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Chapter 2 – Eddie, Eddie, Eddie.

Adrian said he was taking me to a party.

He lied.

It was more like a festival. The party was in a very exquisite part of the court. It was held in a hall that was leading out to some kind of backyard, with fountains and perfectly groomed shrubs. Everything looked like it cost a million bucks. There were waiters and waitresses everywhere bringing around fancy drinks to the royals who already seemed too drunk. The most elite of the elite royals were here and I felt just a tad out of place. Guardians were informed of this party but weren't present; the only Dhampirs that attended were those who were guests of royals, like myself.

The waiters and waitresses were passing around all these different coloured drinks that were in cocktail glasses with sugar coated rims. I thought the purple ones looked quite appealing. I picked one up of the tray of one of the passing waitresses and took a sip. It tasted like grape flavoured lollies. I loved it. Adrian didn't take anything to drink; he just stood there watching me sipping my drink with a guilty sort of look on his face.

"What? Not drinking Mr. Ivashkov? I would have thought it would be the first thing you did when you walked in the door." I said smiling at him while drinking my very addictive drink.

"Nah, these drinks are weak as shit. You should know by now that I'm not into weak shit little Dhampir." He said, looking away from me as he spoke.

"Really? It looks really strong to me" I said confusedly, knowing I could taste a very strong tang of vodka, but the sweetness covered it up.

"Yeah, they are weak. Trust me I can tell." He said nervously.

I didn't get what was up with him and I didn't like it at all. But I shrugged gulping down the rest of my candy flavoured drink seeing as Adrian said it was weak.

"Lissa's here" he said, pulling my arm over to where she was standing. For a moment I wondered how he could sense that she was there and then I realised that spirit users can sense other spirit user's auras.

I picked up another of those candy drinks sculling most of it on the way over there.

"You look like you're enjoying those" Adrian said, laughing "Don't worry, you could have about twenty of them and not even be tipsy."

"Hmm, well you learn something new every day" I said, gulping down the rest of my drink and picking up another of the passing waiter.

"Rose, I'm glad you could come" She said giving me a tense sort of smile and hugging me.

"Hey Liss," I said returning her hug. "What's up with you, you look nervous"

She looked as regal as ever, just like usual. Her platinum hair was tied up into a high bun and she wore a long baby pink dress that was covered in sparkles. She looked like the princess that she was.

I didn't feel like telling her I could get into her thoughts and tell why she was nervous as I knew she would have got pissed because I was in her head invading her thoughts. She had a drink in her hand, the same kind as mine, which looked untouched.

"These drinks are good aren't they?" She asked me, taking a sip and cringing at the taste.

"Yeah, seems like you love them" I laughed, sculling down all of the drink I had in my hand.

"Rose..." Lissa said cautiously eyeing my drink

"What?" I asked, picking up my third drink and sculling it as fast as I had picked it up. They were so addictive.

"Nothing..." She said with a nervous laugh "I just think your gross that's all, your sculling them like they are normal drinks."

"They don't have much alcohol in them" I said, struggling to find my feet. It felt like the room was spinning. I let out a loud laugh that gained me a weird look from those around me. I turned around to reach for another drink when I bumped straight into Eddie.

"Eddie!" I said pulling him into a hug. "Nice to see you here"

"Are you alright Rose?" Eddie asked, with worried look painted across his face. "You look a little drunk."

I missed the sweet grape taste on my lips so I reached for another drink, sculling that one as well.

"How many of those have you had?" Eddie asked, with the worried look growing more.

I chucked the empty cup on the table beside me "That would be me forth I think..."

"Oh god." Eddie exclaimed. "Rose that's enough you can't have anymore"

"Why?" I asked him, my head spinning around like crazy. "It's not like they have much alcohol in them."

"Rose, these are the strongest drinks in the whole place. They are nearly straight vodka and you have had way too many!" He said, stopping me from grabbing another when the passing waiter smiled at me holding out his tray.

I laughed at him looking so clueless. "Eddie, they are weak. Adrian told me"

"Well Adrian was wrong." Eddie said with a serious look on his face as he grabbed my arm to steady me. "Rose you're really drunk"

"I am...not" I said pausing to laugh.

Eddie sighed "I'm taking you back to your room"

I turned to Adrian and Lissa, "Don't let him take me; I want to stay and drink more grape drinks" By this point I was laughing in hysteria.

"I thinks its best little Dhampir" Adrian said, looking happy that I was leaving.

"Fine, go away then. Come on Eddie" I said to him grabbing his arm and walking off with him.

"Be careful Rose" Eddie said, putting his arm around my waist to steady me.

As soon as his hand touched me, it was electrifying. I'm pretty sure he felt it too because he stiffened.

As soon as we come up to my room Eddie opened the door and stumbled in.

"I don't get how I become so ...drunk" I said, gesturing for Eddie to come in. He hesitated.

"I don't think I should stay Rose" he said cautiously.

"No! Stay" I said smiling sweetly.

Eddie came in and stood next to me. He looked me up and down, it was almost as if he was checking me out for the first time and liked what he saw but I think it was just the drunk delusions.

It struck me then that any time I was in trouble or needed anything Eddie was always there through thick and thin. No matter what.

"Eddie why do you care about me so much?" I asked, honestly wanting to know the answer.

"You know Rose, ever since Mason died; I have felt as if I had to protect you, like it was my destiny or something." He said this with so much emotion on his face that I felt as if I was going to get knocked over. I was shocked.

"That is the sweetest thing someone has ever said to me" I said. I looked at Eddie, but I didn't see the best friend that I could count on for anything, I saw him differently for the first time. I saw him as sexy. It shocked me for a second, but I realised that he was the kind of guy I needed, one that would do anything for me. I slide my hand over his and felt like a jolt of electricity that ran through us as soon as our hands touched and I'm sure he felt it too.

He did.

I laced my fingers through his, moving closer to him at the same time.

"Rose... This is wrong" he said cautiously but he still looked like he wanted it.

I climbed on top of him and kissed his cheek, slowly moving my kisses down to his neck. His breathing increased and I knew this was right.

"Rose...please..." He said, trying really hard not to feel pleasure from my kisses. "You were Mason's girlfriend, this isn't right."

"I know you want me" I said unbuttoning his shirt, "And I want you too"

He moved toward me and planted a sweet kiss on my lips. It was filled with so much passion and so much intensity I was nearly blown away. Our bodies moved together, so there was literally no space between us. Our kiss intensified... and then he pulled away. I felt like the kiss had completely sobered me up, like it had awakened me from my drunken state.

Eddie sighed. "Rose, you are extremely sexy but that was wrong. Very wrong and it will never ever happen again. I don't think of you like that"

He got up and walked out of my room leaving me dazed. Had that just happened? I asked myself. It was rare for guys to reject me like that, but when they did it crushed me.

I did the next best thing I could think of. I tried to visit Lissa through the bond, trying to get an insight of where she was and then I realised that I couldn't reach her because alcohol numbed the bond.

I sighed, collapsing on my bed, tired as anything and for the second time of my life, I felt completely rejected by a guy I really wanted. Sometimes it sucks to be Rose Hathaway.