I love Christian and Dimitri, but sadly none of the Vampire Academy characters belong to me:( If you're Richelle Mead, please give me the rights to the story:) I love your books! I LOVE VAMPIRE ACADEMY! It's better than Twilight sorry if you're a Twilight fan. Throughout the story, Twilight will be present, do don't worry:]

Chapter 4:

We were a week into our vacation. I couldn't believe it was halfway over. I had managed to avoid the Cullen's the whole week, but I couldn't anymore.

We were all going shopping.

I took a shower and put on my best human clothes. It was only going to be girls, so the guys were going to hang out for a while.

After I straightened my hair, checked my outfit, which was an emerald green V-neck and dark wash skinny jeans, I slipped on my black flats and applied minimal make up before exiting the bathroom, to Christian and my's absolutely clean bedroom.

It's amazing that a boy can keep his side of the room clean. He didn't make messes in the bathroom. He put his clothes away. He even made his bed!

And, the curtain thing, it completely worked. There was a little glow, but nothing that was uncomfortable to him, or that he told me anyway.

As I exited the bathroom, Christian was sitting on his bed, his iPod on, and one earbud in his ear.

"Ozera!" I barked. He jumped and looked up. I smirked. "Ladies are going out. Hang out with the guys are wallow away in here, but Dimitri will most likely guard you, since we are going to be shopping at night. It isn't safe, so Eddie or Dimitri will definately guard you." I didn't realize I was ranting until Christian was talking.

"Okay, Bella, I get it. I will be watched. Don't go through your things, burn the house down, and burn any of the Cullen's - especially Edward - if they come in here and go through your stuff."

I grinned. "Good boy. Now stay."

He rolled his eyes. "If you're going to do things for me, I can do things for you too."

I grabbed my purse and slipped my stake inside, watching Christian eye it. "Stay out of trouble, and burn Edward's ass if he even touched Dimitri."

He nodded and I walked out the door. Shutting it tightly, I followed the stairs to the living room and saw the girls there.

"Your fashion sense has improved greatly," Alice smiled.

I smiled hesitantly back and turned to Alberta and Rose.

"Who's near and who's far?"

"I'll be far since I'm considerably older. Rose can be near with you, you are all the same age after all. Alice, Rosalie, and Esme, if you don't mind just staying with the girls, they would be considerably safer."

They nodded, a little confused. They don't know what our world's like. Alberta had rented a van for all of us and we piled in. The twenty minute car ride was putting me on edge. "I'm not so sure this is a good idea," I voiced as we made it past the town limits.

Alberta, her position in the drivers seat, looked at me. "What do you mean?"

"What if some Strigoi follow us back to the Cullen's house? Think about it, Alberta. They are getting smarter of the years. Just a few months ago they had attacked the school in a mass of hundreds! Alberta, I don't have a good feeling about this."

"We have Rose to tell us if they get close, you know that."

I looked at my sister and nodded. "Alright, but Rose the moment you start to feel nautious, you tell me or someone here immediately."

Rose nodded and looked out the window, staring into the lighted city.

"Are you going to explain what you are talking about?"

I looked at Rosalie's annoyed expression. "You'll learn soon enough. This isn't going to be a boring trip, that's for sure," I muttered as Alberta parked.

"Stop talking like that Bella, or I'm sending you back," Alberta threatened.

I pulled my silver stake out. "I'll fight you trying before that even becomes an option, Petrov," I smirked.

She smiled, "Very well."

We got out of the car and I put the stake on the inside of my jean jacket. Alice watched me. "Is that pure silver?"

"Laced with magic, so don't touch it," I replied icily.

Alberta fell back form the crowd and Rose and I stayed close to Lissa, me behind and Rose up front. I saw Alberta across the street, watching us and I gave a slight nod. We turned and went into the store, which so happened to be Victoria Secret.

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Three hours, twenty stores, and about a hundred shopping bags later, we were making our way back to our car, when Rose froze, making Lissa run into her. I nodded to Alberta and she dashed towards us, me turning around so that my back was flat against Lissa. I scanned the crowd and saw a quick movement in the alley to my right. I took a small side step just as Alberta joined us.

"The alley to my right," I whispered to everyone. Lissa was terrified, I could feel it, and I didn't need to be shadow-kissed to find out.

"Alice, Rose, Esme," Alberta instructed keeping her voice quiet. "Take all the shopping bags and go to the car. Put them in and -"

Just as we were about to turn the corner, we were ambushed.

"Shit! Alberta! We have at least ten here!" I yelled as I fought off three Strigoi at once.

"Cullen's!" Alberta ordered. "Drive to your house and tell them buria."

It was the fight in school all over again. "Make sure they bring Christian. He can help get rid of the bodies," I ordered, staking a brunette female.

As soon as they left, Lissa was against a wall surrounded by two Strigoi, who were talking to her. I punched one and I staked another Strigoi before distracting the two Strigoi and placing myself between them and Lissa.

I heard the car squeal off and could only hope that the boys get here soon.

I kicked the Strigoi and the other lunged for me. I pulled Lissa out of the way as they got closer to her. I staked one and a car pulled up as the other grabbed me. I gave a startled scream.

"Bella!" I heard someone yell, but it wasn't the voice I wanted to hear.

"Make one move to get her and I sink my teeth into her pretty little neck," a sickly sweet voice said, their breath on my neck.

"Oh yeah? Take this, bitch," I heard someone say, Christian. I felt heat behind me and I fell to the ground, gasping for breath. I heard the Strigoi scream and I stood up, spinning around and thrusting the stake into its heart. He crumpled to the ground and I felt arms wrap around me.

"Iza, are you alright?"

I nodded. "I'm fine, Dimitri. We still have more to kill."

He kissed my cheek quickly and then I spun around and stood in front of Lissa. Another Strigoi advanced on me. "Come and get me, bitch," I hissed at her. She had red hair and was advancing quickly.

She didn't look like Victoria, but she still had the red hair to scare me to death of her. I quickly swallowed my fear as she reached me. I kicked her and she stumbled back. Lissa whimpered in fear and I lunged for the girl. She quickly dodged me and I noticed Lissa get pulled away by Dimitri and ushered into the car.

The girl punched me in the face and I knew it was going to bruise something wicked when I get home. I growled.

"Oh, you did not just go there," I hissed. Dimitri came in to help me and I shook my head. "She's mine."

My eyes were red with fury and I lunged at her, in my head it was as if she was the one that turned Dimitri all those months ago. She dodged me easily, but I expected that and I quickly side stepped and was right in front of her, making her freeze in place.

"Wrong move," I hissed as I trust the stake into her. She gasped and I made sure I got her heart before stepping back and pulling it out. She crumpled to the ground and I smiled triumphantly. I looked around and noticed that everyone was done fighting and watching me.

"Bella, that was - wow," Alberta gasped.

I flushed. "No one lays a hand on a Hathaway with murderous intentions."

Dimitri smiled. "It was close. Eddie's knocked out in the car. Lissa's fine, she's just shaken and with Rose in the van as well. Everyone else is fine."

I sighed and turned toward the shocked Cullen's. "What's so shocking about me kicking Strigoi butt?"

"You all just killed fifteen people."

"They aren't people," Alberta, Dimitri, and I snapped at the same time.

"They are soulless, dead, and disgusting beings," I replied. "They only take pleasure in others pain. You have no idea what we've all been through in the past six months. They all deserve to die as far as I'm concerned."

Christian grinned. "Remember the time we were prisoners in Spokane to a couple of them?"

I nodded. "The day Mason died." Everyone quieted and I looked at Christian. "Thanks for saving me."

"Anything for my roommate."

I rolled my eyes. "But that was a good day. The day I think the whole group really bonded and became friends."

Alberta turned to me. "Bella, your actions and orders were among one of the stupidest decisions. When we get back to the Cullen's house, make sure to come straight to the rec room."

I nodded, "Yes, Guardian Petrov." I only called her formally when I knew I was in trouble.

"What did she do wrong?" Alice asked, confused. "She just killed some of the bad guys."

"She knows what she did and she knew it was wrong when she decided upon it."

I nodded. "I know, and I'm sorry."

I noticed Stan wasn't here. Most likely guarding Adrian.

Dimitri looked at me with a small, sad smile. He must have been thinking about the day when we were in Spokane.

I smiled a little in return and we all got in the cars. The Cullen's filling up the van's back, which was open like a utility van, but there were seats. I sat next to Lissa and Dimitri and relaxed. I looked at Alberta and smirked. "I told you something bad was going to happen."

"And I should have listened," she muttered glancing at Carlisle attend Eddie.

I shook my head and we all sat in silence on the drive back to the Cullen's house. When we got in, Adrian and Stan rushed to help us get Eddie in and I went to the rec room, everyone in the next room - the living room - so no doubt they could hear Alberta get ready to chew me out.

"How could you be so stupid, Bella!" Alberta hissed at me.

"I'm sorry. I know it was dangerous and we needed all the help we could get."

"So you think that bringing a Moroi into a fight was helping?" Alberta shouted. I didn't even flinch. "Bella, we had to not only watch Lissa, but we had to watch our backs too! And then you tell the Cullen's to bring Christian just to burn the bodies!" She shook her head. "Why did you even think of something like that."

My temper was flaring. "Because, Alberta, if we are going to fight along side Moroi some day, why not start now. Besides, he knows how to fight them. You saw the way Christian was at the fight in school! And besides. We were severly out numbered. Only five people had stakes against fifteen Strigoi! We needed help, Alberta, you saw that. We were struggling, and then Eddie gets knocked out! Four against fifteen!" I shouted, anger flowing through me. "And you would have lost me as well, if it weren't for Christian, so maybe bringing him along was a good idea after all. So it would have been three against fifteen," I finished, in a deadly vicious whisper.

Alberta flinched and looked at me. "You get extra trainings."

I nodded. "I already figured that."

"You know," She added after a few minutes of silence, "I would have expected this kind of behavior from Rose, but from you!"

That was a low blow, and we both knew it. I shook my head. "I'm not coming to dinner, so don't count on me showing. I'll be at trainings though."

I opened the door and fought tears the whole way to my room. I slammed the door and sank down on my bed. Tears spilt over and I curled my knees up to my chest. I was always compared to Rose. I acted, knowing it was against protocal, and I get chewed out for it! I would have died tonight or worse - have been turned - if it weren't for my actions. I couldn't believe it! I was nothing like Rose! She slacked and she didn't do anything right, but I do one thing wrong and I'm in trouble! And what was worse is that I put my charge in danger, and that was definately going to be put on my final summary.

There was a knock on the door and I wiped away my tears.

"Who is it?" I called, my voice a little shaky.

"Christian?" he didn't sound so sure of himself.

"Come on in. It is your room," I said as I made my way toward the bathroom.

I heard the door open just as I reached for the bathroom door. "You don't need to hide from me," Ozera said. "I can handle a woman in tears."

I shook my head, wiping the tears from my eyes before turning toward him. "I'm sorry I put you in danger. It was selfish and stupid of me and it will never happen again."

"Such a shame," Christian smirked. "I remember the good old days when we would fight and kill Strigoi. I've practiced my skills a lot better."

I nodded and sank down on my bed. "What did you boys do today?"

He shrugged. "I just sat in here and listened to my iPod, but I could hear Belikov saying some very interesting things. So I stopped my iPod and listened."

I nodded, not wanting to invade Dimitri's privacy, so I didn't pry.

"Don't you want to know what he said?" Christian asked.

I nodded, "But I don't want to invade his privacy, so no."

Christian raised an eyebrow, "Alright, whatever. I would assume you'd want to know. I guess I'll just sit here and think it over a whole bunch of times in my head."

I shook my head. "You're impossible. I still don't want to know. It's none of my business what he talks about to pother people."

"He was on the phone," Christian taunted. I shrugged and pulled my iPod out and turned it on. Placing it in my ears, I checked the curtain for any holes and then sat in bed, going over training techniques in my head. About an hour later, Christian left and gave me a worried look as to why I wasn't going to dinner. A half hour later he returned and I had my hair in a bun, my tennis shoes on, and my training clothes. I nodded to Christian and walked out back to meet Dimitri, but found Alberta instead.

"Where's Dimitri?" I asked.

"Running with Rose. You and I are having an extra training. Two hours instead of one."

"I know, and I apologized to Christian and I'm ready for whatever punishment you want me to fulfill."

She nodded. "Alice has agreed to help fight you. Take on two oponents at once, because when we were in town, you did take on more than one."

I nodded and Alice came towards us, Edward, Emmett, and Rosalie standing by the pool to watch us. She listened to Alberta, who was telling her to attack me and then Alice lept at me, going as fast as a Strigoi but not as fast as her kind.

"Bella., I want you to recite all the lessons that Dimitri taught you aloud for me to hear by the pool!" Alberta shouted.

I nodded obediently and dodged Alice's blows, which I knew she was being soft, but they still would have hurt. "As soon as its safe, run as fast and as far away from Strigoi as you can with your assignment. Never turn your back until your sure they are dead. Never hesitate. No matter who they are, what your relationship was to them before they turned, you never hesitate. Just one second between staking and -" I punched Alice and she staggered back, a little surprised. "Death. Or you could miss the heart!" I grunted, remembering that day. Alberta seemed to notice the pain in my voice and looked concerned.

"It's alright, Bella. That was in the past, just keep going!"

I dodged Alice's kick and cartwheeled before attacking her from behind and pulling out my practice stake and staking her in the back. "And if you know an alchemist, call her up and have her get rid of the bodies."

"That's not really a 'zen lesson' but keep it going. There's one more," Alberta called to me. Alice fell to her knees, faking her death and I couldn't help but frown.

I turned to Alice and watched as she fell. "Whenever you see someone, remind yourself over and over again that they are not who they used to be. Another lesson I forgot in Russia."

I put my stake away and turned to Alberta.

"How was that?"

"Exceptional," she said crisply, still pissed at me. I nodded and turned to Alice. "You can get up now."

She hopped up and smiled at me. "Some of that actually hurt."

I smiled a sad smile. "Thanks."

I kept remembering how she fell, so lifeless looking and it brought back all the memories of Russia. "I- I need a water break," I whispered, fighting tears.

"What's wrong? Did I hurt her?" Alice whispered to Alberta, but I could hear them.

"No, she went to Russia a two months ago and tried to kill Guardian Belikov, who was a Strigoi then. This just brough back all the memories. It happens every once in a while during trainings."

I dropped my water bottle and turned around. "It would haunt you too if you had to kill the man you loved."

They all looked at me. "What are you talking about?"

"The same thing you are. Dimitri, we promised each other that if we became Strigoi that we would want to be killed. I set out to kill him after Strigoi dragged him away and returned with him healed by a friend of mine. I almost killed him. I staked him twice in one night and I missed the last time, with an official stake. He moved out of the way. I hesitated. I was his prisoner for a few days and I didn't remind myself that he was a different person. It was a fatal mistake if he didn't remember me. I would have died months ago." I shook my head at my stupidity. "Alberta, I really need to start trainings. Can we continue?"

"Emmett, how do you feel to practicing?"

I smiled a little bigger. "Bring it, Emmett."

Alberta told him the rules. He could only go as fast as me and use half his strength, but not use deadly blows. As soon as the stake touches his skin over his heart, he was to 'die'.

We fought for a while, and I was starting to grow tired and hungry. I didn't give up and I kept pushing myself until Alberta clapped and announced it over for the night. "Bella, I'll see you tomorrow morning."

I nodded and looked to see the sun coming up over the horizon. I sighed and saw Dimitri come toward me, an indifferent mask on his face. He tried to give me a hug, but I laughed.

"I just finished fighting two vampires, fast and strong vampires. I am all gross and sweaty. Do you really want to touch me?"

He chuckled. "Let's go for a walk."

I suddenly became nervous. "Um. . . s-sure."

It was the same thing Edward said, only Dimitri was offering, while Edward had demanded it.

I walked with Dimitri to the other side of the valley as the sun came up.

"It's so pretty," I whispered to him, as we sat down by the rocks.

"Bella," Dimitri started and I heard pain laced in his voice.

"Yes?" I asked.

"I don't think we can continue this. You're going to graduate soon and then we'll be Lissa's guardian together. It can't happen. I'm sorry."

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