A/N I do not own Vampire Academy - all that credit goes to the wonderful Richelle Mead.

This is my first fanfic so I hope everyone enjoys!!!

Rare and Priceless

Chapter 1

In the past month there were so many times I felt like I would never be able to come out of this depression. I went to sleep every night visualizing the face Dimitri made when he fell and how he knew at that point that all I wanted him to say was that he loved me. But as time went on I woke up more and more realizing that it would not have changed a thing. The man that I knew, the one I trusted with my life and loved with all my heart, was now gone.

This morning was no different. Actually this morning I woke up with more clarity then ever before. Even if Dimitri was after me and there was a way to restore his soul there was nothing I could do to save him. I knew that he would not want me to. He would want me to free his soul and let him die. I realized that he would not want to live with what he has done. This morning I woke up and decided it was time to move on with my life and forget the past. If Dimitri found me after graduation then I would kill him but I cannot willingly go after him anymore.

I got out of bed, took a shower, and went down to breakfast. I was eager to get there though I had no clue why. Since Moroi mornings are actually human nights the sun was just setting when I walked out of my dorm. As I headed to the cafeteria I felt a presence behind me watching me.

"Hey there beautiful dhampir."

Although it never occured to me before in the last month I suddenly realized that hearing Adrian say just those words to me made my heart skip a beat and I wanted nothing more then to run into his arms. It was at that moment that I realized why I was so eager to get out of my dorm.

"Hello Adrian. How are you doing this morning?" I turned around to ask him.

"Much better now," was all he had to say to put a smile on my face.

Oh my god did I just smile? I thought.

"How are you doing is actually the more important question," he responded.

"I am actually doing much better this morning." Adrian looked at me with questioning eyes so I continued, "I finally realized that even if I could save Dimitri I dont want to anymore."

Adrian completely stopped walking and the look he gave me was priceless, although I planned on shocking him more in a few minutes.

"Why?" He asked.

"Well, first of all I know that even if I was able to restore his soul, Dimitri would be horrified with all he has done since turning Strigoi, especially what he did to me. But also, I finally realized that although I loved Dimitri and always will, I will never be in love with him again like I was before. Too much has happened for me to look at him the same way again. I can't hang on to the past and I don't want to. It is time for me to move forward." With that last line I actually did move forward, or at least closer to Adrian so he can see what I was about to say next was nothing but the truth.

"I actually wanted to talk to you."

"About what little dhampir?"

I took a deep breath, looked in Adrian's eyes and said, "About us."

A/N Please review. I will post the next two chapters tonight but after this I will wait a few days and see what types of reviews I get.