LPOV

I ran past everyone before I fell to my knees by her body. "Is she okay? Is she alright? What happened?" I reached for her body, but was pulled away.

"Don't." I looked up to see Dimitri holding me back. "You've used too much already. If you try to heal her, you'll end up hurting yourself." He whispered, pulling me away.

I could feel tears run down my cheek as I struggled against his grasp. "But she needs me!" I begged, watching as Andre just knelt by her, holding her hand.

Suddenly she sat up, gasping for breath. Her eyes landing on Andre. "What just happened?"

"She's shadow kissed now." Victor answered, even though I was the only one who could hear. He walked over to me from where he stood by a dead Strigoi.

"What about me?" I asked. "What happened to me?" I cried, looking at him desperately, hoping for some kind of an answer.

He just shook his head with sympathy. "You my dear… I have no clue what happened…"

SPOV

We found the group a short ways away done the road. They hadn't even been that far from the gates. Most seemed in okay condition, except for Eddie and Lily.

Eddie had three broken rips and a dislocated shoulder, but that was nothing compared to Lily.

She had a gash on her neck from where she had been bitten. She had a concussion, and spinal fraction. Her arm was broken in five different places and two broken rips as well. Her body was covered in cuts and bruises, and she had lost a lot of blood.

When we got them all back to school, Adrian, Vasilisa, Andre and myself all worked on trying to heal her. Eddie insisted we care for her first, so the doctors handled him.

But it was like her body rejected the magic.

"Why won't it work?" Adrian asked frantically. He had hardly a scratch on him, but I suppose that's because Sydney had protect him the whole time.

"Could it be because of what she did?" Andre whispered.

Rose and Dimitri had filled as in about what had happened. They had told us how it was like she called on all the elements to help her kill them. And then she had fried them with lightening to finish them all off.

Never had I ever heard of someone using such a magnitude of magic like that before. And she was a dhampir, so I didn't know how her body would react to all that energy. She had passed out before Jill, Vasilisa, myself and the other guardians had arrived, but Dimitri told us she had seemed fine- except for talking to herself. She had simply collapsed with exhaustion.

I shrugged. "It could be any-"

Lily sat up, looking around frantically as she panted and her body shook. "Where am I?" she cried, looking at each face with uncertainty.

"Lily?" Adrian reached for her and she flinched back.

"Am I dead?" she cried.

But Adrian just shook his head. "You're fine. You're okay." He smiled reassuringly. Lily nodded slowly before letting Adrian wrap her up in a hug.

"We should let her rest." Vasilisa told Andre and I before the three of us left.

LPOV

After getting the all clear, I was allowed to leave the infirmary, my dad never leaving my side. He held my hand, and kissed my forehead whenever there was a pause in whatever we were doing. By the time I left, it was daylight once again.

"You should go sleep. You must be exhausted." I told him as we headed for the commons.

He shook his head. "I'm not leaving you. I thought I'd lost you back then. And anyway your mum wants to see you." He smiled.

I tried to smile back but I was suddenly overcome by nerves. Mum had been absent while I had been in the infirmary. Only dad had been allowed to come around. Once I was all healed- well as healed as I could get- Lissa healed Eddie and everyone left to go to bed.

I hadn't seen anyone other then my dad so far.

They did a pretty good job healing me, but my body had rejected the magic at first, so I still had cuts and bruises, and my arm was in a sling as the bone was still broken though not as bad and only in one place.

As we walked into the dinning hall I felt all eyes turn to me. No one knew about the magic stuff, but somehow it had gotten around that I had killed a few Strigoi- even if I had actually killed about twenty or so.

We moved to the table where my friends sat. Ivy and Andre together, Christian and Lissa next to them. My mum, Rose and Dimitri on the other side. Though Jill, Eddie and Dylan were nowhere to be seen.

I took a seat next to Ivy, grabbing her hand. I remembered everything, from being sick, to seeing her come back to life. And I still shook with fear at the thought of her lifeless body.

"How are you feeling?" she asked, holding my hand, and squeezed my hand.

I let out a small laugh. "I should be asking you that question." I smiled at her. "You're the one that… you know…" my smiling falling at the memory.

She shrugged. "Good as new I guess." She smiled.

"So you know everything?" I asked her, nervous and a little scared of rejection.

She looked at Andre and they shared a look before she turned back to me. "Rose and Dimitri explained it to me on the way back."

"She's lying." Victor stood beside me at the end of the table. "And you know she's lying. That look they shared, that's the same look Lissa and Rose used to share."

I listened to him but didn't reply. After last night I came to realize he was actually, somewhat, of a friend. I mean he did try to save me and everything. So if he decided to tell me stuff, then I'll listen. But no one else needs to know.

"I see you're learning. Good, you'll need me." He walked around to stand by my parents. "You know you can trust me. And like I said, soon I'll be the only one here."

"I'm fine. Sore, but fine." I smiled back.

Mum cleared her throat and we all turned to her. "I'm glad you're all here actually. Adrian and I spoke last night on the way back. And we've decided it would be best if Lily comes back to court." She announced.

There were a number of gasps, and even Victor looked outraged. I guess he could only get past one set of wards; the Court wards would be too strong.

"Why?" I asked, feeling betrayed that they decided this without me.

Mum sighed. "I would have never let you eave if I had know about… what you can do." She stated.

"But I'm fine. You saw me. If anything I saved everyone. I've got control now. I can handle this." I argued, begging for them to understand. But the just shook their heads.

"We'll be leaving this afternoon. That'll give you enough time to say goodbye and pack your things." Mum said before getting up and leaving.

I turned to dad, waiting for his response as I fumed with anger. "I'll see you later." Was all he said before he got up and followed her.

Christian and Lissa stood, turning to me. "I'll go talk to them. Maybe I can get them to change their minds." Lissa said before they followed as well.

I sighed and rested my head on the table. I could feel Andre and Ivy watching me, not speaking, just waiting. "What am I going to do? I'll never be able to keep control without Mr. Drozdov's help."

"I thought-"

I cut Ivy off. "I lied. I had control last night because of the love I felt for my love, and the fear of loosing her. But now? I can hardly see an aura." I sighed.

"Do you want us to help? Maybe I can compel them-" Andre started, but I just shook my head.

I stood, refusing to look at them. "I'm going to go for a walk. I need to clear my mind."

Walking out to the court yard I closed my eyes and inhaled the smell of the grass and fresh air. It was rare to be outside in the sun these days. Yesterday we went out while it was daylight, sure. But we didn't get to actually enjoy the sun.

"How are you?"

I sighed, recognising Dylan's voice. "Tired, sore, and angry."

"So they told you…"

I spun on my heels to look at him. "Who told me what?" he just gave me a look that told me he already knew. "You were ridding in their car weren't you?"

He nodded. "They don't whisper as quietly as they think." He shrugged, moving towards me. "So what are you going to do?" he asked, wrapping his arms around me.

"Go. I mean there's nothing I can do. If I argue then they'll never let me leave Court." I answered honestly. It was true, the harder I fought, the longer it would be before they let me come back. And I couldn't have then keeping me t Court for too long. I had friends here now. I was finally becoming the person I was meant to be.

He kissed the top of my head. "You want to be a guardian right? I mean I see the way you train, the way you fight. And last night, you were amazing, the way you killed all those Strigoi."

"I want to be a guardian more then anything in the world."

He stepped back; looking at me with a seriousness I never knew he was capable of showing. "Then come with me."

"What?"

"Come with me. I'm leaving tonight. I was planning this before I met you, but you were the reason I stayed. Now that you're going, I don't want to be without you." He started, holding my hands with a desperation that matched mine; though it was for a different reason. "We can move to Las Vegas. My Moroi cousin owns on of the casinos. He said as long as I work there during the days, I can live in one of the hotel rooms for free.

"Don't you get it? We'll be free. You can use your magic without having to hide it from people around you. No one will know who we are. We'll live for the moment, hunting Strigoi at night and enjoying the sun during the day. No rules. No restrains. Just you and me."

I looked up at him, my eyes wide. I couldn't believe what he was suggesting. Just drop everything and go? I had friends here. Family, loved ones, a life.

But I was leaving my friends. I was angry with my family. And that small reminder of what mum and dad had just told me seemed to make my anger boil inside.

I couldn't believe they were just taking me away. They didn't care about my friends. My boyfriend. My schooling. They were taking it away from me. Taking me back t the plc where everyone pointed and whispered, saying things that made me hate what I was. Why should I have to leave a place I finally feel excepted, and o tot a place that never really felt like home?

"I'll do it."

THE END!

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