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Zoey

Jeesh! Aphrodite and Darius 'celebrate' forever! I mean, I'm happy for her and all, but still. Couldn't they find a room?! I glanced over to them and made a disgusted face. Turning to Stark, I said, "Ew. Do you agree they should go somewhere private?" He looked at Aphrodite and nodded in agreement.

"Definitely. I mean, when I kiss you, it's always in private!" He smiled his cocky grin at me and took my hand. "Oh, yeah, that's what I was going to ask you! Just how exactly did Aphrodite get her mark back?"

I sighed but explained it. Again. "Stark, I've already told you! We asked for Nyx's help, and she came. Turned out she already knew – somehow – what we were going to ask, and said yes. Aphrodite had no idea what was going on, so I had to explain it to her then and there, in front of Nyx!" Stark hit himself over the head.

"Right, right. Sorry! Oh yeah! I'm so getting some of that pie!" He kissed my forehead and practically threw himself at the new pile of food that was placed on the table in front of us. Shaking my head, I turned around to find Stevie Rae bounding towards me.

"Z! Ohmygoodness!" She gasped for air and spoke, "I have so much to tell you, follow me. Oh, and you might want to smile in anticipation. It's great news!" I did what she said, and followed her to the room I was sharing with Stark. When I closed the door behind me, she burst into a deep explanation.

"Okay, okay, okay! Ready?" She asked, and then continued with no answer, "Well anyway, guess what? I was walking with Dallas after I apologized to him, for doesn't-really-matter reasons, and when we came in here… long story short, Aphrodite has her mark back!" She bounced up and down on the bed, but stopped when she saw my smile fade quickly.

"Stevie Rae, you took me all the way here to tell me that?! I'm the one who made it happen!" She looked at me sadly, but then realized the bright side of things.

"Dear goddess what did you just say? You made it happen? How in the world…?" she trailed off and I replied without hesitation.

"Well Aphrodite didn't know what I was doing, so I had to tell her in front of Nyx, so she couldn't pull out. It worked, and Nyx said yes, then she kissed her forehead and her mark was back!" I kept the details to a minimum. I had already told people a gazillion times.

"Well done, Z!" She jumped off the bed to hug me, and stepped back to look me in the eye. "I think we should go home. I don't like it here, it's way too hot for me, even at night time. Would be for Stark, too, but he just doesn't want to cause a fuss. Plus, we haven't heard from Kalona, and if he does return, we have Neferet!" She had a point. I tapped my finger on my chin while I thought. She was right. It was that simple. We could go home! We all knew we wanted to.

"Okay, you're right. We'll leave tomorrow night. Or morning in a way, so I'll go tell the others!"

Zoey

"Ah, hell!" I said as I turned to face Stark the following night/morning. I knew what he was going to say, and I knew it was right.

"You have to call his parents, Zoey! Heath would have wanted his parents to know before anyone else."

"I can't do it! Neferet?" I called out to Neferet, who was helping the apparently tiny Natalia on the Tulsa House of Night's private jet.

"Yes Zoey?" She answered, jogging over to where Stark and I were standing.

"Do I have to call Heaths parents?" She sighed and took my hand.

"I won't make you do that, Zoey. I will call the Lucks' on everyone's behalf." She pulled me into a motherly hug, and I could feel in my gut that she was the person she had been when I had first met her again.

"Thank you, Neferet. I wouldn't be able to handle it." Stark frowned at me, but took me from Neferet and together (hand in hand) we boarded the plane home.

Neferet

I had never been so happy in my life, ever before. I was so glad that Zoey and her friends had finally forgiven me for my stupid mistakes. Even thinking of Kalona and the horrible feeling he emits makes me shiver. I absolutely detested him.

I picked up my mobile and punched in the number of the Lucks' from my little piece of paper. I was standing on the steps to the plane, while everyone inside got their seats and everything organized. The phone started ringing, and I could feel the butterflies in my stomach.

Heath's mother answered on the third ring.

"Hello?" She chimed cheerily. Poor thing.

"Hello, is this Mrs. Luck?" I didn't have to fake my sad voice, I felt utterly terrible.

"Yes it is, who may you be?"

"My name is Neferet, from Tulsa's House of Night. I believe your son, Heath, came with us to Venice for a school trip. Am I correct?" I followed the story Zoey had told me Heath's parents knew, trying hard myself not to cry. I was just about to tell parents about the death of their children, and at such an early age!

"Yes, it is! Where's my baby? Can you put him on?" Her voice was in full panic moment now, and I took the plunge quickly, before I could back out.

"I am so very, very, very sorry Mrs. Luck, but I am afraid your son met a bad experience by a person who was stalking the school. They followed us everywhere, and when Heath accidentally did something that aggravated them, he…" I trailed off. What could I say?

There was silence on the other end of the phone, until she screamed for her husband to come downstairs to the phone. She repeated the story Zoey, Stark and I had made up, and then almost instantly it sunk in and they began to weep. When neither of them went back to the phone, I took the hint and hung up.

I cried silently to myself as I climbed the last stairs to the plane.

I know it was sad but completely necessary, I mean seriously! How are they gonna tell Heath's parents?!!?!

Also, in the next chapter, you'll get to meet Brooke and Lissarillia! Now come on… click that lil' green button… It's calling you!! Woooooooooooooooo!!! "Come click on me!!" *freaky ghost voice :D*

Also, I just recently bought the book the Summoning, by Kelley Armstrong. Has any1 read it? Do you like it??

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