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L pov:

We were just eating breakfast. Even trough they may have become strangers thought the last couple of years the last few days had brought us closer together and as we talked and remembered the old good times we grew closer. The next year wouldn't be so bad if I at least had them by my side. I were telling a story about Rose and I at one of my elder late brother's parties and didn't see her coming. Eddie who sat across me did and noted for me to look behind me. I didn't pick up on it but someone clearing their throat made me jump and turn. There stood Chelsea League, no Rose surprisingly they seemed to be joined at the hip, with a polite friendly smile like the one she always wore and waited till I had stopped my stupid tale. I smiled back to let her know she had my attention.

"Hi." I uttered in a small voice. I had only talked to her at the shoes store and even though she had seemed friendly I still wasn't sure whatever she were friend or enemy. She were Rose's friend but I didn't know if Rose were friend or enemy yet.

"Hi Lissa – hi Adrian." He gave her a nod and a grin.

"Cousin great to see you again."

"You too trough I am surprised you're still in college. Well as I were saying: I am Chelsea Ivashkov League – we meet at the shoes store - my aunt want us to do some work together so I figured we might get to know each other. We have the same class why don't we walk together?" I were surprised by her friendly offer but accepted with a suspicious nod.

"Great lets go it is a long way and the teacher hates late students." I picked up my bag and stood with her. She gave a nod as goodbye to the rest and told Adrian she would see him later. I thought about how she and Rose reminded so much of each other. Adrian seemed like he loved his cousin trough they hadn't seen each other in a lot of years, maybe that is why he feel so hard for Rose. I thought they would be a good match. 15-year-old Rose and him would have been just perfect for each other. He were so not her type when she was running after Dimitri, but in 2 years Britten had removed all of that grown up ness from her responsible personality and transformed her back into the foolish young party girl I thought had disappeared for the better. They may be a good match but for Adrian's sake I really hoped he had matured enough to make a better choice. 15-year-old Rose was a bitch.

I were starting to get comfortable as we made small talk while we walked.

"So you and Rose have know each other for a long time huh?" She smiled and picked at her hairs dry ends.

"Since we were born. My parents are her god parents so I guess you can call us god sisters." I didn't find it funny but didn't comment on it either.

"How is curt? I haven't been there in a while." Tatiana always visited her that much I had learned from Adrian trough he didn't speak to me much.

"Great. Calm I mean Rose were the biggest trouble they had seen in years." I noted with a bit of humor. She laughed lightly.

"They must have forgotten the trouble I used to cause with Adrian." she said smiling at the floor. I looked at her curious.

"How close family are you?" I hadn't studied the blood lines.. bad work Lissa and I were the one Tatiana thought so highly of? Pathetic. She must think I am an absolute idiot. She smiled a friendly smiled at me.

"His grandfather is my grandfathers brother. Tatiana is my mother's cousin. That's pretty close. I know the Ivashkov line is to big to keep track on. My mother's new husband is an Ivashkov too, they're allowed as long as they don't reproduce but they are basically not in family at least not by blood. Fortunately I would hate to share his genes." I looked at her surprised. It were her family after all…

"Your parents are divorced?" once again bad research.

"Yeah when I was kid, both have remarried."

"And you don't like the new marriages?" she shrugged.

"I like my step mother but she is more like a friend I think that's why. I mean it should bother me that she is almost my age but it really doesn't. She doesn't try to be a new mother to me she knows I already got one but she loves my father and she is family now. Alexander on the other hand…" I nodded and gave her sympathetic look.

"Alexander is your stepdad?" she shook her head.

"Nah he is just the guy who my mother is trying to save from the burning gates of hell." I gave her an agreeing sound not knowing what to say this were so private and I didn't even really know her.

"So Rose. She is uhm different than last time I talked to her."

"Yeah she has really changed. I think it is for the better." I were lost in my own thoughts for a while till we turned the last corner.

This were such a weird conversation but hopefully a start of some kind of friendship. She had given me a little opening and now I feel like she trusted me a tiny bit. She sat behind me in class. Suddenly halfway trough I got the worst headache in the world. I were almost like a tiny voice sneered angry things in my ear. I clutched my head and scrimped in my seat. This were so terrible! Chelsea sent me message over Facebook halfway trough the class.

You're busy tomorrow?

Uhm just sleeping and doing assigments.

Rose and I are going shopping tomorrow with another friend, you and Victoria should tack along. We can shop for Alison's party tomorrow.

What party?

You aren't invited?

Uhm no but I don't know Ali sooooo..

No but she usually invites everyone she runs into… never mind you are invited now!

Uhm thanks but I don't know if I can party two days in a row.

Great bring your big wallet we don't shop for fun.

Chase hadn't been lying, Chelsea really was something else.

Apov

I was walking down the hallways to the gym where my session with Rose were supposed to take place when I noticed a figure following me. Making quick turns down a few corridors until I knew I could corner him made me realize I had been having way to much free time to explore this place. I hadn't been having much classes since I technically were close to my last year. My mom were discussing with the school if some of the classes I had taken in art studies could be used instead of some of the law studies and it seemed like I could cut out a half year. I turned quickly and backed the person up against the wall. Here I was face to face with… Dimitri?

"Why on earth are you following me?" His look was stoic like always.

"Rose told me I should supervise your session." His tone were monotone and I made me angry.

"Why?" He shrugged. Great another Rosemary Hathaway mystery.

"Well then lets get there." We made our way back the corridors I had just led him trough and I led us to the gym. Standing outside just about to turn the handle I heard – music? I looked back at Dimitri who looked just as confused. I opened the door and found a dancing Rose screaming out to gonna show you crazy

"I am gonna show you! Loco maniac, sick bitch, psychopath! I am gonna show you I am gonna show you!" I where trying to hid my laugh as I crossed my arms and watched her amused.

"Just cause you think I am crazy!" she turned around and looked at me startled.

"Adrian… your late!" her tone turned sharp.

"Yeah sorry I had to deal with being followed." I motioned to Dimitri and she smiled. Is she still into him or is she just smiling cause he got caught following me?

"Comrade find a spot to sit you won't be participating!" she turned back to me

"Sit!" I did. Her tone didn't leave place for questions. She sat with me on the floor.

"So you're here because Tatiana thinks you're going crazy witch doesn't sound weird to me! So I am going to teach you how to use the darkness and get it out of your head!" I stopped her

"You can do that!" she smiled.

"Yeah I have discovered… methods. Come on let me show you!" she jumped up and I clumsily followed. She stalked towards the woods and I hastily followed while Dimitri remained on the floor not feeling it was something he should participate in. She stopped at the clearing near the wall surrounding campus. Then she too of her sweater leaving her in a red tank top and tight grey jeans.

"Okay look!" She drew back her hand and I could see the darkness materializing in her hand, before she pushed forward in directions of a tree and the big oak snapped and started falling. She did a few other movements with her wrist and actually directed the tree so that it didn't take other tress down.

"WOW!" was all I could utter. She turned her head and grinned back at me.

"Pretty cool right? That's what I am going to teach you!"

"I can do that?!" I couldn't believe it in all this time we had thought of darkness as a illness but it really were a extremely awesome power.

"Yep it is really awesome and it keeps you calm! Turns out Darkness is just the leftover of spirit, when you use spirit you only use half of the power available and darkness is the left overs building up." I looked at her awestock as she whipped her hands in her dress.

"Teach me!" She looked at me grinning.

"Okay but we are not starting with this. Get back to the gym start running." She walked past me bumping into my shoulder.

"What Running?!" I exclaimed. She stopped and looked at me over her shoulder like she were about to burst out laughing.

"Yes running you know how to do that right?" She couldn't be serious! She had just showed me the coolest move in the world told me I could use darkness to something and not get crazy and now she was asking me to do something as simple and non magical as running?!

"What does running has to do with darkness?!" she shrugged now actually laughing.

"Nothing." I raised my eyebrow at her silently asking her 'WHAT THE FUCK!'

"You'll need it when you start actually using darkness. It is not for pussies."

"But I.."

"ARDRIAN shut up and start running." I looked down at my tight jeans and Ralf Lauren shirt she really wanted me to run?

"But I am not dressed!" She just laughed.

"Neither was I running from my crazy former now strigoi mentor but I did so get your ass moving or I'll move it for you and trust me that won't be funny!" Her attitude clearly said 'stop messing around on me' so I started running all the way back to the field with her walking calmly behind me yelling for me to move faster. When I reached the gym I feel down on the floor gasping for my breath. Dimitri was still sitting there patiently now with a book and lifted an eyebrow at me.

"She *gasp* ma *gasp* -de *gasp* me *gasp* run." I finally got out as an answer to his silent question. He laughed at me. He actually laughed at me. Stoic guardian Belikov who didn't let anything get to him was laughing at some silly moroi doing hard physical practice that he weren't used to. Classy. Real classy.

Rose walked in smirking at me.

"Well that was pathetic. Chelsea runs faster than you, hell I even think Lissa could run faster than you!" She was laughing so much she had to put her hand on the wall for support.

"I am not used to this okay!" She pulled herself a bit together.

"Start lifting weights. Oh and next time if I am not here just start running you'll be doing this till I am satisfied with your time." I looked at her in utter disbelief but she clearly weren't joking so I picked myself up and dragged myself over to the weights behind me I heard her mumble to Dimitri.

"I told you he would need someone to carry him home when I was finished."

Rpov:

I was actually proud of Adrian after todays session. He had managed to walk out by himself! Well almost.. Dimitri had supported him a little and promised me to make sure he got back safe.

Now I had to change and then head over to casting. I couldn't wait for tonight I really needed a party and more important I needed a man! Having Dimitri AND Adrian this close was giving me and headache! And other aches.. I just needed someone to take it away for the night. To make me fell alive. A kiss and some make out was all I sked for I just needed something! Closeness.

I slipped on my uniform: a green top with pink and with stripes going down in a slit at the waist exposing my belly bottom and a big part of my cavalege. The skirt was in the same colors and well like a tennis skirt. Our soccer uniform was the same just with shorts instead of a shirt. I personally didn't have a problem but still thought it was too sexy but the other girls thought it was great so whatever. Needless to say that the boys loved it.

I had to run to the audition but everything was ready and it had went by just perfect. The girls had been really talented it had been hard to choose. In the end we invited 5 girls to come train with us for a few weeks and then we would decide who would be staying on the team. Victoria had been one of the 5. She had looked so surprised when I told her we would like to see her again for another session it was like she had expected for me much like her brother to humiliate her but she had looked happy to get the chance non the less.

Vpov:

This was the weirdest thing ever. I was a cheerleader?! Like what the fuck?! I had expected for Rose to humiliate me and laugh in my face but Dimitri had convinced me to go anyway. She had looked just about ready to bitch out.

Flashback

They sat like queens behind their table. I looked at them nervously as Rose looked down at her paper scratching a few things looking bored then turned to the blond on her right. She whispered something and the blond nodded, turning her head to the brunet on her left for a approving nood. Then she turned her attention to me with and ice-cold bitch-face and I prepared myself for the worst.

"Thank you that was uhm.. nice." Ouch she could have just said thank you but no.

"We look forward to seeing you Thursday and if it works out you'll be given an uniform." She looked at me expecting me to move but I was a moment about processing it.

"Wait what?" I asked disbelieving thinking I had heard her wrong.

"We'll see you on Thursday at training." She repeated looking annoyed.

"Su-u-re!" I said walking away awkward. Did she really just offer me a spot on the team?

That was 2 hours ago. Now it was 5 pm. And I were sitting with Lissa in the apartment we had been given drinking tea and chatting about our day. Dimitri were sitting in a chair by the door like always keeping guard and Eddie where filling papers out on his pc.

"I can't believe she actually gave me a spot." I said setting my teacup on the table. Lissa shock her head.

"Maybe we are overthinking it I mean she probably just wanted a good cheerleader and you were good I saw you!" I thought about it and nodded.

"Yeah that is probably it… So what is up with that physics professor?!" I said changing the topic into a more cheerful. I knew talking about Rose made her sad. Their ruined friendship haunted her but she didn't dare to try and make contact knowing Rose loaded her.

"I know right? She looks like something from a cartoon!"