Rose's POV

I was lifting weights when, out of the corner of my eye I saw Anton get up from his barbell. I was lifting those smaller weights, the ones you hold in your hands. Studying him, I realized he was just like Dimitri, same father or not.

"Hey! Terminator! What are you doing?" I shouted, catching his attention as soon as I said Terminator. He looked over at me, his shirt covered in sweat. I smiled, "Yeah, where are you going? I'm not blind Terminator, I see your plan." I laughed. He turned his body further, until he was facing me, and started walking towards me.

"I have no plan." he said with a very serious tone. "I was just going too grab my water bottle, the go to the hand holds. What do you think I was doing?" but I just smiled, putting the hand holds down, standing up to try and feel bigger, though I couldn't be as tall as him. No, never.

"I don't know, trying to seem innocent, then coming back to steal something, not thinking I was watching. Well, I am not stupid. I see what you are trying to do. I'm not blind Terminator. Nope. Not at all." making my smile even bigger.

"Is that what you called Dimka? Terminator?" he said, not realizing he just sent a blow of hurt right to me. Trying, and failing, to keep my cool, I turned my head. Tears streaming down my face. "What?" he asked, sounding concerned. "Was it something I said?" he said, noticing my tears.

"No," I sniffled, "It's just. Me and Dimitri were really good friends. I just, miss him." I said, heading for the changing room, but then I turned to face him. "And I didn't call him Terminator, I called him Comerad." I said, the tears rolling down my face even harder, as I raced into the locker room.

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By the time I got out Anton was in thought, deep thought by the looks of it, when he heard me come out of the locker rooms he turned to me.

"You love him." he said. Well duh! I thgought. "I mean, you were, his lover I should say."

"No, I loved him, he loved me." I said, sitting down next to him. "We were coming up with a plan to be together." I told him, "He was gonna transfer from being Lissa's guardian, and guard someone else. Then, when we vacationed together. We ould be with each other and . . ." I paused, trying to calm myself, tears falling down my face. ". . . and, I just miss him." Anton turned and really looked at me. but he wasn't looking at the hard-core girl with mascara trakes down her tan face, no. He saw a broken hearted, soft face girl, with emotions, missing her only one true love. And he did the last thing I thought he would ever do. He hugged me, he pulled me swiftly into his arms, murmering to me in Russian. Cooing I guess you could say.

"I am so sorry Rose." he said, his accent becoming really thick. "If I had know, well, I would have been nicer to you today." I wanted to tell him the harder the better for me, but desided not too. Instead I looked at him, smiling.

"Don't go easy on me. I need trasining. The harder, the better!" I said, as we laughed. I looked into his sharp blue eyes, and we kissed.

Lissa's POV

I can't leave him, poor Justin. He needs a friend. A girlfriend, better yet. A voice in my head said. Yesssss Lisssssa. He needssss your eternal love. All you have to do isssss bite that ignorant nursssse over there, then, when you are awakened, you mussssst turn him. And you can be together. Or even, feed together. The voice said, and my eyes widended. Where the hell did that come from? And what the hell was up with those fucking s'. It was like, a snake sound sort of.

"Justin, are you okay?" I asked sweetly, ignoring that stupid voice in my head.

"Yeah. I think." he said, "Just let me wash my face, I can't show my face to the guys looking like this. I'll be mocked forever!" he said splashing cold water onto his nicely rounded face. There was one long pale scar, that lead from his right eye brow to the left corner of his face. Besides that, he was perfect, a perfect guy. I can see what Kike liked in him.

"Wait," I said, pulling myself out of my weird trace."The guys. Who are the guys?" I asked. but he just looked at me, then looked down.

"Jesse and Ralf." he said. Looking ashamed, I guess he knew about what happened before the attack. When Jesse and Ralf and some other idiots beat the crap out of me, good thing Rose came just in time. Or I would have been toast.

"You're hanging out with those idiots! The same idiots who almost killed me!" I shouted, immediantly lowering my voice so I wouldn't hurt Kike's ears.

"They aren't idiots! And they weren't trying to kill you either! I was there, I saw what happened. if only that bitch hadn't gotten in the way, you would have been in the club to. that stupid fat-ass bi. . ." and then, the thing I never thought I would do, or even need to do, I punshed him. Right in the nose. My fist swung so hard, blood gushed right out of his nose as soon as my fist made contact. As soon as he was on the ground, unconscious, I thought I would feel guilty, or something like that. But I didn't, I felt proud of myself, very proud. I stood up for Rose. On my own even! i looked down at him. Thinking the meanest thoughts. Ha ha sucker! You got what you deserved. I was just about to say something, when the nurse walked in. Oh crap. Busted!

* * *

I was sitting in Kirova's office, still not feeling guilty about what I did.

"Miss Dragomir, I am shocked at your behavior! Why did you do that to poor Mr. Lyouin?" Kirova asked, looking extremely surprised at what I did, and also, very dissapionted.

"He was dissing Rose. Calling her a bitch and stuff. I couldn't just sit there and listen to that dumbass diss Rose! That would considered being a bad friend!" I said, shaking my head, knowing she didn't understand.

"I completely understand your situation Lissa." she said. 'Ok, what the hell.' I thought. 'Yeah, that was unexpected.' But I kept a straight face, looking directly into her pitch-black eyes. "In fact, my best friend was just like Rose, except she was a Moroi. She was tough, wanted to see the world, and she definatly didn't take no for and answer." she said with a laugh. "I loved her, as a friend of course, and I looked up to her, sort of. You see, she was always getting into trouble. just like Rose. Her name was Alyssa. And one day, her ex-boyfriend was insulting her. So I did what I thought she would do, so I punched him. Right in the mouth, knowing when it swoll up he wouldn't be able to talk, at all. Especially about Alyssa. But, she was angry at me. Furious actually. Saying she wanted to go back out with him, and now she blamed me she couldn't. I tried telling her the things he said about her, but she said i was only lying. And you know what happened that day?" she asked, looking right back into my jade-green eyes. "I first of all, was suspended from the campus, except to go to class, the library for only books on research, and lunch, but, I also lost a best friend. You see, I fought a fight she didn't want me to fight. She wanted to take her of her self. So in the middle of the second semester, she left with her old ex. Now her recent boyfriend, all the way to London."

"What happened to her?" I asked quietly.

"She died. Two months after they left, he left her, leaving for herself, she was still trying to find guardians to protect her when one day, she was walking in the streets of London, alone, when all of a sudden she was a attacked. Drained dry. And do you know who found her? Lying pale and dead as ever? Me. My class went for a weekend escape, and I was walking with some new friends at the Academy, when I saw someone in the alley. I told them to wait at the mouth, ready so they could run, and when I turned the life-less body over, who did i see?" she asked.

"Alyssa." i said quietly. Shaking so hard, and I looked up at Kirova. Tears in her eyes, some had already falling down her face.

"You may go. That was your punishment. Use it well Lissa. Use it well." she said as she rushed out of the room. Shutting the door in my face before i could even say a simple thank you. As soon as I walked out of the office i saw Rose, and Guardian Kirobica walking together, laughing about something. And I did the most stupidest thing ever. I called out to them.

"Rose! Hey Rose!" i said, waving her to me. "Come here! I need to tell you something!" I saw her eyes widen as she quickly walked over her.

"Yeah Lissa." she said. "What do you need?"

"I need to tell you a story." I said with a smile, ushering her to my room. When we got in, I told her to sit down, and I told her Kirova's story. Only i didn't tell whose story it was. i kept it onominous.