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Chapter 1

Rose POV

We were all hanging out at court with Lissa. It had been a while since we could get together like this and be around friends. Tasha's trial was over and I felt bad for Christian because she was the only family that he had left. Tasha was found guilty of course and she was executed soon after. Christian took it hard, but what made it harder was the Moroi shunned him because of his aunt's betrayal. Adrian and I had come to a very strained agreement to be friends but we both knew that it would take some time to fully heal from my betrayal of him. Jill was back at the academy for the start of the new school year. Lissa and Jill were getting along, but it was a strained relationship. Lissa felt betrayed by her father due to his infidelity. Lissa was Queen of course and she was working to make things more equal between the Damphirs and the Moroi. Lissa and Mia were talking about random topics and when the conversation turned to shopping I groaned. Shopping was okay I guess, but I wasn't concerned about any of that. I just wanted us all to hang out and reconnect with each other after all that has happened.

"Shopping is a great idea Mia. Rose do you think that we could go to the mall?" Lissa asked. I hated when she sprung these things on me but I hated to deny her requests, so I agreed. Lissa and Mia both squealed with delight and I was still surprised that we had all become such great friends.

So Lissa, Mia, and I had a girl's day at the mall. Dimitri stayed at court with Christian and Eddie so they could do guy things. I requested two more guardians to accompany us. I was Lissa's primary guardian but Lissa ordered me not to be on guard duty, but if the need arose I would step in. The five of us piled into the van and headed for the mall near court. Lissa and Mia chatted adamantly about the things that they would buy and I interjected when I had something to add to the conversation. When we got to the mall, I kept a close eye on Lissa. I knew that I wasn't on duty, but since the bond was gone I didn't have that to rely on to ensure her safety.

The trip was uneventful until we started for the parking lot. Before we knew it there were several Strigoi around us. I pulled my stake immediately as did the other two guardians. Lissa was terrified and Mia was too, but she looked like she would jump in if necessary. The Strigoi that I assumed was the leader smirked evilly at our group and started to speak.

"Well if it isn't the famous Rosemarie Hathaway, guardian extraordinaire. It will be a pleasure to turn you, unfortunately our leader has other plans for you." He sneered.

"Too bad for you that neither of you will get your wish." I replied and the Strigoi lunged at our group. After fighting several Strigoi off of the group, the two other guardians managed to get Lissa and Mia to the van. There were still three Strigoi and I had killed three already. I was losing this fight and I knew it I called to the other guardians while battling the Strigoi. "Get the Moroi out of here now!" I ordered and seconds later I heard the screeching of tires that told me that they were headed to the safety of the court. I staked one more Strigoi before I was struck in the head and darkness surrounded me.

I woke up what I assumed was several hours later staring into the red rimmed eyes of one of the Strigoi that I fought at the mall. I was chained to a pole in what looked to be an abandoned warehouse. I shook off the disorientation as the Strigoi began to speak.

"Welcome back Rosemarie. Now since you caused us to fail in obtaining the Queen, you will use the bond that you have with her to tell us where she is and how to get to her." Was he stupid? Where else would the Queen be and what makes him think I would sell her out like that? Regardless of the fact that I don't have the bond anymore I would still never use it for their benefit.

"Go to Hell. I will never let you get anywhere near her." I spat. He just smiled evilly and the torture began. For hours I suffered beatings, bites, broken bones, and bruises. The only thing that I said to them was that I wasn't bonded to her anymore. They of course didn't believe me and the torture increased to other things. Cuts, more bites, starvation, and they asked again. I told them the same thing, never giving her location. That's when things got worse and all I could think about through the torture was that I was going to die here and I would never see Dimitri or Lissa again. Sure I would miss my other friends too, but Dimitri was my soul mate and Lissa was the first true friend and only family that I depended on for most of my life. As the Strigoi gave up on getting information from me, they left me there to die. As I drifted in and out of consciousness, I said a silent goodbye to those friends and family that I would never see again.

Edward POV

Everything was going rather well. Renesmee grows every day and Bella is well suited for this life. Our family moved from Forks to another small town in Pennsylvania. I could tell that Bella missed Forks and Charlie but it was for the best and she understands that. We had been here several years now and the time to move again was drawing closer. We hadn't decided on a new location yet. I left the house to get Carlisle from the hospital. His car was being serviced for regular maintenance and it was easier for me just to drive down and get him.

Carlisle and I were driving home from his shift at the hospital when we passed a large abandoned warehouse just outside of town that had a strong smell of blood. The blood was not the same as most of the humans I have encountered, but it was still seemingly human. I glanced quickly at Carlisle who parked nearby and we went to check it out. We followed the scent to the rear of the warehouse and we were horrified and surprised at what we saw. There was a short girl that seemed to be about Bella's age, chained to a pole and left there to die. She had been severely beaten and I had hoped that we weren't too late. Not many humans could survive this kind of brutality.

Carlisle rushed over to her and from his thoughts I found that she had a pulse but it was faint. Her clothes were almost non-existent and I also noticed a scar on her chest. I had seen scars like that before and wondered what kind of life this girl led if she had been shot at such a young age. She stirred slightly as Carlisle assessed her injuries and it was quite a list. As Carlisle listed the injuries in his mind I was astonished that she was holding on to life.

"My name is Carlisle and I'm a doctor. Can you tell me your name or what happened?" Carlisle asked her. She looked up weakly.

"Rose" was all she said.

"Rose can you tell me who did this to you?" He asked. I could tell that she wouldn't make it and Carlisle noticed it too. "Rose I have to ask you something. You are dying. I can save you and make you like us, but if you choose that your life will be much different." He explained.

"What are you?" She asked weakly.

"We are vampires, but we have learned to live off of animal blood instead of human blood." She nodded slightly taking in his explanation.

"Okay." She said getting even weaker. Carlisle bit her wrist and we looked for something to cover her broken body in while the venom spread through her body. She didn't make a sound and I was worried that we had been too late. Carlisle placed her in the backseat and I sat with her in case she started to scream or something through the change.

We got home quickly and Alice was standing at the garage with the rest of the family behind her. I thought that she might have seen this in one of her visions and her thoughts confirmed it. Carlisle explained things to the family while I got Rose out of the car and headed to the room we had set up with a hospital bed. We set this up so that if Jacob or Renesmee were to get sick or hurt we could avoid the hospital. I lay her down gently and Rosalie, Alice, Esme and Bella came in to clean her up and get some clothes on her. I walked back downstairs leaving the girls to their task and went to speak with Carlisle and the rest of the family.

"How is she Edward?" Carlisle asked.

"The same" I replied. "We just have to wait to see if the change doesn't kill her. She has already been through so much. I didn't think that a human could go through that and survive."

"What happened to her?" Jacob asked holding Renesmee who slept soundly beside him. I had almost forgotten he was here.

"We found her in an abandoned warehouse and she was almost beaten beyond recognition. She was chained in there to a pole and she has many broken bones and bruises. I also suspect that she was raped but we can't confirm that yet. We will no more once the girls get her cleaned up." The boys looked angry and horrified at the same time. Minutes later we heard screams coming from upstairs and we ran to the room. Remarkably, the girl was cleaned and dressed crouched in the corner looking like she was ready to attack the girls. Her thoughts told me that she was scared and confused. I walked up in front of the girls and urged them to take a step back, giving Rose some space.

"Rose, I know you are confused but we need you to calm down and we will explain everything we can. Do you remember anything?" I asked. She looked thoughtful for a moment.

"Strigoi" was all she said.

"What is Strigoi?" I asked.

"Vampires. Evil vampires." She said. I was confused by her.

"Can we go downstairs and you can explain to us what you mean?" I asked and she nodded. We all went downstairs and Carlisle introduced her to the family.

"Rose, my name is Carlisle and this is my wife Esme, My son Edward and his wife Bella, Their daughter Renesmee and her boyfriend Jacob, Alice and her husband Jasper, Emmet and his wife Rosalie." Carlisle said. "Can you tell us what you remember?"

"I was a Damphir. I guarded the Moroi queen and my best friend Lissa Dragomir. We went to the mall when we were attacked by a group of Strigoi and I fought them while the others got away. I was knocked out and when I woke up they tried to torture me for information on Lissa, but I didn't give them anything."

"You said you were a Damphir, what does that mean?" I asked.

There are three types of vampires in my world, well old world now I guess. There are Moroi who are good vampires. They are mortal and grow old, have children, and die. There are Damphirs who are half human and half Moroi. Then there are Strigoi. They are evil and are immortal. Moroi take blood in small amounts that doesn't hurt the donors. Strigoi kill their victims and have no morals or emotional connection to what they once were." She explained. "Damphirs can only reproduce with the Moroi so our job is to protect the Moroi. Without the Moroi we cease to exist. Of course that doesn't matter now does it." She said sadly.

"So wait, there are other types of vampires?" Jacob asked and Rose nodded.

"Strigoi are what Damphirs are trained to protect the Moroi from. Strigoi can be killed several ways. Fire, decapitation, and a silver stake to the heart." She turned and lifted her hair to reveal tattoos on her neck. "The lightning bolts crossed are single kills and the star is from fighting in a large battle. The star shows that the wearer killed too many Strigoi to count." She explained. She turned back around to meet our stunned faces and smiled. "So what am I now?"

"We are vampires of a different kind. We hunt animals instead of humans and have emotions and some of us have certain powers. Our saliva contains venom that starts the conversion as soon as it enters the bloodstream. We can go in the sun, but it would attract a lot of attention so we avoid it. Our skin sparkles like diamonds. We are governed by the Volturi in Italy and have one basic rule. We cannot expose ourselves to the humans." Carlisle explained.

"Our society works with a select group of humans called alchemists. They work to keep the knowledge of our existence secret from other humans. They clean up after Strigoi attacks and such so that humans don't get wind of anything strange. Moroi saliva contains endorphins that causes the blood donor to get a high from the bite, which can be addictive. All Moroi have elemental magic and there are five that they could specialize in. Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit. Spirit is the rarest."

Rose POV

I woke up in what looked like a hospital room and there were several women in the room. I automatically went on the defensive, crouching in the corner of the room. There was a burning in my throat that caused me to scream. I remembered the burning I felt through my body and I knew that I was different now, but I didn't know what I was.

I was directed downstairs and I was amazed at what I learned. There was another type of vampire that I never knew about. They explained their world and I shared mine. I was amazed that they were similar to the Strigoi but also very different. I noticed that my beautiful tanned skin was paler and a look in the mirror revealed red eyes had replaced my brown ones. They explained that my eyes would become lighter when I drank animal blood.

I let my thoughts trail off to the people that I would miss from my old life. I would miss Lissa, but I would miss Dimitri the most. Edward looked at me curiously as if he had heard my thoughts. He nodded in confirmation. Damn. He laughed and everyone looked at him strangely.

"She has realized I can hear her thoughts." He explained.

"I bet it's a bitch to have someone's thoughts in your head all the time isn't it? Better you than me, I've had enough of that with Lissa." He looked confused. "Lissa is a spirit user and one of her powers is healing. When I was 15, we were in a car crash and everyone died but her. She used her healing powers to bring me back, creating a bond between us. I could hear her thoughts and feel her emotions. Sure it had its perks, but I hated it sometimes. I missed the bond but wished I had it now."

"You mean that you didn't have it when we found you?" Carlisle asked.

"I guess technically if you include the transition to what I am now, I have died three times. The first was the accident when Lissa and I were bonded, the second wasn't long ago. The bond was broken when I was shot in the chest and healed on my own without the help of spirit. And well you know the third." I stated and they looked at me in shock.

"How did you end up getting shot?" Carlisle asked.

"I was framed for the murder of the former queen and when I called out the real killer, she took a shot at Lissa. I jumped in to protect her, thus getting the bullet headed for her. That is what my job was as a guardian." I stated. "I understand that you are all still curious, but can we continue this later? The burning in my throat is getting very uncomfortable."

"Of course, Edward, Emmet, and Jasper will take you hunting." Carlisle said. The boys and I went hunting and I felt much better. I was able to curb the thirst enough to stop myself from attacking the humans I sensed about a mile away and it was pretty easy to ignore. We came back to the house and talked some more about our past lives. They asked me if I had any family that I would miss and my mood plummeted.

"My mother dropped me off at the academy when I was four so I didn't see her much until recently. I never knew my father until after I turned 18, but I am closer to both than I was. I will miss Lissa and all my friends, but I will miss Dimitri the most." I said sadly. "Lissa and I had escaped from the academy and were away for two years until Dimitri tracked us down in Portland and dragged us back to the academy. He was one of the school's guardians and assigned to Lissa. He became my mentor and combat instructor but we eventually fell in love. He was turned Strigoi during a rescue mission and I dropped out of school on my eighteenth birthday to fulfill a promise to him. I set out to find him and kill him."

"Why?" Alice asked.

"Strigoi are emotionless and only think about blood and power. Any morals they had before are long gone. We promised each other that if we were ever turned Strigoi that we would kill the other. I found him in Russia, but he captured me. I hesitated. He kept me prisoner for a while, feeding from me to keep me weak. When I finally got my head on straight I managed to escape, barely. I ended up staking him twice that night. Once was with a wooden chair leg. I knew it wouldn't kill him but it was the distraction I needed to get away. The second time I was hanging off a bridge and missed the heart. I thought I had killed him but I failed. After I made it back to the US I found that he was still 'alive'. I heard rumors that there was a way to restore a Strigoi to who they were before. Long story short, it worked but it doesn't matter now." I was sad that I would never see him again after going through everything to get him back. I was mad at myself for not being strong enough to fight all of the Strigoi and make it back to court and all my friends.

"Tell us about your friends." Alice said and I smiled.

"I met Lissa when I was in Kindergarden. They made us write our full names and that was torture. You try being four years old and writing Rosemarie Hathaway and Vasilisa Dragomir." I laughed. "I threw my book at the teacher and called her a fascist bastard." I smiled at the memory while the others laughed.

"Christian is Lissa's boyfriend and I didn't like him at first but we've been through so much together that he had become the annoying brother that I always argued with. He has save my ass a couple times and I've done the same for him. He is a fire user and his personality fits.

Eddie and I were friends from the beginning like Lissa. He was the older brother that I could always talk to and get advice from. We have been through as many adventures and Chris and I had. I don't know what will happen to him now that he's lost me and Mason." I said sadly.

"Who's Mason?" Bella asked.

"Mason was a good friend that died during a winter holiday with the academy. He wanted to be more than friends but I couldn't return the feelings. I let it slip that there was a Strigoi hideout close to the lodge and he decided to go hunting for them. Eddie, Mason and Mia left the lodge and went to find the Strigoi. Christian and I caught up to them before they found them, but on the way back to the bus station, we were taken by some humans that were working with the Strigoi. They starved all of us and fed off Eddie, waiting for one of the Moroi to crack and turn Strigoi willingly by draining one of us. Christian used his fire magic to melt the plastic cuffs and we managed to escape. Well everyone but Mase. I was distracting the Strigoi while Mason got everyone out, but he came back for me and one of the Strigoi snapped his neck. Mia saved my ass by using her element to blow up the fish tank, distracting the Strigoi. I killed my first two Strigoi that day. I was 17." I missed Mason so much and I carried the guilt of his death with me. I'm sure Edward heard the thought but didn't say anything.

"Mia was a total bitch when we first met her. After Spokane and Mason's death we all became very close. Her element is water and I used to tell her that water was the most useless against the Strigoi, but Spokane made me eat my words." I laughed. "Mia lost her mother in a Strigoi attack and was seeking revenge. She is fiercly loyal and is one of my closest friends after Spokane."

"Adrian. When I first met Adrian, I was sporting a black eye that my mother gave me during a sparring session. I met him at the ski lodge and his reputation certainly preceded him. He was the former queen's favorite nephew and a huge flirt. He drank and smoked to deal with spirit darkness. He was known as a womanizer and I was wary of him at first, but he proved several times that he was a loyal friend. We dated briefly but I couldn't return the same feelings that he had for me. Even after Dimitri was turned Strigoi, my heart and soul was with him and I didn't have any more to give."

"Wow, you have been through so much dear. I don't see how anyone could go through all that." Esme said.

"That's just the highlights." I stated.

"What?" Most everyone in the room said.

"Yep. I died several times, captured by Strigoi several times, Broke a man out of prison, broke out of jail myself, accused of murder and almost sentenced to death, been in Strigoi attacks, been tortured and experienced torture through Lissa. I've lost count of all the broken bones and injuries. I'm not clumsy but I am a danger magnet apparently." I said and they all looked stunned. "All that and I was still badass enough to be the head guardian to the queen."

"I'll be the judge of whether your badass or not Rosie." Emmet said and I growled at him.

"Call me Rosie again and you won't have your favorite appendage." I said while smiling sweetly. If he could pale I'm sure he would have. The others laughed. Renesmee yawned and surprisingly so did I. What was really strange is when my stomach growled. "What the Hell!" I said. "Um, I thought you guys didn't sleep or eat?"

"We don't." They all said. Ok now that's freaky.

"Yes it is freaky." Edward stated and they all looked confused as I felt.

I thought about this story and decided that i would post the first chapter and if i got good reviews that i would continue. I have already written a good protion of this story and i wanted to see what you thought of it before i post more. Thanks.