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The harsh rays of the sun woke me from my some-what peaceful sleep. The first thing my brain registered was the throbbing sensation which seemed to be affecting my entire head. It was the worst kind of headache someone could get and I immediately wanted it to go away. I didn't recall ever having one so bad.

For a second I considered the possibility of a hangover, but I couldn't remember the last time I'd drank anything. I'd been pretty hellbent on never drinking again. I didn't want to affect the bond or risk Lissa's life just for the momentary thrill of being intoxicated. Had I really been that stupid? I couldn't seem to remember the previous night. I didn't know why I would be so stupid thought. Had something happened?

I checked the bond once my groggy mind began to wake up a little more. I could feel Lissa's anxiety. It was strange because I couldn't really tell what she was anxious about. I just knew it had something to do with me. I tried to probe the bond a little more, but I got nothing. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. I knew it would be Lissa; I could still sense that much.

I hurried to the door and threw it open. Her face portrayed her anxiety, and an emotion which oddly looked like guilt. I didn't know what had happened between us, my memory still wasn't coming back, but it couldn't have been good, I could tell that by the look on her face.

"I'm so, so sorry Rose," was the first words that left her mouth, "Please, don't be angry or upset with me anymore. I really am sorry; I just thought...I thought what I was doing was the right thing at the time. I'm sorry I hurt you."

"It's fine," I immediately responded. A second later I realised I probably should have figured out what exactly she had done before forgiving her. If it was bad enough to make her his guilty and anxious then it was bad. Still, I pulled her into a hug after seeing the doubtful expression on her face, "You're my best friend Liss, my sister, I could never stay mad at you."

She glanced at me with confusion on her face, "How aren't you mad at me?" She seemed almost shocked at my forgiveness. She must have done something really bad then. All I got from the bond was her guilt over the secrecy. Suddenly I was hit with an image; an image of a Dhampir man. And boy, he was hot; dark hair, dark eyes, tanned skin; he was practically a God. I was startled to realise this image had come through the bond...from Lissa's head. A man, secrecy and guilt; my jaw almost hit the floor.

"Did you cheat on Christian?" I couldn't keep the outrage out of my voice. I was the first person to admit that Christian hadn't been my first choice for Lissa's romantic interest when they first met, but I'd warmed to him and even liked him now. We were friends, and we'd grown close. I could see how right they were for each other. They loved each other completely...just not as completely as I had thought.

"What?" She cried in outrage, "How could you even say that?" I felt defiance and anger through the bond. She thought I was being immature. I didn't care how reckless I'd been in the past, I didn't condone cheating, especially not when it was Lissa cheating on Christian. Maybe she thought I was pretending not to remember...

"Well I can see what you're thinking through the bond," I replied with a sigh. The god-like Dhampir was stuck in my head now. I didn't condone cheating, but damn she'd at least picked well. Dimitri, I picked the name out of her head, "Everything's Dimitri, Dimitri, Dimitri...it's like he's all you think about."

"Wow," Lissa's voice lost all emotion, "That's low, even for you. I would never do that, especially not to you." And with that she turned and left, leaving me more confused then ever. I didn't even contemplate diving into her head yet. My own was hurting too much.

Instead I sunk back into bed and let sleep overtake me.

I was hoping to get away from the headache.

I was trying to escape the confusion and memory loss.

The last thing I thought before I fell asleep was poor Christian. He worshipped Lissa, and now she'd betrayed him with another man. She was no longer the Lissa I knew. The old Lissa never would have done that to someone. I guessed she'd changed.

When I opened my eyes again the sun was gone. Thank god. It was now technically Moroi daytime so I dragged myself out of bed. I wanted to see Adrian. Despite the throbbing in my head I wanted to have some fun, and considering he was my boyfriend I thought it would be best to have that fun with him.

I showered and dressed quickly, wearing jeans and a fitted red long sleeved shirt. Over that I added a leather jacket and slipped on my shoes. I applied minimal make-up, mostly because I didn't want to stand around for too long.

As soon as I was ready I left, locking the door behind me. Soon I was at Adrian's room and I couldn't keep the goofy grin off my face. Adrian was a genuinely nice guy, and he was hot. Most girls, Moroi and Dhampir, would be so jealous that he was my boyfriend and not theirs.

I knocked quickly, and as he opened the door a surprised look crossed his face.

"Little Dhampir," He said cautiously, "What are you-How are you today?" He was studying me intently, which made me curious. It also made me think he knew what had happened the previous night. Maybe he could explain the headache I had.

"I'm good," I grinned, "Aside from some Lissa issues today, which you probably already know about."

"Lissa issues?" He questioned with raised eyebrows, "I don't know anything about that." His voice sounded cautious and a little wary.

"She showed up this morning at my room apologising about Dimitri," I replied with a shrug, "She ended up leaving a little angry."

"Dimitri?" Adrian's voice was confused now. Great, so he didn't know. I felt a flush of guilt at being the one to tell people about Lissa's affair. Then again, this was Adrian. He was her friend. Maybe he could knock some sense into her. I obviously couldn't.

"I thought you knew about him," I groaned. Despite how wrong I thought it was for Lissa to cheat on Christian I certainly didn't want to go around blabbing about it to people, no matter who it was that I was blabbing to.

"I do," Adrian stated, "But what do you think you know about him?" He was studying me again. It made me feel like I was some kind of science experiment.

"Lissa and that guy are having some affair," I exclaimed, keeping my voice low, "She cheated on Christian!" Adrian's face turned from confused to shocked. My initial reaction as well.

"I should talk to her," He muttered, walking into the hall and shutting his door behind him, "I'll talk to her now." He seemed...guilty. It was odd. I had no idea what was going on, but I didn't like being left out of the loop.

He began to walk away.

"Hey," I called, "Can't she just wait until later! I thought we could...I don't know, hang out for a while or something, maybe get something to eat." I was now the confused one. Everyone seemed to be acting weird lately. I had a bad feeling it was because of whatever happened the previous night...the one I couldn't remember anything about.

"I'll talk to you later," He replied, looking like he was in a daze. I wasn't even sure if he'd actually heard what I'd said to him. After picking my jaw up off the ground I made me way back to my room. The entire time I felt the confusion both Lissa and Adrian had caused clawing at my mind. There was something I couldn't remember, something specific, but I had no idea what that was.

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