I do not own V.A. Richelle Mead is the owner and creator of the series.

I was thinking about adding some lemons to the story. Would have added some to the last chapter describing Dimitri's dreams about Rose. Should I start adding some?

RPOV

It is official Zander hates me. There is nothing that can convince me otherwise. After a while of my language class, he had decided to introduce me to something "new". I hate it when he likes to add new things to my training routine. It is always something that will cause me pain.

He got a call from "his boss" saying that he was to add this to the already long list of things that I despise. Why me? What did I do to deserve this kind of treatment?

Oh well, this was the arrangement that I had made with Mr. Mazur. I think I had to have been out of mind when I agreed to it. It was just something about that guy that made me want to know more about him.

Any rate back to my lessons, otherwise known as torture. This time I learned exactly what that tub of ice water was for (He had new ice and water in it. He had already used the first tub.) It was after my language class that I absolutely positive that he hated me. He had me walk into the back section of the gym where that dreaded tub and bucket were. I had no idea what was going on but my imagination was in over drive and I hoped that none of what I had pictured in my mind was true...

I did not get my wish. I soon figured out what the purpose of this exercise was, it was for me to be able to not show what I am feeling. It was to break me of being able to show any sort of weakness. After the water bucket he went to being burned.

I was now able to hide everything. Nobody would be able to tell what or how I was thinking.

I had completely closed off all of my friends. The only one that I talk to was oddly enough Christian. He was the only one that wouldn't throw a hissy fit about me not wanting to share what my training was. We had come close friends and we would talk but for the most part the smart remarks towards each weren't there. Lissa thought that I trying to steal him from her. I don't understand how she would think that. Than I was suddenly pulled into her head and she was having an argument, about me. What the fuck? She was accusing him of being a liar and cheater. During the whole argument she was bad mouthing me and called him names. After a minute or two she told him he might as well be a Striogi. After that he just gave up trying to argue with her. He just turned on his heel and left. She was upset but she felt more relief that she had ended it. What in the hell has gotten into her?

I didn't want to speak to her after that. I had to put all of the training that I have had into use. That was the day that I finally understood what Zander had been trying to teach me. It felt like my heart was ripped out. I couldn't believe that she thought and believed what she had said about both of us. I knew that I wasn't really talking to her as much as we used to but at the end of the day I was wore out from all of my trainings.

That was the day that I had asked Christian how he was doing. He looked like shit. He looked up at me and said "Liss and I just broke up." "I'm sorry" was the first thing out of my mouth. We sat there for a few just picking at our food than I had an idea. I looked at him and just studied him for a minute. He looked like he was at the same place of not really having any feelings and not really wanting to. I got up all of a sudden and told him that I will be right back. He just looked at me confused.

I ran to Zander's room and suggested that he could call Mr. Mazur and seeing if others could be trained. He flat out refused to even entertain the thought.