What are we up to? Chapter 6, okay :) Haha you're gonna like this :) Sorry it took so long but I had serious writers block and school is pressing on me.
Shaunee sat by herself on the bus, by the time they reached the school they all knew about the poem so when the doors opened Shaunee jumped up to block their exit.
"Okay yeah you've all heard about the poem; let's not talk about it here where someone could hear like an evil red vamp who could tell Neferet! So all of you keep your gobs shut got it?!" she gave everyone a look not to mess with her which they took to heart surprisingly even Aphrodite with that Shaunee stormed off the bus 'bloody poem' she thought angrily.
Shaunee figured she must be silently radiating anger since everyone avoided her today, which was good she might have snapped otherwise, though as the day went by she calmed down a little but she could feel her cheeks were red, though it couldn't be seen through her skin, at lunch Kramisha sat next to her in silence then the rest of the gang including Aphrodite they didn't say a word great she was being ganged up on.
"Don't even think about asking me anything for the last time I am single and staying that way understood?" many pairs of eyes met hers they all looked patronising, so she did the only thing she could, she got up and left like the chicken she was under their scrutiny their knowing stares followed her all the way out the front hall.
"Something bothering you young fledgling?" Shaunee jumped a foot in the air spinning at the same time to the handsome immortal who was amused as was becoming usual.
"Announce yourself a little louder before you go around giving people heart attacks" Shaunee blurred before she could stop herself the immortal threw his head back and laughed, as Shaunee giggled while she caught her breath, the tense feeling that had been with her all day was gone, she had somehow slipped into calmness around the one person she should most be on her guard around 'Nyx help her'.
"Shaunee!" a voice called she turned to Lenobia the horse-mistress.
"Your being summoned to Thanatos's office with the others you too Kalona" they followed Lenobia the others were already there.
"What is it?" Shaunee asked fearing the worst.
"We've found Neferet she's in an abandoned building across town" Zoey said.
"What is your plan?" Kalona asked.
"Trap her, it's the only thing we can do I don't think killing her is right, we use the circle to bind her than hand her over to the council" Zoey says it was times like this when Zoey seemed older and more powerful but most of all she was right, Shaunee and the others nodded. The people going where Darius driving the bus, Aphrodite, Zoey, Stark, Damien, Shaylin, Stevie Rae, Rephaim, Thanatos and Shaunee, Kalona was coming to but he said he had to get something and would meet us there, so we left House of Night Shaunee was feeling a little weird but didn't say anything, there was more important things happening tonight.
The building was surrounded by a metal fence Darius broke the lock and pushed the gates open we walked in after him.
"It's a big place we should split up or she could get away" Shaylin says.
"I agree we can't let her go we might never get another chance like this while she's weak" Zoey says Shaunee feels Kalona and turns looking to the sky a black cloud was coming at them.
"Zoey" she says softly the others look up Kalona lands in front of Shaunee his sons after him.
"Awesome we have back up" Stevie Rae says Rephaim walks forward to his brothers who were all staring at him.
"Bird boys you can have a family reunion later we got important stuff to do" Aphrodite interrupts Shaunee resists the urge to glare at her but she was right this wasn't the time.
"My sons will make sure nothing leaves while we find Neferet"
"Okay good we'll split up" Zoey says.
"Stark and Damien will go with me, we'll take the bottom floors, Aphrodite, Darius , Stevie Rae and Rephaim you take the top floors even the attic she could be anywhere, Shaylin stay out here and find east when we make the circle we need you in place"
"No problem" Shaylin says.
"Shaunee and I will take the middle floors then Thanatos I suggest you stay out here my sons will do as you wish" Kalona says Thanatos nods Shaunee tries not to shiver gods, why couldn't he stay away from her? Her emotions started going haywire as they walked side by side into the building, Shaunee tried to focus on finding Neferet but her thoughts where on the irresistibly handsome immortal.
Zoey:
Stark kept close to her Damien had his flash light out, Zoey was worried he would squeal at the rats if he saw them, just to say anything because this tension was killing her she asked.
"So Damien how was your date?" Damien blushed bright red Zoey could see it Stark chuckled.
"Good" was all Damien answered Zoey and Stark still smiling, followed quickly as he was the only one with light.
"This is the basement nothings here" Stark said looking around.
"Let's hope the others have better luck" Zoey says summoning spirit to her she needed the strength it gave.
Stevie Rae:
"I didn't know there was dust and spiders or I would never have come" Aphrodite said hanging on to her warriors arm tightly, Stevie Rae smiled she'd never see Aphrodite so messed up.
"Gee were in an old abandoned building there should be servants and cleaners everyday maybe they had the day off" Aphrodite turned to her, her eyes hard at her the boys kept their smiles to themselves.
"Don't be smart bumpkin I wasn't the one who summoned the bull of darkness after all"
"How was I supposed to know there were two?!" Stevie Rae defended not wanting to remember that at all.
"We were trying to bring Zoey back from the dead, we had to take chances like you knew any different" Stevie Rae grumbled Rephaim put his arm around her calming her instantly she leant against them as they walked, Aphrodite didn't answer as they kept looking. In the attic there was a hole in the roof but nothing else.
"Well this was a waste of time where is Ms Dead fish-eyes anyway?" Aphrodite asked.
"I don't know but she's here" Stevie Rae assured her she could feel it.
Kalona:
Kalona and Shaunee searched the dissertated middle floors.
"I honestly couldn't see Neferet living here, it's like Aphrodite living here they'd both throw a fit" Shaunee says Kalona smiles knowing she was correct.
"She must be very weak" Kalona says Shaunee pokes her head into another empty room and they keep going a noise behind one door has them on high alert, Shaunee summoning her element Kalona kicks in the door they enter, nothing is there. Shaunee is hit from behind, Kalona spins catching her as she fell unconscious into his arms; a kick throws him into a wall he uses his body to protect Shaunee.
"Neferet" he hisses Neferet appears out of the darkness, she didn't look good, drained but her eyes were on fire, Kalona couldn't fight with Shaunee in his arms but he couldn't leave her to fight Neferet either, Neferet disappears into darkness again Kalona can't see her, darkness hits him cutting his flesh he is thrown into a metal room Shaunee with him.
"Have fun in here for a while Kalona" Neferet says appearing at the entrance Kalona pushes Shaunee out of his way and behind him so if need be he could charge her, Kalona's familiar feeling of been trapped was returning and he hated it Neferet could see it.
"Solid titanium, four feet thick, good luck getting out in this decade" with that Neferet slams the door shut, Kalona uselessly banging against it in the darkness.
Thanatos:
A great explosion of darkness erupts from the building, the Raven Mockers had been in the air surrounding the building, they were knocked from the sky, half the building collapsed inside itself, Thanatos was helpless to do anything, unconscious Raven Mockers littered the road and her fledglings and Kalona where still inside, feeling horrible she grasped the power she had, no one was dead thank Nyx. Knowing to get her fledglings back she needed help, she called the House of Night told them to get everyone they could to come and help, Thanatos went to the first Raven Mocker and attempted to revive him, emergency services came and she instructed the humans to get the Raven Mockers to the House of Night immediately, there where at least two hundred of them but they did as she bade Eric Night arrived first.
"Is Shaylin and the others inside?" he asked.
"No she was outside on the other side, find her!" Thanatos ordered cursing herself for forgetting Shaylin, Eric was gone before she had finished. Lenobia had arrived with the others, Thanatos got her to prepare the infirmary for the Raven Mockers.
"Ms Thanatos one of the Raven things is awake" she followed the EMT indeed one was awake and struggling to get up.
"Stand firm you must get to the House of Night you and your brothers have been hurt"
"I know I mussst find father and Rephaim" the creature hissed getting to his feet and out of the ambulance.
"Take my brothersss human" he told the EMT who did as he said terrified of its red eyes.
"What is your name?" Thanatos asked.
"Nisroc" he answered.
"Nisroc, Rephaim your father and my fledglings where in the building when it exploded, their alive but we have no idea where they are" Thanatos said desperately holding back tears.
"I will find them" he swore looking read to collapse but he had the same determination she had seen in Kalona he wasn't going anywhere.
"Okay I could use your help" he bowed his head unable to do much else he walked with her limping badly.
"Sunrise is coming Stevie Rae will burn if caught in the sun and Rephaim will turn into a raven as a bird we don't know if he has consciousness, he might get himself or others hurt" Thanatos said.
"All will be well" Nisroc said to her she looked at him.
"How do you know?" she asked him shaking.
"My father and brother are to sssstubborn to die" he told her it took Thanatos a second to realise the Raven Mocker had made a joke and she laughed her nerves making her edgy.
"Nyx I hope so" she says.
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