Chapter 1:
Present Day (March)
Adriana
"Hey!" Kat says running up behind me. Classes just ended for the day and in Kat's mind that is grounds for scaring her best friend to death.
"Jesus Kat! You scared me!"
"Sorry but are you ready for tonight?" She has been asking me that question since we made these plans.
"Of course! I will be there at eight I promise."
"What are you girls talking about?" My brother asks. He has caught up with us along with Luke.
"Tonight" I inform the both of them "Kat thinks I will forget." I give a pointed look to Kat.
"Sorry again! This is a big deal…. I mean what happens we get caught. It is the middle of the semester for Christ's sake!" Leave it to Kat to be the worry wart in the group.
"We won't get caught!" Luke jumps in. "Our plan is going to work and no one is going to think that the four of us would do something like this is the middle of the semester."
"I know! I know! But it still worries me." Kat whines.
"Kat, just don't tell your mom and we will be fine. I promise." I say settling the whole conversation. "Now Max and I have to get home so our parents don't think something is up. After dinner we will be all meeting in Kat's dorm so don't be late." I command all of them before Max and I split off from Kat and Luke.
"Do you really think we will get away with this?" Max asks when we are out of earshot of the others.
"Honestly, I don't know but no one knows where this place is. We would end up dead for all I know but I have to find out what is out there. Are you having second thoughts?" I ask. I was worried that Max was going to pull out. He has known to make a rash decision a time or two.
"What no! I want to find this place as much as you do. There is something about this place that doesn't make any sense and I want to find it out. But when we do come home we are going to be grounded for the rest of our lives. Are you ready for that?" Max gives me a knowing look. I have thought about what is going to happen when we get back but it was now or never.
"I am ready if you are."
"Well let's get on our innocent faces because after tonight no one is going to believe a thing that comes out of our mouths." We have been lying to our parents our weeks now and no doubt after this they will never trust us.
"But we will have a great tale about mystery, adventure, and whatever trouble we find." I tell him. My brother and I have gotten closer these past three months of planning. I love my partner in crime.
"Well here goes nothing." Max says as he pulls the door open to our parent's apartment. We have been living with them ever since mom and Adrian got together. It has been weird but they are both happy.
Day after Party (3 months ago)
"So are we seriously doing this?" I ask. Last night we had been talking just for fun. Like when you're with your friends and one of them jokes around saying 'let's go steal money from the government.' But in the morning you all sober up enough to know that is a really bad idea. Well same principle applies here only I don't think my brother was joking.
Kat, Max, Luke and I have all gathered in Kat's dorm room sees as she is the only one with a place away from her parents. Max and I gave up our dorm rooms because we wanted to live with our recently re-united parents. Luke technically isn't a student but he has been staying with his sister because she got a new job at the academy. Needless to say Kat's dorm is like gold to us.
"Yes I was serious." My brother says "Look about this society there is something that isn't adding up? Why aren't they looking for you? If the people against them have tried to kill you why didn't these society people try to get to you first? I say we break out of this place and go find where this society is located and see what is going on." My brother makes it sound so easy.
"Dude you make it sound like we are ordering a pizza." Luke says being the voice of reason "We don't even know the name of the society! This mystery place could get located in the center of the earth and how would we even break out of this place without anyone knowing?"
"The break out is the easy part. Right little sister?" Max gives me a knowing look and if I don't explain he will.
"There is a transport spell that I have used to get from one place to another but I have only used it on me. To transport all of us will take some time and practice. There is even a shot that it won't work."
"Well I know Luke can keep helping you with that area and Kat I know your mom is the queen and you are the queen of snooping. I bet you can find something that will help us in our quest. Lastly it doesn't have to be tomorrow when we go! I just want to find out what is out there before we are all pulled in different directions." I had to agree with my twin. Something weren't adding up about this weird society. Plus soon Kat will have to go to court and be the perfect princess, Luke and Max will get assigned as guardians, and I will go off to college and be away from my friends. If we wanted a tale to tell later on in life or just to discover something new then we had to do this. Like a senior prank or something like that.
"I am in." I declare to the rest of the group.
"What!" Kat yells "This is crazy! We would get caught, or get killed, or end up starting a war! Do you not care about any of that?"
"Kat, I care about death, getting caught, or starting a war but if someone told you that you where the heir to a secret society that nothing makes sense with; wouldn't you want to get to the bottom of it?"
"If you two are going to do something this stupid then I have to be there to see it all go down." Luke says.
"Well shit! The three of you are walking trouble I have to agree to make sure that you guys don't blow something up." Kat says glaring at us. That sends the boys into a fit of laughter. This is the beginning of the end of us. I can feel it.
Present Day (Dinner Time)
"How was school?" Adrian says as we sit at the table for dinner. Mom has made meatloaf, mash potatoes, and green beans. This has become Adrian's favorite combination of food and we eat it every Monday night. Wednesday night is my night, Tuesday night is Max, and Thursday is mom's night. For some reason mom needed everyone to have a day to pick dinner because in a parenting book it said that is a helpful way to 'integrate someone new into the family unit'. Whatever that means. My mom needs to stop with that parenting books because I swear they are making her crazy.
"School was boring. We did some mix martial arts and other guardian stuff." Max says launching into the entirety of his day minus our plans to break out of school and go on the hunt for a secret society. "Everything else was boring."
"It is only boring to you because for the basic subjects of school you have been well informed and could pass any college level class." My mom pipes up; pride soaking her voice. Our mom taught us after school just about everything.
Adrian snorts at mom but then shifts the focus to me "What about you, Adriana?"
"I hate my witch classes. I know all the spells already. I wish there is an advanced, advanced magic class because these are stupid." It is like word vomit and from there I just start my complaining. "The only classes I love are my art classes. I have advanced painting, and drawing but those are like the only two bright spots in a sea of blackness."
"That's my girl!" Adrian says, high fiving me from across the table. Then nudging mom "See my girl has a great future as professional artist." Max snorts and I shove him.
"Riana becoming a professional anything. You're funny Adrian."
"And you're an ass Max." I shot back at him.
"Language!" mom shouts at me. "I swear I leave you with your father for a semester and you come a sailor!"
"Max be nice to your sister." Adrian sternly says to Max while winking at me from across the table. I love Adrian so much some times.
"Well mom how was your day?" I ask defusing the tension in the small dining room. I zone out as mom launch into a detailed account of her life as a house wife. I love my mom but everything is important to her and I just don't understand. Looking between my mom and Adrian is perfectly clear that they love each other. The way Adrian is listening about how her day went speaks volumes. I hope one day I will find that sort of thing.
"What about you day Adrian?" Max asks shoveling potatoes into his mouth. Honestly he eats like a pig and it's disgusting.
"My day was boring." That is the end of his tale. Sometimes I think he likes giving short answers because it frustrates mom to know end!
"Really that is all you are going to say?" Mom almost yells at Adrian.
"Yes dear." Adrian smirks at me and Max. Max and I know he has more to tell but he loves to get arise out of my mom. Of course Max has to join in.
"Mom if that's all he has to say then that's it." If looks could kill Max would be dead right now. This is my family. We fight with each other. We do things purposefully to get on each other nerves. We laugh and play board games every Friday night because 'stability breeds a strong family'. But through it all we love each other and in the end we will have each other's back.
"Hey mom." I call out "Max and I have a study group at Kat's with her and Luke. If we don't leave now we will be late." It is time. I never thought I would be this sad but I really am.
"Fine but come back soon! This is not over yet!" my mom calls as we leave the little apartment for the last time.
"We are doing the right thing, right?" I ask Max.
"Yes we are. We are going to uncover the truth. This will be fun." I can tell my twin is sad about leaving as well. There is a possibility that we are going to die and never see our family again.
"Well let's be positive and cast out any negative thoughts before we see Kat or she will freak." That makes Max smile and we are out of our funk.
"There you guys are!" Kat screams as we walk into her room five minutes early.
"Kat we are five minutes early." Max says in a calming voice. I think he thinks of Kat as a small frighten puppy.
"I know I just want to go! Are you guys all ready?"
I look at my brother who has a smirk on his face "Ready?"
"Ready."
I am Back!
After I finished Witch Academy I took a break to help write Hurry Home! If you are not reading that story you are missing out! My co-author is AnnikaMalfoy and she is just amazing! I love her and we have such a fun time writing! Two days ago was my birthday and so I got a new laptop so when I feel the need to write I can!
Anyways this story is going to be told a bit differently but I think you guys will enjoy it! Also leave me a review and tell me what you think!
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Disclaimer: I do not own anything from the original Bloodlines or Vampire Academy series. All rights to those series belong to Richelle Mead.
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