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"Aahh! Andre!" My body snapped to attention. The screaming was coming out of the worn brick house in front of me. I motioned my colleagues to lay low behind their designated trees. I looked up towards the upper left window and saw a dim light flicker on.

A cat appeared in the window and stared directly at me. I was shocked that the cat could find me so quickly. I took a step back to conceal myself more in my tree. Then, another figure leaned forward and tilted its neck, as if it were offering it to someone else. Then, another dark head appeared and made contact with the first person's neck. I watched curiously. Moments later, the feeding stopped and the drinker left the room. The cat was still sitting at the window, eyeing me.

Suddenly, the dark figure leaned its head out of the window. The figure was a teenage girl. She perfectly fit one of the descriptions that I was given. Her name was Rose. Vasilisa must have been feeding off of her. Her dark hair whipped around her face as she scanned her eyes around the neighborhood. I watched her as she did this.

Then, her eyes met mine. I doubted she could see me well, but I backed up more into the shade just in case. Aleksei moved from his tree to join me. "Should we move in?" he whispered.

I paused as I watched fear beginning to spread on Rose's face. "No," I replied, "Wait for them to leave. We don't want to involve the boy." Aleksei nodded and walked away. I took one last fleeting look at the window and followed him closely behind.

I led the group of guardians over to the corner of the street and waited behind several trees. I figured Rose would take Vasilisa away from the campus. After a few moments, we heard quick footsteps heading the other way. I swore. I had guessed wrong. "All of you tail Rose and Princess Vasilisa. Don't lose them from your sight."

"And you?" Aleksei inquired.

"I'll go around and meet them on the other side," I answered swiftly, "Now go before they leave." The guardians quickly rushed after the girls.

I ran as fast as I could around the block and waited patiently for the girls to appear. When they were a couple of feet away, I showed myself in the middle of the street. I was able to see Rose and Vasilisa clearly for the first time. Vasilisa was pretty for her age. She had blonde hair that complimented her green eyes, but she was nothing compared to Rose.

Rose's dark hair framed her face so perfectly. It was like she actually had time to primp herself before leaving the house. Her eyes were also a wonderful, pretty brown. I felt I could be lost in her eyes forever, except for the fact that they were burning into me like I was a Strigoi myself. I suddenly had a need to hug her, to run my fingers through her hair, but I didn't. She was too young. She hadn't even graduated from high school yet. I adopted a stoic and serious manner to ensure that no one would discover my feelings for her.

Rose shoved Vasilisa behind her in a sort of defensive manner. "Leave her alone. Don't touch her," she barked.

I took a step forward and tried to reassure her that I wasn't trying to hurt them. "I'm not going to—" I started to say. She jumped at me. I forgot all my thoughts about her prettiness and slammed her in the chest with my hands. Then, I immediately regretted what I did. I caught her as she was falling.

When I lifted her up, I saw a bite mark on her neck. That confirmed my suspicions of her feeding Vasilisa. Rose swiftly covered the bite with her thick, dark hair. I looked at her face to see her reaction. She looked at me like the bite was none of my business. I finally let go of her even though I wished I could have held her forever.

She immediately took a defensive position on Vasilisa again. Vasilisa reached her hand out and grasped Rose's hand in an attempt to restrain her. "Rose," she whispered, "Don't."

I doubted Rose would listen to her. I could see that she was in full battle mode. But then the anger slowly faded out of her. I was surprised. This kind of thing didn't happen, not unless there was a bond between them. I laughed in my head at the idea of Rose and Vasilisa having a bond.

After I composed myself, I took a step forward. I forced myself to look away from Rose and concentrate on Vasilisa. I bowed and introduced myself, "My name is Dimitri Belikov. I've come to take you back to St. Vladimir's Academy, Princess." Then, I led them and the guardians to our plane.