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~Guardian Dorms~

When Eddie and I arrived at the Guardian dorms, all the novices were there waiting for us. You could feel and taste the excitement in the air.

Everyone was holding multiple Gatorade filled water balloons. Perfect.

Eddie and I quickly set up the freezer, plugging them into random power points were found all the hallway.

A couple of novices helped Eddie and I soak the ground and then we turned on the freezer. The freezing point of water is zero degrees – so to speed up the freezing process, I put both freezers of -30 degrees Celsius.

Shit was it cold. Ice crystals formed and soon the whole floor was ice. We had to be careful not to slip on the smooth surface. I turned the temperature to -10, just to make the conditions a bit more bearable for us.

I told the novices there job in my scheme – to ambush them with Gatorade balloons as soon as they slip of the ice. And then I got prepared to wake up the guardians.

I lit a match near the fire alarm, waving the smoke into its little 'vents' to speed up the process. Soon, the fire alarm went off.

The shrill, echoing noise of the alarm richoetted off the hall's walls and sounded into the guardian chambers – effectively waking them up.

As if in sync, they all slammed open the doors to their rooms and raced onto the ice ground. And sure enough they all slipped.

They struggled to get up – looking like a turtle on its back, trying to flip its self upright again.

Then the storm of balloons came crashing down on them.

They shrieked and yelled as he Gatorade's carbonic acids sprayed into their eyes.

I called for retreat.

Everyone ran away but I caught one thing before I left. Alberta had screamed to the guardians;

"That's it. WE ATTACK TONIGHT!

Dark grey storm clouds hovered above, like a blanket across the endless sky. Rain poured heavily while the roaring rumbles of thunder echoed of the tallest administrate buildings. The wind blew violently and everything was chaotic.

It was as if the weather knows something majorly deadly was happening tonight – the final showdown.

Tonight was the last day of the Guardian vs. Novice War and everyone was getting prepared. Paint guns were being filled, balloons were loaded, people were dressed in black and everything was quiet at the Novice base. I carried a paint ball gun filled with pellets, just to make the fight a bit more interesting.

All Novices dreamt of defeating the Guardian – trying to pay them back for years of training, embarrassment and work. This was the night. The night we win. The night we get revenge. The night that will make St Vladimir's history.

While everyone was preparing for the massive battle, I was off in a solitary corner planning and strategizing attacks with Eddie. We needed to be fully prepared or we will only be jumping in head first with no way out.

This. Was. Important.

Eddie and I were nearly done after countless hours of staring at a blank piece of paper. We just needed an emergency escape route and that was it. I could smell our excitement and taste our near success. We were gonna win. I just knew it.

And just like that, a fantastic plan formed in my head and we were done.

I assembled the novices in lines that resembled rows of soldiers. Everyone was armed with paint guns and balloons. No one was left without weapons. It was the experienced Guardians against the learning Novices – we didn't take any chances.

After explaining the plan countless times and after cheering for good luck – we were ready.

The Guardian asses were ours.

…

Assessing our fields, we marched our way down to the main arena – the forests within the school's wards. The Guardians had decided that we should make the showdown interesting by making it a twisted sort of "hide and seek" only that it was a completely serious version.

The Guardians were highly cocky, even though they had already lost countless time. I guess adults were just like that naturally. But me? I was confident. Big difference if you ask me.

In the distance, over the horizon, we could make out the creeping silhouettes of the guardians. All Moroi were safety locked in their dorms – no one was putting them at risk. This was personal between us.

Dimitri was in the front lines – as I had expected – and Alberta bravely led the way. A caught a glimpse of their eyes. Determination, cockiness, and longing shone brightly. All that was soon to diminish when we were crown winners.

The Guardians were dressed in the guardian attire and each person was armed with a massive water gun. We had more props on our side for laughs, but I think the guardians were going to rely on their years of experience to take us down. That's where they had us.

Slowly, the two opposing teams edged closer and closer.

….

Neck to neck, Alberta and I faced each other. Everything was silent. The only noise heard was the whoosh of the wind as it circulated through the forest trees.

My eyes were locked with Alberta, showing her that I won't back down no matter what happened. Silent messages passed through us as we stared each other down. Alberta was a tough woman, no way was she going to cringe under my glare. Likewise for myself.

After a moment, we sharply turned away from each other to face our team. I smiled and nodded. We could do this. We can do this.

I turned to look at the guardian one last time.

"When signalled, both teams have a minute head start to hide and shit. Deal?"

"Deal." Alberta agreed.

I looked at Dimitri. He had a sly grin on his face and his dark brown hair was tied back today. He just looks so hot in his guardian attire. I returned his sly grin.

"It's on, sexy." I called back over my shoulder and I turned around to face the novices again. They all smiled cheekily. Dimitri was mine. And that was understood in the plan.

"Ready?" I screamed loud enough for the guardians to hear. I felt so powerful. The guardians were waiting for my order.

"GO!"

And off we were for our minute of pardon.

…

I sprinted as fast as I could to the little spot I had planned to hide in. Deep into the forest, just beyond the cabin was a large pine tree that I planned to climb. From here, I had a full view on everyone in the forest but no one could see me.

One minute was up just as I had settled in the tree. A bird's eye view. I could see Eddie running around, with Stanny on his trail. Shit. We couldn't lose Eddie this early in the match. So I did the most logical thing I could think of.

I took out my paint ball gun and aimed. Rolling the trigger, I let about 5 pellets go – all aimed straight toward Stan's legs. Within ten seconds, they all hit their mark and Stan was down. A couple of novices immediately grabbed the fallen Stan and dragged him off to our base. Stan was out.

One down. Many more to go.

A couple of random guardians were running around so I also shot them down. Again, they were taken by random novices. I saw Eddie smile as realisation hit him. He knew it was me now.

I stayed in my position, looking for the one person I actually wanted to battle. Most of the guardians and novices were gone now. Only Alberta, Dimitri, Eddie and I were still in the game. I could see by the look of confusion on their faces that they didn't know where I was – or if I had already been taken POW.

I aimed for Alberta. The first shot missed as she charged towards Eddie. Damn. A fired a couple more shots until one got her in the leg. Perfect. Eddie paused in his tracks and turned back to drag Alberta to our POW camp. That left Dimitri and Eddie on field. Eddie had no chance.

Within the blink of an eye, Dimitri had Eddie pinned and taken back to their camp – leaving him and I. I watched him cautiously move around – he knew I was here somewhere, lurking. Where? He didn't know.

Whenever a twig snapped or the bushes moved, he would spin around ready for fight. It was actually pretty funny. After a couple of minutes, I got bored so decided to taunt him.

Dimitri was just below my tree but if he looked up he would see me. Adjusting myself, I prepared to move.

"Hey sexy." I said seductively and then using my super awesome ninja skills, I jumped to another tree, without any sound.

He looked around.

"Roza."

"Comrade." I said again, jumping to another tree.

He turned towards the tree I was just at.

"Show yourself Rose."

"Oh no. I enjoy this." And off I was again.

He turned around – quicker this time.

"It's only you and I left Rose. Don't you wanna get this over and done with?"

"Nope." Jump trees.

He nearly caught me that time.

"You can't win." He taunted. "You can't beat me."

"Cocky much." He turned around and I jumped out of the tree softly.

Standing behind him, I dragged my arm down his back and whispered in his ear, "Found me?"

He turned around, smile on his face, and prepared for battle.

He went for the first move, a bunch directed for my stomach. He just missed as I took a swing at his shoulder. We went on, dodging each other's punches and kicks.

Soon, all guardians and novices surrounded us, cheering us on. The final showdown.

The cheers gradually got faster, so did our attacks. We landed a few punches on each other but mainly we just dodged each other. I knew all his moves, as did he know my moves.

Finally, I decided to risk everything and try a new move that Dimitri hadn't taught me.

Propelling myself in the air, I flipped and attached my legs around Dimitri's neck and shoulders – dragging him down as I landed on the floor. I straddled his hips as soon as we grounded and then began our struggle to pin the other.

I was pushing his hands down but he was resisting. In a blink, he had me under himself, trying to pin me. I struggled to brake from his hold and weight.

I kicked his knee and he jerked backwards, making it easier for me to flip us back over and pin him.

I stared in shock. Dimitri was underneath me and I had pinned him.

The novices screams brought me back to reality.

I had beat Dimitri. I had won.

The novices had won!

I massive grin spread across my face and I helped Dimitri up.

I couldn't believe it. The novices had actually won. Everyone was celebrating and the guardians were clapping. At least they were good sports.

"So comrade. I won. Do I get a prize?"

He chuckled and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Oh Roza." He said as he neared closer. "Congratulations."

Then, he kissed me.

Heyheyhey.

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