Author's Note: Ok, here's chapter 3. Like i said last chapter, you'll find out who Laina really is. You'll be really shocked. And please don't be those people who go on saying that it makes no sense or crap like that. It is fanfiction. I can do whatever i want. lol. enjoy

Disclaimer: I do not own anything that has to do with VA. all characters belong to Richelle Mead. Except for Maralaina/Laina. She's mine.

We walked upstairs to Christian's room. Eddie was standing outside his door. "What's wrong?" I asked him.

He stared at me. "Nothing. Christian said he wanted some time alone and that you should spend more time with Lissa while you got it."

I narrowed my eyes and stepped forward. "Eddie, you can't lie to me. Step away from the door."

"Rose, I really-"

"Step away, Eddie!"

He slowly backed away from the door. I put my hand on the door and opened it, only to immediately wish I hadn't. Laina was there. Christian was holding her against the wall by her arm. The two of them looked at me and I nearly stumbled. Then a wave of hurt washed over me. I turned around to see Lissa standing next to me. Hurt and sadness showed on her eyes. Christian let go of Laina. I was hit again by another wave of emotions. I looked back at Lissa to see tears streaming down her face. Before I said anything she took off running.

"Lissa!" Christian tried to run after her, but I held him back.

"You, stay her. We need to talk. Eddie, go after Lissa. Try to calm her down." Eddie ran after Lissa and I pushed Christian back into his room. I looked at Laina and glared at her. She shrugged and walked out.

She stopped at the door and turned around. "I'll talk to you later, Chris." She looked at me and smiled, revealing her fangs. "Bye Rose." She left with a wave.

I turned to Christian. "Sit and talk."

He sat down. "There's so much to say, but I don't know where to start."

"You can start by telling my why she was in here. What, are you guys some…childhood friends? Are you cheating on Lissa?"

"I'd never do that to her."

"Then explain why I find you in your room with a girl that's only been here a day."

He sighed. "Rose, please just…answer me this. Who does she look like?"

"What does this have to do with anything?"

"Just answer the question. And be honest."

I sighed. "Fine. She looks like you. She has the eyes and the hair. She looks like…" When I looked at Christian it hit me. "She looks like an Ozera. Oh my God, she's your sister."

"To be more precise, she's my twin sister."

I sat down on the floor. Too shocked to really say anything. I looked at him and managed to get words out. "That explains why Tasha was here and why you wanted to leave when Lissa came with her. So…what's her story?"

"Like me, everyone who knows about our parents expect her to turn Strigoi. Tasha watched over us until…until Laina went missing at eight."

"Wait, missing? What do you mean? Tasha found her."

"Here's where it gets confusing. She ran away down to the South Carolina to escape the madness."

"She ran away at eight years old? All the way to South Carolina? Where we you guys living before? Here in Montana?" I knew I was being a pain with all of these questions. Even if I was, Christian showed no sign of me being annoying.

He shook his head. "Just in Wyoming, not too far. When Laina went missing we moved and I ended up here."

"So you wouldn't go after her. And then Tasha found her nine years later and brought her here."

He nodded. "She was safe, though. She was living with some distant cousins. Brett's parents."

I shook my head in disbelief. "Who would've thought that you'd have a twin? Does that mean I have to deal with two of you?" Christian smiled.

"Actually, it does." I turned towards the door to see Alberta and Dimitri.

I stood up. "Why didn't you tell me Laina's an Ozera?" I pointed my question at Dimitri.

"You didn't ask."

I rolled my eyes. "Ok, so why are you here? To tell me I should stay out of people's business or I need to listen more and understand?"

"What are you even talking about?"

I shrugged. "I hoped you would tell me."

"Rose, we trust you." Alberta said.

I stared at her and crossed my arms. "Since when did you trust me?"

"I've always trusted you, you just make it hard because of your behavior. After what happened in Spokane I understand that you're capable of taking responsibility."

I looked away. I didn't want to think about Spokane. Mason died there trying to protect me from Strigoi. Because of his feelings for me it got him killed and I felt terrible that I slaughtered the two Strigoi. I still blamed myself for his death.

"Ok, so what does this have to do with Laina?"

"For the field experience you'll be guarding the Ozera twins."

I looked back and forth between Alberta and Dimitri. "Wait, hold on. Rewind. Did you say I'm guarding both? Why both?"

"Miss Hathaway, no more questions. We have made our decision that you are guarding the Ozera twins and that is final. When you see Maralaina let her know." Alberta walked out.

Dimitri and I met each other's eyes. "I trust you with this."

"I never said you didn't."

Dimitri knew what I was thinking about. Mason. He knew I felt hurt when Alberta mentioned Spokane. "I'm sorry."

I nodded. "Go on, comrade. You have better things to do than feel sorry for me." He looked like he was about to protest, but only nodded and walked out.

I turned to look at Christian. He was smiling. "You're enjoying this, aren't you?"

He nodded. "I sure am."

Before setting off to find Lissa and Laina (whichever one we ran into first), Christian said he felt weak so we had to get him a feeder. We waited in line which felt like forever. "Chris." We turned around to see Laina.

Christian groaned. "What?"

She crossed her arms and leaned against the wall. "You don't sound happy to see me." She smiled.

"I wonder why that is." He said, sarcastically.

"Well change your mind about that. You should be happy after I fixed things between you and your girlfriend."

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"I talked to Lissa and explained everything. I'm sure whenever she sees you she'll run into your arms and be all 'Oh, I miss you, Christian. I'm so sorry.' Some girl you have there." She said sarcastically. There was one trait I noticed so far between the twins. Sarcasm.

"What do I owe you?" He asked.

Laina laughed, revealing her fangs. "I can't be nice, Chris? I would think you'd treat me differently after being out of your life for ten years."

"I thought it was nine?" I asked.

Laina shook her head. "I ran away at eight. I'm eighteen now."

"Anyway, that was your decision. That was what you wanted." Christian said.

Laina rolled her eyes. "It was for a reason you wouldn't understand."

"What reason would that be?"

She shook her head. "Let's save that topic for later and you can just give me a thank you hug or kiss so we can get on with our lives." Christian pulled her into a hug and even kissed her on her cheek. "There's the brotherly love I've been looking for." Laina said as she pulled away.

"Did you finally move on, Christian?" The three of us turned around to see Jesse and Ralf. I glared at them.

"No, I'm still with Lissa. Don't even think about saying that I'm cheating on her, because I'm not."

Jesse smirked. "Of course you aren't. You're just giving some girl a kiss. Though I don't blame you; she's cute. Are you new?"

Christian stepped forward, but Laina held him back. "I just got here yesterday. I'm Laina."

"Well Laina, what are you doing with losers like these?"

I was just about ready to punch him, but I controlled myself. "Losers, huh? I didn't know this Academy had cliques. Where's the popular clique?"

Jesse spread out his arms. "You're looking at him."

Laina smiled. "Just you? Well, it must be my lucky day. You wouldn't mind taking me out to get some food, would you?"

"Of course not."

Christian grabbed Laina and turned her around. "I don't think that's a good idea."

"You're not the boss of me, Chris. I know what I'm doing and how to take care of myself. I'll see you guys later." She kissed Christian on the cheek and waved goodbye to me before going with Jesse and Ralf.

"She has no idea what she's getting herself into." I said.

We finally got a feeder and it was no surprise that it was Alice. She was in her sixties and nice, but somewhat crazy.

She smiled at me. "Rose, always great to see you. Have you been living well?" Even though I had no idea what she meant, I nodded. Alice was someone who said crazy things that ended up making sense in the end. "That's wonderful. I'm glad."

"Aren't we all?" Christian's usual sarcastic comment.

Alice hadn't noticed. "You should live well. Tragedies that happen means you haven't lived well."

"What do you mean, Alice?"

"Tragedies are sad and give a sign."

I raised an eyebrow. "Can I eat now?" Christian asked.

He sunk his fangs into her neck. Her eyes glazed over and I could tell that the endorphins were running through her veins. I looked away, not wanting to be reminded of past events. Finally, we left.

"I wanna find your sister."

"Why? Ever since you found out about her being my sister you've had an interest in her."

"I wanna know how she's handling Jesse. They said they were getting something to eat."

"Shouldn't the cafeteria be closed?"

I shrugged, but continued walking. When we got to the cafeteria, Jesse and Laina were just walking out. I grabbed Christian and walked towards them. Laina looked at me and smiled, revealing her fangs to me. Moroi rarely show their fangs, even in the Academy. I had no idea why she did it.

"Hey Rose, Chris. What brings you here after we just talked not too long ago?"

Jesse looked at Laina. "Why do you call him Chris?"

Laina narrowed her eyes at him. "Because I want to. Now stay out of my business and run along. If you start spreading rumors about me you will regret it." Laina's voice was threatening yet calm. It was scary. There was a strange look in both of their eyes. Laina's were dangerous and Jesse's were…blank. He ran off to where Ralf and Dean-his guardian for the field experience, were standing nearby. Laina smiled at me, this time hiding her fans. She seemed paler. "Shall we walk and talk?" The three of us began walking.

"So Laina, now that you're at the Academy-"

"You're my guardian for the field experience, I know. I ran into Guardian Belikov and he told me."

"You talked to Dimitri?"

She nodded. "Well someone had to watch out for me and Lissa while she gave me my little tour. Anyway, this whole field experience thing is cool and a, but if I were really out there in the real world I'd be fighting Strigoi and protecting those I love."

She laid her head on Christian's shoulder. She sounded like Tasha when she talked about Moroi fighting Strigoi.

"What are you specialized in?" I asked.

"Water."

I smiled. "Makes perfect sense for you two to be twins. Fire and water. What other differences are there?"

They shrugged. "I don't know."

They said at the same time. I smiled and saw movement in the corner of my eye. I turned around just in time to see a guardian dressed as a Strigoi. I didn't recognize him, but did it matter? He grabbed for me, but I moved to the side. He swept his leg under me and I fell backwards, my back and head hitting the ground. I ignored the pain as best I could and got back up. I kicked the "Strigoi" in the side and he stumbled. That was enough for me. I kicked him one last time and he fell. I pulled out my "stake" and "killed" him. He smiled and gave me a nod.

"Well done, Rose." I turned around and saw Dimitri.

I smiled. "Thanks." The guardian I fought stood up. "I'm sorry if I was-"

He held up his hand. "No worries. I've had better, but…really, I'm fine."

I looked at Dimitri. He smiled at me. I pointed to Christian and Laina. "I have to get going. I have twins to look after."

He nodded. "Of course. You're busy, I understand." He walked away with the other guardian. I was going to call after him, but decided not to.

I turned around with a smile on my face, but it disappeared when I saw Mason. He still had that sorrow look on his face. He pointed behind me then dropped his hand.

"Rose?" I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked at Laina. I looked back to where Mason was standing, but he wasn't there.

I shook my head. "Let's go."

The three of us walked side by side. Christian and Laina were talking nonstop, most likely catching up on a few things. I stayed out of it as much as my talkative self would allow me until I joined in a while later. "So Laina, about you and Jesse…"

She rolled her eyes. "It wasn't going to last anyway. I should tell you, Rose, that boys like him are just like Barbie dolls. You play with it for like ten minutes and you throw it away. Jesse is one of those Barbies to me."

"And I should tell you that he'll begin to start spreading rumors about you."

"I don't think I have anything to worry about." She sang.

"Little dhampir!" I turned around to see Adrian running our way.

"Hey."

He nodded towards Christian and Laina. "Hey you guys. So Laina, how are you liking the Academy so far?" Laina shrugged. "I agree, I hate it too." Adrian said. Laina laughed.

"You two met already?" I asked.

They nodded. Adrian was staring at Laina, but it wasn't in the way he stared at me. He seemed both confused and curious. I shook it off, for now. "So Adrian, is it true you and Lissa are spirit users?" Laina asked.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. We've been practicing together and learning new things."

"And Rose, you and Lissa are bonded?" I looked at her and nodded. "That's awesome. I wanna watch you guys practice some day, but not today. I still wanna catch up on some things with Christian."

Adrian looked at me questioningly. "Christian and Laina are twins. Shocking, right? And I'm guarding both of them."

He put a hand on my shoulder. "Good luck, Rose. I have to meet up with Lissa. I'll talk to you guys later." And he ran off.

The three of us walked to Christian's room. When we got in his room, Laina went straight for the bed. "I call the bed tonight." She said.

"Uh, I don't think so. It's my bed."

"Come on, Chris. Let me have the bed. Be nice."

"I'm older than you."

She rolled her eyes and laughed. "By like three minutes. Big deal. Do you guys have anything fun to do around here?"

"Not really." I said, sitting next to her.

"That sucks. What do you guys do for a living besides go to class? Anyway, so Rose, is there something going on between you and Adrian?"

I looked at her in a sort of are-you-crazy look. Then again, she is Christian's twin. "What? No way. We're simply friends, if even that. I mean, I know about him liking me, but still."

"Have you thought about giving him a chance?"

"He's an alcoholic and he smokes."

"Still, he's really hot. I don't know what you don't see in him."

I raised an eyebrow. "Are you interested in him?" I asked. I knew it was none of my business, but I wanted to know what Laina thought about him.

"Whoa, hold up. I'm not having my sister trying to date him. He's moving in on you and Lissa. I won't have him moving in on Laina."

"Oh my God, for the last time, Christian, he's not moving in on Lissa. How many more times must I say that?" I asked, obviously getting annoyed. Ever since Adrian and Lissa have been practicing spirit together, Christian assumed Adrian was hitting on Lissa. If there was anyone he was hitting on it was me and I'm tired of it.

"Until I'm convinced."

"Chris, I haven't been here long, but I can tell you this: you and Lissa are madly in love."

"Thanks for pointing out the obvious, Lai."

"Aw, you called me Lai. Haven't heard that nickname in a long time."

I looked at the clock. I hadn't known how caught up in talking we were in. It was near curfew. "We should get ready for bed." I said.

Laina stood up. "I'm going to take a shower. I'll try not to be long." She walked into the bathroom, shutting and locking the door behind her. Christian sighed and smiled.

"What's on your mind?" I asked.

He looked at me. "Laina. It's been ten years since I saw her. Even though she hasn't really matured…she's different. She's completely changed."

"We have to change and grow up someday. But just think about it, even after all of these years nothing's changed between the two of you, right?"

He smiled. "You're pretty smart when you want to be, Hathaway. Thanks."

I ignored the when-you-want-to-be and focused on the you're-pretty-smart. I shrugged. "I try."

After a few more minutes of silence with Christian, Laina finally came out of the shower. She was wearing a white robe that wrapped around her slim body. She held a towel in her hand that she was using to dry her black hair which was now damp.

Christian glared at her. "That's my robe." He said.

She furrowed her brows and shrugged. "So? It's mine now. I needed something and I don't think you want to see me naturally air dry."

He rolled his eyes. "Thanks for saving me the dreadful nightmares." He said sarcastically as he walked past her into the bathroom.

Laina sat on the bed and continued to dry her hair. I quickly slipped on a tank top and pajama pants. Laina walked over to Christian's closet and pulled out a red shirt. "Hm, this should work."

"I could've leant you something to sleep in." I said.

"Oh, I know. I just want to tick Christian off." I smiled.

We were gonna get along perfectly. While Christian was taking his shower, Laina and I got to know each other better. I learned that she ran away because she was afraid of Strigoi coming after her. The family she moved in with was Brett Ozera's parents. I learned about Brett through this girl, Jill Mastrano, who thought of me as a celebrity. Well, she thought of a lot of people as celebrities, such as Dimitri. Laina said that she loved living with them. She had many friends she left behind, both dhampir and Moroi. By the way she described them she was pretty much spoiled. She stays in contact, but at the Academy it's rare. Once she finished her story I told her a little bit about me. There wasn't much I wanted to tell her, except the fact I'm shadow kissed and about all of my "adventures". We had some laughs and moments when we were really interested in one another's story.

Finally Christian came out of the bathroom. He looked at Laina. "That's my shirt." He said through gritted teeth.

She looked him up and down. "I know. What's the problem? I don't see you needing it any time soon."

He rolled his eyes. "You guys can take the bed. I'll sleep on the floor."

I stood up. "You don't have to. I don't mind sleeping on the floor."

"Yes, I understand that, but just because Laina's my twin doesn't mean I want to share a bed with her. One of us will eventually end up on the floor."

"It'll most likely be you, Chris. I'm a kicker." Laina said with a devious smile.

I looked back and forth between the Ozera twins. I sighed. "Fine. I'll share."

"Thank you." He said.

Being my slightly immature self, I stuck out my tongue. Christian settled on the floor and Laina and I got on either side of the large bed. I turned off the light and there was silence. "Rose?" It was Laina.

"Yeah?"

"If Lissa and Adrian are practicing spirit tomorrow…can I watch? I think it's really cool."

I was caught off guard by the question, but when it functioned I smiled. "Yeah, of course."

"Thanks. Goodnight."

"Goodnight." I closed my eyes and fell asleep…only to wake up in Adrian's dream. I sighed. I found myself in his room gain, so thankfully it wasn't a romantic visit. "What is it now, Adrian?"

He came out of the bathroom. "What's wrong, little dhampir? I thought you liked my visits."

I crossed my arms and rolled my eyes. "Ok, what is it you wanna tell me?"

"It's about Laina."

I narrowed my eyes in confusion. "What about Laina?"

He shrugged. "I can't really say, but Lissa and I are going to practice some more. Maybe you should bring her by."

I smiled. "I was gonna bring her anyway. We just talked about it before we went to sleep."

He smiled. "I think she'd be really interested. Well, I don't want to keep you any longer. I just wanted to tell you that. It wasn't much."

Rose, change of plans. We're going to Court tomorrow.

I shook my head. It was Lissa. I looked at Adrian. "Uh…yeah. I need all the rest I can get for tomorrow. I just got a message from Lissa. She told me we're going to Court tomorrow."

He smiled. "Then I shall definitely leave you to sleep. Goodnight, little dhampir." The room faded, as did Adrian. I woke up to darkness. When my eyes adjusted, I looked around. Christian was asleep on the floor. He was lying on his back with his head turned to the right. I looked at Laina. She was in the same position, but her head was turned to the left. I smiled. Maybe protecting the Ozera twins wouldn't be so bad.

Author's Note: i hope you guys noticed that last sentence. a bit foreshadowing. Yay. So yes, Laina is an Ozera and Christian's twin sister. I love how i made Laina. She's so much like Christian. If you guys don't think so help me out. I don't mind. throw me some ideas. Ok, plze review. i love reviews. they make me feel better. Ok, a little heads up: another big shocker in next chapter. Can anyone guess what it is?

Except for you Adrian. you already know. Adrian is one of my best friend's who's kind of been helping me out with this story. So she already knows the big shocker. So, don't ruin it for other's, Adri. Bye.