So, this is my first Vampire Academy fanfic. I got into Vampire Academy because I was bored and needed a book to read. I found VA at target and decided that since i am a twilight fan, i might like VA, too. well, obviously i did. i read the first one in like two days, and then promptly bought the other three books. read the whole series in less than a week. Anxiously awaiting the next book. Shadow Kiss is my favourite so far.
now that one ramble is done, time for another. i don't know how long i will be in updating. sixteen pages written so far, but somehow its only two chapters. I hope they aren't too long. if this one is, tell me and i will try to shorten them. and i am not sure where this fic is going exactly, so that doesn't help me. I am tossing a few ideas around in my head. and yes, i know this chapter is alot like Shadow Kiss, but i promise, it starts to change in the second chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Academy. If I did, I would have had the next book released already. and i would know what happens in it, too.
Dimitri and I stared at each other, not noticing the spectators cheering around us. I knew my look probably mirrored his right now. Love and passion. I had him pinned, but he was able to move towards me. I started moving towards him too, and we kissed, forgetting where we were and that others were watching us.
"What the hell?" some one behind us said. I think it had been Yuri. Whoever it was snapped Dimitri and I out of our trances, and we realized what we'd just done. In front of the whole school. Shit.
I jumped off of Dimitri like I had been electrocuted, and he stood up the moment I was off of him. We looked at each other, both knowing that one, or both, of us was in trouble. All I could think was that it couldn't be him who got in trouble. He'd lose his job. I knew how important being a guardian was to him.
"Whats going on?" a new voice said. It was Alberta. By now the students who had been watching were either leaving, whispering about what had just happened, or both. Only one remained still, eye's wide with shock. Lissa hadn't expected this, of all things, to happen. I could feel her shock through the bond. "why does every one look like there's a conspiracy going on here?" DImitri and I looked at each other, while jean and Yuri looked back and forth between us. Alberta looked back and forth between yuri and jean, and Dimitri and I. "you four, come with me. Now."
Alberta began walking away. Dimitri and I began to follow her. Yuri and Jean followed suit. I noticed they walked between Dimitri and I. Rose, you and I are going to talk later, Lissa said through the bond. She sounded hurt, and I immediately felt awful for not telling her. And she certaily shouldn't have found out like this. I was dreading that talk more than I was dreading what Alberta would say. Finally, we arrived at Alberta's office. All of us some went inside and Alberta closed the door.
"Belikov, what the hell are you thinking? She's seventeen for gods sake," Yuri said as soon as the door was completely shut.
"Its Illegal," Jean said. "This could ruin both of you, and Rose has enough going against her, you know that."
"Hello, it wasn't just him, you know," I said, defending Dimitri.
"Roza, you're not helping," DImitri said, grabbing my hand to calm me down. Alberta had yet to say anything. She just sat at her desk, massaging her temples.
"You know what has to be done now," Yuri said. I saw Dimitri wince.
"All of you stop," ALberta said. We turned towards her. "I think his is a special circumstance. Rose has improved greatly since her return. And she's learned more discipline and self control in that short time than she had in all her years before she and the princess left. I don't think anyone but Dimitri could have had that kind of influence on her."
"Guardian Petrov, you don't seem so surprised by this," Jean noted. She had a point. Alberta seemed remarkably calm.
"you're right. I'm not. I've been keeping an eye on this for some time now. This is the first time I have seen them do anything obvious. Well, I didn't see it, but judging by your responses, I guessed it."
"So what are you going to do?" Yuri asked. He didn't seem like he wanted anything done. He just didn't want to break any rules. That was the way guardians lived their lives.
"Well, I want to talk to these two alone. You two keep this qiuet, if it already isn't all over campus. If we stop the spreading of his occurrence, we might not have to take too much action," Alberta said.
"keep it quiet? Like that's ever going to happen wth how many students there were watching, Yuri mumbled. Jean Elbowed him to tell him to shut up and they left.
"He's right," Alberta said. "students like to gossip. Its probably all over campus by now. Why couldn't you two have kept this in your private practices?"
"Alberta, this is the farthest we've ever gone," DImitri said. I realized that Alberta may have thought we'd gone farther. In truth we had, but that was when we were under the lust charm. I didn't want to be reminded of that right now.
"I distinctly remember Victor saying something at his trial about you two," Alberta said. She looked at me. It was true. Victor Dashkov, Lissa's uncle of sorts, had put the charm on us. If Dimitri hadn't removed the necklace when he had, it would have gone much farther. As it had been, I had been naked. And very close to taking his clothes off of him. Victors comments at court had shocked me. But Dimitri had managed to keep his guardian face on. The roles were reversed now. Dimitri was the one taken off guard. He had thought no one would believe Victor.
"That was a lust charm," I said.
"So you didn't really attack him, then. Dimitri, you should have told some one about that."
"Well, actually, she did attack me, just not the way every one assumed," DIMitri said. He was smiling now. I couldn't believe he was joking about this. Alberta just shook her head.
"Look," she said, "Even if this doesn't get spread around like wild fire, we will have to do something. Supervised trainings. And Janine will have to be notified." I felt my face go pale. I looked over to Dimitri, who wore a frightened look.
"You've killed six strigoi, and my mother scares you," I managed to ask.
"Roza, you get your tenacity from her," he said. I remembered then that I had killed two strigoi, and I was afraid of telling her, too. I would rather face the strigoi again. I think Dimitri had the same thoughts going thruogh his head.
"Can we please be scarce when you tell her?" I asked. This time Alberta cracked a smile.
"I can't promise she won't come to find you. In fact, it might be better if you are there so that she won't kill either of you in front of me."
"That doesn't mean she'll hunt us down separately," I mumbled.
"Yes, but we'll make sure she has calmed down before setting her loose."
"How are you going to contact her?" Dimitri asked. "You know she won't like being pulled from guardian duty."
"Actually, the Moroi she is guarding is coming here for a while. We will tell her then. Now, there's one more thing I want to talk to you about. Lissa."
"She didn't know. Not until today. She found out the same way as everyone else," I said, thinking that I was going to get Lissa in trouble because of this.
"That's not what I was talking about. Your relationship could put her in danger. I know both of you would do your best, but lets face it, you aren't fully dedicated to protecting her if you are worrying about each other. I am speaking mainly to you, Dimitri. I see how much you worry about her when just one little problem arises. Imagine facing three strigoi, and having to choose between her and the princess."
"I know you are right. that's why I was going to ask to be reassigned. I've been thinking this through for quite some time. I figured with the princess going to college and living at court, Rose would be there as well. I was going to ask to be reassigned there."
"well then, I guess its settled, then, isn't it. Truth be told, I think you two are perfect for each other."
"What?" DImitri and I said together. Alberta laughed.
"I wouldn't have let this go on if I didn't think it was a good thing. Rose, Dimitri makes you focus and control yourself. If you hadn't learn to do those two things, then you would not have improved the way you have since coming back. Many thought you wouldn't be able to take your trials in the spring. You could take them now and pass. Dimitri, I have seen you lighten up so much since she's come here. Don't give me that look. Losing your charge took its toll on you. You have been blaming yourself for it. With Rose around, you haven't been dwelling on that so much. And quite frankly, I think both of you improve each other when you fight. Think about it, you both know each others moves so well at this point. You have to come up with new moves to be able to beat each other. You make each other better guardians. I just wish I had been able to witness the fight today."
Suddenly, I felt pain rush through me. I screamed, not knowing what was happening or why I was in pain. Dimitri and Alberta looked at me with frightened and concerned looks. Then I was sucked out of my own body and into Lissa's. it wasn't my pain. It was hers. She was being tortured. It was Jesse Zeklos. And some of his royal friends. They seemed to be trying to get her to use comulsion by torturing her with their own elements.
"please stop," Lissa gasped.
"on't ask us to stop, tell us. Make us. Like you were making those others think that what they'd seen with you slutty friend and Belikov didn't really happen."
"I can't," Lissa said desperately. They started torturing her again. I took one look at the surroundings to find out where they were, and thenmanaged to get back into my own body.
"Rose, whats wrong? Whats happening?' DImitri asked. He was beside himself. Alberta wasn't doing much better, but atleast she was silent.
"I have to get to Lissa," was all I said before bolting out the door. I don't think Alberta and Dimitri responded immediately, because I didn't hear them running behind me. I didn't want to wait up for them. Lissa Needed help now. Suddenly, I felt the darkness in Lissa. The darkness never came on this suddenly. Especially not this strong. When I got to her, she wasn't being attacked. Instead, she was watching Jesse. Her face had the most horrifying smile on it. Jesse's face was contorted in fear. The others there just stood watching in confusion.
"Lissa, what are you doing? Whats going on?" I asked. I realized that she was doing that to Jesse. But what exactly was she doing?
"Spiders. He's seeing spiders. They saw me trying to compel any one who saw you and Dimitri today. Iw as trying to get them to forget it. It was working. Until Jesse saw me. They ambushed me. They wanted me to teach them what I knew."
"Lissa, please stop," I begged. This was going to destroy her later. The darkness was stronger than I had ever felt it.
"I can't. it won't go away. It won't let me release it."
"Give it to me, Liss. You know I can take it away. This isn't you, Liss," I pleaded. She turned towards me. Suddenly, the darkness in her went away. Jesse collapsed to the ground, conscious, but breathing hard. The other royals ran to him to see if he was okay. When I looked at jesse, I felt rage well up with in me. I wanted to kill him for hurting Lissa like that. without realizing it, I charged towards him. The royals who saw me charging were already running away. Only a few remained when I got there, and they had their backs to me. I pushed them down, kicking and punching, on my way to Jesse. When I reached him, my fist and feet connected with whatever part of his body they could find. My attack didn't last long. I found my self being pried away from him. Whoever had pulled me away was strong. They had a firm grip, but weren't hurting me.
"Get the princess to the clinic," I heard Dimitri's voice say near me. He was the one holding me. I realized he wasn't the only one here. Alberta, Jean, Yuri, and Stan were there too. Alberta was checking Lissa while the others were rounding up Jesse and his friends. I saw Lissa move towards Jesse. And heal him. I couldn't believe it. She was healing him when he had hurt her.
"Let me go, I am going to kill him," I growled. My voice was feral. Hardly recognizeable. "I am going to strangle the life out of that son of a bitch." every one was staring at me now. Alberta was giving me a frantic worried look. Dimitri tightened his grip on me some more.
"Dimitri, get her out of here. Clean her up," Alberta said. Dimitri pulled me away. I was still struggling, but, blinded by rage and darkness, my struggles were weaker than if I had been thinking clearly.
"Roza, stop struggling. They will be taken care of. Trust me."
"all they'll get is detention, or suspension. And suspension isn't even punishment," I growled, trying to pull away fro him. "You don't know what it felt like, you couldn't feel her fear and pain. I could. I could feel it.
"I know, Roza. And it kills me that you two had to feel that. I will make sure that they don't ever do that to you again, Roza," Dimitri said. I could hear the pain in his voice thinking about what I'd gone through. He brought me in to the cabin that Tasha had stayed in while she was here. He made me sit on the bed, but wouldn't let me go. "Rose, I need to clean you up. If you try to bolt, you know I will catch you."
"fine," I said. I relaxed, trying to fool him. It worked, until he saw me move to get up. "Let me go Dimitri," I said trying to push him away. The rage wouldn't go away.
"Rose, please stop. This isn't you. You aren't like this. Please," he begged. There was pain in his voice. He held me tight, night to restrain me now, but to try and calm me. Suddenly I realized what I must look like. A rage filled monster. It scared me, and I was shaking. Dimitri recognized the change imediately."
"What am I becoming?" I cried.
"Roza, its all right," Dimitri said softly.
"I'm going to be just like Anna. The darkness is going to drive me insane until I hurt someone or worse," I said.
"Listen to me Rose. You will never go insane. I won't let that happen to you. Neither will Lissa. You're strong. You can fight it. Especially with us by your side. We won't leave you."
"But what if I hurt you in the process?" I asked. Dimitri opened his mouth to respond, but before any words came out of his mouth, his cel phone rang. He sighed.
"Belikov," DImitri answered. He paused for a few moments. "Oh, Alberta. Yes, she has calmed down. I still don't think it's a good idea for her to be around the clinic though. And I don't want to test my own control either." there was another pause. Then Dimitris face went slightly red in embarssment. "Alberta, really. Was that comment necessary? I've been conrtolling myself for awhile now. I don't think one night will change that. And I'd rather not have to lie to her mother anymore than I already have to about how far we've gone," Dimitri replied. Alberta said something on the other end again. "Goodbye Alberta. I'll check in later.
"What was that all about?" I asked.
"Alberta seeing if you'd calmed down any. She was going to send help if you hadn't."
"I kind of figured that out, Comrade," I said. I felt normal again. Though still a little shaky. "But what about the rest of the conversation after that.
"Oh that," Dimitri said, his face going red again. "She told me to try not to make too much noise in here."
"What does that mean?" I asked. Before he could respond, I figured it out and blushed. That made Dimitri smile. "Are you sure we can't lie just a little more to my mom," I asked moving towards him.
"Roza, please do not tempt me. It's already hard enough for me to control myself around you. Any more contact than we've already have would ruin that control."
"You always have to be the saint, don't you comrade?"
"I am hardly a saint, Roza," he said as he moved in to kiss me. As our lips met, my mind went back to the fight. Me on top of him. Both of us breathing heavily and sweating. The look we'd given each other just before we kissed. Now, we were moving past the kiss. "we shouldn't do this, Roza. I told Alberta we wouldn't."
"I know," I responded, then went back to kissing him. He didn't stop me. Instead, he was pushing for more. I gladly obliged and our clothes ended up on the ground by the bed. Dimitri was amazing. He was gentle but I still felt more wonderful than I ever had. I was glad I had saved myself. I was glad to be losing my virginity to the man in bed with me now.
We stayed in the bed together afterwards. Both of us fell asleep. It was the best sleep I had ever had. Being in his arms was calming. And he was warm. I didn't want to wake up, but I did. And I felt nauseous. I sat up, trying not to disturb him. Something felt wrong. Then I saw Mason materialize in front of me. I instinctively covered myself up. Unfortunately, I had uncovered Dimitri in the felt the change in temperature.
"Roza, can you share the blankets please," he mumbled. I didn't respond. I was too busy staring at mason. I was tense, and Dimitri realized it once he woke up a little more. "Roza? Are you alright?"
"Do you see him?" I asked.
"see who, Rose?" he asked, worried now. He sat up, looking at the area I was looking in at the end of the bed. Mason looked different from the other times I had seen him. His face was sad, like usual,but now it held other emotions. He looked worried and scared.
"Mason, whats wrong?" I asked the ghost.
"Their here," he said almost inaudibly. It took me a moment to think of what he could possibly mean. then Dimitri's phone rang.
"Belikov. What? We're still in the cabin. Alberta? Damn it, her phone is dead. Rose, get dressed" DImitri said. His voice was frantic. There was only one thing that could do this to him.
"There are strigoi here, aren't there?" I asked. Mason nodded at the same time that Dimitri answered.
"Yes. I think they have Alberta. Her phone went dead right after she told me. If they are already to her," he said.
"Lissa and Christian!" I said. Normally I would only be concerned with Lissa, but Christain was my charge for the field experience. I quickly popped into Lissa's body. She and other Moroi students were being moved to the top floor of the dorms. Eddie was there with her. That was good. But her fear for Christain was strong. He wasn't there. He had been in the chapel. I went back into my body.
"Rose?"
"Lissa's fine. But Christain," I said.
"What about him?"
"He was in the Chapel earlier. He would be heading back to the dorms by now," I said. I started throwing my clothes on. Dimitri had done that while I was in Lissa's head.
"Rose, if he's out there," Dimitri said. He didn't need to finish. I knew what he was getting at.
"He was my charge for the field experience, Dimitri. I have to find him whether he's alive or not. I just hope he is. Lissa would be devastated," I said, heading towards the door. Dimitri grabbed me.
"Rose, you don't have to prove anything. This is real. This isn't the field practice anymore."
"I know that Dimitri. that's why I have to do this. Real or not, Christain is still my charge. Even if he wasn't, it would still be my responsibility to help him if he were in danger," I responded.
"Roza," Dimitri said, worry in his voice. I realized then that he was trying to stop me because he was afraid for me.
"Dimitri, we can't let our feelings get in the way of our duties. That was the reason we held off for so long."
"Take this," Dimitri said, pulling out a silver stake and handing it to me. It was engraved with some words in Russian
"What about you?" I asked. Dimitri pulled another stake out and showed it to me before putting it back in his duster.
"I was waiting to give you this stake for graduation. But you need it now. Please be careful. I would come with you, but I have to help the other guardians. Find Christain, and get yourselves to safety. The chapel. I will come to you when its safe," Dimitri said. We kissed each other, but this time, it was something different. There was more passion in it. We didn't know if we would see each other again. One of us could die tonight. Upon leaving the cabin, Dimitri scanned the area. I just let my shadow kissed power take over. Dimitri started to move, and I went to folllow him. Suudenly my nausea increased.
"DImitri," I said, but was grabbed from behind. I elbowed my attacker in the groin, hoping it was a male. It gave me enough time to pull out of his grasp. Dimitri was already coming at the strigoi, who had recovered. It was indeed a male. My nausea increased again as two more strigoi appeared. We were outnumbered. But many guardians had face this before. And Dimitri was one of the biggest bad assed guardians there was. And I was the best novice.
"Rose, get out of here," Dimitri whispered. One of the strigoi laughed.
"You can't possibly think she could out run us, do you? Even if she did, she would get ambushed by more of us," the first strigoi said. Dimitri growled.
"We can take them, Comrade. You're one of the best guardians out there. And you trianed me well. And there's no way in hell I am leaving you to these bastards," I said. The strigoi growled. One of them attacked, but Dimitri and I were too quick. We dodged the attack. The other two joined in, focusing on me for some reason. One of them almost got hold of me, but I ducked away from his arms and kicked his legs out from under him the way Dimitri had taught me. The strigoi fell. I immediately jumped on him and staked him while Dimitri distracted the other two. When I turned around, one of the was one the ground dead. The third was was oviously much older. He looked so ancient and was being affected by many of Dimitri's attacks. I joined in. Dimitri and I were a great team. We knew each others movves so well. If we hadn't been fighting for our lives with two bodies bleeding on the ground near us, one would have thought we were dancing. Finally, after ten minutes of fighting, the strigoi fumbled. Dimitri had feinted, and as the strigoi had dodged, he had still gotten hit by Dimitri's stake. Unfortunately, he had hit Dimitri, who had fallen to the ground. The strigoi went in for the kill, forgetting I was still a danger. I moved quickly, and managed to get my stake in the strigoi before he could respond. His eye's opened wide in sock, and he fell to the gound, dead.
"Damn," DImitri said as he tood up, "That was close."
"He almost had you," I said, the fear still in my voice.
"He almost got you first, Rose. You handled yourself well. Lets move before more come."
We ran, not running into more strigoi. But I could hear screams in coming from the some of the dorm buildings. Dimitri was warring with himself to go do his duty, or protect me. Part of me wanted him to do the latter, but only to keep him safe. Th other part wanted to follow my duty to keep moroi safe. The sight of Deridae on the ground, drained of blood, made up my mind. They came first. Apparently Dimitri had the same thought because he turned to me with fearful and sad eye's.
"Rose," he started. I didn't let him get any farther.
"I know, Dimitri. They come first. We have to do our duty. Just please, stay safe."
"You, too," he responded. I nodded and we kissed once more and parted ways. Dimitri ran towards the dorms, and I ran to find Christain. It didn't take long before the chapel was in my view. I couldn't feel the nausea, but I still kept an eye out. I saw something move in the bushes, and prepared to defend myself.
"whoa, Rose, don't hurt me," Christains voice came as he stepped out of the shadows. He saw the silver stake in my hand and his eyes widened. "somethings happening, isn't it. I heard screams, but I didn't know what it was."
"We're being attacked. Strigoi."
"What? How? They can't get through the wards."
"Christain, we have to get back to the chapel. We'll be safe there. And Dimitri is going to come get us as soon as its safe."
"Rose, I know you don't want to stay and wait. You are the best novice here. And I can use my magic. Think about it."
"I can't do that christain. It would be my fault if something happened to you and I can't have that on my conscience," I said then, out of nowhere, I got nauseous again. I turned and there were two strigoi. I blocked them from christian and staked one of them. The other lunged and caught be off guard, sending me flying into a tree, dazing me. He was about to attack me when he burst into flames. When the flames dissipated, all that was left was a pile of ash.
"Wow," I said.
"See? I can help."
"They are going to kill me for this. Just use small spurts of magic. Enough to distract them. We should head over to the elementary campus. Not as many trained guardians there. At least here we have novices. Over there they are pretty much defenseless."
"So we're going?"
"yep."
So tell me what you think? Chapter too long? am i characterizing everyone okay? well, i guess that last question you can't quite answer until i get the characters in the new situations. but still, i would like feedback, please.