Vampire Academy

Strigoi Attack

RPOV

My head hurt like hell when I woke up that morning. I didn't help that I had been drunk yesterday. Lissa and I had had a massive party yesterday with the rest of the novices. Well, most of them. Of course the guardians found out about our little party and almost immediantly, we were all sent to our rooms. Adrian Ivashkov had supplied the liquor. But that hadn't suprised anyone. Even the guardians. Anyway, so when I woke up, I went into my bathroom and took a nice hot shower. It didn't help that much but it would help me with my classes.

First up, I had training with my hot mentor, Dimitri. He let me stake a couple of dummies, with a silver stake, after running about 17 laps of the enormous oval. I did my usual 100 push-ups, and lifted about three times my own weight. I was very proud of myself. Dimitri seemed quite impressed too. "Well done Rose!", he had said to me," Soon you can lift as much as me". I glared at him, but kept my cool. "Thanks Comrade, but I already can lift way more than you". I walked away without giving him a second glance. I smiled to myself. Then I realised I had Stan next, and that smile slid off of my face just as quickly as it had appeared.

I was used to all the torturous things Stan had planned for me. I hardly ever refered him as Gaurdian Alto. It was only when I was near "Headmistress" Kirova. I usually refered her as Kirova aswell. I was a trouble maker. Everyone knew it, and never messed with me. Except for those who are desperatly in need of a new facial. We were doing combat lessons. I was against Eddie. We had been through a lot together. Mostly because of what had happened in Spokane. Where my best friend Mason had died because of me. Of course I kiked his ass, but of course he got a couple of good blows aswell. I would have a lot of bruises on my thigh's tomorrow.

I was getting ready to fight Stan, when the bell rang. "Sorry Stan, guess you'll have to wait for tomorrow for me to kick you ass, huh?", I smirked. He didn't. His face grew a dark shade of red. I wasn't scared, I knew the face way to well. "Hathaway! You will refer to me as Guardian Alto, not Stan. And you will not kick my butt. I will kick yours", He smilled. So did I. I knew i would probably beat him. "Sorry "Guardian Alto", but thats just not gonna happen. Ya know why? Because we're gonna fight right now.", this time he glared. We both knew who was gonna win. So everyone crowded round us in a circle. I threw a punch at him and he dodged it, but wasn't quite fast enough for my other fist coming round in his gut. It hit him hard and he staggered back. He kiked my legs down, and I fell. On the ground he tried to hit me, but I rolled over and tripped him. I got up quickly, but he didn't. I punched him in the face, and then jumped on top of him. I held him down while everyone cheered. It hadn't lasted for long.

The rest of the day dragged by slowly. I went for a walk around the oval at night. A ghost appeared in front of me. Huh? Ghosts couldn't appear unless the wards were down. This wasn't good. The ghost was Mason. "What do you want?", I asked him a little scared. It was night and the wards were down. Strigoi could walk through and attack the school at any time. "They're coming Rose. They're coming for you. You must act quickly, alert the guardians."

I was so scared. I thanked him and ran off to warn Kirova. "Everybody, the wards are down and strigoi are on their way. We have to act now!", I screamed running into the guardians meeting office. They all looked at me shocked. "What? Are you out of your mind Rose? How do you know?", asked Alberta. She was the only one who would understand. I was panicked. "I know because Mason came and talked to me. Mason! That means the wards are down! He said the strigoi were coming to get me. Come on lets get them back up or something. Quickly!", I screamed all this and ran off.

I ran to check the gates. The guard was limped in a strigoi's arms. "Yumm. This is the best treat I've had all day", smiled the leader strigoi I presumed. Behind him was another 100 strigoi. I was all by myself. I ran as fast as I could back to the meeting room. And I screamed,"Their here! And they've bittten the guard at the gate. Theres over 100 strigoi out there". They all stood and started talking in their walky-talky's. "The guard isn't answering. Rose is right. We're doomed", said Kirova. Shit!