"My name is Hope." The girl smiled at Nathaniel."May I share the prophecy with you?"

An almost inhuman sounding growl came from behind him, and a look that could only be described as sorrow filled Hope's eyes. "Get out of here, Hope. You don't belong!" A female voice forcefully calls out from the same direction of the growl. Nathaniel whips around to see a girl that greatly favors Hope, but she lacks the light in her eyes and her gaze is hot with coals of anger.

"Faith..." Hope's voice breaks. "Come back..."

"Not happening. And don't call me by that name. I go by something else now." The other girl's eyes spark for just a moment, as she spits out the word's like venom. The next thing anyone knows, she is lunging for Hope.

On instinct, Nathaniel blocks her path, shoving her backwards. "Get inside." Nathaniel pushes Hope into his apartment and locks the door tight, taking extra measure by pushing a table in front of the doorway.

"I can't stay...." Hope's whole body shivers. "They will come for me soon. That was my twin sister.... the look in her eyes... so much hate.... she'll tell the night creepers that I am a child of light." Worry flicks through her bright eyes.

Nathaniel didn't tell her otherwise. He had heard of many times of horror filled incidents all because a day lighter coming out into the night. Once he had heard screams one day coming home from work, he shuttered at the thought.

"Lovers of pleasure and darkness, more than lovers of good and light." Hope spoke the words solemnly.

Nathaniel glanced at her a question in his eyes.

Hope answered the unspoken question. "Part of the prophecy." She stood up straighter. "Over time people began to reject the light and cling to the darkness, because their deeds were evil. Many of those that dwell in the darkness, hate the light. But there will come a time when the light will no longer dwell among them."

So that was the prophecy. Or at least a run down of it. His fellow workers in the night would be happy without light. He thought of their "work". Was it evil?

Hope broke through his thoughts. My sister once dwelled in the life. Something happened, Faith witnessed it and swore of the light ever since. You have no idea what it feels like to have your own flesh and blood against you. It's terrible." She shuttered.

Nathaniel turned his head away, memories bombarding him. He blinked trying to clear his mind, when Hope spoke up once more. "That's why I want to try to bring others to the light... Before it's too late."

A clatter sounded below, Nathaniel flew to the window. His eyes were wide as he let out a breath, eyeing Hope. Finally he released the words rolling about inside of him. "Their coming.... Let's get out of here."