Just so you know I'm making all this up as I go but I'm enjoying it what's going to happen next? Read to find out! :)
Kalona landed first on the grounds of the manor his sons landed behind and around him.
"Use this place to stay I'll take care of the humans" Kalona told Nisroc who was in charge since neither he nor Rephaim would be here, Nisroc nodded and entered the house his brothers following, Kalona watched until they were all inside then he leaped back into the air.
Convincing the human to sell the manor was easy, most humans crumbled with the promise of money which Kalona provided, treasure was another thing he had enjoyed collecting over the millenniums he had once watched a man die of happiness when he showed him a piece of treasure from centuries before at the time it was very amusing thinking back on it, it was still amusing Kalona laughed as he returned to the House of Night.
Shaunee:
The short bus pulled up at the school, Shaunee sat two seats from the very back of the bus her head against the window gazing out, no one sat next to her that was okay with her, Zoey sat with Stark of course, Stevie Rae and Rephaim sat at the very back because Stevie Rae loved it and Rephaim loved anything she did, Darius the son of Erebus warrior drove the bus with Aphrodite in the seat next to him, Damian sat alone just behind her, right behind him the other red fledglings took up the rest of the seats Ant with Johnny B, Kramisha with Shannoncompton, Shaylin by herself across from Venus by herself as well, like she would ever let anyone sit next to her she didn't like, which was everyone.
The doors opened and everyone filed out Shaunee let everyone go before her and slowly followed them, though she was glad she could be herself she found she was a little lonely.
Shaunee decided she needed to change her schedule not only to be away from Erin but to learn what she wanted to, so she headed straight for Thanatos's office she knocked on the door.
"Come in" Shaunee did closing the door behind her.
"Shaunee what brings you here child?" Shaunee looked into the eyes of Thanatos and sucks in some air.
"I want to change my schedule Thanatos, I've recently found I've been living another's life and I don't want that any more, I want to be me and live my life, I may not be overly fond of school but since I'm here I want to be able to study what I want" Shaunee watched Thanatos's reaction it was not one of surprise.
"Very well Shaunee what classes do you wish to take?" Thanatos said hands in front of her waiting patiently Shaunee let out the breath she had been holding, it felt good.
"I would like to take equestrian studies, vampire social Ed, drama and fencing I think after everything that's happened it would be good to be able to kick butt without using fire or even with it as well" Thanatos smiled which was rare.
"I have to agree with you Shaunee, though I hope none of us have to fight, I have the feeling we will be" Shaunee nodded and Thanatos wrote her a note to give to her teachers and handed her a timetable with her chosen subjects but she'd only just told her, how could she know? Adult vamps knew things like this, when she…if she completed the change, she was going to find out how they did it. With a grateful smile Shaunee left Thanatos's office and walked down the hallway still smiling.
The day went by well, she had fencing last which she was looking forward to, she walked into the training room and her eyes immediately noticed the dark wings of Kalona, of course he was the new swords master and teacher! How had she not remembered that? She didn't know she had half a mind to walk out and do something else but Damien saw her and smiled.
"Hey Shaunee what brings you here?" of course Kalona heard and turned to the door her eyes met his amber ones, there goes the idea of leaving.
Shaunee straightened and smiled at Damien and blurred out her plans so he would stop her if she changed her mind, in the next few seconds that it would take for Kalona to walk over and she'd lose her nerve in his presents.
"I'm joining the class I changed my schedule so I didn't have to…" she trailed off.
"So you could be you" Damien finished for her she smiled gratefully.
"Yeah" she sighed.
"So you are joining this class" Kalona's voice said behind her she forced herself not to spin around but to turn normally.
"Yeah I got ah a note" she said pulling it out of her tight short, shorts pocket and giving it to him looking a little confused he opened and read it then put it in his own pocket after re-folding it he had a small smile on his lips as he looked at her.
"So do you know anything about fighting with a sword?" Shaunee felt the same feeling to be honest to him enter her so she did.
"You hold the handle not the sharp end, you stick that end in the other guy" with a small smile on her own lips Damien rolled his eyes and she laughed her spirits a little wonky at the moment.
"It's a good start" Kalona said turning away with the same amused smile on his lips, he took a sword of the wall it was long and thin he flipped it in the air expectedly catching the sharp end, the handle out for her to take, which she did with her right hand taking it from him.
"This is called a foil" he told her suddenly serious
"Okay" she said sliding her strap bag off her shoulder and tossing it on top of the others Kalona took another foil off the wall and showed her how to stand which when he first moved forward and she fell over them she realised was really important he smiled as she picked herself up.
The next hour flew by, how to move both the sword and your weight so you don't unbalance, by the end her butt hurt, her arm was ready to fall off and she was exhausted, when the bell did go she was on the floor looking up to the still amused Kalona, he had had a mixture of seriousness when teaching and amused look whenever she fell but this time he held out his hand, she didn't think she took it and let go putting the foil on the wall and went to her bag Rephaim, Damien, Zoey, Stark, Darius and a few other red fledglings were waiting Zoey smiled handing her, her bag.
"Way to go" she whispered Shaunee rolled her eyes sure she spent most of the lesson on the floor.
"Yes Shaunee you did well" Kalona said she turned he was behind her.
"Thanks" she said with a smile turning back and walking out.
Kalona:
Unknown to Shaunee Kalona watched her as she went, if the fledgling had anything about her stubbornness was defiantly one of the things she had, Kalona felt the now familiar smile of amusement on his lips, she just had some way of making him smile, she didn't complain when she fell she just sighed and got back up sometimes just getting back up and adjusting where she went wrong, she didn't give up she was as fiery as her element though she wasn't mean or cruel, her eyes seemed to burn fire in her, though he knew she did not call her element to help her, she should of it would of given her strength but she seemed to be doing this by herself.
Again Kalona thought she was an interesting fledgling, as he flew up to the roof of the house of night and watched as those who lived in the deport tunnels got on the bus, Shaunee climbed into the bus and sat a few seats from the back she immediately rested her head against the glass looking out deep in thought, he wondered what thoughts troubled her.
Kalona's eyesight was much better than any human or vampires and he could clearly see her and as if she knew she was being watched, she met his eyes she could see him, she didn't smile or look away, she didn't blush or looked worried, her eyes didn't widened with shock or lower in modesty, she just met his eyes Kalona felt as if she was looking right into his soul, soon the bus pulled away and their connection broke. Kalona watched the bus from the sky until it stopped at the deport tunnels Shaunee was the last person to exit and her eyes immediately looked up, she found him even though he was very far up, she knew he could see her she smiled and mouthed
'Everything will be okay'.
And for some reason Kalona believed her with all of his being.
Well this is what I came up with, I like it and where it's heading so stay tuned to see what happens next :) thanks to those who reviewed it's encouraging that people like my story too :)