I woke up shaking in fear this was the 3rd night in the row I had not gotten any sleep, because every time I closed my eyes I saw HIM. All his Strigoi features, his red eyes that sickened me every time I looked into them, his pale skin and sharp fangs that had bitten into my skin oh so many times. Ever since I had gotten that note that he had sent me, I felt like something was following me I had decided not to tell Lissa but there was only so much I could hide from her, I didn't want to freak her out with all that has been going on lately, Christian breaking up with her, Avery trying to kill her so she could bond with her. I got out of bed and looked at my clock; it was 2:30pm. Which in my time it was 2:30am, I went over to my closet and got out some cloths. There was no way I could go to sleep now, I went into the bathroom and turned the hot water on full blast, feeling the hot water on my skin felt good after about 10 minutes I got out and wrapped a towel around myself. I pressed my hand against the mirror and rubbed it in circles; as soon as I did I saw someone's reflection behind me. I screamed and whipped around, and saw nothing, I closed my eyes and half sighed half whimpered. Great not alone did I have sleeping problems I was going insane, Great. I got dressed and let my wet hair dry naturally; I walked out of the bathroom and sensed someone was in the room. No not only in the room but behind me, I spun around my fist coming at the intruder, I hit there hand then felt a burn pain shoot through my arm.

"OWW!" me and the intruder hissed at the same time. Then I heard a oh to familiar laugh, I sighed.

"CHRISTAN!" I hissed

"Do you always start your mornings like this?" he laughed "I head you scream and was about to burn the door down then figured you might be naked and trust me not a good mental image"

I grabbed a shoe off of the ground and throw it at him half hearted not really wanting to do too much damage. I looked down at my hand and saw I had a burn on my hand. This was going to slow my training down.

"What are you doing in here, don't you have anyone else to grace with your annoying presents?" I asked

"Sorry I dumped Lissa and Adrian's not as fun and full of energy" he said sarcastically walking over and sat on my bed.

"Make yourself at home" I mumbled under my breath "Look Christian I don't want to be rude-"

"Sure you do" he smiled

"Fine, yes I do I want you out" I glared "What are you doing in here anyway"

"Just to hang out"

"Why would you-"then It hit me, he wanted to talked to someone with the experience as him. I sighed and sat next to him. I looked at him then he asked something that caught me off guard.

"What was it like?" he meant loosing Dimitri.

"At first it was like someone had ripped my heart out of chest and threw it away, it was even worse that I didn't have Lis, when I saw him the way he was I hesitated, he looked so much like the old Dimitri it was startling. After I killed him it got better because I knew it was what he wanted, once I got that note from him my heart broke all over again"

"What do you know the mighty Rose Hathaway has a heart" Smart ass

"You're an asshole you know that?"

"Yup"

We talked for a long time then it was time for me to go to Practise with Alberta. I got to the gym and found her there.

"Sorry I'm late, Guardian Petrov"

"Don't make it a habit Miss Hathaway"

"So what are we doing today?"

"You're coming with me" she said and stared walking, I followed her confused; we ended up in Headmistress Kirova.

"Miss Hathaway" Kirova stood with a funny look on her face, like she regretted what she was about to tell me I stepped back. "You're mother...well...-"

"I don't want any sympathy just tell me what's going on" Kirova stood up straight and spoke

"You're mothers charge got attacked at the court, she was on duty, apparently there were a group of them...she got kidnapped"

I froze in the middle of the room.

I felt Alberta pat my back,

"Who?" the words formed

"They don't know, but there doing everything they can to find her, but there more worried about the Queen"

"Screw the Queen" I hissed

"Miss Hathaway!" Kirova hissed. I turned around, pushed past Alberta and ran, I didn't quite know where but I didn't care, hadn't this world taken enough from me? I ended up at Lissa's door, she opened it her hair on end. I could tell I had woken her, I threw my arms around her and cried. She only just caught me. I felt her surprise through the bond, finally my tear dried up and I let go. She stepped aside and let me in, I sat on her bed. She came and sat down next to me she studied me trying to figure out what was wrong but failed horribly.

"My Mum got kidnapped" I sobbed. Her Jade green eyes showed surprised.

"It was him wasn't it?" she asked

All I could do was nod.

She pulled me toward her and hugged me I took comfort in her. All of a sudden there was a shrieking siren, I winced a little. Me and Lis looked at each other, Stan came shot through the door.

"Do you not hear the siren" he yelled. We both shot up me in front we walked along side Stan

"What's the Siren for" I asked

"It tells us there a Stringoi on campus" I froze, Lissa not expecting to stop I so suddenly bumped into me.

Little warning next time she sent to me through the bond.

"We don't have all day Hathaway" Stan expressed. I grabbed Lissa's hand and charged forward as soon as Stan rounded the corner I turned us both around and headed in the other direction. I turned left and bumped into someone. My heart stopped, I heard a familiar sigh and looked up and let out a breath.

"Can you ever follow the rules Rose?" Sydney asked

"I'm more of a rule breaker" I said, I felt Lissa's confusion. "Oh sorry Sydney, Lissa, Lissa, Sydney" I introduced them.

"Hi" Lissa said politely offering her hand, Sydney was about to growl something, I glared at her and she offered her hand to. Nausea rolled over me.

"We have to get out of the open" I said. We started walking when Sydney spoke

"What's the whole fancy siren thing for"

"Strigoi" Lissa and me said at the same time.

Sydney went pale.

"The church" Lissa said

"Ok princess this is no time to prey" Sydney snapped

"Hey" I hissed at Sydney, I felt that what Sydney said had hurt Lis. "She meant hide in the church and it's actually not a bad idea, but it's too risky"

"We can run" Lissa whispered

"Can you" I asked Sydney

"I'm not disabled" she snapped again

"No, but you will be if you don't stop snapping" I hissed. She looked shaken for a second then nodded. I grabbed Lissa by the hand and started running, we were almost there but then Sydney stopped in fear. I looked over her shoulder and froze. There was the Stringoi that had broken into the school, he smirked at me. It was him. It was Dimitri