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Last time on The Dark Shadows

Anna-"My birth name was Anastasia Fletcher, but now in your world I am known as Shadow-Kissed Anna."

Rose- "Shadow Warrior?"

Rose- "It was nothing," I said looking away from everyone, "It was just a headache."

Anna- "Well when a Spirit user brings someone back from the dead they give some of them their power, which makes them like a Moroi but not. They are also not what they used to be too. Like me I used to be a Dhampir but then Vladimir healed me back from the dead and well I became a Shadow Child then into a Shadow Warrior"

Anna- "Shadow-Kissed blood is much more powerful than Moroi."

Willow- "I'm Willow Markesan, Anna sent me here to talk to you."

Mia- "While I was looking around the library at Court and I asked if they had any books on Shadow-Kissed Anna and they gave me this."

Rose- "There's a ward broken,"

Harris- "Yeah she's fine. But I think she's close to passing through the second stage."

Mitch – "Your cousin."

Axel - "He wants you to be Rose's godfather."

Mitch – "I'm on stage three at the moment."

Rose - "But now with everything going on...I'm scared."

James - "Yes and no. Harris does care for both Rose and Mitch. But if he can do it is another thing."

Rose - "You don't know anything about me!"

Rose - "Does the name Hakim mean anything to you?"

Anna - "It means 'wise-person'"

Camille - "Plus, Dallas doesn't want to be too careful. As soon as the girl is dead, I'll kill the boy."

Harris - "Because I'm your godfather!"

Camille - "Let's put it like this, if you don't come to me, your cousin dies."

Rose - "STAY BACK!"

James - "Axel and Janine are both from the Hakim family bloodline, neither knew about all of the members being Shadow-Kissed or spirit users."

James - "No, it was thought to have ended, but no. The Hakims were being hunted by the Strigoi a lot because of their blood. So many people of the family were killed; they had no choice but to go into hiding. They changed their names to Hathaway and as the years went on, the family began to get small and they didn't know of their family's history. And that is why neither Axel nor Janine knew about it."

Harris - "I was assigned Rose's Godfather by her father."

Emma - "I'm Emma Newcastle, your new teacher."

Rose - "Stop talking to me like some kind of child!"

Dimitri - "Then stop acting like one!"

James - "The locket runs in the female part of the family. Since Janine didn't know about the family history, it wasn't passed onto her...so now it's passed on to you."

Rose - "UNCLE HARRIS! WATCH OUT!"

Rose - "...Uncle...Harris...?"

Logan - "I'm Logan, a friend of James."

Mitch - "Who was that person in the middle of the road?"

Vikoria - "I'm sorry. I'm Vikoria. Vikoria Belikov."

Rose - "I think I know who tried to kill us."

Emma - "And you think it was me?"

Rose - "No! No more lies, it's time to tell; Who the hell are you?"

Emma - "I'm your aunt, Rose."

Emma - "My real birth name is; Emily Hathaway. I'm Janine's and Axel's half sister, same mother different father. But our mother was the one who came from the Hakim bloodline."

Rose - "You know about our family tree?"

Emma - "Yes of course I did, your mother was the only one who didn't."

Emma - "Like she's your daughter, Abe."

Abe - "I'm Abe Mazur. And I would like the teaching job here please."

Abe - "Morning class. I'm you new Human World teacher, Mr Mazur."

Rose - "What's your full name?"

Meredith - "Meredith Jennifer Quinn."

Meredith - "Three summers ago, me and him gotten into a fight over something really stupid. So he went outside to get cooled off, and never came back. He got attacked by Strigoi and was killed by them."

Harris - "What are you doing here Abe."

Abe - "You can tell Rose whatever you like Harris, but it will never change how much I want to protect her."

Harris - "How is coming here protecting Rose?"

Harris - "Abe is your father."

Rose - "Yeah, not only is my father my teacher, he also deals in legal an non legal stuff and kills people for a living."

Rose - "Yeah but I want to know how you know this big secret?"

Abe - "I found out she had a older brother, Axel Hathaway. So I did some digging on him. As got more into the research, I slowly found out of the Shadow Kissed world."

Rose - "I just need to talk to James about Abe, I need to know more."

Zak - "They've gone down to the river for a while, what's going on?"

Guardian - "Get her!"

Rose - "LET GO OF ME!"

Mitch - "Do you think something happened to them?"

Rose - "Their Abe's guardians."

Zak - "That Zak Quinn would go out with Bianca Thorpe."

Rose - "I know this is going to sound totally out of the blue but...Do you have a sister by any chance."

Zak - "Yes I did, why?"

Abe - "Well I guess it's not the best time to try and play 'father of the year'."

Rose - "When will it be the best time?"

Zak - "I think my twin sister is still alive."

Lissa - "I'm sorry Rose. As long as you are keeping things from me, I don't know how we can be friends."

Rose "Mom?"

Rose - "See you later Uncle Harris!"

Janine - "But I didn't sign you a godfather."

Rose - "You didn't, but Dad did."

Rose - "Like I have a Uncle and an Aunt. Does Axel and Emily ring any bells?"

Dimitri - "So what should we do?"

Alberta - "We will ask her for the truth."

Chapter 20, Stand My Ground (The Finale Chapter of The Dark Shadows)

MY POV

James waited in his office, just thinking of what to say until-

Knock knock

"Come in!" James called getting out of his sit.

Mitch walked in the room, looking a bit nervous. "You wanted to see me James?"'

James smiled, "Yes I understand your going to the academy for Rose's birthday."

Mitch nodded, "Yeah, just for two hours and I will return." Mitch explained.

"Of course, Rose will be coming here tomorrow anyway for her birthday surprise." James and Mitch laughed, "But that isn't the reason I called you."

"Then why did you call me?" Mitch asked.

James went to his desk and opened his draw. "Do you remember when we went out right before Rose and Zak were kidnapped and that Lucy found something in the river."

Mitch nodded, "Yeah, she found a old dirty compass, why?"

James grabbed the newly cleared compass out of the draw and walked over to Mitch with it. "Seventeen years we have been looking for this," James smiled down at the compass. "It was your father's, it went missing before he left." James passed the compass to Mitch. "Now it's yours."

Mitch took it and looked at the top, which had something written on it, "What does it say?"

"That says 'Charles Hakim'" Mitch head snapped up to James, "It was once Charles's, you ancestor, compass. Until he gave it to his son."

"Just like with the Hakim necklace," Mitch breathed.

James nodded, "Make sure nothing happens to it."

Mitch put the compass in his pocket, "I won't."

ROSE'S POV

Eighteen. The big one eight. Normally novices would be jumping up and down when they turn eighteen, but really I didn't see anything different. Either way whether it was my birthday or not, I still had to go to training. But it's a good thing it's a Friday.

Knock knock

"Coming," I said as I walked towards the door.

By no surprise at all, it was Harris at the door, with a very cheesy grin.

"Happy Birthday Rose!" He said as he pulled me into a hug.

I hugged him back, "Thanks Uncle Harris." As we broke the hug I saw something in his hand. "What's that in your hand?"

He held it up for me to see clearly, it was wrapped in pink wrapping paper. "Your birthday present."

"Oh Harris, you didn't have too." I said, feeling a bit embarrassed that he gotten me something.

"Of course I did, are you going to let me in because we need to talk." Harris said.

I stepped aside for him to walk in, "Come in." He nodded and walked in my room.

I closed the door and walked a little towards him. "So, what do we have to talk about?" I asked, then I felt something cold. From the corner of my eye I could see a shadow? I slowly turned my head to see...

"MITCH!" I yelled, not really cared who heard me as I jumped in his arms.

He laughed as he hugged me, "You really didn't think I would miss your birthday did you?"

I shook my head as we broke the hug. "I'm so happy your here." We smiled at each other and then I saw the bag of presents on the floor, "Who the hell are they from?" I questioned.

Mitch laughed again, "Who do you think, Willow, Kara, Vikoria, Jerkins, Lucy, Zak and one from James and Leigh."

My smile grew wider, "I think we should all sit on the bed for this."

Both Harris and Mitch nodded and we all sat on my bed. "Okay, I think I'm going to open the one from James and Leigh." I went through the bag and quickly found it.

The card said:

Dear Rose

We are so happy to have met you, Hakim or not.

We hope you have a great birthday.

From James and Leigh x

I smiled and opened the gift. It was...

"A diary?" I questioned holding the dark purple leathered diary in the air.

Harris laughed, "It's a journal Rose."

"Is there a diffence?" I asked.

Harris nodded, "A diary is something a teenage girl would have and would write their deepest secrets in there, which really wouldn't be much. A journal is something you write about your life, draw things in it, anything really. Just like the Hakim book."

My eyes widen, "The Hakim book is a journal?"

Harris nodded, "Yes, it used to be Charles Hakim's journal and then it edited it so it wasn't from his point of view anymore."

I was going to have to read that again soon. I nodded and smiled at the gift, it was really nice of them, even though I wasn't any good at writing diaries or journals.

Next up was Zak's:

To Rose

At first I didn't know that well but now I don't know what I could've done without you

You are a really great friend and I hope you have a great birthday.

Love from Zak x

I laughed as I opened his present. Inside was a little box, I opened the little box to see two silver earrings.

"I think Zak might have a little thing for you Rose." Mitch joked but a little bit serious. I shrugged, but I knew Zak didn't like me that way, he was in love with Bianca. And even thought she acts like a bitch, what she did to try and save Zak when we were kidnapped, showed she was in love with Zak too.

I quickly moved on to Lucy and Jerkins present:

To Rose,

Since we don't really know you very well, we decided to share our present.

Happy Birthday!

Love From Lucy and Jerkins. x

I smiled as I opened the present and saw a pack of bracelets. I couldn't help but laugh, they were nice kids.

Next up was Vikoria's:

To Rose,

I can't thank you enough for all that you have done for me. But thank you.

You have been there for me when no one wasn't, so I just want to say...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Lots of love from Vikoria x

I reread the card, as I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. I opened her present to see a picture frame. In the frame was a picture of me, Mitch, Willow, Kara, Vikoria, Lucy, Jerkins and Zak, smiling like idiots. Mitch looked over my shoulder to see the picture.

"God, that only seems like yesterday." He laughs, "But it was only five days ago." I laughed too.

I put the picture on the bedside table and grabbed Kara's present:

Dear Hakimie

I rolled my eyes.

It feels like yesterday that I only met you in Dream Land. But it feels like I've known you forever.

You have even made me and Willow grow closer.

So Happy Birthday and see ya tomorrow.

Love Kara x

I was nearly in tears, all of these cards were over whelming. I sucked it in and opened Kara's gift. To my surprise she got me really nice boots. They were designed just under the knee area and the heels weren't that high. Just the way I liked boots.

"Nice boots." Harris commented.

I put the boots on the end of the bed and grabbed Willow's gift:

To Rose,

It's been great to know you as a friend, best friend and sister.

I hope you have a great day and we will see you when you come down here.

Love you lots, Willow x

I opened the wrapping – which was really hard to do – and there was a wide white box sitting on my lap. I slowly opened it to see a strapless dark blue with a black ribbon dress, which looked like they reached mid way of my thighs. It also would show my chest a little bit of my butt, however it looked great.

"Okay, it's your turn Mitch!" I said cheerfully as I got this gift out.

To my darling cousin,

I looked at Mitch.

Even though we have not always been together, we have always been together by blood.

You are more than my cousin, you are my sister.

I love you and happy birthday.

Love your cousin/brother Mitch xx

This was when I started crying. Harris and Mitch both laughed at my happy tears as I quickly wiped them away. I opened Mitch's small gift to see a CD.

"It's a mixed CD with all your favourite songs." Mitch told me. I turned to look at the back to see all my favourite artists and songs. Dancing with my tears in my eyes by Kesha, Houses by The Great Northern and others too. But my favourite one had to be Stand My Ground by Within Temptation.

"God I have weird taste in music." I stated and we all laughed.

As I quickly put the CD to one side and turned to Harris, "You're up now Uncle Harris."

He chuckled and handed me his gift. There was no card to it so I opened it. There was another stupid box, so I opened the box and what I saw stunned me.

It was a silver bracelet, but the weird thing was that there was a locket on the bracelet. Just a locket, nothing else.

"Okay...locket / bracelet...not weird at all." Just then Mitch and Harris laugh at me. "What?"

Harris looked at me with a smile, "It's not just a locket / bracelet." He sort of joked, "It used to be Caroline's."

I blinked and looked at both Mitch and Harris. "You mean Aunt Caroline...Mitch's mother?" I asked unsure.

Mitch grinned and smiled, "Yeah, my mother's." I looked at the bracelet and picked it up gently. I opened the locket to see a picture on each side, a man and a woman. As I looked at it closely, I quickly figured it out. "Are they..." I trailed off.

Mitch nodded, "Yep, my parents."

Mitch's father – Uncle Axel, looked so like Mitch, but his eyes were a hazel colour. Uncle Axel had the same colour as I did and I could see where Mitch got his smile from. Then there was Aunt Caroline, she looked like a goddess. She had sunshine blonde hair with the deepest darkest brown eyes I've ever seen.

I looked up to Mitch, "This should be yours." I said, "She was your mother."

Mitch shook his head, "I don't think it would suit me." I gave him a look, "And Mom would have wanted you to have it, and you were her niece."

I couldn't say anything else so I hugged him, tight. "Thank you." I whispered in his ear. And we continued to hug.

As we pulled apart I saw the strangest look on Harris's face. "Thank you Uncle Harris." I said to him, but it seemed like he didn't hear me, like he was lost in thought. "Uncle Harris?" He then snapped his head towards me.

"I'm sorry what?" He asked.

"Thank you for giving me the bracelet." I said to him.

He smiled, "Your very welcome Rose."

I looked at the time, "I should get to training." I said.

"You don't have to worry about that. Dimitri has given you the morning off." Harris told me, "But you have to be there after classes."

I nodded.

The rest of the morning we just spent talking and laughing. It was nice spending time with Mitch and Harris, they were like my only family.

WILLOW'S POV

"I hate this!" Kara stated as we watched TV.

"Why do you hate this?" I asked with a amused facial expression.

"For not being with Rose on her birthday!" She leaned more into the sofa.

"I know, I hate it as much as you do, but rules are rules." I told Kara.

"Rules! Rules!" Kara sat back up, making me jump a bit. "It always has to do with rules. Rule this, rule that! Can't we ever catch a break?" She drops back into the sofa.

I gave her a sad smile, "I know how you feel..." I said sighing. "But we owe it to Rose not to get anyone into danger, okay?"

She looks at me for a minute and then softly nods and we return to watching TV.

Then, by chance, Bianca came into the room.

"Whore." Kara growled not even looking at Bianca.

"Bitch." Bianca replied and nodded towards me. "Willow."

"Bianca." I greeted and returned my eyes to the TV

"What you watching?" Bianca asked, I guess she was trying to be nice.

"Super Sweet 16," Kara mumbled.

I see Bianca smile, "I remember me and you used to watch this every Saturday night." Sometimes I forget that Bianca and Kara used to be best friends until...

Well from where I was sitting, I guess Bianca was trying.

"Yeah, used to." Kara said in a harsh voice.

Bianca looked a little hurt by this but stayed quite.

It wasn't until the near end of the show when Bianca spoke again.

"Listen Kara, I-" She was cut off by her own screaming.

Both me and Kara jumped out of our sits and turned to her. Bianca was now on her knees, her hands in her red hair and her eyes closed tight. This could only mean one thing.

Bianca was having a vision.

A willing vision was different from a non-willing vision. A willing vision you could see or find anyone you wanted, but you would be weak afterwards like Bianca was after she found Rose and Zak. A non-willing would come at any moment and would be very painful to the seer. Afterwards the seer would be crying for hours after seeing the death they saw – as the vision normally shows death – and sometimes refused to eat for days.

But Bianca was used to the non-willing part, well sort of.

I ran over to Bianca and called over my shoulder, "Kara! Go and get your father, NOW!" Kara quickly nodded and ran out of the room.

I turned my attentions onto Bianca, "Okay Bianca, can you hear me?" She was crying what almost looked like a river, but she somehow nodded even though she didn't look like she was breathing. "Bianca! Breath!" I shouted. She gasped out air and continued to cry, scream.

"Oh my god..." She whispered. "Those...poor...children..."

Oh god, this isn't good. I've never known her to have more than one person's death.

"Bianca, stay with me okay?" I asked and she nodded again. "Talk to me, what's happening?"

I held her shoulders as she continued to shake. "Blood...blood is everywhere." She gasped out, unable to control herself. "Kids...Morois...Guardians'...dead...everywhere." This was starting to creep me out, I was going to stop her but then she said, "Strigoi...attack..." That didn't sound good.

Instead of whipping out like any other girl, I asked. "Where Bianca?" I was surprised to find my voice so calm. "Where is the attack going to happen?"

Her eyes then snapped open and for the first time, I saw fear in her eyes. "Vladimir's..." I narrow my eyebrows. "St. Vladimir's Academy..."

Then I went into shock.

St. Vladimir's Academy.

Home to young Dhampirs and Morois.

Home to Rose.

ROSE'S POV

"Well," Mitch mumbled getting up from the bed. "Time for me to go cous."

I groaned and Harris and Mitch just laughed at me.

I got up from the bed and hugged Mitch. "I'll miss you." I whispered.

He chuckled, "You'll see me tomorrow." He hugged me back.

I laughed as we broke apart. "Tomorrow is still a life time away." I said

"I know," Mitch kisses my forehead. "It is for me too little cousin. You're the only family I have left." Then he turned to Harris. "Apart from you Harris."

We all smile and we say our quick goodbyes before Mitch teleported, leaving the black fog behind him.

"Seriously?" I moan as I push the black fog away. "I just cleaned my room last night."

"Really?" Harris replied getting off my bed. "I hadn't noticed," I gave him a look to shut up. The fog was gone as Harris reached for the door.

"And where are you going." I asked.

He laughed, "I have duty in ten minutes, like you have classes in twenty."

I shook my head, "Nah, I'm not going today. I think I'm just going to chill before my training lesson with Dimitri."

"You sure?" Harris asked and I nodded. "Alright, I'll see you later." He opened the door and left.

I quickly closed the door and ran to my bed. I jumped onto it and went into a dreamless sleep.

MY POV

The whole of the Dark Order gathered in the meeting room. Melissa, Taylor, Andrew, Kim, Lewis and Leigh with lots of others were in the room, waiting for the news.

James soon walked in, with a worried expression.

"What did she see James?" Andrew asked, getting straight to business.

Melissa rolled her eyes, "Most importantly, is Bianca okay?"

James nodded, "Yes, Bianca is fine. Upset, but fine." James sits in one of the chairs, "The vision she told me was truly shocking."

"What did she is?" Kim asked in a gentle voice.

"She saw a Strigoi attack take place at St. Vladimir's Academy, the school that Rosemarie Hathaway goes to."

"You mean Rosemarie Hakim?" Taylor asked.

James nodded, "Yes, Bianca saw all of the guardians, children killed."

"And what about the Hakim girl?" Lewis asked.

James sighed, "Bianca didn't see her, but I have a feeling..." James trails off.

"You think it's him," Leigh said. "You think he has come after her himself."

James nodded. "The truth was meant to come out sometime."

"And there is no time like the present." Andrew quoted.

Everyone in the room looked at each other, knowing what was going to happen next.

Harris was walking on the school grounds, just outside the wards. It was calm today, it was a nice day for Rose's birthday.

Then Harris saw some teenagers run into the woods, it was safe, but something about the kids body language is something Harris didn't like. He knew two of the boys because of Rose, Jesse Zeklos and Ralf Sarcozy.

Harris was about to go after them but then was stopped by a voice that would scare anyone.

"West." Harris turned around to see his goddaughter's mother, Janine Hathaway.

"Guardian Hathaway," Harris greeted as Janine walked towards him. "What can I do for you?"

"I want to know." Janine stated.

"Want to know what?" Harris questioned.

"I want to know why Abe picked you to be our daughter's godfather because where I'm standing you're not doing a very good job of it." You could see anger in Janine's eyes.

"I think of Rose as a daughter." Harris turned around and started to walk away.

Janine walked beside him. "Really? If you thought of her as a daughter you wouldn't be telling her family stuff that I should be telling her."

Harris stopped and turned to face Janine again. "She had a right to know Janine and if you were her mother, you would have told her a long time ago. And like always Janine," Harris leans in closer towards her. "You always leave someone else to pick up the pieces of Rose's broken life."

Harris – so in rage – walks away. Janine is stunned to the core and does not move a finger.

ROSE'S POV

I woke up about an hour before training. I took a warm and nice shower, got changed into clean gym clothes and – since it was my birthday – I put on some make up on.

I grabbed my gym bag and walked calmly to my training session.

As I got closer to the gym, I heard more than two people talking.

When I walked into the gym, I was surprised to see who was there.

Tasha was there, talking to Dimitri. Christian, Eddie, Lissa and Adrian (whom I haven't seen in sometime) were sitting on the chairs. And Mom and Alberta standing next to the corner room.

"Oh Rose!" Tasha shouted as she was the first person to notice me in the room. She ran up to me and gave me a tight hug. "Happy Birthday!"

I hugged back, not because I wanted to – I hated the bitch – but because I had too. Even though I hated her, she was still to dam nice for her own good.

"Thanks." I said when we broke the hug. Everyone in the room mumbled happy birthdays too. There was silence as Tasha went over to where Christian was sitting.

"What's going on?" I asked in a really unsure voice.

Alberta walked up to the gym doors behind me, "We need to talk Rose." Alberta shuts the gym door.

You know when your interview with policeman/woman and you feel like their blaming you for whatever happened. Well, that's what it feels like right now.

I tried to smile, "What about?" I asked.

"We want to know the truth Rose," Lissa speaks up. "All of it."

I sighed, "Well, this is the best birthday present ever!" I joked, but no one laughed.

"Rose, this isn't no joke." Alberta said, "We're worried about you."

Now it was time for me to laugh.

After a bit of laughing, I looked at everyone with serious faces. "Oh, you're serious."

"Does this look like a joke to you Rose?" Eddie asked.

I shook my head. "I can take care of myself guys, I've been doing it for the last eighteen years." I stated.

"Yeah but Rose we're here now, we want to help." Lissa said, pleading almost.

I looked at with a gaze saying 'don't you start'. "Really like you helped me by bringing me to life?" I asked in disgust.

She looked confused, "Rose-"

I cut her off, "Do you know what the consequences are for making someone a Shadow Kissed?" I asked her, knowing she wouldn't know the answer. Dumb folded, she slowly shook her head. "Right, then you can't help." I looked around the room.

To see Alberta sorry face.

To see Christian's and his Aunt's straight and listening faces.

To see Eddie's worried expression.

To see my mother's masked face.

And to see the one's person's facial expression come out with hurt. Dimitri.

I just wanted to run into his arms and tell him everything.

But instead, I say, "None of you can."

I started heading for the door until a hand grabbed my arm. I turned around to see no other than Janine Hathaway.

"You're not going," Mom said tighten her hold on me. "Not until we got this sorted out."

Anger was running through my veins, I couldn't hold it in much longer. I hated these people, always telling me what to do, who to be. But no. I decide.

"Let. Go." I growl at Mom.

"Now." Mom growls back.

Now it was time for action.

I grabbed her arm and in high speed in twisted it behind her back. And the next thing I knew, I slammed her against the ground, hearing people gasp around the room. I knew what they were gasping about, not about someone – her own daughter – taking down Janine Hathaway. But how much strength and speed I had. I could bet even Dimitri had a shocked expression.

"Don't ever touch me again!" I shouted at my mother laying on the ground, with me still holding her. "You will never be my mother!" I yelled the last part and let her go.

I didn't bother looking at anyone in the gym as I walked straight out. Not even bother to pick up my gym bag.

I was in too much rage to go back to my room. So I walked around the academy for a while. Trying to calm myself down.

A while turned into a hour and a half. I still hadn't calmed down. Sometime walking around, I felt Lissa through the bond, her fear and a bit of anger. For the first time, ever since we were children and we didn't have a bond. When she was in trouble or anything, this was the first time I ignored her.

I know it wasn't right I was her protector, her future guardian. Well that's what I wanted to be. But now...

After seeing a whole different world, meeting different people with different hopes and dreams. I wanted to be like Kara, no future guardian status, just living life to the fullest.

I paused, thinking.

Did I really want to be a guardian?

Instead of answering the question, I headed back to my room.

When I got there, I grabbed a jumper and pulled it down my head as I walked over to my things in the corner of the room.

"Well, well." A voice says making me jump. Someone was in my room, "I never would have thought to see it, Janine Hathaway being taken down by her own daughter." There is a pause as the person laughs a laugh that I knew in a heartbeat. I knew that laugh anywhere. "But you do have Shadow Kissed strength and speed."

I slowly turned around, hoping to see someone else other than the person who I thought it was.

But I was right.

The person who I saw everyday in normal day summer bright clothes with a smile that would make the whole world smile. Who was now dressed in dark – kinda sexy – clothes with a deadly smirk which could kill anyone with.

The person I thought was my best friend.

"Meredith?"

MY POV

The Dark Order's cars quickly ran through the academy's open gates into the car park. Where Harris was waiting.

James quickly jumped out of one of the cars as soon as it parked and towards Harris.

"Where's Rose?" James asked.

"I don't know, but I think she's safe." Harris told James.

James sighed, "For now."

Willow, Kara and Mitch ran towards James and Harris.

"Where's Rose?" The three say together.

"I don't know, but we'll find her." Harris reassured them.

"We have too," Willow said, "From what Bianca told me about what would happen in her vision, it doesn't look good."

Then there was a little scream, the five ran towards the other side of the cars to see Bianca having another vision and Zak with her, his arms tightly around Bianca's shoulders.

"Bianca?" James asked going over to her and Zak. "What is it? What's wrong?"

Bianca opened her eyes and said, "In the woods, something in the woods."

James stood up, "Could you lead us the way?" Bianca nodded, "Okay, Willow, Kara and Mitch, you guys stay close behind us." The three kids nodded and James turned to Zak. "Zak, can you help her walk the way?" Zak nodded, "Okay let's go."

They were soon walking in the woods, James in the front with Bianca and Zak leading the way. Harris in the middle and the three in the back, close behind Harris.

Harris turned to the three at the back, "Do you three have stakes?" He whispered to them.

The three nodded.

Harris turned back to the front, not really knowing what to say.

As soon as they got deeper into the woods, they could hear shouting.

"NO! THEY HAVE TO PAY!" Someone screamed.

Kara knew who it was as soon as she heard the voice.

Lissa.

She knew the voice through Rose's thoughts.

When they got to the centre of what was happening, they were all shocked.

They saw students, Morois even, badly hurt and bleeding heavily. Guardian Hathaway and Petrov were trying to get the Morois out of there. Mean while they saw Guardian Belikov, Natasha Ozera, Eddie Castile, Christian Ozera and Adrian Ivashkov trying to calm down a raging, murderess Lissa.

"Calm down Lissa!" Christian said as he kneed right in front of her. He caught her face in his hands and repeated, "Calm down" in a gentle tone.

Kara looked into Lissa's aura, it was covered in black. The darkness was now getting to Lissa, she was on the edge. But then, she saw it fade away. Kara only saw red at this moment as she knew where it was going to.

Even Rose could control it, there was only so much she could take.

Lissa started to calm down and was smiling towards Christian, whispering, 'thank you'.

This only made Kara go towards them.

It should be Rose she should be thanking! The darkness from her mother was now getting to Kara too, but only a little bit, the rest was all her.

"How could you!" Yelled Kara as she jumped on Lissa.

Lissa screamed in horror and everyone around was in shock as they tried to get Lissa away from Kara (who they don't know).

Harris quickly grabbed Kara and pulled her off of Lissa.

"What is going on?" Alberta shouted.

Kara – ignoring Alberta – kicked and punched Harris to try and let her go. She gave up quickly, realizing that Harris was stronger than she was.

She turned to a scared looking Lissa, who was wrapped around in the arms of Christian. "How could you do that to her?"

Lissa wiped some of her tears and said, "What?"

"Rose!" Kara screamed making it echo in the woods. "You're hurting her!" Kara knew that wasn't the right words. Lissa could never hurt Rose. But the darkness was created by Lissa and she knew what it did to herself.

Willow came beside Kara quickly, "Calm down Kara."

Lissa's eyes widened, "What? I don't understand!" Lissa shouted.

More anger rose in Kara, "Well let me show you!" Kara yelled as she broke free from Harris and headed towards Lissa in super speed.

However Willow quickly grabbed Kara to the ground, holding her there.

"Kara!" Willow shouted as Kara shrugged to get free.

Everyone – that didn't know what was happening – was watching like it was a football game, needing to see what happened next.

"Let. Me. GO!" Kara screamed.

"No, I won't, I won't let you do this to yourself!" Willow shouted, tears forming in her eyes. "CALM DOWN!" Willow screamed.

Then there was a sound that caught both Kara and Willow off guard.

They quickly looked up to see – in the distance – Strigoi.

There were three, watching with hungry red eyes. From how far they were standing, Kara and Willow knew what had happened.

They saw ghosts of the past members of the Dark Order around them but quickly blocked them out, as they knew the truth.

They could feel it right away.

The Wards were down.

I'm sorry guys but I am so leaving it there! I'm evil :D . The next chapter will be of the character profiles and I'll be answering any questions you have for me :D Oh yeah there some stuff I need you to do for the character profiles page:

1. Ask any questions of the first book and maybe on the squeal.

2. Put down your favourite quote.

3. Put down your favourite character.

4. And put down why you really like the series.

Also how did you like this chapter? I loved writing it, even with the big cliff-hangers :D There won't be any more chapters to this (apart from the character profiles page), next will be a squeal called The Secret Shadows. I will also be revealing when that will be out and some little sneak pecks to it :D

So please do those 4 things please before I post the character profiles page. Any questions you have ( that are not rude or anything) will be fine. I'm just doing it for fun really.

Thanks for reading everyone and get ready for the squeal, it is going to be epic!

PS. The chapter was named after the song Stand My Ground by Within Temptation.