A Modern Myth

[<^>Krustine<^>]

~Trudie's POV~

What were they doing? Telling me that I'm not human? I'm about over the top confused right now, I can't even find words. I tried to search. I looked around the room and saw all the damage. Blood Stains, walls destroyed, everything was ruined.

"What am I supposed to do. I don't have family I can go stay with, I don't have friends nearby--" I began.

"Hold on a minute. What am I supposed to be. I just saved your ass."

"I thought you were doing that for Kynaree." I said looking down to the floor.

"Well, lets get this straight. We arn't friends. Yet. I also saved you and obviously there was a good reason for that. With your... Powers or whatever they are."

"Oh ok. Well I don't really have anything anymore."

"Sure you do. Look around." Kynaree said. I looked around and said. "Sure. And what do you mean by that? Take a look around."



We argued for a little while and finally we agreed that I was staying at Valkyrie was going to buy me new stuff(clothes ect.) cause she was rich. I figured it wouldn't be that bad living with her. I was still a little worried. What was I turning into? I was a little scared. What was going to happen to me?

We got to Valkyrie's house and it was huge. Even the second time around. We got in and got settled. It still seemed a little weird. Valkyrie told me to get comfy and feel at home. So I sat on the couch and started watching wheel of fourtune. "Strolling Barefoot on the beach!!! I WIN! I WIN!" They started looking at me like I was crazy. "Sorry"

[Kàylà]

~Valkyrie's POV~

What was I getting myself into. My home was becoming a refuge for those attacked by Dr.D or endangered by him. I blamed human school. Now there was something up with Kynaree's friend who was now no longer human. I looked around in the cabinets in my kitchen and looked at all the human food. It had been funny when we went around the meat department and Kynaree scrunched up her nose at the smell.

Of course to me it smelled a little off since there wasn't as much blood left in it but it wasn't revolting. When I asked her about it later she said she was a vegetarian and I nodded kind of understanding. Vampires had vegetarians too. Instead of feeding off of humans like most in my clan did, they only fed off of animals.

I walked into the living room where Kynaree and Trudie were in the middle of a game of monopoly and Nathan was pretending to watch something on T.V when really he was watching out of the corner of his eyes for anything suspicious to happen to tell us if we were under attack. I went and sat by him watching the game that went of between Trudie and Kynaree, and it looked like Trudie was winning.

"Anything yet?" I asked Nathan in a voice low enough for only him to year.

"Nothing." He answered.

"Have you seen Oni anywhere? He's normally here all the time and lately he hasn't been here at all, he's not even answering his phone when I call him." I asked voicing my concerns.

"No I haven't seen him. He probably just doesn't like the fact that I'm still here. We never really did get along. Then again neither did we." Nathan smiled at the memories. I sighed and started flipping through the channels looking for something interesting to watch. Of course I found nothing so I ended up turning it to a music station that played different styles of rock.

I got up and pulled a book off of my bookshelf and paused when I realized how normal all of this was. It was too normal. Sitting around listing to music while I read and listening to friends as they played board games. Nathan noticed my sudden stillness.

"Valkyrie are you okay?" He asked. Kynaree and Trudie turned from their game to look at me.

"It's to normal." I said in almost a whisper. When really I wanted to scream it

"What is?"

"All of this. It's like nothing ever happened and it's a normal Sunday morning where everyone is just hanging out recovering from a night of staying up to late. Something's wrong. There has to be." I explained. I couldn't shake the feeling that something was about to happen.

"Valkyrie there is nothing wrong with normalcy." Nathan told me but I wasn't listening.

"The Dartan's said we had two weeks. What if that changed what if Dr.D has everything he needed and he's starting early?" I asked mostly to myself as I dropped the book I held in my hands and grabbed the remote turning on the news. Nothing. There was nothing about unexplained deaths or sudden horror hitting a town. It was all just so..normal..

"Did we already die?"

"No Valkyrie. It's probably just the calm before the storm. Or maybe since there is nothing wrong with us today maybe it's hitting the wolves." His eyes grew wide as he realized this. I knew that it was to good to be true.

"Anyone know Rayna's number?" I asked. Everyone shook their heads and I went to go search for a phone book. Normally I would have just drove there but seeing as how I still wasn't sure how much I could trust the Wolves I preferred not to go on their land without permission. Just as I grabbed the phone book I remembered I didn't know Rayna's last name. The odds were defiantly against me today.

"Nathan try getting a hold of Oni. Kynaree call Cecil and see if he'll come here. " I said throwing my phone to her.

[damiana]

~*~ Rayna's POV ~*~

The whole thing was depressing to all of us but despite that fact we still had to do something about the whole situation.

"What are we going to do with her body, we can't just leave it." I looked at everyone's faces, some were sad, others didn't show anything at all and a couple seemed angry. We were all still at the Ware House but by this time My dad showed up with Rem and Mase and we were discussing matters as a whole.

"Maybe we can stage her body in the woods and make it look like a wolf attack or something" Wyatt suggested.

I turned my head toward him and told him he was an idiot with my eyes, he seemed to catch on pretty fast.

"Right, maybe a bear then?" He re-thought. Tryst seemed to get a laugh out of this. "Yea a bear on steroids" he shook his head.

"We should bury her, the authorities won't know she missing, they don't have records on any of us that's how we're always able to keep moving so quickly, and don't you think she deserves a proper burial, any of us would." My dad explained

I lowered my head and agreed. "We should clean up the mess and get out of here too, the sooner the better." I said.

Wyatt, Tryst and my dad were the ones who went to go bury the body the rest of us stayed to clean up the blood and make sure no prints were left behind. It seemed kind of strange to me when Lian stayed with the rest of us, you'd think that he would go with for a final goodbye.

When everything was finished we headed back to the house and found that My dad and the others made it back before us.

Wyatt was outside sitting on the porch waiting for our return.

"No Lian?" he asked when we all got out of the car. I shook my head "He decided to head back to Trysts house" I said simply.

"Oh well uh, anyways heads up to you Rayna." he said and I gave him a puzzled look.

"Tryst and your dad were talking and they were planning on making arrangements for you"

"Arrangements?" I asked feeling a tid bit concerned but not really thinking about it.

"For you to go somewhere else, not sure where though" Right after he said that Tryst came out and practically told me to pack a bag.

I smiled a bit but not because this was a funny moment.

"Could you please tell me where I'm going?" I tried asking nicely, Tryst sighed and looked down avoiding eye contact. "I was thinking of Valkyrie's..."

Now this time I laughed out of amusement. "A werewolf and a vampire staying in the same house, she would never go for that." I said

"She already has, I called her on the way home, explained the situation and everything was cleared up, she's practically waiting for your arrival." I could tell the last part could have been a lie.

I didn't feel like arguing so I got a few things together and met Tryst outside. "C'mon I'll drive you in your car." he said

I was silent as I got in the passenger seat. Halfway down the road I noticed a car with blinding lights following us.

"Why is Wyatt being stalkerish?" I asked bluntly

"So I have a ride back home...yes I'm letting you keep your car." I smiled and did a little victory dance in my head then thought about why I was going to Valkyrie's house.

"Why couldn't I have just gone to your house?" I asked

Tryst looked from the road to me. "I don't think it's safe there..." he paused "earlier at the ware house, you know when I said that what happened to her wasn't done by a vampire." I nodded.

"Well when we took her body out in the woods I got a closer look at her neck and that was definitely not from a vamp but possibly a werewolf." He didn't stop staring at me when he said the last part.

I thought about it for a moment until a name came to the surface "Lian?"

He nodded his head"I think so."

When we got to Valkyrie's house I wasn't to eager to get out of the car so we sat there for a while until I could tell that the wait was annoying Wyatt, mainly because he was starting to play Elmo's world on the car horn. We got out of the car and when Tryst handed me the keys he gave me a quick kiss then headed to Wyatt's car.

I heard the car door open and Wyatt rambling on. "Aw that was kinda cute" He was saying until Tryst kicked him out of the driver's seat. I waved to them as they pulled away from the house....right the house more like mansion.

While I was taking in the Grandeur of it I didn't notice the silver haired vampire waiting in the doorway, Valkyrie cleared her throat and I jumped a little.

A small but warm smile crept over her mouth and she invited me in.

[Kàylà]

Valkyrie's POV~

I knew things were to normal for comfort today. Whenever something is normall something totatlly weird happens. Like a vampire, faerie, werewolf, and umm a non human all staying in the same house. I wasn't what you would call thrilled about Rayna staying at my house but it was better than refusing and having her blood on my hands when she ends up dead.

Unfortenatly Oni had showed up moments before Rayna had and when I explained the situation to him, he was out the door, into his car, and out of the driveway before a human could blink. Something was definatly weird about him. Thankfully Nathan was more understanding when I told him.

I showed Rayna to her room and I left her alone so we could both take everything in. After Tryst had called me I told Kynaree it wasn't nesaccary to call Cecil anymore. When Rayna was finished getting settled in she joined us downstairs in the living room. I was pacing in front of the window as it started to rain, trying to think of what to do next.

"Valkyrie relax. Everyone at the moment is safe, the only person we arn't exactly sure about is Xian but he can take care of himself." Nathan told me coming into view after just getting back from a scouting trip.

"Eaiser said than done." I told him still pacing. He sighed and left me to my thoughts. We had less than two weeks to get ready for Dr.D's war. My parents came out of their study to ask what the weird smell was and they smiled when they saw Rayna.

I explained the situation to them and reluctantly they let her stay..of course I didn't think they would throw Ralph's daughter out.

Oni still hadn't come back yet and I was starting to get suspicious as to where he was going all the time as the other night kept playing in my mind. There was something about the vampire's scent and touch that kept coming back to my mind. As if I should know it by heart. As if it was as familiar to me as the back of my hand.

"Nathan?" I called in a normal voice knowing that wherever he was in the house he would hear me without any problem.

"Yea?" He asked as he appeared in front of me.

"Find Oni, follow him and tell me what he's up to. I need to know which of my people I can still trust." I told him handing him a pair of keys.

"What car is this too?" He asked looking at the keys.

"My father's car from his human years. A 2001 Audi. It still runs good and I don't want Oni recognizing the car so you're stuck with it." I said after noting his frown of displeasure.

"I'll call you when I find him." He promised and then headed out the door.

"Rayna. Are there any of the wolves that you think you can't trust?" I asked her. She sighed and looked like she was debating to tell me something. It wasn't long until she told me about the death of one of their female wolves named Lovella and how they suspected her mate as her killer.

[×|{å†ìe×]

~<>~Kynaree's POV~<>~

"The stars are more colorful in my realm," I said randomly as Trudie and I gazed out of one of the huge windows in the bedroom, the room she was now staying in. The sun had already set and the stars hanging out in the black sky were twinkling lamely.

"So explain to me how this realm thing works..." She looked interested.

"Well, it's like an extension of earth, kind of like another dimension. There's the same plants and animals in addition to more mystical creatures and not really any humans. Humans don't live in realms because they can't pass through portals, they aren't mentally strong enough to. In rare occasions I've heard it done, but I wouldn't try it if I were a human," I tried to figure out where to start next.

"In my realm the colors are brighter and I haven't been very far outside my hometown but from what I know, everyone's nicer there. That's probably because I'm related to practically everyone-- faeries have huge families and I have so many aunts and uncles I haven't even met them all, and don't get me started about cousins. When it comes to siblings I have 20 which means including me my mom has 21 children and that's actually not that much--" I was going to start rambling further until I realized Trudie had fallen asleep on her bed and I was talking to myself.

I was going to shove her awake until I realized I was tired also. When I got off the end of her bed to leave I felt a weird chill touch my arm and I jumped backwards. I closed my eyes and felt around to see if there was another presence in the room besides Trudie and I. I did find another energy and opened my eyes to see who it was, to my disliking nobody was there. I searched the energy to find any motive to be here, it wasn't happy. I recognized it from Trudie's apartment and ran out of the room to get Valkyrie.

"Valkyrie, Valkyrie, Valkyrie!" I said so fast I was surprised she understood me. Rayna and her were downstairs discussing whatever I interrupted. "I swear, I think there's a ghost in Trudie's room!"

"What am I supposed to do about it?"

"Make it go away?" I finally said embarrassed, "I really, really don't think I can sleep if there's a ghost in the house" I explained hoping I didn't sound like a complete wimp.

"I repeat, what am I supposed to do about it? I thought you were the one who deals with that kind of stuff..."

"You don't understand, it's not like I searched for it, this one wants to be there. This is one is out on it's own, and it isn't happy..." I was getting ready for her to repeat herself a third time but instead Rayna and her began talking again where they left off. I mumbled a "Nighty night," and walked into my bedroom. I tried to keep tabs on the ghost as it moved creepily around Trudie's room.

At least this proved that Trudie wasn't crazy and the third presence in Trudie's apartment wasn't just my imagination. I laid in bed hoping that the ghost stayed by her, finally I fell asleep wondering how long it would haunt her.

[<^>Krustine<^>]

~Trudie's POV~

Finally she went away. I got up and walked around my room, I looked out the window and all I saw was a big open area and trees. I know its mean to make people think your sleeping when you want them to go away, but I just couldn't stand another word of her 20 brothers and sisters talk.

For some reason I'm not tired at all. I just can't go to sleep.

Suddenly I see a ghost, but I can't tell who it is. It reminds me on my mother. And when I think of that, it makes me sad. I miss my mother so much and had just gotten over the pain for the most part.

So I run out of the room and downstairs to where Valkyrie and Rayna were talking. I didn't realize I was sobbing until I reached the bottom step. I couldn't turn back then. So I just walked over and sat on the couch next to Rayna.

"What's wrong?" Valkyrie asked.

"I think I just saw my mothers ghost." I said deprived from words. I couldn't say anything else.

"Is that what Kynaree was talking about?" Rayna asked.

"Probably." Valkyrie answered her.

Then Valkyrie went into a rant telling Rayna about the whole thing that happened at my old apartment and how I have this weird power. When she started talking to me again I was in my own little world. "Trudie? Trudie?"

"Huh?" I would answer.

"Are you OK?" Valkyrie asked.

"Yeah, why?"

"Maybe you should talk to Kynaree. She knows more about this than I do."

"Talk to her about what?" For some reason or another, I had forgotten totally about seeing my mothers ghost. We got into a little conversation about what I should do, when suddenly there were footsteps running down the stairs.

It was Kynaree, she runs down screaming "I just had a dream, I think I know why Trudie's seeing ghosts... well I don't KNOW WHY, but I have an idea. I think shes supposed to help me. If you think about it. I can feel what ghosts are feeling and why they're there and she can see 'em. For some odd reason, we were supposed to find each other, and I was supposed to help you find your powers."

After her long speach was over I said, "Then why did I just see my mothers ghost?"

"Thats who the ghost that was stalking your room was? And hey, I thought you were asleep."

"I wasn't I was resting my eyes, I opened and you were gone. I can't sleep anyways I've been awake for days. I'm not tired either."

"Maybe it has something to do with your new powers you've found." Rayna jumps in.

"Maybe. So now I can't sleep... great. What next?"

[--Kyle--]

--Xian's POV--

I laid on my bed for hours listening to Cold play, a band that I have liked for years, it wasn't Aurora's favorite but it was one that I could listen to when she was away. I sighed. Aurora.

I couldn't believe she had even gone like that. NO warning but a note left behind and an emptiness in my heart. I had to figure out what the hell was going on with her. Sh has been acting strange lately. Even before the time she left. She seemed angry, and hostile over every thing that anyone did. She even snapped at Ethan from time to time. Ethan. I missed him too. I haven't talked to him since the day that Aurora left. And it was like, what? Saturday maybe?I didn't have a clue.

The CD was finished again but this time I didn't get up to restart it. The silence was comforting right now. Aurora had never been like this. She always had said that she would stay with me till the end of anything. The end of the day, the week, the year, our lives. And now suddenly she is gone.

I thought for a while about Aurora. She was my life. Was. She was gone until this is over. And the likely hood of any of us surviving is slim to none.

Then I thought about the war that was coming. Then I thought of Aurora leaving suddenly without saying goodbye, just a note, then I put the two together.

Aurora would never have left me. This was the reason for all of this. I figured out why Aurora had left.

I ran to the computer, checked her email, nothing. Checked the phone, no calls from anyone unusual. Then this had to have been a meet type thin. I knew that Dr. Dartan had been the one to contact Aurora and convince her to leave. I knew this was to un real. She couldn't have done this. But then again why not. Why couldn't she have done it?

I was more confused than Bella choosing between Jacob or Edward. I had to choose between Aurora really not wanting to help me and walk away or her being forced too.

I couldn't choose in this state of mind. I needed to talk to Ethan. I had said that Ethan was just a human that had no others to be liked by, I chose him when we first moved to this school, I chose him because I knew he was special. I chose him to be our friend for a reason. A reason that I couldn't quite understand at the moment. All I knew was that I needed to talk to him.

I stared at the front door of Ethan's house. I knocked. An old brittle woman answered.

"May I help you?" she asked in a soft motherly tone.

"Yes is Ethan here?" I asked.

"Yes, are you a friend of his? Or are you?" She asked implying something I didn't understand.

"Um, a friend? Oh yes a friend." I said stumbling over the words.

"Okay. Ethan?! Are you up there?!"

"Yeah Grandma?" Ethan came down the stairs, he looked more like himself than he ever had. He looked like my friend. Friend. I never had thought of him as a real friend. Just a prop to make us more human like. But now I saw the true friendship between us. "Oh hey Xian, what going on?" He asked at the bottom step, his grandma left to give us privacy.

Ethan lead me to a small room off the living room that I assumed was a den or library. "What do you need? Is something the matter with Aurora? What s going on?" He began to sound more panicky as he went.

"Calm down Ethan. I just need some help. Aurora is as safe as can be for now, but she is not here. She has run off to her sisters again like I said but she is doing it for bad reasons."

I then proceeded to tell him everything that I knew. I told him everything. The vampires, the werewolves, faerie, and Dr. Dartan and his crazy army.

When I was finished, Ethan said only one thing.

"I have something to tell you." He paused gathering his thoughts, it looked like the thing he was about to tell me was going to either kill him or kill me, I knew it was at least one of the two.

[Kàylà]

~Oni's POV~

I looked in my rear view mirror and saw a small 2001 Audi right behind me. Figuring it was just another human on their way to work I didn't bother checking their mind to see if it was one of Valkyrie's humans or a vampire that I didn't know. That was my first mistake. Normally Valkyrie doesn't have trust issues but when she does she catches you with style not with a beater car like the one behind me. Unless this time she was actually being cautious? Nah, she has no idea what I'm up to. My confidence surprised me.

I also didn't expect her to send him out after me. Even if she didn't realize it she was falling for him but I could tell which made me think she wouldn't put him in any serious danger. She still didn't have a clue about me joining forces with a stronger side but I knew at some point she would start to put two and two together. I knew I was making it easier for her to put the pieces together by being away for so long but Dr.Dartan didn't allow for tardiness.

Especially if she kept replaying the night I took her. I told Dr. Dartan that it was a mistake have me be the one to take her blood and that he should have one of the rouge vampires that she didn't know. He insisted though, even though I could tell that it would be a mistake. Valkyrie knew me too well she knew the exact roughness of my skin, my smell even though we had tried our best to disguise it, and her instinct was normally right about everything. She was good at what she did and should she live that long, she would make a wonderful queen.

I drove off the main road and onto a side road which led me to a quickly built shed in the middle of nowhere. I checked behind me to make sure no one had followed me here and stood there quietly waiting for any sound out of the ordinary. When I heard nothing I proceeded into the awfully built shed. My nose wrinkled when I got in there from the different aromas around me. These different experiments had a mixture of blood that sickened my nose.

"Ah any news for me today Oni?" A voice called from the shadows.

"The alpha Rayna is staying at Valkyrie's house now. Everything is going according to plan." I told him going down on my knees in respect to him.

"Good Good. I knew you would you be the perfect choice to help me in this." Dr.Dartan's voice held an evil smile.

"Just remember my part of the deal. I want him dead.." I reminded him in a cold voice. There was nothing more I wanted, Nathan dead and my dear, sweet Valkyrie in my arms once again. I wondered if it would have been the same had it been another vampire, or if it was just him.

"Of course of course Oni all in good time. Just be patient." His voice was stern.

"How can I be patient when she is falling for Nathan! The longer he is alive the more she'll fall under his spell. He needs to die soon!" I almost yelled at him. Patience was not something I dealt well with.

"Patience patience all good things come with patience." He reminded me. I wanted to smack him across the face.

"I want him dead before you start this war." I told him and then left the shed leaving the awful stenches behind me as I breathed in the fresh air. Nathan would die before this war or I would personally kill him myself.

[×|{å†ìe×]

~<>~Kynaree's POV~<>~

I skipped down the steps after showering and dressing in some clothes that Valkyrie had bought for me. Trudie was the only other person in the kitchen with me, she was biting off large pieces of a 'Hot Fudge Sundae Popart'. I needed to eat something so I stuffed a Poptart into the toaster after some instructions from Trudie. After they popped out of the toaster, I took a seat by her.

"So.. School huh?" I said and broke my Poptart in half.

"School..." Was all she said back. I frowned and took a bite of my breakfast. Valkyrie was the next one downstairs, her nose wrinkled when it caught a whiff of the human food. Rayna joined us soon after Valkyrie and we were all ready to leave.

Valkyrie left first, seeing she had to pick up so many people. Rayna left in her car, following her. So, Trudie was forced to drive me to school. As we rode there I made small talk and asked her if ghosts were scary looking. She said, "not really," and didn't say anything further about the subject.

When we made it to school and I went to get help with some of the math I was having difficulty on and the school day went on from there. At lunch, I found my normal table which 'Winchester' and Trudie were already seated at. "Hello!" I sang and sat between them.

I received an inaudible grumble from each of them, "What's up with you both?" They decided to ignore me so I just ate my lunch in silence. I hated silence.

By the time lunch was over I hadn't heard a word from either of them. Yes, I pouted slightly, but returned to my happy mood when Orchestra arrived. I hadn't played my violin for two days now. I sat on the end of a row, so I when I petted my violin I was happy only one person noticed.

Class almost went by too fast, but when art came I was happy anyways. I sat at the table in the corner and the Dartan guy wasn't there to freak me out by drawing the same lady over and over again. Only the human was there and I didn't care about him. 'Winchester' came in as the bell rang and I was glad that he showed up.

"Hey," I greeted, when he plopped on the stool next to me.

"Hi," he mumbled and took out his sketchbook. His latest drawings were very boring and consisted of a very detailed drawing of his hand. My latest drawing was a garden full of various flowers.

"So what's up with you? You seem kinda boring," I noted as I started filling the flowers in with colored pencil.

"I'm just really tired," he looked tired too.

"Hm, couldn't sleep?" I tried to guess.

"No... My coffee maker died," he answered.

"Died, died?" I asked and stopped coloring to look at him.

"It's dead." The way he said it made it sound like he was talking about a family member. I didn't ask anymore questions and continued coloring in my flowers. The whole rest of the hour our table was silent, except when the human asked me to pass him the red colored pencil. I did and it when back to being quiet except for the chattering classmates around us.

After school I met Trudie at her car and told her that I was going to Cecil's, so she didn't have to wait for me. By the look on her face I didn't think she was going to wait for me in the first place. I ran to Cecil's beat up car before he could leave and told him that I was going to his house. He didn't argue and I hopped into the passenger's seat.

"So besides your coffee maker dying what else is new?"

"Nothing much," he seemed to be in a better mood now, but that didn't say much.

"Cool. I need help on one of my papers," I told him hopeful that he could help, and then explained, "it needs to be typed out."

[Kàylà]

~Valkyrie's POV~

After school on Monday, Nathan pulled me aside into one of the random rooms in my house. I had lived here forever and I still didn't know all the rooms in this house. He closed the door and made sure no one was listening from the other side. Also he went and closed the curtains making it impossible for prying eyes to see. What he had to tell me must have been very important if he was going through such precautions.

"Nathan what are you doing?" I asked confused by his actions.

"You need to remove Oni from head of your bodyguards." He said with a panicked look on his face instead of the normal calm expression he normally wore.

"Why? Nathan what is going on." I asked him anxiously. None of this was making sense to me. Yes Oni was acting weird lately but I didn't think that was any reason to remove him from my guard.

"Oni is working with Dr.Dartan." He blurted out and from the expression on his face I could tell that wasn't how he wanted to say it. I looked for a sign of a lie on his face but nothing showed that this was just some cruel joke Nathan thought would be funny. That didn't stop me from not believing his words though.

"What?" My voice was barley a whisper. "No I don't believe you." I breathed. I couldn't believe him. I mean Oni would never betray me. He had always been there for me, always been my best friend. He just...he just couldn't do this to me.

He put his hands on my shoulders trying to calm me down. "Valkyrie, he was the one who captured you and took your blood for some reason that I haven't found out yet. He's also planning something else, something horrible." He turned his face away from me as he said this. I turned his face and held his gaze with my own. A realization seemed to hit me. Oni wanted to get rid of Nathan, I just didn't understand why.

"Nathan is he going to hurt you?" I asked surprised at the calm in my voice. My insides told me differently though. Though my voice was calm along with my face, I wanted to let my breathing come to fast, panic fill my veins, but I couldn't, I wouldn't. I had to stay calm in a situation like this for how would I rule if I couldn't think straight when tough situations came about.

"He worked a deal with Dr.Dartan and by helping him Dr.Dartan is going to find a way to kill me and if he doesn't do it before the war, I believe that Oni will do it himself." He said in a low voice his head drooping. I know he didn't want to tell me the truth. He would have rather lied and said 'No, Oni isn't trying to kill me.' but that wasn't Nathan's ways. He always spoke the truth as often as possible.

"What! That's it where is he...I will personally kill him myself." I said heading toward the door but Nathan stopped me. My calm facade finally shattered. My blood was boiling with anger and my head wasn't thinking straight. All I wanted to do was find Oni and tear his head off his shoulders myself.

"No I would rather die than endanger you. I don't think he would hurt you but Dr.Dartan is unpredictable. I won't let you put yourself in danger for the likes of me." Nathan told me softly. he put his hand on my cheek and I sighed from the tingling feeling it started inside of me.

"Nathan I can't let him hurt you." I said leaning into his touch as he caressed my face with his hand. Though I had tried not to fall for him, it was impossible. We were connected through soul and I knew that only death could keep us apart.

"He won't. I promise." He said smiling softly. I wished I could believe him.

Our heads seemed to move automatically closer until our lips met and melded together. I wrapped my arms around his neck and his hands moved to my waist holding each other as if time erased and everything was right with no war knocking on our doors. We pulled apart both of us breathing heavy and smiled contently.

"So are you going to remove Oni from your body guard?" Nathan asked. I wondered why he even had to ask.

"Yes, and you are going to be put there instead." I told him using authority in voice to let him know it wasn't open for discussion.

"Your wish is my command." He grinned and kissed me again. Even though it wasn't as long as the other it was still just as sweet. We left the room and went to the living room. Everyone was gone so I ended up siting on the couch trying to think of a way to break the news to Oni and not have him go psycho on everyone. Nathan tried to help but we couldn't find a way around it.

Oni never took anything gently and he almost always over reacted. It was just in his nature to over react. His parents had a tendency to over react which was why they weren't on the vampire council.

[<^>Krustine<^>]

~Trudie's POV~

After a long night of not sleeping, I decided to eat breakfast. I have hot fudge sunday pot tarts.(nummy, now i want some thanks kate) Kynaree was the next to come downstairs, and she wanted a pot tart too, so she made me help her make one since she didn't know how. Valkyrie got up next and then Rayna. We all got ready fairly fast and left for school, Valkyrie and Rayna left a little before needed which ment that left me to drive Kynaree to school.

We left the house/mansion and she talked all the way there. She wouldn't stop. I don't even know what she was talking about, just rambleing. Finally, we got to school and we went our separate(heeheehee spelling word)(did I even spell it right???) ways to our different classes. I didn't say a word the whole time just let her talk.


Finally the day was over and nothing really happened all day, ecxept in Orchestra when Kynaree petted her Violin, that was a little weird. The other thing was that I saw another ghost today roaming through school. I don't know who or what it was, I just saw it a couple times like it was following me. Oh well, I don't know why I have this stupid thing/power thing.

School was over and I when outside and saw Kynaree getting in the car with Cecil. I thought whatever this way I don't have to listen to her all the way home.

Before I went to Valkyries I went to the Grocery Store to get some more pop tarts and some Grapefruit juice. When I got to them I figured I would grab a couple of each. I didn't want Kynaree to eat all my food. Then I remembered it was Wend. and I had to go to work. So I grabbed 3 boxes of hot fudge sunday pop tarts and 5 bottles of Grapefruit Juice. That should last us the rest of the week. Then I figured I should grab some food we could have for dinners. So I went and grabbed some chicken. Then I raced out the grocery store so that I could still bring the food back to Valkyrie's and go to work on time.

Before I got to her house I called Valkyrie's cell and told her I was dropping groceries off and had to be to work in like 5 minutes and it was like 10 miles from her house and I was still a couple miles away from her house. I decided not to go to her house so I wouldn't be late and I called her back and told her that I wasn't bringing the groceries there and I was going to go straight to work cause I was gonna be late.

I got to work and found out since I wasn't there all last week and called in and told them I was sick every morning they replaced me thinking I wasn't coming back.

"So what now? I'm Fired or they are?" I said trying to give them options.

"I'm sorry but you are. I know you have been going through a lot right know, with the whole Dre--" My ex-boss started.

"Don't say his name." I said, tears in my eyes.

"I'm sorry. We will call you if something opens."

"Whatever." I said and walked away.

When I got to Valkyries I realized I was still crying. Whatever, not like its the first time they saw me cry. Well maybe it was, for Valkyrie and Rayna. What the hell,who cares, they will see it eventually with my emotionally wreaked self.

I walked in and Kynaree wasn't there, she was at Cecils. Valkyrie and Rayna was on the couch watching the T.V.

I told them I got fired because of how emotionally wreaked I was last week, when I didn't go to school for a week, and how I didn't go to work during that time and they finally replaced me.

"Is that why your crying?" Valkyrie asked.

"Well, no not exactally. But I don't want to talk about it." I answered. "I'm going upstairs. I have homework to do. To catch up from last week."

"Ok, let me know if you need anything." She said as I walked away.

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~<>~Kynaree's POV~<>~

I didn't stay at Cecil's very late, mostly because he was still depressed about his coffeemaker and partly because I needed sleep after last night. Last night was weird with the whole ghost thing and my weird dream. It told me that Trudie was meant to help me with my power, and that I was supposed to help her with hers. The dream didn't make much sense, and my dreams never really predicted anything before. However, all I know is when I woke up, I knew why Trudie was brought here.

I finally got tired of watching TV and I asked Cecil for his cell phone. It was placed in my palm and I dialed Valkyrie's number, which I now had memorized. "Hi," I said when she answered.

"Want me to come pick you up?"

"Yeah, I'm tired and Cecil's depressed about his coffeemaker dying..." Cecil who was sitting to my left, elbowed me looking at me with an embarrassed expression, as if I shouldn't be giving out such private information. I felt bad until he smiled, letting me know he was joking. I stuck my tongue out.

"Er, okay," she muttered, "I'll see you when I get there."

"Bye bye," I said but she hung up already. I set the phone in his waiting hand.

"So speaking of Valkyrie, is there any more news about the Dr. Dartan situation?"

"Not that I know of, besides I guess some werewolf girl was murdered and now Rayna, who is another werewolf girl, is staying with Valkyrie now too."

"Hm," it wasn't a speculating 'hmmm', it was more of a "Hm, I don't know what else to say."

"Yep, pretty much," I said for no reason other than to fill the silence. It didn't take long and Valkyrie was already in parked outside. "Gotta go, See ya tomorrow," I called and ran out to her car so she didn't have to wait. "That was fast," I complimented when I took my seat in the front.

"Mmhm," she answered with a huge smirk on her face. She looked like she was trying not to laugh. I looked down to see if I had something on my shirt or if there was something in my hair. I came up with nothing.

"What's so funny?" I asked finally.

She shook her head, "Nothing"

I glared at her, "Whatever, I'll find out what it is." I told her determined to solve her mysterious ways.

"Unless you can read minds you're not going to figure it out."

"I thought you couldn't read my mind!"

"I can't, but I can read Cecil's," she let out a playful evil laugh after saying this.

"I don't have to read minds, I can just ask him."

"Alright you go with that," she said with a doubtful look on her face. I let out a huff and folded my arms across my chest. That didn't last long because the silence became overbearing.

"So, what did you do tonight?" I asked, she went on to tell me about Oni and his betrayal. "I bet I had a better time then you then, even if I had to listen to caffeine deprived Cecil."

"I'm sure you did..."

[--Kyle--]

--Ethan's POV--

I sat on the couch, taking a deep breath and told Xian what I had been keeping from him since I met him. He had not known it but I had already knew of all what he told me. Dr. Dartan, everything. I had known for quite some time now.

"Xian, I already know everything, I know it all." I started. Xian's facial expression kept changing but I recognized a few of the emotions displayed on his face. There was anger, hurt, confusion, and even betrayal. "I was sent by your father to keep an eye on you. I was the only one that you would like enough to hold on to. He knew that."

"What are you talking about?" Xian asked still confused.

"The man that had rescued you and Aurora, actually the Dartan who did, remember? He brought you to Dr. Dartan. He was your father. Your real father. He left you all the money everything."

"What?"

"Do you remember?" I asked.

"Yes, I think I remember, but how I mean wait. What?" Xian seemed like he wasn't able to find the words.

"He is not dead as you think he is, he is alive. He has sent me to watch out for you and report to him what is going on. He is already tracking down Dr. Dartan and trying to prevent the war, but he might not make it in time." I watched Xian closely. "Xian?"

"Uh yea?"

"There's something else."

"What is it?" He questioned wondering what else I could possibly tell him.

"I'm a Dartan, just like you."

<<Xian's POV>>

I didn't want to believe what he was telling me. It wasn't possible. Was it? I searched his face looking for some sign on a lie. There wasn't one, I could tell.

"I was created around the time that Addy was."Ace told me, i noticed his eyes go from green to violet. "I am also here ready to fight if necessary in the war."

"I need a second to take this in, okay?"

"Yeah go ahead." He said.

I took a breath and walked outside. The cool air hit me fast and made my head clear. I couldn't believe that Ethan was one of us. I suppose I knew something had to have been. I knew that I didn't get along with humans that well, I should have known. But now that I did know, I was glad that now I would have someone to go to when Aurora was gone, but now with the two of them, it would be better.

I went back inside. "Ethan. You're come stay with me for the time being, alright?"

"Yes. I will be back in a minute."

Ethan came back with a packed bag and I realized that his family was gone from the other room. His sister and his grandmother and parents were gone.

"Where did you parents go? You're family?" I asked.

"Oh, thats another thing. You know how Addy can see the future? Well Dr. Dartan gave me an extra power as well. I can create an alternate reality for other's eyes. They see and believe what I want them to see. That is how I made you see I had green eyes instead of the true violet"

"Oh,cool." Was all I said. I needed more time than I thought I did to absorb this.

[Kàylà]

~Valkyrie's POV~

Kynaree and I made small talk the rest of the way back to what I basically called our house now since it was as much my home as everyone else who stayed there. When we got back Oni was there and I knew it was time to break the news to him. Though all I really wanted to do was take a dagger and stab it through his black heart, for betraying me and my people, his people.

"Kynaree you might want to stay up stairs for this Oni has a tendency to react badly to certain types of news. Take Trudie up with you too. I don't need you guys getting hurt cause of him." I told her as I parked the car into the garage, my hands tight on the steering wheel. She nodded and then headed upstairs. I stayed in the car a little longer as I tried to ready myself for this. I knew nothing could prepare me for what was about to come though.

I walked into the house to see Nathan and Oni glaring at each other from across the living room. Clearing my throat to let my presence known they looked at me simultaneously and they both smiled at me. My smile to Nathan was warm and it was close to impossible to force a smile at my once best friend.

Sitting next to Nathan on the couch, which instantly turned Oni's smile into a scowl. "Oni with everything going on right now I think it'd be best if you resign from your position as my head body guard and let Nathan take it over." I said trying to say it as gently as possible. I could see him struggle to keep his face from expressing the anger that was surely building up inside of him.

"What?" He asked trying to keep his voice calm.

"I know you can't get along with most of the other races that are staying with me now but you have to realize that they are in need of our help and I can't endanger them with having you around them. You are not exactly known for keeping your cool in a heated situation."

"You want me to step down someone you've known your whole life, someone you've trusted, and you want someone who used to be your enemy to step up and take my place. Valkyrie have you lost your mind! He's probably the one who isn't trust worthy around these people." Oni's voice started to rise in anger. He started to rise and Nathan did the same. I pushed Nathan back down, this wasn't the time for him to protect me. I knew Oni wouldn't hurt me but I couldn't take the chance of him hurting Nathan.

"As your future ruler Oni my decision is final and you will abide by my verdict." I ordered him standing up to show him that I was serious. He didn't say anything else but while he left I heard a few objects shatter to the ground. That was typical Oni. Always had to make a scene.

Sighing I sat down on the couch next to Nathan and put my head in my hands. "You did the right thing." He whispered in my ear.

"I know but now I'm afraid of what he might try to do to you." I admitted to him. Nothing scared me more than the thought of losing Nathan, and now that I gave Oni another reason to hate him, I felt that if Nathan died, his blood would be on my hands.

"Don't worry about me I can take care of myself." He smirked. I rolled my eyes, sometimes he was overconfident about himself. Smiling at him I fell asleep on the couch in his arms and awoke the next morning in my bed. No one at school asked about Nathan but I was starting to get annoyed at some of the girl's thoughts as we walked down the hallways.

Wow, from one hotty to the next, I don't know what she does but damn I wish I knew her secret.

Ugh she must be putting some kind of spell on them, I mean seriously she isn't even that pretty. Witch.

I'd hit that.

I was about ready to hit someone myself. Nathan could tell by the slightly annoyed expression on my face and he chuckled lightly. I'm glad he finds this so amusing. I thought to myself.

As the day went on and Kynaree and Cecil started to hang out with us in the halls my smirk grew larger and larger as the battle between Cecil and himself wagered on as his denial of liking Kynaree lessened. As we walked Kynaree kept asking me what I was smirking about and as I gave her the same answer every time she became more and more annoyed with me.

We were on our way to their art class acting as their bodyguards when I stopped Cecil in the middle of the hall. "What?" He asked in an annoyed voice.

"Get over your commitment issues and ask her out already. " I said poking him in the chest. "I'm getting tired of the war that is going on in your head and I would like a little bit of quiet in mine." I continued. "I already have to deal with stupid high school girls drooling over Nathan in mine, I don't need you going on about your issues too."

"Ask who out?" Kyanree glared at me and then at Cecil, her voice and expression angered as she hated being left out of what was going on. I sympathized with her, I hated not knowing something also.

"You'll find out soon." I told her giggling as Nathan and I started to walk away to our own classes. The next thing I knew I was lying on my stomach and a small but strong little faerie was on my back shaking me.

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~Cecil's POV~

I didn't think the inter conflict in my head was all that terrible, Valkyrie was definitely overreacting. Not only was she overreacting, but Kynaree also, I watched her small faerie body leap onto Valkyrie with such force it brought her to the floor. Kynaree started yanking on her silver hair. Note to Self: Kynaree is much stronger than she appears.

The other students in the hallway looked their way probably hoping a fight might break out so they could urge them on. I was probably the only student lined up there, besides Nathan, hoping the fight would end. Unlike me, standing there watching like all the others, Nathan took action and started trying to pry Kynaree away from Valkyrie. His attempt failed, every time he came close Kynaree would just yank on Valkyrie's hair more.

"Tell me!" Kynaree's shrill voice pierced through the air.

"Let go!" Valkyrie shouted back. Kynaree refused and remained clinging onto Valkyrie, still shaking her and pulling her hair. "Let go and I'll tell you!" My throat dropped to my stomach, that couldn't happen. Mr. Gibsen came to my rescue, he was the art teacher that hated Kynaree and her singing.

Kynaree noticed him, along with some of the other teachers that came to see the show, and didn't even wait for him to tell her to go to the office. "I'm going," she growled and stormed off in the direction leading to the office. Nathan helped Valkyrie up and she brushed herself off. She turned to me and said, "I blame you."

"You're the one who brought it up," I replied making sure my anger didn't ruin my American accent which it sometimes tended to do. I didn't wait for her to say another word and walked pass Mr. Gibsen and into the art room.

The table was lonely without Kynaree's constant jabbering and I sat there wondering what would happen when I seen her after school. She was going to question me and I needed to come up with a story. However, she made it out of the office early and took the stool next to me in the art room.

She looked irritated and glared at me until I couldn't stand it, "Hi." Her purple eyes left my gaze and she started drawing in her sketchbook. I waited for her to break the silence but it never came. It actually frightened me a little, she must have been pretty mad.

The whole hour went by like that, I kept glancing her way to see if she gave up on the silent treatment, she never even looked my way. Yes, I did feel bad, not enough to explain my thoughts though. When the bell rang Kynaree left without a single good-bye.

Why did Valkyrie have to bring this thing up? I would have gotten over it after awhile, she was just a faerie. People were supposed to think faeries were beautiful and charming no matter what they did. That was just in their nature.

I hoped that Valkyrie didn't tell Kynaree and I could make up a lie before tomorrow came. Usually I was fairly good at making up lies, it was part of the undercover job. Maybe the it was just because something in me really didn't want to lie to Kynaree. Oh well, you'll think of something, I promised myself, my caffeine deprived brain just wasn't functioning properly.