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2) Ah, Hell

"Zoey what's going on?" I asked as we both watched as people ran over to help us besides Damien, Shaunee, Erin and Aphrodite who were stuck in place by their elements.

"I don't know." It was so strange watching people work over bodies that we're lifeless.

"Are we dead?" I asked.

"I don't know." She repeated. All of a sudden there was a wavering figure and then a beautiful women was in front of us.

"Nyx." Zoey said.

"Yes dear Priestess and fledgling." Nyx said in a beautiful musical voice.

"What have you done to us?" Zoey pleaded like it was everyday that a goddess appears in front of you when you are almost dead.

"The only thing I could do in a time of such peril." The goddess answered moving her arms around us.

"I don't understand are we dead?" I looked back down noticing the frantic looks and Sons of Erebus that ran to us to slave over our bodies.

"No sweet daughter you are my new creations. New vampyres that are even stronger than the most wise of vampyres. Together you can take on anything and anything is possible." Her figure started to waver.

"Anything?" Zoey squeaked.

"Anything." Nyx repeated and before she vanished she turned to me and spoke in a loving voice,

"No need to feel insignificant Emma. You my dear have been blessed greatly by myself in hopes of rising with Zoey." Just as she appeared she disappeared in a beautiful ray of light. I was absolutely amazed that I barely heard Zoey muttering "Ah hell. What is the going wrong this time?" and "Why is she rising with me?" I started to ask myself the same thing but I felt us being rushed back towards reality. I flew down in one giant swoop that when I woke up in my solid body I was alarmed to see all these people looking at me insanely.

"Oww." I muttered sitting up and rubbing my head.

"Oh thank Nyx you're ok." I heard Jack squeal rushing over towards me.

"Zoey you need to finish casting the circle." It was Aphrodite yelling at her.

"Ah hell I would be the only person having a near death experience with a new fledgling that was some how special and still have to finish a ceremony." I looked around and saw Zoey at good 10 feet behind me. There was no way I would be able to hear her from over there especially with all the yelling.

"Oh my look at yourself Emma." I looked up to see a girl holding a mirror in my face. My mark had been extended. I had crescent moons that turned slightly down under cheekbones and the same thing except turned up above my eyes brows. There were also two swirls right above the original mark they swirled out to form curving line that went down both sides of my face ending at my jawbones. I also saw 5 lines from each squiggle with a star on the end of each line. Interrupting my daze I heard a What the Hell and a no way. I turned back around to see Zoey staring at me.

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Zoey's POV

Was I delusional? I wasn't even facing the girl and yet I could see her face as if I was her. It was true her marks were gorgeous like nothing I have ever seen before. I looked around seeing my friends still being tortured by their elements. I stood up with a helping hand from Erik who looked as dazed as I was. I finished thanking the elements to tired to be creative and fell back down against the east wall.

"ZO! Are you alright!" It was Heath screaming. I forgot we had imprinted and he would be able to know when something went wrong.

"I think so." I said unsure if what really went on considering Nyx didn't answer much.

"Hello?" Another voice called from…inside my head(great now I was hearing things.)

"Hello?" The voice called again it sounded a lot like. Our eyes locked and both our eyes went wide.

"Zo, Who's that?" Heath asked.

"Zoey?" The voice thought.

"Emma?" I asked.

"What?" She answered still not moving her lips.

"What's happening?" I asked this time.

"I don't know. All I know is I can barely hear myself thinking with all this commotion can you do something?" I nodded ignoring Heath.

"Everyone I a sure you everything is all right between me and Emma. Now I would appreciate it if all of you would go back to the dorms because honestly I am really tired. Thank you and merry meet, merry part and merry meet again." I spoke stronger than I felt. I walked quickly with Emma in my head and no heath. Thankfully he listened when we both told him to shut up. I got inside and locked my door not wanting anyone to disturb me even though I could still hear screaming and a lot of how do you feel Emma? Ringing in my ears, or was it in my head? There came a knock on the door but the weirder thing was I heard the knock and saw the outside of the door. I got up and opened it to see Emma crying.

"Oh thank Nyx you're here. We need to talk."

"Ok can I just try something?" I asked setting her on the bed and handing her bottled water.

"Sure but don't you think…"

"No I don't think we should talk to Lenobia."

"I was just thinking that." Emma said quietly then she closed her eyes and I could see her replaying events from earlier.

"Just stay quiet and keep saying Zoey in your mind and focus looking at this." I told her.

"Ok but."

"No just focus." She nodded as I gave her my phone to look at. I walked out heading towards Aphrodite's room.

"You scared the shit out of me out there! This is the second time you almost fucking die in a month." Aphrodite was screaming.

"Yeah I know but hey I'm Zoey Redbird, Queen of Screwing Up."

"You can say that again." Zoey. Zoey. I kept hearing and seeing my phone but what was strange was the fact I could still see and hear Aphrodite perfectly fine. I was completely unaffected by what was going on in my room as far as hearing and seeing things go.

"Do you hear that?" I asked looking around the room.

"Hear what? Are you feeling alright?" Aphrodite asked stepping closer to take a look at me. Oh great my phone was ringing I could hear Emma wondering if she should answer it.

"Yeah. I'll talk to you later." I said quickly and ran down the hall towards my room. She opened the phone to see the caller i.d. It was Stark? Why was he calling?

"Hello?" Emma spoke through the phone and my mind."

"No Emma. Hang up!" I yelled.

"Oh sorry." She thought.

"Zoey is that you?" Stark asked.

"Ummm." Emma hesitated.

"No." We both said together.

"Oh well do you know if Zoey is all right?" He asked. I burst through the door grabbing the phone out of Emma's hands.

"Zoey what is going on? Something's wrong." His voice was hard and stern and wondered if their was a sign that said when I was in trouble.

"I'm not sure Stark to be honest I have no idea." I said quietly sitting on my bed staring at Emma.

"Well you know if you want me to watch over you I can always come over." I almost heard the 'and sleep you with' part in his voice.

"Sleep with you?" Emma asked looking at me like I was crazy.

"Who's that?" Stark got all defensive again.

"That is Emma Montague and well she's the problem."

"Do you want me to come over there and take care of her?"

"NO! I don't want you shooting her."

"Shooting me?! Zoey tell me what is going on this instant!" She demanded getting up.

"What do you feel Stark?" I asked motioning for Emma that it was nothing to worry about but of course I could hear her rambling on.

"I don't know the past 2 days I've been feeling a little weird but I just figured it was because I'm still worried about you at school but then just a few minutes ago everything was fine and then bam I couldn't tell where you were anymore my stomach started to hurt with a really sharp pain. Oh man Zoey I thought I was dieing again and then it stopped and felt you but like something else. I could tell you were worried, I think I should come and see you." Stark said a little demanding.

"I think you should too."

"I don't want anybody who's going to kill me over here." Emma stood up again.

"Just be quiet he took the warrior's oath. It is fine." I assured her. She narrowed her eyes but sighed after a few minutes.

"I'll be there soon. Zoey." Stark said and hung up.

"Who was that?" Emma asked.

"Stark." I realized she didn't know about the undead dead kids.

"Ewwww. What is that all about?" Emma wrinkled her nose. I looked around not understanding what she was talking about.

"What's wrong?" I asked still looking around.

"What is up with Stark and Stevie Rae? What in the world are those things?" She said pointing to my head. Ah hell I thought she definitely knew what I was thinking.

"Ok sit down." She sat down and there came a knock on the door. I opened it up to have Damien, Jack, The Twins, Aphrodite and Erik pile into my room.

"I thought I was a whore." Aphrodite joked looking at Emma's wonderful array of playboy ware.

"It's her moms!" I yelled back not in the mood to deal with little petty issues when I was sharing a brain. As I walked back around I saw Erik looking in pain as he stared at Emma. Whatever I thought to myself.

"Stark is coming because well he knows something is wrong." I decided to get that out there before he showed up and all hell broke loose.

"But shouldn't you know who be informed of the whole r-e-d f-l-e-d-g-l-i-n-g situation." Jack asked winking at me.

"I can spell Jack." Emma retorted back.

"oops well don't you think she should know?" He asked again anyway. I rolled my eyes and walked over to Emma to sit next to her. She nodded her head as I mentally told her all about the red fledglings, Nefret, Kalona and everything else that I felt I needed to get out. I showed her my tattoos, mentally, and she spoke mentally to me throughout the whole thing. I just have to say it was pretty amazing. I mean I could think so much faster than I could talk and instead of having to explain every last bit she just had to experience it and she understood. It was tons easier than I thought it would be.

"Ok I don't know if you two are having a moment or whatever but there are some of us who need to be filled in." Shaunee said.

"Yeah I'm really confused twin." Erin said back. I started to get up when there was a tap at my window. I jumped worried at what idiot would use a window instead of a door.

"It's Stark." Emma added to my mental rant. Duh, of course all the red vamps could climb walls oddly enough. As I opened my windows I found Stark fly in still holding his bow and arrow and then Stevie Rae's head pop up.

"How ya'll been." Stevie Rae asked pulling every one into a hug. They answered and then she stopped in front of Emma's bed. Her gaze wasn't friendly any more her eyes tinted red and she bared her teeth. Emma seemed completely unmoved by this.

"Hello. I'm Emma Montague. Zoey's new roommate." She said nonchalantly and held out her hand.

"New roommate?" Stevie Rae sneered turning back to me.

"Stevie Rae Stop!" I commanded putting my hands on her shaking shoulders.

"Look all your stuff is still on my side if you want it you can have it. Emma is not replacing you in anyway. You are my best friend and she just…" I trailed off not sure how to say it.

"Tell them what happened fully." Emma thought I rolled my eyes and thought 'like they'd believe us.' Emma rolled her eyes back. 'Okay I'm new at this whole thing but I'm pretty sure if they could believe you about half man birds and an ancient immortal this isn't the craziest thing out there.' I sighed pulling Stevie Rae out of the hug and knew Emma was right. With all the crazy things that happened this had to be the craziest but they were my friends and I was Zoey so they would have to believe me.

"Just what Zoey?" Erik asked his voice was strained and he kept his eyes closed.

"We share a brain." Emma and I said together and the whole room just stared at us until Damien shook off the daze and spoke up.

"Let's try it." He said and the whole room agreed.

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