I stared. It was the blond Strigoi. The one who had spoken to me in battle.

He grabbed Dimitri and pulled him to the ground. They grappled, strength against strength, and then I saw those fangs sink into Dimitri's neck. The red eyes flickered up and made contact with my own.

I heard another scream-this time, it was my own.
My mother started to double back towards the fallen, but then five more Strigoi appeared. It was chaos. I couldn't see Dimitri anymore; I couldn't see what had happened to him. Indecision flashed over my mother's features as she tried to decide to flee or fight, and then, regret all over her face, she kept running towards us and the exit. Meanwhile, I was trying to run
back inside, but someone was stopping me. It was Stan.

As I fought against him his hold against me tightened.

"What are you doing, Rose? More are coming?"
Didn't he understand? Dimitri was in there. I had to get Dimitri.

I tugged with all my strength I had to get him. I had to!

My mother and Alberta were growing closer to the entrance. It enraged me to see them running. How could they just leave him? How could they? I pulled harder against Alto; I couldn't just save myself while they left him for dead. Then one of the Strigoi moved and I saw him. I saw his face, Dimitri's. It was filled with pain yet the bliss from the bite was evident. We made eye contact for just a second and in that second he told me one thing; run.

I knew then I couldn't do it, I couldn't leave him. I ran like he told me but instead of to safety I ran to him, breaking myself from the tight bonds Stan had on me. I ran that's all I could do. After all those times I had to run in training it was finally coming to use except in training it had been o run away from the danger, but as usually I was doing the opposite. I had broken all the rules with him and now they just expected me to leave him to die? No!

I ran as fast as I could only see blood red as I came to them. I could hear voices screaming after me but didn't register them as my mother, Alberta, and Stan. I was coming up on the Strigoi now, I took every ounce of darkness from Lissa, from all those years Ago when she first started using spirit up until now I took every bit not leaving any and letting it consume me. I let the darkness overrun my body controlling it bending it to its will. I gave into, no longer Rose, but something dark, something inhuman and dangerous and it scared me but it was too late I had now drowned myself in the darkness letting it run its course through my body till it was as if I was covered in the sleek darkness just barely able breathe as though it was suffocating me.

I was now upon the Strigoi and either they hadn't realized I was there or didn't care. Swiftly I slid my stake into the heart of one of the monster in front of me as he began to scream from the pain. The others turned on me all diving at the same time striking for the kill.

I could distantly hear that the others had followed me into battle. They pulled most of the Strigoi from me. I don't really notice I was focused on one thing and one thing only. Dimtri, and how I had to save him. I wanted the blond Strigoi dead. I wanted him brought to his knees to death from me! I wanted to be the only one responsible for his spilled blood. I couldn't let a monster like him live.

"So the Dhampir returns. I see your little lover is to preoccuipied to protect you at the moment." He said pointing to Dimitri rapidly fading from consciousness. "He's palying a close little game with Death isn't he."

"If anyone's going to die its going to be you. Bastard!" I spat at him.

"Oh a little potty mouth we have there don't we?" I couldn't take it anymore I lunged at him but he was to quick for me and deflected my attack with a side step. I jumped back up and tried to punch him. He grabbed and twisted it behind my back to were I was pressed up against him as he gripped me.

"Dhampir you can't beat me." His cool breath on my neck sending shivers down my spine.

"Yes I can." I nearly screamed at him. In my periphial vision I could see him extend his fangs ready to bite me. I wrenched from his grasp, ripping my extra stake from it's sheath on my leg.

"Oh come on you know you wanted me to bite you. Isaiah told me all about you Rosemarie." What?! "Ohyes I know all about Spokane and your first kills. You little Rose would make an excellent addition to my army." He continued. I could hear That all fighting had ceased. In hindsight I could see that all the guardians had killed the remaining Strigoi all that was left was mine.

My mother was in front of me with Alberta and Stan. She was just about to intervene but I heard Alberta say, "No, he's her's. Leave them." My mother looked disappointed by retreated from her fighting stance.

"You see even they leave you to die by my hands. You know you can't beat me Dhampir" He said smuggly.

"No never." I whispered, I knew he could hear but no one else. This time I aimed prefectly and I caught him off guard. My stake drove straight through his heart. The force i put through my attack left us knocked over. He was on thr ground and I was on top of him.

"Don't worry Dhampir more of my men are on their way now. Don't worry the excitement isn't over yet Galina waits for you and your lover's arrival." Then I saw the light leave his eyes a clear gleam took over them and the red in his eye disappeared.

Who was Galina? I questioned myself but no time I had more important matters to take care of. Dimitri still needed me and we needed to get back to the academy before night fall which as later told us was fifteen minutes ago. What seemed like an eternity of fighting was only twenty minutes.

I carefully got off the now dead Strigoi and pulled my stake from his chest. I wiped his blood on the front of his t-shirt and was about to re-sheath it when Stan said,"Didn't you hear him more are coming they could arrive at any minute. Stay armed."

Carefully I walked over to Dimitri. I kneeled in front of him. His breath was shallow and his chest seemed to heave with every breath he took but he was alive. I grabbed one of his arms and saw my mother take the other. We gently lifted him to his feet. Slowly he came to consciouness.

"Wha- What happenrd?" He questioned looking confused.

"No time Belikov we have to move. Now." my mother barked. we made are way back out tthe tunnels. My mother and I supporting Dimitri as we made our way out the caves, Stan in front of us and Alberta behind us. Through having to help Dimtri walk and me realizing that I had some how twisted one of my ankles a fifteen minute walk took us close to an hour. Finally we made it back within the wards where help was waiting. Instantly we were all whisked to the infirmary. With all the injured not many rooms were open so I ended up sharing a room with Dimitri, Eddie and two other guardians I didn't know. I would have left the infirmary but apperantly walking on a my twisted ankle resulted in me breaking a couple bones. I didn't even feel the pain or care the only thing that kept running through my mind was Dimitri's alive, we saved him. Listening to the even breathing of everyone around me I quietly drifted off to sleep dreaming of what tomorrow would bring.


Aloha mi amigos/Hello my friends. I'm BACK!! Yep, new story same Kayla. Though we have some problems at the moment. My laptop charger just broke and now the laptop is broken. Thankfully I download this chapter to my thumbdriver and that is how I am updating right now. I'm using my sister's laptop which I can only use for a certain amount of time before she starts yelling at me to give it back. Ugh little sisters. Oh well but I will try and update this story and my other story "Spirit Bound Begins" because of my sistuation the chapters may shorten in length. ;( I will try to continue updating as much as I can but Broken Charger+Dead Computer= Me No Update ;( but I still love you guys so don't worry that is not why my updates just suddenly stop so don't worry then againI live in Florida and we're about to start the FCAT I have a writing test this week and next month a whole week I have testing so I may just disappear off the face of the Earth for the next two months well I might update around my birthday. I don't Know? I'll update when I can and that's all I can say.

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