Chapter 2.

Rose stalked the streets, eyeing every couple that passed her. She could smell their blood, the sweet taste filled her mind. Adrian's scent however, she wanted the most. Delicious Moroi blood. Licking her lips, she saw a group of Strigoi crowding around a human. Pathetic! Rose thought. Human blood was good, filling. But Moroi blood however, was Rose's top goal.

She walked past the Strigoi and made her way gracefully to the roofs of the apartments, sticking to the shadows. She sat on the edge of the building, letting her legs dangle over. She smelt the air, catching the scent of a human below her. Rose looked down about five storeys and saw a human being mugged by some other low-life human. Sighing, Rose said to herself. "Well, let's go scare the shit out of some humans" And with that, Rose stood and jumped off the building.

Rose landed with a thud infront of the thug, making both him and the other human jump back with a yelp of surprise."Get lost loser" Rose growled at a middle-aged man with a black coat. He held a knife in his right hand, holding out before him.

"Stay back little girl, I bite" He hissed, stepping closer.

Rose smiled, "What a coincidence," she said. "Because so do I" and suddenly Rose grabbed the mans wrist, twisted it so that the end of the knife was facing the man, and with a swift flick of her hand, the knife plunged into the thug. She jerked the mans neck to the side and drank him dry. Her Strigoi ears heard a gasp and a shuffle of movement. While still feeding, Rose pulled the knife out and threw it to the wall behind her, purposely just missing the human trying to get away. Rose pulled back, satisfied.

"I'm not finished with you" She said, pushing the body away from her. Rose approached the human cowering in the corner, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. "Lucky for you," Rose said, gripping the end of the knife stuck in the wall. "I'm not hungry anymore" Rose pulled the knife out without difficulty, studying the knife.

The human below Rose crawled away to her, almost scratching at the wall to merge with her. Rose looked down at the weeping human. A girl, probably around her teens. Through muffled cries, Rose could hear the girl beg for life.

Rose looked down at her, watching as her small huddled body would twitch and shake. She could feel the human's pulse beat faster and faster. She could hear like some sick techno song. It just got faster and fast-

"Get away from her!"

Rose turned around. Mason. Mason.

"Rose?" Mason said, shocked. He dropped his stake that he had held and collapsed to his knees. "Rose is that you?"

Rose walked up to her Mason. Rose kneeled in front of Mason and entangled her bare arms around his neck. "Mason" Rose said his name with such sweetness that made a chill of electricity engulf Mason's body. Rose pulled him closer, into a desperate hug. She could feel his blood pump through his veins, but she shook the thought from his head. Soon.

"Rose, I thought you were- What's wrong with your eyes?" Mason pulled back.

Rose giggled, "It's okay. Everything's fine" She said.

"Get away from him, Rose" A new voice came. Rose looked up to see Dimitri. Oh God he was hot. Rose hissed, letting Mason go. Rose stood up and backed away. Dimitri walked over to Mason, holding Rose's gaze. He pulled Mason up and backed up. "You're not well, Rose" Dimitri said.

Rose chuckled in response. "Actually, I've never felt better"

"You're Strigoi. You're not thinking straight" Dimitri said. He looked over at the dead body below her. "You killed that man" he nodded.

"Oh loosen up, Dimitri. I can't help it if i get a little hungry every once in a while" Rose shrugged. "I want Mason" Rose said, stepping closer to the guardians.

"No" Dimitri hissed back. Rage boiled in Rose. "It wasn't a request!" She snarled and soon, Dimitri and Rose are fighting hand to hand. Rose went in to punch her mentor when he blocked it. Dimitri was good; he had taught Rose everything she knew. But Rose had more strength and speed, making it difficult to block her punches and dodge her deadly kicks. Rose ducked a punch and tackled Dimitri to the floor.

Rose pinned Dimitri down to the floor, ready to rip into his neck. Then Mason appeared, a stake held towards Rose. "Get o-off h-him, R-rose" Mason struggled.

"No Mason!" Dimitri shouted under Rose. Before she knew what was happening, Rose flicked the stake away, leaped on Mason and ripped into his neck. Dimitri gathered himself up and knocked Rose out of the way. "Mason!" Dimitri shouted, Mason's blood spilled the floor. Rose got up, wiping away Mason's blood. She walked over to Mason and Dimitri.

"You have three choices" Rose said, towering over Dimitri. "Number 1. You and Mason join me" A dramatic pause. "Number 2. You let me have Mason and you can go free" Dimitri twitched. "Number 3. Both you and Mason die"