Disclaimer: I do not own the vampire Academy franchise Rachelle Mead does.

Hey guys, my name is Jess and I am a complete Vampire Academy fan geek! I also love to write. This is my very first fanfiction EVER! Needless to say I was not entirely pleased with The way Spirit Bound Played out. ( don't get me wrong, it's still a great book) I AM TOTALLY A TEAM DIMITRI KIND OF GIRL! (NO I do NOT hate Adrian!) This is my version it picks up after blood promise. HOPE YOU ENJOY!

Note: I welcome all types of reviews, good and bad. So tell me what you REALLY think :)

RATED M for... Dark themes, swearing, moderate violence and lemons!

Chapter 1: A Haunting Past

Rose's Point Of View

I had been in the clinic for about three and a half days under the watchful eye of the academy's

staff, Lissa and I had been practicing spirit a lot lately and it had taken it's toll on Lissa and therefore

me as well. Spirit's craziness had almost taken me over completely and I almost hadn't been strong

enough to fight it. The added stress from the situation with Dimitri didn't help me much ether.

"Are you sure you'll be okay if I don't stay with you tonight?" Lissa asked as she walked me down to

my dorm.

"Yeah Liss I'll be fine. I just need to be alone for awhile." I felt her panic through the boned.

"Rose I don't think that's the best idea." she said, as we reached the door to my dorm.

"Lissa I'll be fine. I'm just going to get some sleep, go see Christian!" I said trying to sound

as happy as possible. I was glad they were trying to patch things up between them. After I convinced Lissa that I would be fine by myself for awhile she left, promising she would come back to check on me later.

I went into my room and went straight to my computer to check my E-mail. There was a

message from my mother. She had been notified by the academy when my incident occurred.

It was wearied, but my mother was really worried about me. I wasn't quite use to that yet. I quickly

typed a message to send her, telling her I was fine and reassuring her not to worry. I pressed send and

then shut down my computer.

I sat at my desk listening to the silence for a short time before searching though my desk for a hairbrush. I opened the top drawer of my desk and started digging though it when my eyes came across something familiar. It was something Alberta had given me. It was a picture of Dimitri. I picked up the photograph and began tracing my fingers across it as I looked into the eyes of the old Dimitri. I hadn't realized I was crying until some tears fell down onto the photograph. I put the photograph back in the drawer, face down. I could not afford to think about him now

As I climbed into to bed I tried to clear my head so I could get some sleep, but instead I just lied there. I don't know how long I stayed like that, thinking about all that had happened since I came back to the academy, before someone knocked on my door I got up,crossed the room and opened the door. A delivery boy stood in the doorway with a small envelope in his hand.

"Are you Rose Hathaway?" he asked

"yes." He gave me the envelope. "who is it from?" I asked

He shrugged "I don't know." and then he walked away.

I shut my door and went back to sit on my bed. I opened the letter and began to read.

Rose,

I told you I would come for you. Meet me in the caves at midnight and come alone. We need to talk .

Love D.

My hart skipped a beat and then began to race in my chest. Dimitri was here. "Oh shit." I said aloud to myself as reality sunk in. Dimitri was HERE! I went over to my closet and put on a light gray long sleeve turtleneck and dark jeans. I tied my hair back, throwing on the designer trench coat Lissa had given me, she'd had it altered to conceal all my weapons. It now held two guns, my silver stake, a box of matches and my cellphone.

I had to walk down the hall so that I wouldn't draw unwanted attention to myself. My watch said it was 11:30 I had to hurry. Once I was out of my dorm and away from the crowds of people I began to run. I had ran all the way to the parking lot before bumping into someone.

"Christian!" I exhaled in surprise. "I thought you were with Lissa!"

"I was, she just went in. Rose what the hell are you doing out here?" It was then that I saw he was parking his motorcycle, It had been a early gift from Tasha for graduation.

"Never mind that!" My words were coming out in a rush now. "Christian I need to barrow your motorcycle."

"Wait...What?" He asked confused.

" Please Christian. Please." I bagged. I couldn't believe I was bagging Christian of all people. Christian was looking at me with both concern and amusement before handing me the keys.

"Thank you Christian. Thank you!"

"Yah well... I always knew you were crazy"

"If anyone asks, tell them you haven't seen me." I told him as I got on the bike and started the engine.

"I know the drill!" he replied. Then I drove out of the parking lot.

When I was out of Christian's view I began to speed. I headed for a back road that lead to an other main road just outside the wards. As I neared my escape point I noticed that there were two guardians who were guarding the roads point of entry. Damn it! I knew I had to do something and fast. I pulled down on the throttle, going full speed. The guardians saw me, unfortunately for them I was moving too fast for them to stop me. Before I could even blink I past them, leaving only dust behind me.

The road was dark but my Dhampir eyes could see clearly. I drove at high speed until I reached the main road. I slowed down slightly, still way over the speed limit. As I past the familiar surroundings I was reminded of that night the academy set out to rescue those that had been taken from us. I remembered how I felt when I saw Dimitri get bitten, when I lost him. I also remembered how I felt on the bridge in Russia as I watched him fall, believing that he was truly lost to me... forever.

It was then as I relived all those feeling that I realized I just couldn't put myself through lousing Dimitri again. I would not kill him, could not kill him. All I could do was try to save him. Dimitri could kill me if that's what he wished. The only fate I would resist was becoming Strigoi. I began to speed up again, racing to what was sure to be my death.