A/N: This may be short, weird and random but it has a point. I have 3 other view points on her first day back, so in the next few chapters I'll reveal that. Who wants a flashback? Because I'm going to give you a flashback just to confuse you! Not in this chapter. That would ruin the surprise. Please Review.

Chapter 11:

What is bonded to the hollow night? What does 'together' mean to the heartless? What does Lissa mean to Rose?

Behind each lock is a key and beyond that locked door is a person, a soul. The key to Lissa was Christian and Rose, nobody else knew her quite like they did. But behind Rose was Dimitri, no one else. Before Dimitri anyone would have bet their life that Lissa and Rose knew everything about each other, but now Lissa was outside the door and the key was gone.

Was this door, with Rose behind it, unchangeable? Could you replace the locks and find a new key?

Rose thought of Lissa as she stood up and went to have a shower, as she looked out the window.

Lissa, her best friend, she thought. It was a habit to call her that, she no longer felt as if they knew each other, understood each other. Rose understood Lissa, the reason for her killing Dimitri.

She sighed, getting dressed for her first day back at school.

Vasalissa sat in the cafeteria, beside Christian and Adrian, sipping an orange juice.

"So you got into her room?" She asked.

Adrian nodded and Christian high fived him. It was an automatic response; he didn't feel happy about this. Adrian's tone did not indicate that everything was okay.

Adrian's voice was calm and terrifying at the same time as he continued,

"Rose is still Rose, which is probably the good news. As long as she is Rose, she will heal. That isn't to say that she is fine, she isn't. She hadn't eaten or slept in a long time, she had rings under her eyes and she was so pale." His voice shook at the end only then giving away his true feelings.

"What happened?" Lissa asked cautiously.

"She let me help... Then in the morning she threatened to kill me if I didn't leave. She wasn't joking. I did get her to have a shower and some food and get into bed, which is a huge improvement."

Christian sighed, "You tried."

That was all it took to end the conversation. The school bell rang and they went their own ways to class. So did Rose. As she walked into the gym for training, people openly stared. Nobody really knew what had happened to her, other than what they could see.

To an observer Rose had seemed a little depressed but otherwise she seemed fine then one night she didn't come to diner. All the guardians run to cars and some people say that they saw them come back with Rose being carried by Ivashkov. Rose is missing from class for days and her friends all seem stressed and anxious. She comes back with circles under her eyes, washed out skin and a dull expression on her face.

Everyone in this class was a friend to Rose, it was all dhampirs.

But the next class was mixed between Moroi and Dhampirs, some of whom saw Rose and took it as an opportunity to test her. Maybe she wasn't a threat anymore, she didn't seem so popular. She wasn't being social or sarcastic, so they took their chance and baited her.

"Rosemarie! What happened? You look like someone just killed a baby. Ooh, Ivashkov's child was it?" They leered.

Rose didn't need to say anything; she gave them a death glare that said 'Don't-Mess-With-Me' as clearly as shouting it would have. Subtly, she raised her hand as if she was going to slap someone then used it to brush back her hair, causing many people to wince in anticipation.

She walked to her seat and everyone avoided looking in her direction, catching her gaze. They avoided her.

She was bonded to no one, heartless as the hollow night, not understanding the meaning of 'together'.

But everyone knows that after the night comes the day, the light and joy of a new beginning.

A/N: What shall the flashback be? Review! I'll post names of those who get it right!

Ideas for this story are welcome.

Thanks!