Author's Note: Hey everyone. What's up? Ok, so this is my version of Shadow Kiss. I hope all of you have read it before reading this because if you didn't you will be as confused as ever. just a little heads up, the story line is the same except i added one character who already has a relationship with one of the main characters. I changed up the time line a bit so it mite be days a head or even days behind, who knows who cares. i hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I (sadly) do not own VA even though i wish i did. i only own the characters i make up.

Shadow Kiss

It had been four days into the field experience. I was sitting in the cafeteria with Christian, waiting for Eddie and Lissa. I was still a bit mad about the fact that I wasn't assigned to Lissa, but I knew Eddie would take care of her and Christian wasn't so bad once you got to know him a little better. I tapped my fingers on the table while looking for any sign of Lissa. I snapped my head around when a hand touched mine. It was Christian. I looked into his crystal blue eyes questioningly.

"You're annoying me with your finger tapping."

I rolled my eyes and pulled my hand away. "I'm just anxious to see Lissa. I wanna know how she's doing."

"You don't think I wanna see her too?" I shrugged and leaned back in my seat. "There's Eddie." Christian said.

I turned around to see Eddie, but no Lissa. He sat next to me. "Where's Lissa?" I asked.

He shrugged and looked at me. "Guardian Petrov took her for the rest of the day. I think she said something about Headmistress Kirova wanting to talk to her about…something. None of my business, really."

Christian and I exchanged glances. I looked back at Eddie. "She's gonna be out the whole day and they didn't tell you why?"

He nodded. "Pretty much. But like I said, it's none of my business."

"It should be your business. You're supposed to be guarding her. You should know." He only shrugged in response.

I bit my lip, just a little worried about her. Why would Kirova need to talk to her for a whole day? Did she get in trouble? Lissa doesn't get in trouble. I finally decided that in a time like this, now would be a great time to drop in on her. I tried to slip in her, but I couldn't get into her head. I furrowed my eyebrows and tried again, but failed the attempt.

"Rose?" I looked at Christian.

"What?"

"Are you ok? You seem…confused."

"Uh, yeah. Of course I'm fine." Eddie and Christian gave me weird looks. I ignored them and thought back to Lissa.

After a few more minutes of getting weird looks, Christian and I said our goodbyes to Eddie and left the cafeteria. "Well?"

I looked at Christian who walked to my right. "Well what?"

"What happened in the cafeteria?"

I sighed. "Lissa happened."

I saw him slightly tense. Christian cared for Lissa as much as I did. Then again, they were dating and have been for a while now, so why shouldn't he care for her?

"What about Lissa?"

"I was trying to get in her head to see what Kirova wanted, but I couldn't get in."

"Maybe it's because she's blocking you out, little dhampir." Christian and I stopped to turn around. I crossed my arms.

"Adrian Ivashkov. What brings you to stalk me?"

Adrian smiled. "Now Rose, please tell me, why would I stalk you?"

I rolled my eyes and smiled. "Did you just call me Rose?" I asked, my curiosity getting the best of me.

Adrian rarely calls me Rose. He usually only did it when he was serious and that was another rare thing for him to do. He shrugged.

"Did I? Hm, I guess I didn't notice. I was too busy admiring you."

"I think I'm gonna throw up." Christian muttered.

"Don't flatter yourself. Now what were you saying about Lissa?"

"She's been learning to block you out of her head. She's just starting to get the hang of it, so it might still be weak. And blocking out your bond mate takes a lot of spirit, so it's only for a short amount of time. You'll be able to get back in her head tomorrow."

Just as I was about to drown him in questions, I saw something at the corner of my eye. I turned around to see a "Strigoi" coming at me. That's when I also saw Mason. Ever since Mason was murdered I've been seeing him, or at least I've been seeing his ghost. He'd distracted me before, but I wasn't gonna let that happen this time. He'd gotten me in trouble and I wasn't going to freeze now. I didn't know who the guardian was, but I'd seen him around campus before. He came at me quickly, but I dodged him. I stuck out my foot, but he jumped over. He grabbed my arm and pulled it back, thankfully not hard enough to break, though a real Strigoi wouldn't hesitate in breaking my arm. I turned around and hit him on the side of his head. He let go of me and stumbled. I took that as a chance to "kill" him, which I did well on. The guardian smiled. Then Stan came out from behind a group of trees. When Stan had once attacked me, I was distracted by Mason to fight back. I got a pretty good lecture that put me on edge.

"Well done, Miss Hathaway. Some advice: always keep your guard up. Don't let talking get you in trouble."

I rolled my eyes. Stan and the other guardian left. "I am so sick and tired of that guy." I mumbled. I turned back to Adrian. "Look, we have to go. I'll talk to you later."

"But of course. You have guardian duties to take care of." And with that, Adrian turned around and left.

Christian and I continued walking. "So, Lissa wants to block you out. No surprise there. I'd do the same." Christian said, followed by a smirk.

I elbowed him. "Shut up. Maybe she just doesn't want me to know why Kirova dragged her into her office."

"I like what I said better. You are pretty nosy." I only ignored him and continued walking to his next class.

The day had been long and tiring. I had three fights with "Strigoi" today and I did well on all of them. As soon as we got to Christian's dorm he went straight into the bathroom to get changed, leaving the room to me for awhile. I slipped off my clothes and put on a black T-shirt and pajama pants. I sat on the floor and got under the covers of my "bed". I put my arms under my head and stared up at the ceiling. I heard the bathroom door open and I saw Christian climb into bed.

"Goodnight Rose." He said as he turned off the light.

"Goodnight."

After a few minutes of being in darkness and silence I fell asleep…only to wake up in a dream, or Adrian's to be more specific. I looked down at myself. I was wearing the T-shirt I want to sleep in and some jeans. The chotki that Lissa gave me was on my wrist. The scenery wasn't much except for his bedroom in guest housing. Usually it was someplace nice like a garden or the beach. I shook my head.

"What's wrong, little dhampir?" I turned around and faced Adrian. He was wearing a gray shirt and light jeans. His hair was in its usually stylishly-messy style.

"Did you run out of ideas?" I asked, motioning around the room.

He shrugged. "Just thought of a…really casual place. I'll save a more beautiful scenery for a more romantic time."

"If this isn't one of your flirting dreams then what is it?"

"Just wanted to tell you that Lissa made a new friend and she's going to introduce her to you tomorrow."

I looked at Adrian as if her were crazy. I crossed my arms. "Lissa made a new friend? Who is it?"

He shrugged, probably a new motion for him. "I don't know, but I hear she's pretty. Don't worry, little dhampir. You can't be replaced." Before I said anything the room began to fade. "I'll leave you undisturbed the rest of the night, little dhampir. Goodnight." And with that I woke up. I sat up and looked around. Christian was sound asleep. I pushed my hair out of my face before going back to sleep.

Author's Note: So, what do you guys think so far? Are you anxious to learn who Lissa's new friend is? if this wasn't my story, i'd be anxious. Do you believe Adrian when he said that Rose can't be replaced? So many questions, only few can be asked. Review and tell me what you think. And if you have any ideas i'd be glad to add them if i can.