Chapter 1

I was running as fast as I could, just trying to get to my destination without anybody seeing me. Yet I still think I could be running faster, I pushed my legs to go as fast as they could go; which turned out that it wasn't such a good idea because I tripped over my own feet. I'm a dhampir for goodness sake, I was trained by a god and yet I still couldn't keep myself from tripping. I'm going to have to work on that. I still wasn't at my destination; I had to run from Lissa's dorm to the visitor's dorm, which is on the other side of campus. I don't even know why I was running to get there I could have walked for all they care because I had just gotten back from my vigilante mission and wasn't back to my normal schedule yet. I didn't have to keep to curfew, but they wouldn't be happy to see me roaming the grounds after hours, they would think I was up to no good, damn that Rose Hathaway reputation.

When I finally got to the door, I stopped before I knocked just so it didn't seem like I ran to see him. I knocked twice… no answer… I knocked again… still no answer.

"Adrian… its Rose let me in… please?" again no answer. "Fine asshole, your loss." I heard the door click open and swiftly turned around.

"Little dhampir, to what do I have this pleasure?" He didn't look tired so I was guessing that he didn't want to talk to anyone, he was out on his humongous balcony or he was writing his dating proposal. You see, Adrian has wanted me to take him seriously ever since we met but I was to much in love with my lover/mentor, Dimitri. After Dimitri was turned into a Strigoi I went to Russia to hunt him down, I thought I had succeeded, when I got back I had made Adrian a promise that I would give him a chance but I told him to write me a dating proposal before I actually said yes. I pushed the piece of paper into his hands and walked inside. He closed the door and locked it, without taking his eyes off me and without reading the note. I sat down on his couch, pulled my legs up to my chest, put my head down on them and waited for his reaction.

"Are you going to read it or just sit there looking at me?" I asked muffled by my legs.

"Ok little dhampir, give me a moment to get ready for the huge shock." He said sarcastically.

"You better be ready." I heard the rustling of paper and peaked up and tried to read his expression. Of course, it was unreadable. He folded up the piece of paper, which was not the reaction I was waiting for. I thought he would scrunch it up and throw it at the wall or tear in into little tiny pieces. I turned my head back it to my legs and waited for him to yell or hit something. The note I gave him was the one I got from Dimitri, the note that said that he was coming for me. I looked back up to see if I could read his face now, but when I did all I could see on his face was compassion. He looked deep into my eyes, it was really starting to freak me out so I turned back and rested my head on top of my knees.

"That so wasn't the reaction I thought you of all people would give me."

"What reaction did you want?"

"I wanted you to throw something or hit something."

"Well maybe I didn't want to hurt your feelings."

"Ha, yeah right, try again."

"Look I know you thought you killed him, but that's no reason for you to snap at me, I do have feelings Rose, even if you don't want to believe that I do."

"Sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you; I just have a lot of things on my mind."

"Yeah I know, but still I think you need to give me an apology kiss."

"In your dreams, Ivashkov." I slapped my hand over my mouth just realizing what I had set up for myself.

"Your wish is my command little dhampir" he said with a wide grin. Then everything went black, I thought that maybe he learnt to do it while I was awake and could send me into slumber but I was so wrong.

A shape appeared before me "M-Mase is that you?" he nodded. Shit now how am I supposed to wriggle my way out of this one.