I was steadily throwing clothes into the open suitcase on our bed, getting ready for the trip out to the academy. I can't remember how long Lissa said we would be out there, but apparently it was going to be a while. I heard Dimitri come into our bedroom and saw him go to the dresser and grab our plane tickets.

He thought ahead and, unlike me, packed two days ago and was ready for the trip. He grabbed the suitcase and looked over in my direction with a sly smile. "I told you."

"I know, but I didn't feel like packing." I said throwing one of my t-shirts at him that he caught. He laughed as I glared at him and walked over to help me finish packing.

I finally got everything together and after grabbing the keys to his car and locking the apartment we headed off to meet Lissa.

Which was about a 10 minute drive. She glared at Christian as he walked out of the house, looking like he had just rolled out of bed. His black hair was a mess as usual and he had a sarcastic grin on his face. Lissa, however, had her hair done in a pretty, neat braid and had a brilliant smile on her face.

I got out of the car and walked over to them and Lissa welcomed me with a warm embrace. "Isn't this exciting? I wonder how much has changed since we've been there." She had a wide smile across her face and went to grab her suitcase before realizing Christian already had it.

"Yeah. We're actually happy to go back to the place we we're forced to go back to and dealt with heartbreak and death. Yay." I replied sarcastically, which earned me a smack on the arm from her.

"Hey, I'm glad you guys got drug back. I probably wouldn't have the amazing girlfriend I have now if you didn't" Christian had one of the biggest smirks on his face I had ever seen.

"Going to revisit the church attic?" I asked and Lissa blushed whereas Christian laughed.

"Maybe." I felt my stomach twist in knots from the images that came to mind.

"You disgust me." I punched him in the arm "lightly."

"OK let's go. We've got a long trip ahead of us." Lissa said climbing into the back of the car as I followed, while Christian rubbed his arm and followed behind us slowly.

We drove for at least 4 hours till the sun started to come up. Christian annoyed the shit out of me the entire way, Lissa talked about the school and how she was curious about the new class, and Dimitri had left been driving and therefore we were all forced to listen to the 80's. We had decided to stay at a hotel so we could all get some rest. Plus no one knew how long it was going to be before I really hurt Christian.

After getting our keys to our rooms we all went up to our rooms to rest for the day. I walked into the small hotel room and set down a bag of clothes for tonight and in the morning, and my silver stake and gun over in a corner. I heard the shower running and smiled to myself.

I changed into my blue pajama bottoms and black t-shirt and climbed into the bed around the same time he got out of the shower. I felt the bed dip behind me and felt warmth and strong arms surround me. I put my hands on his arms and cuddled into him.

"I love you." He whispered as he kissed me on my cheek and then buried his face in my hair. I returned the words and then laid into a peaceful sleep.

***So this is my first fanfic and wanted to know how I'm doing. Anything specific you want to happen? R&R please