood up and took my tray, allowing me to sit down beside him, before handing me my tray again.

"Good" I answered, "The classes are pretty cool"

"Nova dueled Dragon Lankford today" Damien said, with a hint of a smile on his face. That was when Jack came running up.

"Hi. Sorry I'm late" He said, before kissing Damien on the lips. Jack turned to me.

"Hey Nova, how's your first day going?" Jack asked

I smiled at him

"Great. Thanks for asking" I replied, he smiled at me.

KoKo leaped onto my lap from under the table.

"Aww. That must be KoKo" Jack said looking sweetly at my cat. Damien turned to me.

"Zoey told us about how sweet she was, compared to Beelzebub"

"Who's talking bad about my cat?" Shaunee asked as she walked up with a tortilla wrap in her hands.

"Beelzebub is the perfect cat," Erin said from beside her.

"Hey Nova, how's your day going?" They asked together

"Fine, thanks" I said with a smile

"I was just telling Aphrodite and Tyson, that Dragon challenged Nova for a duel" Damien said with a smile.

Shaunee whistled

Erin laughed

"How did thatgo?" Aphrodite sneered

"Couldn't have been good" Shaunee said shaking her head

"Actually, it was a draw" Damien added

"Huh?!"

"Ohmigod, no way!"

"Cool!"

"Hm."

The lunch bell rang, and I walked with the twins to Lit. 101

Professor Penthesilia was really cool. And I had already read most of the books on the lit. list.

Intro to Equestrian Studies was by far my favorite class.

And Lenobia was my favorite teacher.

I liked her straightforward attitude. She showed me which horse would be mine, he was a coal black stallion named Cobolt. He was beautiful.

"I expect him to be brushed, his stall mucked, and for him to be walked for at least thirty minutes." Lenobia told me

I just finished mucking his stall and walking him, I had only been brushing him for two minutes, when the bell rang. I looked over to Persephone's stall; Zoey was still brushing her too.

"Are you going to stay behind?" I asked her

She nodded, and I continued to brush Cobolt, occasionally kissing his nose.

"He likes you" Lenobia said, she was leaning against Cobolt's stall.

"He doesn't like anyone" She said with a small smile on her face.

"I like him too" I told her "He's beautiful"

"You're welcome to stay as long as you like," She said before walking away.

After fifteen more minutes of brushing Cobolt, I put the brush down and added more hay to Cobolt's stall, and said goodbye to the stallion.

"How was your first day?" Zoey asked

"Great" I answered

"It's a lot to take in, but you'll catch on" Zoey nodded

"Is your grandma coming?" I asked

"Yeah, she'll be here soon actually, so we need to hurry"

Our already hurried steps to the dorm, quickened.