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Zoey
"Where are we going?" I yelled, running through the city faster than I ever thought possible. "I should know your name, at least. Then I can actually yell at you properly!" He slows down to a walk with me in tow.
"It's Stark"
"Stark," I repeat in awe. He looks straight back at me with his brown eyes and brown, sandy-blonde hair all tousled from running. With a smirk, he doesn't say anything else. Lightly tugging on my hand we keep running. When we come to a stop it's in front of a huge gate, leading towards what looked to be an ordinary college campus. But it wasn't. There, standing before me, was the House of Night. The renowned boarding school for vampyres and vampyre fledglings. Despite all ready beating quickly from all the running, my heartbeat picks up even more, as my anxiousness starts to set in.
With one hand, Stark opened the main black, steeled gate. Suddenly, I could hear the clacking of heels down the brick pathway that lead to the building's entrance. I could see a woman in the distance. Once she was close enough I saw how extraordinary beautiful she was. It radiated from her like her own personal spotlight, drawing attention to her effortlessly. Stopping right in front of us, she completely ignored me to stare at Stark. It was fine by me, considering I was mesmerized and nervous by her powerful presence. I assumed that she was vampyre; I had never seen anything like her before.
"Well, Stark, how nice of you to return," I heard her say.
"Hello Neferet, long time no see." Stark replied beside me, while he let go of my hand to place his fist over his heart and bowed. Although he seemed respectful, there was a hint of sarcasm in his voice. I couldn't understand why though.
Her striking green eyes turn to me. "This must be Zoey Montgomery?" she asked, coming closer to look at me.
"Zoey Redbird." I surprisingly replied confidently.
Neferet grinned at that. "Being Marked entitles a new beginning; we give students the choice of deciding their name." Right before she came to stand in front of me, I could have sworn that there seemed to be a hint of shock or surprise, which coated her moss-green eyes, but it was gone not a second later.
"Your mark," She breathed, with an intrigued tone.
"What?" I asked, starting to panic. What's wrong with me now? I thought to myself.
"That's what I was going to show you Zoey," Stark said calmly.
"Stark, let's bring her inside," ordered Neferet while locking the large gates that lead into the House of Night. Walking through the grounds, I realized that this place was huge. Stark gently grabbed my hand again and we followed her. At first, I thought about pulling my hand away from his. It was almost automatic response for me to distance myself from anyone, but I was already alone in my old life. I didn't want to start my new one the same way. And having my hand in his was somewhat comforting.
Neferet opened the doors from the building, but I hesitated. Hell, if Stark wasn't holding my hand I would have made a run for it. Letting go of the door, she came to me. "I know that being Marked can be terrifying and unfamiliar, but don't be afraid. Change can be good." She patted my arm for comfort, but what I got from it was weird. Not only did I suddenly feel calm, there was also this vibe - or whatever you want to call it - and it wasn't good. Confused, I just decided to deal with one thing at a time and ignored it.
As we walked down the halls, there were lots of teenagers, all who had the blue outline crescent on their forehead. I also couldn't help but notice that they just gawked, gasped, and stared at me. Uhhh this is just going to be like human high school. And I'm the star of its freak show.
Stark seemed to notice how annoyed I was getting. He pulled me closer to him, glaring at anyone who even tried to take a look at me. Normally, I'd slap anyone who tried to act as if I was their property except with Stark it wasn't really like that. It seemed as if he was just trying to shield me. Wow I really need to stop thinking like that. Refocusing my attention, looking around, I noticed that all the students seemed to disappear. I wonder why they were so afraid of him.
It seemed like an eternity before we got to Neferet's office. We walked in and Stark lead me to a mirror that hung gracefully on the wall. It looked ancient. Kind of like an Egyptian artifact but so much more modern. The designs matched Neferet's tattoos. I nearly fainted at the sight in front of me. "But I-You-vampyre…?" I stuttered before I passed out for the second time that day.
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Awe hell, what just happened? I asked myself as I sat up.
"You fainted, my child," a voice whispered.
"Who's there?" I asked, jumping to my feet.
"Do not fret, I am here to help," The voice whispered again. "Come to me," it continued. A silver thread appeared, beckoning me, waiting for me to follow. I felt drawn to it, as if it controlled me. I felt myself moving forward without a second thought.
I followed the silver thread until I felt my head collide with something hard. "Ow," I mumbled, as I started to rub my head again, and looked up to see what I bumped into. There was an arch that had grown from the trees around. Grabbing a root I struggled to pull myself up. Standing straight up, in front of me, there stood a rock wall, about seven or eight fight high. There was a part where it looked like someone had punched it. I stood in front of that part, since it was clearly weaker. I tried hitting it, but no luck.
"Ask the earth to move as you push," the voice echoed again. I did as I was told.
I started to push against the rock and called out, "Earth, please move this rock from in front of me," I gasped, and took a step back when the rock started to crumble under my hands. "T-thank you, Earth." I stuttered out, before stepping through the enlarged hole to the other side, where I faced probably the prettiest woman I had ever seen. She wore a white dress, bordered with a fringe from the edge of the top's short sleeves to the hem that stopped at her knees. There were beads decorating each string: yellow, blue, red, green, and purple. Each complemented her olive skin nicely. With long flowing hair as dark as night, it glittered as if stars were placed throughout it. She also had a heart shaped face, with sparkling blue eyes, a small nose, and a perfect smile that made it impossible to frown when looking at her.
"Come, sit my child," she spoke, motioning for me to sit beside her against the rock wall. Again I was beckoned by the harmonious sound of her voice.
"Who are you?" I blurted out, and instantly covered my mouth. "Sorry," I whispered, looking up at her apologetically.
"There's nothing to be sorry for, Zoeybird." She said, smiling down at me. I was shocked when I heard her use the nickname my grandma had given me. I smiled, thinking of Grandma Redbird. She was probably in her lavender fields, harvesting their crops.
I was snapped out of my thoughts as the woman began to speak again. "I am known by many names, but your people know me as Nyx, the Goddess of the Night." She finished.
"Well, um, Nyx, I was just wondering, why is my mark filled in? I thought newly marked fledglings had outlines?" I asked, fidgeting because I was sitting next to such a powerful person/vamp.
"Well my child, because of your choice to let Stark help you. The path you decided to follow began by allowing him in instead of pushing him away."
I couldn't met her eyes "Like how I had pushed everyone else away."
She merely responded with a loving smile. "And of course, because of your affinities," my Goddess finished.
"Affinities?" I questioned confusingly.
"That is when a fledgling is gifted with the ability to tap into an element, such as air, fire, water, earth, and spirit, and to feel the element around you when it is called," Nyx answered.
"So, which do I have?" I wondered out loud.
"You'll find out soon enough, my child." She whispered, as she shimmered and then faded away.
"Wait! What's happening?" I yelled at her retreating figure. Then the world faded to black again.
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