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Rose POV

Ugh, what is that smell? It smells old and damp. Oh god, my head hurts, I'm thirsty and my nose itches. I try to scratch it but notice that I can't move my arms. I open my eyes to find myself in some sort of old room with no light except the moonshine coming in from the window behind me. By the look of the shadow on the side wall, the window has bars over it. I look around and see that the paint on the walls is majorly peeling, mold is creeping up the sides and the floors are covered with dirt. This place has obviously been abandoned for some time. How the hell did I get here, anyway? Think Rose. I remember killing Strigoi in a hallway. Smoke. I remember smelling smoke. Scenes start flashing before me, Conner pushing me toward the door, seeing the ceiling collapse on him, fire everywhere I looked, burning down the house, then blackness. Someone saved me and brought me here. Where here is I don't know. Considering that I'm tied by my wrists, ankles and waist to a wooden chair, I don't think I'm going to like whoever my rescuer is.

I pull and twist with all my might at my wrist and ankle restraints, but they don't budge. They only thing I accomplished was tiring myself more and wearing my skin raw. I look around to see if I can find some sort of weapon I can use if I ever do manage to free myself, but the room is completey empty apart from me and my seat. Well, I can't see behind me because of the high back chair. For all I know there could be an arsenal of medieval weapons waiting for me to play with them. That would be so cool. I've always wanted to try out some of those, like the ball and chain. I wonder how long I've been out. Of course there's no clock in here, but it's still dark, so hopefully it's still the same day. I hope Adrian is alright, and Dimitri. He's not going to be too happy with me when he wakes up. I wonder if any of the other guardians were able to get out and get help. I'm getting so tired. I'll just take a little nap and then try to figure out a way out of here.

I wake up to what feels like thousands of pins and needles being jabbed all over my body. I open my eyes to see that I'm completely underwater, upside down, and still strapped to the chair. I try to hold my scream in since I don't want to let out all the air I'm holding. Panick has taken ahold of me as I thrash in the chair trying desperately to free myself from the straps. My lungs are in pain as I fight the urge to exhale and inhale, knowing I'll just breath in water and drown. I can feel my heart pound in my chest and I close my eyes and pray that whoever's in charge will get me out of this hell, quick. Just when I think I can't go a moment longer, the chair tips forward, lifting me out of the water. I gasp as much air into my lungs as I possibly can. Holy crap, that was awful. I shake my head to get the water out of my eyes and face so I can see what asshole is doing this.

Standing in front of me with a huge smirk on his face is non other than Stephan. Why am I not surprised? I glare at him as I try to get my breathing under control. He steps closer to me and leans down so he is inches away from my face. "Oh good, you're awake, my pretty Dhampir. How are you feeling? Scared, panicked?" Is he kidding me? He looks like he's enjoying my position a little too much. Well, I don't plan on entertaining him.

"Actually, that felt rather invigorating. Nothing like a splash of cold water to wake you up in the morning." I tell him with a smirk of my own. The scowl that now plays on his face tells me he isn't liking my response. I watch him walk over to a lever on the side and pull it toward him. I feel myself falling back and I take in a big breath of air before going back into the cold water. I keep telling myself not to move or panick. That'll just please him and there's no way I'm going to do that. I try to keep myself calm by focussing on something. I open my eyes and see a red tile on the wall and I stare at that. It seems to work because it seems like no time at all until he brings me back out of the water.

"Was that just as invigorating as the first dunk?" he ask stepping closer to me again. I wait a second until he is closer and then I spit the water that seeped into my mouth that last time, right in his face. The next thing I know, my left cheek is stinging from the slap he gave me. Shit, that hurts. I slowly turn my head back to face him and give him a little smile.

"Gee Stephan. I didn't figure you for the bitch slap type. I actually think lower of you now, and I didn't think that was possible." I see the anger in his face and I laugh internally that his game isn't going the way he planned. He walks over to the lever again and pulls it, sending me backwark. But this time as I enter the water, I yell "Bombs away!" before plunging in. Again, I find my tile and focus on it. He's keeping me under longer this time. I slowly release some air from my lungs to relieve some of the pressure. All the air is gone now and the pain is unbearable. My head is getting fuzzy and I feel like I'm about to pass out when I feel myself being brought back out of the water. Filling my lungs with air again feels so good as I gasp and cough.

He walks to me again and reaches over and grabs a handful of my wet hair and pulls it hard. I grit my teeth to keep from making a sound as my face is looking up at his pissed off expression. To say he doesn't like me would be a safe bet. "I do not advise insulting me. The next time you go in the water, you're not coming back out." he snarls. The look in his red ringed eyes tells me he's serious. I don't say anything back to him, just work on getting my breathing under control. He releases the hold he has on my hair and backs away, never taking his eyes off me. I watch him as he paces back and forth in front of me. "You should be thanking me for pulling you out of that fire. Of course, everyone thinks you're dead like the rest of them." he says with a smile. "I thought it was a pretty good plan, myself. All the bodies are burned beyond recognition so they believe you are one of them, especially with your stake left in the ashes. Poor Adrian will be so distraught and miserable. Killing him will just be relieving him of his misery, so he lives, for now." Relief washes over me knowing he's still alive and will be for a while.

My body starts shaking and my teeth chatter as the cold from the water and air start to get to me. The wet clothes are sticking to my body and I look down and notice that my bra is very visible through the wet fabric. I look up at Stephan through the hair that has fallen in my face and see him staring at my chest, thinking about something. I don't have a good feeling about this. "But what should I do with you? So many options. I could kill you right now, but that wouldn't be any fun, now would it? I could awaken you, but that didnt' work out too well the last time I tried that." My eyebrows raise on their own, when he mentions that last part. He tried to turn me before? I wonder what went wrong. "You're wondering what happened?" I nod and he continues. "You seem to have a very strong life force, and when I forcefully awakened you, you ran straight to a guardian the first chance you got and let yourself be staked. We could've been together forever, but you denied me again. I won't make that mistake this time." Oh thank god. At least I don't have to be worried about that. "No, I think you'll better serve me as my bloodwhore." My eyes go wide when he says this. I remember when Eddie was used as a feeder in Spokane and how out of it he was. This is going to make escaping this place a lot harder. Plus, the thought of him touching me makes me want to vomit. "What do you think pretty Dhampir?" he asks like my opinion really matters.

"I h-hope I give you food poisoning." I tell him with a smile on my face, teeth chattering. I'm a little nervous he's going to dunk me in the water again, but instead he laughs. Talk about mood swings. Since he's in a good mood now, maybe I can get some information out of him. "So Stephan, where exactly are we? S-some sort of hospital?"

"Rose, do you really think I'll tell you?" he asks amused.

"I f-figured it was worth a shot." I shrug. "I mean, if you don't plan on l-letting me escape, what harm is there in t-telling what kind of place this is. That is unless you're af-fraid I really can get away. Then I can see why you'd w-want to k-keep it secret." Fuck, I'm cold.

"I know you can't escape from this place. It was designed to keep people in." Hmm, maybe this place was a prison at one time. Or a nut house. That would be fitting for him because he's completely insane. The smile that was on his face disappears as he realizes he revealed more than he intended too. Sucker! He crouches down right in front of me and his sick smile returns as he moves my wet hair away from my shoulder, revealing my bare neck. He lets his fingers trail down my neck, over my collarbone to my protuding nipple. I said I was cold. I jerk myself away from him as much as I can, which isn't much considering my current condition strapped in this chair.

"Don't. Touch. Me." I say with as much venom as possible. He lowers his hand and places it on my thigh. He begins to rub his hand along my leg in what would normally be a comforting gesture if he were anyone else. I try to move my leg away from him, but he digs his nails into my thigh, causing a lot of pain, so I stop. I don't let the pain show on my face though. He looks into my eyes and I feel that hazy feeling of compulsion coming over me. I can't seem to look away no matter how hard I try. I scramble in my head to put up mental blocks to save me from his influence, but they aren't strong enough.

"You're not going to resist me, are you?" he asks in a smooth, calm voice.

"Of course not." Why would I do that? He brings his mouth up to my neck and I can feel my heart begin to race and a smile spread across my face in anticipation of his bite. There is a voice in my head screaming at me to fight, but I don't want to. I feel the sharp pain as his fangs pierce my tender skin, but that is quickly replaced with the most wonderful feeling I've ever felt. It feels like all my troubles have melted away and joy and love are filling me up. I never want this euphoria to end, but too soon he pulls away, wiping my blood from his mouth. I feel dizzy and so tired. My head drops down as I don't have the strength to hold it up any longer, but my smile remains. I barely hear him walk out as I drift off to a sweet slumber.

I feel the sun warming up my back and the sand beneath my bare feet. I sit down and run my fingers through the sand at my sides making random patters. I look up and see the blue endless ocean ahead of me. I'm not sitting here long before I hear my name being shouted from somewhere behind me. I look back and see Adrian running to me. I stand up and wait for him to reach me. He slams into me and we both go tumbling into the warm sea water. He grabs my face in his hands and plants kisses all over me. "Oh god, you're alive! I knew it." he says between kisses. I start to laugh at his excitement and try to get him to calm down.

"Adrian, slow down. Yes, I'm alive." He stops kissing my face and looks me in the eyes with a huge grin on his face.

"I love you so much." he says right before crashing his lips to mine, not letting me return the sentiment. I return the kiss with as much enthusiasm as him as the waves wash over us.

"I love you too." I say as I pull away to look at his gorgeous eyes.

"Where are you, Rose?" his face suddenly serious.

"I'm not really sure. I think it's an abandoned old prison or asylum. Stephan said it was made to keep people in. There are bars on the window I'm in and some water torture chair I'm sleeping in right now."

"I'm going to find you, I promise. I'm just so happy you're alive and I finally got through to you." He kisses me again, as if starving for my lips. I know how he feels. Finally, we get up off the sand and go lay down in the hammock in the shade. He wraps his arms around me tightly as we sway with the breeze.

"I knew you were alive. No one believes me, but I just knew you weren't dead." he says as he rubs my arm up and down. "What does it feel like to be bonded with Lissa?" That question came out of the blue.

"Well, her emotions are usually like a hum in the background, until something causes her to feel something strongly, then the feeling is more noticable. Why are you asking me this?"

"I've had this feeling that been getting stronger the past few days and I know it's connected to you somehow. I think we bonded when I brought you back to life. Instead of you feeling my emotions like you do Lissa, I feel you. It's not really emotions though, just a presence letting me know you're still alive. That's how I knew you weren't dead." That's interesting. Of course it would be more helpful for me if it was the other way around. But having both of their emotions as well of my own would be too much.

"Did any of the other guardians make it out? Conner?" Stephan said that everyone died, but I don't trust him.

"No, unfortunately. The fire destroyed everything, except your favorite stake. I have that. I'll bring it with me when I find you." I want to argue with him and tell him to stay put, but I do need help getting out of here.

"Promise me you won't come alone. At least have a few guardians with you for protection. Stephan is still alive and won't hesitate to kill you if he finds you."

"I promise. Once I figure out where you are, I'll have an army of guardians coming to bust you out." Sounds good to me. I turn over to face him better and give his a kiss. We pull away and just look at each other when a warm breeze plays with my hair. Adrian gasps when he notices the two little punture wounds on my neck. He starts to say something when the whole scenery starts to fade away. I pull him in quickly and hold on tight as I begin to wake up. "I love you." he says before vanishing from my sight.

"I love you." I say hoping he heard me. I open my eyes to find that I'm laying down on a cot in a different room with dry clothes on. Well, at least this is a step up.

Yay! Rose is really alive! But you knew that all along, huh? Thanks for reading and don't forget to review.