We walked in silence with only our footsteps echoing throughout the harshly lit hallway. I sighed thinking of what was to come. Kirova ran the Academy which was a school to train damphirs into guardians and to let the teenage moroi go to school in safety. I pretty much grew up here. My mother was a guardian - a pretty badass one, by the way - which meant she was never around. I had no idea who my father was, but this wasn't uncommon. He was probably just some rich stuck up moroi that had a fling with the amazing Janine Hathaway. She was pretty young when she had me.

It was a good thing I knew this school so well, otherwise I would have been utterly lost. While I had been daydreaming, my feet had remembered the path to the headmistresses office. After all, I had been here quite a bit.

Soon, we arrived at the dreaded room. I shuddered to think of all the times I had been bitched out here. Let's just say I wasn't the best student they've ever had.

Dimitri knocked on the door. "Come in," said a voice from behind it.

We entered to find Kirova sitting in a high-backed chair behind a wooden desk. As we walked in, the woman's mouth tightened into a thin line.

"Ah, Rosemarie Hathaway. What a pleasure it is to have you back under our care," she said with just a hint of sarcasm. I gritted my teeth at the use of my full name.

"It's Rose and the pleasure is entirely all mine," I said with a mocking flourish.

"So tell me. Where is the Dragomir princess? You were the one that kidnapped her and escaped. You should have been the one to keep her safe," She said. Immediately, an anger burned its way up through my stomach. I tried to keep control but was having a little difficulty.

"I didn't kidnap her! She was in trouble here so I took her away! She came with me willingly! As for keeping her safe, I did pretty damn well!" I said, but my voice shook from controlling the urge to scream in her face. My voice lowered to shameful whisper when I said, "But I did fail her. I was meant to protect her, but I failed. I tried. I didn't tell them where she was, even when they -" I broke off, not wanting to say it.

Kirova's face had softened some at my words, but still she continued on. "Yes, you did fail, but you were strong." Her expression turned thoughtful. "While we look for the princess, you can train with Guardian Belikov here. I don't think it would be appropriate for you to go back to classes, but you do need to keep up your skills. You are at least two years behind the other novices."

This sounded alright until I realized something. "Wait! I need to help look for Lissa. She's safe at the moment - I think - but I don't know for how much longer."

Confusion spread across her face. "What do you mean when you say that you know she's safe? How do you know?"

"Because we are bonded."

"What?" she gasped. As soon as the shock came, her guardian mask was back. "Explain."

"Well, it started with the car crash," I started hesitantly. I didn't want to reveal Lissa's secret, but it was necessary. "See, Lissa has a rare ability. She is a spirit user. She can heal stuff and do stuff like that. When the car crashed, I died too. She used her spirit affinity to pull me back from the dead. This created a bond between us. I can slip into her head and read her thoughts and see stuff from her view. She is with this moroi Christian Ozera. I don't know how she knows him, though." Throughout my explanation, Dimitri and Kirova looked overwhelmed. I decided to bring them back to reality by asking, "How long have I been here?"

This time, it was Dimitri who answered. "A month."

Ah, shit.

And this chapter shall end. Sorry its short again, but it seemed like a good place to stop. Also, I just can't think of what to do next. I have too many ideas! Message me with ideas if you want! AND REMEMBER TO REVIEW!