Helloooooooooooooooooo:D I am so sorry that this is coming to you so late! It's already 11:20 p.m.! Goodness, I had such a busy day:) Well, this one's yours:)

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Disclaimer: I DO NOT, nor will I ever, own the HON series!

P.S. Guest~ I will think about that during school tomorrow because that sounds like a fabulous plan!


Chapter 4: Monster

"What do you want?" Aphrodite turned to him with an exhausted expression.

"Anything that will either cure me of this mind-numbingly pain inside my head or wake me up. If you find something that will help with both, great," Rephaim sighed, slouching against the passenger car seat.

Him and Aphrodite had been nominated to go shopping for supplies for that week. The black Hummer was packed full with bags carrying all sorts of items: groceries, clothes, school supplies, tools, parts to fix things, anything. Stevie Rae had wanted to come but Zoey had needed her full attention on something important. Darius also wanted to join but, he too, was occupied with something else. So, that left them and the whole group of red fledglings to pick who was going out and Aphrodite had to go anyway since they were using her money.

They were parked beside a gas pump at a gas station just a few blocks away from the depot. Aphrodite had insisted that they stopped and picked up something to eat even though they were practically overflowing with food.

Rephaim, on the other hand, just wanted to go home. He already missed Stevie Rae and his cat, Ne-wa-di. The word ne-wa-di meant sky in Cherokee. He had a massive headache and his eyes kept wanting to shut on him, even when he was walking in the store. He was exhausted.

"That's too specific. Come on," Aphrodite came around the other side and swung his door open.

"No."

"Well, then you get nothing."

Rephaim glared up at her. Why was she so annoying? Did she have to have things her way all the time?

She stood there, her arms crossed over her chest, an eyebrow raised as if daring him to challenge her. Another time, he thought angrily. If this was another time, I would not hesitate to accept that challenge.

Sighing heavily, he clicked the clasp of the seatbelt buckle and climbed out. "Fine."

"Smart choice," she muttered under her breath as they walked up to the gas station.

The lights inside were bright, making him squint. He was not used to the sudden brightness; the tunnels and the House of Night used dim oil lamps for the fledglings' developing eyes and the vampyres' sensitive ones.

They strolled down the aisles and stopped at the back where the freezers of drinks were.

"What do you want?" She repeated.

"I already told you," Rephaim resisted the urge to yell. "I want something that will either-"

She shook her head. "Duh, stupid, I know that. Pick a drink."

"How is a drink going to help me?"

"An energy drink helps keep you awake. Hence the name energy drink."

Clenching his jaw in irritation, he growled,"What do you recommend?"

"Oh, for the love of-pick a damn Monster! Blue or green?" She ripped the door open, grabbing a tall, thin can that was black with claw marks resembling an M. He noticed that the one she picked had a green M.

"I wanted the blue one," he grumbled.

"Get the damn blue one then and put this one back!"

She was beyond agitating him today. I just want to go home and sleep. I just want to go home and see Stevie Rae. I just want to go home! he chanted in his head.

Stevie Rae thought it was really weird when Aphrodite came back smiling like she just bought the world. Rephaim came back, too, practically vibrating with energy. His eyes were round and his pupils were dilated.

"What did you do?" she demanded from her as he talked to Damien. No, that wasn't it. He was literally talking Damien's ear off. Even Damien seemed to realize something was up because his eyes kept flickering back to Stevie Rae in concern. Rephaim usually didn't speak much unless he was alone with Stevie Rae.

"I didn't do anything, bumpkin."

"That is lie," Kramisha spoke up. "He talkin' like he a crack head. I bet she gave him some sorta illegal drug."

Stevie Rae sucked in a breath, her face growing warm in anger, as she was getting ready to kill Aphrodite.

"Relax, bumpkin. I didn't give him drugs. Goddess, I'm not stupid." She shot Kramisha a pointed look.

"Then what is wrong with him?" She still didn't believe that the Prophetess hadn't done something to him. Her eyes went back to Rephaim and noticed that him and Damien were gone.

And that was when they heard it.

The Wii console turning on and the intro theme music to Just Dance 4 blasted through the tunnels. She had a bad feeling stir around her stomach.

"Ohh, is that what I think it is?" Kramisha perked up. "I just love me some dancin'! See y'all later!" She waved them off before taking off down the tunnel to the living room.

Stevie Rae shook her head. Kramisha was a pro on that game. She went up against her and they danced to Carrie Underwood's "Good Girl" but, sadly, Stevie Rae had lost. It was close though. She had Rephaim try it once and he absolutely hated it even though he was quite decent at it. He beat Zoey at "Disturbia" by Rihanna. Poor Z.

"I'm gonna go check it out," she threw the comment over her shoulder before chasing after Kramisha.

She was not ready to see what she was about to witness. Stevie Rae had just poked her head in when Kramisha clicked the first song, with Rephaim as her competition. And it wwas the song that was permanently undefeated by Kramisha herself.

"Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5? Seriously, Damien, are ya seriously lettin' him do this? Ya know how much he hates this game." Stevie Rae took a seat on the couch beside him, tsking him.

He held up a finger. "He is not my boyfriend, Stevie Rae. He's yours and your responsibility."

"He ain't a pet." She giggled as they spun in circles, mimicking the character on the screen.

"At night he isn't," he contradicted.

She shrugged with a grin. It was funny to watch them dance, especially when Rephaim was actually winning. He moved so carelessly that it was hard to believe it was this song he was dancing to. Kramisha looked ready to spit fire balls at everyone watching them. The race was close and continued to stay that way until it finally ended with Rephaim as the winner.

"By the way, bumpkin," Aphrodite stuck her head in the doorway. "I only gave him a Monster energy drink because he said he was tired."

"Well," Stevie Rae said to herself when she ducked back out,"it looks like I'm gonna hafta get a lot of these then." She laughed as Kramisha shouted for a redo, this time a song of her pick, even though she was the one to pick the first one.


How did you think about it? I thought it was O.K. not the best. Like, the idea was great, it was just that I hurried up with the idea and, I dunno, it sounds kinda rushed. Hope you guys like it, though! And tell me what you think about Rephaim's cat being named Ne-wa-di (Cherokee for Sky)?!

-RSR