Zaya the sleepless chapter 1

"Kay ma I'll get some milk tomorrow." Zaya Said this with ditesment in her voice not because she didn't want to get the milk but because she was dreading going to sleep. She jumped towards her bed with her back first. Still in her hole filled jeans, brown hoodie with fur lining and her Aurora band t-shirt. She had her arms and her legs in an x position as she fell to the bed. As her natural long white hair hit her pillow she made herself comfortable under her covers, rolling her blood red eyes thinking here we go again. As it went with every other night as her eyelids finally shut she was out cold.

When she woke up, she was in a crowd of people who were chanting Aush-ion Aush-ion. Zaya decided to join in so she wouldn't be recognized as an outsider.

In front of this large crowd was a stage with a microphone at the front.

A man dressed eerily similar to Zaya walked to the microphone. He was wearing hole filled jeans and a brown fur lined cape but instead of the band t-shirt like Zaya was just his bare muscles which Zaya noticed immediately biting her lip. She hadn't gotten any since her ex Xander broke up with her several months ago.

The man proceeded to speak with a charisma that dripped from his voice. Welcome my minions, my follower's, my brothers and daughters. We are here to celebrate because our plans to go to the surface and claim what is ours is close to completion. We will make those surface dweller's pay. We will make them grovel at our feet having them be the ones who scrounge for scraps. They will beg to us for help but we will give them nothing and I promise you that any of our kind that are up there will pay as well for abandoning us to this. (He spread his arms out gesturing to where Zaya and his audience were.)

This made zaya realize where she was. The concrete walls had water dripping down it and there were giant holes that led to other parts of the underground. She thought to herself, Is this a sewer there's faded letters saying Valaya city. I guess I didn't go far this time. I'm still somewhere in the city or at least under it . And If it is a sewer why doesn't it smell. Oh my God These people have abilities like me, there are people shining light out their hands and juggling fire and people who look partly animal. I guess I'm not the only one. Too bad it seems like they're trying to take over the world.

She was shaken from her thoughts by a younger girl with antlers putting her Left hand on Zaya's right shoulder asking, " Hey you're new here right? I don't recognize you, and I remember everything; it's one of my gifts.

She had an adorably high pitched voice. Her skin was doe brown and she had a black dot on the round tip of her nose and her eyes were a beautiful bright green. She was wearing a brown hoodie. It was extremely baggy so the sleeves went over her hands. she had managed to fit the hood over her antlers and the bottom of the sweater went past her knees over the shorts zaya assumed were underneath since the bottom half of her legs were bare.

"Um yeah is it that easy to tell." Zaya Said this taken aback by the fact she was talking to a girl who had antlers.

"Maybe I don't know as I said I remember everything, so I wouldn't know if anyone else can tell. You'd need to ask them. But it's awesome that you are here we're always happy to add new members to our family. I bet Aushion would love to meet you come with me."

She grabbed Zaya's hand with her's still in her sleeve pulling her towards whoever this Aushion person was. They both traipsed their way through the maze of people. Making it to their destination the young girl stopped about five feet from a sectioned off area.

"Father Aushion I have found a newcomer can we approach." Zaya's new friend asked in her high pitched voice,

"Yes my child I'd love to meet this new daughter of ours. Bring her here."

The closed off area had a long couch. It seemed like it could seat around twelve. Though there were six seated on it currently. Zaya's new friend pulled her over to what she could now tell was the man from earlier who was giving the announcement on the stage.

"Please sit next to me, my child."

After saying this the women laying under his arms scooched over to make room for Zaya and her antlered companion. Zaya sat on his right as the other girl sat on the man's left.

He turned towards Zaya and spoke saying. " You have such beautiful eyes they're an entrancing red and your alabaster white skin is delightful to look upon. I love your clothes as well. You have good taste Zaya felt he was referring to their outfits similarities. She was actually enjoying his compliments; she didn't get a lot of them from guys since her break up. They're very nice. They look so new that's unusual down here. How did you manage to acquire them?

" Oh yes I guess they are." I lived close to a manhole that led to the surface. My gift allows me to project a copy of myself. I used that so I could grab some clothes and supplies for my family while staying by their side. They've been sick and they don't have the fortune of being what the surface dweller's call normal. I'd bring back the supplies and release myself from the copy, I can't control my main body and the clone at the same time." After saying that she thought to herself, Wow I've gotten good at lying over the years since I've had this power. It's kinda scary. I mean I can't actually release the copy or make one on command. I made that up on the fly. Maybe I should consider an acting career.

" That is a useful gift my child, I've never met someone with that particular gift."

After saying this he stroked Zaya's pale white cheek. Making her feel strange like she wanted him more than she should, like she would do anything for him.

He started to speak again asking, "Where are your parents? Maybe one of our healers can help them and then you could help me with something I want."

Zaya spoke up unable to stop herself "Of course I'll do whatever you desire and tell you whatever you want me to father. My parents are in our house probably asleep in Valaya city somewhere above here."

" The man jerked his hand away Zaya fell back off the couch in shock and fear of what she just said. Trying to get up to run away she kept inching back and eventually getting to her feet the whole time thinking. Why did I tell him that they're going to kill me.

She ran through the crowd scrambling to get to the exit so she could escape. Thinking, If I just make it out of here I won't die. I don't want to feel that again.

"After her she's a surface dweller trying to ruin our plans." The man from before yelled this to his followers who were now grabbing at her. One of them got a hold of her she tried to jerk free but he was too strong

"Let me go"

She punched her captors face, but instead of injuring him her hand shattered. Afterwards she screamed

"Fuck fucking fuck!"

He held her there as their leader came closer holding a knife in his hands.

"No you don't have to do this I won't tell anyone I swear!"

But the towering hooded man ignored her plea, stabbing into her over and over. she could feel every last stab he made she kept screaming "please stop please," Until the final hit plunged through her heart. Causing the copy to dissolve into a puddle of liquid flesh and cloth.

She woke in a cold sweat screaming her copy's last words "please stop please!"

Her mom rushed down the hall. Opening the door in a panic, quickly getting to her adopted daughter's side hugging her asking "what's wrong honey?" as her child cried in her arms responding , "I said I wouldn't tell but he didn't care he just kept stabbing into me over and over until I was dead! She said this Still balling her eyes out.

Her mother tried to comfort her saying."It was just a nightmare sweetie you're here, you're alive, you're fine.

Zaya sighed "Your right, I am here, alive, I'll be fine."

"Okay good. Now that that is settled and since we only have an hour or so before we were supposed to have gotten up anyways, how about I make some of my pancakes those always cheer you up."

"Thanks Mom, that sounds amazing. I'll meet you downstairs after I clean up and change" she said this while wiping the tears and smeared makeup from her eyes.

"Sounds like a plan dear see you soon." Her mom said this kissing the top of her head then ruffling it up with her hand

"Hey you messed up my hair." she said, chuckling a little.

"Oh sure like it wasn't already you roll in your sleep more than a pizza man rolls his dough."

"You got me there mom."

Her mom was halfway through the door when Zaya said, "Hey Mom." looking back at zaya she asked "yes honey?"

" I love you."

"I love you too zaya. Now get yourself ready for school, so you can have some of my world famous pancakes."

"World famous huh?"

"You know it" she claimed, winking at zaya before she left closing the door.

Zaya did her morning routine taking a little longer In the shower than usual, attempting to wash away her worries about last night's horror show. She got out of the shower room leaving the light on, in her blue silk bathrobe still drying her hair with a towel she went to the door to flip the main light on.

It lit up the large room. Which contained her queen size bed in front of the door and her makeup dresser with a mirror to the left of the door. As well as the bathroom she just came out of to the right side of the door and her shoe closet and wardrobe even further to the left side of her door she went to the aforementioned wardrobe to pick out her outfit for the day.

Sifting through her closet she plucked something out of it's contents saying "this'll do"; she picked her white sequined dress and her white flats with black lingerie underneath she decided to go with something as far from what she wore last night as possible. She moved to her makeup table and looked at herself in the mirror. As she did she saw her white skin and red eyes she shivered thinking about that man touching her cheek and his compliments the ones that he obviously made to try and get inside her pants. but why would he do that. why when he could have easily controlled me to do it, like when he forced me to tell the truth. She shook her head trying to force out the thoughts from her head.

She had on black lipstick. Unlike the white she had on earlier last night. She put glistening glitter white eyeshadow on which when light reflected off it showed light pinks and blues. She took off the towel to comb her pure white hair straight down her hair that reaches halfway down her back. Zaya moved her bangs forward so they landed halfway down her forehead like they always did when she didn't hair clip them to the side. Painted her nails white, and after they dried. She disrobed and put her previously mentioned outfit on.

She went downstairs to the kitchen bar in front of the stove where her Mom was, who had already gotten ready and had started cooking as well. Unlike Zaya she had dark brown skin and brown eyes and short curly black hair which was in spring like curls at the moment. She was wearing a white shirt under a beige suit jacket and skirt.

"Well you dressed up, didn't you Zaya."

" I thought I'd dress to impress my first day back to school."

" Trying to replace Xander already huh"

" Moomm"

" What I'm not allowed to talk about your love life now that he's gone off to college."

" No it's fine I'm just, that nightmare is still bothering me"

"It's just a dream honey try to move on. "

" I wish it was that easy. But I'll be fine after

I have some of your supposed world famous pancakes."

"It sounds like you don't believe in my great pancakes so maybe I shouldn't share them with you."

"Nooo I believe in the great pancakes please forgive my foolishness."

"Ok fine your apologies are accepted. The pancake Gods accept your plea."

"Do you two really have to do this routine every time pancakes are made Genna." Zaya's father said this coming down the stairs adjusting the gold round cufflinks on his navy blue suit. He has the same dark brown skin, brown eyes and black hair as Zaya's mom but his hair was shaved off except for a thin amount covering his Head.

"You wouldn't have to listen to this routine Derek, if you cooked them."

" Hey don't give Dad ideas Mom if we let him cook them he'll almost burn the house down again."

"I'm never gonna live that down am I Honey." He said this after kissing Zaya's mom.

Who responded "nope never"

After this she handed her daughter her pancakes.

" Bye dad" Zaya said this to her father as he walked out the door

Bye sweetie have a good day at school. And bye to you as well my love"

" bye love, you have a great day at work." After her husband closed the front door she started back up the conversation with her daughter

"So sweetie, do you need a ride to school or is Alisha going to take you"

"Yeah Alisha and I are going to meet up at her house."

"Ok sounds good I'll see you later I'm going to be working late and so is your father so don't do anything too crazy."

" I promise I won't mom."

Zaya ate the rest of her pancakes then went out, locking the door behind her.

She walked to her best friends house who happened to also be her next door neighbor. And who also happened to be leaning against her fence waiting for her. She had long black beaded dreads that hung over her face's dark black skin. Her mother and her moved here from Africa when she was three. She was wearing a black leather jacket over a black T-shirt and tight black leather pants and the beads in her hair were red and black. She was the same height as zaya as well, about five foot six.

"uh wow you look stunning. What's the occasion" Alisha blushed while saying this.

"Don't get too excited. I haven't decided to join the lez side yet."

"Ooh that's the first time you've said yet. I think you're starting to get closer to joining us than you think."

"You wish Alisha"

"Boy do I."

"Shut up you dork and drive us to school already."

"Your carriage awaits my lady " Alisha said this putting her hand out walking to the drivers side of her black gigantic eight seater. She used it to hall people to parties a lot of the time.

They were both sixteen but unlike Alisha, Zaya hadn't gotten her license yet. The two of them got into the car and started their drive to school.

"You've been staring out the window silently for the past ten minutes. Did something happen during your session as zaya two last night."

" Yeah I died again. But it was a lot worse." Zaya said this while still staring out the window. Her best friend pulled the car over.

"What are you doing Alisha we need to get to school." "Did someone force you to do anything? Cause I will gank a dick, or bitch."

"No I mean he would have but you don't understand. ugh (Zaya sat up turning toward her life long friend), I was underground, there were other people that had abilities like me this guy was on a stage saying they were going to make the surface dweller's pay like they were planning on taking over or something and it sounded to me like there are others with powers up here too. But this guy, the guy that made the speech his name was Aushion, he touched my face and forced me to tell him the truth. Before he touched me though I had lied to them and told him I was from down there as well They got mad I broke my fist over some ridiculously durable guys face then Aushion stabbed me to death it was horrible.

"Wow that's a lot so there's others like you with abilities and when you say he forced you to tell the truth you meant like with his powers."

"Yeah it was like I wanted him and I wanted to please him and do whatever he wanted, it was awful." Can we just go to school now please" Zaya said turning back to the window.

"Kay but we're going to talk about this after school."

"Fine my parents won't be home tonight we can talk at my house."

" Ooh inviting me to your house at night alone how lezaly suspicious."

"Oh my God are you ever going to give that up." zaya said this with a smile pushing lightly on her bff's arm.

"Nevvarrr!" Alisha proclaimed proceeding to tickle her friend.

" Ahh rape"

"Don't even joke like that."

"Oh you love me"

Alisha got back in the driver seat and under her breath whispered more than you even know."