A/N: This is my first VA story...(It's probably only gonna go to 2-3 chapters) so please let me know what you think!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, only the plot. All characters belong to Richelle Mead :)

Lissa Pov:

I may not actually be able to read her mind, but give me some credit. I am her best friend after all, and I can tell when she's jealous.

Christian tangles his fingers in mine and presses a kiss to the back of my hand. I can't help the easy smile that spills onto my face. "See you later?"

"Sure, Babe. Dinner?" I glance at Rose. I promised I'd eat with her tonight.

"Um. How about breakfast tomorrow?" I step closer to him and smile.

He grins back. "Alright, Liss. See you then." With a quick kiss on my cheek, he ambles away. I turn back to Rose. She's staring across the lawn at Dimitri, who is talking with Guardian Alto. And she's got that look in her eyes. No way. How on earth did I not realize that before? She has a crush on Dimitri.

"You could talk to him?" I suggest, snapping her out of her reverie.

"Talk to who?" She asks, all innocent.

"A certain gorgeous guardian over there." I grin at her.

"Ew. I never would have guessed you had a thing for Stan." She smirks at me. "Better not tell Chrissy."

I roll my eyes. She thinks she's so funny. "Ha. Ha. You know who I meant."

A glint of pain flashes through her eyes, but quickly disappears. "Dimitri? Cause he's a bit uptight for me don't you think?" She smirks again.

"It's so ridiculously unfair that you get to live inside my head whenever you want, and I have to guess at what you're feeling!"

"Yeah? Well, I have to live inside your head sometimes when I'd really rather be just about anywhere else!"

Seriously. "Like I enjoy having you spying on Christian and me all the time?"

"Hey, if you'd just let me die, it wouldn't be a problem," she says, her voice suddenly flat. I flinch. Did she actually just go there?

"Rose —"

"Look, I've gotta go." She stalks off, leaving me — well, I'm not mad exactly, but still. What's wrong with her? And it's not like she wouldn't know if I talk to someone about it.

When she doesn't show up for dinner, I start really freaking out. My phone buzzes.

"Hey, Christian, are you okay?"

"What? Oh. Yeah. Are you?"

"I don't know. Rose didn't meet me for dinner. And she was upset earlier. Do you think I did something?"

"C'mon Liss, Rose is your best friend, as much as I dissaprove, and you'd never do anything to hurt her."

"Well, not on purpose! But what if I said something?"

"Look, even if you did, she'll forgive you if you talk to her, so don't freak out. Besides, she probably just slept through dinner, knowing her."

I laugh. "Yeah, and then she'll be up in the middle of the night looking for donuts. Wait, why did you call?"

"Do I need an excuse to call my girlfriend?"

I smile. "Probably."

"True. Well, Aunt Tasha invited us for Thanksgiving."

"Really?" Tasha's the best. She knows holidays are hard for me since my family died, so it's sweet of her to invite me. "What about Rose?"

"She's invited too! And Dimitri, but he already said no, cause he has guardian stuff."

"That'll be so fun, Chris! I'm sure Rose will come. I mean, there'll be food after all."

"Yeah, It'll be nice to see her. And to spend some quality time with you."

"You're the best!"

"I know. See you tomorrow?"

"Yep, I guess I'll go find Rose. Goodnight."

"Night, Liss."

I decide to go find some donuts before I find Rose. Considering our conversation earlier, I may need a peace offering. I hear a bang, and Rose curses. I push open the door without knocking.

"Rose, what's wrong?" She hastily wipes tears from her cheeks. She never cries. I set the donuts on the bed and wrap my arms around her.

"Nothing. I'm fine, just in a bad mood."

"You missed dinner," I accuse. "So I had to look all over for you and then eat by myself."

She sniffs. "I figured you'd just go out with Christian."

"I wanted to spend some time with my bestie, Rose." I squeeze her. "I'm sorry about earlier, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I know you don't really like the bond much more than I do."

She shrugs. "It is helpful sometimes."

I meet her eyes. "Okay, so what's wrong?"

She sighs. "You were right I guess. I like Dimitri, but he's my mentor, so it's not like we can be together. It's stupid. I just — well, sometimes I wish someone loved me. That I could have a life with someone." She pauses, looking alarmed. "Not that I would give up being your guardian for the world. Honestly, I wouldn't, Lissa."

"I'm so sorry, Rose. But, who says you can't be loved? Lots of people love you. Lots of people would kill to be your boyfriend!" I see it in her face. 'But Dimitri wouldn't.' "Besides, we'll graduate soon anyway, and he won't be your mentor anymore! It's only a few months, and I know it stinks, but you'll get through it!"

She has a far away look in her eyes. What am I missing? "Thanks, Lissa. You're amazing, you know that? Now, let me at those donuts!"

AN: What did you think? Should I keep going?

xx

PrincessDoom :)