ΦHouse of Night: A new beginningΦ by XxxTwilightWolfxxX

Lydia was in their room again, but still terrified if not now more than ever. "Just what is happening? Why us...?" she mumbled, rubbing her face and groaning.

Amber walked into the room, her face ashen. She closed her eyes and looked over at Lydia who was just as freaked as herself. "Everything's gonna be okay. We'll get it all figured out okay?"

Lydia looked up, sighing. "Y-You ok? What was that?" she asked, getting up and walking to her. She then hugged her friend, shaking a bit. "You made me so worried!" she said quietly, her eyes leaking tears.

Amber sighed, laying down on her bed. "I don't know what that was... It's almost like possession I guess... Cause... Cause I spoke like him, that fallen bastard... And... And god Lyd, I saw him! He's... He looks so much like Demitri it's scary."

Lydia stared at Amber. "He spoke through you? What the hell?" she said, cursing more than usual. "Then, what'll we do?" she asked, closing her eyes and laying on her bed as well.

Amber bit her lip, shrugging. "I have no idea. This whole thing scares the hell outta me. I don't know what to think anymore. I mean.. He's.. Kalona's so beautiful, but so cold. It's.. It's horrifyingly hard to look away. He's mesmerizing."

Lydia blushed, nodding. "Yeah, I know what you mean....I thought I saw him outside and..it was hard to look away for that split second." she mumbled, sighing and shuddering. They were in deep sh*t.

Amber bit her lip, looking over at the shaded window. "Well, I'm going to take a shower so if you're asleep by the time I get out then that's okay..."

Lydia shook her head. "As if I would? I wouldn't leave you alone with such a burden.." she mumbled, watching as Amber stood.

Amber nodded slowly, closing her eyes. "Thanks Lyd. Really." She opened one of her drawers, pulling out her star pants and white tank-top. "I won't be long..."

Lydia smiled weakly, nodding. "Take your time.." she said, sighing as she looked out the window once more. She was so terrified...that she couldn't hold in her shuddering breaths.

Amber nodded, hurrying with her shower. She walked back into the room about 7 minutes later, watchign Lydia intently. "We can put posters or stuff like that on the window to really block out anything... If it made you feel better..."

Lydia sighed, nodding. "Yeah, anything to keep me from freaking out whenever I look out here.." she mumbled as she stood and grabbed one of her old posters. Placing it over the window, she sighed with relief. "That's better." she smiled weakly.

Amber smiled. "That is truly brilliant Lyd. You're better, even a little bit now right?"

Lydia nodded, smiling. "Oh yeah, definitely. Just so long as a crow doesn't somehow get in here." she joked. "So...what happened back there?" she asked.

Amber smiled and pulled out a notebook, grabbing a sharpie. She made a very crude 'NO RAVENS, CROWS, OR OTHER SCAVENGERS IN THIS ROOM!!!!!!!!!' sign and reached for her tape, taping it on the window as well. "Better? And where back there?"

"When you passed out, on the stairs?" Lydia asked, curious as to what happened to Amber. It had to have been serious for the High Priestess herself to tell everyone to leave.

Amber shrugged. "Nothing really. I just told Zoey what happened... She figured I didn't want all the girls' dorm to know what had happened so she sent them away. She knew that you knew already so it wouldn't have mattered if you were there or not but she didn't want to make anything look suspicious." Amber was an on-her-feet liar so she knew how to come up with things and roll with them. Luckily, it wasn't lying to hurt someone: It was was lying to protect them.

Lydia nodded, understanding entirely. Still, something had to be wrong. "Eh, I guess I see her point. So, nothing's wrong?" she asked, blinking.

Amber sighed, nodidng. "Pretty much. They just gotta figure out a way to get rid of him is all..."

"Yeah, hopefully no one dies and comes back." Lydia shuddered.

Amber's eyes widened. "Yeah, that would not be the best thing to happen. But I suggest we both get some sleep, tomorrow's gonna be a long night..."

"Got that right. Well, night.." Lydia muttered, getting under her covers and trying to sleep. Though anyone could see the strain on her face, unable to relax at all.

Amber nodded, pulling her covers up over her head. "Noght Lyd..." She closed her eyes and slipped into a fitful sleep, the fact that she would play sex-bait to Kalona bothering her most.

Over the next few days, more and more things continued to be shaken up. Even the cats were discreet in making their appearances to whom they belonged to. The teachers were all even more tense, the expression on their faces stone cold. Still, the classes continued on as normal so not to make a rise out of the students. As Lydia was walking back to her room, she shuddered. Something was watching and it wasn't human.