Vampyre Princess

Chapter 3:

Zoey and Bella meet

When I opened my eyes, I knew I wasn't in my room anymore. I groaned and tried to sit up. All my stuff was here, but this looked to small to be my room. I didn't understand anything. I stood up and headed for the bathroom. When I saw my reflection in the mirror, I gasped. There was a silver tattoo on my forehead, spread out in beautiful swirls around the crescent moon. Last night came flashing back to me, reminding me of everything that had happened. I felt hot tears falling down my eyes. I was suppose to be normal, or as normal as I could be. But I wasn't anymore, my mother marked me. I didn't understand why, and as much as I wanted to be mad at her, mad at my parents, I couldn't. I was still a girl who loved her parents, even if they were never around.

I heard a knock on my door and went out the bathroom.

"Come in." I whispered. I was surprised that the person even heard me. The door opened and I found a pretty girl with dark black hair and full blue tattoo on her forehead. But her's kept on spread. I could see it going down her back, down her chest, on her palms.

"Princess Isabella." she whispered, not sure how to address me. I rolled my eyes and pressed my forehead on the doorway. I sighed and shook my head.

"It's Bella." I told her. She nodded and closed the door behind her.

"I'm Zoey Redfern. I was there when…."

"You saved me from the evil form, yeah I remember." I said for her. She nodded nervously, almost as if she was scared I would zap her. I laughed and smiled warmly at her.

"I'm just a…well…fledgling now. I don't have those sorts of powers Zoey. Beside's, I don't harm the innocent." she smiled back at me.

"There's so much that I need to tell you, so much that you might not understand." she whispered. I sat on my bed and looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

I had no idea how long it took for her to finish. She told me everything. From how she became a powerful Fledgling to sending Kalona flying with his tail between his legs. I was shocked when she told me about the high priestess of this school, how she'd turned evil, and how most of the students here were all brainwashed. She even explained to me how the classes worked here.

"Well….that's…not what I was expecting." I muttered. She nodded sadly and looked out the window.

"Anyways, we should get you some breakfast." She said.

"Yeah…let me just….get cleaned up." She nodded and gave me a smile.

"I'll be back in a few minutes to get you." She said and headed out my door. With a long sigh, I went into my shower.

Zoey and I walked down the corridor and towards the rec hall in the dark night. I wasn't sure what to do with all the stares I was getting. I knew that they were shocked from the silver tattoo, and the unworldly glow around me.

"Don't worry, they'll get over it." Zoey whispered.

"Will they?" I challenged. She smiled weakly and shook her head. When we stepped into the Rec hall, everyone went silent. Zoey just rolled her eyes and hooked her arm to mine, pulling me towards a table full of fledglings. I saw what she'd been talking about earlier, the red Fledglings. And as I examined each one of the young vampire's, I saw through my mothers knowledge of who they where, even the worrier Stark. The group that we were heading too all stood up and bowed to me.

"Oh goddess, please not you too." I begged. They all looked at me shocked, while Zoey was just smirking at me.

"She doesn't want to be treated like a princess guys."

"But she is a princess." one of them said. I turned to the girl that belonged to the voice and saw it was a human that was still gifted by my mother.

"Yeah, we have to agree with hag from hell. I mean…sorry for my language Princess Isabella." Erin told me. I rolled my eyes and sat next to the guy named Damien.

"It's Bella. If I'm right, every fledgling get's to choose a new name, because of the new life?" I asked them. They all nodded nervously, while Zoey seemed smug."Then my name is Bella Night. Not Princess Isabella, no Princess Bella, no royalty shit. It's just Bella Night." they all tried not to seem smug about it but nodded. Everyone took a seat after that.

"Anyways, this is…." Zoey was going to start introducing but I shook my head. She looked at me confused.

"I know each one of you. I know it probably sounds creepy and all. But I know everyone one of you, not just this group, but every fledgling around." I told her, looking around the room.

"How?" Damien asked shocked.

"I have my mothers knowledge. Of course she knows everyone of her children, and it's part of being her daughter that allows me to know you all as well."

"But….what about me?" Aphrodite asked almost hurt. I smiled at her sweetly and nodded.

"Just because your human now doesn't mean that my mother ever stopped calling you her daughter Aphrodite. I can still see your one of her favorites, just….don't tell." I muttered under my breath. They all laughed and nodded.

"It must be cool to have a goddess for a mommy." Stevie Rye told me. I sighed and shrugged.

"To anyone but me." I muttered.

"Why?" Zoey asked.

"Because I was raised by worriers that were ordered to take care of me. I was never held by my father, my mother cared for me as she cared for all of you. I mean…I'm sorry for saying this but…I'm her daughter, shouldn't she have a little preference's to me. I just…never mind." I laid my head on the table and closed my eyes. There was a shift in the table and someone sitting next to me. I felt a hand holding mine and opened my eyes to see it was Aphrodite.

"I get how you feel. And…I know that it's painful. But Nyx does care for you." I didn't argue with her, because I knew she did. But not the way I wanted her too. I just wish…that for just one moment, she would look at me like every mother looks at their child. With that love and pride, even for doing nothing at all. I just….I wish my mother could give me that precious look, and tell me she loved me, more then the world, more then anything. I wish that…just once, just once she could think of me instead of her other children.

"Hey, you should eat." Aphrodite said, pushing an apple my way. When I looked at the others, they seemed to look at her in shock. I guess I understood why. To others, she was mean, and a bitch. But to me, she was….someone else, even nice. I had a feeling it had to do with the fact that I had accepted her as a human and that she understood how it was to be alone growing up.

"Oh stop with the looks. Your face's will get stuck that way." she retorted to them. I cracked a small smile and took the apple she offered me. This would be an interesting year.

&& insert Edward in next chapter :)