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Chapter 4

Christian POV

I grabbed her hand and we sat, facing Lissa and Adrian who gasped and Lissa nearly started crying. I could see her tearing up - that really annoyed Rose.

Adrian POV

What the hell? What just happened? Did Rose and Christian just get together? What about me and her?

I needed to say something, the silence was getting awkward and Eddie looked like he wished he were some place else. "You knew about them didn't you?" I asked, well practically shouted, at Eddie. He looked taken aback.

"They just-" He got cut off by Rose.

"Don't you dare take this out on Eddie, Christian and I got together! And don't you act all like the poor little boyfriend because I cheated on you, because I didn't. And even if I did, you deserve it. After all that you wrote in that letter, all that meant nothing! I saw you with Lissa, so did Christian! I went to see if he was okay and then we ended up kissing. Lissa, don't blame him – it was an accident then we both went with it! I went to Eddie and did this to you because you needed to know how it feels!"

Lissa spoke up next, the surprise and worry replaced by understanding, "It was you wasn't it, at the door earlier?"

She directed her question at Rose but Christian spoke up, cutting off Rose's rant that was about to start, "No, it was me. I went to the woods to be by myself then Rose came to see if I was okay. She found out what you two did by trying to relax for something by going into Lissa's head!"

This spurred Rose on and I knew the next words coming out of her mouth, "Yeah, I was trying to relax for our special night tonight! It was going to be out first time and then you go and sleep with my ex-best friend. What a lovely little boyfriend you are!"

I was still sitting shocked and I hadn't tried to say anything since I had earlier tried talking to Eddie. Rose looked toward Christian and he nodded, Eddie stood up and walked to the door – shortly followed by Rose and Christian.

I understood her breaking up with me but what I didn't get was why she and Christian were together. Was it revenge on me and Lissa? "Why? Why you and him Rose? Why are you doing this to me and Lissa?"

She turned around with a snide smile on her face, "Doing what Adrian?" She completely yelled at me, "What am I doing? You think I would try to get back at you like this? Well you don't know me at all because I am with Chrissie because we are soulmates! Do you understand that word?"

With that she all but ran out the room, pushing past both the boys in the way of the door. Eddie walked out with Christian hot on his heels. Just as Christian was about to close the door, Eddie came charging back in and punched me right in the jaw. I fell flat on my back. I heard Christian roaring with laughter and saw Lissa standing dumb-struck then all I saw were black dots and then my vision went. I couldn't hear anything and I couldn't move anything, I most certainly couldn't see anything.

Rose POV

I wanted to get away before that bastard Adrian could see me crying. I knew my two guys would follow me and I ran to the one place I felt safe – the woods. Eddie would know where to come and he was there only a couple of minutes after me. Christian was right behind him but looking slightly frazzled – Moroi weren't used to physical work like dhampir's were. However, most Moroi wouldn't have been able to keep up with a dhampir – which meant that Christian secretly worked out.

Chrissie ran over to me and snuggled me close, Eddie stood behind me and smiled – he always seemed to know what to do with me.

Christian and I sat there for a while with Eddie opposite us, "Soulmate, huh?" Christian said just to break the silence that was getting sort of awkward.

I smiled into his chest and said, "Yeah, don't you think we are?"

He was about to answer but I jumped up from his lap and yelled at Eddie to get up because I felt suddenly nauseous. That could only mean one thing – Strigoi. We were right by the wards so they would only be outside but we didn't want to risk anything.

I couldn't see any of them so I stepped outside with Christian just as a Strigoi jumped out from behind a massive oak followed by five others. I knew this was only the beginning but I could see Eddie running back to get the other Guardians.

This was not fair! St. Vladimir's had only just recovered from the last Strigoi attack and we did not need another one! "Christian!" I yelled at him even though he was only behind me.

I'm not too sure why we stepped out of the wards but my Chrissie used it as permission to start lighting things up. He lit a huge circle around us so the Guardians would know where to come and then he lit every Strigoi up like it was bonfire night. This boy loved his magic!

A Strigoi grabbed me from behind right after Christian lit up the one I was fighting. I could tell he was exhausted by his magic using and that if he lit this one on fire, he would burn me as well.

What Christian did next surprised me so much I nearly fainted – he snuck behind the Strigoi and kicked him right in the back then sparred with the Strigoi until someone chucked him a stake.

Christian saw his golden opportunity and slid the stake right into the Strigoi's heart. Where the hell had he learnt to do that? I certainty hadn't taught him. I then realised it had been Tasha – his aunt – who had taught him to fight barehanded as well as with magic.

No one had handed me a stake so I couldn't do anything but stare. As soon as Christian finished with that one, another one tried to grab him but he staked it right away. This pattern kept happening until the Guardians joined in. Eddie and I pulled Christian into the wards and then made sure he was okay. As soon as he was inside the wards, he passed out cold and Eddie just stared at me.

"I think it was Tasha, I couldn't even have done that. He would make a bloody good Guardian!" Eddie understood immediately. He knew of Tasha's power and that she could fight as well as use magic. Christian looked up to her and I had to be glad to have her in my life now I was over Dimitri – which I completely was.

I think he was just exhausted and nothing else because no Strigoi had gotten to us. Some Moroi came out to see what was up then joined in using their magic just like Christian.

Yuri handed Eddie a nice silver stake so he could get some of the action. He offered me one but I told him I needed to stay with Christian, he looked a bit confused about why but I think he understood.

Eddie left my side and went to see how many there were. I counted with him. There were more than last time. Christian had burned up about eighty of them and staked twenty and now all the Guardians on the senior campus were kicking Strigoi butt.

Christian came to and smiled at me, "Did I do okay?" he asked. What the hell was this kid on? He had done amazingly!

"What the hell Christian! You could have told me you could fight better than me! And by the way, you killed about a hundred! There are only about two hundred of them. You truly are better than me!" Christian beamed at me then turned to look at the battle. I followed his gaze and was surprised by what I saw.

As I said before, there were many more Strigoi than before but with all the Moroi, these ones were no problem. Mia was helping Eddie by suffocating the Strigoi. They went to help Alberta who was stood with seven Strigoi all stacking her.

Mia suffocated one of them which distracted three of them. Eddie easily slipped his stake into the one that was suffocating just before the other two grabbed Mia. They both went for her at the front so both of their backs were left wide open.

He staked one of them at exactly the same time as Stan staked the other. Where he had come from I didn't know.

Eddie and Mia needed to be more careful or they were going to be lunch. Eddie successfully staked another Strigoi while Mia was suffocating it. They went like this for what seemed forever until Mia passed out. He carried her back inside the wards to Christian who was still wide awake.

Eddie's face was so concerned and I couldn't work out why. Then I saw it. He was in love with Mia – I thought back to all the looks they had shared and I thought just how unobservant I was. I was pulled from my reminiscing by all the Guardians erupting into cheers.

I looked around, realising that none of the Guardians or Moroi had been injured and all of the Strigoi had been killed. There had been about two hundred of them which was a huge surprise for everyone. Christian had killed about half of them on his own and was hugely proud of himself, which he should be.

Eddie was glad at his numbers as well because apparently he had killed about half of the rest with Mia. I wasn't disappointed that I hadn't killed any because I was with Christian and he always made my spirits lighten.

Our little group of me, Eddie, Mia and Christian walked back before all the other guardians and a sudden thought came to me, "How did you know I was trying to relax when I went into Lissa's head earlier?"

Christian looked kind of embarrassed and Mia nearly fell over when we started holding hands, "Because I know you too well. I know you go into Lissa's head when you're stressed and want to relax and I already worked out it was something to do with Adrian because you were dressed up all pretty and you still are." I smiled hugely at him, he was so much more observant than I realised.

Eddie steered Mia off to one side and explained to her in a hushed voice about his involvement with me and Chrissie. All of the guardians had caught up with us by now and when they saw me and Christian walking side by side and hand in hand they stopped in their tracks, even Alberta.

"What's with you calling me Chrissie anyway?" he shot me a sidelong look and I knew he was only curious and his face had turned all soft but at that moment he looked smoking!

Once I could stop staring at him I managed to form words, "Because, well, I'm not too sure but I think it just fitted. Why? Don't you like it?"

He smiled to himself as if contemplating his next words, "No, I love it, as long as I can have a nickname for you."

So, that was what he was smiling about. I never let anyone have nicknames but I had a sudden desire to have a special name for just Christian to use. "Sure, well, I don't have many choices but there's either Rosie, Roza, Ro, or Ro-Ro. My name is way too short for anything good," I could see Chrissie thinking about which one he preferred. I personally liked Ro-Ro but I would let him choose.

As if reading my mind Christian said, "I like Ro-Ro. Or Ro, it depends how I'm feeling. Look at all the Guardians!"

I looked behind me and realised they were still looking at us but were now walking, "Let's give them a show," I whispered in his ear. He knew exactly what I was on about so I pushed him against a tree and he kissed me with so much passion I thought it would hurt anyone else but me. I matched him and let all the Guardians see us.

"Christian, I'm so glad you're okay!" I yelled then hugged him close, giggling to myself. Christian smirked and Eddie was rolling on the floor with laughter. Mia was just as shocked as everyone else but took advantage of the situation and ran over to me and Christian.

"Guys, you never really get a minute without me or Eddie so I wanted to give you a chance by taking Eddie's mind off you. How?" Mia's face was a picture! She looked so worried that she was going to do something wrong but I managed to keep my cool and not start giggling again. What was it with me and giggling at the moment?

Chrissie looked puzzled but I got the drift and said, "Well, walk over to him because he's leaning against tree right now and kiss him. I know he likes you but don't tell him I told!" Mia's grin couldn't have gotten wider.

I was still hugging Christian to me so I let go of him and he slipped a hand around my waist – it was slightly possessive but I really couldn't have cared less. I loved Chrissie more than anything and didn't give a damn he was being possessive because I knew I would be with him forever.

We turned just in time to see Mia practically throw herself at Eddie who looked like Christmas morning had come early. He kissed back so enthusiastically it made me laugh. The guardians were stood watched us still and still hadn't noticed Mia and Eddie – which actually did surprise me.

Alberta cleared her throat and walked toward us, "What was that about?" She said to me. I knew she was only worried but I could see disapproval all over her face. She thought that we had cheated in Adrian and Lissa! Ha!

"Well, Christian and I got together earlier," and in a effort to change the subject because I was suddenly uncomfortable I added, "Did you see Christian fight?"

"Yes we did. That is why we didn't act straight away because we thought we were seeing things. Why didn't you tell us that you could fight like that Christian?" She seemed to approve and I was so pleased with him that I couldn't have cared less about what had just happened and that we had almost all been killed again.

"Well, Aunt Tasha taught me a bit and then I watched Rose train with Belikov and I tried it out when no one was around. I didn't know I could do that though..." He trailed off looking more than slightly confused.

Alberta was smiling so much I would have thought it hurt. What she said next surprised me, "Well, as you know, Rose has practically graduated and I know that you can't really learn anything from your lessons. So I was wondering if you two wanted to teach a combat class together and would stay after Graduation to mentor and privately train whilst still doing combat classes. I would like you two to stay and become teachers here, I know it's unusual but the whole day today has been unusual. Rose will also be your Guardian and you, Christian, will be teaching offensive magic – that's the Queen's orders."

Oh. My. God! She wanted us to stay and teach! "Yes!" We both yelled together. This was the best day of my life!

A/N – Thanks guys. This was NOT a pre-planned idea. This just came as I wrote it, which is quite unusual for me!

Quote of the Update – Christian's so foxy he has wolf boy Jacob crying!

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