Hi, I'm kind of new at this so please review and help me out. I've been reading fanfictions for a really really long time and this idea just kind of struck me and i'm trying to see if it works.
Disclaimer: Vampire academy belongs to richelle mead.

Chapter 1:

Dear Diary,

I never really put much thought into what would happen down in the future or anything along those lines. My life has always been a day to day kind of thing. According to what other people tell me, I was found along the road outside a club on the 5th of September 18 years ago, a little infant, abandoned. Humans took me in, not knowing what I really was. They took care of me, even if only for a little while at least I can rest assured that somewhere in my life I was actually loved. I was rushed to a hospital just 2 months after I was found, everyone was just waiting for me to die from some kind of unknown disease, but it was actually just a lack of blood. By some miracle, the moroi world found me and guardians took me to the academy where I was raised and taught magic. My element is water, not one of the most useful elements I'll say, but it makes shower time a whole lot more fun.

My parents are Isabella and Dean Zeklos, somehow along the years of moroi history the zeklos family numbers started to decline and I found myself one of the last few left of the line. That meant extra protection and all sorts of other boring security measures that had to be taken whenever I wanted to do just about anything. But it has its perks too, I had a massive allowance and I was treated like royalty around the academy. My best friends since forever are Rachel Ozera, a fire wielding moroi, Arielle, a kick-ass dhampir, Jack, soon to be best guardian in the world and Heathcliff Ivashkov, yah like the Wuthering heights dude we all call him heath, he specializes in spirit, yah, the same cool element that queen vasilisa specializes in.

I'm 17 this year and I already have a guardian thanks to my freak-of-nature, over-protective parents, yeah I pretty much never forgave them for abandoning me that night. He's stationed at the school and teaches the novices here. His name is Paul belikov, you might have heard of him. He's the nephew of Dimitri belikov the first ever guy in the history of FOREVER to be turned back from a strigoi into a dhampir. He's five years older than me and I pretty much have this huge crush on him since like FOREVER! I know…my life's weird, well I got to go, Jack's calling me. We're going to go grab some breakfast than watch a movie, I love Sundays, that's today. That's practically the only day we get free. Okay. I have to go now. Jack's screaming like shit.

Love,

Tammy

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"Um…the chocolate muffin please" I love chocolate! The cafeteria was abuzz with people, talking, chatting, laughing, mingling, and all trying to decide what to do with this free day off. Best of all, there was this scent of freedom that hung in the air, I really love Sundays.

Rachel twirled her finger around a lock of her hair absentmindedly while we waited for our muffins. "I'm trying to get my dad to let us go shopping you know?"

"Really? That would be great than we can go shopping for dresses for the Christmas dance!"I squealed.

"I know! We should all get manicures and pedicures while we're at it don't you think! Quality giiiirrrrlll time!" Jack squealed, putting on this awful fake high pitched voice. I elbowed him in the ribs,

"But I bet you would love to come along won't you"

"Totally…"Jack muttered under his breath, his voice dripping with sarcasm. I elbowed him again.

We left the cafeteria building and headed for the movie room across campus. The Early september air was crisp and cool, dew drops collected along the tips of leaves and on the petals of flowers, they reflected off the moonlight making the walkway look like a secret path down a grotto in a magical fairy land. Students rushed here and there, trying to get out of the cold and into the warm buildings.

Arielle skipped ahead, then spun round suddenly to face the rest of the gang, "Hey, did you guys hear, the field experience starts next Tuesday. You know, the one where all the novices get a moroi to guard. No classes for 6 weeks! I'll be in heaven without seeing old Stan's face."

"Someone seems pretty excited about that"

"I am! I just hope I don't get some completely horrible moroi"

Heath laughed, "I know, all the girls are wishing they'll get me right!"

"YOU WISH!"

I was in a good mood today, like almost every Sunday. Most of the students went to church service on Sunday but we were feeling rebellious and decided to skip. A light breeze blew through the air, I shivered, pulling my coat tighter around me. My thoughts drifted back to Paul again, like they always do. I've never seen his uncle before, Dimitri belikov, but I heard he was as gorgeous as Paul. Paul had brown hair, cut short, with locks falling all over the place, framing his face, but somehow he managed to make it look completely amazing all the time. His eyes are a dark brown, almost black, sometimes when I'm talking to him I can just get lost in his eyes, it's like they hold so much and have such a great depth that one can just fall into them and get lost. Paul's everything a girl can ever wish for, he's sweet, loving, caring but sometimes I wish he would lighten up a little. He told me once that it was his childhood dream to be a great guardian, just like his uncle, and he achieved it, I mean, the belikovs a practically legends, but I really wish he wouldn't be so anti-social all the time. He does loosen up sometimes when he's with me and he'll smile and laugh…oh…don't get me started on his laugh, it's warm and it wraps around you making you feel happy no matter wh-

"Tammy, can I speak with you for a while"

Speak of the devil, Paul was standing in front of the movie room, his stance was casual and something told me that he knew we were coming here. His face was expressionless, some guardian trick, something told me Jack and Arielle were probably never going to master that I mean they laugh at even the smallest things. Oh well,

" Yeah, sure. You guys go ahead."

He motioned for me to follow him with a jerk of his head. Turning the corner, I leant against the wall with my arms crossed,

"This had better be good if I'm missing the opening credits of the movie"

He smiled, one of those rare easy smiles that even with me he seldom wore, he knew that I hated the opening credits I thought they were a waste of time, I mean there are already credits at the end why- okay, side tracking. He looked slightly uneasy, as if the information he was about to tell me would be something I wouldn't like.

"I just received a message from court. Your parents are hosting a dinner over there and you are invited."

Okay…definitely information I don't want.

"By invited do you mean I have to go even if I get struck by lightning and am lying in bed dying of scarlet fever."

He sighed "Tammy, people don't die of scarlet fever nowadays and you are a moroi the chances of that happening are even slimmer."

I hate this. All these stupid royal functions, my parents ABANDONED me! But yet they seem to think its okay to come back and just take over my life. Geez, can't you just give a girl a break! At every stinking function I have to go around and mingle with stuck up people whom I don't know and don't like. I'm pretty good at smiling and acting like I'm okay when I'm actually quite a far cry from being okay at all.

I sighed "When is it?"

"Next Tuesday, Lord Zeklos is sending in a plane from court for you."

"Oh...okay" but horror consumed me when I realised why the date had sounded so familiar "But, next Tuesday is the day when we'll find out who's guarding us for the field experience! I can't miss that! I really want to know who's going to be guarding me. I mean, even though it's just a field experience, I'll be stuck with that person for the next 6 weeks!"

Paul sighed again "I know but there's nothing you or I can do about it. We'll just be gone for a few days, 3 days if I'm not wrong"

"Wait...you're going with me?" I felt light-headed all of a sudden

"Yeah. I am your guardian after all"

Whoa...okay, so maybe those few days wouldn't be so bad after all.

The sun was just setting over the mountains, it was 6 freaking 30. I should have been in bed, my exhaustion just helped to dampen my mood even further.

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I gave my friends one more hug goodbye then headed up the steps into the plane. Like all court planes, the inside was neat and clean. It was a small, private plane with room to fit 20 comfortably. The seats were made of leather and it looked more like a lounge than a plane. Hey, at least this trip has one nice part to it and that's the plane ride. I chose the seat with the most leg room and sank into it, looking up, I realised that the plane didn't have any form of in-flight entertainment, this day just gets better and better doesn't it.

Closing my eyes I allowed myself to relax, the attempt was a pretty pathetic one. Movement nearby broke me out of my state of self-pity. Paul was seated beside me, his entire 6'2 frame folded up gracefully. Man, he's really tall, I heard his uncle was 6'7! Wow, maybe it's the genes...

"Hey, don't sulk. For all you know, you might actually enjoy your time there"

I scoffed "Yeah. I'll enjoy it as much as watching aliens invade the earth, I actually thought the plane ride would be enjoyable but what would you know? There's no freaking entertainment!"

He laughed, the warm sound of his laughter wrapped around me, soothing me, calming me. "I'm sure you'll survive".

He pulled out a western novel; I've never understood why he reads those things. Western movies are bad enough; I really don't want to imagine how bad the books are.

"Why do you read those? Aren't the movies bad enough?"

"Well, I picked the habit up from my uncle and grandma, they have this huge collection of books back at home and it caught my attention I suppose. They aren't as bad as you think you know."

"Right, they must be much worse. My impression's already pretty low, it can't get lower can it?"

He laughed, sending Goosebumps up my arm. "I'll take the cowboy's over your 1800 stuff any day!"

I wacked him with my hand, "Hey! Pride and Prejudice has substance okay!" I sank back into my seat and stared out the window. It was completely black outside; it looked like sheets and sheets of black spreading out into forever. I know the sun weakens us moroi but sometimes I can't help but marvel at its beauty and light. It may be a million miles away but yet its light shines ever so brilliantly.

"What are you thinking about?"

"The sun. You know how it weakens us, but sometimes I wish that it didn't, I can't imagine how nice it would be to just lie under its rays and feel its warmth. I don't like the fact that it weakens me; I don't want to be weak."

"You aren't, you're one of the strongest people I know."

I scoffed "Yeah right! Strong? Next to Jack and Arielle? Next to you? Strong? Have you gone slightly delusional?"

"No I haven't. You are very strong, aren't you the top in your offensive magic class?"

"I am. But using magic, even if it's only for like 2 hours, makes me weak and tired. I hate being weak. I wish I could fight like you guys. Now that's seriously cool!"

Paul laughed "Really? Fighting is really tough you know. You think you can handle that kind of physical demands?"

"I'll try, I mean you'll never know would you? And hey, I'm pretty okay in PE"

"PE is completely different. If...you want, I could teach you the basics you know, for self-defence" What? Was Paul offering to teach me self-defence? No way...I must be deluding myself.

"Hey, April fool's day was 5 months ago."

"I'm serious."

"Really? Thank you sooo much!" I lean over and give him a hug, he stiffens but then relaxes, placing his hand on my back. I feel like I could have just died and floated when he starts rubbing circles in my back, the mere contact with him set's my skin on fire, not a hot uncomfortable fire but a soothing warmth. The warmth somehow rekindles the exhaustion that was buried deep within me in the midst of all this excitement.

I stifle a yawn and we pull apart

"Looks like somebody's tired"

"No I'm not. I'm just sleepy"

He lets out a small, soft laugh "Same thing. Exhaustion is causing you to not make much sense. Sleep, there's still plenty of time before we land."

Who am I kidding? I am exhausted. Leaning back, I close my eyes as the warm arms of sleep wrap around me pulling me into the comforting depths of rest.

- Please review and tell me what you think.

Love,
KM