Sorry I'm taking my time with this one because I don't know if I want to write the rest of the books yet.
Yes I know 15 years is a big jump but wait and see what happens.
Chapter 4
Zoey POV
15 Years Later
It was Erik's birthday and we were all running around looking for something to do. Erin and Erey were the most worried that something was going to go wrong while the rest of us had a good feeling about this party. Everyone was buzzing around looking for something to do while I made the cake. It was a chocolate cake with vanilla icing which was Erik's favourite. "Mom hows the cake coming." I looked up from the batter and there was my son Michael. He was starting to look like Stark more and more everyday. I can't believe 15 years have gone by so fast.
"Good sweetie." I said and started stirring the batter again.
"Aunt Erin is worried that your going to blow up the kitchen." He said looking worried himself. "Again." He added and laughed. Okay so maybe I wasn't the best cook but how could you blame me for blowing up the kitchen trying to make Stark's birthday cake. I mean it had to be perfect for him.
"Very funny." I said lightly. "So how is everything else going?" I asked trying to change the subject from me blowing up the kitchen to something else.
"Its going well for the most part. Except dad's looking for a gift." He said the last part in a mumble.
"STARK STILL HASN'T GOTTEN THE GIFT." I yelled. Michael just nodded. "I thought I told you two to buy it a month ago." I said. Michael looked away.
"We got distracted." He said looking ashamed.
"Doing what?"
"Playing world of war craft." I laughed because no matter how hard I tried Stark would always be a kid at heart and that was part of the reason I loved him so much.
"Okay well for punishment you have to help me make this cake." I said handing my son a spoon.
"Awe mom." He whined.
"What's the matter with helping me cook. You always use to love it."
"When I was younger." He said.
"Well your still young."
"But its not manly." He whined again.
"Trying to impress a girl are we?" I asked and he nodded. "Well you'll just have to impress her with you amazing cooking because girls love guys that can cook." He sighed and started stirring the icing.
Stark POV.
"Higher Star." Erey said bossing me around.
"This is as high as it can go Ere." I said pinning the banner to the top of the wall.
"But its not high enough." Erey whined. I got down off of the latter and looked at my niece.
"Its perfect." I laughed. She looked like she could be Selene's twin. I can't believe its been 15 years since she died.
"Why are you looking at me like that Star?" She asked me. I blinked trying to lose my train of thought.
"I didn't buy your dad a present." I said telling her only the part truth.
"I know Michael told me." She smiled. "So I got one from you guys." She handed me a box.
"Thanks." I said and took it from her.
"Uncle Stark?" She asked me. Her voice was quiet.
"Ya Ere?"
"Will you um..." She stuttered.
"Will I what?"
"Will you tell me how my mom died?" She asked looking a little embarrassed. "I mean dad never talks about her and every time I try and ask him he says I don't remember her." She said looking disappointed. I sat in the chair and she sat in the seat beside me.
"What do you wanna know kiddo?" I asked her.
"What was she like. What colour hair did she have? Did her eyes change colors like mine do? Is she pretty? I mean I saw the pictures and she was beautiful but I wanna know." She was smiling.
"Her eyes did change colors like your do. Her hair is the same dark color your is now. And she was a sight for sore eyes." I said. "She was my soul twin." I added. Erey's eyes grew wide with excitement. "She is also the daughter of Nyx our goddess who is your grandmother." She smiled. I knew that she knew that already. "She was your dad's soul mate but she died." Erey looked sad. "She only held you once as a baby but I remember her saying that it was the best moment of her life. She loved you so much Ere. I didn't think someone could love a person that much." I shook my head remembering when Selene woke up and wanted to see Erey and then when she did it was magical.
"Can you miss someone you never knew?" Erey asked me. I looked down at her and smiled.
"Of course you can sweet heart." She smiled.
"Well then I miss my mom." She said. She got off of the couch. "Thanks for telling me about her uncle Star." She said and walked to the doorway. She stopped and turned to me. "Why do dad and Aunt Z call you Star?" She asked me.
"Because my sister. Your mom gave me that nickname." She nodded and then walked away. I put my head in my hands and sighed.
"Its been 15 years Stark she's not coming back." I said to myself. "She's dead and you have to accept it. Selene is dead and she's never coming back." I said. I still couldn't let her go. Everyone else had moved on but I was still thinking about her everyday. Thinking that maybe I could have saved her. Or at least found out where she was. I blame myself for her death everyday to.
Erik POV.
I woke up mid afternoon with a slight ping in the back of my mind. It was my birthday. Even though I would be a year older I would still look the same as I did when I was 17. it would also be one more year that Selene had been missing and dead. "Hey I thought I heard you." Erin came into the room and smiled at me. We had been dating for 15 years now. She had practically been Erey's mom.
"Yeah. I just got up." I said rubbing my eyes.
"Well go and take a shower." Erin smiled at me. She had a nice smile but it wasn't perfect not like Selene's smile. 'Shit' I thought. I can't believe I am comparing Erin to Selene. Selene is dead and she told me to be happy. I mean sure Erin may not be my soul mate but I loved her and she loved me and Erey so that's all that matters. I have to push S out of my head. I grabbed Erin's waist and pulled her toward me. "What do you think your doing Erik?" She asked me.
"No birthday kisses?" I laughed. She bent down and kissed my forehead. "I was hoping for something a little less PG." She laughed and sat on my lap.
"Better.?"
"A little." I wrapped my arms around her. We both leaned in and then we were kissing. It was sweet and soft and normal. Just normal. There were no fire works. No nothing. I tried to put more feeling into the kiss but there was nothing left for me to put into it. I broke the kiss and moved Erin over onto the bed.
"Whats wrong?" She asked me. Your not her and you will never be her I thought to myself. I couldn't say this out loud so I said.
"I have to shower like you said." She nodded. I grabbed my towel and went into the bathroom. I locked the door behind me. I turned the pipe in the shower onto hot water. I let it warm up while I used the toilet. I just noticed how badly I had to pee. I got undressed quickly and then I peed. I looked at the shelf over the toilet and there was a picture of Selene and I kissing. It was the one of thousands I had given to her in that photo album. I washed my hands and then grabbed the photo. It was still in the same frame it had been in many years ago. It looked new still to. I smiled. I loved that day. It was one of my favourite ones. I remember it clearly. She came over to my apartment and we took pictures, we were so much younger then. I put the photo back on the shelf and got into the shower. The water had warmed up. I washed my hair and sang 'In My Head' By Jason Derulo. Selene was still on my mind now more than before. No matter how hard I tried to focus on Erin it wasn't good enough because Selene would always be first in my heart. She would always be my soul mate dead or alive. But that's the thing she was dead and not alive. So this was harder than it should be to let her go. I sighed and got out of the shower. I changed into the clothes that Erin had left out for me. When I walked back into the room she was sitting on the bed watching Sex in the City. I sat beside her. She snuggled into my chest so I wrapped my arm around her.
"When does the party start?" I asked her.
"What party?" She lied. She was an awful liar.
"The one that everyone is busy planning. I mean I haven't seen Erey all day." I smiled down at her.
"Damn it." She cursed. She should have know that I see Erey mostly all of the day except when she's off at school with the non vamps. Then I remembered that in a years time she would get marked and go to the House of Night where we all still lived. And Selene wouldn't get to see her get marked or start her first day of classes. It saddened me so I changed my train of thought.
"So when is the party?" I asked again.
"In an hour or so." Erin said. I nodded and watched the show with her.
Selene POV.
"What day is it?" I asked Jordan. We were sitting at the kitchen table having a meal.
"April 9." He said. Erik's birthday. I thought and added to myself. The day I get the fuck out of here. It may have taken 15 years to get my strength back but I had finally done it. Every chance I got when Jordan would leave the house I would practice working on my many gifts. I had finally gotten back into tune with them and could handle them again.
"Its Erik's birthday." I said picking up my knife.
"Why yes it is." He said not looking at me. I slid the knife up my sleeve and got out of my chair. I stood beside him and started to rub his shoulders. "Oh that's nice." He said.
"Is it." I put a lot more force into it. I heard the cracking on his shoulder bones.
"Ah!" He screeched.
"Did that hurt?" I asked him. I pulled the knife out of my sleeve and pushed Jordan to the floor.
"Yes." He whimpered.
"I bet it didn't hurt as much as me being away for 15 years. Away from my family. My soul mate and daughter. I bet it didn't hurt as much as I hurt for missing a big part of her life. You took that all away from me. The ones that I love you took away from me. You made me feel weak and powerless once again. I have put up with you for 15 years to long. Your finished making me feel weak. Powerless and helpless. Your done making me think I can't do anything for myself. And your finished threatening my family." I yelled and plunged the knife into his heart. "Your done." I said once more. He made a gurgling sound.
"Why Selene." He said. I could see that he would die in a mere couple of seconds. His eyes were glazed over I saw his chest collapse in on him and I knew that he would never breath or harm me or my loved ones again.
"Because I am the true daughter of Kalona and Nyx." I smiled. I knew that I wasn't as evil as Kalona but he was my dad and it was the best time to throw the devil at the man who had kidnapped and ruined my life. I grabbed the keys off of the counter. I looked back at Jordan's body his eyes were still opened and were just staring at me. "I'm getting my happy ending." I said and then slammed the door. I ran to the truck. I started the engine and drove off. I didn't realize that I didn't even know where I was until I got to a stop sign. I checked the street signs. I was still in Tulsa thank you mom. I drove down the street and soon enough the House of Night came into view. I was home. I pulled into the parking lot.
"Hello can we help." The person stopped talking. "Selene." They said.
"Yes. Hello." I smiled.
"We all thought you were dead."
"No no no. Jordan kidnapped me. I left his body down five minutes from now." I said while pointing in the direction I had just come in. I tossed him the keys. "Are they still here?" I asked the warrior. I mean its been 15 years the gang and my family could have moved but I had a feeling that they were still here.
"No its the same as when you were here." He smiled I nodded and was about to walk to the girls dorm when he said something that stopped me. "Glad your back Priestess."
"Glad to be back." I said smiling. I walked towards the girls dorm with hope that they would all be there. Love that I would see Erik and Erey , Z and Stark, Lo and Apollo, Kaylee and Eros again. And I could see the kids all grown up now. I was a little scared though to. That they may not want me back after all this time. I mean what if Erey hated me. I mean I think that I would die if she did. I walked with my new fears, hope and happiness in mind.
Hope you liked it. She came back. Yes 15 years is a long time but you'll see what I have planned. What do you think is going to happen?
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