Chapter 7:
Stevie Rae
Stevie Rae woke up to the sound of hustle and bustle. What was everyone doing up so early? She looked at her alarm clock, Monday 7:40pm. Everyone was getting ready for their classes to resume at the corrupted House of Night, well everyone except for her and Rephaim.
It would be better for everyone if they stayed in the tunnels anyway.
She stumbled out of bed and met up with Rephaim and took the seat next to him. She yawned as she poured her Fruit Loops. Everyone was eating breakfast except for the Twins, who were still debating over their outfit choice.
"Ahh man!" Stevie Rae yawned again. "That was a good day's sleep! That was well needed." She started munching at her cereal and then chugged the remaining milk. She finished her meal and the silence was extremely awkward. Stark kept on staring back and forth between Rephaim and Stevie Rae. "Well I'm going to go back and change. Rephaim it looks like you need a shower from all that dirt. Come on." She tugged on him trying to break the awkwardness.
"Hold up. Not so fast. You two are not getting away that easy. Sit. Tell me the whole story about you two." Zoey smiled. Stevie Rae and Rephaim slowly took their seats again. She bit her lip and began.
"Well, um, I found him, and he was really hurt from the fall, and all…"
"What fall?" Stark asked.
"When Darius shot me from the sky, I fell." Rephaim shot a forgiving look to Darius.
"So… You've been keeping this a secret since then!" Zoey said.
"Please don't be mad. He was all bruised up and his wing was real bad." Stevie Rae smiled at Rephaim. "I couldn't leave someone in pain like that, no matter what." This time Rephaim smiled back at her.
"So how did you end up causing me the unattractive pain of breaking our imprint." Aphrodite butted in.
"He saved me. When the red fledglings trapped me on the roof he was the one who saved me. His wings covered me while he carried me to the tree. He knew I couldn't survive the rest day without blood, at the time he was just repaying a life debt."
"Ew!" Zoey squealed. "Sorry but no offense Raven Mocker blood does not smell good."
"That's because I wasn't your prey. My immortal blood was not meant to be fed from." Rephaim added.
"Ya. And all the imprinting stuff was never planned." She looked apologetically at Aphrodite. "It just happened, but it's what saved me from the white bull." Stevie Rae shivered. "I called to Rephaim and he risked his own life for me, and distracted the white bull while I conjured the black bull to save us, again."
"That's so sweet." Zoey smiled. Stevie Rae smiled back at her.
"Well that's not the whole story but you guys know the rest of it." She grabbed Rephaim's totally human hand.
"Yepp, we do, but now it's time to go to school, and as much as my gut tells me to stay the hell away from that place, we need to head over there soon or we are going to be late." Aphrodite said. "Hey Darius the hummer still works right? I don't remember getting Raven Mocker insurance on it."
"Yeah it works fine. Let's go" Zoey grabbed Aphrodite and they left Stevie Rae and Rephaim alone.
Zoey
I was practically herding everyone into their separate cars in the parking lot. No one wanted to go back, and I couldn't blame them, it felt safe in the tunnels away from Neferet.
"Oh Crap! I almost forgot my Fledgling Handbook."
"Don't even bother getting it. It's not like you ever read it anyway." Damien joked. The twins laughed as I ran back towards the tunnels to grab my book. That's when I ran smack into this guy.
"Sorry I didn't see you." I said. He was taller than me and he had darkish blonde hair, and familiar brown eyes. I've never met this guy before but it felt like I knew him my whole life. "Um who are you again?" I asked. He shifted a little before he answered.
"I'm… Alex."
"Oh um nice to meet you. No offense, but what are you doing out here?" I asked Alex.
"My friends and I were heading back home after a bonfire. I guess I just got lost." He flashed a cocky smile.
"Oh well the main highway is about 10 minutes from here, you can find you're way back home that way." I pointed over his shoulder. I started walking back into the tunnels when he grabbed my wrist. It felt like he sent a shock through my soul. We both gasped for air.
"Bye." I said brilliantly. He left.
What just happened? Why was I affected so much just by this one guys touch? I don't even know him, and I am not going have another multiple boyfriend episode again. I love Stark. And that is that.
Aurox
The whole time he walked back to the penthouse he rubbed his hand. What happened between him and this Zoey girl? He had never felt that before, this feeling of heartbreak and lust, just from one touch.
"Well?" she said. "Did you find her?"
"Yes. I told her my name was Alex. I felt it was necessary she not know my true identity." Aurox said. Neferet smiled wickedly.
"That is a very good precaution."
"Do I need to do more? One simple interaction with her doesn't seem like enough to get her to trust me." He asked.
"No that's all we need for now. We've planted the seed and now we need to let the flower bloom. Slowly you need to keep on running into her, make her believe that she can trust you. Then, when she least expects it, we will attack." Neferet flicked her auburn hair over her shoulder and slithered back into the darkness.
Of course he wasn't going to tell Neferet about what had happened. I don't even know what happened! He wanted to yell into the night, but he couldn't. No one could ever know what he felt between himself and Zoey Redbird.
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