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Chapter 7-

Rose led me out of our dorms and across the quad. She kept her arm looped through mine. "Over there is the Moroi dorm," she said. "That's where Lissa lives." I gave her yet another confused look. I think she was thinking that's the only look I had. "What is a Moroi?" I asked her. She smiled over at me. "They are the vampires that we protect. They still have their souls." I nodded. "So there are bad vampires too?" She got a sad look on her face and it looked like she was taken back to another time. Then she nodded. "Yes, they are called Strigoi. They are immortal and live to feed off the Moroi. It makes them stronger. We train here all of our lives to make sure that doesn't happen. For those of us who choose to become a guardian, we risk everything for our Moroi…even our lives."

I looked over at her shocked at what she was telling me. "So, that's why I'm here? To protect these Moroi that I have never even met and throw my life in harm's way for them or even get killed if that's what it takes?" Rose nodded. "If you choose to stay on the path to become a guardian."

I sighed and looked at the ground. "No one expects you to stay," she said eyeing me. "They think because you are human that you will run away screaming or if you stay that you won't be good enough." I looked over at her. "What about you? What do you think?"

"I think that if you train hard and put in some extra time you will do fine. I heard what happened yesterday with the guardians that were watching you. I mean, if they wanted to you would be dead, but the fact that you were actually able to cause any damage says a lot."

I stopped walking and looked over at Rose. "I can't make any promises about my staying here. To tell you the truth, I am still thinking I have lost my mind and can't figure out why I am still here, but I promise you that while I am here I will train hard and I will put in extra time if that is what it takes. I don't want to be inadequate if I chose to stay on this path."

Rose looked at me for a long time then nodded. "You have a lot of work ahead of you, but I know just the person who can help. He has helped me a lot and I am sure he wouldn't mind taking on one more student."

Rose led me into the gym. It was the biggest gym I had ever seen in my life. There were several large rooms off of the main gym. From where I was, I could see a weight room, a cardio room filled with all the exercise equipment one might need and then several other rooms that were empty besides some mats. There were also a few offices and a large storage area. To the back there were the shower rooms. I felt a grin spread across my face as I took it all in. Rose laughed next to me. "I know; it's a pretty sweet deal. And just wait here, it gets even better." She walked off into one of the offices. I decided to start on my stretching while she was gone so we could get right to work.

A few minutes later she emerged from the office with a lazy grin on her face. She winked at me and nodded. I looked behind her to see only the most amazing man I had ever seen in my life. He had shoulder length brown hair that was pulled back and the nape of his neck and big brown eyes. He was extremely tall. He probably stood a foot taller than me and he was extraordinarily buff. I'm not talking icky body builder buff but just perfect buff. I think I must have been drooling because Rose punched me lightly in the army. "Wipe your mouth Martin, he's mine," she said with a smile. I shot a look over at her with an incredulous look. "He's a teacher isn't he?" I whispered so only she could hear me. She nodded but smiled at him lovingly. The look he gave her in return proved they really were an item. "So, is the relationship a secret I asked?" Rose smiled and nodded. "Sam Martin, this is Guardian Belikov. He will be your best friend when it comes to training and I look forward to seeing you suffer ever minute, because trust me I have been there."

I shook his hand. "Guardian Belikov, I just want to thank you helping me. I know I am not exactly what people thought I would be, but I promise, I will do my best in everything you ask of me."

"Well, don't thank me yet, we haven't even started," he said with an evil grin. I looked over at Rose who was wearing the same grin. Well, crap I thought.

They led me out to a track and had me do a few more warm ups. "How many miles can you run?" asked Belikov.

"Two, two and a half if I die after words," I said

He nodded at me. "Well, then you might end up dead," he said. "I want to see you run three miles and push yourself. I want it done in thirty minutes. Now go."

I took off running hoping beyond hope, that I didn't die before classes even started. Rose was nice enough to pacer herself with me even though I know she could run much faster and much farther than I could. She smiled over at me. "It's always good to have someone pace you, that way you can keep a good speed up." I nodded at her not allowing myself to waist my breathe.

I had rand two and a half miles of the three and I truly thought I would die. My lounges were ready to burst and I felt myself feeling sick. I started to slow down, but Rose grabbed my hand and kept me running. "You are doing great," she said. "We are almost done. I know you can make it." I picked up my pace and kept going, working through the black splotches that were starting to cloud my vision. On our last lap Rose started shouting at me. "Come on Martin, I know you can push yourself harder than this. You need to prove you want to be here. Prove to everyone that you are as good as they think you are." I pushed even harder and when we were done both she and Guardian Belikov were smiling. "Twenty eight minutes. I am impressed," said guardian Belikov. "Okay, take a cool down lap and then come into the gym."

Rose grabbed my hand and started walking my last quarter mile. "I have to say, there for a while, I thought you would die." She grinned over at me. I couldn't talk I was still breathing so hard. I just nodded. "Lissa was right about you," she told me. I gave her a questioning look.

"Well, Lissa is a spirit user and part of that is that she can read peoples auras." Rose looked over at me. I nodded at her to continue. "Well, she said that your aura was determined and pure. I think she was right."

After we took out lap Rose led me back into the gym. "This is when the fun starts," she said smiling. Guardian Belikov walked into the room with some sparing gear. I smiled excited.

"Dimitri, please tell me I get to watch you kick her ass. I mean, come on, you kicked mine for months, I think it's only fare I get to see her suffer the same fate." I glared over at Rose and then looked over at Belikov who had an amused look on his face. "Yes, Rose but you are not going to be sparing with her today, I am, and you are going to be in the weight room doing your reps." Rose pouted and put her hands on her hips. "I think I should be able to see what kind of training she has. I mean I am going to be fighting her starting tomorrow. I know how everyone else moves; I mean I have been training with them since I was five, I really think I should watch."

Guardian Belikov thought about this for a moment. "Fine, but you are going to be the one sparing with her and I am going to watch," he said. Rose grinned. "You are so mine," she said playfully.

"Yeah probably, but just wait. Soon I will have the same training you've had, and then it won't be so easy," I shot back smiling.

We both got our gear on and took defensive positions. It wasn't long before I realized just how far behind her I was. She was landing me on my ass left and right. I was going to be hurting later. Her fist shot out and hit my arm. "Point," she said not even breaking a sweat. I kicked out, but she was able to block my kick. At this point I heard the gym doors open and Rose looked up. I took this advantage and hot out with my fist and made contact with her shoulder. "Point," I grinned.

Belikov sat back and watched us. Every now and again he would correct me or Rose on one thing or another, but he pretty much let us have our fun. And I say fun because Rose was enjoying this as much as I was. I was hurting yeah, but that didn't matter, this was what I lived for.

I don't know how long we were at it when Belikov told us we were done, but I was a little disappointed. When I took off my gear and looked around, I saw we had an audience. Lissa was there with the guy I vaguely remember from the other night. He had raven black hair and icy blue eyes. Something about him looked strangely familiar, but I couldn't quite place him. He had a lazy grin on his face watching me.

Lissa walked over to us and hugged me and Rose. "That was great," she said. I smiled at her. "Thanks Lissa, but Rose just handed me my ass on a silver platter. I don't think it was that great." She shook her head and turned around. "Christian, come over here. I want you to meet Sam." Christian walked over to us and smiled. "Well, if it isn't the girl who in the midst of losing her mind was still able to give Rose a little attitude," he said with a laugh. I smiled at him, but was still trying to figure out how I knew him. "Have I met you before?" I asked. This just made him and Lissa laugh. I didn't know what was so funny; I mean he just looked that familiar. "Nope, but you know my aunt. So you have probably seen my pictures in her office."

"Tasha, is your aunt?" I asked. Then I realized what that must mean. "Tasha is a vampire?"

They all looked at me and nodded. I looked back at them and nodded. "So for the past three months, I have been hanging out with a vampire." They all nodded at me again. "And she knew that this school was a vampire academy and she knew what I would find here." Christian stepped forward and looked me in the eyes. "I would take that as an honor that she would even bother trying to get you in here. It takes a strong person to guard the Moroi so she must have seen something in you that was pretty special. She couldn't tell you because it's against our laws to tell you. You had to find out by coming to the academy." He gave me a small smile and I nodded at him.

"So?" asked Lissa. "Do you think you'll be staying here at St. Vladimir's?" I looked between the three standing in front of me and thought for a few moments and then nodded. "Yeah, I think I am going to stay." Lissa let out a squeal of excitement. Rose and Christian smiled.

"Well, I hate to interrupt this wonderful moment of love and friendship, but I'm starving I seeing as how Sam hasn't eaten in like twenty four hours I'm sure she is too," Rose said. I looked over at her and nodded. "Well, then let's take this poor girl to the cafeteria and show her around her new home," Rose said linking one of my arms with hers. Lissa took the other and walked me out of the gym ready to introduce me to my future.

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