A/N: Once again thank you for all the reviews and I do agree that this story was starting to go a little too fast. The truth is I'm really, really insecure. I don't really think I'm much of a writter, I hold back with a lot of my stuff because I'm afraid of what people think, I'm seriously working on it though. The reason why I write these stories is because I love South Park, it got me through a lot just by making me laugh again, and this story in particular means a lot to me because I aslo love House of Night. So I will really try to make this story as good as I can. I hope you like these next three chapters and I promise you there will be a huge style chapter coming soon. Honestly it's already been planed lol. Anyway here's Wendy's story...
After a lot of persuading from my part, Wendy had agreed to walk along by the wall surrounding the house of night so that she was in the shade. We walked in a comfortable silence until Wendy froze, furrowing her brow in concentration. "What is it?" I asked anxiously.
"Tweek's cat" Wendy replied, two seconds later a siamese cat appeared on top of the wall and jumped into Wendy's arms. "Hey there Jerry, we're looking for Tweek, do you wanna help us?" Jerry responded by nuzzling against Wendy and lying comfortably in her arms. "I'll take that as a yes" Wendy giggled and we continued to walk.
After a few more seconds of comfortable silence, Wendy blurted out "You know, I don't think that you and Craig realise how lucky you are."
I stopped in my tracks, where the hell did that come from? "What?"
Wendy sighed "I said I don't think you and Crai-"
"No I know what you said" I interrupted. "But what do you mean by it?"
"Well, let's just say that becoming a vampire is the biggest friendship killer" Wendy explained. "Just ask anyone in our dorm if you don't believe me."
I studied her face, her purplish eyes were sparkling with regret, I knew there was something that she wasn't telling me. "You sound like you're speaking from experience" I said softly. She bit her lip nervously, as if she'd said too much and stared down at a spot on Jerry's fur as if it was the most interesting thing on the planet. I put my hand on her shoulder "It's ok, you can talk to me."
"I haven't told anyone else" she admitted.
"I won't tell anyone" I promised.
Wendy turned away from me "That's not what I'm worried about" she sighed. "Will you think any differently of me if I told you that I did something terrible?"
"Hey" I grabbed her shoulder and spun her to face me again, her eyes were now glistening with unfallen tears. "People make mistakes, nobody's perfect, it's all part of life. Besides, whatever it is you did, you're obviously sorry about it and you obviously didn't mean to do it. Of course I won't think any differently about you Wendy, you're one of my best friends."
Wendy gave me a sad smile "It happend a couple of weeks before you got here." We kept at a slow walking pace as she spoke "Unlike most of the fledglings here, I actually grew up in South Park. I had a best friend, her name was Red." She smiled at the memory "Well that's what we all called her anyway, she had red hair" she explained, keeping her head down, still staring at the cat in her arms. "We told eachother everything, we were inseperable... then one day I got marked."
"Did you drift apart?" I asked curiously.
Wendy shook her head, causing her raven hair to shine as it moved in the light "No" she paused and took a deep breath. "We still hung out. She would wait until my lessons finished outside the school gates, I would cover up my mark and we'd go hang out at the mall..." another pause "...or Stark's Pond." She struggled to say those last to words, something must have happend there.
"Well then how come you're not friends anymore?" I questioned.
"She was going out with my crush, my parents liked her better than me, she found a new group of friends... and I was jealous and stupid and I'd had a really bad day. It didn't help that the lack of sleep was making Red cranky and Bebe had just started bullying me either. So that night, when we went to Stark's Pond, We had an arguement."
I could tell it was getting difficult for her to talk about this so I placed my hand on her shoulder again supportively "It's ok."
"No" she sobbed "No it's not." She placed Jerry on the ground -tired of holding him- and sniffed loudly "Did anyone tell you that fledglings are stronger than humans?"
I suddenly felt confused "Yeah Kenny mentioned it and I did witness Bebe's outburst in the lunch hall on Tuesday but-"
She cut me off "Then you'll understand why I'm so upset when I say the arguement turned into a fight."
I gasped "Wendy." She looked up at me with tears streaming down her face "You...you didn't!"
She nodded slowly "Red was pronounced dead at the hospital." Then she broke down, sobbing so violently that no sound was coming out.
I grabbed her in a tight hug and ran a hand through her hair comfortingly "It must have been a nightmare having to keep that bottled up inside you all this time."
"You mean you don't think I'm a monster?" she whimpered as she continued to cry into my shoulder.
"Of course I don't Wendy" I said truthfully. "There are changes going on in our bodies right now that not even the worlds best scientists can explain or describe, some laws have even been changed to make exceptions for fledglings, they know that our emotions and actions are pretty much uncontrollable at the moment."
This wasn't helping so I thought 'Nyx, if you're listening could you please help me find the words to make this situation better?' I let out another gasp as soon as I heard the reply of 'Maybe you need to stop using your head and find the words in your heart.' That was the first time Nyx had spoken to me through thoughts and her voice was just as musical and breathtaking as the day she chose me as her own. Suddenly I knew exactly what to say "It was an accident, you weren't the only one to blame and I'm sure that both Red and Nyx forgive you. Red is at peace now, she's in a better place, Nyx is keeping her safe." as soon as I said it I knew it was true. "So why don't you forgive yourself?"
She sniffed and wiped her eyes, breaking the hug and beginning to stroll along slowly again "I miss her so much."
"I know" I replied.
"You shouldn't hold a grudge against Craig for not telling you that he had been marked" she said sternly. "You two are lucky, you're both fledglings, you're both going through this together."
I sighed "Your right."
Wendy picked up the pace a little, walking in front of me slightly. I almost jumped when I heard Nyx's voice again 'Wendy is a very wise fledgling' and before I could stop myself I replied "I know, it's a shame she can't see it."
Wendy turned and eyed me suspiciously "Who are you talking to?"
"No one" I defended. "I was just... singing." I could have kicked myself for that lame excuse.
She seemed to buy it though "Ok" she said turning and continuing onward.
That was close but I'm off the hook... for now... I think.
