Zoey

"So what do you wanna do now?" Stark asked.

"Well actually I... never mind it's stupid."

"No tell me pleaseeee." He said, dragging out the last word, "I promise I won't laugh."

"Okay, um I was wondering if you could teach me archery."

"Of course!" He beamed at me, "but why all of the sudden?"

"Well actually I always liked it, but I sort of suck when it comes to aim." I giggled, feeling a little embarrassed.

"I'm sure you'll be great." He smiled reassuringly at me.

When we reached the field house where the archery equipment was, I was happy to find no one there, because I didn't want to accidentally shoot someone in the head or something.

I grabbed a bow and a couple of arrows, not even sure how to hold it.

"Alright let's see what you know." Stark said smiling cockily at me.

"What! I have absolutely no idea what to do though." I gasped.

"I know, I just want to see where to start with you though."

"Um that would be like level negative 15."

"Come on times-a-wasting." His smile grew, obviously enjoying himself.

I sighed and held the bow awkwardly, not having a clue about what to do. Finally I got myself situated, aimed for the bulls eye and the arrow flew a whopping 2 feet. I groaned.

"That actually wasn't too bad," Stark said walking over to me.

"Uh yeah it was."

"Not really you just need to put a little more power into hit. Look, put your hand here." He said placing my hand a little bit farther up the stringy part of the bow.

All of a sudden I felt like I had grown up doing archery. Everything felt so familiar, and without even thinking I released the arrow. It whooshed through the air and landed on it's mark exactly.

I looked over at Stark, shocked, and saw that he was staring at me with a face that probably mirrored my own.

"What the- how did you do that?" he breathed.

"I-I don't know all of a sudden I felt like I was a pro at it, and I sort just let the arrow go."

"Here," he gave me an arrow, "try it again."

Again I felt the rightness that a bow and arrow suddenly gave me, and again the arrow found it mark, splintering the other one in two.

"Oh my gosh Zoey, what if this is your new gift, like mine!" Stark looked at me excitedly.

"I don't think so... what about the first time I tried, it was a total fail." I thought, scrunching up my eyebrow.

His smile faded a little as he remembered, "oh yeah, well then what is it?"

Suddenly the answer just popped in to my head, and I felt like an idiot for not thinking of it before, "Stark! I think I can copy other people's affinities! But I think I have to have direct contact. "

"What really that's so cool! Can you keep them now?" Stark beamed at me.

But before I could answer the air around us started to shimmer.

"Nyx!" Stark gasped.

"Merry meet my children." Nyx smiled at us.

"Merry meet." We responded.

"Congratulations Zoey, you have discovered your new affinity." She smiled, showing obvious pride for me. I grinned back so big I thought my face would become stuck like that.

"Thank you, but what exactly are the rules for it."

"Well you have already realized that you ave to have direct contact with the person. You can also only replicate one affinity at a time, but for only one hour. So after that hour is over you will have to touch that person again if you want to have the gift again."

"But what about Aphrodite, when she was having a vision why didn't I get sucked into it too when I picked her up." I asked

"Aphrodite is obviously very special to me, but she is also a human, your power will only work on vampyres and fledglings. And although Stark is technically a spirit he died as a vampyre, so your affinity pertains to him as well." She explained.

I nodded, trying to hold in my excitement. I couldn't wait to try this out on other people, this would definitely kick Neferet's buttocks.

Nyx laughed softly as if reading my thoughts, but then her face hardened, "There are many risks that come with this power Zoey."

Of course there were, because it'd be to easy to give me something witthout any problems.

"Since you can replicate any affinity through touch alone, when you are in battle with Neferet you are bound to have contact. Meaning when you do you will have not only her psychic powers, but you will also control darkness. And since Neferet has ainted your blood with Darkness it will be extremely difficult for you to resist it's power."

My blood instantly went cold. Why would Nyx allow me to have this power if it would mean I would be evil?

"Zoey I am giving you this power because I believe that you are the only person capable of controlling. Like I said it will be difficult, but as long as you make the right choices, which I'm sure you will, you will succeed."

"But what if I don't make the right choices, and end up evil like in Aphrodite's vision where I was burning everyone..." my voice trailed off.

Nyx smiled sweetly at me, "You are not in this alone Zoeybird, there are more people on your side then you think."

"What do you mea-" I tried to ask, but she was already shimmering away.

"Have faith in yourself Zoey." And with that she was gone.

So now you know what her new affinity is! It took me awhile to choose one that was semi-original but ah well, I figured it out eventully. But anywho the next chapter is going to be a Zaphrodite one, because I was reading the review from wolf eyes yesterday, and I really have been making it more Syark/Zoey, sooo...yeah I hope you like it c=