Outside the window it was dark and still. I sat on my bed, thinking about nothing really. Before I heard her scream I felt the fear wash over her body, like a tidal wave. A split second later was when the scream came.

I jumped up and ran to her side.

"Shh. It's okay, you're okay." I repeated these words over and over, hoping to help soothe her. Her eyes popped open, and in them it was like hell. They were like video players that were playing back the scene where her family had died. I gulped down tears.

"Andre, thank god. I had a nightmare, it was horrible!" Her eyes had closed, so she clearly hadn't seen who it really was.

"Liss, its me not Andre. Remember? He's not here anymore." I stroked her hair and watched as her eyes opened and took it in.

"Oh. Oh god, I'm sorry, it was that dream, I had it again."

"Ssh, I know. I understand, it's all good." I smiled at her when a small trigger popped a thought into my mind.

'You need to feed." It was in one of my stern voices, it had been several days and she was getting weak.

"No rose, ill be fine. We can do another one, um later." I wasn't giving her that option.

"No, you don't have a choice. Come on, it will be better for both of us." I pushed my hair aside and moved closer to her, making my neck an easy reach. She hesitated but soon couldn't resist. As her fangs deepened into my neck there was a flash of pain, but after that it was golden joy that washed over me. I knew I wouldn't feel good later but I couldn't let that stop me, Liss came first.

It lasted a while, her saliva racing through my body. It was like being on a big dose of drugs, but the outcome was far better. In a way vampire bites were like drugs, people got addicted and high. Very similar.

She pulled away licking her lips, studying me to check that I was okay.

"How do you feel?"

"m fine, a little sleep and ill be even better." I grinned.

Liss lay back down, staring at the ceiling. The window was open and it was letting a nice breeze in. I thought for a moment until I heard a twig crack outside. I stood up and strolled to the window, peering out. The trees rustled and the occasional bird flew off. There were street lights off in the distance. Just when I was about to turn away, was when I saw it.

A man, watching me.

I jerked backwards, caught by surprise. I looked back out. He wasn't too far away, defiantly close enough for him to see what me and Lissa had just done. The shadow blended him in, but from what I could see, he was very tall. After another moment he shrunk back, out of sight. But not before I saw another person join him. I jumped back and looked at Liss.

I grabbed some clothes and our wallets and shoved them in a small backpack. She looked up, startled.

"Whats-"

"We have to go. Now." I waited for her to process the message and stand up. She rushed out the bedroom, I was right behind her. Jeremy sat at the table, I didn't hesitate. I ran to the counter and took his car keys.

"Where are you parked?"

"Um, At the corner of Brown." I moaned, four blocks away.

"Thanks." I pulled Lissa with me. Once we were out of site from Jeremy I unzipped the bag and took out a stake, keeping it close to my side so it was harder to notice. We rushed out the door, heading for the car. I stumbled a bit, still high from the bite. I could feel Liss worrying.

I scanned the streets, looking everywhere for any sign of them.

"Once we get in the car we'll go to the train station, catch a train and take it to L.A. They'll lose the trail and we'll be safe." Liss gave me one of her sideway glances but then nodded. She had full trust in me, I couldn't let her down.

We both heard it at the same time. Footsteps, getting faster, approaching us. We didn't need to say anything, I grabbed her hand and we began sprinting to the car. I could see Jeremy's car in the distance. We ran faster, but had to kid to a halt when a man walked out in front of the car. I cursed under my breath, and pulled Lissa behind me.

As I studied the man I realised it was him. The man who had been watching. He was hot, for that I gave him credit. But now wasn't the time to be noticing who's hot or not. I heard the footsteps behind us slow and movement in my peripheral vision told me that there were more guardians then I had thought. The queen had sent about a dozen guardians to come and take us back, that was more than what she travelled with. Oh god.

"Don't touch her." I growled occasionally looking at the other guardians, but maintly kept my eyes on the tall one. The one that was blocking our path to the car. I quickly felt for my stake. Gone. He made a gesture with his hands, like some sort of peace offering. I felt like spitting on them.

"I'm not going to hurt her." He took a step forward. One step too close. I growled and leapt at him. I used the most pathetic move I could have. One I had learnt back at school, one I hadn't used in two years. It was hopeless, he was a trained professional guardian, not a novice. He saw it coming. And wow was he fast.

He dodged me easily and pushed me away, this was going to hurt. I was going on a strange angle where my head would hit the sidewalk. Crap. I screwed my eyes shut, getting ready to embrace the pain. Except it never got the chance to come, because he had leant forward and grabbed my arm, pulling me upright. I shook him off. Several guardians were staring at my neck. I didn't understand why until I felt a trickle of blood slither down, were Lissa had bit me. I shoved my hair over it, covering it so no one could see.

I backed up and stood with Liss, crouching, getting ready for another attack. I looked at her briefly and in that second I saw her message, loud and clear. Don't. After a few moments I straightened my back and stood still.

The guardians looked at each other and nodded. Clearly they saw I had backed down. The tall guardian stepped forward, seizing his chance. He looked directly at Lissa.

"I am Dimitri Belikov" He bowed flawlessly. "I am here to take you back to St. Vladimirs Academy princess."