So I have to leave earlier than normal for a band gig, so I'm not sure how good this will turn out if I finish, or when I come home….

She flopped down on her bed face first. I brushed her away from her shoulders gently. She rolled over and our eyes locked.

"I don't know why I have to be on probation. IT's not fair when I took Lissa away because I wanted to protect her. She's my best friend and I'm also gonna be her guardian someday. So what if I broke the damn rules? I at least watched over my best friend and brought her back alive! I even-"

She was fuming by now, so I interrupted her. "Rose, you what you did was wrong. Everyone knows you brought her back alive, but what you did was wrong in a way. You have to understand that."

She sighed and seemed lost in another world. I studied her while she was occupied. I loved her hair; it was gorgeous and I hoped she never, ever cut it like so many female guardians did. She had a temper, but that was her, not afraid of anything, fearless.

Suddenly, something strange clouded her eyes. She turned sharply and headed to the door. I was startled.

"Rose, where are you going?" What in the world was she doing?

"Nowhere," she muttered.

Surprised at her change in mood, I waited a moment, before following her out into the hall. Once outside, she started sprinting. I let her go, not wanting to draw attention to her by chasing after her. So, I settled for a nice stroll, like nothing was happening.

I waited, watching. Rose seemed distracted, and…consumed. IN the distance, laughter and talking reached me, coming closer, and heading in Rose's direction.

Ralf and Jesse. Jesse hid behind one of the buildings, while Ralf went up to Rose.

"Hey, Rose! Where's your mentor? Belikov, right? I heard you were screwing him."Ralf laughed.

Oh, Rose be careful, I thought, watching as Rose looked around for his partner.

"Where's Jesse?" she asked.

"Nowhere. He's got better things to do than you," Ralf laughed at his own stupid joke.

Suddenly, Rose yelled, "JESSE! I know you're out there, so show your damn self!"

Jesse moved and stepped into her line of sight. I stiffened. This was not good.

"Man, I was hoping that without me around, you would just admit you're screwing with Belikov."

I was furious. I wanted to snap his neck I half, at the moment, but knew it would not solve anything if I just jumped out now, hinting that I was listening to the whole scene.

"Shut the hell up," I hardly recognized Rose's voice, her tone was hard.

Both boys slapped high fives. "Ladies and gentlemen, Rose admits that she's screwing with Belikov!" Jesse remarked.

I could see right then and there that something was very wrong and she was going to attack them. I moved silently behind her, just as she raised her fist. I caught her hand in mine and she spun around, startled.

"G-Guardian Belikov," Jesse had reason to fear me.

I expect you two to leave Rose alone and get to your dorms, now, before I report this to Headmistress Kirova."

That sent them running for safety. I almost laughed, but remembered Rose and her behavior.

"Let's get you inside," I murmur.

She fought me every step of the way. She tried to twist her hand from my grasp, but her movements weren't those like dhampir movements were; they were uncoordinated, like she was fighting blindly. Then it hit me, the darkness. Lissa, her magic.

Damn. She mentioned that her punishment couldn't get much worse and I nearly yelled at her, but controlled myself. "Rose, you could suspended or even expelled!"

"I don't fucking care! Those two are dumbasses that need to learn a lesson. From me!"

I put my hand over her mouth so she couldn't complain anymore. "Roza, don't let spirit's effects take over you again."

I hadn't realized her Russian name had slipped out, but usually it made her stop and think. This time was worse; she paused, but that's it.

Suddenly, she moved her hand to wipe her eyes; I was shocked to find that there tears in her eyes. It wasn't often I found her crying in front of me. I knew she wanted to be strong in front of me, which was why she never let any emotion show under normal circumstances.

"Rose! Roza, what's wrong? What happened? I cupped her face, willing her to talk to me.

She shook her head, obviously trying to get a hold of herself. So, I pulled her into my arms. By now, we were in a secluded corner, where I could kiss her without anyone seeing or suspecting anything. I leaned down, slowly, giving her time to pull away if she had to.

She didn't. I pressed my lips to her, and it was like everything but her disappeared. At first, she didn't kiss me back, but slowly, I felt her responding. I smiled against her lips when she wrapped her arms around my neck, her hands in my hair. The old Rose was back. She deepened the kiss and my tongue swept out to trace her bottom lip.

Her mouth opened and I kissed her with everything I had, before I finally pulled away.

"Are you alright?" I asked.

"Yes," she was breathless.

She swayed on her feet, all of a sudden and I held her up, worried as to what was wrong. Was she sick? That couldn't be it, dhampirs very rarely got sick…

"Come on, Roza, I think we need to get you inside."

We'd barely made it through the doors when she let out a scream. MY eyes widened at the sound, and I immediately looked at her. Rose was clutching her head like something was happening, although nothing was there on the outside. I dropped down next to her and started talking to her in Russian, soothing her. I gently pushed her hair away from her hot, sticky face. I could see she was on the verge of passing out, so I quickly started talking.

"Rose, don't close your eyes, look at me!" I ordered.

It did nothing good. She went limp in my arms….

I'm sorry if it's not good, but I really have to go to the band thing like now! Enjoy