This is a House of Night fan-fic. It is set 2 days after Hunted. It is set as if Hunted was the last book in the series. Otherwise this story doesn't work. Hope you like it.

Chapter 1

I heard Nyx's voice whispering to me. "You have done well, my U-we-tsi-a-ge-a. You have now begun your true mission on earth." What the hell? "Zoey," She continued. "It's time for you to know-"

Just then, Jack and Duchess came running at me, Jack yelling something. "Stark said you can come now," Jack said, breathlessly.

I'll talk to you later Goddess, I thought as I hurried after Jack.

We had been under the Abbey for two days. We were waiting to make sure everything was safe, and then we were going back to school. Jack led me through a large hall and off to the side. There was a small room there where Stark was resting, after me blasting him with the elements.

When he was still a red fledgling, Stark had given me his Warriors Oath. His decision to do that meant he had chosen good and that had made him complete the Change into a red vampyre.

"I'll leave you two alone," Jack said, backing out of the door. Duchess stayed. She belonged to both Stark and Jack now. A bit like the twin's cat, Beelzebub.

"What do you want?" I asked Stark.

"I want to thank you for not letting that arrow hit me," he said.

"Well, there you go. You thanked me." I turned to leave but Stark grabbed my wrist.

"No. Let me thank you properly," he said. Then he lifted my forearm to his mouth.

"Stark! I yelled, yanking my arm away. "I have enough boyfriend poopie going on just now. I am NOT going to let you drink from me and risk us Imprinting. I am NOT going to break heath's heart, again.

"That's okay. I don't have to drink from you," Stark whispered. He pulled me down onto the bed and leaned towards me. Part of me was telling me I should think about Heath and Erik. The other part was yearning to kiss Stark again.

I didn't resist when Stark started to kiss me. The kiss was gentle. Not possessive, like Erik had been recently. I felt his hands slide down to my waist.

"Excuse me you two," Aphrodite said, standing in the doorway. "But, Zoey, don't you already have a human consort an a vamp mate. Do you really need something else too?"

"He was just saying 'thank you,'" I said.

"Yeah, looked like it," Aphrodite said. "Anyway, the Dorkamese Twins want you."

Was I not allowed to be with one person for more than five minutes before I got dragged away? First Stark dragged me away from Nyx, then Aphrodite dragged me away from Stark.

"Don't call them that. You're their friend now," I snapped at her.

"Sorry. Old habits die hard, I guess. Anyway, they said I could. They don't care."

"Okay. What do they want?" I asked.

"No idea, but they were laughing."

I couldn't think what the Twins wanted, so I followed Aphrodite. The Twins weren't actually twins. They were soul twins, though. Together where it counted.

We went to an old archway that had a door fitted in it.

"They're in there," Aphrodite said, walking away.

This was the door to the showers. I laughed, remembering that the last time we had a shower together had been hilarious.

A hand came out of the door. It was Shaunee. She hung a sign on the door that said Go away! Elements at work and grabbed my hand, pulling me in.

"Come on," Erin giggled. "Sister Mary Angela said we could keep everyone away."

"Yeah," Shaunee continued. "And this shower will be more fun than last time."

"Because I'm here!" Stevie Rae said, coming over in just her underwear. "Y'all need to get undressed and sort out the Privacy Steam!"

Stevie Rae sounded so excited that I decided to believe the Twins saying that this shower would be more fun than the last one.