Hey my loyal readers thanks to Rose Melissa Ivashkov and AMBullard

for taking the time to review my last chapter

Now for the next installment of My Life: Its Twists and Turns

and for those who visit and favorite this story please take the time to review

I really want to see how much you like my writing and also because I'm totally

self conscious about this story…anyways I'm rambling again

So enjoy and please take like 5 seconds to review

Please and thank you

-Kristy

Usual disclaimer I don't own Vampire Academy

or any of its original characters just my plot and characters I create along the way

But I do wish I owned either Adrian, Dimitri, or Christian

They're definitely sex on legs

Enjoy!

Chapter 4
Friends & Encounters

Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz

On and on I felt my phone vibrate my bed.

Song after song, vibrating phone follows.

I knew that it was Christian, I know that he's calling and texting to apologize.

I feel no sympathy.

You live inside a cave

You barely get by, the rest of us are trying

There's no need to apologize

I've got no time for feeling sorry.

And I really didn't, time was running out before I had to depart to the airport and make my way back to the university until Christmas vacation, if I decide to come home anyway.

I might hit Malibu, Hawaii, Australia.

Somewhere warm and nice.

Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz

Ugh! If I didn't answer the twelfth time he called and if I didn't even look or answer his texts, you think it would've stopped.

Knock knock knock

"Come in" I smiled

"Mother, did you just get it?"

I looked at the clock hanging on my wall. Wow! It was already six o'clock.

I've been laying here for more than three hours.

And she just stood there in the doorway smiling down at me with her arms crossed over her chest.

"Of course. Did you think that I would miss the chance to say goodbye? Or miss the chance to drive you to the airport? I think not"

I jumped up from my bed to hug her.

No, no me and my mother -Janine- don't have such an easy relationship but sometimes there's moments -like these- that I wouldn't change at all.

She let go and pulled me towards the kitchen for a snack.

We randomly talked about everything.

We laughed, and it felt good. Weird and somehow kind of something I would shy from but still good.

I sighed while I watched people go into the airport, knowing they were waiting to board the plane to whatever place and adventure they were headed off to.

I was stepping out of my mom's BMW when she called to me.

"Rose"

She hesitated and I don't know why.

Something seemed off about my mom, something I couldn't pinpoint.

Something I think she was hiding from me.

"Have a wonderful senior year"

I just hugged her and stepped out of the car, closing the door behind me as I went to retrieve my tickets.

Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz

The phone kept vibrating in my hand. The pictures that came on my screen kept changing.

Lissa, Eddie, Christian, Mason, and even Mia. I don't think people understood the concept of being left alone.

"Now boarding flight 745 to Missoula"

That's my cue.

I made my way to the entrance of the plane, handing the stewardess my ticket.

She wished me a good flight, I just smiled and went to find my seat.

I sighed looking out the window of the plane. Staring out the place I sometimes called home.

Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz

I opened my phone and pushed the end button to Lissa's phone call and then held down the off button, seeing the screen finally go black and finally give me some peace and quiet.

At least until my plane landed and I found myself with my friends again.

"Ladies and gentleman we'll be landing shortly. Please return to your seats and fasten your seatbelts"

I clipped my seatbelt and lifted my window to stare out the city of Missoula.

Ugh, I could see it now, Lissa at the airport, jumping up and down, expecting me…possibly with Christian at her side.

I don't wanna see him.

Not after he lied to me for two years.

"Ladies and gentleman we have now landed at Missoula Airport. Please exit the plane in an orderly fashion and thank you for choosing StarAir for your travels.

I let everyone go out before me, because I really didn't like the pushing and shoving.

Finally after the last person filed out I got up and followed.

I reached the airport lobby and found that there was no Lissa no Christian no anyone.

I sighed happily. Oh yeah! Just a little more freedom.

I walked to the pick ups and went to hail a cab.

It came super quick too. But hey, the perks of being super cute.

I stepped into the cab and closed the door.

"Where too miss?" asked the driver

Before I could answer, the door on the other side of the cab opened up and the cutest, hottest guy slid right in.

"Excuse me" I said in an irritated tone

"Oh sorry, I didn't mean to share a cab but I'm kind of running late and I thought why not hop into the cab with the cute girl in it?"

It was sord of dark in the cab but as a car passed by I got a look at the guy's features more clearly and wow he was super hot.

He was well tanned, messy light brown with a hint of blonde in his hair, slightly build, possible six foot one or something. He has a smile that I bet killed a girl'sdefenses and he was dressed very stylish. But what captured me the most were the color of his eyes. They were emerald green eyes. He was beautiful.

But still I couldn't show interest in a guy who just jumped into my cab. This isn't a movie cliché you know.

So I continued my irritating tone with a subtle flirtation hidden into it.

"Uh yeah I know I'm cute. I heard it all before dude but I think you should hail, or get into another cab because where I'm going is way out of the city"

He grinned and my heartbeat picked up a bit but I maintained my composure.

"Well babe, today's my lucky day because I'm heading out of the city too. Let me guess…St. Vladimir's University right?"

"Yeah that's right. So what of it stranger?"

He chuckled and turned to me, hand out.

"Oh sorry darlin' let me introduce myself. I'm Adrian Ivashkov"

I looked down at his hand and extended my own.

"My name's Rose, Rose Hathaway"

He shook my hand then kissed it. I felt a jolt of electricity when his lips briefly touched my hand and it felt good, weird, but good.

"So Rose, do you mind if we ride together now?"

I looked away from him after taking my hand back and crossing my arms while staring out the window, watching the families greet each other.

How normal it all looked.

So I just sighed.

"No Adrian it's fine. Driver, to St. Vladimir's University please"

He nodded and I watched all the family love fade away

On and on the drive went.

In complete, beautiful silence….until Adrian's phone rang.

"Hey" he said to whoever was calling

I could hear the subtle sound of a guy's voice over the phone

"Yeah, I landed like half an hour ago. Where are you?"

"When did you get in?"

He laughed just a bit

"Damn, I thought you wanted to get in today?"

He chuckled, then looked at his watch.

"Oh brother, don't start that again"

I just rolled my eyes and continued staring out the window.

Watching the beautiful mountains look so peaceful, so beautiful

"I'll be there soon okay?"

He let out a short laugh

"Alright bye"

Then the silence returned once again in the car.

And again he had to break it

"Rose can I ask you something?"

I sighed and turned to him.

"What do you wanna ask?"

"How is it at St. Vladimir's?"

"It's fine I guess" I sighed

"You have privacy, weekends off, sports, clubs, the regular high school stuff"

He nodded and sighed in relief

"That's good" He said

I smiled and rolled my eyes

"What?" He asked

I shook my head "Nothing"

"Just wondering why you're trying to make conversation that's all. I mean you really don't have to ya know. We don't really know each other so it's not as akward as I bet you think it is"

He smiled and because if it wasn't so dark, I could've sworn he blushed.

"Oh no Rose, I've wanted to make conversation since this cab started running but you're intimidating babe so I just didn't talk"

I laughed and I saw his smile get bigger.

"Wow! That's a new one. I've never been called intimidating before. Usually a hot guy such as yourself doesn't have any problems talking to a girl no matter how intimidating you think she might be"

"So you think I'm hot?"

I rolled my eyes.

"Don't let it get to your head. It was a slip of the tongue"

He just laughed.

I kind of liked his laugh. It sounded beautiful.

"Either way babe, now that I know you think I'm hot you're not as intimidating"

I leaned toward him and spoke in a low seductive voice.

"Well then I guess I'll have to work on that"

He leaned toward me. I guess hoping that something was gonna happen. So I played along and leaned forward some more, so close to his lips, then pulled away.

"Yeah, I definitely have to work on being more intimidating"

He just shook his head and sat upright on his side of the seat, staring out the window.

"How much?" I asked the driver.

"Eighty dollars miss" I reached into my purse, about to hand him the money, when I saw that Adrian gave the driver a hundred dollar bill.

"Keep the change" He said

Wow.

A guy who loves to show money or just plain generous?

Finally the cab drove away and I decided to turn on my phone.

Wow! Tons of voicemails, texts.

"Jeez!" I said out loud

Adrian came up from behind me and put his arm around my shoulder and glanced down at my phone.

I know it should've bothered me that a guy I barely know is so close to me, and touching me, but I couldn't tell him to get off. It felt right to have him so close to me

"Boyfriend trouble?" he said

I shook my head and deleted all of Christian's messages.

"No. I don't have a boyfriend if you must know"

He pulled me close to him and squeezed my shoulder while we walked up the university gates.

"Really? A hot girl like you doesn't have a boyfriend? That really is a shock"

I shook my head and shrugged his arm off while I picked up my pace and walked ahead of him to make my way to the security guard on duty. But before I got farther away from him I said,

"No, it isn't"

And all I heard was his laugh.

"Hey Danny" I said to the security guard

"Rose, good to see you back. How was summer vacation?"

I pulled my I.d. out from my purse to scan it and then went for the side door at the gate.

"It was super great" I said as I walked into the university grounds. But before I went further I walked back to Danny.

"That's good to hear Rose, and before you ask, yes…they're all already here"

I smiled. Of course he knew I'd ask about my friends.

I always do after I come back to the university after some sord of school vacation.

I chuckled and waved to Danny while running towards the student lounge and before I was out of eye sight I saw Adrian walk up to the security booth.

I entered the student lounge and I saw them all sitting there, talking, laughing. I walked up to where they all were sitting and smiled wider when they noticed me.

And before I could get a word out Mia and Lissa both attacked me in a hug.

"Welcome back Rose" they both said together.

I hugged them back and sighed happily.

"Yeah, it's good to be back"

Well how was that? Of course I bet a lot of you knew

who the mystery man would be,

but I have to leave everyone guessing!

It's who I am

Oh and those lyrics?

Someone tell me what song they're from and tell me how you liked it

when you listened to it

So review, review, review

Thanks so much

Oh and next chapter she'll meet the other hunk

I'm sure some of you ladies love

Until later my readers

-Kristy