Hey there! Okay so, my first story, here it is. The first chapter is kinda short, I know. But, I want to see if anyone likes it and if anyone does, then I will continue writing the story and will write much longer chapters next time. So, review if you like it, review if you don't. Tell me any ideas you have and thank you for reading. :)

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THESE CHARACTERS, THEY ALL BELONG TO THE AMAZINGLY TALENTED RICHELLE MEAD! ALL PROPS GO TO HER FOR COMING UP WITH THEM. :)

Eddie's POV

I lay in my bed, unable to fall asleep. Spokane had damaged me in so many ways. Since then, I wasn't ever the same. It had been one month. One month should have been long enough to recover from the disaster also known as Spokane, but I couldn't. Memories were still fresh, and I still craved for someone to bite me, to drink my blood and give me that intoxicating feeling once more. Rose told me the craving would eventually go away, but so far it hadn't. Nothing was better. Mason, my best friend was gone, dead and the only rush of emotion I got was when I saw someone being bitten.

I slid out of my bed and changed into my guardian uniform. I walked outside and saw Rose weeping quietly to herself. I approached her. "May I ask what's wrong?" I questioned.

"I miss him Eddie, I can't forget about watching him trying to save me, and me failing to save him from death," she said.

"Rose it wasn't your fault, he was too concerned with saving you to focus on what he was doing. I miss him too, but we have to try our hardest to move on," I replied. I noticed what a hypocrite I sounded like at that moment. I was telling Rose to move on, when I hadn't moved on myself, and she knew it.

She looked up at me and said, "Look, neither of us has moved on and we really desperately need to. We need to get away. We could go to the Royal Court, Lissa has to meet with the Queen in a few days and she's allowed to bring some friends along. Mia will be there and maybe we can catch up with her. Eddie, you are like a brother to me and I can see that you are hurting, give this a try. Will you come to court?"

I gave Rose the best smile that I could come up with and replied, "Sure that would be a great idea." She smiled slightly; we made plans, and then walked off.

I actually was excited to see Mia. She had gone through the same stuff as us, and I wanted to see how she was coping. We boarded the plane the next day and soon enough, we landed at the royal court. We got the grand welcome, but I could tell Rose was feeling the same as me, anxious to see Mia. Lissa started rambling on about seeing the queen and the other royals but at that moment Rose spoke up, "Actually Lissa, Eddie and I were wondering if we could pay a visit to Mia first."

Lissa looked at Rose in surprise. Rose stared back at her with a begging look on her face. Lissa sighed, "Okay Rose, you and Eddie have permission to go visit her." I remembered just then that Lissa wasn't the biggest fan of Mia, but I quickly thanked Lissa and followed Rose to wherever Mia was. We walked by several corridors until finally; a beautiful, familiar blonde water user ran up to hug us with a smile on her face. It was just then that I smiled, I mean really smiled since Spokane.

Mia's POV

I stared at the two faces in front of me. How could they look so different from one month ago? They looked, worn. Rose didn't seem to have her usual confident attitude and although Eddie was still extremely handsome, he had giant bags under his eyes that showed how little sleep he must have been getting. Spokane had really been rough on them; it had been rough on all of them. I still had nightmares that jolted me awake about Spokane. I shuddered thinking about everything. Eddie noticed, and gave me a look of complete understanding.

I soon pretended to be happy and perky again. "So oh my gosh aren't you guys excited to be in the Royal Court? There are so many parties and it's going to be so much fun," I gushed.

"You don't have to pretend in front of us Mia," Rose saw through my mask immediately.

I sighed. "It's been really hard without anyone to talk to," I admitted. "I mean at least you guys have each other to deal with stuff; here at court there are times when I feel horrible." They both gave me looks of pity. "But I don't want your pity; I can deal with all of this. Here I can practice more offensive magic, I'm really learning a lot." I smiled.

"That's great! Mia, I'm so glad you are finding a way to put your powers to a good use," Rose exclaimed. I smiled at her.

"Rose, we have a lot of catching up to do! But I have to go help out with cleaning and stuff, I'll talk to you both later!" "Okay see you later!" Rose slowly walked away.

Eddie remained standing by me. He looked into my eyes, and I could see all of the pain he was going through. "It was really nice seeing you Mia," he said with a genuine smile.

He then pulled me into a soft hug. I could feel his strong dhampir muscles through his thin white t-shirt. I gazed up at him. "It was nice seeing you too," I softly replied as he let go of me and walked away with Rose.

So, thanks for reading! I would greatly appreciate a few reviews if you have the time :) If I get reviews on this, then I shall keep writing this story. If no reviews, it may have to come to an end. Thank you :)