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CHAPTER I

Rose's POV.

The guardians were preparing for battle. The half of the Academy's guards was prepared to go inside the dark caves were Manson had showed me and I guess right. The first round went inside, and then it was our turn, Dimitri was at my side for almost the whole time, but then we had to separate. The first Strigoi that came at me, grabbed me by my hair, form behind me. He growled and started laughing form amusement. I punch him in the nose, hard. And that gave me a little time to prepare myself for the next attack. I kicked, punched, and bite. With all my guts. And the stupid Strigoi keep laughing. That's when I saw his face, I knew was the same Strigoi. How killed mason. Nathan… the blonde Strigoi with the red eyes kept looking at me. Analyzing me, in wonder and admire. "Hello again, Rose." he hissed. "You again." I growled. And with that the fight began...

My face was hot, and his laughter was infuriating. this was absurdity, and I would put up with no longer. It was Almost with relief that I struck out at his face. It was just a faint one, and when he ducked I jammed at his stomach with my knee, but he twisted so that the blow didn't fall true, and came back with a fist to my stomach. I took the blow, just to see how well a Strigoi hit, and then I wished I hadn't. This wasn't Dimitri or a Dhampir, whose blows hardly ever touch one knocked the wind out of me. This one could fight, and so a fight a would give him. I jumped and kicked at his chest. He crashed to the ground and I threw myself on top of him, trying to struck him with my stake, but it was hard to do it, when he keep protecting his chest form it. So I kneed him in the side before he was able to throw me off. I was on him again like a wild cat, but as I tried to trap his arms he flipped me onto my back and pinned me with the weight of his body, and I lost my stake in the process. I curled my legs up and hived him away, and then we were on our feet again, crouching, circling, striking at each other with hands and feet. I kicked at his stomach and barreled into his chest, and we were on the ground again.

"ROSE!!!" I heard someone said my name. Dimitri was running out of the caves, along with the other guardians. I turned to join them, jus a few feet behind of them. Living the Strigoi lying on the floor. My mother was a few feet ahead of me, with Dimitri, Alto, and Alberta and the rest.

When suddenly more Strigoi jump at us. Everything happened so fast, that, all I remember was a hard throbbing pain running up and down my body. Went I hit a rocky wall. Then the stupid blond Strigoi was in front of me. With a disgusting grin on his face. I looked ahead of him and saw that the others were safe out side of the caves.

"You are going to make a fine Strigoi, Rose Hathaway…" He took hold on my neck, chocking me in the process. GOD! He was strong. I could not even hit him hard enough to make him let go of me. I punched and punched, but nothing worked. In a low motion he leaned down and kissed my neck. "You smell so good…and you taste seems to be marvelous." Then he drank from my neck. "Ummm, you taste so good." The sick monster above me cleaned his fangs, and I noticed that my blood coated his lips. "Poor little Dhampir, I think I've drained you dry."

My heart was slowing, the hollow beat barely echoing in my ears. The ground was hard beneath me, and the dark cave was getting cold. And hell looked back at me in the red creature's eyes."Beg Me." The Strigoi whispered, leaning over me and gazing at me with his soulless red eyes. "Beg me to change you, beg me to let you live."

To change you. No, oh, hell, no. I didn't want to become a monster. And I would never, never, ever, beg. I heard someone scream my name faintly. Dimitri was calling out to me. Being hold by Stan and my mother, but all I cared is, that he was okay, and nothing else. His brown eyes deep in worry, were changed by red ones.

"You are going to like this ROSE. Because you are going to be a dangerous one. I know you will. You will be the one. You are the one. 'THE ERETNIK'."

He slashed his wrist open with the edge of is fangs. Shoved the wound into my mouth.

NO!I turned my head away, trying to spit out the blood. Where was my silver stake? I drop it? Crap. The Strigoi took more blood and his lips met miens, and the blood went running down my throat. And a wave of sleepiness and power and darkness call upon me. Calling me to join, to be one. But no matter what, it felt like I belong in it.

Dimitri's POV.

I was fighting along with the others. Roza wasn't with me but I knew she could take care of herself. But something felt wrong, but I had to keep up with the others. A Strigoi attacked me and with full force I drove the silver stake to his heart. I heard a crack from behind me and saw a guardian dead in an instant. Then the Strigoi came at me. With one swing I knocked her out. Then I drove the silver stake deep in the heart were it was located. That's when I realized that Rose was missing. Most of the guards who came inside with our group were here, dead and a live. But not Rose.

"Janine!" I called out. She was fighting a Strigoi, and I saw her stabbed him in the chest. Then she looked up at me. "Rose!" That's all it took for her to know that her daughter was missing. We tried to find her but it was too dark to see.

Later there was a laughter that echoed through the caves. A vile one, filled with all kinds of dark emotions in it. That make's my skin crawl.

And that's when I saw her. I don't know how long they been grapping at each other but the both had an equal fight. She was faster when he was offensive- little bit faster- but he was stronger, and it was as is she had premonition of her every turn and strike. And when I saw how easily she fought to free herself up, I knew that she'll be a dangerous guardian to fight.

I was about to call her, when Janine scream. "Fall back, fall back. Rose, Rose!!!" We were running back to the opening of the caves. Along with the other guardians. Not long it was when Rose was behind our tails. I turned to look at her, she had burses forming in her face, a little cut under her right eye, and she looked like hell. But she was well, my lovely angel was here with me alive. My beautiful flower. She was running slow but alive.

We were almost by the entry of the caves when more Strigoi's jump at us by surprise. I saw that some of them surrounded Rose. Because she was behind of the group. Then she went flying across the cave. When a Strigoi threw her. Guardian Stan, hold me for my arm and dragged me away. In the moment all I could do is stare. Nothing more. My blood went cold, and everything around me was just chaos… My Rose is in danger and I have to save her. I must save her.

I started to head in the cave's opening. When I found myself being hold by Stan, and Janine. They were strong, but not strong enough to hold a man capable to save his beloved, when she is in great danger. And, when her dark eyes meet mines. I knew that there was nothing I could do. And it break my heart that I wouldn't keep my promise to her. The promise I made to her when we both were together as one. When we shared our feelings to one another. True feelings.

"Let GO OF ME!" I scream at them. "We have to save her."

"Put your self together Guardian Belikov. We have guardians life at risk, here." Stan complained. "And, I wont allowed to loose more."

"We have to come back later. To see if there are any survivors left. We have to come." Guardian Hathaway said, quietly.

We reached the Academy. The walls seemed to be dark, empty. All the Academy grounds . Janine was giving directions most of the time. Headmistresses Kivora reached us for a report. Alberta said that good guardians had stayed in the caves including Rose. Janine soon reached us. " Headmistresses, I request for some guardians to go back to the caves, a rescue mission. what is left of survivors." She said, in a hard voice without emotions.

The headmistresses thought for some time. "I'll grant your request, guardian Hathaway."

"We should go now." I said quietly

"No, not now. It's too dangerous. They might be still there, or perhaps they might be living. Nobody knows what is going on in there…" Janine said, looking towards the caves were. "But later we'll find out." and with that she left.

We all went inside the refugee rooms were most of the students where hiding. I located lissa with her boyfriend. She came up to me with a little hope in her face.

"Guardian Belikov, where is Rose? She is okay, right?" she kept looking behind me as if Rose is going to jump from behind me, and embrace her, with a big hug. Christian face was hard and narrowed his eyes at me. I nodded. There was something in his eyes and looked away. "Guardian Belikov?" she asked, in a breaking voice.

"Lissa, I'm afraid that Rose-" I got interrupted by Janine. "She got attacked by a Strigoi, princess. But we will go back later, and we'll see how it goes." and with that she stalked away. Lissa didn't know what to do, she fell in the arms of Christian. Crying. "It's not real. Please tell me it's not true. She is alive is she? She is alive, a life. I want to go. Have to go, I have to. I have to…" she kept murmuring.

"I'll take you princess, if you want to go I'll take you." That's all I could to her. Now that her best friend and my love was dead. That's all I could do.

And so when went back…

We took more guards this time, prepared if anything happened. We went inside the cave and looked for survivors, but there weren't too many of them. And a lot of them lay dead on the ground. But what was heartbreaking, is that, there were no sings of Rose's body. None. All the guardians came out with the survivors. Lissa was there in front of me and looking back inside. I shake my head, and Lissa went running to Christian's waiting arms. From the corner of my eyes I saw Janine touching her eyes. And looked away.

I turned to take one last look to see if I could see he, maybe she was hiding, but it was just a fantasy. The caves were to dark from this point now. But all I could think about is that I felt her to die.

To die in the hands of the creatures, that I thought her to kill....

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