I wrote this a while back but never actually put it up, I apologise I was being lazy. Well actually I was proof reading it a few times checking for mistakes sorry if there are any mistakes I haven't read it in ages so yeah! Next book is coming out this month! (October)
My head was trying to process everything all at once, I wasn't able to sleep, and by the looks of it neither was Stevie Rae who chose to sleep round in her usual bed in her usual room, just like roomies again. Continuously I could hear the squeak of her bed as she was tossing around, the sound wasn't disturbing but sort of rhythmic as it was still going on, she must be excited, and I had to warn her what 'Shekinah' really was.
"You okay?" I called in a low voice knowing or well hoping she would be awake.
"I'm sorry did I wake you?" she asked tossing around to face me, I turned around to face her still lying down.
"No, I've been awake for a while"
"I'm just worried" she said.
"Worried?" I repeated "About what?"
"You know this is the first night since I have left the tunnels and the others alone, I just hope they are okay..."
"You know you are not their mother, they can fend for themselves"
"But they depend on me most of the time, I help them"
"Do they know where you are? That your here?" The light was shining through the closed curtains, I knew the conversation had just started, and I didn't mind, it kept my mind off things, I picked myself up still facing Stevie Rae, from the way she looked she was worried, worried about her children. (Of course they aren't really her children)
"No, they don't... well I told someone, they could have probably passed on the message"
"Oh right, Who?" I asked curiously.
She hesitate for a moment "Stark"
"You are getting awfully close with im aren't you?" I had to ask.
"Wh-what do you mean by that?" she questioned suspiciously.
"Please, do you think I had forgotten what happened that day when Heath was in trouble" I flinched "You immediatley ran to Stark when I... accidently hurt him"
"That was nothing" she tried to make a joke out of it
I gave her a serious look, I could tell when she was lieing.
"Okay, so hes a... good friend, and it wouldn't of been if it wasn't for you!"
"Me?" I was stunned, what did I do?
"Well, apart from the fact that we are both red fledgings, we just started talking about you as another thing in common and before we knew it, we became close friends"
Nothing bad I hope.. instead of a reply I just smiled to show I didn't mind.
"One thing I wanted to ask you..." I said as I reminded myself to ask her.
"What" she perked up, probably happy I had changed the subject.
"What did Aphrodite mean by 'the curse is broken' down at the park?" I asked, so it was none of my business but Stevie Rae wouldn't mind.
She froze for a moment until as if a light flicked on inside her head she looked nervous "Ghee, I wonder what that girl ever talks about other than sex and crap" she joked and I laughed with her.
One thing I had never noticed before, even though there was light coming from the window it was still dark, making Stevie Rae's hair darker than usual.
"Oh! How's Heath?" she asked suddenly. All the tension from school made me totally forget about Heath, instead of answering her question I needed to know for myself, so I picked up my phone from the bedside table. "I'll go find out" I said leaving the room and headed for the bathroom so I could let Stevie Rae get some sleep, looked like she could use it.
I lifted the top of my phone, and boy did I have some missed calls and messages, ugh from Kayla again and some from Heath. After a few rangs he picked up.
"Zo!" he half shouted happy I called I guessed.
"Hey, how are you feeling?"
"Better, much better"
I fell silent for a few minutes, I was lost with words, that was probably because I was starting to feel really tired.
"A vampyre bit me didn't they?"
My heart started to pace faster now, how could he have known "Wha- how..." I gave up "How did you find out?"
"I saw the bite marks Zo, not something you thought you could hide from me, since it did happen to me"
"I'm sorry, I thought it might... scare you"
boom of laughter hit my ear that the phone was resting on "Not a chance Zo, okay so maybe it wasn't Miley Cyrus at the park and yeah maybe it wasn't a dream afterall"
"Yeah, I thought that too... maybe you was just feeling a little high, and come on, Miley?"
"Yeah yeah okay I was stupid" He chuckled "So did you find out who it was"
"No, your dream or flashback whatever it was still doesn't make any sense, when I got to you, there was a guy kneeling beside you, not a girl"
"No Zo, it was definatley a girl who pinned me down, quite strong too- Coming!" he called down the phone.
"What was that?"
"Zo, I was actually grounded for staying out all night you know, I'm not really aloud on the phone, if they find out- Busted!"
"Oh, sorry!"
"Tis not your fault, mine really... OH! I remember something"
"What? what is it? I asked desperatly.
"YOUR ON THE PHONE!" someone in the backround called, whoops he is in trouble again. "Its something about the eyes, I'll tell you later I gotta go, love ya!" and the phone got cut off as Heath said his final words in a rush. Silent laughter escaped from me, I was just happy to hear he was alright and well and get a chance to talk to him for atleast a while.
When I came out of the bedroom Stevie Rae was still tossing around in her sleep, well her attempt to sleep.
"How is he?" she jumped up from her bed.
"Yeah he's fine, much better but grounded" she looked pleased.
"So uh d-did he ever find out what happened... that night?"
"Not really sure, he said he remembered something but the phone got cut off" I shrugged looking at Stevie Rae slowly conspicuous.
"Wow, I'm really tired now, plus I have to see Shekinah tomorrow, I'm so excited for that so I'm gonna hit the hay" she smiled and led down on her pillow while I continue to stare at her posture.
Nope. I couldn't put it together. Stevie Rae had to go see Shek- I mean Neferet in the morning and I had a feeling it was a bad sign, but I couldn't tell her that, not if there was a chance that Neferet would read her mind.
The phone was still in my hand, this time it was vibrating, ugh the girl was never going to give up! I didn't want to answer it, I was beginning to feel really tired. Another day I promised myself.
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When the morning- well night rose I woke up slowly, a peaceful non-dream night and it felt great, I got myself up slowly looking at the bed on the other side where my best friend was sleeping but not snoring as usual, okay so it was only then that I noticed she wasn't in her bed. Oh crap! She had the meeting with that woman. Okay I really didn't now what to refer to her as, Shekinah or Neferet or... That woman. (I liked 'that woman' the best) Back to the point.
Confused whether my best friend would be in any trouble or not honestly wasn't my big issue, it was just a meeting and Stevie Rae could look after herself, wasn't a big deal. Nope it wasn't, I mean she took care of all those red fledgings and that was something major.
I got up and dressed, I had no idea what to do with my day today, things just seem to come to me, okay today felt like it was going to be a slow day, I guess I didn't mind. When I got downstairs in the lounge it was barely empty, nearly every girl who lived in this dorm was here I couldn't really spot any of my friends. Shoving and pushing my way past everyone I managed to get out of there alive, I was hungry so I went to canteen.... dining room whatever. Suprisingly enough Damien, Jack, Erin and Shaunee were sat down in the empty room having breakfast.
"Hey Z!" Jack greeted me first.
I waved at them making my way there but first I grabbed my food, along with some brown pop. (duh!)
"Why is it so quiet in here?" I asked tucking into some toast.
Most of them shrugged unsure of the answer, you'd expect a boarding school to have had any secrets to be kept a secret.
"All we know is that something freaky is happening" Shaunee said.
"Freaky" Erin Agreed.
"Have you seen Stevie Rae? It's been hours since that meeting of theirs" Damien asked more or less to everyone else.
"Nope"
"No, I haven't"
"Nu-huh"
I froze remembering something about last night, could I tell them? I know they could keep secrets but that was not the point, the only person I could talk to about this was Aphrodite, even if she wasn't (techniqually) my friend.
"Z?"
"Oh sorry, no, I havn't" I said and it wasn't a lie, I know Stevie Rae would be fine, I just knew it.
The rest of the time at breakfast went quickly it was just too quiet for anyones liking, so we all went back to the girls dorm, which was luckily starting to clear up abit, well it was everyones free day until they had to start school on monday again, I really didn't want to! None of the teachers were seen anywhere on campus which was another strange consept as they would normally spy on the kids to keep them out of trouble or something.
"Stevie Rae!" Erin called.
My head shot at the direction where they were looking, and it was her, living and breathing... well in the red fledging sort of way, she didn't turn her head to face us but went straight up the stairs, were still looking at her until she was nowhere in sight and then looked at eachother in complete confusion. What could the witch have possibly done?
"Hey" I said coming up behind Stevie Rae, the others watched me behind.
"Hi" Her voice was that normal loving accent just something unusual was behind it.
"Uh, how was the meeting with Shekinah?" Damien asked clinging beside me.
She didn't reply she was busy unlocking the hinges off the window.
"What are you doing?" Shaunee said moving closer.
"You leaving so soon?" Erin said.
I heard Stevie Rae take in a deep breath as if she was trying to hold in all her anger, it wasn't like her at all "I'll be back soon" and she jumped out of the window, the others ran to the window watching after her.
"Where is she going?"
"Did she hurt herself when she fell?" Jack asked thinking about her safety.
"Somethings not right about her" Of course Damien would catch on first he looked at me as if there was something I was hiding... so there was something I was hiding but I wasn't really sure of it so... nope I don't know anything I shrug my shoulders making myself look beleivable.
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"Where do you think she went?" questions were flooding not only me but all of out minds as we sat in out small room squeezing on either sides of the beds and Erin sat by the window just in case Stevie Rae had returned.
"Z, do you know what is happening?" Damien asked, after some previous trust issues from the past I couldn't blame him for thinking like this but I should atleast earm some respect, I have been through crap recently; its like I'm a magnet for things like this.
"I can't be sure" I answered truthfully.
"Guys don't worry to much, maybe Stevie Rae is just having one of those days... you know" Shaunee said burning off some of the heat.
"That could be true" I said "She couldn't sleep a wink last night... morning whatever"
"Yeah, you guys are probably-"
"Oh. Em. Ghee." Erin epmhasised each letter as if it was something shocking.
My first instinct was to run to the window but my legs wouldn't move, the thought of knowing what could be out there and the big chance of it being something dangerous and killing sort I didn't want to see but I knew I had to, plus I'm a very suspicious person and being here made the reason even more understandable.
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