AN. This is my first FanFic, so please review, feel free to critisice, point out mistakes, and tell me where you think the story is headed.

Love Nermel =D

Love, Lies, and Deadly Secrets

Chapter 1 -The new girl

"Who's the new blonde?" Eric Dragomir asked his friend in an under tone.

"Rhea Ozera," Allen Badica replied "My cousin. Has the warmth of a snow pea." Eric's eyes couldn't help following the gorgeous blonde with the crystal blue eyes, and the haughty expression. She was beautiful. Hang on what! Eric found himself questioning his own thoughts, he had never described a girl as beautiful before, he had always thought them as pretty, sexy, or hot, but never beautiful. Though how could he not think this girl as beautiful? With her aquamarine eyes, her high cheek bones, and perfect nose, even her mouth looked perfectly delectable.

"Um, Eric?" another friend Steven Szelsky said tapping him on the shoulder to catch his attention, "I don't think it's such a great idea to ogle at another girl and call her beautiful in front of your girlfriend, who happens to have been trying to catch your attention for the last five minutes. It sort of makes them walk out." He said indicating the retreating back of Kayte Conta.

"Shit" Eric swore, his eyes widening then relaxing "Ah well, I was going to dump her tomorrow anyway, this just makes it easier."

"Seriously man, you have a higher turnover rate than a pizza shop." Victor Dashkov said shaking his head.

"Well it's better than not being able to get a girlfriend at all don't you think?"he answered in a bored tone. Eric Dragomir was your typical player, with his sandy blonde hair that kept falling into his jade green eyes, and his tall, lean, muscular frame, basically Eric was hot, and he knew it. He swaggered around the school like he was the king, cheating on his girlfriends, throwing parties, getting wasted, and achieving everything academic to make his parents proud. He was royal, there were only three people left of his line, he was unique he was two faced and cocky. He was royal, what else was to be expected?

"I'm leaving." Was all Eric said as he left the cafeteria. He walked across the quad where he saw Rhea. She was sitting on the edge of the quad watching the novice guardians' practise. He shook the hair from his eyes and walked up to her.

"Hey do you mind if I sit here with you?" he asked turning all of his charm onto her

"Yes." She said looking disgusted

"What?"

"I thought that you would have heard me since you're standing over me. Yes I do mind if you sit here." Rhea returned her attention to the novices' practice session

"Why?" Eric asked, his charm hadn't failed him yet, even if the girl had a boyfriend they would always cave.

"Because I have only been here for a day and you already utterly repulse me." She said looking him up and down with severe dislike "You have a girlfriend and yet you find it fit to sleaze around after every other girl in this god damn school, you treat the dhampirs' like they're dirt just because they're going to work for you one day, but just think about this, they give up their lives to save ours, how would you feel if you didn't know whether you would ever see your family again, how would you feel if you had to lay down your life as if it means nothing , just for a little twerp who treats you like dirt." Upon finishing her rant Rhea stood and walked away leaving Eric Dragomir speechless for the first time in his life.

"Something wrong with that girl." He muttered heading for the Moroi dorms. After meeting her himself Eric knew one thing for sure: he had never wanted a girl more than he wanted Rhea Ozera.

Just as he got to the dorms he was confronted by a dhampir by the name of Sebastian Therson.

"Oi, Dragomir." Sebastian yelled running to catch up with the guy that disgusted him more than the prospect of eating cat liver.

"Yes" he drawled

"You leave Rhea alone," the brown haired dhampir snarled, his composure slipping each second he remained with the Moroi.

"What are you going to do, bash me and ruin any chance you ever had of graduating? Or get your pretty boy boyfriend onto me?" Eric laughed as he saw Sebastian's hands twitch when he mentioned his sexuality.

"You leave them both alone or else Strigoi won't be the only thing out for your blood." He growled menacingly.

"I'm completely terrified." Eric said sarcastically

"Heed the warning Dragomir." Sebastian said turning his back on the guy he just threatened

When Eric finally got to his room he was still muttering about the dhampir he had just encountered. Why was he so protective of Rhea? He was gay wasn't he? He didn't want her for himself did he? These thoughts made Eric feel insecure, he wanted her for himself, and not just for a one night stand. For the first time Eric Dragomir wanted a true relationship, one with feelings, and one not all about sex. The opening door awoke Eric from his thoughts,

"What's up with you today?" It was Steve.

"What do you mean?" Eric asked `

"You walked out of dinner and diapered of the face of the earth, and even now you seem really distracted." Steve's silvery eyes bored into Erics' searching for answers. Damn kid pays way too much attention Eric thought

"Don't worry about, I'm just nervous about exams, you know?"Eric said averting his eyes encase Steve decided to use his abnormally strong compulsion. Steve brushed his jet black hair out of his eyes.

"You, my dear friend, are lying to me." He said after a moment of studying Eric.

"How do you know?" Eric said frowning at his best friend. Steve ignored the question, still studying Eric.

"Embarrassment, confusion, and anger? Could this have anything to do with our dear friend Rhea by any chance?" he asked smirking. A faint blush started to creep onto Eric's pale cheeks.

"How can you do that?" Eric asked frustrated.

"the same way I could make you do back flips out your bedroom window, then heal your injuries, the same way that I can manipulate your dreams, enter them, and make them into nightmares, the same way I can open your mind like a book and reveal all your secrets, do you get the gist yet? The same way I didn't specialise and I got lumped with these crazy powers that only you and I know about." Steve snapped, he really hated it when Eric was being stupid about his powers.

"Sorry I didn't mean to do that you know, I was jus-" Steve cut Eric's apology short

"Forget about it, you were angry I could see that- literally- I shouldn't have snapped." Eric finally met his best friend's silvery eyes.

"Who ever thought they would see the day when we had an awkward moment such as this? I mean we've been like brothers since we were little kids." Eric said breaking the very obvious tension in the room, making both boys grin widely.

"Awkward moments and a heart to heart. You have got to be kidding me! Do we want to sit down and our dresses for graduation too?" Steve asked, absolutely mortified and Eric burst out laughing.

Both Eric and Steve stripped down to their boxes and climbed into their beds

"Night." Steve yawned

"Night" Eric replied "Remember, we're playing princesses tomorrow!" Steve chuckled softly, then both 17 year old boys let sleep envelope them.