Zoey
My head was spinning and I had a lot of trouble standing. Stark had thought that since the elements had given me some energy back that I could stand. No luck there. He had set me on my feet and I'd crumpled to the floor. Not only was my head spinning nonstop, but I felt overly nauseous. Fledglings don't get sick... Unless their bodies are rejecting the Change. But I can't reject the Change. Tulsa's House of Night needs me. I have to help get rid of Neferet.
The other's had gone on ahead, leaving Stark and I in the hallway by ourselves. "Stark," I croaked.
"Z? What's wrong?" His voice was panicky and frantic.
"I'm not feeling very well," I said before passing out.
Stark
"Stark," Zoey croaked.
My heart skipped a beat. Something was wrong. "Z? What's wrong?" My voice was panicky and frantic.
"I'm not feeling very well," she said quietly before going limp in my arms.
My heart started beating faster with every passing moment. I stared down at Zoey's body. Her skin was pale and she was sweating unnaturally. I ran towards the others. "Stevie Rae!" I called.
Everyone turned back to face me. Aphrodite looked ready to throw up. Zoey's never done this before. I could tell how worried she was. Stevie Rae's face fell when she noticed Zoey. She rushed over, tears shining bright in her eyes.
"W-what happened?" She choked on her words.
I shook my head, fearful. "I was simply following you guys when she said she wasn't feeling well. Then she just passed out."
"Calm down, Stark," Darius said uneasily.
Tears welled up in my eyes. This couldn't be happening. Zoey couldn't be rejecting the Change. Not now. Not ever. She wasn't meant to. She isn't meant to. My mind felt like mush. Like someone was trying to get through to me, but couldn't succeed. Suddenly, I strongly felt the elements surrounding me and Zoey.
"Stark, I need you to take Zoey up to your room and give her some blood. You two have a weird, yet strong bond. So, your blood should help a lot." Darius instructed with Aphrodite and Stevie Rae's approval.
I nodded and headed off. As soon as I arrived in our room, I laid Zoey on the bed gently and carefully. Her breathing hitched as her head hit the pillow gently. I took a knife off the nightstand that was used to cut an orange this morning and cut my wrist. I gingerly opened up her mouth and placed my wrist against her plump lips. After about five minutes, her teeth sunk into my wrist and I smiled. Her eyes fluttered open as she pulled back and wiped her mouth.
"Thank you," she coughed to clear her throat.
A placed a kiss on her lips. "Your welcome. You really scared me there, babe."
"I'm sorry."
"Don't apologize."
"I felt so nauseous before."
"You're okay now." I kissed her forehead.
"I want to go downstairs." She coughed again.
I grimaced. "Are you sure you're okay?"
Zoey nodded. "I feel perfectly fine."
Percy
"What do you mean, she keeps doing that?" Piper asked. "Stark doesn't seem to like it very much."
Aphrodite eyes narrowed protectively. "Why, of course he doesn't like it!" she exclaimed. "Would Lightning Boy like it if you wasted all of your energy on healing people?" To me, it seems that her and Zoey are pretty close if she's getting all worked up over this.
"Wait, how did you know that Jason controls lightning?" Leo asked.
Aphrodite yawned sarcastically. "Get with the program, Flame-head."
"Stevie Rae!" Stark called from behind us.
Everyone turned around. Aphrodite's hand flew to her mouth and she looked like she was going to be sick. Stevie Rae's face felt at the sight. Zoey, pale and sweaty, was in Stark's arms. He wore a scared and worried expression. What was so wrong with her looking like that? She must've just passed out. Stevie Rae ran over to them.
"W-what happened?" She choked on her words.
He shook his head. "I was simply following you guys when she said she wasn't feeling well. Then she just passed out."
"Calm down, Stark," Darius said uneasily.
"Stark, I need you to take Zoey up to your room and give her some blood. You two have a weird, yet strong bond. So, your blood should help a lot." Darius instructed with Aphrodite and Stevie Rae's approval.
Stark walked away quickly. Aphrodite ran to the nearest bush and started throwing up. Darius held her blonde hair back and rubbed her back. Nico wrinkled his nose in disgust. His father is ruler of the Underworld and he's disgusted by the smell of puke? Jeez. After about five minutes we headed to the dorms. Darius brought Aphrodite into the kitchen to clean up while the rest of us sat in the living room.
"So, Seaweed Brain, how long are we staying here?" Annabeth asks me.
"About two months, but I don't think that's a good idea. We could be attacked at any moment by your evil High Priestess or monsters." I answer.
"That's true." Damien agrees. He looks a little worried. Probably about Zoey. "Maybe a month instead?"
Jason nods. I could hear Stark coming back down the steps, but he's not alone. He still has Zoey. "Put me on the couch please." She tells Stark.
Stark does what she says and sits next to her. Aphrodite and Darius take a sit on the other side of her. They act more like a family then a group of friends. They must have been through a lot together. Aphrodite's eyes are a little red and puffy. She's most definitely been crying.
"We're going back to San Clemente." She announces with a cough. A tear escapes Stevie Rae's eye.
Her friends gasp. "But what about everything that happened there?" Erin says.
"That was the past. Now we need to convince the Council that Neferet isn't who she appears to be. Thanatos is on our side now so we can probably convince them."
They nod. "What about us?" Leo asked.
"Repair boy, of course we're going!" Piper snapped.
Leo stared at her. "I am not Repair boy!"
"Yes, you are." She argued with him.
He lights his hand on fire and steps towards her. "Sit the fuck down!" Aphrodite yells at them.
"Hag." Erin starts.
"From hell," Shaunee finishes quietly.
"Stop it!" Zoey winces at her own tone. Stark rubs her back and whispers something in her ear. Then Aphrodite does the same. They begin to have their own hushed conversation.
"Sorry," they mutter.
"So more on this San Clemente thing, please." Stevie Rae says, interrupting the side conversation.
" OK, we're leaving at 8 tonight for Stark and Stevie Rae because they can't go into the sunlight." Zoey explains.
"I thought you guys could go into the sunlight," I commented and Annabeth elbowed me in the gut. "Ow, Wise Girl, you hurt." I said under my breath.
She smirks at me. "Go on."
"Anyway, Thanatos and Kalona will be taking us in the private jet. Then we will meet with the Council and tell them who Neferet really is. She'll be kicked out of the House of Night and we'll hopefully go back to the depot. After that we'll have to figure out how to get rid of the white bull. Well out of this realm anyway." Zoey continues.
"Sounds easy enough," Damien says.
"Easy," Erin says
"Peasy," Shaunee finishes quietly again.
"What about the other red fledglings?" Stevie Rae asks.
"They can come." Zoey tells her and yawns.
"I'm going to bed," Erin tells us.
"Good bye," Shaunee says and they walk upstairs.
Zoey
When I woke up, Stark was still sound asleep. Nala jumped up on my lap and sneezed right in my face. "Good morning to you too." I laughed. I untangled myself from Stark's arms and made my way downstairs to the kitchen.
"Let's go!" I heard Aphrodite yell.
I turned around to see Aphrodite with her head poked into the Twin's room. "What're you doing?" I asked.
"Have you seen the time?" Aphrodite asked.
I shook my head. "It's seven-thirty."
"Oh, well, I should get dressed and wake up Stark."
"Duh! Darius is waiting with the Hummer out front." Well everything seems to have died down form the emotional mess from yesterday.
I ran back into my room and quickly got dressed. "Stark," I called from the bathroom.
"Huh?" He asked sleepily.
"We have to go." I walked back out to him and sat on the bed. "Come on sleepy head."
He slowly got up and went into the bathroom. When he came out he was dressed. "Ready."
I smiled at him and he bent down and kissed me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. When he pulled away we were both breathless. Someone knocked on the door. "We're going to be late!" Erin called.
"Coming," I called back, grabbed Stark's hand and opened the door. The Twins, Piper, and Annabeth were standing there waiting for us.
We all walked out to the Hummer. "Took you guys long enough." Aphrodite said as I slid into the backseat next to Stark.
The ride to the House of Night jet was quiet, but when we arrived everyone was talking about nothing important. "Are you ready?" Kalona asked me as he helped me out of the Hummer. I nodded swiftly and waited for Stark to climb out.
"Welcome House of Night fledglings!" Thanatos said as we all took our seats. "We will be arriving in San Clemente in several hours or so. When we do arrive, the Council will see us immediately, so be well rested. That is all." Thanatos and Kalona went to the way back of the jet and took their seats.
Stark was sitting next to me and Aphrodite and Darius were sitting behind us. He grabbed my hand and I looked at him. There was pain in his eyes. "What's wrong?" I whispered, but I already knew the answer.
"We're going back to the place where I couldn't save you." He whispered back.
"You did save me. You brought me back before I faded into nothingness. If my soul didn't shatter, you'd still be my Warrior not my Guardian." He took my hand and kissed it like he did the day he died in my arms.
"We're alive and well. There is nothing to worry about."
"Yet. How are you feeling? I didn't get to ask you that before."
I smiled at him. "I'm feeling fine right now. Maybe we can go to the Island of Skye while we're there. Maybe we'll find some answers."
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