The Reckoning By 331
This is what happens after the Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
I do not own anything and it all belongs to Kelley Armstrong. I am just using her characters and adding a few of my own.
Chloe's POV
When I woke up, Derek wasn't there. I shook my head awake, and looked around. I was still in the living room, and some other girl was sitting on the other couch watching some movie, which I later found out was Shaun of the Dead. I love that movie. Its a hilarious zombie movie, even with all the language and stuff (it's rated R). But it was really sad when he had to shoot his mom when she got infected by the zombies. The other girl was at the part when Shaun and Ed are deciding which records to throw at Mary the 1st zombie and the 2nd unnamed zombie who attacked them through a window.
I felt dizzy, so I laid back down and dozed for a few minutes. When I woke up there was another person right there. I freaked.
"Hi!" I jumped and fell back against the couch. Then I waved meekly. The girl smiled. She had red curls and freckles, and hazel eyes, and had her curls up in pigtails. She was wearing a hot pink t shirt and a purple and white polka dotted skirt with bright blue suspenders and pink and white striped tights. She was leaning in really close and was kinds creeping me out.
"My name's Angie, what's yours?" She seemed overly energetic. I was having a dumbstruck moment so I just stared.
"You don't say much, do ya? Are ya dumb? Are you disabled? Or just shy? I'm 14, by the way and I'm an air half demon. I'm awesome at gymnastics and cheer leading and anything to do with jumping and love funny movies like this. Do you like funny movies? I like them a lot, cuz' when I laugh I'm happy and when I'm happy I feel energized and ready bounce off the wall like I'm crazy and I..."
She kept going and going and going and going and going and going and going and going and-.
"STOP!" She stopped.
"What?" she said.
"Breathe once and a while! And SLOW DOWN. Then at least I'll know what you're saying."
"Oh sorry, I guess I got carried away. When I get excited it just sorta happens. So what's your name?"
"Chloe," came from behind me. I turned and saw Derek at the door. He was trying not to laugh.
"Hey Derek. Where'd you go? You were here when I fell asleep, and when I woke up you were gone."
"Do you know what time it is? Its like 10:30am and I don't pass up food when its given."
I thought it was really pointless to ask what time it is when you already know, but I didn't say anything. Just then my stomach growled. Derek laughed, and walked out.
"Leftover's are in the kitchen," he called over his shoulder.
"So your name's Chloe?" I turned back to Angie.
"Yeah, and I'm a necromancer,"
"Really? That's so cool! Raising the dead and stuff is awesome, but I heard it takes a lot of power to do that. So I'm guessing that you haven't, have ya?"
"I did it twice while unconscious, once consciously by accident, and once on purpose."
Her eyes went wide.
"OMG!THAT'S AWESOME! CAN I SEE?"
"Um, I really don't think I should. I think I'm just gonna go eat breakfast." I got up to go.
"Well okay! Maybe some other time!Bye!" and she went back to watching her movie.
When I got to the kitchen, Simon, Tori, Caleb, and Derek were already there. They were eating bacon and waffles, which I thought was a weird combination but liked just the same. I grabbed a plate and sat down. Simon smiled at me, and Tori gagged.
"Why don't you just get it over with and make out? At least then I could steal your bacon." We all stared at her.
"Why do you have to ruin everything, Tori? Why can't you just keep your mouth shut?" Simon glared at her.
"Well maybe its because when I'm trying to eat, I'd rather not have to throw up in my mouth,"
"Go to hell Tori," Derek grunted.
"I'm already here," she said, and got up and left.
"Bitch!" Simon called after her.
"I'd rather be one then be born from one!" she called back. Simon turned red and ran after her. I could have sworn I saw steam come out his ears.
"You take that back!" That was the last thing we heard before the crash and multiple cries of pain. Simon rushed back in holding his face.
"She threw a chair at me!"
"After you said I was just like my mother, bitching and psycho! Don't you ever say that I'm anything like my mother again or that will be the last thing you ever do!" And with that she stormed out.
"Ouch," came from Caleb's direction. Simon went to the bathroom to nurse his wounds, while Derek and I continued to eat. Caleb left for the living room.
"So have you seen any other new people yet?"
"Not yet, but I did see Andrew. He told me the house is really big, so that means there's probably another kitchen in another part of the house, and that's probably where everyone else is." I nodded and continued to eat. We finished at the same time, but I dropped my fork. When I bent down to get it, it was already gone.
"Looking for this? I'll just put it over here." Derek took my plate too and put it by the sink.
"Thanks," I said. He shrugged. We stood there awkwardly for a moment.
"So, uh, what do you want to do now?" Derek said, I shrugged.
"I guess we could go look for that other kitchen," I said. Derek nodded, and we headed for the door. I tripped again. His sturdy hands wrapped around my waist and stopped my plummet. I didn't freak out this time. Instead, I turned to look at him.
"Th-thanks," I said. Stupid stutter. He was looking down at me. His eyes were a nice shade of emerald, and they sort of sparkled. His face had gotten better too. Much less acne. I felt my face get hot. I stared up at him, and I felt that weird, unknown feeling, the could be good or bad feeling that I just wasn't sure of. But then I coughed, and Derek seemed to wake up, at least partially.
"Y-your w-wel-, I mean"-gulp-"your welcome," he said. I gaped. Derek. Stuttered. DEREK STUTTERED. DEREK. DEREK SOUZA. My mind started racing, I felt really dizzy. I put my hand against the wall and stood up. Derek backed up to the table and looked at his feet. I was panting. We stood like that for a minute.
"We should probably go find that other kitchen," I panted. Derek nodded without looking up, and went ahead of me into the hallway. We were about to go into the room across from the living room, when Andrew walked up.
"There you are!" he said.
"Everyone else is waiting in the kitchen on the other side the house. C'mon, I lead you there." We nodded and followed. I felt queasy. What was that? I shook my head and concentrated on putting on a smile for meeting and greeting people.
Andrew led us through and assortment of rooms. We passed a workout room, a library, what looked like a nurses office, a room entirely full of different sized trampolines, an indoor pool, a bowling alley, a home theater, (I was ecstatic), a mini night club, and a locker room for sports and stuff .Andrew told us that in the basement there was an entire arcade, upstairs was just bedrooms, and outside there were all sorts of sports related fields. There was also an office/work area for the adults to do their at-home jobs, a whole room devoted to bouncy houses (which was kinda weird, since they already had a room full of trampolines), and a couple lounge rooms with TVs thrown in here and there.
"What are you guys, billionaires!" I said. Andrew chuckled.
"No, if we were billionaires we'd have an amusement park. And unfortunately, we don't. We're just funded by one of the more, 'well-off' supernaturals." When we got to the other kitchen, it was a lot bigger than the one we had. It had all sorts of new stainless steel appliances, and like six refrigerators. There was also a large pantry and meat locker.
Everyone else was sitting at a big table across the room. Andrew led us over and had us sit down next to Simon and Caleb. Tori was at the other end of the table talking to some girl I hadn't met yet.
"Okay, lets get started," Andrew said.
"Who wants to go first? Oh, okay lets have the kids start us off. Angie, would you please go first?" the girl I had met earlier jump up and smiled.
"Okay! I'm Angie, I'm 14, and I'm an air half demon! I love sports and shopping and funny movies and hide seek with fun people! Oh and trampolines and bouncy houses!"
Now I knew why both rooms existed. The blonde kid next to her got up. He had blue eyes and a cocky smile, and he was wearing a t shirt and some jeans.
"I'm Joey, I'm 15, and I'm a Seergion (see-er-jee-on) half demon, which means I can control living things. I can pretty much posses them, but I won't actually be in their body. But I can make them do whatever I want, and if I try hard enough I can even make them say whatever I want. And I can do it with animals to, except the talking part. I like sports, competition, funny people blowing up or doing stupid stunts, left for dead (1 and 2), call of duty, and world of warcraft. I also don't mind eating contests, but I'm allergic to seafood, so no lobster or shellfish or anything."
He sat down, and the next person looked way younger. Well, the next two people. They spoke at the same time.
"We're Sadie and Petra, and we're 7 year old twins. We're both water half demons. We like fun stuff, the colors blue pink, purple, and green, and anything we can make. Cause we love art. Yay! We're done!" and they sat down together. The next person was way older. And Australian. She had red brown hair and brown eyes, and was wearing, a tan shirt, a bluey-purple vest, tight jeans and boots that matched her hair.
"I'm Lacie, I'm 19, and I'm a witch. I like shopping with Angie, playing the guitar, and singing, and I also like trampolines." she had a cool accent, kinda like British but not. That's what makes it Australian. I love how those people say water bottle. They kinda skip over the T's to make it sound kinda like "wha'er boh'ul". And then add a little british-ish accent and your saying water bottle like and Australian. Or was that British? Anyway, t sounds so cool and is fun to say.
Caleb was next. He was wearing a navy t shirt and jeans.
"I'm Caleb, I'm 17, I'm a telepathic sorcerer. I like video games, drums and TV."
He sat down quick. The girl next Tori got up after him. She had blonde hair and brown eyes. She had on a gray and red abercrombie shirt, what I assumed was abercrombie jeans, and brown ankle boots.
"I'm Sarah, I'm 15, and I'm a shaman. I like shopping, swimming, and texting."
She sat down and she and Tori started whispering again. The next guy stood up. He had short black hair and and green eyes, but a different green than Derek. He looked Indian (the kind from India, no the native American kind), and was wearing yellow pants, a gray shirt with a black print, and a black and yellow scarf. And some gray converse sneakers.
"I'm Damien, I'm 18, I'm a necromancer, and I'm gay. I love Legend of Zelda, Okami, and Kingdom Hearts, and I also love anime. I can draw them really well too. I also like shopping." He fluffed his scarf and sat down. The last guy to get up was tall and muscular. I saw Derek stiffen so I knew it was a werewolf. He had light brown hair, and blue eyes, and was wearing a t shirt and jeans.
"I'm Shane, I'm 16, and I'm a werewolf. I like sports, TV, and video games." He sat back down, and then Andrew gestured to the adults to start. The first adult to get up had red hair, blue eyes and glasses. He wore a collared short and some jeans.
"I'm Mike, I'm a shaman, and I'm 36. I like swimming and basketball."
The next was a woman with brown hair and hazel eyes, and wore a long brown ruffle skirt and a turquoise tight long-sleeve shirt. She looked like she could be a supermodel.
"I'm Arabelle, I'm a telepathic necromancer, and I'm 27. I like being outside, friendly competition, and yoga. And shopping."
next was a older lady with a kind face and a mom-ish pant and sweater set. She was blonde with green gray eyes.
"I'm Anna, I'm an Earth half demon, and my age doesn't matter. I love cooking and gardening and watching TV. And shopping."
"And everyone already knows I'm a sorcerer, so now we'll introduce the new kids," Andrew said, gesturing to us. Simon got up first. He was wearing a t shirt and tight jeans, and his blonde hair was messily spiked.
"I'm Simon, I'm a sorcerer, and I'm 15. I love drawing anime too and I also like video games and sports." he sat down and nudged Derek to go. He was wearing a tight tshirt which was unusual, because he usually wore baggy clothes to hide his muscles, but I guess the clothes were borrowed. He was also wearing jeans. He looked really good from where I was sitting. The tight shirt showed of his muscles perfectly and he looked considerably cu...whoa there Chloe. I pushed the thoughts from my mind. He stood up.
"Derek, 16, werewolf, like food." and he sat right back down. I got up. I was still wearing my borrowed pajamas of cami, cotton shorts, and a hoodie.
"I'm Chloe, I'm 15, and I'm a necromancer. I like movies, directing, trampolines, swimming, and not being killed by psycho genetic modifiers." I sat down and watched Tori get up. She had on a yellow t shirt from Hollister and tight jeans.
"I'm Tori, I'm 15, and I'm a witch. I like shopping, texting, and mtv." She sat back down.
"Okay, now that everyone's met, you guys have the rest of the day to get used to each other, and then tomorrow we'll figure out what we're gonna do." and with that all the grown ups left.
As soon as the last adult had vacated the area, Joey came rushing over.
"Hey babe, I like you." And then he kissed me on the lips.