The Notes of My Heart Chapter 1: Are You Serious?, a vampire academy fanfic

It was early morning when I woke up. Today is going to be a good day. I just had a feeling it would. I laid on my bed for a while just relishing in the feeling of being energized after a night's long rest. It was one of the first nights I had been able to get a good night's rest. I got up a few minutes later hopping into shower and pulling on comfortable track pants and a tank top. I filled up my water bottle and unplugged my phone from the plug on my bedside table. I put in my earphones and walked out the house locking up behind me.

I lived in a neighborhood in the heart of Alabama that pretty much resembled a labyrinth, which meant lots of running for me. At five in the morning the heat wasn't so bad but it would start to warm up by the time I finished my run. The first couple streets I started off at a slow jog skipping song after song on my playlist trying to find the one that would set me in the right mood. I finally settled on an upbeat country song I heard on the TV show Nashville, Love Like Mine by Hayden Panettiere. I've adapted to this god awful music after my family and I moved here and country was the only thing playing on the radios. My dad Abe had been offered the chance to open his own law firm. But the catch was that we had to here from Montana. Abe was a hot shot lawyer and well known. When I found out that we had been moving here, to say I had been mad was an understatement. I mean who wants to be uprooted from everything and everyone they've known. When I was at the ripe age of four my parents had stuck me into a private school and the boarding kinds too. St. Vladimir's was my new home and I had gone with the flow at the time. I met Mason Ashford and Eddie Castile in kindergarten and it was hard moving away from two of my best friends. Mia Rinaldi was also my other best friend. We met in middle school and were bitter enemies from the start. Eventually we called a truce and we have become the best of friends. It was hard leaving Mason, Mia and Eddie but I had no choice in the matter seeing as though I was only seventeen at the time. My parents still had legal control over me, if they could even be called that. My parents were hardly ever in my life and to say that they were involved with everything I've done over the years like normal parents would have been a big fat huge lie.

But our relationship had gotten slightly better over the years. I am now twenty one and still residing in Alabama while two years back Abe had chosen to sell the law firm and move back to Turkey with my mom. I had the choice to move back to Montana but I decided otherwise. Alabama is really nice and I love it here. That's not to say I don't visit Mason, Eddie or Mia. Sometimes they or I would take roadtrips to and from Alabama or Montana. Depending on the time of year I would fly out too, thanks to the generous bank account Abe has placed in my name. A way of making up all the years of neglect from the Academy.

My relationships with my parents have also gotten a million times better. When we moved over here, my mom had insisted on a nice small quaint house with a wrap-around porch. That way spending time as a family would be easier. Abe also worked fewer hours and I attended the local public high school. My father and I's relationship was a bit better than my mom's although not as close as a normal father- daughter and mother-daughter relationship. But we were much closer than we had been and ever thought we would be. For every birthday either my parents or I would fly out to Turkey or Alabama. Same with Christmas holiday. This year they were flying to me. But that was a good six months away from now.

I picked up my pace going at a slight run around a second third of the neighborhood. Dear John by Taylor Swift was now blaring through in my ears. Hearing the song it made my mind wander back to all the events that took place these last couple weeks. Adrian, my boyfriend- well ex-boyfriend now- and I had been going great for the past couple years. I had started going out with him a couple months after I had been enrolled in high school. Adrian Ivashkov was the guy all the girls wanted. He was the most hottest and popular guy. He was also known for being a player and going through girls like tissues. I didn't know any of this seeing as I was new and was uninformed. One day after school Adrian had asked me out and I was super excited. I didn't quite get around and make myself known as I had at St. Vladimir's. I agreed and we hit it off. Soon enough we were graduating from high school and moving in together. Adrian was going to take over his family's business in two years' time and I would be going to the University of Alabama where I was going to major in the performing arts. I wanted to be a singer ever since I was little. Adrian and I were going as strong as ever, or so I believed. Until I came home from a girl's night one day and I caught another girl with raven black hair, icy blue eyes and a scar on her right cheek in our bed.

I stormed out and locked myself in the bathroom where I sat on the floor and bawled my eyes out until there was nothing left in me. Then I went out and yelled at Adrian calling him a cheating pig and that I should've believed everything I heard in high school. I kicked him out with none of his possessions and stripped the bed of all its sheets burning them in the fireplace. I then moved to the front hall closet and got three boxes and started packing all of Adrian's stuff into them putting them by the door when I was finished. I texted Adrian telling him to come and pick up his stuff by nine in the morning or it would be thrown in the trash. That night I ordered a new bed frame and mattress after calling the movers to come and move the bed currently in the bedroom sown to trash. I slept on the couch that night. When I woke up at eight o' clock I put the three boxes outside the door and made myself some breakfast. When Adrian came to pick up his stuff his knees were on the floor begging for forgiveness and I just slammed the door on his face. That night when I went to the karaoke club I worked at as a waitress and live entertainer I went up and sang You Lie by The Band Perry and Carrie Underwood's Before He Cheats.

I speed up and ran the last bit of my neighborhood taking the route that would lead me to the coffee shop where Lissa, my other best friend where I met in high school worked. By now I was sweating buckets and longed to be in the cool air conditioning. I made my way into the shop and saw that it was a little past six thirty. I walked up to the counter where I saw Lissa's bright face.

"Hey. You look sweaty and hot," Lissa told me.

"Damn right I do. One of the hottest things walking these streets." I knew I was hot. I had curves in all the right places, the right size and wore a solid C-Cup. "The regular please. Woke up five this morning and went for a run." Before I even gave her my order she was making the drink.

"Well is the world coming to an end? The Rose Hathaway waking up before five in the morning?"

"Oh shut up. I can wake up when I want to and besides I went to bed kind of early last night so I woke up early. And when I did I was feeling so energized I just had to use it or I would be hyper all day."

"Well can't argue with Rose logic. No point in doing that because you can talk your way out of everything and it seems that you are the expert at getting what you want." I just smiled because I knew it was true. Something I inherited from Abe, I guess. He won every case he ever took on and got paid really well. In fact he is- well was- the only multimillionaire lawyer in America.

"Here's your mocha ice cap and a chocolate glazed doughnut." Lissa handed me the food and smiled broadly.

"Thanks. I'll let you get back to work now." I walked over to one of empty booths and sat down. When I finished my ice cap and doughnut I said goodbye to Lissa and walked out after promising to meet up after she finished work and before I started. I decided to take a nice walk home since the heat wasn't so bad and I was a bit cooled up after running.

When I got home I took another shower and decided to clean the house since it was a Wednesday which was cleaning day. After I kicked Adrian out I decided to move out of the house and into my old home that my parents let me keep when they moved to Turkey. I moved all my stuff into the master bedroom which was now my bedroom. I vacuumed the carpets and dusted the furniture. I mopped all the floors and washed the dishes that were in the sink from last night's dinner with Lissa and her boyfriend Christian. It was almost noon when I finished the last of the laundry which was the last on my to do list.

I fixed myself a turkey and ham sandwich and took out my music sheets and guitar. I was currently working on a song to which I had the music but no lyrics. I wanted to finish it today and debut at the club tonight. Only I didn't know what to write on. I could write on the relationship I had shared with Adrian, or how I felt seeing that girl on the bed. Or both. My creative juices starting flowing and I started writing. I felt like this was going to be a great song.

I also found it kind of weird that Stan- my boss had booked me. The key word being booked. I never got booked, he always called me up whenever live entertainment was needed. By the time I finished writing it, it was already eight o'clock. Well, good music takes a good amount of time. Or so I hoped would be a good song. Stan also had said he wanted me to play something original, weird. I decided to get ready. I wasn't working as a waitress tonight so I decided to wear my black sequined dress. It was one shoulder and a little before the knee. I looked sexy yet classy. I opted for minimal makeup just a tip of mascara and clear lip gloss. I choose my black pumps and slipped them on. I grabbed my peacoat and my clutch that matched my dress perfectly. I slipped out the door and into my red mini cooper. Since I lived on the outskirts of town but not quite rural I had a pretty far drive to go. It was a quiet night tonight so it only took half an hour to get to the club. When I got out and into the club I went to look for Stan. I first went up to the bar where I found Meredith working the drinks tonight. I asked her where I could find Stan and she told me in the backroom where his office and the locker room was. Before entering his office I stopped at my locker stashing my peacoat inside with my clutch but not before taking my phone out and putting it in that secret compartment all girls have.

I knocked on Stan's door and when he opened he gestured for me to come inside. Stan Alto was a man who often liked to pick on me but wasn't that bad once you got to know him. He was actually pretty funny and doesn't really mean everything he says to me. I took a seat on the plush couch and waited for him to begin.

"Hathaway, looking lovely as ever,"

"Cut to the chase Alto. What's with the secrets tonight?"

"All will be revealed in due time. Don't worry so much, you'll get wrinkles. Wouldn't want to mess that pretty face of yours up before time."

"Just remember Stan," I warned.

"Yes yes Hathaway. But the real reason why you are booked tonight is because we have a special visitor. And no I won't tell you who just to do your best because your future career depends on it."

Now I was getting really worried. Ten times more amplified than the worry I had earlier on today. What was going on? "Now Hathaway do your best. It's time for you to go on now. You'll be singing an original?" I nodded yes. "Good. That's always good. Let's just hope you have as much talent writing as you do singing." He smirked and opening the door gesturing for me to exit. I got up and walked out, Stan on my heels. "Good luck Hathaway although I have a feeling you're not going to need it. Break a leg."

I took a deep breath and walked out onto the stage with a smile on my face. I tapped the microphone to get everybody's attention. Before I started speaking I let my eyes roam to see if I saw any unfamiliar faces. Nope none that I can see at least. But I did see Lissa and Christian at a nearby table with and Lissa had her hands clasped together like a school girl squealing.

"Hey, everybody having a good night?" I asked and got a loud whoop and cheers as answers. "Well my name is Rose as most of you know. But for those new ears I hope you like what you'll hear." I got some laughs in return. I hope the nervousness I was feeling on the inside wasn't too obvious. "Tonight I'll be singing an original song. I recently got out of a relationship when I found out there was another girl. Well this song goes out to you my ex. I know you're here and I want you to enjoy!"

I strummed the first couple cords on my guitar then was joined by the piano and drums. I opted not to go with an electric guitar tonight because I wanted to keep it acoustic and have that real feeling. I opened my mouth to sing. "Hmmmm.

I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself
Cause my heart so much misery
I will not break the way you did,
You fell so hard
I've learned the hard way
To never let it get that far

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid

I lose my way
And it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry
Because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake
A smile, a laugh everyday of my life
My heart can't possibly break
When it wasn't even whole to start with

I watched you die
I heard you cry every night in your sleep
I was so young
You should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else
You just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night
For the same damn thing

Because of you
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Because of you
I am afraid

Because of you
Because of you

Thank you," I felt one tear leak out of my eye. Singing was just a release for me and it was a way I could let everything go. Because of his past he let that get in the way of us and because of him I now feel the way I do. I walked off stage but not before I locked my eyes on another pair. Warm brown ones that you could stare into forever. I gave the mystery man a small sad smile and walked off stage.

I took my guitar and placed it beside me on the couch when I got backstage. Only I was there to be greeted by Adrian himself. I pulled the shock off my face and in a very cruel voice I sad, "What are you doing here? Haven't you done enough to me? Ruin me enough? You have to come and ruin my life because after you've ruined yours what else is there to do?"

"Look Rose. I am truly sorry for what happened." Adrian started. Oh here we go; more apologies that don't mean anything. "She meant nothing to me. It's always been you. I-"

I cut him off with a hand. "Save it for someone who cares. Just leave Adrian. You've already ruined my night with just your presence and now your worthless apologies. If that's even what you can call them. More like words just spewing from that crap hole on your face." I hoped my words had enough vehemence in them that he would get angry and leave. Cause frankly now I just wanted to go home and cry curled up in a ball in the middle of my bed after being reminded of unwanted memories.

He wasn't angry. He was full out pissed complete with steam blowing from his ears if he were in a cartoon. "You didn't seem mad at all when you dedicated that song for me. Should I be thankful a song was sung in my honor by Rose Hathaway? We should all bow down to you because you never make mistakes. Always the perfect girl everybody wants. Well news flash honey, perfection is not an attractive quality in real men. Not like that Mason kid who worshipped the ground you walked on. That's lower than a dog."

I was now equally as mad if not madder. I walked up to Adrian and slapped him. So hard it left a red hand print. "You..you! What was that for? You had no right!"

"I had all the right I wanted Adrian. As soon as you insulted me. As soon as you insulted Mason. Why'd you even have to bring him into this? He did nothing to you. Ever. " My voice was hard, cold and low. Nothing I'd ever recognize in myself.

"But you see. He had everything to do with this. He was the reason our relationship had started to crumble in the first place. But no you were too naïve to notice all the signs that were right in front of your face. And the fault falls entirely on his shoulders. Bet he couldn't even hold it up being as weak as he is. He came between you and me." He yelled at me.

"Shut the hell up Adrian. You have no right to see that. You came between us when you refused to trust the friendship I had with Mason. You know that we've been friends since kindergarten."

"And he's been completely smitten with you this whole time." Adrian interrupted. I slapped him again on the other cheek this time.

"Shut the hell up. Just shut up. It was all you and that tramp you brought into our bed. I should have believed everyone in high school. I was too naïve to think you wouldn't cheat on me. It was just a matter of time. God, I chose you over my best friend. I chose you over Lissa and even Mia when she met you. She told me she knew the types. I should've believed them and because I chose to stay with you our friendships suffered for a whole year Adrian. So you only have yourself to blame. Geez if she was there when I was gone one night then how many did you have every night I was gone? Get out of the club Adrian and get out of my life. I never want to see your disgusting face again and I never want to hear you name again. Just leave!"

"It was one mistake Rose. How many times do I have to keep apologizing for it? I just want to forget it. She meant nothing to me."

"Well you should have thought of that before you brought her into bed much less into the apartment. I won't forget much less forgive. Think of me next time you have a serious girl. Whenever that happens. Goodbye Adrian."

He stood there and stared at me. Shirt untucked from his jeans and two palms prints on either cheeks. Apparently our little 'argument' had attracted a crowd. I saw Lissa in Christian's arms, Meredith off to the side, Stan, security and the mystery man from the crowd.

"I think it's time you left son. You can either chose to walk out of your own will or have the security guards escort you out handcuffed. What is it going to be?" Stan spoke up.

"I'll go," Adrian said quietly as he started walking out. "Goodbye Rose. Hope you have a good life because you deserve someone who will treat you with respect. I'm sorry I never did." He left.

"Follow him boys. From a distance. Make sure he doesn't linger and remember that face. He's not allowed on this property for as long as I own it." Stan said.

Only until they were out of sight for good I broke down and started crying. I felt two arms wrap around me and I knew it was Lissa. I cried into her for quite some time until I felt drained. I looked up and dried my eyes. She gave me one last hug and I got up. Everyone looked at me with sorrow in their eyes. One by one they came up and hugged me. Meredith first followed by Stan. Even Christian gave me a hug and kissed my forehead. He whispered quietly in my ear, "No one messes with my sister and gets away. You gave him what you deserve. I'm proud of you." So un-Christian like. I squeezed him tighter in a non-romantic way but more of a sibling relationship. "Thanks big bro," I whispered back. When he pulled away I regained my composure and he went back over to Lissa after she gave me a couple more hugs. I looked back at the group that had quickly become part of my family. The only who seemed out of place was the mystery man. I smoothed my dress and went over to where he stood quietly in the corner seeming to observe everything that had happened.

"Hello. I'm sorry about everything that you just had to witness. Just everyday drama in my life. I'm Rosemarie Hathaway by the way but call me Rosemarie and it'll be your last word. Call me Rose." I introduced myself. I stretched my hand out to him and he grabbed it and shook it. When his skin touched mine it felt like I had been electrocuted. A thousand sparks seemed to radiate off my skin. I'm pretty sure he had felt it too. Was kind of hard to miss.

"Dimitri Belikov." I heard Lissa gasp. I wondered why. I looked over to Stan who had a smirk on his face and Meredith who had a knowing look. Then Chris who just looked plain confused. So I spoke up to Dimitri.

"Care to elaborate. Seems like everybody here seems to know you except I do." He smiled and gave a subtle nod.

"I work for CruzerRecords. I'm a producer and I scout for talent. But tonight I was just coming to this club to relax and that's why I had Stan put some security around me. It's amazing when people recognize you and just start singing, hoping you'll see talent in them and sign them to a record company. I heard you singing out there and you have an amazing voice. Best I have ever heard in my eight years as a producer and previous years as an artist in Europe. You have raw talent and I would love to have a chance to work with you and help you develop in something more and help make your dreams come true. An amazing voice and you say that was an original song?" I nod yes. "Amazing. That's talent. I heard that one song and already you have more writing skills than some people at the Label. How long did it take you to come up with that?"

"Well the actual music was floating around for a couple days but as for the lyrics. I wrote them today in a couple hours."

Dimitri looked truly surprised. "So what do you say? About signing?"

I was speechless. Of course I wanted to. My dreams were finally coming true. I now understood why Stan was being all secretive.

"Yes."