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Neferet's Pov

I watched Zoey brushing Persephone. I sighed leaning against the trunk of a nearby tree; I couldn't let her see me so I hid high up. I know that none of this was my doing seeing as I had to be explained to about what happened, but I still felt that tug on my heart as I watched Zoey all alone.

Like how a mother feels when her child is hurt.

I still have all of those motherly feelings towards Zoey, I mean I'm her mentor and usually a mentor and their fledgling have a special bond. But not Zoey and I, at least not anymore. I balled my hands into fists with rage of being controlled by an immortal. He'd ruined my whole life in a matter of about a month.

I couldn't stand feeling that betrayal radiate off of Zoey every time I saw her. She was alone and thought it was all my planning when really I remember almost nothing of what went down before Loren was killed.

Loren.

The thought of him sleeping with Zoey made me want to throw up my dinner. I wanted to scream and yell at Zoey that it wasn't my fault! I didn't plan this, I never wanted to hurt you.

I knew just sticking to this forever was going to do me no good. Soon enough I'd have to raise an immortal and be his….lover. I shivered at the very thought of making love to a man that was not Loren.

I watched as Zoey left the stables and walked back into the House of Night, probably to go and get dinner. I jumped down from the tree and watched her walk away.

"Zoey Redbird….."

Nolan's Pov

"I have to say Loren…. You've really done it this time, or should I say done her," I muttered to myself walking to retrieve Loren's dead body. It couldn't be much worse then when I was killed, but of course, that was gruesome and tortuous.

I walked around to the gate that led to the House of Night when my heart stopped beating in my chest. I took only a couple steps closer to make sure I wasn't just seeing things.

There was Loren all right, just hanging there on the gate. Nails digging through his shoulder as a puddle of blood lay beneath his floating feet. His head no longer a part of his body. I ran over and looked at his body; blood was running down his torso and dripping onto the ground.

"Loren…you didn't deserve to go this way," I said to myself as I pulled the nails out from his lifeless body and slung him over my shoulder. Looking up towards the skies I softly prayed for the Poet Laureate that everything would work in the end.

Neferet's Pov

"You don't understand!" I shouted at Anastasia pacing along my office. I placed my hands firmly on my desk and let my hair become a curtain to hide my face. How much longer did I have to witness all this suffering, will it ever end.

"Of course I don't! Nevertheless, as it stands right now, Zoey will not trust you at all; you can't just go and talk to her, because right now she'll never listen. This part of the plan may be one of the hardest but it still needs to be done Neferet," She said back to me putting her hands on her hips.

I sighed and pushed my auburn hair behind my ears. I closed my eyes somehow hoping this was all just a horrible nightmare. No such success because when I opened my eyes again Anastasia was right beside me. I jumped back and widened my eyes.

"I would have thought that nothing would scare you anymore Neferet," She said locking eyes with me. I let my head just hang there wishing I were someone else.

"It's just not fair! Why do I have to go through all of this? I mean I never asked to awaken some stupid immortal angel and be his lover it's just not damn well fair!" I shouted leaning against the wall and running my hand through my hair.

"I know, no one would ever ask for this but in a way I guess Nyx is trying to tell you, that you have the power to overthrow Kalona forever, even when your gone," Anastasia said placing one hand on my desk.

"If only I could just talk with Zoey, and explain that I have no control over what's going on," I sighed and rested my head on the wall.

Aphrodite's Pov

Damn nerd herd, already making me lamer then all of them put together. Stupid red vampire bumpkin I thought to myself as I kicked a rock into a tree but that still didn't cool my anger towards everything and everyone.

I zipped up my black jacket and dug my hands into my pocket. Walking down the path that led to the east wall. I kept my head low as my blond hair whipped around in the night breeze. Finally getting sick of my hair going in complete disorder I put it up in a ponytail.

"My lady, are you alright?" I heard the sexiest voice in this world ask from somewhere close to me. I turned and looked around begging it would be Darius, the sexiest of the sexiest of the Warriors of Erebus.

"Darius?' I asked still not seeing where the voice was coming from. He came out from beside me and stood close to my body. I blinked a couple times as I checked him over, stopping at his area.

"Yes, my lady I was wondering if all is well with you, it seems something has upset you," He said, looking directly at me.

"Just mad," I said, continuing to walk down the path. I smiled when Darius followed me and came even closer beside me.

"Maybe talking about it will ease its wrath," He said in that oh so sexy voice of his. I swear I could get off just listening to him.

"I used to be popular, but then Zoey fucking Redbird came along and took that all from me with her super cool mark and her affinity for all five elements. She took my boyfriend, my friends, my popularity, my life. She has everything and she's only a Third Former. It's not fair she gets what she wants all the time and I get the short fucking end of the stick," I said, anger boiling up inside of me. I started to shake just a bit, but it would seem Darius noticed this.

He put one strong around my shaking shoulder and held me close while we walked. I sighed feeling calmer with Darius's muscular arm around me.

"Things will all work out in the end my lady, I do not believe our Priestess has taken everything from you, you still are the most beautiful woman I have laid my eyes on," He said. I looked down and blushed a bit.

"Yeah you're right, hey would you mind walking me back to my dorm? I'd feel oh so much safer if you were with me," I said, using the voice I only used to flirt with hot guys, and Darius fit that category.

"Oh course, my beauty," He said.

Nolan's Pov

"Do not worry Loren, you will be awake in a week's time, and hopefully by then the second part of the plan can be released. No matter how much you hate it, you must let Neferet be Kalona's lover for this while," I said to Loren's dead body.

I had reattached his head with stitches and would just have to wait for the serum to go through his veins that would bring him back to the land of the living. One good thing about this was that, nothing about our appearances was changed.

"I can only wonder how Neferet is doing above us," I said more to Loren then to myself. Even though I knew he couldn't hear me, it still felt right to talk to him. I looked up at the soil ceiling.

Kalona didn't like being underground and he couldn't know that Loren and I were still alive so this was our hiding place for now. At least it was nice with two beds, a washroom, kitchen, blood and other food in the fridge.

"Let's hope we can get through this without losing anyone else,"

End.

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