This is chapter 2. Enjoy!

It is Monday morning and I spent the last four days traveling for Abe. I hate Monday mornings. But they are a lot worse when you didn't sleep well. I drag myself out of bed and dress in a yoga pants and tank top. It's time to run a couple miles. I do it every morning. I guess that something of Dimitri's training never left. I have meeting later today with Hans. The head of the guardians. I hope that he finally found a place for me. After five years traveling and never calling a place home it is about time.

But first, I have to clear my head. I put on some music and start stretching. The last four days I didn't had the time to exercise and I missed it. I spend every morning running in the woods around court and every night fighting in the gym. Sometimes with others and if there isn't anyone around than I start my own program. It works and it keeps me fit. I head to the woods and keep running.

After I finished running I head toward my apartment. They gave me a little apartment in the guardian house holding. I still live out of my suitcase. Ready to leave in a couple of seconds if needed. I take a quick shower and go on my way to the meeting with Hans. A little nervous for what he has to say. I arrive at the guardian headquarters. Hans is already waiting at me. I'm late. As usually. We go to his office and sit down.

'Guardian Hathaway. I am pleased to say that we have finally found a permanent spot for you.' Hans said with a small smile. A permanent spot. That sounds like a dream for me. I've spent the last five years traveling and without a home. Can I finally call a place my home? Where would it be? Whose guardian will I become?

'Who's my new charge?', I ask with a small voice. I'm beginning to become a little nervous now. The look in his eyes change and I'm afraid for what he will say next.

'Not who, but where.', he says. I stay at court? Forever? Or, worse. Will I be sent away to an academy? No, no. Everything, but that.

'Where?', I ask and feel the anger rising.

'You will be a guardian at St. Vladimir.', he says and he prepares for a fight. My mind brings me back to when I left the place. I've called it home for so long. But after Lissa's dead it wasn't my home anymore. The most important person in my life wasn't around anymore. So, when I thought that be sent away to an academy was the worst thing that could happen. It wasn't. It is sent away to St. Vladimir. Again. But this time, it isn't my mother who sent me away. No it is my boss.

'You will not only become a guardian. Guardian Alto has taken an offer to become a guardian to a Conta lord. So there need to be another teacher. But don't worry about that. You will have a partner back at the academy.', he says and he looks like he wants to run away as quick as possible. Me? A teacher? Are they mad? I hated school. Wait, a partner? If need to teach students how to kick some ass I don't want someone to tell me what I can and can't do.

'Who's my partner?', I ask. Ready to prepare for the worst thing that's possible.

'I don't know guardian Hathaway. You will hear it when you arrive at the academy. There's a plain ready for you and you will leave tonight at 2.', he says and leaves me in his own office. Wait? What? I will leave this soon? Well, it is a good thing that I life out of my suitcase. When I walk out of his office I am ready to run another couple of miles. Or to drink it all away. I've been sent away, back, to the place I wanted to forget about. So many things happened back there. Not all bad. But, oh, those bad things. They keep me awake every night. And still haunt me when I wake up. Now I need a drink.

I went straight to Adrians. I need to say goodbye to him and he has liquor. When I arrive I don't even mind to ring the bell. He never closes the door and I let myself in. after a little search through his house I find him sleeping on the couch. A stack of books are on the table and I know that he keeps himself up all night to fight the answers. Answers for his weird element. There a so many powers possible. But not every spirit user can do them all.

And it makes it even sadder that Lissa can't find out about her element. She started the project back at the academy. And now Adrian is burying himself in it. I want to leave him to sleep. But I know that I won't find another moment to say goodbye to him. So I wake him and he gives me a weak smile.

'Rose, what are you doing here so early?', he asks still sleepy. I chuckle and reminds him that it is already in the afternoon. I let him wake up and make some coffee for us both. I don't like coffee that much. But I know that we both need it. When he finishes his coffee I tell him what Hans told me. He stays quite for the entire time and even after I'm finished he stays quite. He waits for a couple of minutes and then he walks to his liquor cabinet. He pours something in a glass and hand it to me.

'You're gonna need it girl.' he says and I take a sip. It's very strong. I smile to him as he wraps his arms around me.

'You know that I will be right here for you, right? You only have to call me and I pack all my stuff and be on my way.' I lean closer to him and nod. I know that he will be right here for me. Adrian always is. And somewhere in the back of my head I know that he wants more. But he knows that my heart will always belong to Dimitri. I thought about it a couple times. To just try it out with Adrian. But it wouldn't be fair to him. To try to love him. He deserves someone who is able loves him.

So, that was chapter two. I hope you like it so far. Please review and let me know what you thought about it!

One more thing. I will update this chapter once a week. Probably on saturday or sunday because I'm really busy the rest of the week.