Yay! I'm bored so you get the prolouge. ;D

Yay, Dimitri gets to do the disclaimer!

Dimitri: Richelle Mead owns Vampire Academy. If Ali owned it, I wouldn't be worshipping Lissa and Rose wouldn't be letting Adrain bit her. I'd have her in my arms. *grins*

Me: *huggles Dimitri* You forgot that Adrian would be dead if I own Vampire Academy.

Dimitri: Oh...Sorry. And Adrian would be dead. *grin*


Prolouge: Thoughts

"You could change the quorum law if you wanted to, you sanctimonious bitch!" I yelled back. "You're twisting the law because you're selfish and afraid! You're making the worst mistake of your life. You'll regret it! Wait and see-you'll wish you'd never done it!"

I don't know if anyone heard my tirade because by then, the hall was back to the choas it had been in when I entered. The guardians-three of them-didn't let go of me until we were outside. Once they released me, we all stood around awkwardly for a moment.

"What now?" I asked. I tried to keep anger out of my voice. I was still furious and worked up, but it wasn't these guys' fault. "Are you going to lock me up?" Seeing as it would bring me back to Dimitri, it would almost be a reward.

"They only said to remove you," one of the guardians pointed. "No one said what to do with you after that."

Another guardian, old and grizzled but still fierce looking, gave me a wry look. "I'd take off while you can, before they really have a chance to punish you."

"Not that they won't find you if they really want to," added the first guardian.

With that, the three of them headed back inside, leaving me confused and upset. My body was still revved for a fight, and I was filled with the frustration I always experienced whenever I was faced with a situation I felt powerless in. All that yelling for nothing. I'd accomplished nothing.

"Rose?"

I shifted from my churning emotions and looked up at the building. The older guardian still hadn't gone inside and still stood in the doorway. His face was stoic, but I thought I saw a twinkle in his eyes. "For what it's worth," he told me, "I thought you were fantastic in there.

I didn't feel much like smiling, but my lips betrayed me. "Thanks."

Well, maybe I'd acomplished one thing. (page 377-378 of Spirit Bound)

I made my way towards the cluster of cherry trees nearby, my mind wandering back to the words I said to Tatiana. You can live a life time in two years. My mind wandered further, back to when Lissa and I ran away, my first encounter with Dimitri...


Hurrahhhh. Okay there's the prolouge. :)