This is the last chapter! :( I will start the sequel as soon as possible, so make sure you look out for that. Please review, and make sure to vote in my poll (which will be ending soon). I made a playlist for those of you who like the musical part of my writing. Here are the best songs on it. Forever-Chris Brown, Not Myself Tonight-Christina Aguilera, All I Wanted-Paramore, 4ever-The Veronicas, Hero/Heroine-Boys Like Girls, and Stella-All Time Low.

Chapter 27

"Lissa? Lissa where's my hairbrush?"

"Calm down Rose it's right in front of you." She handed me the brush, and I ran it through my hair once more.

My hair was practically perfect. Lissa had straightened the waves it usually had so that it cascaded down my back perfectly straight. We had picked out a black skirt and loose red shirt for under my graduation gown. Lissa had gotten her hair cut in really dramatic layers while we were at the mall, and she had styled it so they came inward towards her face (Google images 'dramatic layers blonde' –second one). She was wearing a yellow flowered skirt with a white button down.

We both put on our shoes- flats for her and wedges for me- and headed out into the hall.

"Hey." Adrian caught up with us, wrapping his arms around me and kissing the top of my head.

"Hair." I said, pulling away. "Don't mess it up." Just for that, he pulled me in for a kiss, running his fingers through my hair before I realized what he was doing. Lissa was laughing, and I shot a glare at her, then at Adrian. "Really?"

Lissa pulled one of those fold-up brushes out of her bag and handed it to me. I ran it through my hair quickly. "Ok. I'm good."

"You're excited." Lissa seemed confused.

"I'm getting my promise mark today. I want to look perfect."

"You already do." Adrian assured me, and I could feel I was starting to blush.

I looked up at Adrian, thinking about how I realized I loved him. A few moments later, I said, "Thank you Adrian.".

"For what?

"For coming up with that plan to make Dimitri jealous."

He grinned and pulled me tight for a moment. "My pleasure."

We got to the gym a few minutes later, and Adrian had to go sit in the audience. "Bye." He said, hugging me and waving to Lissa.

"Hey!" Violet called over to us, and we joined her, April, Luke, Scott, Alex, Connor, Eddie, Christian and Mia.

"I cannot believe we're graduating!" April squealed, and everyone agreed. We all walked over to get our graduation gowns and caps. They were dark blue, and the ones for the dhampirs had a low collar in the back so that they could tattoo our necks easily. Lissa grabbed two hats for us and put mine on top of my head for me, adjusting my hair so it didn't cover my face. I did the same for her, and we looked around. The entire senior class was here, and almost everyone was nervous.

I could pick up some nervousness from Lissa, and she sent me a message through the bond. Are you feeling alright? No darkness or anything?

"No." I whispered to her. "The better question would be are you alright?"

"I'm fine." She lied, but I could feel the anxiety that I had mistaken for nervousness earlier. The anxiety that came with the darkness. And it was pretty bad. How had I not noticed this until twenty minutes before the ceremony? I guess I was too distracted.

My mind automatically started to come up with possible plans on how to get the darkness out of her. She could send it to me, obviously, but I wasn't sure the effects would wear off in time for the ceremony. The only thing that was important here was that I got my promise mark, and that wasn't until the end of the ceremony. "Give it to me." I said, and held out my hands toward her. I felt her hesitate.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. I'll be fine."

She still seemed hesitant but she took my hands and sent the darkness into me. All the rage I had ever felt rushed into me, and the sane part of me was glad that everyone else had left the area. Lissa looked panicked when she saw the emotions, but she looked fine. She ran off quickly, trying to find someone to help.

The emotions were overwhelming, so much in fact that I barely noticed when Adrian came up and put his hands on my shoulders. "Rose." He said, looking into my eyes. The rage filled me, but I didn't have anyone to direct it to, unlike other times that Lissa's darkness had filled me, so I couldn't concentrate on any one thing, let alone him. "Rose listen to me. It's all in your head, you'll be fine." Lissa stood behind him, scared, but for herself or for me I wasn't sure. Probably both.

Suddenly, she spoke. "Heal her." Was all she said, her voice soft but still firm. Adrian got it. His hands grabbed mine, intertwining our fingers. I started to fight against him, but then I felt his magic flow through me. Lissa's darkness was mostly gone, the rage being replaced by mere annoyance at my own stupidity and the fait hum of the darkness. Lissa's hand was on Adrian's back, taking some of the darkness from him so it was all equally distributed between us. It was manageable, for now. We could all burn it off after the ceremony.

Realizing how much darkness she had had, I quickly pulled up her sleeves to find two neat cuts starting to heal on her wrists. "Lissa, why didn't you tell me?" I asked her, but didn't give her time to answer. "You didn't seem very bad."

"I'm better at controlling it now. Much better than you are apparently…" Her face showed a hint of a smile.

"Princess! Hathaway!" Alberta called over to us. "What are you doing standing around? We're about to start!"

Lissa and I ran to take our seats, and the ceremony began soon after.

"I would like to thank you all for coming to see our senior class graduate." Kirova started. She started her long speech, and I didn't pay attention when the valedictiorian got up and gave their speech. I ouly started to listen when she started to give out our diplomas. "Vasilisa Dragomir." She called, and we all cheered. A few minutes passed,but she everntually called my name. "Rosemarie Hathaway." I took my diploma and looked out towards the audience. Adrian was grinning, and next to him were my parents. MY PARENTS? I hadn't known wither one of them were coming. And I hadn't expected my dad to come at all. Soon enough, Kirova announced that the dhampirs would be getting their promise marks, starting with the best grade on the final. Surprisingly, I was the first person called. I looked over all of my friends and family, knowing they were there for me. Lissa was smiling her warm smile, and I didn't need the bond to hear the 'I told you you're awesome!'. My parents were smiling, and they looked at each other. They weren't the easiest parents to have, but they were mine. My eyes settled on Adrian, and his eyes were filled with happiness and love for me. He grinned when he caught my eyes, and mouthed 'I love you'. I stepped forward to get my promise mark, and smiled through the pain.

Dedications: This is dedicated to my best friends, who I know hate everything Vampire Academy and Twilight, but I want to dedicate it to them anyway, because they are amazing. I love you guys! And I also want to dedicate this story to the one person who pisses me off most. I am mentioning her because well… she is the reason the emotions in some of the chapters seem so real. Lets put it this way: If I was Rose, and I got the darkness from Lissa… I'd be trying to kill her. So thanks! And finally, I want to dedicate this my wonderful readers. Thanks everyone!