Chapter 1

SPOILERS ALERT!SPOILER ALERT FOR VAMPIRE ACADEMY!

This is just a small little scene kind of thing that I've had in my head all day about Dimitri going back to his family for a visit (with guards, of course. Including Rose and Lissa.) So it's not really some long huge awesome drawn out story, just a quickie. ;D Hope you enjoy, and review please! i NEED constructive criticism! Or a rlly sweet comment :) lol anyway, hope u like

Sitting on the plane was long and, mostly, boring. The only one I talked to was Lissa, who mainly had her attention focused on Dimitri. It was still weird to watch their relationship, a friendly kind, and the way they looked at eachother. I mean, if someone brought me back from the undead, I'd probably be thankful, but I would get tired of having that puppy dog look on my face for so long, no matter how much they meant to me after saving me.

The other guards that went with us on this "trip" with Dimitri were here for protection. Not everyone was convinced that Dimitri was fine again, so they made a couple of guardians go with him and Lissa. I had to go as part of the protection pack too, seeing as Dimitri would of never let me come with him if it was his choice. He was still wary towards me, and it was awkward in public, with witnesses, when we talked (which was almost always an arguement now) and I had to keep reminding myself that I was with Adrian. What I hated most, though, was that we couldn't even be friends. No, Dimitri hated even that.

Walking off of the plane after arriving in Siberia, I went straight to Lissa's (and Dimitri's) side, making eye contact with the guard far behind me. This was one of the many routines we had as guardians, making sure to keep them safe. One guard stayed with the moroi (being Lissa and Dimitri, even though he's a dampir) while the other one stayed a little ways back to make sure there was no danger. This time it was a little different, though, since our main worry was supposed to be Dimitri himself. Turning to Lissa, I said, "So, have you ever been to Siberia before?" I already knew she hadn't, through the bond, but I couldn't stand the awkward silence.

"Um, no, but I've seen lots of pictures before. It's very beautiful." She waved her hand around for emphasis.

Liss was right. Even though we couldn't see all of the houses, due to the snow everywhere, you could still tell, underneath it all, that it was a pretty place.

While I was looking around us and trying to make out shapes of the houses, I could see a very sharp, very shiny, and very rich-looking black limo rolling around the corner and stopping right before us. The driver got out, dressed in full black, and opened up the door in front of us. Apparently, whoever got us this limo to ride in wanted us to ride in style.

With the five of us- me, Dimitri, Lissa, and two other guardians- trying to cram into the back, every seat was necessery. The outside of the limo had looked awesome, but the inside was totally different. In fact, there were only seats in the back. No sunroof, no tv screen anywhere, nothing really cool and interesting inside the limo that they sometimes put into one.

Because there were only four seats, Derek, one of the guardians, went up front to sit by the driver, since I really didn't want to have to sit on anyone's lap or anything because of lack of a seat.

The trip was long and boring. Pretty much the same as the plane trip. This time nobody talked too much, just a "ooh!" and "ahhh!" here and there. With me squashed in between Lissa and the other guardian (I forgot his name) I really couldn't look out the window at the snow, so instead I tried thinking of what would happen at the Belikov's. The closer we got to the Belikov's home, the more... tense I got. I was scared to see Dimitri's family's reaction. After all, they'd had a funeral for him. They considered him dead. They knew he was a strigoi, and I was the one to tell them. Would they think I was lying? And... Viktoria. Did she still hate me? Was...was she pregnant? What would they think when they learned me and Dimitri were no longer... together? Would they be happy or sad? Would they even care?

Aside from being tense, I was excited. I wanted to see all of their faces again, their loving faces that looked so much like Dimitri's. I couldn't wait to hear stories that happened while I was gone. I also wanted them to meet Lissa, my best friend. I wondered if they'd be shocked that someone like me was best friends with her. We were different in many ways.

I suddenly wondered how Dimitri felt right now. He was about to see his family, who he not only hadn't seen in forever, but had also probably thought he'd never see again, being a strigoi. I felt sorry for him. For half his life it's been crappy - mostly because of his dad hurting his mom alot- but now, Dimitri was turned undead, never seen his family for at least 3 years and thought he would never get a chance to see them again, and now, finally, he gets that chance, but he's being under all sorts of guarding. I bet he never thoguht of seeing his family like this.

Eventually, the car rolled to a stop. We all stretched, trying not to hit eachother. The driver opened Lissa's door, and we all climbed out. When Dimitri got out, he paused for a second, staring at the house, remembering memories, and then started to walk up the front steps, stopping at the door. Me and Lissa followed him. Giving Lissa a quick glance, then, reluctantly, one at me, he turned and knocked on the door. We could all hear a bunch of russian words being spoken fast, and the faintest sound of sizzling and boiling. Probably cooking. I looked up at the sky, squinting past the falling snow, and it looked slightly dark. So they were cooking dinner.

After a couple more knocks, with nobody coming to the door, Dimitri turned the knob and stepped cautiously inside. When I came through, a good smell hit me: it smelled kind of like spaghetti. As me, Liss, Dimitri and the guards stepped into the house, the sounds, definately coming from the kitchen, got louder. Dimitri, looking thrown off for a second, cleared his throat, and called out, "Hello?" He had to say it louder a couple of times before they actually heard him. It felt like time had stopped. Eventually the noise coming from the other room stopped, too, except for the boiling sound coming from the oven.

We could all hear someone walking slowly, almost painfully, through the doorway. And Olena Belikov stopped and stared. The first person she saw was me, and she smiled. Then she noticed everyone else. And then she saw Dimitri, and her smile faded, and her expression was pained. So much pain, in fact, that I averted my eyes, staring at the floor beneath me.

Then I heard her choke out something in russian (I think she said something about God.) I looked up and saw Dimitri frown ever so slightly.

Olena switched to English to speak to me. "Rose, what's going on? H-how is he-" she couldn't finish. Her voice caught on a sob. And for some reason, she suddenly reminded me of a wounded deer about to be killed. And then I realized why. She was scared of Dimitri. She thought he was a strigoi still, and that he could hurt her. I couldn't blame her. I would too, if I didn't know the whole story.

"I can explain every-" I start, but don't finish, because some other family members have come to see what was wrong. Viktoria, Yeva, Sonya (who was no longer pregnant, and was very skinny) and Karolina all entered the room.

There were mixed reactions. When Viktoria saw me, she looked surprised, then pissed, but when she saw Dimitri, it all faded. And then, without warning, she tried to attack him. She was thinking he was strigoi, probably, and me and Derek had to pull her off of him. Yeva just stared at Dimitri, doing nothing. She looked almost... relieved. Not what I would have expected. Yeva might've seen him coming in a dream,though. Sonya instantly cried a little, sobs becoming greater the more she looked at him. And Karolina just looked at me, her eyes saying that she was also wanting to know an explanation, like there was no way that Dimitri was real. But I still saw the tears in her eyes. And then Paul, just ten years old, finally came through the small crowd, and looked right at Dimitri, like he'd never seen him before. And just before Paul could run and hug Dimitri, Karolina put her hand on his shoulder as a restraint. "Dont! He could be using a trick. He's a strigoi! I-It's not possible to..."

"Unless she was lying about him being strigoi." Viktoria said, putting venom into her words and looking at me with hate. I flinched and thought, yep. She's still pissed.

I sighed. "I wasn't lying. About anything." I gave her a pointed look, knowing that she knew what I'm talking about.

"Then why is he here?" Her voice cracked, betraying her.I could tell that she was trying to look fearless, and not scared of her older brother. I suddenly noticed that they were all kind of huddled together, and as far away from Dimitri as possible. Dimitri looked fine by that, but I could tell in his eyes that it hurt. Alot. I was probably the only one who noticed, though.

"I'll explain everything, if we can all just sit down...?"

Okay, like I said, REALLY! short. I may add on to this if im ever bored someday, but right now I just wanted to kind of write how I think everyone would react to this kind of news and also let you guys kind of imagine what else would happen ;)... though I think they took it pretty calmly... oh well this was just quickly done and its not supposed to be perfect but hope you enjoyed :D PLEASE! review! would love to hear what you guys have to say!

EDIT: Working on fixing their reactions. Thanx for the reviews! they helped me with working on this chapter (not done yet)