Stevie Rae proceeded to make her way to the streets, being extremely careful not to wake anybody up as she stepped over fallen tools and broken equipment. She swung the door open silently, then took a step out. No one was there. It was just a deserted street with leaves blowing here and there. But then, a caw sounded, and she looked up into the black, unforgiving, beady eyes of a raven.

The name slipped off her tongue. "Rephaim."

The raven cawed once again, and it sent shivers up the girl's spine. It unfolded its wings and took flight, circling the girl before landing in front of her. The sun had already fully gone down, and the moon casted a scary glow on the raven as it rested there. For a few minutes, nothing happened, and Stevie Rae just waited and waited. Finally, the raven opened its eyes and let out what seemed like a cry of pain.

Before she could react, a hard force caused her to be pushed back and she landed on her ass with a thud. She shrieked for a few minutes as a blinding light caused her eyes to shut close. Her arm flew to her eyes and for a few minutes, she just sat there as she heard the cries of Rephaim. Finally, the light died down and Stevie Rae was able to open her eyes.

She gasped as a butt naked Rephaim sat there shivering. She stood up, not able to hide the blush on her face, and raced to the basement where she flung the door open harshly. "Damien, hand me that towel!" She ordered, gesturing to the dirty rag over by the table of broken tools.

Damien looked shocked and confused but the look on the girl's face made him instantly grab the rag. He threw the rag to Stevie Rae and she quickly grabbed it and left again. She raced towards Rephaim, tripping over the snow several times. She draped the towel around Rephaim's shoulders and he looked up at her in thanks.

His eyes spoke to her in a way no one else could- for some reason, it didn't feel like love speaking, instead it felt as if it was.. darkness that bounded them. "Stevie Rae," The male gasped, stroking her face. "Thank you."

Stevie Rae smiled, and felt his rough hands against her face. It wasn't exactly uncomfortable but neither was it super inviting either. "We should get inside." Her voice was a whisper cause her mind was elsewhere.

"Y-Yes. We should." He mumbled, his cheeks reddening. Stevie Rae giggled and stood up, offering a hand to the still-blushing Rephaim. He graciously accepted it, using his own strength to push himself up as well.

They both made their way to the basement, their hands together. Stevie Rae felt a slight tingle crawl up her arm. And for the sake of her, she KNEW it wasn't love- it felt painful and... dark. Like the threads of darkness that Neferet often use to slash her foes. It made her wonder if the white bull would ever re-appear.

The two emerged to the basement and Damien stared at Rephaim in shock. "O-Oh! Um... Let's get going then." He mumbled awkwardly, allowing the two to go down the ladder before going down himself. Stevie Rae nearly giggled to herself at how silly and awkward Damien was acting. Its not like he's completely exposed.

They walked solemnly down the hall, passing torches and rooms. Looks like everyone was still asleep. Everyone deserved a good nights rest, especially after everything they've been through; what with the Kalona and Neferet thing. They passed a certain blonde's room and Stevie Rae could've sworn she heard mumbling, her mind instantly wandered to what Stark had said. 'I don't like her'. She's been repeating that over and over? Who's 'her'? Curiosity took over Stevie Rae, and she stopped.

"Eh? Stevie R-"

"You guys go ahead. I gotta do something." She cut Damien off.

Rephaim gave her a concern look. "Stevie Rae, what's wrong?"

Stevie Rae hesitated and turned to Rephaim. "Nothing's wrong. I-I just... I promised Zoey and the gang that I'll check up on her," She gestured to Aphrodite's room. "And if I don't do it now, heaven knows what she'll do for the time being." It wasn't a complete lie. I mean, she DID tell Zoey and them all that she'd check up on her. But then again, she felt bad.

She promised Rephaim.

"Damien will help you right, Damien?" Stevie Rae quickly murmured before she decided to change her mind.

Damien, at first, looked taken back. But after registering Stevie Rae's look of plead, he hesitated and nodded in defeat. "Y-Yeah. Sure."

Rephaim gave Damien a look, then turned back to Stevie Rae. "You sure you're gonna be alright?"

Stevie Rae smiled. "This is Aphrodite. The worst I got is for her to break into insults at how trashy I look."

Rephaim sighed and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Fine then. But just for the record," He leaned in and placed a soft, loving kiss on her lips. "You are never trashy."

Stevie Rae blushed and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. "Thank you, Rephaim."

She turned to a nervous Damien and gave him a grateful smile. He gulped and gestured for Rephaim to go on, and so he did. Damien brushed past Stevie Rae, murmuring a low and quiet "You owe me big time."

Stevie Rae let a giggle slip as the two disappeared amongst the darkness. She turned and faced the other blonde's door, feeling a cold shiver go up her arm. She exhaled a mouthful of air and walked up to the wooden threshold. And she gave it a soft knock. "Aphrodite?"

The mumbling she heard before stopped. And she could FEEL the person inside tense up. "Aphrodite, I know you're in there... Let me in, will ya'?"

She heard a low growl but after a minute, there was still no response. Stevie Rae sighed and knocked again, this time harder. "Aphrodite! Open up!"

Nothing.

Stevie Rae rolled her eyes and continued her obnoxious knocking. After a few minutes with still no response, Stevie Rae got more than a little fed up. "Ohmygoddess, Aphrodite. Open the goddamn door!" She pulled her fist back in attempt of another hard knock, but the door swung open before she could take action.

An annoyed and very tired-looking Aphrodite stood by the door frame with her glare directed to Stevie Rae. "What?" She snapped.

Stevie Rae couldn't speak though, her mouth had gone dry. "I-I, um.." Seeing the beautiful blonde again brought her back to her dream, and it made her tummy flutter with butterflies. "A-Are you- um... Zoey is- was- I mean,"

"I'm fine." Aphrodite said bluntly, giving the okie her death glare. Stevie Rae hesitated but didn't move away, instead she stepped closer.

"You don't look fine." Stevie Rae mumbled, examining Aphrodite's bags and pale skin. "You look terrible."

Aphrodite scoffed. "Gee, thanks for the tip, Loser Lady Obvious." She said sarcastically, rolling her gorgeous blue eyes.

Stevie Rae pouted and examined Aphrodite's dark room. "What were you doing here? Birthing a pig?"

"Very funny." She bit back. "But for that I'd need a pig, too bad you weren't here."

Stevie Rae snarled. "Well excuse me for trying to recover from your freaky vision where I die."

Aphrodite scowled. "Look, you're not the only one hurting bout the damn dream, okay?"

The other girl's eyes widened. "You told someone about the vision?"

"N-No! But- I-"

"Why are YOU the one hiding when I'M the one dying?" Stevie Rae muttered obliviously, giving Aphrodite a glare.

Aphrodite snarled. "I'm not hiding! I'm just-"

"-locking yourself in your room."

"I-Its not like that! S-Shut up-"

"You talk a big game, Aphrodite, but I never see you act up on it." Stevie Rae said, crossing her arms over her tummy.

Aphrodite had had enough. "Ohmygod! Just shut up!" Her fingers curled around Stevie Rae's collar and pulled her in, mashing their lips together. Before Stevie Rae could register shock or disgust, pleasure filled her and she melted into the kiss.

Aphrodite pulled her in the room and slammed the door. God knows what could have happened in there for the next few hours. They skipped dinner. Oh my.

Erin walked down to the kitchen in silence. She had told Shaunee that she'd catch up with her, so the act-alike twin went there first. So she was alone. Something was lurking at the back of her mind. Something unusual.

She had a dream last night. Nyx had contacted her, instructing her to prepare a dam so that a flood wouldn't wash them away.

"You must tell your friends to work together so that you are all able to create a dam from all your elements; water, fire, air, earth and finally... spirit." Nyx had said.

Erin closed her eyes and remembered how Nyx projected an image in her head of Tulsa's Utica Square.

"You must create a dam here before the full moon rises on the fourth, which is a month from now. You can make your preparations till then."

"B-But... Nyx, why do we need the dam for?" Erin asked when she stared at the image.

The goddess with pureness in her eyes frowned. "There will be a terrible flood... Many will drown, and only some will live."

"A flood?"

Nyx nodded. "Indeed. Neferet will use the white bull to gain power. And together, they plan to drown all of you, my fledglings."

Erin glared at the image hard, the memory of Neferet blaring hatred in her mind. But Nyx didn't want hate.

"Do not hate, my child." She said softly. "I know that she has done many painful and hurtful actions. But that is only because darkness has tainted her heart... Someday she will snap out of it."

Erin frowned. "I hope so."

"But you and your friends have to create this dam, Erin. I trust you. And so you have my whole message. Please do not tell anyone about this until I tell you to do so."

Erin nodded quickly and Nyx smiled. The vampire goddess did a few actions with her hands and just like that, she disappeared. Then Erin woke up.

The blonde sighed and shut her eyes. Damn. "Why me?" She mumbled through her clenched teeth. This whole flood thing was giving her a headache. A flood? Many will die? What?

The door beside her flung open and Venus exited with a tired expression. Erin scowled as Venus yawned. She had never really like Venus, considering she was just like Aphrobitch except worse. At least Aphrobitch cares.

"You again." Erin mumbled, rolling her eyes.

Venus scoffed. "Please. I have a name you know."

"Which one? The one that starts with a B and ends with a H?" Erin bit sarcastically.

Venus, already annoyed from getting up, brushed past Erin in a heat of anger. "Just shut up."

"Are you with Erik?" The question slid off her tongue automatically.
Venus stopped, hesitated but didn't turn back.

"He... Uh- He dumped me." Venus murmured. "After Jack's death he went up to my room," She slowly turned as she said it. "He said because of everything that's been going on we can't be together." She sighed.

"At first I knew he was just with me to make Zoey jealous. I mean, It was so obvious! But after awhile, he actually started to care." Her saddened expression turned into one of hatred. "Damn Nefefreak and her stupid minions. They follow her on her every damn move!"

Erin frowned and nodded, for once in history actually agreeing with Venus. "I know right! Those sons of bitches ruin everything!"

Venus scoffed and rolled her eyes, her body know completely facing Erin. "They're gonna turn our lives to shit! I just can't wait to know what they have in store for us next!" She snarled sarcastically.

Erin hesitated. The flood... Should she tell her? Nawww... But then-

'It's okay, my child. I give you permission to tell Venus. This whole thing is a mighty burden to have, give the weight to someone else for a change then.'

Erin gulped and nodded inwardly, thanking Nyx in her head. "V-Venus,"

The mega-BITCH crossed her arms and pouted, making a blush appear on Erin's face. "What?"

Erin shook the blush off and turned away. "Nyx came into my dreams last night... She told me that there's gonna be a flood... And that I should gather Zoey and the gang to create a dam." She continued to tell the story, trying to explain it the way Nyx did to her. Venus, at first, looked doubtful and bored but after a while her expression hardened and she scowled.

"A flood? Neferet wants to create a flood?" She looked about ready to rip someone's head out. "No fucking way! Ohmygod. What a bitch!"

Erin hesitated, the memory of what Nyx said about not hating entering her mind, and stared at Venus straight in the eyes, ignoring the weird feeling in her tummy. "Nyx told me not to hate. Never to hate. Even if its directed to those who deserve it."

Venus sighed and looked away, glaring at the wall beside her in pure hatred, mumbling curses. "Whatever."

There was an awkward pause but then Venus spoke up. "Wait, if Nyx told you and your "affinity friends" to do it why did you tell me?"

Erin shrugged. "Nyx told me I should." An awkward realization hit them and they both looked away, Erin blushing a light pink. Even Venus was blushing a bold red.

Silence again.

"S-So dinner?"

"Yeah, totally." Venus mumbled awkwardly, following Erin as she continued her way to the kitchen. It did feel good to have a quarter of the burden off her shoulders though.

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Martina-I'm glad you like it! :D I will keep on updating cause I need to write something on my free time xD

Wolf eyes- Once again, thanks for reviewing! :D Haha biggest fan eh? xD How awesome lol :p Oh I know right! Rephaim messed EVERYTHING up. I hated him ever since Stevie Rae found him near that tree place. :(

PinkPoodle543- Well thank you, my friend xD Hahaha. Yeah, not much reviews on this story. I dont mind. As long as people enjoy. :) Thanks for the review! xD I'll try to update faster in the time being.

Anyways,

Yeah, this chapter may be a little bit short. :\

HEY. I tried okay? I just got a little stuck at this part. AND WOW, Erin/Venus- Who saw THAT coming, right? :D CRACK PAIRING LOL.

I just needed a side story, cause most of my stories don't ALL focus on the main pairing.. That'd be boring D: But yeah. So Erin/Venus will be in xD If you dont like, don't insult or flame! :( It's just a random crack pairing that I thought would be funny and cool. Hehehe.

Besides that, um, not much to say on this except Damien is so awkward HAHA xD Yet he's awesome that way :p And yes, there will be a flood.

Damn Neferet!

Oh btw, I cant believe I'm so stupid lol cause I've totally forgotten that Rephaim is spelled WITHOUT a r. So its not RephRaim, it's Rephaim. MA BAD. Um. Ignore that in the first few chapters kay? xD

-Kyle

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