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Chapter Two

~A New Start~

Vasilia

"Thanks." Syprus and I said together. I had to admit, I was really nervous. I wasn't expecting the evil mom was talking about to be her fallen warrior, Kalona. But I wasn't as much nervous as I was worried he would recognize us.

"Well... ummmm... I should get you guys a schedule." Zoey said. I could tell that she was nervous being we were her first new "fledglings". I focused on my powers and pushed happiness towards Zoey. I could see her relax while she made her way to a file cabinet. She pulled out two folders that had our names on it. Mother must have put them there when we arrived. Zoey opened the two folders and pulled out two schedules and handed them to us. Mines said...

First hour- Vamp Sociology with Prof. Redbird.

Second hour- Archery with Prof. Stark.

~Or~

Fencing – Prof. Lankford

Third hour- Rituals and Spells with Prof. Johnson

Fourth hour- Literature with Prof. Penthesilia

~Or~

Poetry with Prof. Blake

Lunch

Fifth hour- Drama with Prof. Night

Sixth hour- Equestrian Studies with Prof. Lenobia

Dinner

I looked over at Syprus' Schedule and saw that we had the same classes. I was a little relieved about that.

"Okay so I'll show you guys around." Zoey said.

"Sure." Syprus said emotionless. She annoys me sometimes. She's so boring! She's never happy and she acts like she hates the whole word. Well…she is the goddess of darkness…I'm always trying to send her happiness, but she never takes embraces it. And I'm not going to force her too, but I can if I wanted to…but that's just cruel.

"Okay then. Follow me." Zoey said. Before she walked out of the door she glared at Kalona. Dang! If looks could kill, Kalona would be dead. She then turned and walked out of the room with Syprus and I following behind her. It was then that I noticed that Kalona was staring at Syprus…ok ewwww!
We were walking in complete awkward silence for about 5 minutes now. I could tell that Syprus was getting frustrated so I said, "so… what's it like here?"

"It's really nice here. Especially since that hag, Neferet, is gone. Oh, that reminds me. Classes have been postponed for a while. Just till everything gets settled down." She stated.

"Okie-dokie!" I said. Syprus rolled her eyes at me in annoyance.

"You know, for twins, you too are nothing alike. I mean you look alike but you don't. But you two have totally different personalities." Zoey pointed out.

"Well what do you expect? We're…." I started to say but was cut off by Syprus slapping me on the arm.

"Hey! That's two!" Syprus just stared at me like I was an idiot. I then realized why she hit me. I forgot nobody knew about us... well, what we are, that is.

"You're what?" Zoey asked.

I looked at Syprus for help. She sighed and said, "We're…fraternal twins…" which was true... to an extent.

We both resembled each other.

We both had the same straight nose, round eyes, high cheek bones and long black curly hair. But we had different shaped lips. Syprus had ruby red eyes, and I had electric blue eyes. Syprus had a strong but feminine chin, where mine was dainty feminine chin. Then there were our Marks, which were, sadly, left back at home.

My Marks were a crystal blue stars, of course, with swirls of wind that were outlined in shimmery white. My marks were covered almost my entire body.

And Syprus' marks were ruby red and outlined in a shimmery black. Her marks were like swirls with fancy stars that don't really look like stars, in my opinion. Also with flames of fire wrap around the swirls and misty looking Marks that cover almost her entire body.

And that's just appearance.

You then had the fact that I am the goddess of light, happiness, and stars, and Syprus is the goddess of darkness, vengeance, and deception. So it would make sense that we are two totally opposite people.

Zoey had just finished showing us around and brought us to our room since the vamps were going to sleep now.

The room was really nice.

The walls were painted a bright blue on one side on the other was a bright red. The floor was also split in half. There was white carpeting on the side with the blue wall and black carpeting on the side with the red wall. It looked exactly like our rooms back home…well except for the fact that they are joined now.

All of our furniture was there. My white dresser and side table. Syprus' black dresser and side table. My blue and white star bed sheets and Syprus' red and black flame bed sheets. It was all there. I really think I'm going to like it here.

"Luna, what time is it?" I whispered looking out the window up at the moon.

It is now 5:58 sister. It is time to bring the stars to rest. I heard my sister, Luna, whisper in my ear.

"Thank you Luna." I whispered back. I grabbed my lantern and went back to the window. "I call upon the stars and ask that you please return to this lantern and rest till the night call to you again." I whispered so that no one could hear me. Then the stars slowly started to make its way to the lantern that was now glowing bright from the stars. Once all the stars were in their resting place, I put the lantern back on the table and went to sleep.

Syprus

When I woke up Vasilia was nowhere to be found. I had a feeling where she was to. I got up and looked out the window. Yep, just as I thought. Vasilia was outside releasing the stars. I went into the bathroom and took a quick shower. When I was done I blow dried my hair and did my makeup. I walked out of the bathroom and went to my dresser. I hope I have clothes that won't stand out. I mean, people here don't where gowns like my sister and I do.

Before I opened the dresser I took a deep breath. When I opened it relief washed over me. Inside were about five pairs of jeans, a couple of sweet pants, shirts and dresses. I pulled out a pair of black skinny jeans and a red and black button down blouse. I put it on and slipped on black converses.

Just then Vasilia walked in. she was wearing a dress, of course. It was light blue that hugged her body but flowed out at the waist. It was knee length and strapless. Not my type of dress but it was still nice.

"Did you finish?" I asked her.

"Yep! All done." She said in her usual perkiness. I swear there is not a day this girl is not happy. It's really weird.
Just then there was a knock on the door. "I'll get it!" Vasilia said skipping to the door.

I rolled my eyes and sat on the bed. Vasilia opened the door and Zoey was standing there.

"Hey, Zoey!" Vasilia said hugging.

"Hey, Vasilia. Syprus." Zoey said.

"Hello Zoey." I said getting up off the bed and towards the door . "What can we do for you?"

"Well I was wondering if you guys wanted to have breakfast with me and the guys." She said shyly.

"I'd love too!" Vasilia said excitedly. Ugh!

"Sure..." I said without emotion.

"Okay." Zoey said. She turned and went down the hall with Vasilia and I beside her. We walked into the dining hall and the room went silent and everyone stared at us. But I think they were staring at my sister and I and not Zoey.

Great…no pressure there...

We walked up to one of the tables that had a lot of people. I noticed that Loren guy was there, along with Aphrodite.

There were, also, two girls that I was assuming were Erin Bates and Shaunee Cole.

There were two boys that were sitting extremely close. I guessed that they were Damien Maslin and Jack Twist.

There was another girl that was dressed like she just came out of an old western story.

Stevie Rae, I think her name is.

Then there was this really big guy sitting next to Aphrodite. Darius is his name... I think... yeah it is.

And the last guy had a big yellow lab sitting next to him with a bow and arrow on his back. Stark was his name... mother talked about these people all the time. That's how I know who they are. It's a little stalker-ish if you ask me.

"Guys, this is Syprus and Vasilia. They arrived last night" Zoey announced.

"Hey." Erin and Shaunee said together.

"Hey y'all" Stevie Rae said.

"Hello." Damien said.

"Hi!" Jack said cheerfully. Great, a male version of Vasilia. Whoopee!

"Hello ladies." Darius said formally.

"Hey." Stark said.

"Hey guys!" Vasilia said. "I'm Vasilia."

"Oh! That's a really pretty name." Said a too excited jack.

"Thank you!" Vasilia said. "And Miss. Gloom and Doom over here is my twin sister, Syprus."

"Gloom and doom?" asked a confused looking Damien.

"She says that because of my affinities. And the fact that I like stuff that has to do with darkness. But I'm not with it. I just get my strength from it. That's all. That and she is overly happy and thinks I'm dull and boring." I said glaring at my sister.

She looked at me, insulted.

"I said no such thing!" She said playfully.

"Sure you didn't, Vasilia." I said sarcastically.

"So... you said because of your affinities... what are they?" Stevie Rae asked.

"I can feel negative emotions. I can also tell when someone's lying." I told her.

"Wow that's so cool! What about you Vasilia? Do you have any affinities?" Jack asked.

"I can feel positive emotions. I can also make constellations and calm people down" Vasilia explained.

"Cool!" Jack said.

"So let me guess... you get your strength from light." Aphrodite said.

"Actually... yeah I do..." Vasilia said a little nervously. "Okay so let's see... Jack, Damien, Loren, Stevie Rae, Aphrodite, Darius, Shaunee, Erin, and Stark. Right?"

"Yeah. But how did you know that?" Shaunee asked.

"Twitter right?" Zoey asked.

Vasilia hesitated for a moment. "Oh yeah... Twitter... you guys are all over it..."

"Oh...okay." Stark said staring at Vasilia.

"Why don't y'all sit down? Move over guys." Stevie Rae said. Vasilia was the first to sit down next to Jack. I sat beside her. Zoey took her place next to Loren.

"So where you girls from?" Damien asked.

"We're not from around here. Our parents let us go on a trip and we got Marked on the way. And we're too far away from home to go back now." I said nonchalantly.

"Ummmm... yeah! I don't really wanna go home right now anyway... I'm really starting to like it her..." Vasilia said, looking in Stark's direction.

Damn that girl was a flirt. I swear. Put a hot guy with wash board abs and sexy hair in front of her and she will be like a fly to a bug zapper.

"Well I'm glad you like it here." Zoey said.

~You're... HIM~

Third Person

Syprus kept her eyes on Loren the entire time the group ate.

Loren could feel her stare and finally flicked his gaze up to hers.

"Yes?" He asked, amused. She said nothing, but cocked her head to the side.

"You're... you're him!" She said excitedly. He looked at her, confused. Syprus then looked at Zoey. She pointed at Loren. "Loren Blake. Vampyre Poet Laureate... I knew it sounded familiar." Syprus paused, smirking at the young High Priestess.

Her cheeks went red.

"Uh... yes." She mumbled.

"So he's the one!" Syprus said with a haughty laugh. "He's the one you had sex with! I knew it!"

Loren nearly choked on his drink and the others snickered at Zoey.

Zoey's cheeks were bright red, and she bowed her head down as she ate in silence. Loren wrapped his arm around her, pulling her to him.

"Y-Yeah." She stumbled over the words. "He's the one."

Vasilia smacked Syprus on the arm, giving her a chastising look. Syprus just rolled her eyes.

"What!" She said innocently, looking at her sister. "She has way too many guys. I swear. Put a hot guy with wash board abs and sexy hair in front of her and she will be like a fly to a bug zapper."

Aphrodite snorted, trying not to laugh. Stark burst out laughing along with the Twins. Darius chuckled.

Loren laughed and kissed the crescent moon that rest on Zoey's forehead.

"Hmm... not anymore." He murmured. "She's mine."

She smiled and leaned against him.

"I can feel so much happiness from them." Vasilia whispered to her dark sister. Syprus nodded, rolling her eyes. She suddenly stood.

"Syprus?" Erik asked, concern on his face. She looked at him.

"I'm fine. Wanna see what I can do?" She asked abruptly. He blinked at her, confused.

"What do you mean?" He asked. She grinned as she changed her appearance.

Everyone gasped as her eyes changed from a soft red, to a beautiful green. Her skin turned to a light chocolate brown. Even her blood changed, changing her scent, which all of the vamps noticed.

Her figure changed, as well. Not quite as perfect. All in all, she looked like a regular girl, not a beautiful goddess.

"Does that answer your question?" She said in a stuck-up tone. She let the appearance of the regular girl go, turning back to her goddess self.

"Amazing." A voice said from behind her. She turned, coming face-to-face with Kalona himself.

Syprus couldn't push away Vasilia's fear. She suddenly snapped. She turned to her sister, her eyes going from a soft red, to a bright, glimmering ruby.

"Would you just calm the hell down!" She snapped, her voice cold and harsh. "I can not handle your fear right now. I have enough for both of us so just... stop!" Her voice held and edge of Darkness to it, telling Vasilia that she was on the verge of breaking. Vasilia took a deep breath, closing her eyes, letting her fear go.

Syprus lifted her chin before she turned back to Kalona. She folded her arms across her chest.

"What do you want?" She asked calmly. He smiled seductively.

"I just came to check on my fledglings." He said. She could feel his deception, the pull. He was literally pulling deception, lies, from her. Whenever someone around her lied, they got it from her. She was what made people even capable of lying.

"Liar." Syprus said calmly. He blinked at her, stunned and confused.

"My gift." She explained. "If you had paid any attention back in the hallway, you would know that I can sense when people are lying." She put her right hand on her hip and turned on her heel. She looked at him over her left shoulder.

"And, if you value your sanity, or what's left of it, you'll do well to remember not to lie to me." She said. "It never ends well." And, at that, she flipped her hair over her shoulder and walked away, her hips swaying just enough to make every guy gawk at her.

Syprus sighed as she sat on the top of the House of Night. Yes. On the House of Night. She sat on the roof, staring up at the bright stars.

They were beautiful. She could tell that her sister was happy with her friends.

But... Syprus wasn't. She hated it here. When she said she wanted to come to Earth, she meant as a human. She wanted to do normal, everyday human things. Not vampyre/fledgling things.

"Syprus?" Kalona was suddenly there, standing before her. She looked up at him calmly.

"What are you doing here?" She asked blandly.

"I was going to ask you the same thing." He said.

"No you weren't." She said, rolling her eyes. He sat beside her.

"Okay... then what was I going to ask you?" He asked with a small smile. She met his eyes. They suddenly deepened. They didn't turn a miraculous ruby. They deepened in color. They were a beautiful ruby with pink hues, glimmering in the moonlight.

And, suddenly, Syprus could see Kalona's soul.

She flicked her gaze back up to the stars.

"You knew I was here. You knew what I was doing up here. You were going to ask me how and what I am." She said matter-of-factly. It was silent for a long time before she looked at him.

He was staring at her in awe and fascination. But there was also confusion.

What was she? He thought. Surely she could not be a fledgling... or a vampyre, for that matter. And she definitely wasn't an immortal. So what was she?

She suddenly sighed.

"I am no fledgling or vampyre." She said sadly. She didn't have that gut wrenching feeling that told her to keep her mouth shut. "I am not an immortal." She looked back at him, sadness buried deep in those soft, red eyes.

"You know my mother, Kalona." She said softly. He narrowed his eyes in confusion. "It is quite simple, Kalona." She straightened. "Here. Try this. It's something you've never done before. Listen to your heart and soul. And, if you can't find them, at least use your brain."

Her voice was sharp as a whip and made the fallen warrior flinch.

Meanwhile, Syprus's anger was heightening, and she could do nothing to stop it.

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

"Lyssa, Goddess of Madness, take away this anger and madness from me. I can not let go on my own. Please. I as for you to help me." She breathed. The anger began to leak out of her and she sighed in relief.

"Thank you, sister." She whispered tot he sky.

"Sister?" Kalona asked. She smiled at him.

"You know who she is?" She asked knowingly. He nodded.

"I was... I was a warrior of a goddess." He looked away. "I know of the gods and goddesses." She nodded.

"Do you know of Nyx?" She asked. His gaze snapped to hers, cold and hard.

"Yes. I know of Nyx." He said coldly. He stood. "I need to go. And you need to get to bed."

He spread his wings, but, before he could leap off of the roof and land gracefully on the ground, Syprus spoke.

"Nyx is my mother." She said calmly. He froze before he slowly turned.

"Who are you?" He whispered, fear in his voice.

"I am known by many names. Syprus, Vasya, Evangeline... ring any bells?" She said softly.

Oh, he knew her. He knew everything about her. He had always wanted to meet her but had never gotten the chance.

"Goddess of Darkness." He whispered in awe. She nodded sarcastically.

"Of course you would know me as that." She scoffed. "Goddess of what...?"

"Vengeance and Deception." He said, taking a step towards her. She nodded. "What is your sister?"

"Light. Vasilisa or Vasilia." She dragged the words out as a question. He nodded, his eyes never leaving hers as he slowly made his way back over to her.

They could both feel each others' draw to the other.

Suddenly, they were standing right in front of each other.

"You are Nyx's Twins." He breathed. She nodded, a proud smile on her face.

"Yes. But you can't tell anyone that. I have ignored my mother already." She said, biting her lip. "Promise me you will not tell anyone."

He nodded.

"I will never tell anyone." He said. She didn't feel the pull she felt whenever someone lied. She smiled and nodded.

She suddenly found her hand on his chest as she took a step closer to him.

He placed his hand over hers.

"I promise, Vasya." He breathed before his lips met hers in a sweet, gentle kiss.