Author Note: I do not own characters of this story, all character and setting refrences are from House of Night Series by P.C. and Kristin Cast. However, the plot and ideas are mine. (: thanks for reading!(:

Chapter Two

Zoey

Aphrodite's scream pierced my mind and I could hardly concentrate on getting things under control. Everything got thrown into havoc. Darius instinctly held Aphrodite lovingly with concern on his face. He lowered her to the floor with her head on his lap. The queen stood up and lead everyone else out of the room until it was only me, Stark, Aphrodite, Darius, the queen and the one Guardian who was cutting up Stark.

"She's going to need some water," Darius looked up from brushing back Aphrodite's hair off her face. He looked up at the Guardian and he nodded and walked off.

"What is happening?" The queen stood beside me looking down at Aphrodite.

"She's having a vision. It comes randomly to her sometimes," I sighed. The last time she had had a vision her eyes looked like they were bleeding. Not a pretty picture.

We sat there for a couple minutes watching Aphrodite's eyes move rapidly under her eyelids. Stark came to sit beside me and held my hand. I looked over at him and he smiled at me. I leaned against his shoulder and just relaxed a bit, with him there was definitely nothing that could tear me down.

We looked back towards Aphrodite who's breathing was becoming normal again. Darius looked up at us and let out a deep breath that he had been holding. "Aphrodite?"

Aphrodite bolted straight up and looked right at me. Her eyes were tinged red but not dripping over with blood. I opened my mouth to ask what her vision was about but she spoke before I could.

"Oh for shit's sake! Zoey you could never imagine what I just saw! Stevie Rae was with..." she trailed off and seemed to remember where we were. I followed her gaze to the queen who was staring intently at her. "Well she was finally happy she got to see some cows. You know how strange she is. She gets all joyed up about the smallest, dirtiest things." Aphrodite was obviously lying for a reason. Whatever she had just saw was not something that she felt comfortable saying in front of the queen.

But why would that be? What could be so bad that she didn't want to voice it in front of the queen? There was only one way to find out and that was to get to a different room.

I stood up and Stark stood up as well. I didn't have to look at him to know that he could tell Aphrodite was lying. I could feel his feelings and the base of his thoughts. It felt like if i tried hard enough I could actually figure out his exact thoughts, but that would just have to wait for later. Right now I had to find out what Aphrodite had seen.

"Do you have a room we could stay in?" I asked politely turning towards the queen.

The queen looked at me and smiled. "Ah, the young queen needs a place to stay for a bit. Well you are welcome to stay for as long as you need. It's not everyday you witness a miracle, and when miracles happen here we never throw them out." She got up and sat back into her thrown. It's definitely where she belonged, you could feel the authority in the air with her sitting there. It was rather intimidating but I stood strong.

"If you could set something up for us that would be great your Majesty," I didn't know whether to bow or salute her. I fisted my hand over my heart instead.

"You may adress me as Sgiach," she smiled at me," and you're solute is unneeded. In my mind we are on a same level. You have gone through much more than I ever think I could handle," she looked at me with great admiration in her eyes. It made my stomach uneasy, I was still only a teenager...technically a flegling as well.

She must have noticed me fidget around a bit because she turned to guesture to a man standing by a door. He walked over and fisted his hand over his heart first before talking. "Yes my Ace?"

"Find our guests a couple rooms to stay in. One for the human Prophetess and her Warrior, and another for our young queen and her Guardian," the huge burly Warrior guy bowed once more to Sgiach before motioning for us to follow him. We fisted and bowed to Sgiach before we headed off towards the Warrior.

As we walked down extravagant hallways that was walled with colored tapestries that showed battle scenes that were both beautiful and gorey at the same time. The floor was a beautiful marble white that was so smooth I began to get tempted to just run around in nothing but my socks, but that was of course something that I could not do at a time like this. I could, however, fit it in somewhere later.

The Warrior turned to us as he stopped by a pair of doors. "Yie can stay 'ere. Sgiach is always in her throne so if yie need her yie know where she is. I'll let yie choose which room to stay in." He fisted his hand over his heart then walked away.

Aphrodite snickered, "You'd think they'd get tired of walking all stiff-like," she shook her blonde head and opened a door. "We'll take this one, you two can have that one," she pointed to the one across from this room.

I peeked inside the room she claimed for her own. It was massive and pretty impressive. Huge room, huge bed, huge basically everything. And ah, yes there is a tv and what looks like a computer. And hopefully there is cellphone reception, I really got to give Stevie Rae a call...

Stevie Rae. I had almost forgot.

"Aphrodite, what was your vision about?" I asked and her smile disappeared. She walked into the room and pulled Darius onto the bed with her. Stark closed the door and sat beside me on the couch.

"Well?" I asked when she started to yawn and stretch. I didn't have any patience right now.

Aphrodite opened her eyes and looked directly at me. I didn't need her to tell me something wrong had happened. I could see it in her eyes.

"It's about Dallas," my mouth probably could have caught a couple flies with the way it had dropped open.

"Wait what about Dall-"

"-and it's about a raven mocker," Aphrodite cut me off and I felt Stark hold on to my hand. "And not just a raven mocker, but the raven mocker. Rephaim." She said seriously, more seriously than I could ever think she had the capability of. And it scared me shitless.

Authors note: Thanks for reading chapter two of Awakened my version! It means a lot to me! Yeah I know I suck at the whole accent thing, but i gave it my best shot! I hope you enjoy! Please leave a review! Thanks again(:

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