A/N I just wanted to thank my reviewers :) you guys are awesome, sorry I have no idea how to respond to reviews but yeah I love each and every one of you to bits.

I try to write quickly but the holidays just ended and I'm back in school :(

I may not be able to update often but I shall try!

She didn't know how they got to that point, or what they were fighting about. Only that Ibrahim Mazur probably no longer wanted her for a guardian. And that he was now screaming at her. Good job Janine, She thought to herself bitterly, You managed to get the one person who could get you out of this crappy life to scream at you.

Her self control yet again managed to get the better of her. She was too mad at him now to stop this fight the proper way. Too proud to offer him an apology. It was too late groaned angrily at his rant, cutting him short. They just stood near the main gates, screaming crazily at each other.

Maybe she had that effect on people, to make them angry. But she knew she was just taking out her anger on Abe from what she felt about Danny.

"JUST SHUT UP ALREADY!" She finally snapped, slapping her forehead in frustration. It was a stupid and aimless fight. But they were both fuming madly by end of it. Both of them clinging to their pride. Or what was left of it. They might as well have torn each other apart with words.

They panted, catching their breath from the yelling.

"Screw you, Hathaway. I don't need this shit!" he cried over his shoulder as he turned away. Anger laced his words. She snorted.

"Yeah, and I totally do!"

She watched him go, not wanting to care what he does but still not wanting him to do something stupid. He was a Moroi. She got into a freaking fight with someone she was supposedly meant to be protecting in a matter of days! Well not obliviously anymore. But still.

She was so stupid. Janine eyed the gates they were standing near, finally realizing that the guardians that were the before are gone. She knew she couldn't have imaged then. Because both of them let their guardian masks slip when the screaming teenagers walked near them. She remembered their stupid judging smirks and chuckles.

But now? The gates were empty. Unguarded. She stumbled back in surprised. Probably switching shifts, she assured herself. But still, a tiny part of her brain couldn't help but asking 'what if?...'

What if there was an attack, but she didn't notice because she was so caught up in blaming everything on Abe that wasn't even his fault. It was possible that she was so caught up in her own dramas that she missed strigoi? No, not possible. There were wards too, she reminded herself, no way they could've gotten passed. Plus and as if strigoi wouldn't stop to kill them. She shook her head to rid herself of horrible thoughts. But where were the guards? She surely would've heard them leave.

She noticed Abe from the corner of her eye walking towards the gate.

"Abe!" she called after him. He looked at her back in surprise, then gave her the finger as he continued walking.

She called out to him again.

"Are you fucking crazy? You can't go out there!"

But her words had no effect on him. She jogged up to him and pulled on his arm.

He jerked back, growling.

"I do what I want, Hathaway." He spat out, pulling away.

"No-"

"I would do as I please!" He says as he stomps off into the direction outside the wards.

She hesitated, but only for a second. Hesitation can kill you, or more importantly them, She learnt. Janine raced after him. She felt more scared then he was, screw the whole stereotype of moroi being scared all the time. This guy was fearless. If anything, it looked like he thought strigoi should be afraid of him. Paranoia hit her and she tugged on his arm again as they walk into the night. She knew she had to follow him and stay with him, no matter what. He was a moroi, she had to protect him.

"We should go back." she whispered gently, clutching onto him. Maybe if she played it that way - the whole scared girl bit- she could get him back. Plus, despite her guardian training that makes her stronger then he is and cautious, she's scared. She never even seen a strigoi.

"We?" he spits out. "No one invited you. I'm staying." He says firmly, he shrugs her hand off. Abe stalked off, leaving her alone in the dark. She quickly went after him.

"Leave me alone!"

"Just like when you left me alone?" she challenged. "Plus," she added, pushing strands of hair out of her face to look in him in the eye. "You know I can't. If I leave now and you die, I'll be the one in trouble."

He let out a laugh. "That's what your worried about?" He asked bitterly. "You left me convinced that I'm the one who could pretty much protect you. Jeez, seriously. Were your graduation class really that bad themselves that you magically managed to score a decent mark in the finals?"

They fought again, walking up on the hill as they did. Just screaming and shouting. Janine let her guard down, forgetting about the strigoi that she was worried about earlier and just focused on Abe. And telling him off, of course.

"Why are you so-!"

She never got to finish her sentence. Someone leaped out at her, grabbing her first. She fought back, struggling against her attacker and landing a couple of blows on them. But this guy had more weighed on her, was stronger and faster. Plus, she was caught by surprise. She was pinned down, but managed to overtake him in the end. She reached for where her stake is supposed to be and swore. She had forgotten it! The best she could do now was knock him out or at least manage to take the strigoi down for a couple of seconds. Just so she could grab Abe and run back to the safety of the wards.

Abe!

Janine glanced back at Abe, to make sure he's still okay and standing there. Despite her threats to kill him that she voiced out loud just seconds ago, she somewhat cared about his safety. Her fist came in contact with the vampire's nose, just as their eyes met. She noticed they were a very dark colour, not brown but black. Harsh coal black. She gasped.

"You're not strigoi!" she squealed.