Next chapter. This one is interesting cause you get to see Yang annoyed, not really angery but close. Oh and notice when ever he thinks of "home" and "family" he uses air quotes. So sit back and relax.

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Disclaimer: I don't own HON

Chapter 2:

Night

Yang's POV:

I groaned and rubbed the sore spot on my forehead. Man it hurt, what happened? Oh yeah that's right, stupid Tracker Marked us. Real great, like we were in enough trouble at "home;" Em was going to kill us.

Oh well you know the saying, "another one bites the dust."We had so many new "families" and "foster houses" and "homes" now a day's I barely pay much attention to them. Besides I wasn't as keen on making peace with the family as Yin was. He wanted to stay just one more day, one more week. Try and stay and make it last. Ha, fuck that, all I cared about was a place to get some food in my stomach.

And that didn't include there anymore, I'm sure the House of Night has food and clean beds. All I really need. Anyway back to the whole "just got marked" thing. I opened my eyes and saw my brother standing over me, holding his hand out to pull me up.

He had a deep plumish-pre-dawn crescent moon on his forehead. That was weird normally marks are blue but oh well. It suits him somehow. "Well this is ironic," I say, "at least we finally have a home we can say we've stayed in for four years."

Yin laughed and said. "Yeah, finally, now are you going to get up anytime soon or just lay there on your ass on the ground all day?" I rolled my eyes and grasped his hand. He grunted and pulled me to my feet. "Ugh, Em's going to kill us." Yin groaned. I nodded, "yeah but she already was anyway so let's hurry up and not keep the inevitable waiting."

We ran the rest of the way "home" and as soon as we reached the front doors we kicked off our shoes. And just to be safe we pulled our hoods over our heads and walked inside with our heads down. We sat down at the table and mumbled our hellos. Em shot us a glare and slide a plate of eggs, French toast, toast, bacon, sausage, and all the fixings.

She snapped, "where were you boys? Your mom's been worried sick. Ya'll are in enough trouble as it is without bein' an hour late from school." We open our mouths to explain but she interrupted. "Don't bother givin' any excuses you know I hate those. Listen boys, you know how I don't like you so I'll cut the shit. I want you to pack your bags today and ship out. Stay away from this family. Ya'll are nothin' but trouble and I can sense somethin' off ya that's not right." She waved her hand in front of us than pulled back, as if the air had burned her.

"Defiantly not right." She murmured. "This isn't where you belong ya here. Maybe a different family in a different place but not here;" she turned around rang the dish cloth out and said, "finish eating than pack your bags I'll tell your mom you ran away…or somethin'"

We nodded and headed upstairs our heads still down. Then I paused at the foot of the stairs. I couldn't resist one more jab. "Aw, but Antie Em, Sasha will be soo disappointed." Em slapped the dish cloth on the counter and snapped. "Now don't you dare, leave that little girl alone. You ain't part of this family. If you had it your way Yang you'd bring this whole family to the ground. 'Cause that's what you like Yang total destruction and the pain of other people. That's all you've ever done! Destroy this prefect family!" I shook my head and interrupted, "No families perfect Em…" than I gave an evil crooked smile, "we've all got skeletons in the closet, and sometimes their bones rattle."

Em snarled. "No you just shut up now Yang. I ain't goin' listen to your riddles. You don't care 'bout anyone or anything but yourself. You pretend to care for Yin but you don't. Now enough of this I'm done talking to you. Pack your bags Yang and get out, find some other place to go and some other family to destroy. Leave at once, don't come back." Then she turned around but stopped and added. "You know Yang someday you're going to care 'bout someone a lot and when you do its going to hurt, going to hurt badly. And you know what I'm going to be there Yang; I'll be there to rub it in your face."

I shook my head and ran up the stairs two at a time. As soon as I reached our room I closed the door, locked it, and turned to face Yin. "Well that was convent, was it not?"Yin shook he's head and said. "Extremely, why'd you have to bring up Sasha?" I smiled evilly and said. "Just to piss her off before we go. Just a little pay back for kicking us out, and in such a rude way to what a shame;" I shook my head.

Just than a few of the shadows withered in glee and the words kill her floated into my mind. My smile turned into an unnerving grin. One of the shadows slithered over to me ready to do what I commanded. Yin shook his head and said in a wary tone of voice. "Come on Yang, we need to go." I paused than nodded, waving away the shadows. "Ok sure brother, let's go."

So we left going to the House of Night, a.k.a. vampyre finishing school. We walked. Taking three hours to get there, we didn't cough, or feel dizzy or any other signs to of rejecting the change.

When we got there, there was a group of vampyres already out there waiting for us. I smiled and said. "Hie my name is Yang and this is my twin brother Yin." One girl with raven colored hair and onyx eyes and tattoos stretching across her inter body. Smiled at us and held out her hand. I reached for it and grasped her wrist in a traditional vampyre greeting.

She smiled and said. "Ah I see you're familiar with the traditional vampyre greeting. I am Zoey Redbird vampyre high priestess of this House of Night, and this is my Guardian Stark." She said making a motion to a strong black hair man with a red tattoo on his forehead. "Hey" we smiled at him. "Oh and this is the Red Vampyre High Priestess Stevie Rae."

She was a sweet woman with blue eyes and short blond hair. She had a warm smile and smelled of a nice earthy scent. "Hie ya" she said in a beautiful Okie accent. "And this…" Zoey continued, waving her hand to the only human in the group. "Is our leader of the Son of Erebus, and consort to Stevie Rae, Rephaim."

Rephaim smiled, dipping his head in respect to us. He was tall and muscular and had amber eyes, he's hair was raven black and had raven feathers tied into it. He's skin was a deep sun kissed bronze and everything about him screamed Cherokee heritage.

I tipped my head back and my laughter boomed out onto the night. "Wha-him he's a human. Why is he the Leader of the Sons of Erebus? Shouldn't it be Stark sense he's your Guardian and all."They frowned at me for a second but then Zoey smiled slightly.

"Yes I know it might seem strange and out of character. But Rephaim is no ordinary human." She paused and turned to face the man in question. He smiled and nodded in encouragement. "He used to be the most powerful son of a fallen angel. He's had a lot of experience, not just in fighting but knowledge and life lessons. And he has been in countless fights. So well Stark may be my Guardian he is not the leader of our Sons of Erebus as Rephaim is."

I nodded and took a step back. And then I really looked up at Rephaim. Not look looked at really more I looked through him. I looked into his soul and when I did I blinked in shock and moved closer to my brother. "Hey" I whisper, motioning to Rephaim. "Do you notice that?" Yin looked at Rephaim more closely and blinked in shock.

His soul was strange. All it was a ball of pure Light with Darkness slithering around the edges. The edges of his soul were tattered and worn with Darkness outlining it. Darkness wasn't in domain of his soul but it had a distinct presence in it that bewildered me. Then I watched a strand of that Darkness slide out and snake around the Light orb. Trying to choke his essence with doubt; just as the strand was about to hook on Stevie Rae placed her hand on his arm and the core of Light flared and the Darkness retreated with a hiss of frustration; in till it was just a fading shadow staining him with the hunting memory of the past.

Rephaim shifted his weight; feeling uncomfortable with our scrutiny. Stevie Rae smiled and said. "Well let's get ya'll inside and settled into your new home." Rephaim nodded in agreement with his Priestess and said. "Yes welcome to the House of Night children come we already have your rooms all set up."

So what u think. How'd you like the bit about Rephaim's soul nice? Oh and for those of u who think Stark should be leader but I think I make some valid points Rephaim has more expreince than Stark and yeah he may be a consort and consorts don't take part in stuff like that but Rephaim is pretty much a warrior in and of himself. Plus he also reminds me of SR's own presonal warrior. So he gets the job.