R(Rose)POV
Seems there are a few more female novices in my class now that I am back. One of which stood out to me as strange. Her skin was Moroi pale, no hint of a tan in her at all. Fiery red hair fell down to her waist, green eyes peering out at me when she looks up. I almost did a double-take. Were those wings I saw? I blink once, my gaze fixed on her and yet the wings did not disappear. Did anyone else see them? The novices seemed to have been practicing, at least until my arrival. The strange girl was almost straddling one of my old friends, Mason Ashford.
S(Savina)POV
For a few weeks now, I have been training with the novices as one of them, though i was glad no one had yet figured out my secret. I didn't even think hiding my real identity was smart but I didn't really have a choice. A pretty dhampir girl came in and I, along with the other novices, grew still. Her nearly black hair gleamed faintly in the light coming from behind her. Her beautiful brown eyes look around the room once before stopping dead on me. I was dimly aware I was still sitting on the novice I was fighting. Think his name is Mason. Of course, that's when the silence was broken by the novice beneath me, who grinned as he watched the girl. "Hey, Hathaway! Still looking as hot as ever I see! How many hearts did you break while you were away?" The girl grinned wide. "More than you'll ever know. You can look all you want Ashford, but don't think I'm letting you into my pants any time soon!" Many of the novices snickered and another novice spoke up but I didn't see who. "Close your mouth, Ashford. You're starting to drool." Mason shut his mouth, the novices snickering even more. Guardian Lavno, who was overseeing our sparring and offering advice, told us to get back to work. He approached the girl and began speaking with her, beckoning me over. Curious, I walked over to join them. Was I supposed to spar her? I didn't like that idea. Something about her made me feel really uneasy. What if I slipped up and revealed myself because of her? Another novice helps Mason up. I think they call him Eddie. He watches as I approach the Hathaway girl, curiosity on his face. I almost stop. Could he see the wings I hid? No, I told myself, it is impossible.
R(Rose)POV
I have no idea why Guardian Lavno wanted me to spar this girl. Was it just to prove a point about my absence? Did he even know I had killed Strigoi while I was away with Lissa? We only came back because we were forced to. We were doing quite fine on our own. Stupid Kirova had finally tracked us down in Portland. The strange girl approached and stopped right behind Guardian Lavno. "What is it?" She sounded tense, though I don't think he noticed. "You and Hathaway are gonna spar on the mats. Now!" The girl nods once, carefully hiding her emotions as she walks over to the sparring mats. I follow after her, a smile on my face. This was going to be good.
GL(Guardian Lavno)POV
I smirked to myself, quite sure Hathaway was going to be knocked out by the new kid, Revnol. That was something I'd pay to see as Hathaway definitely had a greater-than-thou attitude. Or she did before she left. They face each other on the mats, both settling into the battle stance. They circled each other slowly, both looking for any opening they could find. Had to admit, Hathaway was quite calm, despite her long absence. Revnol was the first to move, launching herself forward, an uppercut aimed at Hathaway's jaw. Surprisingly, Hathaway saw it coming and dodged, quickly countering with a roundhouse aimed at the left side of Revnol's head. It went back and forth, the two quite evenly matched and I had to admit I was impressed. Hathaway soon sped up, throwing a punch that connected with Revnol's gut and used the tiny distraction to pin her to the mat and declare her "dead". The whole class erupted in applause, stunned as I was that Hathaway had actually won.
S(Savina)POV
I stared up at the beautiful dhampir, quite impressed she'd taken me down. I had grown careless it seems, thinking I was the strongest. Had to admit she was a wonderful fighter. I kept a smile on my face as she helped me up. There was one thing that bothered me: she shouldn't have been able to win. I stared at her, almost missing her compliments on a good job. I've never seen this girl before but something about her was terribly familiar, yet I couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was. I listened silently as Guardian Lavno talked to her. "That was stunning, Rosemarie. How...?" The girl just smiled. "It's Rose. I made a point of staking Strigoi while guarding Lissa." Guardian Lavno looked impressed. "How many?" She smiles again. "Ask Liss, she knows better than I do. I lost count." Guardian Lavno grew silent. Before they turned their attention back to me, I walked to the showers, whispering to myself. "You are not who you think you are, Rosemarie Hathaway. I will find out why I know your soul."