Chapter 2 – Break downs

Rhea Ozera `felt better than she had in a while. She had friends, she had a guy that she detested fawning after her and she had survived a week at St. Vladimir's academy, meaning that she was now fifty dollars richer. Yes Rhea was incredibly proud of herself she was better than ever at her school work, and had just received an acceptance letter from Leigh. She was running as fast as she could towards the dhampir dorms when she ran into - quite literally- the exact two people she was looking for.

"Whoa, slow down Princess." Sebastian said pulling her into a hug. He was like her brother, even though he could never replace Evan, her brother that was killed by Strigoi, he was close enough.

"What's got you so excited?" Justin, Sebastian's boy friend said. They looked so very cute together. Sebastian with his dark brown hair, chocolate brown eyes, and towering very muscular frame that was on the verge of being classed as burly. Justin being a slightly curly headed honey blonde, golden eyed, very muscular, and about two inches of Sebastian's height, they made a gorgeous couple. Rhea had of course know Sebastian since she was five years old, Sebastian had of course been six but that hadn't mattered, she had always been like his little sister, his little princess.

"You look paler than usual, you are going to the feeders now."Sebastian told her "Did you skip yesterdays?" When Rhea nodded her head Sebastian looked down at her with a frown

"You know I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to you, angel, self inflicted or not."

"I know, but yesterday was just so stressful, it was the first day of exams" She said giving him the puppy eyed please don't be mad at me look, that she knew he couldn't resist

Sebastian rolled his eyes and gave up, but still walked in the direction of the feeders for Rhea's sake.

"What's your exciting news Rhea?" Justin asked, he still wasn't as comfortable as his boyfriend with the incredible Moroi in front of him. He wasn't used to royal Moroi being nice to him, let alone the daughter of the Ozera prince.

"I just got an acceptance letter from Leigh!" Rhea bubbled as both boys enveloped her in hugs. Usually she wasn't at all like this with anyone. The only people who really knew anything but her haughty ice queen side of her were, her parents, Sebastian, and Justin.

"That's amazing, angel!"Sebastian exclaimed

"Congratulations, sweetie!" Justin smiled

"And" Rhea said "You guys are coming on our holiday as a 'training exercise'. Mum really wants to meet you Justin."

"Thanks, angel, but you know how I feel about these things, I don't have enough money, and even if I did, you know that my mum wouldn't give me any, she's practically disowned me." Sebastian said looking down at his shoes.

"Sebastian Lucas Therson, how many times have we gone over this? You don't have to pay, you saved my life, my father will always be in debt to you." Rhea said in a very serious tone. "Now I have your tickets in my room and shall give them to you once you have packed, we're going for a week to Greenland. Got it?" The trio finally reached the feeders and waited to be called.

"That's right, Ozera, bring in the faggot body guards!" It was Rhea's total dickhead of a cousin Allen Badica. He had strawberry blonde hair and muddy eyes, and was an overall absolute dickhead. Rhea felt Sebastian growl softly behind her.

"That's right, Badica, Bring in the dumbass friends!" Rhea said icily, all traces of her earlier good mood gone.

Allen's smile disappeared. "You had your chance, Ozera, you could've been the queen of the school, you let it slip. Your fault."

"I would rather be known as vermin, than be known as queen of the school and be a part of your group of shallow assholes." Rhea said holding her head high. Allen faulted for a moment before he let it slide, she had the two best dhampirs in the whole school, the might have been gay, but that didn't stop them from being good fighters.

"Rhea Ozera?" She had been called. She could finally get away from her asshole cousin.

Rhea had finished with her feeder and was on her way to breakfast with Justin and Sebastian.

"It's hard to believe that you two are so closely related." Justin said shaking his head.

"Believe me I know, it's one way to ruin your Christmas, and Thanksgiving every year," Rhea said with a sigh. All the royals in this place were so stuck up, she thought

"Hey," Sebastian said softly ,"Don't frown, angel, you're not like them, no matter how hard they try, they'll never be good enough for you," no matter what facade Rhea put on, she was still hurt by the royals, their petty games, and their stupid, shallow comments and innuendos, but them coming from someone related to her – even if he was only her cousin- had hit close to home. It made her question her ways, it made her think that she might have been everything that they thought of her, it made her think that she was in fact nothing but a stuck up cow, that was ignorant of the fact that she had the schools' hottest guy in the school fawning after her, a stuck up cow that wouldn't spare a second glance for anyone, royal or not. She was anti-social, she would admit that whole heartedly, she wouldn't correct anyone if they said this to her, but the thing was, they didn't know why she was like that, they didn't even spare a thought for the subject, they didn't think of even why she had moved to the wretched school, after a Strigoi raid that killed her mother and brother, and after being kidnapped, used as a blood whore, and nearly dying in the process, she thought she had a right to be anti-social, and not attend their stupid drunken parties.

"What's the matter, angel?" Sebastian asked frowning again, apparently he had been talking to Rhea and she hadn't noticed it. She had been staring off into the distance with a frown.

"Just thinking about everything... you know, sometimes, I wonder whether Evan should have been the one to survive, the... accident, he was always so much better than me at everything, handling the other royals and everything else, I feel weak, it makes me feel so weak and infuriated, the monsters that killed my mother and brother, were the only ones of the attack to survive, if I had just been stronger, if I had just gotten them to leave earlier, they'd still be here. I miss them so much, it's like a hole in my heart, one that's only getting bigger, I feel like the hole will end up controlling me, that one day, I will be so completely empty and broken, and-"

Sebastian cut Rhea off, pulling her into a hug "Shhhh, angel, it won't happen to you, your strong, you have me, Justin, and Jiahs. After everything you've been through, who gives s fuck what those shallow idiots think of you, and as for you thinking that it's your fault in any slightest way, is bullshit, you are in no way to blame, angel, you were eleven years old for god sake. We all miss Ava and Evan, but look at yourself, you're successful, I mean not just anyone could be accepted into Leigh, could they angel?" Justin and Sebastian sat Rhea down on the nearest bench; tears were streaming down her pale face.

"Oh my, what's this? Is the Ice Queen actually showing emotion?" Victor Dashkov smirked as he saw pain flash through the blonde's eyes. Suddenly the wind came in an enormous rush, wrapping itself around Victor and pinning him the closest wall. Rhea felt the power rush through her, she felt as though she could fly, she felt as though she could make the earth stop and start on her own command, she felt as though she, Rhea Ozera, could pull the planets from their orbits. She was strong, she could do this. Rhea wiped the tears from her eyes, stood up, and stepped in front Victor who was still pinned against the wall.

"More than you realise, Dashkov." She said before sweeping away with Justin and Sebastian hurrying in her wake.

"What the hell just happened?" Justin asked Sebastian in awe.

"If I'm not mistaken, our little girl just specialized." Sebastian answered, looking slightly alarmed.

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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN VAMPIRE ACADEMY OR RHEA OR ERIC OR VICTOR BUT I DO OWN THE OTHER CHARATERS AND THE STORYLINE

Thak you to my sister Claire who came up with sebastian an nearly strangled me when I told her that I had written him as gay