So yet another story. Once I get an idea, I have to write it, or I'll forget.
Yes I know this story line has been done before, but I felt like putting my own spin on it.
Please enjoy and review.
"All senior novices and Moroi are to report to the auditorium within the next five minutes. Attendance is mandatory." Kirova's squawk came over the loud speaker. I groaned. I was in the middle of my afterschool training session with Dimitri. We'd just finished sparring and were cooling down.
"Go change, Rose. We can go to the auditorium together." He told me. I ran into the locker room and pulled on some clean clothes. I was in and out in a minute.
"Let's go." I told him. We walked in silence into the gym. Dimitri seemed on edge about something. Like whatever it was, was a bad idea. "What's up, Comrade?" We were running across campus to the auditorium at a light jog.
"Nothing, Roza. I'm just not excited about what's going on today." He told me.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"You'll see."
When we reached the auditorium, it appeared we were some of the last to arrive. I followed the bond to find Lissa sitting near the middle with Eddie and Christian. I sat down between her and Eddie, before asking, "Do any of you know what's going on?"
"No idea." Lissa said. Eddie and Christian just shook their heads.
"Students! Attention please!" Kirova pulled us to order. All talking stopped. We were all wondering what was going on at this point. "Thank you. As you all know, graduation is in four months from tomorrow. At this time we would normally be starting the senior novice field experience, but this year, we are doing something different. I'm going to let Guardian Petrov explain this experiment." Alberta stepped forward to the podium.
"Thank you Headmistress Kirova." Alberta started. "As she said, we are doing something new this year. We are splitting you all into groups of five. Two novices. Two Moroi. And one Guardian." She paused. "And we are sending each group to a human school."
We all started talking again. Some excited, some scared. This went on for a minute before Alberta brought us back to attention.
"As I was saying, we are sending you all to different schools around the nation with two novices, two Moroi, and one Guardian. We are also letting you choose your group, but choose wisely. This is the most important job before your official assignment. You will be out in the real world, and there are real dangers out there." Alberta turned from the microphone and let Kirova speak again.
"Group up. You have one hour." She said, and then the teachers got off stage.
"We won't need an hour." I said. "Eddie, Lissa, Christian, Let's go find Alberta or Kirova and tell them." They agreed and we got up and out before total chaos ensued. We found Alberta outside the auditorium door. "Guardian Petrov."
"Yes, Rose?"
"We don't need to wait the hour. We already know our group." Lissa spoke up.
"How did I know." She smiled. "Of course. And since the princess is in your group, you will get Guardian Belikov as your guardian. I will go mark down your group, you four go pack. You leave tomorrow at midnight. Just remember, you'll be on a human schedule for the rest of the school year., so get your sleep now."
"Where are we going?" Christian asked.
"A small school in Washington."
"Where in Washington?" I asked, not wanting to relive Spokane.
Alberta sensed this and said kindly, "Western Washington, in a town north of Seattle."
"Oh, ok." I said. "Thank you, Guardian Petrov."
"C'mon, Rose. Let's head back to the dorms and pack." Eddie said to me. I knew he had just as bad a feeling about Spokane as me, if not worse, since he had been drugged the majority of the time there. It was also where our friend Mason Ashford had been murdered and I'd gained my fist molnija marks.
"No need to dwell on sad times, this is going to be fun." I smiled, shaking the dread of Spokane away.
So now you know the back story. Let's see what happens next in chapter one!