I OWN NOTHING!

I woke up the next morning to feel better than yesterday, but then I looked over at the clock.

SHIT!

I'M LATE FOR CLASS!

I quickly jumped in the shower, got changed and grabbed my things. How the hell did I over slept? Well I guess with all the crying I've been doing lately, it just made me really tired. I could feel through the bond that Lissa was worried about me. We haven't spoken since our fight and she was wondering where I was lately.

I quickly left my room and walked out of the girls dorms. Dam I was late, Stan was going to kill me. Not only that, Dimitri was going to ask even more questions. Great, that's just what I needed.

As I was walking pasted the woods, I paused.

You know when you get that sick, dizzy 'something's wrong' feeling mixed with you heart race is going faster than normal. Well I was feeling that. I didn't know why, but something was telling me right at this moment that something was going on...

Outside the wards.

I looked towards the woods; I was only five feet away from being outside the wards. I thought of all the reasons why something would be going on outside the wards.

One: Strigoi

Two: Strigoi

Three: Strigoi

So basically something to do with Strigoi. But then my gut feeling wasn't so sure.

Before I thought twice about it, I dropped my bag and slowly walked out of the wards. The only thing I could hear or feeling was my heart beating so fast I was sure I was going to have a heart attack. Then before I knew it, I was outside the wards; I quickly looked behind me so I knew that no one was behind me and saw me.

Nope, no one. I quickly went through the woods before someone noticed me. It was dark (day is night to humans) and cold, I should of really put a jumper on, but that's me.

As I continued to walk through the woods, I could hear voices, as I got closer and closer, I could see two figures.

One of them had dark raven black hair with dark deep brown eyes. The older also had black hair, but it was jet-black (so darker) and she had grey eyes. So I knew from their eyes that they weren't Strigoi.

"Must you go after the girl?" Asked the raven haired girl.

The jet-black headed girl laughed, "She must die or the legend will come true."

Legend? "We can't be sure that the legend or prophecy is true; for all we know it could be a wife's tale."

"The psychic saw it Emma!" Okay so I figured out the raven head's name. "Plus, Dallas doesn't want to be too careful. As soon as the girl is dead, I'll kill the boy."

"Camille, they are just children." Emma said with a firm voice, "They can't stop Dallas, no matter what prophecy or legend says so."

"And like I said," Camille steps forward towards Emma, "We can't be too careful."

At that moment, I took a step forward. Big mistake. A twig snapped. Both Camille and Emma flinch at the noise and turn my way. At the same time, a hand covered my mouth and dragged me behind a tree.

This day couldn't get any better.

MY POV

Harris was walking along the fields of the academy, doing his duty.

What he couldn't stop thinking about is Rose. And how hard everything was for her. She couldn't even tell her bond mate what was going on. Harris knew how hard it was keeping things from your bond mate. Like with Lora. Dear sweet Lora. The love of Harris's life and his bond mate and also loving wife. Once when he tried to keep things from her, it almost killed them both. But it didn't matter much to Harris now, Lora died soon after that.

His thoughts of Lora stopped as he noticed a bag on the ground new to the wards. Harris had seen that bag before, but couldn't remember –

ROSE!

Harris looked towards the woods.

She wouldn't have.

Harris quickly reacted by kneeing down and putting his hand on the ground and closing his eyes. One of Harris's gifts is that he could see into the past of things just by touching something.

Then he saw into the past what feared him most, Rose going into the woods.

He quickly opened his eyes and got up. He stepped out of the wards and quickly went to find Rose.

He quickly found her, staring at something. He followed her glaze two see women.

"The psychic saw it Emma!" Said the first women. "Plus, Dallas doesn't want to be too careful. As soon as the girl is dead, I'll kill the boy."

Oh no.

"Camille, they are just children." The second women said, "They can't stop Dallas, no matter what prophecy or legend says so."

"And like I said," The first women who spoke said, "We can't be too careful."

Then Harris saw Rose move her foot, wrong choice. A twig snapped, both of the women flinched at the sound. As they both turned towards Rose, Harris quickly reacts by grabbing her arm and covering her mouth as he dragged them behind a tree.

She struggled against Harris, trying to break free.

"Rose. Calm down. It's me. Harris." Harris whispered in her ear so the two women wouldn't here. He had to protect Rose. Even from herself.

Rose then stopped struggling and stayed still.

"What was that." Said one of the women.

The other one sighed, "Properly just a rabbit, we should get going."

"We still have to kill the girl."

"Not yet." The other one growled.

"You don't tell me what to do Emma."

"Now's not the right time Camille, not while she has protection."

They both left soon after that.

ROSE'S POV

"Now's not the right time Camille, not while she has protection."

They both left, much to Camille's disgust. I wondered who they were talking about. But then how did Harris know I was here?

As soon as they left, Harris left his hand from my mouth go, but still had his hand on my arm.

"Come on," He growled as he dragged me out of the woods.

As soon as we got back into the wards, I ripped my arm away from him and grabbed my bag.

"Thanks for taking me back, but I think I can make it back to my room thanks." I said.

"I don't think so," He grabbed my arm again and started to drag, "We need to talk."

I knew in his voice not to argue.

We managed to get to my room without being seen. As soon as we got into my room, the fight started.

"What the hell were you thinking?" He shouted.

"I don't know." I confessed, "I had this weird feeling and...I don't know. My gut told to look!"

"You are so reckless sometimes!"

"Do you know who they were?" I asked.

He looked at me widened eyed and said, "No."

"Don't lie!" I shouted, "What am I to you? A fool? Because I can tell you something now, I'm not."

"I don't think you are." He said in a low voice.

"Then why do you care!" I yelled

"Because I'm your godfather!" He yelled back at me.

Time stopped at that moment as I tried so hard not to faint. But in the end, I did.

MY POV

"Because I'm your godfather!" Harris yelled to Rose.

Then she fainted. Harris managed to get her just in time before she hit her head on something.

Harris knew he couldn't take her to the nurse because they would be asking questions...And he didn't want to put Rose through that. She had already been through too much.

So he quickly put her on the her bed, sat down on the seat opposite the bed and waited.

ROSE'S POV

I woke up about half an hour later after I fainted. I looked around to see Harris still here.

"You okay?" He asked.

Instead of answering the question I asked, "Is it true?"

He looks down before nodding.

"Oh my god." I said as I took a deep breath, "And do you know?"

He nods again, "Yes that you are Shadow-Kissed." Then the next thing that he said really shocked me. "And so am I."

My eyes widened, "What?...how is that possible." He was about to reply until I put my hands up, "Don't answer that." I got up from the bed and started walking around. "When were you going to tell me?"

He struggled, "Yes...when the time was right."

I sighed.

"I'm also Mitch's," I turned to look at him again. "I've been named both of you're godfather."

"Does Mitch know?" I asked, he shook his head. "Is that why you moved here? To keep an eye on me?"

"It was nothing like that, I'm your godfather, I want to protect you."

"Protect me from what?"

He sighed, "I'm not allowed to tell you."

"You not allowed to tell me?" I growled, "Oh so I'm suppose to go on like nothing has changed, apart from the fact I got a cousin I never knew about as well as a godfather and I'm something, not quite normal."

"I know this is a lot to take in but –

I cut him off, "A lot to take in? This is more than a lot. How could you lie to me? To Mitch."

"I never meant to hurt you or Mitch."

I closed my eyes and turned away from him. "Go."

"Rose –

"GO!" I yelled.

The next thing I heard was the door close and I dropped to the floor in tears.

After a few hours of me crying I heard a knock at the door. I quickly leaned against the door and didn't make a sound. I already knew who it was.

"Rose?" Lissa asked from the other side of the door. "I'm sorry about that fight we had in the cafe, and for what I said. But I can't help but feel your hiding something from me. Something...important." Silent tears went down my cheeks. "Me, Eddie, Mia, Guardian Belikov, Adrian and even Christian are worried about you, so please tell us what's happening." I stayed silent, waiting for her to go. I knew if I told her everything, I could get her killed, and would be my fault.

After a few minutes, she gave up and left.

It had been really a long day of crying and I was really tired so I decided to go to bed.

I quickly got into some Pjs and went to sleep.

Then I was in a dream. But it wasn't the meadow I always woke up to with my best friends and my cousin who has been like a brother to me there.

I woke up in a grave yard...

Sorry going to have to end it there! Remember what I said, some of the secrets that James and the other leaders are hiding are going to be revealed. SOME OF THEM! So you going to have to hold on for three or four more chapters. There is a lot more to reveal and Rose and the others will uncover secrets that will change everything, even in the vampire world. Today I'm not going to do a file because I got a bit of writer's block I hate it when that happens. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, I know everything is going a bit fast, but I'm a fast person.

I OWN NOTHING!