Sorry I haven't updated in forever, I've been super busy. Midterm week :( I was studying 24/7, but now I can update :D Hope you like it, woohoo for cliff hangers ;) Reviews keep me going, so please take a minute to write one! 3
Zoey
As we walked along the shores of a beach (don't ask me how we got to a beach, it just appeared) I kept trying to think about what I really need in my life. Besides who I had already discovered… maybe all my friends? Ergh, I had hit yet another brain block. This really wasn't the easiest thing on my to-do list. I gently smiled as I felt Heath starting to hold my hand. This whole scene would be really romantic if I wasn't worried about how the heck I was supposed to get out of here.
"Don't stress so much Zo," Heath said, looking down at me.
"I just don't know what to do… I still have one piece of my soul not here! And I don't know where it is," I replied, looking out towards the horizon.
"I don't think the sun ever sets here… just one long day lasting on forever," Heath commented.
"Great. Now I know that I have eternity to be stuck down here while everyone up there ages and lives their life worrying about me," I said, sighing. I sat down on a huge rock we had just [almost] passed and tried to think.
"Zo, even you said we can't just sit around for something to hit us in the face. Come on," Heath told me, pulling me up onto my feet.
"Yeah, I think we've been on this beach too long anyways. Let's follow that river up there," I offered, heading up towards a nice stream type thing. It kind of reminded me of one not too far away from my grandma's house.
"Have you had any visions of Stark or anyone else lately?" Heath asked, helped me up past a root.
"No, but I could probably be able to get into their heads or something right now if I tried. I don't really know, I haven't experimented much down here…" I answered, pondering the idea of being able to talk to Stark whenever I wanted.
"How about you try it? Someone might be able to give you some clues," Heath suggested, sitting down with me on the ground. I actually had no clue how I could contact Stark, so I just closed my eyes and thought about him. They way he smells wonderful and always protecting me, and his red crescent moon and arrows on his forehead. Before I knew it I was in my bedroom in the House of Night. I looked over and saw Stevie Rae's bed empty, but Erik was laying next to me sleeping. My body looked so… empty! I tapped Stark on the shoulder and ended up falling through his body. Before I could recover I was on the beach again, but this time only Stark was there with me.
"Zoey!" he called, running towards me.
"Hey Stark!" I whispered, hugging him tightly.
"I was hoping to see you here. Do you know when you're going to get back? Cause you can't really control your bodily fluids… you kind of need a diaper," he grinned when he said the last part.
"Well that isn't really my problem right now," I winked before I went on. "I only have one last piece of my soul I need to find but I have no clue who or what it is! One was you, Heath, Nyx, and Kalona but I still need to find another piece. It has to be something that means the world to me, and if it went away I would be crushed."
"You kind of just described your Grandma Redbird…" Stark said, putting a piece of hair back behind my ear. I shivered at his touch; I had missed it so much.
"Stark?" I asked timidly, looking up into his eyes. They were dark with some intense emotion I couldn't pick out.
"Yeah," he answered in a husky voice.
"I really missed you," I whispered quietly. I wasn't really prepared for his reaction. He grabbed me closer and hugged me so tight I couldn't breathe. But when I tried to pull away he attacked my mouth with his. It wasn't the worst feeling in the world… actually, it felt really good. Soon enough we were all tangled up in the sand, and his hands were all over my body. My hands were in his luscious hair just as he started to fade.
"Damnit, this always happens!" he yelled frustrated, trying to grab back onto me.
"I was in your dreams again, right?" I asked. I could see a faint nod before he completely faded away. I looked down at my clothes to make sure Heath wasn't too suspicious. I brushed all the sand out and repositioned my shirt. I looked at my reflection in the water. Aside from the semi-swollen lips I looked pretty good. So I closed my eyes and returned to my body.
"Zoey? You were passed out forever, I was starting to worry. Did you learn anything?" he asked. Crap! I was trying to get past the intense make out session with Stark. Grandma!!!
"Yeah, I think I have to go see my grandma… or something like that," I replied, getting up and brushing off my clothes.
"We can go to her lavender farm, that's probably a good spot right?" Heath suggested.
"Yeah! Heath, you're amazing," I said, hugging him. I felt his arms gently wrap around me as he mumbled something I couldn't hear into my hair. I remembered a stream close to my grandma's lavender farm, so I headed towards the direction it should be in. After a while I saw an all too familiar trail and a stained rock. I smiled and knelt down touching the spot where my journey as a vampyre had just begun.
"What's with the rock?" Heath asked, looking at me as if I were some kind of alien.
"I was coming up to see my grandma when I had gotten marked and the sun made me so weak I fell and hit my head. It's the first time I spoke to Nyx too. I never really thought of it as an important spot until now," I whispered, standing up and walking along the path. Soon I could see the rows and rows of lavender and the comforting smell wrapped around me. I squinted into the distance and could see a small figure walking towards us.
"God no, please. Please, don't do this to her," I heard Heath whisper, trying to hold me closer to him.
"Heath, what's wrong?" I asked. I looked up to see my grandma walking towards me with a huge smile across her face.
"Zoeybird, I am so proud. You have come so far since you first hit your head on that rock," she said, hugging me.
"Grandma!" I yelled happily, hugging her back. I hadn't seen her in so long, it was nice that I could finally talk to her. But wait… NO!! I can't explain how fast the tears seemed to flow down my face as I pulled away from my grandmother. She gently stroked my face and whispered soothing words to me. (A/N: Sorry for that guys :( I'm almost crying too)
"I was released peacefully in my sleep my dear U-we-tsi-a-ge-ya. Do not fret, Nyx has taken my soul for a reason. You must return now to your body and complete the quest she has laid out for you. I have helped you as much as I can Zoeybird. Remember my wisdom and my spirit, and I will always be with you," she said, touching my heart with her frail fingers. I sobbed and sobbed into her shoulders for what seemed as eternity. I finally pulled away and looked into my grandma's eyes. My heart swelled at what I saw and I knew that she was right. Her eyes showed so much passion and pride I almost broke down in tears again.
"I know grandma, I love you," I whispered, as everything around me started fading. I looked back at Heath and I saw love and compassion as he blew me a kiss goodbye. Then it was black.
Stark
I was walking along a sunny beach and the sand squished between my toes as the water lapped at my ankles. I heard a popping sound and turned around to see the most wonderful person in the world; Zoey. I ran up and hugged her so tight I'm pretty sure she couldn't breathe, and then I let her go with a huge grin on my face.
"Hey, you know when you're getting back? You kind of need a diaper now-a-days," I said, grinning.
"I don't know, I need to find one last part of my soul. Someone I couldn't ever live without, I would be crushed if they left," she replied, immediately getting serious.
"You just described Grandma Redbird," I said, looking down at her. She looked so much livelier in my dreams, so much more color and her markings were still there. I never really realized how much I actually love her until she was gone.
"I really missed you," I heard her mumble shyly, looking down at our feet. I scooped her up into a passionate kiss, not willing to control my emotions any longer. I let my hands roam her body as we fell into the sand, but I felt my grip slipping as I started to wake up.
"Damnit! This always happens!" I yelled out, frustrated. I nodded to Zoey's fading figure as she asked if I was dreaming.
I opened my eyes to see the ceiling of Zoey's room, and I felt the sheets to see if Zoey had leaked any fluids while I was asleep. Nope, she was clean. Just as I got up the door flew open and Erik ran in. I was about to kick him in the groin but his frantic tone and erratic breathing worried me.
"It's Grandma Redbird, come quick," he managed to say between gasps of air. All rational thoughts flew out of my head once I realized Zoey's Grandma was in danger. I flew past Erik and downstairs where I found the 'Nerd Herd' gathered around a phone with looks of panic and extreme worry etched on their faces, including Aphrodite.
"What's wrong?" I almost screamed, grabbing the phone.
My heart almost stopped beating as I heard a fading voice whisper, "Tell Zoey I love her…" I looked around the crowd and saw bloodshot eyes and dried/fresh tears running down faces.
"She died." I stated blatantly, trying not to accept the truth. When Zoey comes back she is going to literally kill herself.
"Yeah, she called and seemed in a lot of pain. I used my element to call everyone else, they were like speed demons," Damien sniffled, holding on to Jack who was sobbing like a baby. And I was too, so I'm not going to be the one to judge.
"Zoey isn't ever going to be able to defeat Kalona now. We needed Grandma Redbird," Aphrodite whispered, hanging up the phone.
"Don't be pessimistic," Stevie-Rae said, trying to lighten the mood. I saw faint smiles at her attempt, but even she was still trying to grasp onto reality.
"Grandma Redbird was Zoey's everything…" Shaunee whispered, but Erin's voice never followed. I looked up to see her sitting in a chair with tears pouring down her cheeks.
"Listen, we have to be strong for Zoey. When she gets back we can't just be depressed, we have to help her get back together," Darius said, his voice strong and inspiring. I looked over to him and saw only his scar and strong, determined eyes. He hadn't cried at all, like a real man. I give him kudos for that, but when I looked deeper I could see a touch of worry and concern.
"I hope she is strong enough to get through this…" Damien said, looking at the table.
"I am," we all spun around at the sound of Zoey's beautiful voice.
BUM BUM BUMMMM. Hope you guys liked it :) I apologize again for taking soooo long to update 3 R/R!
