Chapter Two
Lucy
I need to get out of here! Like, now!
I pulled myself to my feet and rushed to my locker, pulling it open and stuffed all my schoolbooks, pictures, posters and everything else in my rucksack and slammed it shut. Katie rushed beside me and looked at me in concern.
"So what are you going to do?" she asked in a panicked voice as I hurried to the school exit and burst through the double doors and into the car park "Lucy?"
I can't stay here," I told her as a cool breeze blew my hair away from my face and clouds were starting to cover the previously sunny sky "I'll call you later!"
I hurried down the street, pulling the hood on my hoodie up to cover my face and kept my eyes cast down while I tried to control my breathing and not freak out.
I knew what was happening to me, everyone knew what happened when a human gets Marked. I learned all about this in Biology Class when I was thirteen and the teacher explained all about a human's transition to fledging and hopefully a fully grown vampyre. There was something in certain teenagers that triggers the vampyre gene which happens during puberty and this causes the Change to begin. The Change was what a fledging went through to become an adult vampyre, this took four years to happen and it was either become a vamp or your body rejects the change and you die (unfortunately, no one knows for certain if you survive the Change and a fledging can die at any moment).
Okay, I'm either going to become a bloodsucking vampyre or die… fucking brilliant.
I sat on a bench and dialled my Dad's number, prying that he'll pick up and trying to keep the fearful tears from my eyes.
"Lu, I'm at work now," Dad said in a tiresome voice as soon as he answered "so this better be important."
I struggled to find my voice for a moment, how was I going to tell the one consistent person in my life that I had been Marked and now I was going to have to leave him and everything I knew to move into a House of Night, the closest one is in Central London and I didn't want to leave Dad or Jamie. I didn't want this! Too much was changing, as if my life wasn't as complicated already!
"Lucy?" Dad asked in concern and the flood gates finally came crashing open.
"I've been Marked!" I cried, completely breaking down in tears "Dad, I need you to help me!"
"I'm on my way," he said quickly "where are you?"
"Near the news agents shop by my school," I said shakily and felt relieved when Dad assured me he was on his way.
When I hung up, the air around me changed and it felt like there was an electric current moving through the atmosphere. The wind blew my hair wildly around my face and I felt eyes suddenly become heavy and I struggled to keep them open…
What was going on?
Have no fear, Daughter.
I looked around in alarm, sure I'd heard a woman speaking and seeing that there was no one on the street apart from me. Her voice had sounded so real, a soft musical voice filled with a mother's love and trust.
"Who was that?" I asked quietly and the musical voice laughed softly.
Someone you know very well, but you do not know it.
I wrapped my arms around my chest and tried to protect myself from the coldness, but somewhere I knew that this woman meant no harm and I felt safe.
What do you want? I asked in my head, I didn't want people to think I was crazy.
You are destined to save vampyre and humankind, there is a Darkness that has plans to destroy everything good and you are the only one who can stop it… you are my second daughter that I will gift with the tools you'll need to fight this evil.
I sat there stunned, not knowing what to say or do. Was I going crazy?
I think you have the wrong girl, I told the woman but the woman laughed softly again.
I choose my children wisely and you my daughter are certainly the right girl, I have faith in you and you must have faith in yourself.
But what the hell could I do? I'm not special! The only thing I've ever done to be proud of is play Maria in a community theatre production of West Side Story!
Yes you are my child and I know this because you don't know it yourself.
Suddenly there was a flash of bright light and the most beautiful woman stood in front of me, wearing a long white dress and her jet black hair fell to her waist. She was probably the definition of natural beauty and she smiled at me with a look that was so motherly and filled with love it hurt to look at.
She cupped my face in her hand and placed a gentle kiss on my forehead, whispering softly.
Believe in yourself, Lucy… I will always believe in you, my child.
And everything went black.
Author's Note: Okay, Lucy moves to the House of Night in the next chapter and this is where I'll really need OCs submissions for anyone who is interested in giving me a character to write (you can find all the information and the OC form at the end of Chapter One)
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed, let me know what you think.
Also, the next fanfic I will be updating will be Teen Wolf - Imprinted, which is coming to it's conclusion really soon and I'm already planning it's sequel.
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