Chapter one

'' Are you just going to lay there or are you gonna get off your ass and try again ?'' I asked christian as I loomed over him as he lay on the gym mat looking completely exhausted .

'' You know you can be a real bitch sometimes .'' He glared up at me but a slight smirk played on his lips. We have been living in his beach home for about six months now, I'm Christians guardian and I am teaching him how to fight since he wants to have a role in fighting strogi and he wants to be able to protect himself without having to be saved by a girl .

" Seriously Christian get up , your doing good . " I told him , truthfully he was. , I had only been training him for three months and two of those months were strength and endurance training this was the first month we focused just on sparing and he was definitely better than any moroi and I think he could take a human he was the level of a beginning novice maybe even as good as me when Dimitri started training me .

" Remember you are not fighting against just any guardian ." I offered him my hand an helped him up and we got into sparing position .

" You ready ? " I asked him before starting . He nodded and we charged each other .

It was yet another quick match .

" You need to time you movements Christian , predict what I will do and match it . " I told him sill pinning down his hands and sitting on his chest .

'' Now go take a shower , you smell .'' I got off of him and helped him get up . He was going to be really sore tomorrow . '' Thanks.'' Christian groaned as he stretched and headed out the door .

I watched him leave and then turned to get my frustrations out on the punching bag .

I think I am finally moving on from Dimitri and getting feelings for someone else , the bad part is that someone is Christian . He is my best friend and he was there when I needed him and the shoulder I have cried on since we left court . I try to shrug it off as just me being on the rebound and Christian being the constant guy in my life but I cant just sum it up to that . I have feelings for Christian and it kills me that I am his guardian and half the time I am walking around with him and his new girlfriend Jessica . A beautiful Moroi with the most tan skin I have ever seen a Moroi have and long golden hair , She looks like she should be a model and I hate her for it .

I punched the bag for another ten minutes or so then headed up to my room to take a shower myself . I wouldn't be as sore as Christian tomorrow and he may not ever beat me in a match but he does get in some good blows , he kicked me hard on my hip and I would definitely have a wicked bruise .

I took a nice hot shower and then got out and put on some comfortable clothes and laid down in bed to watch a movie .

'' What are we watching ? '' Christian came in my room and plopped down on my beside me . He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and took some of the blanket from me .

As I said we were best friends , there were many nights that I had slept in Christians bed , we were comfortable with each other and to christian a arm wrapped around me is just hanging out with his best friend .

We don't have a very eventful life , Christian goes to school and I go with him and every now in then we go to the parties that his girlfriend likes to throw but a lot of the nights we just stay in and watch movies or something . We are kind of boring for twenty year olds but I am okay with that , I love just staying in with christian he makes me happy and I feel comfortable with him . He knows more about me than anyone in the world ever has , even Dimitri .

'' I don't know what do you want to watch .'' I leaned my head back and looked up at him , our faces were just inches apart and I knew if I just sat up a little I could kiss him .

'' Give it to me .'' He took the controller and started scrolling through the movies and just as he picked one and pressed play the door down stairs slammed shut .

I jumped up without hesitation and into the hall where i could see over the railing and see who it was who entered the house .

It was of course Jessica , her and some moroi I had never seen her with . '' You don't know how to knock .'' I crossed my arms over my chest and looked at christian who was now coming out of my room to join me look over the railing .

'' No .'' She glared at me with her cold blue eyes , I am sure she hates me as much as I hate her .

'' What are you doing here ? '' Christian leaved against the railing .

'' There is a party and I want you to come with me .'' Her voice had this irritating whine to it , she reminded me so much of Lisa I couldn't understand what he saw in her .She was yet just another rich Moroi .

'' Okay , give me and Rose some time to get ready .'' Christian told her . '' Alright , hurry up I will be in the car .'' she grabbed the guy who was with her and took him back outside .

'' I don't want to go to a party .'' I looked at him my arms crossed over my chest .

'' Please ? '' He grabbed me and pulled me in a tight hug so that my head was squished against his chest and spun me around .

'' You know I cant go without you .'' he squeezed me hard once more and then let me go .

'' Fine.'' How could I say no ?

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