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I stood in the kitchen, waiting for dark. Where I stood was in the Shadows, for I didn’t like too much light. Not that I had a problem with it, but my nature and comfort was suited better in the dark, under the moon. I watched my mother stroll across to the window and stare out of it. She turned to me and smiled.
“It’ll be dark in a half an hour, Moone,” she said gently, quietly. I wondered sometimes if I was really related to them, because the rest of the Cross family had no affection, specifically to the dark. I, however, found comfort in the darkness, even security.
“Thanks…”I said, quietly, calmly.
“When I named you… I couldn’t have guessed that you would love the night… but I soon realized that when it was too light, you’d cry,” she said, seeming to muse to herself. I just smiled and went up to my room.
There was another reason that I liked the night that my mother wouldn’t understand. When I went on my night walk… there was a man who walked with me.
As far as I know, his name was Lament but he wanted me to call him Godfather. He had dark hair, clear blue eyes, and was older than me. He almost towered over me and always had an arm wrapped around my shoulder protectively.
I stepped into my dark room and sat on my bed, watching my dimly lit clock. It was almost six thirty, and dark would set at seven. I got up and moved easily in the dark, changing into some jeans and a long sleeve black shirt. I took out my pony tail and shook out my hair, then carefully setting a moon pendent around my neck. I surveyed myself in a mirror, illuminated by a dim light that came from a lamp with a dark clothed draped over it. Satisfied, I lay in bed to wait. The minutes passed and finally I got up and walked over to the dark blue velvet curtains covering the only window in my room, which was actually a door, and pushed them cautiously aside. The night had fallen, and as I stepped outside, the cool summer night’s breeze lifted my black hair from my pale face.
I swung myself over banister onto the roof and then jumped off of it onto the lawn. I landed with a soft thump and walked across it to the road. I strolled down Meadow Lane to Great Oak Drive, and then turned left on Moon Crescent Avenue. In his usual dark trench coat, Lament stood there.
“Hello Godfather,” I said, glad to see him. It was here that we always met, as he had told me. He smiled, walking over to me, enfolding me in his arms. I returned the hug. After letting me go, he put an arm over my shoulder.
“You turn sixteen next week, do you not?” he asked pensively.
“Yes…” I said, looking at him.
“I’ll have to get you something…” he said, not unkindly.
“You’ve already given me the pendant,” I said, blushing slightly as we walked along the road together.
“But that was just a gift… I would like to get you a birthday gift. What would you like?” he asked. I shook my head.
“I don’t want anything,” I said, growing increasingly red.
“I’ll just have to find something then. You have something to learn tonight. Come along.”
I walked with him for several blocks until we reached the lake. The full moon glanced off of the water and I leaned against Lament and he held me close.
“Have you ever scryed before?” he asked, leading me to the water’s calm edge. He knelt with me before the water.
“No…” I said. I knew what it was, it’s just that I’d thought it was fake.
“It’s a way of getting answers that you might be seeking,” Lament explained. He saw my distant gaze and smiled. “”I see you have a question for the lake?” he asked. I nodded slowly. There was something I had been wondering about… but wasn’t sure I could put into words… “Just stare into the depths and say, ‘Mother moon, show me now…’ and your question.” I nodded against and stared into the lake. I took a steady breath and began.
“Mother Moon, show me now, who am I?” The moon’s reflection began to shift, and what I saw there, shocked me. Lament stared at me, unquestioningly, and said, “Have you seen all you need to see?” I nodded. He smiled and took me back to the road, his arm over my shoulder once more.
“Godfather?” I asked.
“Yes?” he asked, walking me through a fence into the park.
“Why do I love the night so much? Why am I so different?” I asked, but not looking at him. He sighed and was silent for a long while.
“I’m not sure I’m allowed to tell you that yet…” he said apologetically. I stopped and he stopped with me.
“Why?” I demanded. He looked at me seeming to wonder what to say.
“I’m sorry, my dear,” he said. He began to put his arm around my shoulder again, but I stepped closer to him, wrapping my arms tightly around him. I was aggravated and I couldn’t believe I was getting no answers. He held me tight against him. “You will know, when the time is right,” he said quietly. I finally let go of him. “Let’s walk,” he said, putting his arm around my shoulder. “It will calm you.” he assured me gently as I resisted. The full moon lit our path along the park and I felt comfort with Lament. A few moments later, he took out his pocket watch, clicking it open, and then closed it quickly.
“Can I see it?” I asked him. He shook his head, not looking at me. I knew not to question him. Lament always had a reason for everything, even if he didn’t say it. I breathed in the night air gratefully.
“Moone… what did you see in the lake?” he asked. It hardly surprised me that he’d asked, so I told him.
“It just went black… no moon, no stars… nothing… but my own reflection,” I said. Part of me wanted to know more about the peculiar expression on his face at this point, but the other part of me knew better than to ask.
Suddenly he laughed. I followed his gaze to see what was funny and found what it was. A cat stood there, on its hind legs, its front paws in the air reaching toward the moon. He strode over to it, removing his arm from my shoulder, and I trotted after him, unwilling to leave his side. He scooped the kitten up in his arms and smiled at it. The kitten, having been removed from its dance, looked at me. Instead of directing its paws at the moon, it pointed at me. I tilted my head.
“It finds what it seeks,” Lament said quietly to me. “It’s a girl,” he said, looking at the kitten. Then he handed her to me.
“She’s yours. She was looking for you, but I’m not sure why,” he said.
“Okay,” I said, holding her in my arms. “I’ll name her Artemis, after the Goddess.” Lament smiled and I stared. His smile was truly beautiful. I looked down at Artemis to find that she was changing. Her grey ears were growing just a touch and her body was changing size. I set her down. When her transformation was complete, a snow leopard stood there. I looked to Lament for explanation.
“I get it… it’s a night creature. At night she transforms in to a creature which can defend you, but only you and your allies, so she had to find you. During the day she’s a common house cat,” he said, looking fondly at Artemis.
“Godfather… why was she reaching for the moon when you said she was looking for me?” I asked, confused.
“Another time, Moone, I promise,” he said, and, instead of putting an arm around my shoulder, took me by the waist.
“Come on Artemis,” I said, and to my surprise, she really followed us. The night was growing cold and so Lament began to walk me home. When we got to my house, he smiled and, like he always did, kissed the top of my head and held me close. Then I walked inside and told Artemis to follow me. Her claws clicked slightly against the floor, but I ignored it and took her to my room. Once her claws hit carpet, they made no sound, aside from a soft padding from her paws.
I went over to my doors to the balcony and shut the velvet curtains. I was beginning to grow tired so I slipped into my black night gown and got under the covers. Artemis padded softly back and forth through the room, as if on guard. Her steady rhythm put me slowly to sleep and soon I was dreaming…

I strode in the night with Artemis by my side, gaining speed until I was running. I found myself by a lake, kneeling beside it once more.
“You are destined for great things, child… do not hinder your power… embrace it.”

At once I was jolted awake by a rough tongue licking my cheek. It was Artemis… only she was a kitten again. It was morning. I gathered her in my arms and nuzzled my face in her fur. It was soft and comforting. I got up and changed into a black halter top and long dark jeans, tying my hair up.
As I walked downstairs, I heard my mom in the kitchen. I held Artemis in my arms and finished going down the last couple steps.
“Mom?” I said, walking into the dim kitchen.
“Yes, dear?” she asked, looking into the shadows at me.
“Um… I found a cat last night on my walk… can I keep her?” I asked.
“Is she healthy?” my mom asked, stepping over to me. She examined t he kitten.
“Yes, very,” I said.
“Alright then. I don’t see why not. Know what she eats yet?
“No… cat food I guess.” I made a mental note to ask Lament later.
“Alright. Well I’ve got to go to work, I’ll see you later. Your dad will be home soon. Have a good day… make sure that cat doesn’t destroy anything,” she told me. I nodded and set Artemis on the kitchen floor. My mom left and Artemis followed me to my room. I switched on my stereo and the cat slinked up onto the bed to fall asleep. Walking over to my desk where my computer was, I sat down in front of it. I turned it on and logged onto the internet. The n I went into a site called ShadowDwellers.com. My username was my first and middle name. “Moonelight”
NyteTyme: Hey there, Moone. How was your night?
Moonelight: Fine, how was yours?
NyteTyme: Mine was wonderful. Nice full moon huh?
Moonelight: Yeah. Lament taught me to scry.
NyteTyme: Oh really? That’s awesome. What did you ask?
Moonelight: Who I was…
NyteTyme: And…?
Moonelight: And it showed just me… no moon… no stars… just darkness and me.
NyteTyme: Hmm. that’s strange, but I don’t know what to tell you.
Moonelight: That’s alright. I have a feeling that Lament will tell me soon…
NyteTyme: You mean he knows but he doesn’t want to tell you?
Moonelight: He has reasons for everything he does… I’ll never doubt him…
NyteTyme: Sounds like you are…
Moonelight: No I’m not, I’m just aggravated. Oh, there’s Dad, brb.

I got up from my chair and made my way downstairs.
“Dad?” I called from the shadows.
“Yeah?” he called back and I could hear him smiling. He ran over and picked me up in his arms in a hug.
“how was your night?” he asked. It was talking to my dad that made me sure I was related to my family at all. Too bad that if he knew Lament walked with me he’d kill him…
“It was good. I went down to the lake and then walked through the park. How was yours?” I asked.
“Mine was alright… boring, but alright. Nice full moon last night though, huh?”
“Yeah… it was beautiful.” I sighed.
“Do you want me to make you some food and then we can eat in your room?” he asked. I nodded eagerly. Sometimes me and my dad had breakfast in my room kind of like a picnic. It was just our thing.
I ran upstairs and said goodbye to NyteTyme and logged off. Then I cleaned my room a little and went downstairs. Dad had closed all the heavy curtains so that it was almost completely dark in all the rooms in the house.
The heavy curtains in our house had been there since I was born. They were all velvet, but the downstairs ones were usually open, until my dad came home. My dad always made me feel like I wasn’t so weird, in a way that reminded me of Lament. He always said the curtains were his idea, because he did sort of like the night and dark. Since he wasn’t always around, I tended to forget, but he had a part of my passion for it.
I found my dad in the kitchen making bacon, eggs, and sausage.
“Anything else you’d like, dear?” he asked when he heard me come in.
“Hmm… what are we going to drink?” I asked.
“Grape juice, like you like,” he said with a smile. I smiled too.
“Then no, I can’t think of anything else I’d want. I’ll be in my room if you don’t need me then.” I said.
“Alright, go ahead.” I went up to my room and lay in bed, which I had redone the covers on.. Soon Dad came in with a tray of food. It had two plates on it, two eggs on each, and bacon and eggs. Also on the tray were two glasses of grape juice. He sat down at my large desk and I walked over, sitting on my other chair. He set my plate in front of me, including my juice and his in front of him. He then set the tray aside. As we ate he talked about what he did during the night, whether to pass the time, or actual work, he talked about it. The new talked a little about how my night went. When we were done, he got up and cleaned up the plates. After that was done, he told me he was going to bed and kissed my forehead.
When he was gone, I logged back onto ShadowDwellers.

Moonelight: Hey, I’m back. Me and my dad just had breakfast.
NyteTyme: That’s alright. I just caught some shut eye for a few minutes.
Moonelight: I will a little later. Right now I have some research to do.
NyteTyme: On what?
Moonelight: Just on night dwellers and such. It’s a long lasting thing. Just trying to keep up to date with what it is.
NyteTyme: Makes sense.
Moonelight: … does anyone walk with you when you go out?
NyteTyme: Yeah… His name is Theo. He’s amazing, kind of like Lament, it seems.
Moonelight: Thanks. It’s part of my research. I’m seeing how many people have someone who walks with them.
NyteTyme: Promise you’ll let me know if you find anything interesting?
Moonelight: If I can.
NyteTyme: What do you mean?
Moonelight: It’s hard to explain, but sometimes it’s better for certain people to not know something…
NyteTyme: Alright.
Moonelight: I’ll be back later, but I’m going to catch some sleep.
NyteTyme: Alright, sleep well.

I logged off and slipped under the covers, careful not to wake Artemis, who was still sleeping at the end of the bed. When I fell asleep, I fell into a dream.

I stood in the forest, quietly walking in the night, alone. Soon I came to a path and standing there was a woman. She had a beautiful face with black hair, pale skin, and deep blue eyes. When I came through the trees, she gazed at me with questioning eyes.
“You’ve need for my help…” she said kindly, walking over. “You are at a crossroads and need help making a decision… tell me… so I may help.”
I stared straight above me to find no moon, though I knew that couldn’t be right: it should still be a full moon.
“I..” I began, trying to remember what it was I wanted. “I’m wondering whether to confront Lament about what I saw in the lake…” I admitted.
“Patience has it’s own rewards, dear, and if you wait a moon phase longer, you will receive yours. Lament has done his job, do not concern him. He is of no direct connection with what you saw in the lake. Just wait a little longer, your reward will come…” At this she disappeared, and I looked up again, finding the full moon high above me. I was confused but I walked along the pathway to clear my head.
“But… does that mean Lament will leave?” I asked, standing at a crossroads. I wondered which to choose, when the woman was in front of me again, in the middle of the crossroads.
“Sometimes… even if their job is finished, even if we wont need them any longer for what they’ve been doing, being a friend is just as important a job. Sometimes… you need to walk away from a part of them, to walk on your own awhile… just a moment… but that doesn’t mean they’re gone…”
She then disappeared again, and I found that at the end of one path was Lament and then a longer path… without him. And without knowing exactly why, and perhaps without caring that I didn’t know, I took the path without him.

I woke up and blinked slowly. Artemis was still sleeping at the end of my bed. I looked at my clock and saw that it was about 3 o’clock. I got up and sat in my computer chair, logging into ShadowDwellers.

Moonelight: NyteTyme, you there?
NyteTyme: You have a nice sleep?
Moonelight: I think…
NyteTyme: What’s wrong?
Moonelight: I saw a woman in my dream and she told me that if I’m patient I’ll get rewarded and she said Lament’s job was done… she said she was there because I had a choice to make… and she was supposed to help me.
NyteTyme: Moone… I think Hekate visited you in that dream… take heed to what she says…
Moonelight: I didn’t even think about not doing what she said.
NyteTyme: Good. Was she mean? What did she look like?
Moonelight: She was really nice to me, but I’m not sure she’s always that nice, but I don’t think she’s really mean. An she was beautiful, black hair, pale face, dark blue eyes. Whenever she appeared to me, the moon disappeared.
NyteTyme: She’s one of the Goddesses of the moon, it would make sense.
Moonelight: It was weird… I felt like I knew her.
NyteTyme: Hmm. I don’t know. You should ask Lament.
Moonelight: I will, but dark isn’t for another four hours. I wonder if I should go back to sleep…
NyteTyme: Hmm. That’s up to you.
Moonelight: She said I’d be rewarded for my patience in one moon phase. Does she mean on day/night?
NyteTyme: Yes, I’ve hard that before. If you heard that today, you’ll find out tonight.
Moonelight: Now I’m anxious.
NyteTyme: Patience… Hekate was right. It will be worth waiting for. If you’re anxious maybe you should go to sleep until then.
Moonelight: I guess. Later.
NyteTyme: Sleep well.

I logged off and climbed back into bed, wrapping the covers tightly around me. In the comfort of my blankets, I fell quickly asleep, but Hekate didn’t visit me again.
When I awoke, Artemis was too and she was purring in her throat.
“You’re hungry aren’t you?” I asked. “We’ll get you something to eat later, but I don’t know what you eat. It’s about six, so it’ll be an hour alright?” The purring stopped and she settled down to sleep again. I went downstairs to find that my dad had left the curtains closed for me so I fixed myself dinner and sat down to eat my meal. When I was done, it was about six forty five. I went upstairs to grab my sweatshirt and let my hair down. I ran a brush through my hair and then put my house key between my teeth. After that, I got Artemis and jumped down of the roof like usual. By this time, she was a snow leopard again. She jumped off the roof after me and we made our way down the road to MoonCrescent Avenue. I found Lament there and he took me in his arms.
“Godfather?” I said as he let go of me.
“Yeah?”
“What would Artemis eat?” I asked as the leopard nudged at my hand.
“Meat, raw. I’ll get some tonight, but for now I have a gift for her.” Artemis’s ears perked up at this. Lament pulled out a strip of leather with a gold tag hanging from it. I smiled.
“A collar?” I asked. Her nodded. He handed it to me and I put it around Artemis’s neck. She looked very nice in it.
“Okay, now, we should get her something to eat, before she eats one of us.”
“Alright.” While Lament went and got some meat from the store, I sat with Artemis, who lay at my feet, waiting. Then he came back with a package of raw meat. He unwrapped it and gave it to Artemis, who ate it quickly, then looked to me to see what to do next.
“Come on Moone, we need to talk.” My stomach lurched as I remembered Hekate. But I would let him talk first.
“What is it?” I asked. He took me again by the waist. We walked along the road and he was silent for a while.
“All those things I’ve been teaching you… have been to prepare you for… Mirasil, school for… training Gods and Goddesses.” I blinked.
“What?” I asked. This was the last think I expected to hear.
“You’re a Goddess. A night Goddess to be exact.” I stared at him.
“How can I be a Goddess? Wait… Godfather, there’s something I need to tell you. I had a dream last night about Hekate… she said your job was done. What did she mean?”
“She… Hekate? Hmm… that’s interesting. She meant that I’m done guiding you. But by no means do I have to leave you. I am to follow you through school,” he told me, looking up to the moon as we entered the park.
“So… how do I get to this school?” I asked him curiously.
“Hm? I’ll take you there. that part is up to me.” I nodded. “Do you want to know who your real parents are?” he asked me now. I nodded again. “Hekate and another young god who not many people know the name of, but it’s Feyda. He is a night god who now assists Hekate with assisting souls at the crossroads, but decision helping still lies with Hekate. But when they had you… they needed someone to take care of you because they have to continue their duties. They love you very much, but it couldn’t be helped. Her father, Zeus, said it was for the best. Feyda, your father, bestowed upon your dad now, the give of loving the night, though your dad thinks that it was a matter of staying up with you when you were little. Hekate left, in your bundle when she gave you to your parents, a letter stating your name and that was about it,” Lament explained. I was slightly speechless. “You’ll see her when you get to the school.”
“Really?” He nodded.
“But before we go, you need to tell your parents here,” he said, gazing down at me. I nodded. There seemed to be a lot of nodding going on that night. “They probably won’t freak out as much as you think,” Lament assured me. So he took me and Artemis back to my house. My mom’s car was in the driveway. I walked into the dark house and found my dad getting ready to go. Lament came in beside me.
“Moone, aren’t you home early? he asked. Then he saw Lament standing there. “Who are you?”
“My name is Lament Crescent and I’m Moone’s night guardian.” I hadn’t heard Lament’s full title like this since I was six, when I’d met him.
“Night—what are you talking about?” my dad asked.
“Dad, I’ll explain, could you just go get Mom?” I asked him.
“Uh…yeah. Hold on.” He went and got Mom, and we all sat in the dimly lit family room. Lament sat next to me on the small couch, and my parents sat on another couch.
“I found out why I like the night so much… I’m a goddess. Lament is someone I met ten years ago, when you first let me walk at night. He’s been training me since, but he never told me I was a goddess, until tonight. He told me he’s been training me until I go to Mirasil… a school for training gods and goddesses…” I said. Then I waited for their reply.
“We were… going to tell you that you were adopted when you were little, but decided it would be better if... you didn’t know… but…” my mom trailed off.
“What Moon is trying to say is that she’s leaving go to Mirasil. Right?” he said, looking at me.
“Yeah…” I said, looking at my hands.
“She’ll be able to come back, but he wanted to let you know,” Lament added. My mom looked at me.
“We knew you were different… which makes this easy to believe, but we didn’t know that you were… a goddess.” She got up and walked over to me, wrapping her arms around me. Then my dad hugged me. He was eyeing Lament suspiciously.
“Dad, Lament’s a good guy, let it go,” I said. For some reason, his look was irritating me and I wished he would stop.
“Don’t worry Moone, it’s fine. I understand his skepticism. I’m some guy who he doesn’t know exists, then I want to take his daughter off. It’ understandable,” Lament said. Finally my dad looked away. “We’ll take our leave, if that’s alright. Moon, why don’t you go get anything you’d like to take with. Don’t worry about clothes, they’ll be provided when you get to Mirasil.”
“You might want to come with me,” I said to Lament, eyeing my dad, and Lament nodded. He followed me to my room, where I flicked on the dim light. After that I grabbed my bag and set it on my bed. Then I took the picture of me and my parents, then my sweatshirt. I looked around the room and packed a few notebooks and my sketchbook. I walked over to my dresser then and grabbed my jewelry box, putting it carefully in my bag, wrapped in my sweatshirt. Then I put my brush and hair ties in the bag and zipped it up. I put my moon amulet around my neck and slung my bag over my shoulder.
“Ready?” Lament asked. I nodded.
“Yeah.” We went downstairs and I said goodbye to my parents one more time. “I’ll visit sometime, okay?” My mom smiled and my dad hugged me goodbye again. Then Lament and I walked outside and Artemis followed us. Lament had his arm around my shoulders, and his touch was gentle.
“This is going to feel strange, but you’ll get used to it. The portal is a strange place. But I promise no harm will come to you while we’re in it,” Lament told me. We entered the park and he looked around a moment. Then he took out what looked like a darkened compact mirror. He opened it and pointed it in front of us.
A large doorway stood in front of us, and I stood staring in awe at it.
“Come on, we have to go.” He led me toward it and opened the door. Inside were swirling colors I didn’t even have names for, mixed with other colors. We stepped into the swirling colors and I was filled with a strange feeling, like floating. I held tight to Lament and soon, the feeling was over. We stood in front of a door much like the door we’d gone through, only this one was slightly different. Then I looked around.
We were standing in a large hall, with a great tall ceiling, a wide staircase leading to three doors. On the sides of the hall was large door on my left and on the right were six other doors. Windows were high above them, and it took me a moment to realize that the ceiling itself was a window. The moon shone above us. Lament clicked the mirror shut and it snapped me out of my thoughts. Then he looked at his pocket watch.
“Just in time. Hekate should be here soon, as well as your father.” I leaned against him. “It’s alright, they’re not scary, and I’m here.” The room got a little darker, lit only by candles, and Lament held me close as I leaned a little further into him. A woman now stood before us and I recognized her from my dreams.
“Moone,” she whispered. A man stood next to her. Lament let go of me and bowed respectfully.
“Hello, Lament,” the man said.
“Feyda,” Lament said politely, “Hekate… your daughter.”
“Moone, how I’ve missed you. My biggest regrets… I’m sorry.” I shook my head and stepped closer to her… my mother. She reached out a pale hand and stroked my cheek. I knew without a mirror how alike we looked, and it amazed me how I hadn’t thought of it before.
“My beautiful darling…” Feyda said gently. His voice reminded me of the feeling during a full moon. “How I’ve missed you…” he said, wrapping his arms around my waist. I let myself yield to his embrace and leaned my head against him. I had an immense feeling of comfort with them, and it was easy to accept.
“Excuse me, but Moone will need to get into the Great Hall for sorting,” Lament said, interrupting my musings.
“Of course,” Feyda said, letting go of me. Then Lament put an arm around my waist.
“Wait.” Hekate waved her hand in my direction and I found myself in a black skirt and my black halter top changed to red. I smiled. Lament smiled too.
“You look beautiful,” he said, laying his arm over my shoulder again, delicately and carefully. His eyes gazed at me with the hint of his smile in them.
“I feel beautiful,” I said quietly. He led me through the large doors on my left. We found there four long tables filled with teenagers. In the middle between the sets of tables were a group of teenagers with someone by their side. As we joined the group, Lament recognized someone.
“Hey Theo! It’s been awhile!” he said. A man his age turned around and looked at him. Next to him stood a girl.
“Lament! I haven’t seen you since training!” I blinked. If that was Theo…
“NyteTyme?” I asked the girl. She looked at me.
“Moonelight?” she asked me. I nodded and she threw her arms around me.
“I always hoped I’d meet you…” I said, laughing.
“How’d you sleep the rest of the day?” she asked me, looking deep into my eyes. Here eyes were purple, her skin as pale as my own. Her hair was a dark brown, but her features were quite a bit unlike mine. I had to admit she was beautiful, and my knees seemed to go weak when she smiled at me. She seemed to notice, because she turned her chin up slightly and looked carefully at me. Finally she looked away and I relaxed. She was looking up to the front where a man now stood in a cloak, his arms outstretched. Everyone was now quiet.
“Hello, my young students. How fine you are all looking today. As many of you know, today is midsummer’s day, thus the time of year which we welcome new Gods and Goddesses in training to our humble castle. To them I extend my welcome. For the rest of you, I hope you have had a nice break. And now, let the sorting begin.” There was quite a clear distinction between students, thought I didn’t know then why. I waited with Mirage by my side, Lament on my other, to be sorted, and this is how it worked.
He called the first student, Alchema. She walked up to a tall, solid, circular table and laid her hand on it. After a moment, ad gold ring appeared on her finger. She smiled and when the light hit it, I could see that it had a garnet stone in the middle. However, as the room was only lit by candles, thankfully, I couldn’t see what design was on it. Alchema looked at the man.
“Night class, Twilight.” She nodded and walked over to the table where applause had started. All along a list they went, until they finally go to my name. I stepped up, while Lament stayed a little ways away. I placed my hand on the table like I’d seen the people before me, and after a few moments longer than everyone else’s a silver ring appeared on my finger. In it shown a beautiful stone as deep blue as my eyes. The engraving was a crescent moon. I looked at the man who smiled and said, “Night class, Starlight.”
A table applauded and I walked over to it, sitting down. Lament came along and stood beside me with Artemis. He didn’t say a word, but smiled at me. Soon everyone was sorted and everyone sat at their tables. The man smiled at everyone.
“Now, the feast may begin,” he said, and an entire feast appeared in f us. Mirage had also been assigned Starlight house and so she sat by me. However, a girl who particularly caught my attention was a girl who seemed very quiet. She sat across from me.
“Hi,” I said. I do not know if she heard me over the noise, but she looked up anyway. At that moment I caught a glimpse of her crystal clear green eyes. No smile touched her lips, but I could see that she was not unhappy. After that glimpse, she looked down again, and I would talk to her no sooner than the next day. I took some food from the nearest platters onto my own silver plate and began eating. The feast was delicious and was over sooner than I wished it to be. There were two courses, the main meal, and desert. The main meal had meats and breads, and warm apples and sea food. The dessert had cakes, pies, creams, cookies, and many more things I didn’t have names for. Mirage was eating ravenously, while I took my time. Lament sat on my other side, eating quietly. Artemis lay behind me, purring though I could barely hear it. When dessert was done, it cleared away, and everyone went silent as the man stepped up to the front again. His smile was brilliant and I tilted my head as he began to speak.
“Now, our stomachs are full, our spirits lifted, and so here are some announcements to leave you with. Nothing can stop you from becoming what you want to be, nobody to limit your power but yourselves. So my Lords and Ladies, go from here with lightened hearts, for we are not here to hinder you, but to lift you high to the heavens where you belong. Enjoy your term, I shall see you all soon!” With that we were guided to our dorm rooms.

thank you so so so so so much! you don't know what that means to me. I've never gotten a compliment like that. thanks so much.

You wrote more...? !
Well, I liked it very much. Of course. You're amazing... an amazing writer, that is.
One question, though: Is Mirage the girl behind the s/n NyteTyme? That's what I thought--think. But I'm probably wrong. idk. Maybe I missed something...

Ah, remember to make sure to write as though you are the reader! Delve into the mind of your characters, and the minds of those who will be reading. That said, this story is reminding me of a light novel. Not much emotion, but more action and words. neutral

kay, i'm currently typing more up from what I wrote on vacation, so keep checking in. ^-^

Er... yeah. What Kirby said. This seems pretty cliche in many areas, although you have some interesting ideas, and your writing needs work too. Reading many, many books while paying careful attention to the style will help some, probably. Good luck.