This is my first Vampire Academy fanfic! I really hope you like it. I spent ages on it. Okay, well, not that long :)

I haven't forgotten about my Twilight fanfic, but i'm not really into it at the moment and i don't want to ruin it by writing something that i don't feel like. So, instead i've written this.

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Dimitri's POV

RING!
RING!
RING!

I groaned and rolled over to hit the button on my alarm. It felt like I had only been asleep for two seconds! How could sleep go so quickly? I got out of my warm, comfy bed and grabbed clothes for the day. Dark washed jeans and a white V-neck tee. After a hot shower I felt wide awake and ready for a new day. First thing on the list to do today: Practise with Rose in the gym in ten minutes. I always looked forward to the training sessions with Rosemarie Hathaway. She was an aspiring guardian and would graduate in less than six months. I was her mentor. After she and Princess Vasilisa Dragomir had run away from St. Vladimir's Academy, Rose had seriously lost a lot of her stamina and strength through lack of training and it was my job to bring her back up to speed with her fellow novices.

I made my way to the gym, with one of my western books in my hand. Rose was always late, and I would have about five or ten minutes to read before Rose would show up. I walked into the gym and sprawled up against the wall with my book. I had only read about two pages when Rose walked through the door, gym bag in her hand.

"Good morning, Comrade!" she sang. Hmmm... so she was in a good mood today. "Hello Rose." I replied, as she made her way into the change rooms to get changed. She came out a couple of minutes later dressed in shorts and a tank top. She looked really good in those clothes. No, don't think about Rose in THAT way. She's your student! I slapped myself mentally.

"Okay, what are we going to do today, Dimitri?" Roza asked me, pulling me back from my own little world. I really needed to stop entertaining thoughts like that. Even though I loved my Roza with all my heart, we could never be together. We had to protect the Royal Moroi, Vasilisa Dragomir. She was our priority. Her life was valuable to the Moroi world and it was up to Rose and myself to protect her from any Strigoi. Or, really, not just Strigoi but anyone and anything that threatened the safety of Lissa.

"Um..." I reached into the leather pocket attached to the waist band of my jeans and pulled out a practise silver stake for Rose to practise with. "We will be working on staking a Strigoi." I said as I tossed the fake stake to her and she caught it easily by the hilt. "But, I already know how to stake a Strigoi!" Rose complained. This was true. She did know how to stake a Strigoi, but I wanted her to practise on a moving target. Me. "Yes, that's true." I said slowly. "But, you have never staked an actual Strigoi" I pointed out. This made her think. "Hmmm... so do you have any Strigoi hidden somewhere for me to stake?" she asked in her usual joking manner. I gave her an exasperated look and rolled my eyes. This made her laugh. God, I loved it when she laughed. Especially when she was laughing at something I had said. A shudder ran down my spine in a nice tingling way. Roza always made me feel like that. "No, Rose" I said. "Does that look like a real stake to you?" I asked pointing at the fake silver stake she held in her small hands. Rose looked down at the stake and studied it carefully. Finally she looked back at me. "No, this is a fake." I nodded in response. "I want you to attack me with it. It won't hurt me." I told her.

I stood in front of Rose and she took her stance opposite me. "Okay Comrade, you're going down." Rose said with a menacing glint in her large chocolate brown eyes. HA, she actually thought she would win. Well, I'll just have to make sure she doesn't. I didn't want her getting cocky.

She came at me then, and I dodged her cleanly and easily. We started a dance of some kind, always trying to attack each other, but never getting the upper hand. We knew each other too well. In the end, neither of us had made any progress. I called an end to the practise session for the morning.

"That's it for today, Rose," I said. "There is no point in continuing for now. We will pick it up after your classes." I looked at Rose, who had collapsed onto the floor and was now relaxing. I smiled at the childish act. She looked back at me and held out her hands.

"Help me up, Comrade?" she asked with a sweet smile. I sighed and extended my hands to hers, clasping them in mine. I pulled her up, but she stumbled from exhaustion and fell against me. Our bodies were pressed together and I could feel the rise and fall of Rose's chest against my torso. Electricity sparked between us and Rose look up at me from under her thick eyelashes. God, she was so beautiful when she did that. Suddenly, she pressed her lips against mine and kissed me fiercely. I hesitated at first then responded to her kiss, pushing her up against the wall and pressing closer to her body. No! Stop! This isn't right! So wrong! Reason and logic warred in my head as mine and Rose's breathing grew ragged and harsh. I broke away and kissed down her jaw as she gasped for breath.

"Oh Roza..." I murmured against her skin.

That's when I heard it. Someone was walking into the gym. I gasped in surprise and wheeled around. Eddie. Shit, shit, shit. "Eddie..." Rose stammered, looking at her friend with pleading eyes. "Eddie, please listen." Eddie cut her off. "How could you do that Rose? What about Mason? He only died a week ago and you're already off making out with other guys?" Eddie was really upset. Rose had never really been with Mason. She had told me that just after he died. Well, I suppose died isn't really the right word to use. Mason Ashford had been murdered by Strigoi. Eddie swore and left the gym slamming the door behind him. I slowly turned back to Rose. She was on the floor with her knees drawn up to her chest, her arms wrapped around them, and she had tears pouring down her face. "Roza... I'm so sorry." I said. I sat down next to her and, wrapping my arms around her shaking body, I pulled her into my side. I murmured softly in her ear in Russian. Telling her it was okay. Everything would be fine. I knew she didn't understand a word of it, but my soothing tone seemed to calm her down slightly.

"What if he tells?" she asked me, lifting her head to stare into my eyes. "If he tells Kirova, you'll lose your job and I'll be expelled... and... and..." she couldn't go on because just then, another violent sob wracked through her body. "Everything will be fine Roza." I said softly. I didn't know this for sure, but we would work through it some way. We had to. "Eddie is you friend. He won't tell anyone." At least I hoped not. She looked up at me again with tears glistening in her depthless brown eyes. "But, he might tell someone." She sobbed. "I have to go talk to him! I have to explain that I was never with Mason, and that this is what I want." I didn't think that it was really a good idea to go and talk to Eddie right now. "Rose, I think you should give him some time." I said. "Let Eddie calm down and think." She stood up and muttered something about being late for class. "Rose, maybe you should take the day off and calm down too." I said. I could see that she was angry and upset and scared. She really felt the need to go and talk to Eddie. Rose agreed to go back to her room and relax. She hugged me then left the gym.

After Rose left, I sat down up against the wall and sighed audibly. I hoped Rose would be okay, and I really hoped that Eddie wouldn't tell anyone about what he saw. I got up and went to the weights room. I needed to let off some steam before I got angry. And weights always did the trick.

Rose's POV.

As I left the gym, all the other novices started spilling into the room. Some stared at me, at my face. I knew I looked a mess. With tears streaking my face and blotchy red eyes, I didn't look like the normal Rose Hathaway at all. I never cried, at least not where people could see.

Making my way to my room, ignoring all the staring and calls of my name, I reminisced about that kiss. God, I loved the way Dimitri's warm lips felt against mine. I remembered his hesitance when I first kissed him, and I remembered the force of his lips when he finally responded to my kiss. But, tainting that remarkable kiss was the look on Eddie's face when he saw. I couldn't get it out of my head, and I was wracked with guilt. Mason had been Eddie's best friend. Eddie had always assumed that Mason and I were dating. This was not technically true. Mason and I had always been really close, and just before he was killed, we had been getting closer. But, I knew that I had used Mason as a distraction from Dimitri when he had been flirting with Christian Ozera's aunt, Tasha who was a long time friend of Dimitri's.

Back in my dorm, I lay down on my bed. I felt so guilty. Not because I loved Dimitri, but because of Eddie. He had no idea that Mason and I had never been a couple. I had to talk to him. I got off my bed and headed down to the commons. It was lunch, so Eddie should be there. Walking into the commons, my eyes automatically scanned the room for Eddie, but I couldn't see him. My gaze landed on Lissa, Christian and Adrian Ivashkov. I walked over to them and slid into the seat next to Adrian.

"Anyone seen Eddie?" I asked my friends.

"Nope, sorry Rose." Adrian answered my question.

"I haven't seen him at all today," Lissa said. "He never turned up to any classes. And speaking of classes, I heard that you were a no show this morning too." Lissa looked at me questioningly. At least she didn't know about Dimitri and I. It seemed that Eddie had not said anything to anyone. Thank God for that.

"Stomach ache," I lied lamely. I hated lying to Lissa. But, I couldn't tell her the truth. I couldn't risk it getting out. Lissa looked at me like she didn't believe me. I decided I needed to get out of there before anyone else asked any questions that I didn't have answers to. "Anyway, I'm going back to bed. I'll see you guys later."

'Bye, Rose." They all said.

Through the bond, Lissa's voice sounded worried. "I'll come see you later?" It sounded like a question. I knew she would be watching me closely from behind, so I just nodded my head twice. "Thanks. I'll come by around eight." Lissa's voice sounded slightly relieved. She had thought that I wouldn't let her come over to my room. But I missed Lissa. We never got any time to just hang out together anymore. She spent a lot of her time making out with Christian, while I spent my time in training with Dimitri.

As I walked back into my room, I noticed the date up on my calendar. 12th December. It was Mason's birthday tomorrow. He would have been eighteen. I took a deep ragged breath and collapsed onto my soft queen bed. I missed Mason so much. And, I still felt like it was my fault he had died. I was the one who had told him that the Strigoi were in Spokane. If I hadn't told him, he would never have run off to find them. He would still be alive. A sob wracked through my body, making me shudder. For the first time since Mason's death, griefe overtook my self-control and I finally let the tears run freely.

That's the first chapter :) i hope to have the second one up tonight, but i may not have time because i have homework to finish. So, content yourself with this chapter and REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!