DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF P.C. CAST, KRISTAN CAST OR STEPHANIE MEYER'S CHARACTERS. THE ONLY ONES I CLAIM ARE FROM THE HOUSE OF LIGHT (SAM and RAZOR).
Chapter 1 πρίγκιπας μου
A/N Chapter title translation: My Prince
Happy Together – Filter
"I think about you day and night
It's only right,
to think about the girl you love
and hold her tight, so happy together
You and me!
Me and you!"
Out of all the sons and daughters of the Sun, only females became Trackers. So to say that I was surprised when I saw a male Tracker with a blue crescent moon on his forehead in my room in the middle of the night, would be an understatement.
A momentary feeling of fear shot through me as he raised his hand, pointed at me and said "Samantha Fin! Night has chosen thee; thy death will be thy birth. Night calls to thee; hearken to Her sweet voice. Your destiny awaits you at the House of Night!" and the world exploded into darkness.
Waking up was a blessing and a curse. The monster headache was definitely a curse but the familiar warmth and woodsy scent of my boyfriend Seth was, without a doubt, a blessing. His arms tightened around me when he realized that I was awake.
"Sleeping Beauty." He greeted softly. My heart warmed at the nick name. He had given it to me when we met. Coincidentally, I had been unconscious then as well.
"Prince Charming." I said back. I opened my eyes to see his gorgeous, tanned face tight with worry.
"What?" I asked, immediately on alert. He didn't say anything; he just reached behind him and pulled out a mirror. I froze as my eyes adjusted and I saw that a blue crescent moon has woven itself into my golden sun mark.
"Holy hell." I muttered. Seth held me closer as I began to shiver. His warmth enveloped me as tears began to roll down my face. I hated crying but as fear weaseled itself into my mind, I couldn't help it. Being the history buff that I am, I knew about almost all of Wolvyn history. Nothing like this had ever happened before.
The mixing of the Vampyre and Wolvyn lines has never occurred. The Vampyre race didn't even know ours existed because we have never integrated. Hell, we only knew they existed because they came out to the world. We saw how bad it was for them and we learned from their mistake.
It was law that humans were not to know of Wolvyn existence. But for some unknown reason tonight of all nights I had managed to change history and break law without even trying.
"Have you called Razor?" I asked. Seth nodded his head.
"How long was I out?"
"Not long. A few minutes." He whispered. "I wouldn't have even noticed you were out of bed until I heard you whimpering." His forest brown eyes never left mine as he spoke, so I saw every emotion from worry to fear to helplessness go across his face.
"I'm scared." I confessed into his chest.
"Me too." He said.
"What are you afraid of?" I asked, going into a game that he and I played to calm each other when we were upset about something.
"I'm afraid that I won't be able to help you. That when they take you to the House of Night, I will no longer be able to see you. I'll have to wait for some lame ass visiting day to hear your voice and feel your touch." His words come out bitter. "What are you afraid of?"
"I'm afraid that I have become some sort of freak of nature and that when I get to the House of Night they will reject me. That you won't be allowed to see me because of what we are. That I will be alone.
"You will never be alone." He says. His lips brushed mine as a knock sounded at the door. Razor stepped in and walked over to us.
His shaggy red hair shook as he crouched down to our level. "You ready to go kiddo?" His was voice full of confusion but not unkind.
Absolutely not. Is what I want to say, but I know that I have no choice. It was be ready to leave or be ready to die. The closest House of night was in Tulsa, Oklahoma and it would take twenty-four hours to get there from here. I only had forty-eight before I died.
"Yes." I said.
"Pack your bags. Only take necessities, I will come back for your other things when you are settled in." He stood and looked at Seth. "Seth, when she's done, escort her to the entrance of the school and wait for me."
Seth nodded as Razor turned and left. He turned his attention back to me as I tried to stand only to fall back into his chest. I frowned as I attempted to get up again and My head began to pound with tremendous force at my strenuous efforts.
My eyes closed on their own accord and my hands held my head. When the pain dialed down a notch I opened my eyes and looked at Seth. "Help?" I asked softly.
"Of course." He nodded. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he lifted me off the ground. He put me on our bed and began to gather my things.
Somewhat tense silence filled the room as he piled items into the backpack, and I began to worry about how we were going to be together when I left. When I first arrived at the House of Light I had been completely insecure. I was raised by my father in the middle of no where, and the only people I had contact with were the ones at the market. Not counting the vendors, people were few and far between and looked average. The people here had been gorgeous beyond belief. No one was obese, everyone had a tan and they all dressed the way I did not.
In my mind everyone had always been prettier and skinnier and better than me. It had only been in the last six months that those feelings had begun to ebb away. With me gone there would be no one here for Seth, and I worried that someone better than me would come through and take him.
"Charming?" I said. He turned from packing my shirts and looked at me. Unable to meet his eyes I stared at my hands. "When I leave... if there is someone here that is better for you than me, you should-"
"Hell no." he interrupted. Startled I looked up.
"But what if-"
"No. No what-ifs and no buts. I will not choose someone else over you. I don't care if they say I can't come and visit. There is nothing in Hell or Heaven that will stop me from reaching you." He said heatedly.
His eyes burn bright as he strode over and kissed me until I was left dizzy and out of breath. "Okay?" He asked, a little breathless himself.
"Okay."
x–X–x
When he is done packing, he carries me down to the entrance of the school and as we waited for Razor to arrive, I tried testing my ability to stand. Seth supported my wobbly legs and after a few tries I was able to walk again.
A black jeep rolled up and Razor appeared from inside. He nodded to Seth who went and put my things in the backseat and came back to me. He reached for me and we kissed passionately for a moment. Razor cleared his throat and Seth and I broke the kiss. Our foreheads touched and tears streamed down my face as I whispered a choked "I love you."
"I love you more." He said.
"I love you most." I said, as I back away to the jeep. We stared at each other even as I closed the door and while the jeep drove off, and until he is nothing but a speck in the distance.
"Cheer up kiddo," Razor said, ruffling my hair. "You'll see him on visiting day."
"How do you know that?" I asked. "Did you call them and tell them we were coming?"
"You know I didn't." He looked at me with a frown. "What would I say? Hey, is this the Tulsa House of Night? It is? Fantastic. I have something that will shock your socks off. Well, get this, I have this amazing kid who was already marked by the Light God Aether, who just happens to be your Goddess's son, and, can you believe it?, She was marked by your Goddess! I know, it's completely crazy."
I rolled my eyes at his theatrics. He had a point though. There was no way that anyone would believe him over the phone.
"What's your plan then? Bust in, have me shift, and wait until the panic dies down so we can talk?" I ask skeptically.
"Close. I will introduce myself and what we are. Then I will shift, because you are still learning, and then we will wait until the panic dies down and talk."
I groaned in apprehension. I could already tell that this was not going to go very well.
A/N Okay so first off HAPPY NEW YEAR! I know this isn't very different from the original first chapter, but my main goal had been to correct grammatical errors and such. That does not mean there are none lolz. The next chapter will be updated next Saturday and for those who are new (which I doubt there will be any) I haven't read this series in a very very long time; I apologize for any and all OOC. The chapters will get longer the farther into the story this goes so bare with me. Please R&R ^-^
