This is my first fanfic so tell me what you think :) R&R

Thanks Lybie x

I kept to the shadows, moving quickly and lightly. I could see the pale glow from one of the second floor windows and caught a glimpse of a slim framed, blond haired female. She seemed to lean over another figure in a feeding posture. So this had to be Vasilisa Dragomir. After gaining access to the princess's trust fund, we had discovered that withdrawals were being made from a bank in Portland. After being briefed I had caught a flight from the academy and narrowed the location down to this neighbourhood and more importantly this house. I have to say I was impressed that a 15 year old novice had managed to break the princess out of the academy in the first place and after staking out this house I was shocked at how they'd managed so easily to blend in with the humans and manage to avoid detection from other guardians for so long.

Chyort voz'mi, glancing back up at the window I locked eyes with a young girl. From her curved figure and shorter frame she was defiantly Dhampir. This must be guardian Hathaway's daughter. So she was the one the princess had been feeding on? In that case the girl would be weak and less of a threat. Sinking deeper into the shadows of a tree I cursed myself for getting distracted and switched back into guardian mode.

Leaping into action, I alerted the other guardians to be ready to move. There was a train station north of the house which could be a possible get away point so I dispatched three guardians to head to the north end of the street although I thought it unlikely they would head that way as it would be a long walk. We had records of a human living at the property who owned a car. After scouting the area we had come across the green Honda four blocks away registered the human Jeremy White. I'd sent orders out for another three guardians to be on the south end of the street close to where the car was parked. I had another guardian keeping watch on the house so we were certain of which way the girls were heading and two more guardians on watch round the back in case they tried to take the back exit. Which left me? I'd considered following from a distance behind but from what I'd learned at the school, the key to this operation would be to intimidate and surround them. Give them no possible escape routes and they should come quietly the headmistress had said, so I decided to wait by the entrance to an alleyway next to the car, cutting off another potential escape root whilst Kane followed them from behind.

Sure enough not 15 minutes after being spotted by the girl I received word over the radio that that they had exited the house and were heading south. After instructing the north guardians to start closing in, I melted into the shadows of the alley to lay in weight.

The faint sound of footsteps caught my attention, as they grew closer I moved towards the mouth of the alley and into the path of two girls. They were both about 17 years of age and in stark contrast of each other. Vasilisa was tall, thin and pale as most Moroi are with a flurry of golden blonde hair and the notorious green Dragomir eyes, although she was fairly pretty but look plane compared to her friend. The damphir with her had sun-kissed skin, and rich brown hair but none of this compared to her eyes. They were brown, much like my own but contained raw, relentless, untamed spirit burning in them. It startled me that someone so young could show so much bravery. She was like a trapped tiger and Vasilisa was her cub. She would fight to the death to free her charge and I was in her path.

"Leave her alone" she growled "don't touch her."

I extended my arms out as a calming and peaceful gesture for them to not be afraid. Unconsciously I took a small step forwards and in that second the tiger pounced. Instinct sent my hand flying out at her, protecting my neck as i would do if i were fighting a strigoi, but I wasn't fighting a strigoi. I was fighting a frightened, young girl. Realising this my other hand shot out to steady her.

Two tiny puncture wounds marked her neck. She had to be weak from giving blood so her co-ordination was lacking and my hold was all that saved her from crashing to the ground. Crimson suddenly coloured her cheeks and she re-adjusted her hair to cover the bite marks. Her beautiful chestnut locks cascaded down completely concealing them. She met my eyes with that same look of fierce defiance as she tried to pry herself out of my hold. I immediately let go as the damphir moved back into a protective stance again. The princess whisper something that seemed to visibly relax her a little.

Turning my attention to the princess I took a step forward and swept a small bow,

"My name is Dimitri Belikov, I've come to take you back to St Vladimir's Academy Princess."