I arrive to training fifteen minutes late. Dimitri raises an eyebrow and sighs.
"Rose how many times have I told you"
"Not to be late" I mimic "Yeah I got it the first thirty times you told me"
He softly growls and I jump back in surprise. I don't know if it was anger or something else.
"Um Dimitri?" I hesitantly ask
He shakes his head.
"Sorry Roza" He says with his thick Russian accent. He sends me off to do some laps. I sense him coming up to me so I turn and flip him. I offer my hand and he takes it. I smirk and flip him again.
"Rule one with Rose Hathaway comrade: When she offers her hand. Do not take it!"
He laughs and I can't help but join in too. He never laughs or smiles.
"I Rose Hathaway has broken the stoic from you" I giggle
He says nothing and frowns "You should laugh more, it makes you look nicer" He says "trainings over" He walks off. I am left standing in shock and I am blushing. Mason comes over.
"Are you blushing?!" He laughs
I blush harder "Uh no!"
"You are!" He smiles
"MASON I'M NOT" I yell
He steps back "I'm sorry Rose you're not"
I sigh "I'm sorry Mase It's just that….never mind"
"Hey it's ok. I understand"
I look up. Tears threatening to spill. "Really?"
He hugs me "Yeah"
I look up past Mason. I was in love with Dimitri Belikov, My 7 year older mentor.
Chapter 2
I went into the cafeteria with Mason and grabbed my food and sat down with Lis and Christian.
"Hey guys" I smiled
"What made you in a good mood Rosie?" Christian smiles
I growl and Lis puts a hand on Christian's shoulder. Christian frowns.
"Rose are you ok?"
I simmer down "I'm fine, I'm just in love with Dimitri" I daydream. They gasp and I cover my mouth.
"Shit I wasn't supposed to tell you guys"
I turn around to find Dimitri behind me and judging from his face I can tell he heard.
"Good joke Rose" Lis laughs
Mason and Christian start to crack up.
"I totally fooled you" I fake laughed
I walked out of the room crying softly. I go outside the wards. I sit and cry. I spot a strigoi. I should've brought a weapon.
"Rose Hathaway is it?"
"No dip Sherlock" I retort
The strigoi growls and grabs my neck. I punch his face. He staggers back. I grab a loose bit of wood and while he is distracted I smack his face again. I smash it over his back. He gets up and clutches my throat even more tightly. I choke. He brings his fangs down to my neck. I wince as they sink in. Then I feel bliss. I sag against him. He drops me and smiles.
"Not yet Hathaway" He laughs
I groan and he bites me and this time it isn't gentle. It is excruciating. I scream out in agony. I crumple to the ground. I breathe heavily and pass out.
Chapter three
When I wake up I'm in a cave. I attempt to stand up but I collapse. I hear a laugh. I turn in shock to find Ms Karp.
"Ms Karp?" I ask my eyes widening
"Ah Rose" She laughs sweetly "You were always told to stay away from the wards" She smiles and tsk.
"Let me go" I plead
Ms Karp just laughs "Sorry I can't Rose"
She drains me and I slump against the wall. She keeps doing this until I can't remember my name or the day. One day I speak up.
"I'll become one of you" I croak
She beams "I always knew you'd come round dear Rose, you and the princess won't regret this"
"The princess?" I struggle to say
"Yes dearie you will grab her and we will become a family"
I nod my head. She leaves and I regain enough strength to grab one of the blunt swords on the walls. When she comes back I swing against her neck. I decapitate her body and then more come. I burn one and then stake the other. I walk out with my weapons. Blood staining them. I stumble back to the academy. I collapse just outside the wards. I spot Guardian Alto and Dimitri sprinting towards me.
"ROSE" They scream
I see darkness and take it from Lis. They pick me up and bring me to the infirmary. I groan and cry.
"I killed them" I hiccup
They just nod and then I pass out.
Chapter 4
I wake up to find a crowd surrounding me.
"Rose you need to tell us what happened" Dimitri pleads
I nod my head "I walked out of the cafeteria crying and I didn't realise that there was a strigoi. He choked me and I punched him. I grabbed a loose bit of wood and hit him in the head and back really hard. He growled and strangled me and drank from me twice. Oh god this is the bad part. The first time was not to hard" I see Dimitri and Alberta wince "the next time it was so painful and I collapsed on the ground. I passed out and woke up in a cave where I saw Sonya Karp" A round of gasps go around. "Everyday she drank from me until I couldn't remember my name. I eventually said I would turn and then she said good we can go grab The princess. I asked why and she said so we can turn her and become a family. She then left for a couple of days so I could regain my strength. I grabbed a blunt sword and decapitated her" I sob "Other came so I threw one in the fire and staked the other one. After that I ran and then collapsed in front of the wards" I finish
Stan speaks first "You actually listened in class" I nod my head
"Rose are you ok?" Alberta asks. I am about to answer when she tells me I don't have to be brave. I shake my head. I am not ok. I move my hair aside and they see the bite marks. They scar my whole neck. You can see the fang holes. I cry. I get taken out of the infirmary and to the cafeteria. I receive stares. I