So Rose knows strigoi are around, but what will she do? Will she ignore the fact that she is a guardian or fight to save her friends!

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Chapter 3 Long Night

I didn't wait for a response on the other end I slammed the phone down and raced up the stairs. I burst through the door and Marcus jumper up off the couch.

"Rose, what is it?" He saw the look on my face and instantly rushed to my side. I closed my eyes and could only say one word.

"Strigoi" I heard him suck in a deep breath and opened my eyes to see him already in motion. He moved to his bag and pulled out two silver stakes. I gaped at him and he shook his head, telling me we weren't going to talk about it now. He handed me one and we rushed out the door. We flew down the stairs and Marcus raced for the front doors of the building. I grabbed his hand to stop him, he looked at me confused.

"Not that way" I pulled him to the side of the building, and slowly pulled the door open. I stuck my head out to see a group of guardians. I sighed in relief and motioned for Marcus to follow me out. Once outside I saw the full extent of the attack. There were strigoi all over, I heard someone scream and took in a ragged breath.

"Guardian Hathaway, we are under attack". No shit Sherlock. "We still aren't sure how they managed to get around the wards but none the less they have. We are going to evacuate the school; we are just too out numbered." I nodded and turned to tell Marcus, but he wasn't there. I spun to see him running at a strigoi that was attacking a moroi. My mouth gaped as he spun and slid the stake up the side up the side of the strigoi face. This getting the strigoi's attention off the Moroi, but forcing it on him. I moved to aid him, but realized he didn't need it. The Strigoi lunged for him and Marcus shot forward right for him, plunging his stake into the strigoi chest. He turned to look at me, and smiled. I guess because neither of us was assigned to a moroi I haven't seen him fight. He was more than capable. I smiled back and turned to the guardians.

"You get the evacuation under way; we will hold them off as long as we can"

"Are you crazy? That's suicide" I smiled and looked up to meet the guardian's eyes on me.

"You really should have more faith in me than that. Besides there are other guardians out there." I shook my head "Now get going"

I turned and took off towards the elementary building. I didn't know where Marcus went but I knew he would be ok. He had to be. I arrived to see a large group of strigoi standing with their backs to me. I would have the element of surprise, but only for so long. I lunged forward, and as I approached them I spun plunging my stake into the back of a tall strigoi. He screamed, but the others didn't turn around. Hmm that's weird. So staked the one to his right, still nothing. Well this is boring; I staked the rest and ran to the east side of the building.

The bricks where cold against my back as I slid along the side of the building. I peeked around the corner, and just as before there was a group of strigoi standing there with their backs. Well if they are that stupid! I lunged forward and staked the first one, only this time he screamed and they others turned towards me. I pulled my stake out and lunged for another, I staked him. I realized now that they were looking at me, but not attacking. I shook my head, and lunged for another. The tip of my stake was almost buried in his chest when I heard a hand clapping and evil laughter. I snapped my head to the direction and froze.

"Well if it isn't Rose Hathaway" I gaped, there standing less than 20 feet away was the blond strigoi that turned Dimitri. While I was hunting Dimitri I had met up with this particular strigoi many times. We would fight and taught each other, but every time he would pin me kiss my neck and vanish. I knew he was toying with me, I also knew he wanted Lissa and there was no ways in hell I was going to let that happen.

"What are you doing here?" I spat at him, he smiled and walked closer to me. I didn't move, this would be the end of him…or me.

"I've come to collect what is mine" I scoffed, and advanced on me. His lips were by my ear "You know Rose, I could have killed you all those years ago. I didn't do you know why?" I didn't, and honestly I didn't care.

"Why?" I whispered. His breath smelled of copper and metal. His hand cupped my chin and I struggled to move my face away. His grip was tight and every time I moved he squeezed harder. I hissed in pain.

"You are special to me Rose, do you not recognize me?" I shook my head, not even meeting his eyes. "Come on, really look Rosie" I froze there was only one person in the world that I allowed to call me Rosie. That was Emmett. Emmett was a guy I met while Lissa and I were on our own. I met him in Portland, he worked at the gym I trained at. He was very cute, and we dated briefly. Until one night I caught him cheating on me. I ended it, but he went all crazy and said I belonged to him.

"Emmett?" He smiled, and I took a deep breath in. Crap this is so not good. All along I assumed this was to do with Lissa but it wasn't, it was about me.

"We really could have avoided involving the Academy this time. But you made it impossible for me to find you" I smiled knowing I had cut all ties to the guardian world after I killed Dimitri. " I knew you would come if Janine got hurt, you're so predictable" He laughed, and I heard the words echo in my head. He had attacked her on purpose, it was a trap to get me here.

Seething with anger I lunged at him, mid air I twisted and snap kicked him in the chin. He stumbled back, but remained upright. As soon as my feet hit the ground I felt his foot connect with my lower back, I fell forward and landed on the ground. He was on me in a flash, his hand grabbed a handful of hair and he pulled my head back. I whimpered with pain and he laughed. I felt his breath on my neck, and flinched. We had danced this way so many times, but he always let me go in the end. I had a feeling that wasn't the plan this time. I squirmed under him, trying to flip over.

"It's no use Rose, you are mine. I will have you" I laughed hysterically, I mean really did he think I would just lay here and take it. He flipped me over, and back handed me across the face. That is when I realized he had no intention of letting me chose. He was going to force me to turn. SHIT! He leaned down SHIT SHIT and I felt the pain, I tried to pull free but the pain was too much. This I understood, we all learned that if you just relaxed it wouldn't hurt, but if you struggled it hurt like hell.

I felt the pain, and something snapped inside me. I reached for my stake and leaned in closer to him, moaning. He took this as me giving in. WRONG! He released my hand and started to pull away, I looked at his face he was smiling. Ha! I smiled back, and snapped my wrist up and plunged my stake into his chest. His eyes widened , then turned back to green. I smiled, the silver was killing the infection. His body went limp and I pushed him off me.

I lay there catching my breath when I heard a very evil laugh. I closed my eyes, I knew that laugh. This man was the star of a lot of my nightmares. His jade eyes haunted me.

I flipped up onto my feet and spun around to see his menacing smile. I wanted to smack that smile right off his smug face.

"Well Rose, it's so good to see you" He smiled. I scoffed.

"I would say the same, but it would be a lie" I snapped at him. He just shook his head.

"Always so quick to judge" Um yeah your evil dumb ass.

"You know what I am done talking to you" I lunged for him, then felt my air supply get cut off. SHIT not good. I fell to my knees and tried to suck in air, I struggled and knew it was no use. I was dying. The world was starting to go dark, I hit the ground and was sure this was my end.

Suddenly I could breath, I looked up to see a man grinning. Christian. I sucked in air as my lungs burned. I looked past Christian and there was no one there. I shook my head and looked again, nope still no one there. FUCK!

"Rose, are you ok?" Oh yeah fucking peachy! I tried to answer but my lungs were still hungrily sucking in air. So I shrugged and Christian came to help me up. I looked around and saw the sun rising, I knew the attack was over. Well over for now. Another thing I was certain of, I now knew who was behind it all. I rushed to the gym that is where we all agreed to meet when the sun rose. I ran through the doors searching for Marcus, I started to panic when I didn't see him. What if he got killed? What if he got taken? Could I take losing him…I knew that answer it was NO!

Tears started to fill my eyes, I was hyperventilating. I felt warm hands circle my waist and I spun around. I saw the most amazing thing in my world "Marcus" I wrapped my arms around his neck and slammed our lips together. He broke the kiss and stared into my eyes.

"Rose, I have been looking everywhere for you". I let me head rest on his chest and felt him lean his cheek onto my head.

"Rose?" I spun and saw Alberta, Stan and Kirova walking towards me.

"You had us worried" I sighed.

"I know who is behind this all" I paused to make sure I had their attention. "He attacked me, and if Christian hadn't shown up I wouldn't be alive. He used an air user, to cut off my oxygen"

"Well who is it" Stan asked. I sighed, this is going to hit hard,

"Victor Dashkov"

So here is Chapter 3, hope you like it. Review!

SK