Author's Note: Sorry for the hiatus :/. I am writing this in the middle of my TrueBlood marathon, season three starts tomorrow :O. Hopefully I don't randomly start adding in TrueBlood into this chapter, though that would be funny. Just a thought, who would win in a fight; Dimitri or Eric?

Ooooo, almost forgot (how could I?) yeah I read Spirit Bound :D lol seems like ages ago. Well anyway it was soooo freaking awesome and there was SO MUCH ADRIAN :D seriously if you haven't read it yet, get off your butt and read it. Feel free to send me messages with your rants and theories.
Can't wait till this fic get's up to Spirit Bound. But for now here is Shadow Kissed.

Adrian woke the next morning, still annoyed with his conversations with Rose from last night. He had to prove her wrong, and he knew exactly how to do it. After taking a few moments to wake up completely, he got out of bed and walked over to grab his phone that he had left on the coffee table. There was text from Reese which Adrian ignored. He called the number and listened to the phone ringing.

"Hello, Ivashkov residence," said a cheerful voice.

"It's Adrian…is my mom there?" he asked. He knew she would be there, she always having tea with one of her guests at this time.

"Lord Ivashkov, just a moment please," she replied putting him on hold. He tapped his fingers against the table impatiently.

"Adrian?" his mother said a few minutes later. He had forgotten how much he missed his mother and he smiled at the sound of her voice.

"Hey mom," he replied. His smile grew when he heard her reaction through the phone. She must have missed me to, he thought making a mental note to try and call her more often. He listened patiently as she continued to fill Adrian in with everything that had been happening at the Royal Court. His father wasn't mentioned to Adrian's relief. "So I was wondering if my favorite Great-Aunt was around."

"Yes, as a matter of fact she is having tea with me now," she replied soundly slightly disappointed. "I'll let you talk to her now." Hearing her disappointment made Adrian sad but he had to focus on why he was calling in the first place.

"Hello Adrian," said Queen Tatiana. "How lovely it is to hear from you."

"Sorry but this isn't a social call," said Adrian, getting straight to the point.

"I see, what a pity," she replied not sounding disappointed, more curious than anything else. "Well, what is it Adrian?"

"I was wondering why Vasilisa, Rosemarie and Christian are not allowed to attend the Dashkov Trial. Care to enlighten me?" he asked trying to sound as relaxed as possible.

He heard her sigh. "Oh Adrian, you already know why, I presume. This is a serious case and we don't need school children there making a scene, you know how the people talk around here."

Adrian ran a hand through his hair. "But shouldn't it be a fair trial? How is that possible without all the witnesses present, especially the victim?"

"The guardian testimonies will be enough, there is already enough evidence to convict Mr. Dashkov."

"Well…don't you want to improve your relationship with Vasilisa? She is starting to become a very important influence within Moroi politics and soon she will have to take her place as the representative for the Dragamor's. I don't think disallowing her to attend this trial is going to have a positive effect in her views of you." Adrian didn't like talking like this but he knew this was the only way she was going to agree; she valued her power too highly.

She laughed. "I forgot how persuasive you can be. Well I'll make a deal with you," she said, her tone turning serious again.

Adrian frowned; this cannot be good. "What is it?"

"Don't worry, it's not much to ask. I'll let Vasilisa attend the trial, as long as you come visit me while you are here."

Adrian raised an eyebrow; that's it? "What about Rose and Christian? You know she would want them to be there."

"Very well, they may also attend. I will contact the school and inform them of my decision."

"Thank you, I will see you there," he said as she disconnected the call. Adrian put the phone back down on the coffee table. He smiled to himself, he had gotten what he wanted. He couldn't wait to rub it in Rose's face. He frowned. No, he couldn't do that. She would probably get annoyed at him if he did.

Adrian shook his head, smiling. I so need a drink.

The next few days were a blur to Adrian. He continued going to Lissa to practice Spirit while spending the rest of his time researching it. Lissa was worried about not being able to use Spirit yet, she was impatient about waiting for the medication to completely leave her system. Still she continued to try and see the auras of people. Adrian decided that he would wait until she had full access to her magic before attempting to teach her dream walking even though it annoyed her.

Adrian made sure not to mention his conversation with the Queen. He also refrained from entering Rose's dreams and he held back on the flirting. He could see that she was extremely frustrated, though she hid it very well. He wondered why but he didn't think it was because of him. It was probably a guardian thing.

It was a couple of hours before dinner and Adrian knew they were out of class. He was bored so he went looking for them. He found them a few minutes later settled in one of the lounges watching a movie. He slipped into the room, winking at Rose who stood against the wall in her guardian position. He couldn't see her aura clearly due to the drinks he had earlier but he could tell she was pissed off about something. He went and sat in an armchair close to her.

"Are you sober?" Rose asked him when the movie ended.

"Sober enough, what have you guys been up to?"

They all recapped what had happened earlier. There had been a guardian test which apparently Eddie had completed quite bravely.

"Nice work," said Adrian. "Looks like you got a battle scar too." He pointed to the side of Eddie's face where three red marks glared back at them.

Eddie lightly touched his cheek. "I can barely feel it."

Lissa leaned forward and studied him. "You got that protecting me."

"I got that trying to pass my field experience," he teased. "Don't worry about it."

Adrian watched in amazement as Lissa reached out and touched Eddie's face, and the marks vanished.

"Son of a bitch," breathed Adrian. "You weren't kidding about that." He peered at Eddie's cheek. "Not a goddamned trace of it."

Lissa had stood up and now sank back to the couch. She leaned her head back against it and closed her eyes. "I did it. I can still do it."

"Of course you can," said Adrian dismissively. "Now you have to show me how to do it."

She opened her eyes. "It's not that easy."

"Oh I see," he said in an exaggerated tone. "You grill me like crazy about how to see auras and walk in dreams, but now you won't reveal your trade secrets."

"It's not a 'won't'," she argued. "It's a 'can't'."

"Well, cousin, try," he said as he raked his nails across his hand and drew blood.

"Jesus Christ!" Rose yelped. "Are you insane?"

But he ignored her as he watched Lissa reach out and hold his hand, healing the skin. He noticed, even though he had a few drinks, her aura shining brightly. He saw the joy she received when using the magic and he couldn't wait to experience that.

They went into a deep discussion on Spirit. They discussed when he was going to learn and she had finally agreed to teach him next time when he noticed Christian's aura. He saw the jealousy he felt towards him.

Christian stood up, looking bored. "Come on, Rose. If I wanted to listen to this, I'd be back in class. I'm hungry."

Lissa glanced up. "Dinner's not for another hour and a half."

"Feeder," he said. "I haven't had mine today."

He planted a kiss on Lissa's cheek and then left, Rose following alongside him. Adrian watched her until she was out of his sight before continuing his discussion with Lissa.

Author's Note: Wow, amazing how many times I was tempted to chuck in a TrueBlood quote. I wished the queen in Vampire Academy was as awesome as the one in TrueBlood but oh well .

I'm not sure when I will post the next chapter because I recently got an English assignment which is really awesome one cos we get to write an essay on any time period we want and I am writing mine on the Salem Witch Hunt. It will probably take up a lot of my writing time. Hopefully not all of it.

I recently made a new tumblr just for you guys. There I will be posting the stuff I post here as well as messages about updates and fanfics that I am enjoying at the moment, etc. Feel free to check it out if you are ever wondering why it is taking ages to update, or you can leave me messages there or ask me stuff. Link is on my profile

I would also like to say thanks to the people who took the time to read my Vampire Academy one-shot. Lol I knew after I read spirit bound I would think it was crap :D your reviews were awesome though

Well 184 days to Last Sacrifice, not that I'm counting :D