Sup peeps of da hole wide worlddddd! i dont really know whats happening in this story. i know the general plot, but if u hav any idea just PM me or review.

Richelle Mead is not me.... if you put aside the fact that we live on different continents, have different coloured hair and she 10yrs older give or take a few years, i could be kinda like her.... but still not really...

"How on God's green earth did this Strigoi manage to break through the wards?" My mother asked me.

"I have no idea" I said massaging my temples. Despite the fact that Lissa healed me I still had a hell of a headache, but this headache was stress induced, not 'big Strigoi wacked my head into a tree' induced.

"Why don't we start off brainstorming?" Lissa suggested. She pulled a pad of paper from her bag. It always amazed me how much she could fit in that bag of hers. Adrian got it for her as a congrats present when she finally mastered dream walking, as they put it. I have this theory that it was charmed by him so it was like a Mary Poppins bag. You know, that bag that fit all that stuff....

"So there is the obvious way, staking the wards, but that couldn't have been possible" Janine said, pullng me out of my thoughts, "We have Guardians patroling around the wards"

"I think they've found another way to break the wards," I said to myself "but what?"

"That's not possible" My father, Abe Mazure, said as he walked into the room. Actuly, walk doesn't cover it, it was more of a strut that flaunted off all his rich, expensive clothes. "That has always bee the only way to break a ward. There is no other possible way."

"Are you sure," Adrian asked him, as he walked in behind his with a glass of water in his hand. His eyes widened realising what he just said to my mobster father. "errm, I mean, there has to be some other way, Sir"

"Suprising no, that is the only way" My mum replied for him.

Lissa and I looked at eachother. "We should do a search of the wards. Make sure there are no unconsious guardians hanging around" I said.

"That's probably a wise idea" Adrian said, agreeing with me.

"Are you sure you just didn't imagine the red eyes?" Janine asked.

"Janine," Abe said, "She was sure it was a Strigoi, just like you were sure that the Strigoi we fought in Australia was Benjiman. No one beleived you, but who was the Strigoi who almost killed us in the end?"

"Benjiman" My mother mumbled, looking down. Whoa, I've never seen someone get that reaction out of my mother before.

"Who's Benjimen?" Lissa asked.

"No one" My mum said quickly... too quickly "Adrian, Lissa, can you please take Rose back to her room. She's got exams tomorrow and needs her sleep. Abe, can you please come with me to alert the Guardians"

With that we all went on our way to do our delegated jobs.

"Sleep tight Little Dhapier" [A/N Thanks Ava1996] Adrian kissed me on the forehead. "Have sweet dreams"

I smiled at him, a real smile. "Night Adrian," I frowned when I remembered that he was hanging out with my wayward,mobster father. "Uh, you're not going to start smoking and drinking again, are you?"

"No, I promised you I wouldn't, why?"

"Ah, no reason... sleep tight, don't let the spirit bite" That had become Adiran and my 'thing'. A play on the saying 'sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite'.

Adrian squeazed my hand and then walked away, towards his apartment.

"Rose" Lissa said. "are you really happy with Adrian?"

I paused for a moment, so I could give her a truthful answer. "I am... contempt with being with Adrian. I miss Di-him like there is no tomorrow, but realistically, even if we do find Victor and he does show us to his cousin, what are the chances that this is just a fairytale?"

Lissa looked at me in an all-seeing way. "I think you needn't loose hope, but prepare for the worst"

"Thank-you oh wise one!" I say to her sarcastically. I gave her a hug. "I'm gonna hit the sack for a few hours, but you're comming to the after party in Eddies dorm with me right?"

Lissa smile nervously. "Do you think Christian will be there?"

I looked at her for a moment. "Liss, we don't have to go if you don't want to"

"It's not that, it's just, well, I want Christian to see I'm back to the old me, not the happy-go-lucky, party all night version."

I looked her in the eyes for a moment. "Okay then, sneak into my dorm to night, we'll have our own little celebration" I gave her a tight hug and wished her good night.