Welcome! I know these books are old but still, I've been addicted to reading them lately and figured, why not try to spin my own tale in that universe? Forgive me if I spell some words wrong, I've read it in my first language, which is Dutch and not in English, but I prefer writing in English so here we are! Chapter one, onward!

Chapter One: Introductions.

"She's fresh out of the looney bin!",

"Her father might be back for her!",

"Watch it! She might be one of them!",

I sighed. I raised the collar of my jacket higher to avoid the harsh winter wind cutting in my face. The streets of London were covered in snow, most likely also ice underneath, since it had been raining a few days earlier. It's been quite a while since I had felt something like wind of snow on my face. Up until a few weeks ago I was admitted into an asylum for the insane.

When we had a week off of the Academy, I went home, only to find out that my father was nowhere to be found and my mother.. well, she was murdered. Her throat slit and her blood drained. The whole scene left me with some mental scarring and my grandparents thought it was best I was admitted into an insane asylum.

So of course once I was able and confirmed to be back at saint Vladimir academy, rumours have spread. I haven't heard them, but it's similar to a human middle- and highschool and most of the students attending our academy were royal people, so gossiping was kinda like another lesson for them. It came as normal to them as breathing.

Unfortunately, I wasn't royal, nor a Moroi vampire. I was a Dhampir, half vampire, half human. Most of my family originated from Russia, a place called Baia. My aunt and her children had ever since that faithful night my mother died, taken care of me, inside and outside of the asylum. It was a long trip for them, since I had been placed in an asylum in London and them living in Russia.

The only one to frequent visit was my cousin Dimitri. He was a guardian at st. Vlads and teacher to one of my best friends at the academy, Rosemarie Hathaway. My other being her mind bonded bestie Vasilissa Dragomir. Both of them I've known since I was around 7, when I first came into the same class after being transferred from Russia to America.

Both of them had an car accident that left Rose initially dead, but somehow she was brought back by Lissa and since then they've shared a special bond. They could sense each others feeling and thoughts. It made me always feel a little left out, but as soon as they'd notice me feeling that way, they made me feel part of the group again.

I seriously missed the academy life. I was not very capable of fighting or being a guardian anymore, but the school valued my academics for some reason. Or my dear cousin must've put in a good word for me. Alongside princess Dragomir.

My thoughts were interrupted by my phone ringing. Speaking of the devil, I smiled at my phone. Dimitri Belikov. My cousin was calling. I slid the green phone icon to the side to answer and placed the phone on my ear.

"Mikayla!", I heard an all to familair voice ring to my ear. It brought a smile to my face. Better not smile to bright, or the entirety of London would think I was mad. "Rose! How on earth did you manage to steal Dimitri's phone away?", I questioned. "Easy, the guy doesn't really pay attention to modern technology", Rose joked. I grinned at myself.

She had a point, my cousin, even though he was only 24, he never had much interest in technology, he rather got lost in books than watch tv or something. "But I heard from rumours -those rumours being Lissa- that you're coming back to the academy!", she exclaimed happily. Not to long ago those two were caught by guardians and brought back to the academy. So I wasn't the biggest news on the campus I hoped.

"Rose?", I heard Dimitri's voice on the other side. Rose didn't seem all that bothered. "Hey, Kay, you remember Eddie?", my once frozen face became warmer after hearing his name. Eddie was a friend of me and Rose and best friend of Mason Ashford. We briefly dated last summer, a few months before the whole situation with my family happend.

I halted at a giant house. It belonged to my grandparents. My fathers parents. They were regular Moroi, living among the humans after leaving the Moroi community. Since we're not royal, no Moroi gave a damn about it.

My father was British, hence why I stayed in an asylum in London. I wasn't as developed as some of the Dhampirs. Some, like Rose, had eastern European or Asian features. My mother was Russian and my father British, which didn't give me an exotic look. It made me.. almost Moroi like. I did have a bit of a tan, thanks to genetics.

But I fell flat next to Rose, with my darkbrown hair and brown eyes. My body was above average, I give it that. But it wasn't something to brag about. There were some boys who found me attractive, just not to an extent like Rose.

Lissa did once or twice tell me to stop worrying. She noticed more guys looking at me than I did. It had made me feel good, but being the niece of someone known to students as a 'god' wasn't helping my own reputation.

"Mikayla", Dimitri's stern voice made me blink. "Yes?",

"Which Eddie is Rose talking about?",

I averted my eyes to the clouds. He didn't need to know everything about my life, let stand alone my love life. He was like a brother to me, but man. Sometimes having a relative on your school isn't everything.

"Eddie Castile", I gritted out from between my teeth. I could hear Dimitri's surprise. "How wasn't I?-"

"Almost none knew. They wanted to keep it a secret", Rose said. I rolled my eyes. Good going friend. I rang the doorbell and saw it as the perfect excuse to hang up before more secrets about my life come out. "Grandpa is here, gotta go!",

I hung up before either one of the two could say anything anymore. My grandfather looked at me with a smile. "Mikayla, how's Dimitri?",

Despite my grandfather not knowing much about my mothers side of the family, he always took an interest in them. I gave a short nod. "He's teaching students on st. Vladimirs", my grandfather noticed the tone in my voice and laughed. "Don't you worry little one, he's not going to show himself to much. Besides, it's time for us to travel to America, your re-entrance at st. Vladimirs will soon begin".