Oh my gosh, you guys. I'm sooooo sorry for not updating sooner. I've been having lots of family problems. *Cough cough my parents are getting divorced cough cough

So yeaa. I'm going to try to update at least every three days. I dunno what will happen.

Thank you for being soo supportive. I love you all and I'm very happy to be able to share my work with yall(:

~Jessi

I was searching for Dimitri in the courtyard, when all of a sudden; I heard a shrill scream come from behind me. I whipped around, and started running towards the noise. As I narrowed in on the school gates, I saw a big crowd. There were people lined up further than the eye could see. Was this a fight? I didn't know. But if it was, I wanted a front row seat.

As I made my way through the crowd, I got many stares, was pushed numerous times, and I also heard many swear words that were probably directed towards me. Whatever. I was tougher than many of the novices here. I could really do anything I wanted. When I got to the front of all the people, I didn't really expect what I saw.

Dimitri. In another fight.

Ughh.

His opponent was a male that looked to be pretty tall, but beside Dimitri, he looked like a tiny little bug that Dimitri was about to squash. I had to laugh. The guy had such a furious look on his red face. Dark brown curls lay against his forehead. I would say that Dimitri and the mystery boy looked some-what similar, but that would be an insult to Dimitri. I mean come on! Dimitri was way hotter. There was no denying it. Dimitri had the guy in a headlock, of which he was desperately trying to get out of. I rubbed my neck, remembering why the bruises were there. I knew what the guy was going through, and I did feel sorry for him. It hurt like hell.

"Okay, come on guys. Break it up." I said loudly and clearly,

"No!" The boy managed to choke out. "I will take you down! I am Lucas! God of karate! Now diee!"

The person, now named Lucas, Attempted to kick Dimitri somewhere that looked to be the middle of his legs. His attempt was absolutely dreadful. Everyone broke down laughing. After a while, even Dimitri smiled, which I didn't expect at all. His sister just died. I barely get a smile when everything is normal. But I was happy he could enjoy this. He let poor Lucas go, but surprisingly enough, the little boy just hopped up and ran at Dimitri again. Dimitri looked at me and I knew what to do. I stuck my foot out and Lucas tripped on it. Then I grabbed his torso and held him like a dog. I walked him over to the crowd and let him drop next to some people I couldn't identify.

"Kid, don't mess with the greatest. Start out with something smaller. Your grandma, perhaps?" Everyone laughed at my wittiness.

"Break it up people!" Kirova screamed.

Shit. This couldn't be good. I wasn't supposed to be here. I was supposed to be in my dorm room! As if expected, she spun me around to face her.

"What the hell are you doing here, Miss Hathaway?" She asked.

"I was… I'm…"

"I was escorting her to her next lesson with me." Dimitri interrupted.

"But those don't start for another…" She looked at her watch. "Three hours."

"Well, she wanted to learn how to stake Strigoi. I decided that to do that, we needed more practice time."

She gave him a very questioning look, but shrugged it off.

"Then you best be on your way. Good luck Rose. You're learning from the best." She walked away.

Dimitri turned to me and with a scowl on his face, whispered,

"Your soo dead."