Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Academy, nor will I ever. But I do own a couple of the characters which I've added.
Prologue
It had only been one week since the Strigoi invaded the Academy. Since then Dimitri barely spoken to me. He was badly injured during the battle when a Strigoi had managed to get the better of him. I was being pulled out of the cave by my mother and Stan at the time. I looked back and saw a blond Strigoi restraining him, biting into his neck, draining him of blood. Somehow I managed to get loose and save him. I killed the blonde Strigoi and moved Dimitri out of the cave. By the time I had gotten Dimitri out of the cave it was getting dark outside and I could see several more Strigoi in the cave watching. We wouldn't have much time left before they came after us. I pulled all my strength to get him back to the academy where Lissa could heal him.
As soon as I got back inside of the wards of the Academy I collapsed, my body ached and I felt physically and mentally drained. I woke up in the clinic, feeling highly drugged. Someone was holding my hand. I peered down and found Dimitri's head on my bed asleep with his hand in mine. He looked so peaceful. He was fine, accept for the odd bruise that I could see. Tears of joy filled my eyes at the relief I felt to have him alive and well.
I began to sit up but it hurt so much, I stopped and just relaxed back into the pillow. I couldn't resist running my hand through his hair to remove some stands which had fallen out of his pony tail. As I stroked his hair out of his face he jerked awake and smiled at me. I wanted it to stay like that, Dimitri and I together, but no it wouldn't last, it couldn't. We sat quietly together for a short time before a nurse came in and checked up on me. I had hoped for more time with Dimitri but he glanced at the clock, gave me a nod then went out followed shortly by the nurse. I fell back to sleep for a while and when I woke again I wasn't feeling drugged but I could feel some pain. Dr. Olendzki told me I was free to go as long I came back for a check-up soon. Also I was ordered two days without training.
I couldn't shake the ominous feeling that I had. Things in my life always turn out bad. I know I sound pessimistic but what else could anyone expect from me?
I was:
killed in a car accident
brought back from the dead
got kidnapped by Strigoi
watch my best friend get killed by Strigoi
killed the two Strigoi which killed my best friend
started to see the ghost of my dead best friend
taking the darkness from Lissa is slowly making me go crazy
my school was attacked by Strigoi
A Strigoi almost killed the love of my life.
I'm left wondering when the proverbial second shoe will drop. I wonder if my luck will ever improve.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
So I now gave a wonderful Beta who is helping go through all my chapter the prologue and chapter 1 are completed (woo) but we have a lot more to work on.
My Beta is SnowGoose you can check out her Fanfiction profile on my profile.
SnowGoose will be going through all my original chapters and tweaking them a little bit and then I'll be re-uploading them.
Hope you stick around to see the final touches. :)
Vickie-Louise