I felt someone rubbing my back, but I didn't turn, I just couldn't. That poor man did nothing and he had to die because of nothing.
I heard feet shuffling and people talking about me or the sacrifice. No one came up to help me or even dispose of the head, except that one hand caressing my shoulder.
The person cradled me in his arms and he started walking. I sniffled and smelled the earthy smell, Dimitri.
"W-w-what a-are y-you d-d-doing?" I said in between sobs.
"We are taking you back to your room to get some clothes on instead of pajamas." I smiled at least he wasn't making a big deal about this, except the picking me up part.
"Can I get down?" I asked.
"Are you sure?"
"I think I can walk. Just because I was scared to death doesn't mean I can't walk." He smiled and put me down.
He kept offering me Kleenex after Kleenex even though I said my nose was fine. He kept his hand on the middle of my back pushing me forward, and his hand felt like fire. I had to check just in case, but he felt warm.
"Are you ok?" I asked.
"Yeah, a little chilly, but I'm fine." Wired.
When we walked into the room with all the cats I asked:
"What's with this?"
"With what?" he responded.
"All these cats, there's like 40? 50?"
"There are about 500 in this whole house."
"HOLY CRAP! Why?" I shouted.
"Well sometimes the cat wants to own us and there are a lot of people in Anthern's house."
"Wait, own us?"
"Unlike in the human world, we don't own cats. We can't control them." How odd.
We kept walking when a cat came up to me. It started rubbing against my legs and purring. The cat was black and its pink tongue kept sticking out. The creepy part was it had purple eyes.
"That's Dreamer; she was Kirsten's cat." Dimitri said.
I picked up Dreamer and she started purring even louder. I put her on my shoulder and continued walking. She kept complaining over my shoulder so much that I just had to put her down, but I didn't want to.
We went up the stairs and at the very top I was so tiered I dropped Dreamer on the floor and almost fell on top of her.
"How do you do that?" I asked Dimitri. He wasn't even breathing hard.
"You'll get used to it." Yeah right.
We walked past so many different colored doors that were in different shades of velvet. Except one of the doors that were a crossed the hall from mine. It was made from reddish-pink silk. How can you make a door out of silk? How could the door knob be there?
"That's Aphrodite and Venus's room. There twins and they are Love Keepers. It's funny how the Roman and Greek goddess of love are named Venus and Aphrodite. What a coincidence right? You want to go meet them?" He asked.
"Sure," we walked into a room that looked a lot like mine, but with pink silk, even for the carpet, but there were two queen beds instead of one double king's bed. They had everything I had except doubled and a huge curtain of silk, and it blocked out all of the light from the sun.
"Where did they get the curtain?" I asked Dimitri.
"Do you want one? We thought you might like the sun for a little bit longer."
"I always liked the night. I never was really a day person. I would love to have one." He nodded when two girls came out of the closet dresses in gothic wearings. One was dark and had really straight hair and brown eyes and the other one was white with curly blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Tessa, this is Aphrodite and Venus. I think you have already met Aphrodite." I stretched my hand out for a hand shake when they both put there right hand in a fist, put it over there heart, and bowed. So I did the same.
"How can you guys be twins?"
"Different parents." They both said, probably already heard that question.
"It's finally nice to meet you even though we're already going to meet you in school. Please take your shoes off when you come in here Dimitri." Venus said.
"I was just going to take Tessa back to her room; we just came over to say hi."
"Hey." I said awkwardly.
Dimitri shut the door behind us and we went to my room. When I sat down on a huge purple recliner chair with a lamp behind it I saw Dimitri grab a book from the shelf.
"Here," he said as he threw the book at me. "Scoot over." Yes the chair was big enough for two people.
He wrapped his arm around me and I leaned against him. I opened the book on my lap and realized it was a yearbook.
"What's this?" I asked.
"This is the year book from last year. It has everyone in it. Even me and Kirsten and the Twins almost everyone."
"Wait you're a student?"
"No I graduated 20 years ago. I'm just a teacher."
"Really? Well what do you teach?"
"I am the Feeler teacher. You will have my class," he cocked his head to one side like a dog when he was confused. "8th hour."
"But I'm a Dream Keeper not a Feeler."
"Yes, but you need to know about Feelers and Choosers and Guardians and Love Keepers and-" I cut him off.
"Wait, wait, how many are there?" I asked.
He didn't answer he just got up, leaving me cold and lonely, and got a piece of paper and pen from the desk. He scribbled a little bit and joined me again on the couch.
"This is all the Immortal types we have."
Choosers- Can choose anything and it shall be done.
Feelers- Can feel people's emotions
Thinkers-Can hear people's thoughts at that moment
Touch Thinkers-Can touch people and hear every thought they ever had.
Seers- Can see the future
Attracters- Can attract any person and make them do what they say
Dream Keepers- Can read, interpret, control, and watch people's dreams
Love Keepers- Can create or destroy true love
Spirit- Holder of Spirit
Air- Holder of Air
Fire- Holder of Fire
Water- Holder of Water
Earth- Holder of Earth
Pup Keepers- Takes care of the baby Immortals
Spirit Keepers- Takes care of the spirits of our ancestors
Fairy Keepers-Takes care of Fairies
Cat Keepers- Takes care of cats
Guardians- Takes care of Immortals and protect them
He wrote all of that in five seconds.
"Wow 18 types."
"Yep and there in that order from Royal to Guardians."
"So I can control any body from Dream Keepers all the way to Guardians?"
"Well you can't control them, but you do have authority over them."
"Wow!"
"Okay keeps that and this year book has everyone you will be learning with except the seniors."
We looked through the book and found 500 people in there. Dimitri and his stupid hair cut, Anthern and his long beard, and Kirsten who looked just like me.
"She's like a replica." I said.
"Yes that's how we knew for sure that you were the next Dream Keeper."
We laughed for ever at the Immortals with goofy pictures. Every time we got closer and closer. Finally it started getting cold that I grabbed a blanket from my bed and we snuggled in it together. We looked at the book longer and going back and looking at it again.
"What time is it?" Dimitri asked.
"3:30 in the morning." I said automatically. "How did I know that?" I asked.
"All Immortals know the time without looking at a clock. It's wired, but you'll get used to it."
There was a light knock on the door and Dimitri and I both shouted 'come in' which put us in more laughter. Some man came in and smiled when he saw us.
"Why I can see you two are getting cozy."
"Tessa, this is Ethan, he is one of our male Attracters. Also a good friend of mine."
I couldn't stop staring at him. He was so gorgeous his brunette hair was down to his chin, but a little longer than Dimitri's and he had the most beautiful brown eyes that I just melted away.
"I have been looking all over for you Tessa. I am going to be your Attracters teacher. You will have me 3rd hour."
"Awesome!" I said a little too loud. Dimitri's eyebrow rose at me in question.
"Just great!" I said again.
"Well school starts tomorrow at sun down so I would go to sleep if I were you."
"Will do." Dimitri answered for me.
He left the room and Dimitri picked me up like a baby and dropped me on the bed while I laughed. I can't believe I am 18; I feel like I am 7.
"Good night Dimitri."
"Good night Tessa you too Dreamer." She hopped up on the bed and I began petting her. Dimitri left and once my head hit the pillow I was asleep.
A/N: Hope you like this longer chapter:D
i just couldn't stop writing it.
Wait till 2marrow when she goes to school
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