I didnt think I get this chapter up so soon, but I spent ages writing last night so all I had to do was copy it onto the computer. Im a little like Zoey and Loren, in that I prefer to write things rather than type them first, makes it feel a little more personal I think :)

I hope you enjoy this chapter :) Let me know if you think I should change/add anything.

Honestly, sometimes I feel like Nyx hates me. Why else would she interrupt my perfectly wonderful dreams with a crappy vision, that makes zero sense, and makes me feel like shit?

It started out like one of my regular dreams; Im in a swimming pool, in a beautiful garden so big I cant even see the house properly from here, and there is a seriously stunning looking guy walking towards me, when suddenly everything goes black.

And Im not talking 'turn off the lights and the room gets darker' kind of black; its darkness so thick I cant even see an inch in front of my face.

Thats when I knew the vision had started. So I took a deep breath and waited to see what sort of human tragedy I could be witnessing this time, but nothing happened. Instead, I heard the whispering again. I couldnt understand what was being said, it was too muffled - like when your underwater and someone is trying to talk to you, but you can only understand a few bits. It still gave me shivers. Something was definitely not right it.

I heard Zoey mentioned and remembered earlier in the main room of the dorms, when I had heard Neferet announce her arrival. I thought Id heard her name before, which I must have heard in a vision. I tried to think if I had ever heard any other names before - maybe this was how the Trackers knew who to mark, and I had somehow tapped into it. But I couldnt remember ever hearing any other name, and why would Zoey be mentioned again if she was already marked and here? No, that couldnt be it.

I listened again, trying to pick out any words as a clue.

'Threat'

'Dark Daughters'

'Human'

'Ritual'

'Blood!'

The last one was almost a hiss, and I got that strange feeling in my stomach again. I just wanted this stupid vision to be over.

And then the whispering stops, and the darkness lifts almost as if it had never happened. Im back in the swimming pool in the beautiful garden, with the stunning guy still headed towards me.

But Im not looking at him now. My eyes focus on the bloody Dark Daughters pendant lying just out of reach at the edge of the pool.

First period passed quickly just like every other day. In my opinion it should be longer, its the only lesson I like. I had Spells and Rituals with Professor Anastasia, which is always fun. Id only been in her class for a year - since Id become the leader of the Dark Daughters - but already I felt like I knew so much. I think it helped that Anastasia was my favourite teacher, and I spent so much more time with her so I could learn more about the Rituals I had to perform and not make a complete ass of myself.

The bell rang and i packed up my books and stored them away in my locker. mine really stood out a lot since Id decorated it - there were no rules about them looking dorky after all, and none of the Vamps had said anything so Id assumed it was ok. So anyways, I was taking me time sorting out my books - my lockers was pretty, so it made sense to keep it tidy - when I felt a coldness that had sadly become familiar over the last few months.

"Merry meet, Neferet." I said smoothly as I turned to face her, another sickly sweet smile plastered on my face.

"Merry meet, Aphrodite." The coldness that surrounded her seemed to spread through me with her voice. Before I had a chance to make an excuse to leave, she continued, and her words made me freeze. "I wish for you to extend an invitation to Zoey, to join the Dark Daughters. Make her feel welcome. I have a feeling she will do well within the group."

The whispers from my vision wee suddenly all I could think of. They had mentioned Zoey, and the Dark Daughters too. And a threat. To who? Would she be in danger if she joined? Or maybe her joining posed a threat to someone within the group. Whatever it all meant, I knew in my heart that I had to do everything I could to keep her out of the Dark Daughters. But how could I do that when her mentor, the High Priestess, specifically picked her? If I outright refused she would know something wasnt right.

"Of course, Id be happy to invite Zoey. Im sure she'll enjoy it just as much as I do!" I smiled and thanked the Goddess that she couldnt read my mind like every other fledgling, my thoughts were going bat-shit crazy as I tried to work out how to get Zoey out of this. "Would you like to ask her yourself or should I?"

"I'll leave that to you, I think she will take it better from a fellow fledgling, and she wont think Im trying to force her into it." Which she so obviously was!

She laughed then. A quiet tinkling laugh, like the sound of bells, and even I would have bought her act - if I hadnt noticed the small flicker of Darkness in her eyes.

I didnt pay much attention to my next lesson, I was too preoccupied trying to think of how to get Zoey not to join the Dark Daughters, without actually telling her not to join. If Neferet could read her mind, she would know if I said that, or if I just didnt ask her in the first place. I had to be careful till I knew more about Zoey. But she already seemed to hate me, so she probably wouldnt even listen to me anyway.

I suppose I could use my position as resident Bitch to try and scare her out. If I made her feel uncomfortable, like she didnt belong there, then she wouldnt want to join in the first place right?

My plan in place - well in theory at least - I went through my mental checklist for tonight Full Moon Ritual. Id already got some of the Dark Sons to cover the games and stuff in the rec room, and food was already arranged for afterwards. So I needed the five element candles, and lots of little candles for the outside of the circle. I also needed to arrange the table for Nyx but I always did that just before the Ritual, I found it helped me to calm down and prepare myself, and also I felt closer to Nyx when I did it myself. I could get that done in my free period at the end of the day and still have time to change before Neferet' Ritual, so that I would be ready for mine afterwards.

One more thing.

I still have to invite Zoey.

Like my day could get any worse.

Well obviously it could. Zoey accepted the invite. Now what the hell was I meant to do? I had to stop her from becoming a member somehow, I had to make her feel like she didnt belong there.

I was just leaving my last class when I literally ran smack into Elliot. Well actually, he ran into me.

My bitch senses flared automatically, "Hey, watch it!" before I thought of something. Something that might just scare Zoey away.

"Oh sorry Elliot." I smiled sweetly though I was dying to hurl, this kid seriously stinks. "I was actually just looking for you. I was wondering if you wanted to join us for the Dark Daughters Full Moon Ritual tonight."

He shrugged his massive shoulders and started to walked past me. "Sure."

"But I have a special job for you, so come early, ok?"

Again, he simply shrugged. "Sure."

Damn, the kid was hopeless. But he would do.

Having taken too long to arrange the table for Nyx, I was now running late for Neferet' Ritual. I made it just in time, just before the doors were shut, and hurried up to Anastasia.

"Merry meet, Aphrodite. Your late." She admonished, but I could see the sparkle in her eye that told me she wasnt mad.

"I know, Im sorry. I was talking to Nyx." Which wasnt exactly a lie. I had been talking while I filled the table with fruit and wine. It had become a habit really, which is why I never allowed anyone else to be in the room when I did it. Sometimes I felt like an idiot talking to myself, but sometimes I swear I heard Nyx talking to me too.

"A wise thing to do, the Goddess is always listening." Anastasia smiled at me as she traced a pentagram over my Mark. "Blessed be."

"Blessed be."

As I entered the main room of the temple, I scanned the room looking for Zoey. I dont actually know why, I just knew I should.

I walked around the circle until I was opposite her, standing close to my 'friends' within the circle.

Music started and I watched as Neferet entered the circle. Now, she may have her faults - that, sadly, only I seemed to notice - but she sure knew how to keep everyone watching. I could see why some people would be fooled by her. She finished her dance just as the music ended and offered a greeting to the room, which I automatically replied to. But somehow I wasnt feeling the same today, I didnt feel the excitement that Full Moon Rituals usually brought me.

As we all turned east, I looked towards Zoey again. Something made me keep looking.

As Neferet started to evoke Air, I watched the air around Zoey change. Her hair lifted and her clothes looked like they were blowing in a strong wind. What was happening?

I couldnt see her when Fire was called to the circle, but I hard her small gasp and knew something had to have happened.

When I turned again I immediately looked for her in the circle, and noticed how flushed she looked. Water was summoned, and Zoey smiled brightly as she looked around her feet. What was she seeing?

I didnt need to see her when Earth was called, I knew by her short laugh that again something had happened. Was it her mark? Was it making her see the elements?

When Spirit was finally called, she lifted her arms briefly and held her hands to her chest. What was going on with her?

I wasnt really paying much attention to the Ritual after that. I watched Zoey, and noticed how she looked around her as she straightened her wind mussed hair, obviously trying to see if anyone else had felt anything. But everyone was focused on Neferet.

As I stared at her, I knew what had happened. I felt it in my heart, and somehow knew it would be true.

Zoey Redbird has an affinity for the Five elements.

Well thats just great!

:/ It got a little mixed up towards the end, my sister was pestering me to get off the computer even though she has been on near enough all day, so I had to rush it.

Let me know what you think :)