House of Night *Started*

~Neferet~

Neferet looked down through her window and out at her House of Night. From where she was, she could see every part of the school. There were a group of fledglings walking to the dining hall, a lone fledgling walking toward the stables, Zoey and Ethan picnicking next to Nyx's Temple.

Neferet watched the two of them, laughing and talking and eating. She made note that Zoey looked happy. She would have to do something about that. Neferet didn't need the fledgling happy, she needed her alone, friendless, and possibly mourning. That would be the only way Neferet could get to her. The child was strong, and partnered with Calypso, possibly unstoppable. Which was why she had to make them hate each other.

Some would think rooming them together would be a way to kindle a friendship. Neferet knew that Calypso needed power, she needed to control something, whether a group of fledglings--the Dark Daughters--or Nyx's chosen one--Zoey. Neferet also knew that Zoey could take care of herself and didn't need someone else. She'd sensed that the first day the girl was here. She was independent, but not completely. She needed her friends, she needed to fit in, she needed to be normal. And if Neferet had anything to do with it, she would be just the opposite.

Calypso, though, was a different matter. It wouldn't be as easy to get to her as it would Zoey. Neferet new nothing of which Calypso loved other than being leader of the Dark Daughters. If Neferet took that away from her, she might feel a little lost, not so in control.

But if she took away her position and gave it to Zoey, then Calypso would have a reason to hate her even more than she did. Maybe Calypso would exact revenge and get to Zoey more than Neferet already planned to.

First, though, Neferet needed a reason to replace Calypso, she needed her to mess up--bad enough to need replacing. Neferet laughed humorlessly to herself before drawing the curtains on the picture perfect image of Ethan and Zoey's picnic. Yes, everything was going to turn out just as she wanted it to.

This is gonna be quick and low quality because I have no time. sorry. -.-

Calypso

I believed her. Holy frickin' Goddess I believed her!

Well, of course I also knew she was probably exaggerating- I remembered that aspect of her from our years of friendship. Serena may not be favorable towards people like us, but she wasn't completely evil.

"We..." I pause to think over my words. "We can be friends again. No more 'Commando Kelly' or evil glares- we can try again. However, it's up to you to challenge Serena- I've got to pretend to be a fair and equal leader. You're setting up this match made in Hell."

She smiles at me, almost relieved. "Can do, Cali."

I smile at her as a shiver goes down my back. Someone just did something evil. I thought to myself. Kelly was still looking at me with hopeful eyes. I couldn't let her see that- even as secretly elated as I was about our friedship- something felt wrong about the whole situation. Something off. I looked at her standing in front of me, and I knew I couldn't say a word- maybe I had secretly missed her, but my trust was a hard thing to really re-earn.

"So," I said, "you gonna tell me about Pharoh or let me sleep?"

Kelly Myers

I brightened with hope that I could reclaim not only my posisition but my friendship with Cali to! Calypso of all people! I got up and gave her a tight squeeze then made for the door.

"I'll let you sleep so you later k?" I told her.

I went out the door and headed over to Pharaoh's room to tell him the news and knocked on the door eagerly waiting for him, only to find Mark at the door.

Mark

Kelly was standing at the door and I sighed weakly. I struggled out of the bed and slowly walked toward the door. Opening it, Kelly's shocked face met my sick one.

"Yes?" I asked weakly.

"Is Pharaoh here?" Kelly asked.

I shook my head and opened my mouth to say something when I collapsed to the floor.

[I'm going to go on and have Mark go through his Transformation. I'm still deciding whether to make him a Red Vampire, a normal Vampire, or just die.]

Kelly Myers

I grab Mark before he could fall to the ground completely, and helpped him to bed as he put most of his weight onto me. When done I covered him up in his blanket's, and kneeled beside his bed.

"You stay under the cover's ok? I'll go get Neferet maybe she could help you, then go find Pharaoh." I told him.

I made for the door and closed it behind me, I moved down the hall in a quick walk making for Neferet's office first. Then like I said find Pharaoh.

Pharaoh Draco

I remained in prayer as I thought of Angel. She was thirteen when I was Marked, already obsessed with dragons and vampyres like the family oddball that she was. On the night we made our pact, we exchanged personal items to remember each other by. I gave her a statuette of the Virgin Mary, Angel gave me her locket. No one knew- not even Neferet- that I slept with a locket around my neck. I kept on with my prayer-like position, sitting very still like I was made of stone.

Spoiler

Angel's locket

Athena

Although I thought no words or made no specific pleas to the Goddess I found sitting there, respecting the silence, oddly peaceful and relaxing. That is until I heard the faint scratching of paws on stone, then felt the rought tongue of Cassidy against my cheek as if to announce his presance. Opening my eyes I found Cassidy sat waiting on the bench next to me, tongue lolling out of one side of his mouth.
"You really ought to be more respectful in the temple," I said ruffling his fur. He tilted his head at first as I spoke, then bowed it not raising it until a good few minutes had past. The real reason he looked up though was because he heard, as did I, foot steps in the main room of the temple. Then muffled voices. I stood, legs stiff from been sat still for so long, and walked through to the main room where I found Pharaoh and Kelly whispering in hushed and sad tones. Kelly sounded urgent and Pharaoh kind of seemed distant. When scratchy claws Cassidy padded up behind me, they turned to look in my direction.
"Hi," I said more than a little awkwardly.

Spoiler

I'll post as Rave as soon as I can think of something to say.

Zoey

I hated to say goodbye to Ethan, especially after having such a wonderful time, but the sun was rising and I had things to do. Not that there was anything I wanted more than to just sit here until the sun was directly overhead, but I knew that it would make us both uncomfortable. As the sun rose over the east side of the temple, I couldn't help but think of how romantic our picnic had turned--and how quickly it had ended.

Ok, so maybe we'd stayed out there for over two hours, lost in conversation with each other. Maybe we'd had such a great time that we didn't know what time it was. I couldn't help but feel like everything had ended too soon, like we hadn't had enough time to be free.

While we walked back to the girls dorm, it silent, as if neither one of us knew what to say. I stole a glance at him, then turned my head and blushed when I saw him looking at me, too. I could barely hold back the urge to reach out and take his hand in mine. But I wasn't sure if that would be ok with him, what that would cause.

By the time we reached the steps to the girls dorm, my palms were sweating and my heart was pounding. I wondered to myself if he was going to kiss me. Ethan and I had been friends since the first day I got here, and now it seemed like we might be something more. Or at least I hoped we could be something more. I turned to face him at the bottom of the steps, looking into his brown (?) eyes, wondering what he would do next, and praying to Nyx that he would kiss me.

Kelly Myers

I went to Nyx's Temple first, to clear out where Nefrert could possibly be. Only to my surprise I found Pharaoh, all tho I was thrilled to see my boyfriend again, Mark needed help. I move in a quick walk and courch down next to Pharaoh, he opened his eyes to see me and a bright smile appeared on him.

"Mark needs help!" I said in a harsh whisper.

"What?" He said the smile dropping quickly.

"I went to you're dorm in seach of you, only to get Mark, he nearly doubled over at the door and I think he's seriously I'll. Me and you need to find Neferet." I said in another harsh whisper.

Pharaoh Draco

I got on my feet. "I'll help you find Neferet, but I'm not going in the same room as Mark. My affinity can't be shut off, so I have no choice but to sense emotions as well as alter them at will. I had to wait for Mark to fall asleep for me to get out of the dorm and in here. He's sick and it makes me sick in return just sensing his emotions. Don't take me harsh, but I just can't stand overwhelming emotions." I sighed and spilled the beans. "Also, I can't seem to shake off my mother's accusation. You were there when she accused me of Angel's disappearance. I know I'm not responsible for that, but my mother's harsh words are stuck in my mind and cutting through me like a knife."

Kelly Myers

I nodded in hearing what he was saying, understanding how he felt knowing Angel was missing. We walked out together we split up in different direction's looking or Neferet. Wondering where that woman could have gone off, well she had a number of places she could go off to. But my best bet was her office, I walked swiftly down the hall where I saw Zoey behind the door of the girl's dorm Ethan, who was going in the opposite direction of her. I wondered what those two were doing together? I moved along until I was in front of Neferet's office and I knocked urgently.

Ethan

Tonight had been so great. My date with Zoey went better than I could have ever imagined, but it ended to quickly. We had spent all night talking about nothing and everything at all. I could feel the sun starting to rise so I packed up the remains of our picnic and walked Zoey to her door in true gentlemen fashion. I turned to face her at the bottom of the stair. I took a deep breath and leaned in to kiss her gently on the lips. It was the best kiss I had ever had in my entire life. When I pulled away Zoey's eyes were closed and she had a look of pure bliss on my face. I smiled cockily.
"Umm tonight was great and if you'd like, I'd want to do it again sometime?"

Spoiler

Seeing as I'm not sure what's really wrong with Mark, I'm hoping someone will fill me in. Is he dying or what?

~Neferet~

There was a frantic knock at Neferet's door, shaking whatever thoughts of evil she'd been having out of her mind. With a sigh of annoyance, she crossed the room and opened the door to see who could have been bothering me at such an early hour. All of the fledglings should have been in their dorms, sleeping like the children they were.

Kelly Myers stood in her doorway, sweating and breathing hard, as if she'd ran all the way here from across campus. Neferet pasted a concerned look on her face and looked the child in the eyes.

"What is it? What's wrong?" Neferet's voice was full of the concern she wasn't truly feeling. She knew what was happening from the look on the fledglings face. Someone was dying.

"It's Mark, he's sick," Kelly said, voice just as frantic as her knock had been. Neferet suppressed the urge to sigh and roll her eyes. They always made a big deal about it, but Neferet knew they wouldn't be staying gone for long. So instead of giving in to her rude nature, she gasped in fake surprise and hurried back in her room and grabbed towels, just in case the boy was coughing blood yet.

"Take these," Neferet said, handing off the towels to the fledgling as she pushed past her and out the door. It was then that she realized Pharaoh had been behind Kelly. "Go get Professor Dragon, tell him what's going on. He'll give you a vile of something, bring it back to me right away." The boy nodded and hurried off in the opposite direction as them.

"What's going to happen to him?" Kelly asked when they reached the door. Before Neferet opened the door, she looked down at the concerned look on the fledgling's face.

"I want you to know something before we go inside," she said, taking the fledgling by the shoulders. "Things are probably going to get really bad tonight with Mark. From the sound of it, he's in bad shape. What you see tonight might scar you and I want you to know that no one is going to blame you if you don't go back in there."

Mark

I spit up blood and groaned. Where was Kelly? She was suppose to go get Neferet. I sighed. I coughed more, this time, the coughs were rough. MY throat tingled with each cough. Little droplets of blood stained my shirt and I sighed. "Please hurry," I whisper weakly.

Kelly Myer's

Poor Mark he was getting worse and wose by the minute, we had gone into the room Neferet beside me as I smell the sweet scent of blood in the air. I control my hormones from trying to going crazy, I watch intently as Neret goes to work trying to heal Mark. I can see a bright green glow from her hands as she heals Mark, I don't know if it was working or not. All I could do was stand there and hope that he would be okay, I see him cough up more blood and another rush of adrenaline courses though my body. I try desprately to resist drinking Mark's blood, I run out of the room to get away from it all.