House Of Night (fanfiction)

Look. I was getting pretty annoyed at the screaming that was going on around me. Yes, there was an immortal fallen angel right before us, stood next too an immortal ex Vampire High Priestess. But that's not the point. They were stood about 20 metres from us, looking like they didn't wont to attack, yet. Me, Shekinah, Darius, Ate and Aphrodite were the only ones silent. Well, apart from Neferet who was giving me very uncomfortable death stares-much appreciated.

My fellow peers fell to the floor, bowing, tears streaming down their faces, as the stupid Raven Mockers started to circle them, violently, sticking out their long black tongues (0bviously waiting for dinner.) As Kalona walked up besides Neferet, I noticed that her body did a tiny jerk, as if she was scared- which was weird. Considering Neferet would normally be the one threatening me and me being the scared one. But anyway, I was seeing a different side to Neferet. One that looked vulnerable, weak and totally not a cool-collected-beautiful queen. I also noticed that Kalona smiled an evil smile at her as she turned and faced the opposite direction. I could see that Neferet was trying to reason with Kalona, what about i don't know, but then suddenly, she started to move swiftly towards us-looking very shaken up.

She stopped as she got to about 2 metres from me. I could sense Shekinah's presence and I tuned to my left to find her standing next to me, beaming her beautiful goddess like smile. But she couldn't fool me. No matter how much power she had, even if she was the Queen of all Vampires, she coundt fool me. Even she felt lost and scared. She tried to look strong but you could tell that she had been crying.

"it's okay" i told her. She nodded her head and sniffled. Darius and Ate (sons of Erebus) were standing on either side of me and Shekinah, obviously alarmed that Neferet was stood only a few feet away from us and could kill us any second. Wary expressions locked on their faces, tense and ready for action.

But as i looked up at Neferets beautiful face, I saw that she didn't wont any action. In fact, she didn't wont any of this. I could see right into her soul, her mind. The scary immortal was no longer their and i knew that i was a little to quick to judge. Maybe she just wonted to be known, have power, You no since when she was a child she was Mrs nobody. The one no one cared about. Maybe she released Kalona from the ground to get power, but her plan had gone out of hand, spiralled off into the wrong direction.We all make mistakes. And man, I've made a lot of em.

"Zoey... im so so sorry ..." she broke off with a sob. Tears smudging her black eye makeup. " I just wonted to be special, powerful. But as usual... I messed up. I I was wrong..." tears still traveling down her face, I couldn't fight the urge to control myself.

"Its not to late. Come back with us. Im sure Nyx will understand. We can fight Kalona together!"

" It is too late. I cant go back to Nyx, I've cause her to much pain. And we cant fight Kalona." Neferet said in-between sobs.

"What do you mean we cant fight Kalona. With your help we cant beat anyone we wont too." Then I felt Shekinah's warm, kind hand on my shoulder.

"Child. What Neferet is trying to say is that once you bring an immortal to the earth, they rule the earth. It is impossible to kill an immortal." Shekinah said softly, obviously trying to comfort me as i was getting pretty frustrated.

"Im sorry. I never meant for this to happen. But I don't have a choice." The tone in Neferets voice seemed little angry. But not at me.

"what do you mean..." I asked, why was i so confused?

" If I don't go back to him, we will all die." a final tear swept down her cheek and she mimicked im sorry. As she headed back to her position next to Kalona, Shekinah took my hand and squeezed it tight. And i suddenly wished that my mum would do the same. I wished so much that Shekinah was my mum. I noticed that she didn't take her eyes off Neferet.