I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE VAMPIRE ACADEMY CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN THE PLOT!

I am not a professional author and therefore there maybe repeats of phrases, please be kind!

I'm also from Australia so my English may be different to yours and I will probably vary between American and Australian spelling!

Chapter 6

DPOV:

I made my way back to my room and had a shower, I fell asleep within seconds of hitting my pillow. I woke up at 4PM to start my shift for the morning. Thank goodness it's only a six-hour shift. I finished my shift at ten pm and made my way to the gym, I had only been there for about half an hour when Rose showed up, we went for a run and then we talk for a bit. Opening up to Rose was surprisingly easy. I had kept what happened about Tasha very quiet. It still hurts to talk about it, but it came out so easily with her. Rose never interrupted me once, just listened and then when she told me what happened with her and Princess Vasilissa I can see she understands how I feel, she knows her duty, everyone underestimates her. Rose is not a little girl like everyone thinks she is, she is wise beyond her years. Rose and I finished up, I needed to get back to my room and get ready for my next shift. The Guardians live in a dorm similar to the dorms the novices and the Moroi reside in. When I got back to my room, Ivan was waiting for me.

"Ivan" I greeted

"Hey man, where have you been we were supposed to meet half an hour ago" he questioned.

"Sorry, I was training with Rose. I forgot" time seemed to escape me when I'm around her, I can't explain it.

"Ah, Rose huh. I've yet to meet those girls. Apparently, Rose is quite the handful I hear"

"Far from it, she's very calm, I mean I didn't know her before she ran away but I too have heard the stories. But running away changed her, she's had some… difficulties" I guess we can call it that.

"Oh, you have talked have you" Ivan said cheekily and I rolled my eyes.

"Don't go there, she's my student"

"I heard she killed 4 Strigoi when you were bringing them back"

"Yeah, she did, I can't quite believe it actually. She coaxed them and they didn't stand a chance against her. She distracted them for a quick second and didn't even hesitate and she kicked one into two others and as she did that, she staked the two of them I don't even remember what happened to the third one it happened so quickly. The last Strigoi made a run for the princess she was still in the car and before we could even react, he fell in a heap because she threw the stake from where she was standing and got him in the chest. I'm just... I don't even know how to describe her. She's amazing!" I said in awe. I looked up at Ivan who had a smirk on his face

"What" I stammered

"You've got it bad" he taunted

"Ivan, she's my student" I hardly know her, not that makes any difference. I'm not about to admit to my best friend that I've got a thing for my student, and not of age… fuck.

"So, only for another six months, well if she graduates. Plus, she's seventeen, it's not exactly illegal. Sixteen is the legal age" Ivan tried to explain to me, like I hadn't already thought about that already.

"Please leave I have shift soon and I need a shower"

"Aaaw, hit a sore spot, have I?" He said as he left. Do I have it bad? I mean she's beautiful, so so beautiful, it hurts. I've never had this reaction to a woman before, especially not a student. I put my head in my hands. What have I gotten myself into?

Half an hour later I was out on duty, first I would circle the grounds and then look around the buildings. Three hours later I wound up at the library, I walked in and immediately see the Princess and Rose at a computer laughing and smiling, but they're not talking they're signing, they know sign language? That's incredible, when did they learn, wait that's Russian Sign Language they must have learnt whilst in Russia, duh Dimitri, where else? I will make a note to ask her later. I kept doing my rounds. Only a few more hours and I could sleep before training with Rose tomorrow. I should really Skype Vikki it's been a while since I've talked to her. Maybe I can arrange a day to go and visit her.

It's now seven AM and I can go to bed finally, I have a warm shower and then I message Vikki to see if she's up, I open my laptop and skype her. My sister Vikki is deaf, she wasn't born deaf though. She was enrolled here at St Basils. A freak accident happened when was sparring with someone and they kicked her in the head. We have a rule not above shoulder height, but it happened and this blow to her head caused trauma and she eventually got diagnosed with Sensorineural hearing loss, it was tough for her at the beginning but now she's happy, my whole family learnt RSL so we can communicate with her. She answered the video call

"Hello Vikki"

"Hello Brother" she said with a smile on her face

"How have you been, sorry I haven't been in contact, I've had busy couple months I got assigned a mission and it took up a lot of time"

"That's alright, I have been busy with schoolwork, I want to come back to the academy" she signed to me

"Really? Do you think they will let you?"

"Yes, I think so, I have been talking to the new headmistress, she said that I didn't have to go to the human world that there's a lot of things I can do at court and that I should consider coming back"

"Do you think you will? Come back here, to St Basils?" I said with hope

"Yes, I think so, I'm going to talk to mom today, I actually have two friends that recently moved there. I told them that I'm going to come back and they're so happy, they have been so nice to me, it's been hard you know, to find good friends." She said with a sad face!

"I'm sure it will all work out Vikki, I love you and talk soon"

"Bye I love you too" she said and blew me a kiss I blew one back and ended the call. I wonder who her friends are. I hope they're good people! I put my laptop away and climbed in bed.

For the next half an hour I was trying to think what I could teach Rose, before I could come up with anything exhaustion graced me, and I fell asleep.

DREAM

I was walking towards an edge cliff, in the distance I could see a girl wearing a white long dress, her hair and dress flowing in the wind, she was just standing looking out in the distance. Clear blue sky, still water, sun shining off the sea, she looks so beautiful. She turns her head and looks over her shoulder at me and smiles I can't help but smile back! She looks so familiar, strong and fierce. Just as I was about to ask her something I woke up.