Chapter 14 Zoey, This chapter is gonna have more action, that i cant wait for you to read! Pretty much all of the FanFics i've read hadnt said anything bout Aphrodite's vision of Zoey drowning so i thought that i should mention it and i have. I dont remeber alot of the council names so please let me know if i miss some one. Oh and if i ever have 'Authors notes' They'll ether be at the top or bottem of the page.

"Are you sure you go to Venice Zoey?"Damien asked me

"Yeah the council will understand if you dont want go, what with all the -stuff going on."Jack commented

"I have to do this. I cant let Kalona win and get away with murder!"I said the words coldly. "Plus im fine. I've had three bags of blood, my favourite cereal, my marks are back, i feel fine, i can still control the elements, and im not mentaly impaired, so im guessing im fine." I said getting really annoyed.

"We just dont want you to get harmed preistess." Darius said.

"Im not going to get hurt. I have my friends and my warrior to protect me." I told him

We started walking towards the boat that would take us to Venice and the High Council.

We got in the boat which by the way- was AMAZING! The seats were black leather and there was a mohogany table with gold trim. There was a celing type thing over us wich i geuss would be the was a big boat! And it definatly looked expencive.

"Wow!" Shaunee said

"Better make that a double wow Twin" Erin said

"I could pay for this." Aphrodite said smugly. I had to try really hard not roll my eyes

"Oh quit being so shallow Aphrodite, you could basicaly buy Tulsa." Stevie Rae said

"I was only telling the truth." Sh replied and sat down. "And i kinda own Tulsa. My dad's the Mayor."

Everyone sighed and rolled their eyes. "We know!"

The boat took us through the streets of Venice. Okay, so they were just water streets but it was still cool. We saw alot of old looking houses and we past poeple on boats. (which are really their version of cars.) I was a little scared, but that was natural right? I mean here we are in Venice were Aphrodite saw me drowning so i have th right to be we have to go in front of the High Council and go aginst Kalona.(Neferet's dead, thanks to my friends and Warrior.)

I knew Stark could feel my emotions so i tried to keep calm.

"Hey, dont worry, its gonna be fine. Its only Kalona." Stark whisperd

"But he's immortal and he could fly across the table and kill us all." I whisperd back

"He wouldnt do that in front of the High Council though." Stark paused "Would he?"

"I dont know. I thought he could be turned good but he proved me he's a master lier."

The boat came to a stop and we got out and walked into an old church like bulding. There were a couple of Sons of Erebus Warriors gaurding the doors. We told them who we were and they escorted us into the old chruch. They told us to wait near the door and when it was time to enter the Council room the doors would open also told us the order that we would walk in, Stark infont, followed by me, Damien, Shaunee, Erin, Stevie Rae, Jack, Aphrodite, and Darius brining up the rear.

After about ten minutes of dead silece, the automatic doors opened and we walked into the Council room in the order that the Warriors put us in and saw that the Council was already there. Before we sat down we soluted the Council members.

"Merry meet." The Council all said together.

"Merry meet." We replied and sat down. i saw Kalona staring at me in surprise but my attention was pulled back to Council when Duantia spoke.

"We are continueing the meeting from the previous night ." Duantia looked at Kalona. "Where is Neferet Kalona?" I saw him smile slightly. He bowed his head and said

"Neferet is dead, thanks to Stark and his allies." Duantia looked at Stark. i felt him tense up a bit.

"Is this true?" Stark answered really politely.

"Yes. I did kill Neferet, but i have a good reason."

"Go on."

"Well, when Zoey was..." Stark paused to think of the right word."When Zoey was uncoincious, Neferet came into the room and said that she wanted to 'help' Zoey. But we knew better and told her to leave. When she was in the court yard i shot her."

I knew Stark didnt want to get my friends in trouble and mad at him, but he also didnt want to lie to the Council. I noticed that he stayed as close to the truth as possible

Erin raised her hand like a student.

"Erin Bates, the Council reconizes you." Duantia called.

"It wasnt just Stark who killed Neferet. We all helped." Erin jestured to to everyone who was sitting our area wich was just us." Well not really everyone." Shaunee was saying "Jack, Stevie Rae, Aphrodite and Darius were just by standers. Well Stevie Rae wasnt here so she wasnt apart of it."

"Lies! There were five arrows in Neferet's chest that glowed, purple, yellow, green, red, and blue! How could there be five glowing arrows when only three there or awake had affinites?''

"I tapped into Earth and Spirit because Stevie Rae wasnt here and Zoey was out! And you should know somthing about her not being awake!" Stark shouted. Anger started to grow inside of me.

"Duantia, These fledgling should be in prison for murder of a High Priestess!' Kalona yelled. My anger boiled over and i said. "Then you should be prison too." I said calmly, even though i definatly did not feel calm.

"Why? I never did any thing to harm you or your friends."

"Yeah right! you were the fucking reason Zoey's soul shattered!" Stark said. I looked over and saw that Aphrodites face was really red with rage, but she couldnt speek because it was against the rules.

"I did no such thing!" Kalona chot Stark a death glar. If looks could kill that would definatly kill.

"You killed Heath! My consort!" I yelled with silen tears running down my cheeks

"SILENCE!" Duantia yelled. I saw pretty much everyone in the court room cringe a bit. Stark, Kalona and i sat back in our seats.

"When did these events happen?" Duantia asked.

"Two days ago and yesterday was when i got my soul back." I told them

"Kalona, did you kill Zoeys consort?"

"I didnt mean to."

"Bullshi-" Dauntia raised her hand and silenced Stark

"No iteruptions please. Go on Kalona." she said

"I didnt mean to kill the was ease dropping on Neferet and i so i was just going to slap him across the face and tell him that its not very nice to ease drop, but i geuss, im stronger than i thought." Kalona shrugged. He just lied about killing Heath and he shrugs! What the hell is the matter with him!

Dauntia turned her attention on me," Zoeyis this true?"

i took a deep breath. "No. What Kalona says is a lie. Before Heath died he called me to him through the imprint. I saw Kalona lift his hands to Heath's face and then he twisted it. I threw Spirit at him and then i blacked out."

"Its true i saw it happen." Shaunne hit the gavel on the huge desk type table.

"This Council meeting has ended. We must think about the current events that have happend. Pleas exit the Council room." We did as she said

Once we were outside, Jack said

"Wheres the boat?"

I looked around, but all i saw was a pretty small boat that couldnt take all of us back to Venetia. Everyone was already sitting down in the boat.

"Umm... driver where do Zoey and Stark sit?" Stevie Rae asked. The boat driver turned and looked at me and Stark.

"They'll have to wait till the next boat comes."

"When will that be?" I asked

"In about an hour and a half." The boat driver sped down the canenles (A:N Dont know if thats how its spelt.") of Venice. Stark and i stood in silence.

"So...'' said. The silece was starting to bug me.

"So."Stark said

"How long to sunrise?" i asked trying to start a conversaiton

"'Bout four hours." He replied

"Do you think the Council will believe us?"

"I hope if Kalona some how is hypnotizint them then i dont think we have a chance."

"I know." I said. I wanted to scream and crie with fustreation, but right now i had to be strong, i've done enough crying.

The boat finaly came and Stark and i got on. There was a big wall and door that sepereated the boat driver and the passengers. It looked smaller than the boat that the others took but i didnt complain. I just wanted to get back to Venetia and sleep. Stark and i sat down in the boat.

The driver didnt say 'hi' to us or anything so we sat in the boat in silence.

We were only in the boat for like half an hour when i noticed that the boat stopped.

"Why did we stop?" I asked but got no answer. I got up and walked up over to the driver.

"Hello? Is any one there?" I knocked and opened the door. I gasped in surprise. No one was driving the boat and the driver was gone!

"Umm Zoey..."Stark said

"Yeah?"

"We kinda have a problem."

"What is it." I asked. Then I felt the icy cold water of the ocean and realized that we were sinking.