This is my first fanfiction, I've been wanting to make one for ages so thought I'd finally give it a go! This is set before the Vampire Academy, and it's what could have happened if Rose and Lissa hadn't run away. I hope you like it, please review!

All characters of VA belong to Richelle Mead, though I wish they were mine!

Chapter 1

RPV

I don't think I have ever been in this much trouble before, and for me, that really is something.

Kirova stared at me across her desk, I was very familiar with this situation.

"I don't think you realise, you've caused hundreds of dollars worth of damage!"

I did realise actually, the fact that she'd been yelling that very sentence at me over and over for the past hour had helped it to sink in.

The crazy thing is, I didn't do what she was accusing me of. Lissa had lost control and compelled Wade to trash his own room. However, I didn't want Lissa to get into trouble, she couldn't handle it right now, so I took the blame.

"I know I have" I repeated through gritted teeth, for the ten billionth time.

Kirova shot invisible daggers at me, honestly – if looks could kill!

"Actually Miss Hathaway, I don't think you do know just what you've done!" she stood up from her desk and went to stare out of the window. It was early – on human timings that is – so the sun was rising over the mountains, making the surroundings of the Academy look so picturesque.

Shame I wasn't able to enjoy it. It felt like I'd been in her office for days, though it had only been just over an hour, and I was so bored, and growing more tired by the minute.

"I wish you'd hurry the fuck up" I muttered, under my breath so she couldn't really hear what I'd said, but the way she spun around so fast and by the bitterness in the look she gave me showed it was pretty clear that she'd picked up on my tone.

"You've had so many chances to redeem yourself in the past Rose, that was your last," I sighed quietly, she was just repeating herself and I'd drop off to sleep in a minute. "Therefore," Kirova continued, "I hereby expel you from St. Vladimir's Academy!"

That caught my attention. "You... expel? ... What?...no...NO!" I couldn't get my words out properly to form a sentence.

Kirova pressed her lips into a straight line, she'd threatened me with expulsion more than a few times, but I never thought she was really considering it!

The ironic thing was, I hadn't even done anything this time! I felt my face heating up, I was getting angry, I couldn't help it.

"You can't expel me!" I shouted, jumping out of my chair. Both guardians who had been lining the wall were at my sides in an instant, they had clearly expected an outburst.

I didn't know the one to my right, he looked young, early 20's and had bright blonde hair and a face full of freckles. He was probably just a step-in for a school guardian, as half of them were about 10 miles away where there'd been a big strigoi attack.

The guardian to my left, I did recognise as Alberta, head of the school guardians. I eyed her warily, she wore the emotionless mask all guardians did, but I had to try...

"Please don't let her, you can't let her! She can't do this!" I begged. I swear I saw her 'mask' falter, but Kirova reattracted my attention.

"Enough!" she ordered. "I can and am doing this Rose, it's been a long time coming."

I sniffed, holding back sobs. I never cried, but Lissa... what would she do without me? She was obviously losing her mind, trying to cope with her own little strategies. As she would say, taking away the emotional pain by – No. I can't let them take me away from her.

"I won't leave Lissa!" I yelled. Everyone flinched, having watched me thinking silently for the past minute or so I had made them jump.

Kirova folded her bony arms stiffly across her chest. "Guardian Petrov will escort you to collect your belongings now."

No-one moved for a few moments, then Alberta loosely gripped my arm and marched me out of the office towards the Dhampir dorms. I didn't resist, I had to come up with a plan.

As we left, I heard Kirova instructing the freckly guardian, "Warn them, get Belikov over to the princess"

Who's Belikov? I wondered silently. Then I realised, it wouldn't matter to me, I would probably never meet them. I'd be a blood whore or something soon enough.