Prolog
Hey there, my name is Adrian Carter. I'm a Dhampir, a half-Moroi and half-human guardian in training. My only goal in life is to protect the Moroi I am paired up with at graduation from the evil clutches of the Strigoi! (A Moroi is a mortal vampire, usually from royal desent, that are born with a rare gift for the earth's magic. The Stigoi were the most dangerous type of vampire, the immortal kind!) But before I can be an official guardian i have to finish training at St. Vladimir's Academy. A school for vampire royalty and their guardians-to-be.
I was straightening my red tie that I was wearing with my brand new black suit my mom got me for my 16th birthday. I grabbed a comb and played with my jet black hair for a while before deciding to just sway my bangs over to the side. My eyes shone a bright silver color, it was like the color of a new storm cloud rolling in. I worriedly looked at how I looked in the mirror, I started wondering what everybody would think of me.
Would they expect me to fail at hand-to-hand combat? Would I be able to make new friends here that will stand by my side no matter what? What would the Moroi think of me, would they hate me? Who in the world would I be paired with to be their guardian? As all these questions and more swirled round and round in my head I grabbed my keys. Before I left I gave myself one last reassuring look in the mirror and thought out loud "Dang, I look good!" Then with that comment I headed out the door and on my way to my new school. 16 years old, Junior at the prestigous St. Vladimir's Academy, Dhampir guardian in training, Adrian Carter. That's me!