"Me!" Aphrodite half-shouted moving her hand toward the empty alcohol bottle at the middle of the table.

She held it steadily twisting her fingers so she could make the bottle last longer while it was twisting around.

"Wait!" Damien interrupted.

All eyes were shot at him, wondering why he was interrupting the game, maybe he was afraid, at least I wasn't alone here.

"Something's not right" I could hear the sadness in his tone.

"Don't ruin the game for us you chicken, now sit back and pray it is not your turn" Aphrodite complained in an unpleasant tone.

"Hateful"

"Hag" The twins muttered under their breath, but I was sitting next to them to hear it, no doubt the whole table did, luckily Aphrodite chose to ignore it.

"No, its not that" Damien said trying not to get annoyed by her "Someone's missing, it dosn't feel right without her"

As if he had read my mind, he was right, it was not the same without her. "I agree" I blurted out saying what I was just thinking.

"Ya'll talking about me?" Stevie Rae asked appearing through the door. There were 7 very confused heads looking at her with questionable eyes.

"How?"

"What?"

"Woah..."

"Stevie Rae!" A couple of us shouted, of course Aphrodite said nothing and Darius didn't know what to say, he hardly knew her even if he did fix her up, I stood motionless wondering how she could possibly know when to come while Shaunee, Erin, Darius and Jack gave her a hug and welcomed her to the table.

"I'm glad you came" I ended up saying to her when we were all settled, I gave her hand a quick squeeze.

"Okay! Now that this little yuck fest is over, lets begin!" she span the bottle and very slowly it began to stop on...

I took a deep breath out when I realised it wasn't going to stop on me.

"Jack!" Aphrodite gave a crooked grin as if she had something planned "I dare you too-"

"I believe the game is called Truth or Dare"

She gave a disgusted look at Damien and waiting impatiently at Jack for his answer.

"I'll go with Truth please" he said looking pleased.

"How many times have you had-"

"Dare Dare Dare" Jack interrupted shouting to change his answer.

"Ugh fine! But from now on you can't change your answer!" her eyes were scanning around the place, it appears we weren't the only ones in the room.

"I dare you to ask that girl" she pointed to a small brunette who was a year below us "for her phone number"

"You know he's-"

"Gay, yeah I know, which makes this dare even more fun"

Jack too a deep breath and got out of his chair, we all gave encouraging smiles as he left the table, we all watched nervously as he makes his way to the brunette and her friend, she got up from her chair to be at standing height with him, she had a huge enthusiastic grin on her face while Jack tried not to give his preferred choices out. We couldn't hear anything from where we were sitting but her face lit up as she wrote down something on his hand, his face was as red as a tomato as he reached the table again.

"I'm going to be washing this when this is over!" Jack said already trying to earse it but instead his arm was getting redder. We were all laughing while Aphrodite was sat down motionless.

"What, was it not what you were expecting?" I said while I was trying to contain some of my laughter so that I could atleast breath.

"No! I was expecting a slap; that's Anna Baker, she says no to everyone who asks her out!"

"No, that's Hannah Baker, she likes older guys" Stevie Rae said still analysing the twins.

Aphrodite groaned in defeat "Ugh, whatever Jack go!"

He began spinning the bottle.

"Stevie Rae!" Jack was happy about that "Truth or Dare?"

"Truth"

"How did you get here?"

"That is the lamest question you could of given her!" Aphrodite snorted.

"Zoey called me" she confirmed, while I was surprised; I don't remember doing it. I was glad they didn't say anything to me, I don't think I could be lieing to any of them anymore. I looked at Stevie Rae not an expression on my face while she looked back at me with a warm eyes as if it was the truth.

"Look guys" Darius spoke for what seemed like forever. "I'm sorry to interrupted, I really need to go, have fun though" He was awfully embarrassed about giving a quick kiss to Aphrodite that he kissed her lightly on the cheek and he was off.

"Ugh, thats sucks, anyway lets play on" and it did, the bottle landed on Damien, because they were good friends Stevie Rae I'm sure she would have made it easy for him, "I dare you to drink all of the brown pop in that fridge"

My mouth fell open, Stevie Rae knew how much I loved brown pop, okay it was only a drink but knowing there wouldn't be any in the morning hurt my stomach, Damien passed a apologetic glance at me and headed for the fridge, lucky for him there were only 4 small bottles left, down to his last one his face was pale as if he was going to puke. "Finished" he whispered, bloated.

The only one that was actually laughing was Aphrodite, I tried to hold back my laughter, just like the twins, Jack was rubbing his back slowly. The bottle started spinning again.

"Zoey!" my heart felt like it skipped a beat "Truth or Dare?"

Truth, and they think im afraid. Dare, and I'll be afraid!

"Dare" I said my voice sounding calm. I could do this, its just a game!

"I dare you to... ask Shekinah for the time"

My smile faded as if it was a natural reflex.

"Now that is a dare" Aphrodite said sounding pleased.

I got out of my seat slowly as the others followed, I guessed that Shekinah would be in her room doing nyx knows what vampyre preitess do.

Okay, now I was realising what I was doing, what would they do when they were disturbed, I'd hate it if she was asleep. Somehow my feet were moving against the hard wooded floor as I reached Shekinah's room, there was no squeak to the door as it opened slowly, I would of wanted it to announce my arrival, my head peeked through the door, someone was in her room, it wasn't shekinah, instead it was a much taller woman with long brunette type hair and very high heels, stiletto's probably, had she spotted me? She was still facing the wall, she reminded me of someone who I trusted, someone who made me feel welcome at first but then hated my guys, as it was by magic her body was changing, she was no longer tall she had shrunk, something a witch would do. It was all clear to me now, Shekinah was killed by Neferet or Kanola, I couldn't remember which but she's dead, she had been killed right in front of my eyes, along with all my friends, had they forgotten? How? Nothing was sense.

I looked back at my friends and Aphrodite who were waiting impaitently for me to get on with the dare, maybe they had forgotton too, might as well get this dare over and done with.

I lightly knocked the door, "Uhm, Shekinah" I felt chills just saying her name.

"Yes Zoeybir- Zoey"

"Uh, I was just wondering what the time was" I said trying to sound calm, behind me I could hear them all laughing.

She looked at the big white clock on the wall near to her and then back at me.

"It's 9:37pm Zoey, maybe you should get some sleep for school on Monday, get yourself into the routine"

I tried to smile that would look convincing "That's a good idea, see you later" I dare say her name again, I was so glad she couldn't read my mind. I left the room immediately wishing to get far away from the room as possible while my friends laughed at my reaction.

"Zoey you looked like you had seen a ghost" Erin said chuckling and trying to catch up with my pace.

"Uhm right, something like that-"

"Yeah I would if I had to ask Shekinah for the time" shaunee emphasised the last three words.

The rest of the night passed in a blur. I barely listened. I was only there in body. I hoped that I was giving the appropriate responses when they were required of me. I just couldn't concentrate with what was going on in my head right now. Obviously someone had erased our minds in order to get what they want, destroy who they please.

"Fire, Earth, Water, Aire and Spirit" I chanted to myself quietly "I need your help to unblock everything thats in my mind so that I could see everything more clearly"

"What you saying Zoey?" Shaunee said a little loud, she had obviously trying to grab my attention for a while I guessed.

"Uh, nothing sorry, lets carry on" I said with a smile, I didn't want to spoil any ones mood, but at that moment, everything was clearer, it was like a migraine that was always stuck in my head; I couldn't feel it anymore memories of my horrid past was hitting me like shock waves, I tired to keep my face normal while everything inside me was hurting me, the deaths, the pain, the evil and the love, it was too much I'd lost, too much that had changed. Well, atleast I knew what I had to do the next time I have a headache!

"I know" Aphrodite whispered to me, I looked at her confused she nodded slowly, I understood.

"Children, you are still awake?" Shekinah's booming voice spoke as she entered. Okay so we were the only ones in the room now but she had no right telling us to go asleep.

"Stevie Rae, what a lovely suprise!" her eyes widened as she gawked at her.

"Hi" Stevie Rae called in a low voice.

"Well, you are more the welcome to stay, did you bring any of your friends along?"

"Uhm no sorry"

"That is quite alright, well see me tomorrow night and we shall get you acquainted with school and things"

Stevie Rae nodded, pleased she could come back.

"Now everyone, off to bed; its getting late!"

Everyone obeyed Shekinah and left the room silently saying their good nights to her, Aphrodite and I were still sat down motionless, it was a good thing she couldn't read our minds. I wanted to just scream at her pulling off her wig or something, I didn't have the guts. "Well? Aren't you guys going to move?" her voice was sharp as she spoke, I didn't know what to say.

"Yeah, when we are ready" Aphrodite said laying back putting her feet on the table, my mouth wanted to fall open at what she did but I tried to keep it normal so I led back too with a small smile.

"Very well" she said in a low husky voice she left the room without another word.

"It's not actually Shekinah is it?" I said when I thought she had completely left. "You've seen this haven't you?"

Aphrodite nodded, "She's back"

Who's back? What does she want? What will they do to save house of night? Stay tuned x] Blegh its pretty obvious.

I should say that this story is BEFORE Tempted has come out. (Not that its out now, its out in October I beleive?)

And another thing, I am terribly bad with the whole grammer shiz, sorry! It's not that bad but its bad. Yeah, I'm no J.K Rowling or something, or should I say P.C Cast. x]

Oh and thanks to those people who actually reveiwed. You are awesome! Keep them coming!