WOW, another update yay. This one finally has some action so i hope you like it. I was also wondering if i should end this part of the story here and start a new story with her a few months in the future as another story, or should i go ahead and just keep it one really long ass story? Let me know what you think. I just cant decide. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS STORY...OR I MIGHT HAVE TO STOP IT RIGHT HERE...DUNNO I'M JUST SAYING. SO REMEMBER TO REVIEW! I LOVE YOU ALL TONS AND DO APPRECIATE THOSE WHO ARE REVIEWING! I'M SENDING VIRTUAL COOKIES TO EACH OF YOU! ENJOY! :-D

Chapter 23-

My world spun around me. I couldn't stop the buzzing in my brain. Was this really happening? Was Eddie really kissing me? What does this mean? Why I am thinking while he is kissing me?

I let go and let him deepen the kiss. It was amazing. Fireworks were going off all around me, bells rang, choirs sang, leprechauns gave me their pots of gold and the devil himself blushed. It was the most amazing feeling I have ever felt. My first kiss only to end too soon.

Eddie pulled away to the sound of someone clearing their throats. I stood there for a moment with my eyes closed and trying to catch my breath. I felt a soft kiss on my forehead and finally opened my eyes and looked up at the person who at that moment had taken my heart for his own.

"I'm sorry Sam, I don't-"

I cut him off by grabbing his neck and brining my lips back to his. I again felt the buzzing and the fireworks and the extreme urge to kill whoever the hell kept clearing their throats. I pulled away and smiled at Eddie. "Don't be sorry, I liked it," I said blushing. I cannot believe I just did that.

"Awww…Sammy and Eddie are finally together. Now if you don't mind getting your tongues out of each other's throats we need to head back before we become Strigoi dinner," Rose said grinning from ear to ear. I had a feeling that her good mood would be worked out with Dimitri later. Ewww mental picture not wanted. Damn it, why did I keep doing that to myself?

I shook my head, but couldn't keep from smiling as I followed them out to the cars. I noticed the sun beginning to set. We were going to be caught out at night.

We rode in the same cars going back to the academy as we did coming into town which I was thankful for. I was looking forward to being squeezed next to Eddie for the next three hours. I just hoped that Adrian would leave me the hell alone. Of course no such luck was to be had.

As soon as we got into the SUVs he purred at me causing Eddie to glare at him. "Well, well, my little human bond mate; I knew you were beautiful but sexy didn't come to mind until now." I rolled my eyes at Adrian's comment but said nothing. Stan and Jenkins were the next in the car. Jenkins had not seen me yet and I was quite surprised with his reaction to me.

"Damn, I had no idea," he cut himself off before he could say anything to get him in trouble.

Stan just smiled in the rearview mirror. "You look very nice Sam," he finally said after a few minutes.

I couldn't help but blush at all the attention. I was not used to it at all. I just hoped it went over well when I went home next month for the thanksgiving break. I was getting a little anxious for that, especially now that I might have a boyfriend to talk about.

Eddie and I didn't say much to each other, but he never let go of my hand. I really liked the electric feeling that came to me when he touched me. I had never really noticed it before, but it was intense.

Just over an hour into our trip back to the academy Jenkins phone rang. I could see his face in the mirror and knew something was up. He looked out his window and murmured something to Stan who nodded and hit the gas.

"Sam, the duffle at your feet grab it and get the stakes out," Stan barked. I looked at him for a split second as the car started to accelerate even more. "NOW!" he yelled. I leaned over and pulled the bag out. I grabbed four stakes and handed them forward. "Give one to Castile and keep one for yourself. If anything happens drive and don't look back. Is that understood?"

I was in shock. "What the hell is going on?" I asked. "I am not going anywhere without everyone."

"You will do as you are ordered Martin," Jenkins yelled back. If he was yelling I knew this was serious. I nodded tucking my stake into my belt and grabbing the guns out of the duffle. "How about these?" I asked holding them up. Stan looked into the mirror and nodded.

"Keep them for yourselves." I nodded and handed one over to Eddie. We quickly checked the clips and made sure they were locked and loaded.

I started to feel a weird feeling in my stomach and realized it was not my own feelings, but the feelings of Adrian. I looked over at him and put the gun in his hands. "Do you know how to use this?" He nodded his head. "I need you take this…just in case. I promise I won't let anything happen to you. I just need you to calm down because you're crazy emotions are not going to help me."

Adrian kissed my head and gave me his cocky smile that I always hated. "I'm not worried; I have the best guardians and the hottest guardians taking care of me. I'm good." He then turned to Stan. "Rose got a feeling I take it." It wasn't a question, more of a statement of fact. I had heard she could feel Strigoi. They made her sick or something, but I was just now thinking how helpful this could actually be.

We sat in silence for a few minutes. I had Adrian laying in my lap and covering him with my body. I couldn't help but thing that if this was a false alarm or we got out of here in one piece that I would never hear the end of it. I looked over at Eddie who was looking back at me and that's when I saw it. A flash so fast I didn't know what it was bolted out at our car slamming into with such force it caused us to flip.

Glass was every where and I could smell gas somewhere. Putting aside the pain that was shooting through my body I looked over to see Stan and Jenkins unconscious in the front seats. Eddie was just starting to move and Adrian was nowhere to be seen. I panicked and pushed my way out of the side window that was busted out. I saw the other SUV stopped and pulling Adrian into the car. "SAM!" Lissa screamed. I turned around kicked out and punching at the same time landing a blow on the ugliest creature I had ever seen. He was near six foot and skinny as hell. I didn't notice much, but the smell. It was horrible. It smelled as though he hadn't taken a shower in weeks.

I concentrated on all of my training and ducked and punched and kicked. I spun and noticed that the others were scrambling to get in the fight. I couldn't believe they would stay. "GO!" I screamed. I swung out and made contact with the Strigoi. "Get them out of here."

"Rose, drive and don't stop. Call for backup," I heard Alberta yell as she ran towards me.

I kicked out again. He smiled and laughed grabbing at me. "You put up a good fight Samantha," he said. My heart hammered in my chest. He knows my name…he knows my name. Pure unadulterated fear shot through me. They weren't here for the Moroi…they were here for me.

I kicked him hard enough to make him stumble, giving me the time I needed to grab for my stake. The next chance I had I was going in for the kill. Little did I know, there may not be a next time. Two more Strigoi stepped out of the woods. Three against two…I was not liking these numbers.

Alberta jumped at one while the other stood at the side lines smirking at the fight unfolding in front of him. I lost track of what they were doing, but from the grunts I heard I could tell it must be a pretty even fight.

I dropped down and kicked at the ugly Strigoi legs, but he moved to quick and grabbed me by the leg. "Damn it," I thought to myself. He flung me against the twisted metal of the SUV I was riding in and I felt sharp pain cut through my body. That could not be good. As I dropped down I saw the gun I had handed Adrian in the rubble. With the last bit of energy I had I grabbed for the gun and shot off two shots. I hit my strigoi in the heart and in the head. He fell to the ground and I jumped up staking him in the heart. I had just made my first kill.

I turned towards Alberta who was staking her Strigoi and then without thinking pointed to the last and shot off three rounds and ran over to him. He was lying on the ground with a grin. "They will come for you and next time you won't be so lucky," he said just before I staked him.

Two kills. I just killed two Strigoi. Alberta walked up to me as I collapsed to the ground. She placed her hand on my shoulder, but didn't say anything. I sat for just a moment before remembering the others in the SUV. I rushed over and crawled back in. Eddie was still lying unconscious as was Stan and Jenkins. My heart fell even further than it had when I killed for the first time in my life.

Tears streamed down my cheeks as I grabbed a jagged piece of glass and cut him out of his seat belt. It sliced painfully through my hand, but I didn't care. I needed him to be okay. I needed him to get out of here so we could be happy.

I could vaguely hear Alberta talking to me, but I didn't know what she was saying. I didn't know what was going on outside the car. I kept cutting until the belt finally snapped free. I grabbed my bag and placed it under his head. Hot tears streamed down my face as I checked his breathing and pulse. He was alive, but I was willing to bet that he had some major injuries.

I don't know how long I sat there for. I don't remember anything after that. Not from the scene anyways. The next thing I know was being pulled out of another car and being carried. Then everything went black again. Every now and again I would hear people talking. "She's in shock," someone would whisper. "It's going to take time. She needs to heel. She was pretty beat up."

I don't know how long that went on, but I remember the pain that shot through me when things started coming too. I gasped and nearly screamed as the pain shot through me. I felt like my heart was being ripped in two. Hot tears streamed down my face. Flashes of me killing the Strigoi passed through my mind, Eddie lying unconscious, Stan and Jenkins unconscious, the blood and the pain. I couldn't breathe. Then I screamed and tried to bolt out of bed. I had no idea where I was, but I had to get out of there.

Before I could get very far I felt several sets of hands pushing me back down on the bed. "Sam, please its okay. You're okay." I looked over and saw the most amazing sight I could have asked for. Alberta, Jenkins, Stan, Eddie, Adrian, Rose, Lissa, Christian, Dimitri were all standing there. I choked back a sob with a laugh and nearly hurled myself into the arms of Adrian and Eddie.

They were alive and okay. I was alive and okay. "You did well," Stan said pulling me into a hug.

"Are you kidding me?" Dimitri said. "She did phenomenal."

Adrian pulled me in for a hug and kissed my head. "Don't you ever scare me like that again. I need my hottie kick as guardian alive. Who else am I going to hit on?

"Rose," I laughed.

"You know," she said. "If you weren't in here that would have awarded you an ass kicking."

Finally I made it to Eddie who had tears falling from his eyes. "You save our lives Sam." Before I knew what was happening he pulled me in kissing me with more passion than I ever thought possible. It was filed with all the fears and anger and hope and love that he had. I kissed him back with as much as I had in me showing him everything I felt as well. Hoping he knew I loved him without me having to actually tell him.

He pulled away after a moment and nuzzled his head into my neck. "I love you Sam," he said. My heart soared. He loved me too. I smiled cuddling closer to him. "I love you too."

Tears fell down my face as I took in all my friends. I don't know how, but we all made it out alive. I had made my first two kills and lived to tell about it. I was pretty happy and in love with Eddie who was in turn in love with me. Today was a good day, but I knew that there was a lot still in store for me. This was not the end of my story. There were still Strigoi out there looking for me, but we had the upper hand. We knew and next time, we would be ready.