Hey everyone! Here's chapter q6 and hopefully it will make up for crappy chapter 15. I hope you like it as much as I do!

Disclaimer: All rights belong to Richelle Mead

WARNING: Silver Shadow's spoilers inside!

the first(ish) part of it may be confusing if you haven't read Bloodlines: Silver Shadows, however, the end shouldn't be as confusing as the first part (key word: shouldn't)

Enjoy!

Chapter 16

Everyone seemed to be having a good time. We were talking, laughing, and none of us had our guard up. Which turned out to be a big mistake.

A random squirrels POV (or third person, whichever you prefer)

"Wait, so you three all went to the same school?" Asked Lissa.

"Yeah, it's not like it was strictly for dhampirs or moroi", said Pandora.

"I know but you're human, how did you get in?" Lissa asked.

"The headmaster owed my mom a favor and that's how I got in. It was brutal being there, everyone thought I was a feeder, but I had a blast. It really wasn't that bad if you eliminate all of the other students." She replied, watching her marshmallow closely, trying to make it just right.

"That and I had a bit of help from a friend who was able to pull some strings", Said Sam.

"Yeah, who turned out to be a fucking-" Pandora was cut off by her mom, who shot her a deadly look, immediately shutting her up.

"So how do you know Aunt Tasha, I heard you mention her name last night?" asked Christian.

"She went to St. Basils for a couple of years", said Ivan.

"Fucking dumb ass bitch", muttered Pandora, which earned her a sharp glare from Christian, which she ignored.

"She's not-" Christian began, before Pandora cut him off.

"Quiet" She stated.

"I'm not going to-"Christian began

"I said shut it!" She snapped, looking around as if trying to find something.

"No-", he began again.

"Wait, hold up", said Ashley, who was now looking around as well. Christian just muttered something to himself.

"Did you hear that?" Asked Ashley.

"Hear what?" asked Lissa, fear evident in her eyes.

I heard something snap and quickly turned around. The first thing I noticed was the glint of a golden lily tattoo.

"Alchemists", said Pandora.

Sydney POV

"Alchemists."

My eyes widened at the word, or rather, name. They had found me, I couldn't go back, I clutched onto Adrian's shirt and buried my face in his chest, he wrapped his arms around me protectively.

Rose, Dimitri, Eddie, Jill and Ivan had gotten up a few minutes before to go to bed, saying that they were tired.

"Hello", said a voice I recognized immediately.

"Sheridan", someone said, and it wasn't me.

I looked up to see that Pandora had stood up and walked up to her. Sheridan was a few inches taller than Pandora, and looked no different from when I last saw her. She was wearing a sharp professional suit, her hair up in a neat bun showing off her tattoo. Her arms were crossed, as were Pandora's, and they mirrored each other's stances.

"I can see you still look as terrible as last time I saw you", Sheridan sneered.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. And you still look like you have a stick up your ass, but then again, all alchemists look that way", replied Pandora. "Now what do you want", she asked, her voice low and menacing.

"Just wanted to come see my dear sister", she replied.

I gasped, now that I really looked, they both had the same facial structure and cold grey eyes. I shivered involuntarily.

"Hello Sydney, I see you are still hanging around with-", Sheridan began before being cut off by Ashley.

"Creatures of evil, yeah, we know", she said. "Now what do you want", growled Ashley.

"I just wanted to let Sydney know what her little stunt cost me, that's all", she responded, giving me a sickly sweet smile.

"How did you find me?" My voice barely above a whisper.

"I heard that the queen was away from court with her friends, which of course included your dear husband, and I couldn't help but come and see you myself", she said.

"You saw her, now leave before I rip your throat out", growled Pandora.

"Oh, by the way, I meant to ask, how is the pregnancy going Samantha?" She turned to look at Sam, who had an arm protectively around her youngest daughter.

"Quite well, thank you for asking", said Sam.

"Do you know whose baby it is, or is it too difficult to figure it out? After all, there are sure to be at least six or seven possible fathers."

"Oh, I'm pretty sure I know who it is", Sam growled.

"Really? With all of the men you've slept with?"

"Hey! Who the fuck gave you the right to call my fiancée a whore?" Snapped Ashley.

Sheridan just rolled her eyes and turned back to me.

"Anyways, back to the reason I'm here. I just wanted to inform you that your stunt caused me to lose my job, and that you had better watch your back, because you have messed with the wrong person", she sneered.

"Aww, did daddy's perfect little angel turn out to be not so perfect? How sad", Pandora said mockingly. Sheridan glared at her.

"And you, I have to tell you, I'm quite disappointed in you-" she began.

"Really mom? What'd I do now?" asked Pandora in mock horror, which Sheridan ignored.

"Falling for that Zeklos boy? Really? Are you that desperate?" Pandora's cheeks durned bright red and her hands were clenched into fists at her sides.

"There's no way that he could ever love you back you know, after all he's-", Sheridan was cut off by Pandora's fist making contact with her nose. There was a sickening crack followed by gushing blood.

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up", screamed Pandora before her other fist made contact with her jaw, another sickening crack echoed in my ears. Sheridan stumbled backwards before spitting out some blood.

"You're just like your mother, a desperate whore-" She was cut off when Pandora kneed her in the stomach. Sheridan doubled over in pain, and Pandora elbowed her in the back of the neck, which caused her to fall, grabbing Pandora by the hair in the process bringing her down with her. She tried to fight back, but despite Pandora's small size, she packed a big punch. She continued to hit and kick Sheridan until she was grabbed by the waist by Ivan. He pulled her off and held her close. Pandora struggled to get free, but he held her too tightly. Finally, when she wriggled free, Guardian Belikov appeared seemingly out of nowhere and grabbed her wrists and held them down. She tried to kick him but no matter how hard she kicked he didn't even flinch. Finally, after nearly ten minutes, she finally had lost all of her energy, and just went limp, quiet sobs wracking her body. I got up to see how much damage she had done to Sheridan, but there was no one there, she had disappeared.

Later that night

Ivan POV

I couldn't get what Sheridan had said out of my head falling for that Zelkos boy, there's no way that he could ever love you back, part of me wanted to scream in joy, the other in pain. Pain for Pandora, and a bit for the throbbing in my left shin, damn that girl can kick. Joy because she felt the same way, I felt a small smile appear on my face.

"What are you grinning about?" I heard someone ask. I turned to see Dimitri looking at me, arms crossed.

"Nothing", I mumbled, taking a swig of Russian vodka from the bottle I held in my left hand.

Dimitri came over and sat down next to me, taking the bottle. I was about to protest, but then he put his head back, taking a drink of his own before handing it back to me.

"The memories this brings back", I sighed. Dimitri just nodded his head in agreement before taking another swig.

"Remember when we used to do this all the time? Sit in the middle of nowhere and just drink until one of us either passed out or were laughing hysterically at nothing", I asked.

"Yeah, I remember."

"Then everything happened and you moved to America where you fell in love with your student. Oh, and for the record, you're the last person I would have expected that from. Except for maybe me, I mean really? Can you see me as a teacher or mentor or anything like that?" Dimitri's face showed a small smile, making me guess that he was thinking about Rose. I elbowed him lightly in the ribs, he looked at me.

"You look like a lovesick fool, you idiot."

"Both of you are fucking idiots" I heard a new voice say.

"Hey, how you feeling?" I asked Pandora, who grabbed the bottle from Dimitri, finishing it off with a straight face. Not many people could drink Russian Vodka with a straight face, one of the many things I liked about her.

"Like I was hit by a bus", she said bitterly.

"Yeah, well you weren't the one who was being kicked and punched for ten minutes", I responded, which earned me a glare from her. She flipped me off and I heard Dimitri chuckle.

"I'll see you two in the morning, you have a lot to talk about. Goodnight", said Dimitri, getting up and walking away, no doubt going back to Rose.

"So…" I said, not really knowing where to begin. I just got a grunt in response.

"About what Sheridan said earlier", I began, but was quickly cut off.

"What Sheridan said earlier is irrelevant. She doesn't know shit", Pandora snapped.

"Look, if what she said is true about you being in lo-" I tried again, only to be cut off again.

"It's not. I don't love you, hell, I don't even like you. You're nothing but a friend to me, I'm sorry if you were hoping otherwise", she said before getting up to leave, I grabbed her hand and pulled her back down to me, and my lips met hers. I put everything I felt into that kiss, and was surprised when she kissed me back, melting into my arms. We stayed like that for a few moments. I pulled back for air when I felt my cheek sting.

"Don't ever do that again", she growled.

"Then don't kiss me back", I retorted

(Anyone remember what that's from?)

She scrambled to her feet and turned to leave, I grabbed her hand again, this time though to keep her from leaving. She quickly yanked her small hand out of my larger one, and ran off. I stood up, calling her name.

"Wait, Pandora, wait! Don't go!" I shouted at her before running after her.

It felt as though I had been looking for her for hours, when in reality, it had only been minutes. I sighed before turning to go back to the tent, hoping that she was there, not expecting her to be though. I wasn't going to let her go, not after I knew the truth. She can tell me she sees me only as a friend all she wants, but kissing me said otherwise, and I wasn't going to stop until I had her.

So Ivan and Pandora huh? And what do you all think about Pandora being the sister (well, half sister), of Sheridan? Romitri's baby will come up within the next few chapters. Until next time! Please review!