I climbed up the stairs to the jet, and noticed that Eri wasn’t behind me. “Well, aren’t you coming?” I turned to him. “I am afraid not. This is
where we say goodbye,” he smiled sadly. For some reason I felt extremely sad about this. Even though I’d only known him for a couple of hours, I felt like we were best friends. Ok, I have to admit, that’s really weird.
Before I realised what I was doing, I ran back down the stairs, and hugged him. I felt him stiffen, before he loosely put his arms around me. I took a step back, “will I see you again?” “I do not think so,” he tried to fake a smile. “Oh,” I felt like my heart had been broken. It wasn’t like I loved him or anything, no way, he was at least double my age. But I felt like I could trust him, like I had known him forever. He must have seen the look of sadness on my face, because he bent down and kissed my mark. All I could do was stare up at him. “Now go,” he smiled, lightly pushing me towards the jet.
I walked up the stairs for the second time, and turned back to wave at Eri. “Goodbye!” I called out. I could feel tears beginning to form in my eyes, and this time, I didn’t blink them back. “Goodbye,” I heard him whisper, before the doors to the jet closed. It wasn’t until I sat down, that I realised how tired I was. A couple of hours of sleep couldn’t hurt. I thought to myself as I pulled my hoodie over my eyes, to block out the last few rays of sunlight.
I felt like I was floating, and when I looked down, I could see myself lying there. Whoa, cool dream. I was about to see if I could fly out the jet window, when I heard a soothing voice. Now is not the time Daughter. I looked around to see if I could find the source of the voice. I saw a movement out of the corner of my eye, and turned to see what it was.
A woman was standing next to my… body? She looked up and smiled at me. She was absolutely gorgeous! She had long straight black hair, which reminded me of a Raven’s wings. And was wearing a white fringed dress. Hello Daughter. She lifted her arm as if she was inviting me to come down. I floated down beside her. “Who are you?” I asked
She laughed, making me think of bells. People have called me by many different names… Changing Woman, Gaea, A’akuluujjusi, Kuan Yin, Grandmother Spider, and even Dawn… I stared at her, as she seemed to change with every name she said. She noticed me staring, and smiled again. But you Daughter, may call me Nyx.
“Nyx,” I whispered to myself. She reminded me of a mother, and I felt like I had known her forever. Just like with Eri… Rhiannon, find my Daughter of Night. You were born to help her. “Wait! How do you know my name? And what do you mean I was born to help her? I didn’t even know that vampyres really existed until today,” I asked, clearly confused. This was too much to take in in one day.
I have always known you Daughter. You are special, as you always have been. I love you, my Daughter. You must believe in yourself. You will know what to do when the time comes. I watched her in awe as she took a step closer to me. You are my Daughter of the Moon. Remember that I am always watching over you. Before I could say anything else, she leant forward and kissed my mark in the same place Eri had. I closed my eyes, and felt sleep take over.
