Hey people! I'm sorry for the EXTREMELY long wait. This chapter isn't much but at least it's something... right? Hopefully I'll have another one up by Tuesday. For a change, I decided to write about Adrian and Sydney. Forgot about them huh? Lol, I kind of did too! Rofl xD It's really short and I'm sorry!

Also, HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL! What did you guys dress up as?

Adrian's POV: (Yay, our drunken lovable Moroi!)

I watched as Sydney as she poured the chemical on the strigoi's, causing them to disintegrate. Something about her made my stomach fill with butterflies… which was wrong… very wrong! Because I was supposed to be the one that made girls like her feel like that. I studied her features, never taking my eyes off her. She had straight, thick, dark blonde hair, ending on her shoulders, with some bangs covering part of her eyes, framing her heart-shaped face perfectly. (She really has cropped dark blonde hair… but hey, it's 17 years later! Let's just say she grew it out) She had large, honey-brown eyes that made her look like an innocent person. Her petite, but plump, red lips stood out, making her lower one stick out more. She was about Rose's height but thinner… she still looked beautiful. Something then shined against the light, catching my attention, on her lower left cheek. I saw that it was a tattoo… or so I would believe it is. The ink looked like gold, which was rare. It was a design of flowers and leaves and only really visible when the gold caught the light. I didn't know what it was, but I presumed that it was some sort of thing that all Alchemists had. Unwillingly, I tore my eyes away from her beautiful self and watched as she moved to the next strigoi. She had a small vial in her hand. She then proceeded and sprinkled the content over the body and then quickly stepped back. Where the drops had hit the corpse, yellow smoke began to curl away. The smoke slowly moved outward, spreading horizontally rather than vertically, until it cocooned the strigoi entirely. Then it the body contracted and contracted until it was nothing but a fist-size ball. In a few seconds, the smoke drifted off entirely, leaving a harmless pile of dust behind. (As some of you know or remember, I took that from the book… because I had no other way to explain it) She stood up looking slightly exhausted. She turned to Dimitri just as he came off the phone.

"Alright. That's it?" she asked. He nodded and went to pick up Rose. I walked behind her.

"Are your legs tired, because you've been running through my mind all day long," I whispered in her ear. She jumped slightly, and then turned to look at me. Amusement was clear in her eyes.

"That doesn't work on me." She spoke, humor lacing her words, while rolling her eyes.

"Adrian, you coming?" Dimitri asked.

"I'll meet you there. I'm going to do some catching up with Syd here." I told him.

"How are you going to get there?" he asked.

"I'll get a drop with Sydney here." I spoke, never taking my eyes off of hers.

"Whatever. Sydney, you okay with him? I mean don't hesitate to throw him out your car." He told her as he walked away, Rose in his hands. Sydney then laughed and it sounded so… sexy. She packed up her stuff and looked around one last time for any bodies. Once she didn't see or find any, she began walking. I ran up to her.

"Where're you going?" I asked, walking backwards, in front of her.

"To the bathroom, wanna come?" she asked, sarcasm dripping off her words. My eye brows rose. She then rethought what she said. As I was about to tell her my answer, she cut me off.

"Actually, don't answer that." I grinned at her.

"So…" I began.

"So," she mocked which made me roll my eyes.

"I'm assuming that a beautiful lady like you is taken?" I asked in flirty voice. She rolled her eyes.

"Ever heard the phrase, 'Flattery gets you no where'?" she questioned. I thought about it.

"That's where you're wrong Syd… Flattery gets you everywhere." I told her, emphasizing on the word everywhere.

"If you must know… then no; I'm not taken." She spoke, ignoring what I said a second ago. I opened my mouth to speak. "That doesn't mean I'm single," she spoke quickly but dryly.

"Darn," I spoke, snapping my fingers while moving my hand in an old fashion way. She laughed at this which made me smile.

"You have a very sexy laugh," I informed her. She blushed but hid that she was embarrassed by snorting.

"I highly doubt that." My eye then caught the sight of a ring on her hand.

"I thought you weren't taken," I spoke.

"I'm not,"

"Then what's this," I asked, taking her hand. ", on your ring finger?" Her hands were soft and smooth.

"It's not a crime to where a ring," she said, not moving her hand.

"Bu—" Before I got to finish, my head ended up on the ground. I had tripped on something and ended up falling down. Since I was holding Sydney's hand, I brought her down with me as well. Me, falling first, and then she ended up falling on me.

"Oof!" I grunted as she fell on me. She wasn't heavy but from the fall being so sudden, I wasn't ready. She then began laughing softly.

"What're you laughing for?" I asked playfully. Her beautiful brown orbs looked down on me.

"I knew that was going to happen sooner or later," she spoke. I laughed with her this time. She then propped herself up by placing both hands at the side my head.

"You're not that I expected Ivashkov," she told me.

"I never told you my name," I spoke.

"There are plenty of rumors going on about you," she informed.

"And how do you know they're true?" I questioned. She cocked her head to the side which made some hair fall in front her face. She looked stunningly beautiful.

"Okay, I've heard that you've flirted with many girls. Is that wrong or correct?" she asked innocently.

"That's different," I told her and she laughed again.

"Of course it's not." She said. My green eyes captured hers and it was like she was the only one there… well she was but… well you get what I mean… or don't you? Well basically, she was the only thing I saw. No trees or birds or anything.

"You have beautiful eyes," I told her, moving my hand upwards to her face. She blushed as I moved some hair from her face. Once my hand touched her cheek, tingles ran through me. She shivered slightly but smiled. When she looked back at me, it was like I was caught in a trance with her. Her head slowly inclined towards mine, the same time mine moved up slightly. Her eyes kept switching from my eyes to my lips; Mine doing the same. As we neared closer to each other, the air around us immediately warmed up. I couldn't wait anymore. I brought my head closer to hers, closing the small distance between us. Eagerly, she kissed back. Our lips fit perfectly together and moved in sync. It was like it was meant to be. My entire body felt as if it was warmed up. She tasted of strawberries and vanilla. A soothing mixture. Without thinking, I switched our positions, never taking my lips off of hers, so that she was now underneath me. I deepened the kiss by pushing my mouth on her harder. She seemed like she didn't mind because she moaned softly in my mouth and it did nothing but make Adrian Jr. hard. Unfortunately, we were running out of breathe so I pulled back, sitting on my butt. My breathing was ragged as was hers. Both of our faces were flushed red.

"You're beautiful," I whispered, caressing her cheek. She leaned into my touch.

"You're not what I expected at all evil creature of the night," she whispered quietly as she climbed onto my lap. I chuckled lightly.

"Same to you alchemist, same to you," I spoke. I think what we just caught up with her because she began blushing furiously; A crimson red filled her cheeks.

"Uh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to… I just—" she quickly tried to apologize. I cut her off with a small kiss to the lips.

"I don't regret kissing you." I spoke against her lips. She smiled shyly.

"I… I don't either," As she spoke, her blush deepened.

"You barely know me," I told her. She looked up then, not shy anymore.

"You barely know me," she said looking into my eyes.

"Touché," I replied, leaning back on my hands while looking at her beautiful face.

"But you know, I've kissed better," I teased. She playfully hit my leg.

"Just shut up and kiss me," she demanded while pulling me up. How she said it sounded so sexy. Seeing the fierce look in her eyes made it even better. I gave her a lazy grin and did as told. It was pretty random seeing two people making out near a forest. I loved how she took control by biting my lip softly, asking for entrance. Without hesitating, I gave in. Our tongues met and electricity crackled. We battled for dominance until she beat me, which was surprising. I tasted mint in her mouth while exploring it. A rustle from nearby made me pull back my head abruptly. She looked at me in confused. I brought my finger up to my mouth in a shushing manner. A look of recognization crossed her features as a fear of look filled her eyes. Then it hit me. A Moroi and human. Alone together. In a deserted forest that may have strigoi lurking. I was so stupid. Trying to not show my fear, I got up silently, helping Sydney up as well. I strained my ear to see if I heard anything else. Silence. My heart pounded so hard in my chest that I was sure China heard it. Soft footsteps warned me that someone was coming. I grabbed Sydney's hand and held it tightly. RUN I mouthed. We both ran as fast as we could, never letting go. I saw a car in view. I didn't care whose it was, I was going to take it no matter what. We were about 5 feet away when I came tumbling down. I fell down, hitting my head hard on the rough road. I bit my lip down as I felt something dig into my forehead. Sydney's muffled scream alerted me. I groaned as I moved my head.

"Say goodnight," Someone whispered against my ears. I felt my head rise then bang hard against the concrete. I blacked out immediately.

Can you guys like give me some ideas on some costumes you wore? I'm planning a Halloween chapter soon! The next chapter will be about Adrian and Sydney because I feel that I haven't really wrote about them lately! Again, I'm sorry but thanks to all who were there and stuck through the wait! Love you all! I couldn't thank all this time but I promise that I'll do it in the next chapter! It's a lot of you, that's why I didn't finish it! Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween!

•Pony•