Hey sorry I messed up the last chapter. First off, Stevie Ray shouldn't be in Venice with them so just ignore this line: 'Finally Stevie Ray, "Ya'll stay safe, will ya?"'. Second, I completely forgot to mention that Zoey's marks were gone. I even had a plan for it! But nooo, my stupid little brother had to distract me by trying to turn off my 'loud' music. Of course when I got up to threaten to rid his arms off and beat him to death with them (hehe kind of violent but that's my new favorite threat), the whole type in the mark thing slipped my mind. Sorry about that 8^/ my bad!

On a higher note, thanks so much to Tash Redbird and Vampluver19 for reviewing and asking me to continue! Thanks Tash and Vamp8^D! So this chapter is for you guys!

A knock at the door awakened my from an amazing dream about Heath being still alive, Kalona actually staying away after I threw Spirit at him, and Mom realizing that the step-loser was full of bull-poopie. All of my friends and I were hanging out and, for the first time since being marked, everything was easy and fell into place. But sadly, it was only a dream.

"Who is it?" I called at the door.

Erce open up the door, "The counsel is expecting you for another meeting, unless you aren't feeling well enough."

I felt Stark stir next to me, "What? Kalona is back?"

Erce gave him a questioning look, "He never left."

Before Stark could argue, I told Erce, "We'll be there. What time?"

"10 o'clock. I'll see you two there."

"See ya." I said, hoping Erce would leave. I didn't wan her around for the tantrum I was barely holding in. Thankfully, she left.

And as soon as she did, I let loose, "How dare Kalona not only take Heath away from me, but he can't even let me dream peacefully that Heath is alive! Damn Kalona! If that evil, worthless waste of immortality thinks we will let him win, he's got another thing coming! I swear to Goddess, even if he wins the trial I will not let him get away with whatever he's planning! I don't care how much poopie I get in! This is all his fault! I will kill him! Hell, I don't care how immortal he is-I will find a way kill him! He will pay for everything he has done!" By the time I has finished tears were running freely down my face and Stark was holding me close, soothing me.

If I had ranted and raved spilling out my guts like that in front of anyone else, I would have been embarrassed beyond belief. But this was Stark, and he could probably feel what I was feeling to some extent anyway.

" "Shh… it's okay. We'll get through this together. Just take one tiny step at a time." Stark pulled me close and I cried all of the tears I had been holding in.

Suddenly I felt the tingling sense of my marks returning. It was very odd to feel it practically all over the upper half of my body. They were all coming back at once. Stark yelled out in surprise. "What the hell is that?"

"Calm down, it's just my marks coming back."

"It's weird especially with it all over my torso, face and arms. I guess I should have recognized it from when I changed, "he said calming down and nudging me at the memory of when Stark pledged himself to me as my warrior.

When the tingling stopped, I looked at the time, "9:26, we need to get a move on. I call the shower first."

Stark gave me a cocky look, "We could always shower together," he said as he wagged his eyebrows at me.

I rolled my eyes, "You're such a perv. I think I'll shower alone, thanks."

"Your sarcasm kind of hurts me," he said, faking a sad peppy dog face.

"Whatever, I still get the shower first."

Okay thanks again to Vampluver19 and Tash Redbird! Sorry about the screw ups in the last chapter! Let me know how this one was! 8^D

Oh! And just a reminder-**I DO NOT OWN!!!**