*drum roll* Chapter 2! This'll be a rather short fic' but I'll let you in on a sercert...*pauses* Nah, actually I'll let you suffer for a little. Anyway, enjoy the angst and teenage boy emotions. Also, please excuse the random part in the middle, I need to write something funny for a moment. Plus, I've been reading way too much SATW.

I smiled softly, "Of course, and I'll come back." I assured her, or maybe I was assuring myself more. I started to walk away again when Ana spoke once more.

"And you're sure you can't tell me where you're going?"

"Yeah, I'm sure." I replied and left her there.

I must have been not five meters from the gates when I heard a small whimper from the line of pine trees against the brick wall of the academy. I looked over and could just make out the pale yellow of Lissa's hair and the blue of her dress. I sighed. Christ, I wasn't getting out of here easy was I?

I took a few steps towards her, "Lissa?"

"So you're leaving again? And not taking me with you?" She said, and came out of the shadows of trees.

I sighed again. God, I didn't want to have to explain this to anyone, least of all Lissa. "There's something I have to do. Something important; but I promise, I'll be back."

She shook her head, "I don't get it. You said you wouldn't do anything rash. I know the attack hit you hard be you promised me you wouldn't do anything rash."

"Lissa," I said, pushing blonde hair off her shoulder. "This isn't rash. And I will return. Do stay safe while I'm gone."

I couldn't argue with her anymore, I couldn't bear. Lissa would be able to change my mind and she knew it. "Good bye for now." I waved and turned ignoring her pleads with great difficulty.

I didn't have any trouble getting past the gate, much to my surprise. This could be because I chose to climb over the high brick wall instead of walking through the front door. I had to get to the nearest town where I could catch a train to Portland, this might a very long walk.

I think I feel asleep on the train, I had been up for hours and I swear I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. But, on the bright side, I was on a train, to Portland. The landscape of Northwest America rushed past me, the window blacked out every few minute as the train went under a tunnel. I turned my face from the window, pulling the ear buds from my ears.

"Well I'll be damned, he's alive." I jumped as a voice with a deep accent spoke next to me. "See, I told y'all he was alive." Next to me (how the hell had I not noticed the two guys sitting next to me?) was a young man with the reddest hair and the deepest southern accent I had ever heard. He elbowed the guy next to him, I broad guy with dark hair and glasses, nose in a book. "I told

"Shut up, git. I don't even know you." The dark haired man had a British accent I had a feeling that this would be a good time to put my headphones back in. I swear to God I couldn't do it fast enough, Americans are still so odd to me.

I turned back to the window, the sun was doing down again. I had to get to the city before dark, or that was the ideal plan. But I wasn't sure I'd be able to swing that. I wanted to get settle before the sun went down.

Get settled? Dimitri, you don't even know what you're doing.

Thanks, I replied to my own inner voice.

Always here to help.

I had to roll my eyes at my own sense of humor.

"NEXT STOP: PORTLAND." The voice proclaimed over the loud speaker.

Well that's good news.

The cab took me to the apartments Lissa and I had been in. I remember everything, even if it had been months. I knew exactly where I was going, right to the two bedroom apartment. Interesting fact: As a eighteen-year-old I didn't think straight, certainly when my mind was racing like it was at the moment, so this was it. I was going to find her in the city, and kill her. Rose. I was going to kill Rose. Well, it barely stuck me as odd that the door wasn't lock and that no one was in the apartment.

That was until I looked up and there stood the exact tall woman I didn't think I'd see. Blinking at me with big, round brown eyes that were ringed in red, Rose gave my a cocky grin.

"Dot-dot-dot." Were her only words.

And the penny drops.

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