so this was supposed to be a one-shot...
but i was so into writing it it turned out to be a bit longer... 4940 words in the end...
so i made it three chapters...
so tomorrow probably will come the next chapter IF i get enough reviews for this...
otherwise i will probably wait a bit...

as for Our Lifechanging Decision... i'll start writing the next chapter now thanks to
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The Strigoi in front of me tried to lunge at me for the fourth time now and again he failed. I simply stepped aside, grabbed him by his shoulders and shoved him head first into the wall. I actually could have killed him several minutes ago, but lately I enjoyed playing with them. Finally I decided to take my stake and plunged it into his heart. He immediately crumbled to the ground and I grabbed my cell to call the by now all too familiar number.

"Sydney? Rose here... Listen. I have a bad creature of the night for you. And before you ask, no. I don't mean myself."
"Okay, where are you?"

I gave her the address and let her write it down.

"Is there anything else Rose" she asked when I didn't end the call after she had the address.

"Just wanted to know how many are on my list?"

"One sec."

I heard the rustling of some papers through the phone before she spoke again.

"With the one you just called in it is 397. You are still on top but ahm..."

"Spit it Sid. I don't really have time for this."

She hesitated a moment longer before spilling.

"You are no longer the only one close to 400."

"How much has the other one?"

"A little less than you, he has 369."

"Good. Maybe I will meet him soon. Well. Gotta go. Maybe I'll take down one or two others. If so I'll call you. Bye."

The rest of the night was uneventful. I went back to the apartment I was sharing with two guys I met here.

Artur and Nicolai are Guardians too. Well. Nicolai is, Artur is unpromised like Denis, Lev, Tamara and some others I can call my friends. I met all of them three years ago, when I came to Russia. What was I doing in Russia you might ask. See I became a hunter after graduation. I was valedictorian though my mentor left me in the middle of the semester – after he fucked me I might add – to be with Scarface. I f you followed my life you'll know exactly who I mean.

Now you might wanna ask yourself why I wasn't guarding anybody when I was valedictorian.

That would be Queen Bitch's fault. But that story is to be told another time.

So here I am, in Novosibirsk, hunting Strigoi and making friends with unpromised ones. Mostly I hunt on my own, cause I have a little weird gift, because of me being shadow-kissed, that would endanger anyone else.

When I'm fighting a group of Strigoi I sort of go into attack mode, my eyes become black, my veins become more visible and I sort of have ultraspeed. Downside to that is that I can't really control myself and literally attack everything and everyone. But still, some nights I would walk with the other ones and hunt with them. Only Artur, Lev, Tamara, Denis, Nicolai and Sydney knew about my gift.

Sydney is an Alchemist I met when I first came to Russia and sort of killed a Strigoi in the middle of a club instead of doing it in a dark alley.

She hates being part of our lives because of the whole 'evil creatures of the night' thing. But she actually seems to be okay with me. Why? Well, how the hell should I know?
From time to time I still talk to my friends back at America. Adrian visits my dreams once or twice a month and Lissa would talk to me through our bond. Whenever she asks me something I'd sent her a text or call her, but otherwise only listened to her rambling about everything that was going on at Court.

When I was back at home and in my room I took a hot and long shower, trying to fight off the pain in my shoulders. Afterwards I put on some sweatpants and a tight tank top and went to the kitchen. As always kitchen duty was mine after I was the only one who could produce something one could at least compare to real food. (Yes, I actually learned how to cook :)) A long time ago we tried to switch kitchen duty but believe me one burned kitchen is enough to learn a life lesson.

When I went back to my room I caught my reflection in the mirror and looked at me, concentrating on the things I had changed since I left America. My hair only went down to my shoulders now, only long enough to make a little ponytail at the nape of my neck. I got my lower lip pierced, changing the ring every now and then. Oksana, a nice Moroi from Baia, got my piercings charmed as a possibility to keep Lissa's darkness at bay.

I looked at the clock. 10 am. The guys wouldn't be home for another hour or two so I went to bed.

The guys let me sleep in the next day. After three years they knew not to wake me if they didn't want to get bitchslapped by me. Or cursed to death. When I woke up, Nicolai sat in a chair close to my bed and watched me.

"Morning creep. What do you want?" I asked him still sounding hoarse while turning onto my side.

"Just wondering something" he replied deep in thoughts.

I propped myself up on one elbow and eyed him suspiciously.

"It can't be how I would look naked, cause you already happen to know that."

He blushed a deep crimson red and cast his look downwards.

"Come on, I've told you that I am sorry. Meanwhile I learned how to knock on a door, especially your door."

"I know you have. But your face whenever I mention it is just priceless!" I said chuckling. "So what is it Nicolai? Or do I have to torture you to hear it – again?"

He smirked. "No torture needed sweety. I just thought about the hunt tonight. A friend of mine is in town. He is a bit older than we are but he is badass. I promise. I wondered if he could join us tonight?"

"Sure. Why not. The more the merrier."

We quickly set up a time to meet at the club and Nicolai left me alone again, a smile on his lips when he walked out.

I went to the gym two streets from my apartment since I still had to keep up my training. Sometimes I'd even give lessons in self-defense when I needed some money or was simply bored by my daily routine.

I trained for some time til it was time to go home and get dressed and styled. In the end I was dressed in my black skinny jeans and a blood red low cut top. Taking my leather jacket from the wardrobe I left, my stake tucked into the waistband of my jeans.

I arrived at the club ten minutes early – yes I even learned to be on time.

"Hey honey. You on tour again?" the bouncer Alexej greeted me.

"Hey there Alexej. It's one of those nights. Are the others already inside?"

"No you're the first one. But go on in, I'll tell Kolya and the others."

"No it's alright, I'll just wait over there" I said pointing to a dark corner.

Only a few minutes later I saw Kolya approaching, a very tall figure in tow I haven't seen before. When Kolya walked past me I jumped onto his back, obviously catching him by surprise.

"Honestly Kolya. Had I been Strigoi you'd be dead by now" I snarled into his ear. "You should never let your guard down."

"She's right Kolya. You really have to be more careful and check your surroundings more thoroughly."

disclaimer: i don't own Vampire Academy... Richelle Mead does!