Redemption
This is my second Vampire Academy Fanfiction that I've posted. The most important thing that I have to say about this Fanfiction is that it is ALL HUMAN! It's set in a high school in England as that is where I am from, so it's easier for me to write like that. So, Rose and Dimitri are in year eleven which makes them sixteen. I'm hoping to make this the best Fanfiction I have ever written and I am also hoping that you think that too.
Full Summary: ALL HUMAN! Rose has just started at a new high school and meets Dimitri. The boy that everyone wants, the boy with the dark hair and the mysterious persona but, most importantly, the boy that she wants, but he's harsh, cold and has no interest in her. How can she overcome this?
Chapter One
A bright blue sheet embraced me as I fought to stay awake. One thing that I didn't miss from my life with my mother was the fact that she never made me go to school, so I didn't have to be awake this early in the morning, but this was supposed to be a new start for me. Lissa saved me from a life with that woman and she welcomed me into her life, home and her family. All I could be was grateful for having a group of people who care about me so much that they would allow me to live with them.
"Rose, if you get out of bed, you will feel a lot better about being awake" Lissa chuckled as she fluttered around the bedroom, picking up jeans and shirts that littered the floor and then hanging them back up in the mahogany wardrobe that stood next to the door.
"That is not likely" I grumbled, pulling the sheet up over my head and closing my eyes again. Silence fell over the room which led me to believe that Lissa was just going to leave me to get some more sleep, but I was totally wrong. The sheet was pulled out from over me and Lissa glared down at me.
"It's your first day at this school and you're just going to sleep in and miss it?" Lissa asked. Fixing her with a sweet grin, I nodded like an innocent, little school-girl. "Well, I'm not going to let you do that. Get up!"
You see, I'd known Lissa ever since I was four years old when we went to the same primary school. Nobody could believe that we were friends for the sheer fact that she was the little princess with her hair in plaits and I was the little sod who dressed as a tomboy, but we clicked. We were separated when we were eleven and went to high school. Lissa went to a high school just a few miles south from where she lived and I went to one just a few miles north. Even though we didn't go to the same school, we still spent the majority of our time together, so when I had that final argument with my mother, she welcomed me into her home. One thing that I had learned in the many years of being friends with this girl was that when she got snappy and angry, you didn't want to refuse her. Things just go…ugly if that happened.
"Fine, I'm getting up" I growled, stumbling from the bed and heading towards the bathroom, so I could get on with my morning ritual.
"Oh, you only have five minutes" Lissa laughed. "Mum's driving us and she has work soon, so you better hurry up." Oh great! Not only do I have to get up at a ridiculous hour in the morning, I also have to get ready like an athlete. This day just gets worse. Lissa handed me a pair of jeans that she had just put away and a shirt that was still lying on the floor. It was a plain red shirt with a few buttons trailing the middle of it and my jeans were plain black.
"How long have I got left?" I asked, pulling on a pair of shoes as I turned my wrist a little left, so I could check my watch.
"Two minutes" She answered as she handed me a jacket and stood in the hallway. As soon as I pulled it on, I hurried after Lissa as we jogged down the stairs to see Mrs. Dragomir standing at the front door, car keys in hand with Andre, Lissa's brother, standing next to her and looking in the mirror, making sure his hair looked good enough.
Andre was very much into his appearance and he was very into the idea that most girls in that school would be in love with him. It didn't bother me, though. He looked brilliant and I can admit that. Heck, he's had me blushing a few times when he's kissed my cheek and complimented me, but that's just the kind of guy he is. He'll always be the cheeky guy who makes you feel like you're walking on air.
"Are you ready, Rose" Rhea asked, a warm smile playing at her lips as she took my hands in her own and leaned closer to me. "Are you sure you're ready to go in there? I know this is going to be difficult for you to do, but Lissa will be by your side the whole time and if you have any problems, just tell me and I'll go straight in and I'm sure Andre wouldn't mind sticking up for you."
Rhea Dragomir was practically my own mother and I've thought that ever since I was a young child. She really cared about me whereas my own just wanted to be rid of me, wanted to travel the world and do her own thing. As much as Rhea cared, I still wished she would learn that I was a pretty strong person. She often forgets that I was expelled from my old school for violence.
"Thank you, Rhea, but I'll be okay there. After two minutes of talking to me, they'll realise that I'm not to be messed with" I teased. She raised her eyebrows and gave a hopeless shake of her head.
"I do worry about you sometimes, you know?" She sighed. "Please try to give this a go and try not to get violent with your peers. I really do want this to work out for you." For once, a true smile was brought to my face as I gave an eager nod.
"I'll try for you" I reassured. "I want this to work out too. Thanks for letting me stay here, Mrs. D" She gave a small nod, pulling the car keys from her pocket and opening the door for us to all leave.
"Andre, your hair looks fine" Rhea snapped, slapping him over the back of the head before getting into the car. Andre looked at me with wide eyes as his jaw dropped.
"What's her problem?" He asked, smoothing his hair down again in an effort to tame the mane. "She's all nice to Rose and then she slaps me, how does that even make sense."
Lissa gave a loud sigh, pushing him out of the house, so we could get on our way to school before explaining it to him, "She's just been a little stressed lately. She wants to make sure that Rose gets a good start in this school."
"I'm sorry about that, by the way" I called as I finished up locking the door with the brass key that Rhea had given me on the night that I moved in. It had really hit home that I was part of a new family when she gave me that key. My mother, Janine, had never trusted me to have my own key which then resulted in me sitting on the bench outside our house until she came home from work to let me in.
"It's fine" Andre scoffed. "She would have been a lot more stressed if you were staying with Janine. She didn't think you were safe there…none of us did." He opened the car door for me, so I slipped inside sitting in between him and Lissa.
"So, are you looking forward to your first day?" Rhea asked, her angry mood now subsiding as she pulled away from the driveway and fiddled with the CD player to try and find a pop song that Lissa would like.
"Yeah, I suppose" I answered. "I'm just a little nervous. Meeting new people has never been something that I'm good at." Lissa gave me a quick smile as she played with her seatbelt. Rhea looked in the rear view mirror, her eyes catching my own as she turned left.
"Don't worry about it" She reassured. "Lissa and Andre are good friends with most people at that place, so nobody will give you any bother. You'll do just fine." Rhea was the kind of woman who could be telling an absolute lie, but she would still make you feel better about something, just like a mother should.
"Thanks, Rhea" I murmured, focusing on the window at a group of kids with school bags slung over their shoulders. They looked nice enough, but it just managed to make me even more nervous.
"Oh, I should probably give you all the gossip now" Andre spoke as he pointed to the group of people that I was just watching. "See that one in the middle? She's going out with the guy on the far left, but she's cheating on him with the guy on the far right which would explain why he's looking so angry about something."
"Andre, it's not nice to talk about people behind their backs" Rhea lectured as she gave another shake of her head.
"Mum, I've got some pretty good gossip that you would like to hear" Andre revealed. Rhea raised her eyebrows at him, but gave a quick nod of her head to tell him to proceed. "Well, you remember that guy who Lissa used to date, James. Well, he's gay now." Rhea's eyes widened as she whirled around to face Andre.
"You're kidding! When did that…" Rhea started, but Lissa cut her off.
"Mum, keep your eyes on the road" She shouted, her voice cracking at the end. "Jesus Christ, Rose will be dead by the time she gets to the bloody school if you keep driving like an idiot."
"Sorry, Rose" Rhea apologised, a sheepish grin on her face. "Seriously, when did that happen?" Lissa gave a loud sigh, resting her head on her hands as she grumbled something about how annoying Rhea was as she looked out of the window. James was a touchy subject with her and Andre shouldn't have gone there, but he did and now Rhea was intrigued.
"Well, after Lissa broke up with him he started dating one of Dimitri's ex's and then a few weeks after that he just broke up with her and then came out" Andre explained. "It shocked a lot of people, especially Dimitri."
"Who's Dimitri?" I asked. Lissa had now turned away from the window to answer my question.
"He's Andre's friend" She answered. "He's also the guy that every single girl in that school wants and he's also the guy who is completely absurd. He's just big-headed and a total heartthrob which is why you should stay away from him."
"Come on, Lissa" Andre groaned. "Dimitri really isn't that bad and you'd realise that if you'd just give him the time of day."
"I will not give him the time of day!" Lissa snapped. "He's a horrible person and Rose should know this before she falls for him like every other girl in that damn school."
"Vasilisa, you better calm down" Rhea scolded. "Dimitri is a respectable young man and you shouldn't be saying these kinds of things about someone who you don't know very well."
The car fell silent as Lissa glared at the back of Rhea's seat, wishing she had the courage to say more about Dimitri, but not daring to in case her mother went off on one. The car soon slowed to a stop in the car park of the school and Rhea turned to face me.
"Have a great first day and if you do have any problems then just tell Andre or Lissa and they will sort them out" Rhea advised. I gave a small nod, swallowing in fear as Lissa patted my arm in a gesture to tell me that we were going to have to get out now. "Have a good day, kids. I can't pick you up tonight, so you'll have to walk."
"Sure, Mum" Lissa called as she slammed the car door shut and walked by my side. The main building of this school was pretty intimidating. It was white and green, towering over us as we walked through the black iron gates that resembled that of a prison. "Trust me, it looks scary, but it's really easy to get used to and it's pretty simple."
"I beg to differ" I groaned as I followed them to the office in the main entrance. A brunette was sitting on an office chair at the desk with her hair held in a tight bun with a blouse and black pants covering her.
"Hello, how can I help you?" She asked, giving me a sweet smile as she looked up at us. She recognised Andre and Lissa, but I was just another of the many face she would see today.
"Hi, I'm new here" I stated, not really knowing how to explain it all to her or what I was supposed to do.
"Welcome to Seatenview High" She congratulated as she rummaged around her drawers in search for something. "You must be Rosemarie Hathaway. I've got your timetable here and a map for you." She handed me two pieces of paper. One was a grid with a list of room numbers, names of teachers and names of subjects typed up on it and the other was a diagram of the school with arrows drawn on.
"T-thank y-you" I stuttered, feeling a little overwhelmed just by the map of the school that she had given me. Was I really expected to find my way around this complex building! "It was nice meeting you." Lissa led me away from the desk and over to where a set of benches sat in the courtyard. Taking a seat, I pulled out the map again and simply stared with wide eyes.
"Okay, this place is a little difficult to get used to, but you're in a lot of Andre's classes and a lot of mine, so you'll be fine." Lissa assured as she handed Andre my timetable.
"Yeah, the first four lessons you get to spend in my presence and then you get lunch, so I would say that this is quite a good timetable" Andre joked as he took my hand in his. "Come on, I'll take you to English. Bye, Lissa!"
"Bye, Andre" She called. "Good luck, Rose."
Andre led me to a building at the far left of the benches. "Okay, so this is called 'Building Two.'" He stated. "That's how this school is. 'Building One' is on the far right and the lessons that take place there are Languages, History, Geography, History, Religious Studies Sociology and Business Studies. In 'Building Two' they have English and Maths and in 'Building Three' they have Science and all the different technology classes like woodwork. Oh, and then there's 'Building Four' where all the creative people go. They have all the music and drama classes there."
"Okay, that sounds a bit more simple than this map" I laughed nervously as I took out the map and showed him all of the arrows that were drawn on it.
"Ignore the maps" He taught. "They're harder to understand that the actual school is and, more often than not, they lead you the wrong way and then it all just turns into one big mess." We walked up the stairs to the English room that we were in as he talked. The halls were empty as most people were sitting in their classrooms, but the sound of Andre's shoes clicking off the ground made enough noise. "Okay, that's our room" He said, pointing at the one in the middle of the corridor on the left. He cracked the door open and walked inside with a goofy grin on his face. "Sorry I'm late, I was showing Rose here."
"Ah, new student, eh?" The teacher questioned. "Rose, I'm Mrs. Karp. Take a seat next in between Belikov and Andre."
"Can't you just let us sit together for once?" Andre asked, a hopeful glint in his eyes, but Mrs. Karp simply shook her head with a grin playing at her lips.
"You know what happens when you two sit together" She laughed. "As funny as it may have been, I had to pay for the damages, so no."
"Give it up, Dragomir" The 'Belikov' kid said as he cracked a tiny grin. "We've broken her computer, a desk, a bookshelf and ripped up at least ten of her books. She will never let us sit next to each other." Oh, great. I have to sit next to that?
"Fair point" Andre chuckled as he pulled the seat out next to him and patted it for me to sit on. Lowering myself into the seat, I stole a quick glance at Belikov. His hair was chin length and a light shade of brown and his eyes were simply mesmerising. He was wearing a shirt with the sleeves rolled up, flashing off his tanned arms. This must be Dimitri.
"Hey, I'm Rose" I greeted, holding out my hand for him to shake. He turned his head to face me with his eyebrows raised. His eyes flickered down to my outstretched hand and back up to my face before he grinned.
"I don't think so" He grunted before turning back to his book and writing notes on 'Of Mice And Men.' My eyebrows furrowed as I turned to Andre, asking him to explain what Dimitri's problem was with my eyes.
"Remember when you said you weren't very good at meeting new people?" He asked as I nodded. "Well, neither is Dimitri. He'll warm up to you soon enough" Even though Andre's words were comforting, I was still pretty annoyed with the way this Dimitri was acting and I knew that as soon as I next saw Lissa, I was going to have a pretty good rant about him because I did not like being ignored, especially not by people who think they're better than me.
"Whatever, if he wants to be a dick then that's fine with me" I laughed, feeling the burn of someone's eyes on the back of my head. Turning to see who it was, I grinned at the fact that it was obviously Dimitri who I had annoyed so much.
"If you have something to say to me then say it to my face" Dimitri said, his voice so deadly calm that it scared me. His eyes were flashing in anger and his hands were clenched in fists. Had I really managed to make him that mad?
"If you want to act like a dick then go do it to someone who cares. You don't want to get on the wrong side of me" I warned, trying to summon up a glare that was as scary as his own, but something told me that he had won this glare contest.
"Trust me, I could say the same about myself" He claimed as he dropped his pen on the desk. "I don't like girls like you who think they can go about being bitchy idiots because they didn't get something they wanted."
"You don't know me at all! Shut up before you say something you'll regret" I threatened. Andre was tugging on my sleeve in an effort to get me to stop, but all I could think about now was making Dimitri feel like an idiot.
"Stop acting so tough" He hissed, a hint of a Russian accent coming through. "As soon as the novelty wears off of you, people will realise you're just a low life who can't keep her anger under control!"
"Belikov, is there a problem?" Mrs. Karp asked, her eyes flashing to tell him to shut up. "I suggest that if you want to stay in this lesson then you shut up and stop trying to start and argument."
"Sure, I'll stop" Dimitri answered. "You might want to have a word with Roza, though. I don't think she's ready to stop fighting yet. Ah, look at how angry you are."
"My name is not Roza" I growled. "Don't call me that ever again." Mrs. Karp looked pretty annoyed with me too which made me even angrier. It was my first day here and I just wanted to get through it and make Rhea happy and some kid ruins it by being a twat and I get blamed for it. How does that even work?
"Rose, you're new here, so I suggest that you shut up before you get a reputation for being a trouble-maker" Mrs. Karp lectured. I nodded and looked down, prepared to just make notes on the book and forget about everything that Dimitri had said. "If you need to move away from Dimitri then you can."
"No, I'm fine here" I retorted. One thing that I cannot deal with is acting like a coward. If Dimitri has issues with me then that's his problem and he has to deal with it. There is no way in hell that I'm going to move because of him.
"If you're sure" Mrs. Karp said. "Okay, everyone get your bags and you can leave when the bell goes." I picked my bag up from next to my seat and followed Andre to where a group of guys stood. One stood out to me. He had light brown hair that was styled in a messy way and his green eyes seemed to light up the whole classroom. He was dressed in stylish clothes and pretty tall, but not as tall as Dimitri.
"Rose, this is Mason, Jesse, Christian, Aaron and Adrian" Andre introduced. Adrian was the one that I was developing a little crush on. He was also the one who gave me the brightest smile and shook my hand.
"Oh, I also just want to apologise for Dimitri" Adrian sighed. "I honestly don't know what got into him there. He's a pretty swell guy and he seemed like he was having a good day. He'll get better, I promise."
"Ah, it's fine, I don't really care about the hormonal git" I said, waving it off.
"Excuse me, these are my friends" A voice said from behind me. "Not yours." When I turned to see who it was, I saw Dimitri towered over me with a hard glare marking his face.
"Look, you're not five. Grow up and get a grip" I snapped as I moved away from him and over to where Adrian stood.
"Rose, I'll show you to your next lesson" Adrian whispered in my ear. "You probably don't want to be around Dimitri right now and he and Andre always walk to Science together." With that, the bell rang and Adrian led me out of the room. What even happened with Dimitri?
Well, that was chapter one. I'm not sure if that was any good, but I'm posting it, anyway. It'd be great to get some feedback and I hope you guys all liked it.
