Darkest War

Chapter 1

"You can go back to your normal classes you know," Lauren exclaimed in a very vibrant voice. She's an upper class Blake assigned to help teach me Maths and Potions.

"I'd rather not," I shrugged gazing out the window at the court yard bellow.

The first day after the massacre the castle was being cleaned.. like nothing had ever happened– the bloody halls were being mopped, the walls were being scrubbed, the bodies had been removed.

Thirteen had been killed and all except one Remaining had been taken.

Luke had died that night in the courtyard and so did Emma, others like Joe and Alfie were wounded, and Connor was the only one Remaining to be left alive. Drastic things happened and no one wants admit how messed up everything was and how unprepared we really are.

No one has seen Connor since Allana took him away when he finally showed up not long after the sun had fully risen.

Everyone picked back up their day to day activities and continued on with their lives. I stayed hidden away from the world, I felt like I couldn't live. I had known him less than a two week but it was more to me than just gaining a friend or even something a little more, he had changed me. The day he took my life he had bonded me to him in a way that no one else can imagine– or at least that's the reasoning Allana gave me as to why I felt like a part of me had died. It happens when a non elder vampire changes a human, their whole existence becomes tied together but this exchange is very rare due to most humans not surviving the change. It's like one can't live without the other.

She didn't know of this until she study more on the matter after she made me her experiment. Or so she said. She also said she never would have done this if she had known I was one of the prophecy twins.

I began to hate her more and more each time she called a meeting between Maggi and I.

I see Maggi everyday when she brings me lunch. We talk about her life and how the school is functioning in my absence. Chris and PJ bring me dinner and we talk about anything but school. PJ told me that Louise mentioned that Maggi isn't as okay as she appears that she cries almost every night most of the time waking up from screaming nightmares. PJ can sense it too with his gift. According to Louise she went a little mad and requested that her bunk bed that she shared with Emma be taken out of their room. Not everyone is strangely holding it together as I thought.

"How is practice with professor Blake going?"

"All he does is give me these huge copies of books from like hundreds of years ago about the Mist. Nothing really tells me about the gift just more about Alec."

"Is it true that Alec is Allana's younger brother?" She questioned eagerly looking in my direction, "I overheard you talking to one of your friends about it."

I scratched the back of my head and shrugged, "I'm not so sure. It definitely seemed like it."

"That's crazy strange. Does the books say anything about it? Have you talked to Blake?"

"No the only people that knows I had a vision are you and PJ."

"Oh. I'm sorry for snooping in on your conversation. I'm just curious about what happened."

"You don't want to know," the whole school wants to know about what we had seen that night. The majority of the school had been unaffected by Alec as he only invaded half the castle. Nothing like this has happened in years so no one really knows what it's like. Like I said we are all unprepared for what's to come.

"My boyfriend Alex has that gift," Lauren smiled, "he was surprised to learn that you like it so much."

"Yeah it's pretty useful actually. It was one of my first gifts– it belonged to a friend of mine."

I guess the whole school knows about me, but they don't know about my life and what's really been going on. They only know me as the kid who faced the Mist.

"Did you understand that problem?" She asked picking up the paper, "That vile is mixed with this one to create a paste. It can be good for fire and ice burns."

"Yeah, guess," It's too hard to focus on anything.

"We can stop a little early today if you want. I'm sure Blake wouldn't mind."

"Thanks Lauren," I smiled bleakly gathering my things.

"Of course."

It's been weeks and no real progress has been made. Twice I have been able to project a small amount of dark fog but nothing enough to create a portal. Blake says I'll feel it when it happens. Which to me sounds so dumb and incredibly vague.

"Are you going to eat that?"

"Chris!" Peej scolded smacking his hand from my plate.

"Nah you can have it," I shrugged gently sliding it to him.

"No, I'm done pretending to not notice Dan. Have you seen yourself lately? You don't eat anymore, you look so thin and fragile. How can you expect to conjure anything when you look like actual death?"

"Well excuse me for feeling like 'actual death' PJ," I rolled my eyes knowing exactly what he was talking about, and it's true.

"Have you even been drinking enough?" Chris asked giving a little more thought as well.

"Enough."

"I- we just think you need to take care of yourself a bit more. Especially if you want to accomplish what you've been working so hard for."

"I know Peej."

"Look I bet you could use a change of scenery. We could leave here for a couple days."

"For once Chris has a point. I think it could be good to see anything but these dusty brick walls for a change."

"I guess it couldn't hurt," I replied pulling my plate back the he had been softly nudging towards me.

"Don't worry I'll plan everything, should I bring the girls too? I'm sure Maggi would enjoy it too."

"Yeah of course," I smiled at the thought of how happy she'd be to see the outside world again.

"Then it's settled, a holiday it is then."