A/N: Sorry it's been a while, busy with school and my grandma died so yeah. Plus, I was totally stumped on what to write for this chapter ... Sorry if it stinks .

Special thanks to ukrainianelfhorse, for being such a loyal reader/reviewer :) Love you all though! HEARTS :D

I stared at them, the tears beginning to become more evident, and I felt a thick clog in my throat. "Mother ... Father ..." I whispered as I slowly began to cry and rushed forward into their waiting arms. I felt their warm embrace wrap around me tightly, my father resting his chin on my head, my mother resting hers on my shoulder and I was suddenly trapped between the two of them, feeling their calm wash over me.

"You have no idea how much we have missed you," my father whispered hoarsely.

"We thought we were doing the best for you, placing you on earth this time, instead of when you were a daughter of Athena and Apollo, Artemis and Ares, Aphrodite and Dionysus, Demeter and Poseidon, Hera and Zeus, Hestia and Hermes, Rhea and Zeus, and Phoebe and Hades. When you were born to those couples, we insisted on their raising and training you in their realms. That was obviously many mistakes, and we shall not make those mistakes again. You will finish your process of becoming a vampire in the human world, with Darian as your protector ..."

Hazel: Obviously, she doesn't own House of Night, only me and her other OC's :)

HAZEL

I looked at my parents with confusion. "Wait, I'm still confused ..."

"I'm sorry, my daughter, but you must go now, we can not answer your questions, for you must find the answers to them on your own. We love you so much, dear," my father suddenly sad, looking at me with a small smile.

Wait ... What is he ... NO! "No! I don't want to go! I still have more questions and I want to know you better ..." But it was too late they were already beginning to fade away into the darkness.

I began to feel things. The touch of wind blowing lightly against my skin. The light stroke of rough fingers smoothing over my cheek. I could hear distant whispering that sounded close to my name. Slowly, those whispers became shouts full of fear and sorrow.

"HAZEL PLEASE COME BACK TO US!" I should feel a rough shaking that was beginning to hurt at my shoulders and my eyes fluttered open slowly. Above me was Darian and his expression was full of fear and compelete devastation until he saw my eyes were open. His expression turn to that of relief and joy as he yanked me into his arms.

"God I've never been so scared in my entire life, Hazel! Don't ever do that again!"

I blinked and looked around with only my eyes, and they fell onto Zoey.

"Zoey ...?" I looked at her in confusion and she looked back at me with a wary smile.

"Hey there, Haze ..."

I turned my gaze to look at each person in the room. "What happened?"

They all hesitated, and then Stevie Ray spoke up. "We'll tell y'all later, 'kay hun?"

I felt my brows furrow. "Alright."

Darian stood and in the same motion lifted me up in his arms, holding me gently yet firmly against his chest, as though he were afraid I would break. "Let's get you to House of Night so Neferet can heal you."

I nodded and as I did, my chin fell to my chest in exhaustion. "Okay, Darian ..."

Then it was all dark.

A/N: Again, I'm so sorry for the wait and I'm really sorry it was short. I had problems saving this chapter a bunch of times and finally gave up and just left it as this. Next one will be EXTRA long ... I'm sorry y'all just been having a rough time lately :/ And if you think I should/should not continue writing this, go to my page and vote in the poll I have up.