Chapter 9 of New Problems

*Banished*

Zoey's POV

I woke up to someone banging on my door like crazy. I sat up to see that Stark was still dead asleep. I swear he could sleep through a tornado! I just sat there for a minute while my eyes adjusted to the light. Before I could even move the covers the banging started again, this time with a voice I knew all too well.

"Would you guys get the Fuck up! We kinda have a group of evil Red Fledglings to deal with!" Aphrodite yelled from outside the door.

"Hang on I'll be right there! Damn" I yelled back, but before I could do anything she walked in.

"Damn Zoey. Do you guys have sex every night?" Aphrodite said to me, taking in Starks naked chest and me in booty shorts and a extra-small tang top that made my boobs look really good.

"Um no we don't. Are you just jealous that Darius isn't as hot as Stark is?" I said while I walked over to Starks side of the bed and pulled his pillow out from under him head. He grumbled and turned his head into my pillow. I giggled walked to my side of the bed.

"Um hun, I don't think I have anything to be jealous about. My man is just as hot as Stark. And my guy isn't all cocky and shit!" She was joking but it was kinda true. Stark was cocky most of the time. This time I pulled my pillow out from Starks head and his face went straight into the book I placed under the pillow last night.

"What the hell!" he said grumpy and tired "what do you want" Before I could say something to get him up and happy, Aphrodite spoke up

"We want you to get your ass up! You have stuff to do, dumb ass"

"Shut the hell up and get out of our room! I know I have stuff to do and I know that I don't need your ass telling me what the fuck to do!" he said sitting up and getting all puffed up. Great Mr. Great Mood will be here today.

"What ever. Zoey after you get him dressed and calm come into the living room, we have everyone there and we are working. Not sleeping like some people." She said giving Stark the look everyone hates.

She walked out and I turned to try and get Stark in a better mood cause I didn't feel like dealing with a grumpy Guardian all day. And I know that if Erik comes into the room, Stark will get all protective and try to start shit with Erik and I don't have time to deal with that.

"Come on honey. We are up now lets get the day started." I said while I sat on the edge of the bed, brushing hair of his face.

"What ever, I don't care that much right now" Huh looks like I got to play dirty and try again.

Stark walked to the closet and pulled out a shirt and a pair of plain jeans. He walked into the shower and started it up before I could say anything. I went to my closet and grabbed his favorite shirt and a pair of jeans. The shirt was a deep red, off the shoulders, cut low AND extra tight. I knew that if we got into a fight I was screwed but maybe this would cheer him up.

I walked into the bathroom and started to brush my teeth and hair. I heard the shower stop and Stark come out.

"DAMN!" he said from behind me.

"What?" I asked still looking in the mirror.

"What are you wearing?" I thought that I had him.

"Oh this? I don't know I just grabbed something."

"It's too sexy. I don't want Erik to see you look like that. Take it off." I turned around to see him putting his pants on.

"W-what did you just say?" I hope he didn't just say what I think he said.

"I said take that sexy outfit off. Erik already likes you more than he should. Don't give him another reason to look at you. Please" he said please but it was more like do what I say.

"Stark. I get that you are in a bad mood, but DON'T tell me what to do! I put this on trying to cheer you up, but now I don't care. You know not to tell me what to do! I am your wife, NOT your daughter! If I wanted to dress like this I could and it wouldn't be for Erik you should know this!" I was so pissed it was crazy

"I don't need to cheer up. What I need is you to change. And I said please." He knew he did something to piss me off and I could feel his regret but it didn't change how I felt much, but I did change cause I didn't want a fight between Stark and Erik.

"Better now?" I asked like a smart ass. Great now we are both in a bad mood.

"Yes. Can we go now?" he asked me in the same tone

"What ever"

We walked down the hall and sat down in our living room where everyone was at. I was calming down and I was trying to concentrate the best I could. Stark wasn't mad anymore just grumpy.

"So what have you guys come up with?" I asked the group that was in my living room

"Well we don't know how you will like it but it's the only idea we have." Erin said

"And we all agree that it's a good idea." Shaunee finished

"What is it?" Stark asked clearly still grumpy

"We think that if she is exposed to sun light that she will be too weak to fight back," Aphrodite said" but so she doesn't die we will put something out there for her to hid under, like a big beach umbrella, so she wont be in direct sunlight."

"But how do we get her outside, during the day?" I asked before Stark could do anything.

"That was something we couldn't figure out, we don't have any idea how to." Shaunee said, joining our conversation.

I was about to say that we should think of another plan, when my door opened up and Erik walked in like he owned the place. Of coarse that only helped Stark's good mood. NOT!

"Um do you live here?" Stark asked Erik

"Um no." Erik said. Confused of coarse.

"Then why did you just walk in? Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" Stark said to him standing up.

"Um-uh I don't know. They know I was coming, so yea" Erik said. Uncomfortable on how close Stark had gotten to him.

"Whatever" Stark said and after he glanced him up and down he then turned and walked back to my side. I was right earlier when I thought that Stark would get all protective when Erik came in, cause Stark put his arm around me and pulled me close to his side.

"We still are trying to find a way that would get Angerona to go outside at least long enough for the sun to come up a little." Jack said, looking like a little Damien.

"Hey I got a idea!" Erik said

"What is it?" We all said at the same time. I slid away from Stark just a little bit but we were still right next to each other.

To my surprise, Erik walked over to me and put him hands on my shoulders and looked me in eyes

"We put you outside so Angerona can come to kill you." He said with a smile in his voice.

"What the hell are you talking about!" Stark yelled from beside me standing up and getting next to Erik. Erik didn't let go out me, but he answered Stark.

"We put Zoey outside and leave her there. Angerona will have no choice but try and kill Zoey! We all know that's what she wants to do" With that I felt that something was very wrong.

Stark was about to punch Erik I could tell so I stood up and asked Erik to follow me outside so I could figure out what he was trying to do!

After we got outside and around the corner of the deck so people inside couldn't stare I turned to Erik.

"I don't thin…" Before I could say anything Erik had something over my mouth and I passed out. It all went almost black. Then I felt it. Pure unadulterated hate. I was having a hard time breathing it was like there was sludge in my lunges.

Stark's POV

Zoey walked outside with Erik. I hate Erik why would she do that! I was so pissed it wasn't funny! I stood up and walked to the door then back to our group that's when I felt Zoey having a hard time breathing and I got even more pissed and ran outside. Everyone followed me.

"What the hell!" I yelled at Erik. He had his hand over her mouth. She had stopped breathing and I went to action. I grabbed his face in my hand and through him against the wall. I pulled my Guardians sword from its holder and went to Erik. He was bleeding from his nose and had a busted up lip. I heard Zoey coughing.

"Take her to the infirmary!" I yelled never taking my eyes off of Erik. He had his eyes open and they were staring at me.

"no *Cough* I'm okay *Cough* Stark. I don't *Cough* want you to *Cough* do anything that you will *Cough* regret." her voice was weak but was getting stronger as she called the elements to her. I could feel the heat coming from her, and hear the ocean and smell the earth, and I could see the curtains moving from the air.

"Zoey he has put you through too much, for my liking. If you don't want me to kill him than tell him to leave the school. I may not kill him now but he will do something another time and I don't think I could let him hurt you again. I don't want to see him around you ever again Zoey!" I told her, letting the Guardian talk for once.

"She wouldn't ever do that Stark. She is hiding her feelings for me. She wont ever be over me, even in 2000 years." Erik said sitting up a little bit. Clearly in a lot of pain. GOOD

"Your wrong. Erik stand up." Zoey said. Erik just sat there staring. Zoey walked right up to Erik and looked him in the eye

"Erik we had something when I first was Marked. I am in love with Stark and there is no way to change that. I will never feel for you as I once did. Right now I don't want you to be anywhere near me. I wont banish you from this House of Night because this is your home, but I want you to leave my house and never return. When you see me, unless you have official business I don't want to talk to you."

Zoey turned her back on Erik. Erik had a very strange look on his face and I don't think that he knew my reflexes were way better than his and I saw him grab a knife and try to attack Zoey. I grab his arm and turned his around and slammed him to the ground. I was so pissed that I didn't care what happened to him. I saw that he had dropped his knife and I think I pushed to the ground alittle to hard cause he wasn't trying to get away from me at all. I saw he was awake just freaked. I grabbed him by his perfect black hair and pulled him outside into the street.

"Don't let me see you again!" I said to him and left him in the street where he belonged.

When I got back inside I went right to Z and made sure she was okay. She was alittle shaked up but she was ok."Stark. Your tattoos. There beautiful." Zoey said in her voice. And I looked down at my arms.

"I- I guess they are." I couldn't enjoy them long because Aphrodite started to speak.

"Yea yea we all know. Now that that part of my vision is explained then we have the rest to get going."

"What vision?" Me and Zoey asked.

"The one I had last night. Stark had tattoos on his biceps like he does now and He is outside fighting with you against Angerona. Oh yeah did I mention that it happens at 11:27am when you guys fight? No.. Well it is, so we got to figure out how you can get outside during the day with out dieing. Cause it was really sunny during my vision and you don't die."

"That- is -imposable. You must be wrong. I will never be able to go outside during the day." "Well that's going to change." Aphrodite said.

-Cortney-