Bella's POV

"Time to go love. We have a long drive ahead of us " my beloved husband said as he leaned in for a morning kiss which I was more than happy to give.

"Alright all ready" I said when we had our new van packed and every one loaded in.

"Great." Edward said as he wrapped his arms around my waist and ran his lips across my skin until he found my lips. We kissed until Emmett stuck his head out the window and shouted " Hey lovebirds can you break away long enough to get this van on the road?"

I smiled at Emmett's joke because in the eight years I have been a vampire I have gotten used to my brother's jokes.

Edward shut the trunk of the van and got in the driver's seat while I hoped into the passenger's seat and day dreamed about the adventures that awaited us.

After several hours, Rosalie spotted the new school we are enrolled at. Saint Vladimir's Academy. Carlise told us that we had to go there because it offered different classes and new experiences. He randomly enrolled as either Dhampires or Morois, which we have no clue what they are.

The Academy looked like a giant gothic castle. When we approached the gate to the school we were stopped by the guards.

"What's your business here?" one of the guards said as he shined his flashlight in each person's eyes.

"We are the Cullens and Hales, the new students from Forks Washington," replied Edward.

" You may go through " the second guard said, "You don't look like Strigoi"

"What are Strigoi?" I asked. Asking the question that was on everyone's mind. My answer was silence.

"Alice, can you see any Strigoi? What ever they are." asked Edward.

"No I can't see them. I could if I knew what one looked like. I don't see a thing.

We parked the car and unloaded it. Once we had everything unloaded the second guard, whose name was Stan, lead us to the headmistress's office. She was a lady with a nose shaped like a crow's beak and gray hair. She didn't look friendly at all that's for sure. I was nervous and quickly reached for Edward's hand, which he squeezed reassuringly.

"Welcome, I am Headmistress Kirova" She turned to face Emmett, Rosalie, and me.

"Since Miss Rosalie Cullen, Miss Bella Cullen, And Mr. Emmett Cullen is dhampires you will be attending novice classes. And since you have been to normal school among humans you will have special training sessions with Guardian Belikov before and after your classes."

She turned to Edward, Alice, and Jasper. " Miss Alice Hale, Mr. Jasper Hale, and Mr. Edward Hale you will have a different schedule than your dhampire friends in the morning."

She then explained the dorm polices and male and female visiting each other. It is the same at all the academies I would know.

After her speech we were finally able to go to our dorms. Apparently dhampires and moroi live in different dorms so the 'morois parted ways with us when we reached the quad.

I found my room on the third floor by the stairs and opened the door. There was a girl sitting at the desk. She had long dark brown hair in a bun and a slight tan. I could see two small lightning bolt-shaped tattoos on her neck.

"Hi! I am Rose Hathaway," she said walking over to me. " I heard you were coming." " Hi Bella Cullen. Nice to meet you." I said shaking her out stretched hand.

She told me everything about the school and showed me were everything was.

I found out that dhampires are half vampires who guard moroi who are full vampires and Strigoi are moroi or dhampires who purposely or are forced to turn. Kind of like how we are turned. I also found out the tattoos are molnija marks which tells how many Strigoi she has killed. I think I'll like being here.

Out of nowhere she asks "does your brother and sister have the same parents as is one of your parents a dhampire or human or something else."