Heyy xD OMG.. Okay.. I had some great fun there reading the comment from 'anon.' Dude.. You make no sense. If I thought I was embarrassing myself, I wouldn't have put this up here. In fact, that's actually the reason I never posted anything proper before, I was just disappointed (I'm sure I've said this before.. I hate repeating myself) because no one else had anything up here after Tempted. So if this is bull, how come you read it? Okay and I hate having to tell people things I thought were kinda clear, but here we go : I am not (NOT) an author. I do NOT write as a profession, I do NOT have any books published, which is probably why write on this website which is in fact called FanFiction.
Oh, and when you said I had self esteem issues, or whatever way you put it, I could NOT stop laughing.. Hilarious. Honestly, if you knew me, you'd know that I have no self esteem issues whatsoever. Haha.. Still funny.
As I said in my last author's note, I do this rant thing so people will know that they can't say stuff like this and get away with it. Plus, I'm starting to get kinda suspicious about so many anonymous reviewers all saying the same things, all getting the same facts wrong... =/
And yes, I have read the books, many times, thank you very much =)
Should I really waste more time answering idiotic questions 'anon.' asked when I've answered them before? No, no I shouldn't.
So I guess we're gonna go on with the story, then.
I can NOT stop listening to Lucky You by Taylor Swift... It's awesome xDxD
Stark
When he saw Will and Heath start to fade, Stark was worried at first. He hadn't even talked to Will properly, they had only briefly spoken about what Stark may have been doing in the Otherworld. And he still didn't know why he had been there. He didn't remember dying.
So, basically, he had probably just blown the time he had been given to talk with his best friend that he accidently killed. Great.
But Will had said that he had ideas about what was happening, and if he was right, Stark would end up in the Otherworld again. So that meant he could see Will again. Which was a good thing. Right?
Where the hell was he, anyway? Stark felt like he was floating in the middle of nowhere. He didn't feel intact with his body at all.
He blinked, and suddenly he was there again, caked in his own body. He was lying on the floor somewhere. He wasn't sure exactly where he was as he hadn't attended the school properly before he died, but he guessed it was somewhere in the House of Night.
He stood up, feeling lightheaded.
"Oh, Stark, you're awake. About time."
He looked up and saw Neferet standing in front of him.
"What ... what happened?" he said, putting a hand to his head.
She smiled, handing him a bag of blood. "You came to me like I asked, of course."
"But then how come ... why was I in ... " he trailed off, remembering just in time what Zoey told him about Neferet.
At least he hoped it was in time.
She leaned her head to the side, her smile freezing in place, as she tried to find in his mind (yay, rhyming words xD) what he had been about to say.
Thankfully, it didn't look like she found it.
"You were in what?" she asked, frowning.
"Oh, nothing," he said nonchalantly, sucking from the blood bag without realizing what he was doing.
Neferet didn't look satisfied, however. But she didn't press him; she knew better.
"So, where are my friends?" Stark asked, trying not to think how Neferet had killed Cassie, and how he wasn't supposed to know that she was still evil.
"Don't you remember? You locked them in the infirmary."
"No I didn't. Where are they?"
"In the infirmary, as I said."
"They can't be locked in. Darius can easily knock down a door, and Zoey could just use her elements to get them out of there - if it really came to that."
Neferet laughed piercingly. "No, I doubt they'll get out of there easily."
Stark tried his best not to look worried or bothered at all by Neferet's response. But it's really hard to not think about something when you're thinking about not thinking it. She didn't show any signs of knowing what he knew though, but still, she was a very good actor. If he didn't know any better, Stark would have trusted his life with her. Easily.
He drained all of the blood from the bag quickly. "So, umm, I should probably be getting back to the others..."
Neferet laughed. "Oh no, Stark, you're not leaving yet."
"I'm not?"
"Oh, no. I have so much work for you to do!"
And as she said that, Stark slowly felt his mind start to drift away from his body, and he smiled. He knew what was going to happen this time - he would get to see Will and Heath again. And hopefully come back not feeling so confused.
Neferet
Neferet laughed to herself as Stark collapsed for a second time. She opened another blood bag for herself and waited. Soon enough, Stark stood up - well, his body stood up. But it wasn't him.
"Neferet," Kalona greeted her coldly. It was strange to hear him speak in Stark's voice.
"Hello, Kalona," Neferet replied, crumpling up the now empty blood bag and throwing it on the ground.
"Unfortunately, I didn't have the time to talk to you about what you did earlier." Kalona said, brushing himself off.
"Yes. How unfortunate."
"So would you care to tell me why you decided to abandon me?" His face remained friendly, but his voice was frozen.
"Kalona, my love, I never abandoned you."
"I'd appreciate a proper explanation instead of running around in endless circles of lies, Neferet."
She sighed. "Fine, fine. It was just Zoey, that's all."
"What about her?"
"Oh, you know, how she was hanging off your arm the whole time."
"Oh, Neferet," he said, cupping her cheek with Stark's hand. Suddenly both his hands were on either side of her face. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't break your neck right now. You betrayed me. Don't deny it."
Neferet, however, remained calm. "Because I know what wrong I have done and I have decided to return to your superior side. Also, I have already taken the liberty of trapping Zoey and her friends in the infirmary."
His hands left her face immediately. "Perfect. Welcome back, Neferet, and if you prove to be the traitor I thought you were, the price to pay will not be cheap."
Neferet smirked back, trying to look like she was all over him like she used to be. But inside, she was disgusted. Inside, she knew she would never, ever be on his 'superior side'.
Whaddaya think? Not including author's notes, I'd say this chapter is about 1,000 words. I would write more about Stark in the Otherworld, but it's 23:40 and apparently I've to clean my room and get a head start on my homework tomorrow before I go - which isn't til like half four!
Ugh. Annoying...
Okay I am now ordering you guys to read The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and The Knife Of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. Okay? Then write to me and tell me how much you loved them =D Especially The Book Thief, I'm re-reading it at the moment.
Peace out =D
