Hey guys! :D This idea popped into my head at like 1:30 am so… Here we go :) This is set in Shadow Kiss but the attack never happened. I know, I know… I should finish my other two stories before I start on a new one… But I just couldn't contain myself ;) Hope you like this story! Please review my lovely readers :D x3

Disclaimer: As much as I want to, I don't own Vampire Academy or the sexy Russian; Richelle Mean does. But I do own a human hamster ball that my friends and I roll down hills in! :)

"Hey guys!" I said as I sat my tray on the table and plopped down beside Lissa.

"Little Dhampir," Adrian greeted me.

"Hey Rose," Eddie and Mia said.

"Rosie Posie," Christian sang in a high pitched voice. I rolled my eyes at him and he smirked.

"Hey, Rose! Where did you go after Stan kicked you out today?" Lissa asked grinning at me, then taking a bite of her yogurt.

"Oh you know, the use. Back to my room, to the gym, through the elementary to visit Jailbait… Then I followed Dimitri around a little bit till lunch period and here I am!"

Everybody laughed and Eddie high-fived me.

"You're my hero, Rose," Mia said with a grin.

"I know. I'm just that awesome!" I said, throwing one of my chicken nuggets at Sparky.

He grumbled and grabbed his packet of ketchup, tearing it open and aiming it at me. He was about to squirt it but then looked behind me and quickly put it down. I saw Dimitri push Adrian away and sat down his sex god ass beside me.

"Hey Comrade!" I said with a grin.

"Hello, Roza." He said, smiling. "I got this in the mail today, and it's addressed to both of us so I figured we should read it together."

I shrugged and grabbed the envelope from his hand. It said;

Miss Rosemarie Hathaway and Guardian Dimitri Belikov

St. Vladimir's Academy

Missoula, Montana

"What the fuck?" I asked no one in particular, tearing it open.

"Rose! Language!" Dimitri said, I pouted at him.

"I speak English, unlike you. You speak Russian! And you swear at me in Russian all the time!"

The people at our table snickered and Dimitri rolled his eyes.

"That's different."

"I wanna read it!" Lissa said, grabbing the letter from me. Dimitri and I looked at each other in alarm. We had no clue what this letter was. It could be another letter from Victor Dashkov threatening to tell the world about our relationship.

"Liss I don't think that's a good idea!" I practically screamed, jumping across the bench we were sitting on trying to snatch the letter out of her hands.

"Why?" She asked confusedly, holding it out of my reach. "Just calm yourself Rose. I'll read it! Okay it says… Dear Rosemarie and Dimitri, Congratulations! You have been chosen to compete in the Guardian Games. You two have been noted on your outstanding physical skills, and we wish to put those to the test on the ultimate courses. If you are interested, please contact us at 814-546-8937. We hope to receive your call and are looking forward to seeing you. Sincerely, Jonathon M. Barker… Head of the Games."

Dimitri and I were staring at each other in utter shock and a wide grin slowly started to creep across my face.

"Looks like you and I are going to be competing against each other, Comrade!" I said, grinning cockily at him.

"What's the Guardian Games?" Lissa asked with a confused expression on her face.

Everybody stared at her in disbelief and she shrugged.

"Only the most challenging obstacle courses on the face of the earth!" Mia yelled.

"It's like the Olympics for Dhampirs. Only the best of the best are invited to go," Eddie said, staring at Dimitri and me with a mix of jealousy and admiration.

"And Rose was invited?" Christian snorted.

"Shut up, Fire Crotch!" I yelled.

"Call the number!" Mia said excitedly.

"Later. Lunch is over in about 5 minutes." Dimitri said, looking at the clock.

We all shoveled down the rest of our food and dumped our trays.

"See you guys. Off to pre-calculus. Dammit." I said and stood up, picking up my Calc book off the table.

"We're going to World Cultures," Mia said with a frown, pointing to Lissa and Christian.

"Gym!" Eddie said excitedly.

"Back to my room!" Adrian said with fake enthusiasm.

I walked out of the lunchroom, waving to some novices that smiled at me. Once I got outside, I heard footsteps following me and Dimitri showed up in my peripheral vision.

"Do you want to skip this period and call them?" He asked.

"Hell yes!" I said, grinning at him.

He took out his phone and dialed a number, holding it up to his ear.

"Hello, Jennifer… Yes… Would it be okay if I keep Rose this period? Training has been rescheduled today… Thank you!"

I wasn't surprised that she let me out. Dimitri could make anyone do anything!

"Come on, Roza," He said and we traveled across the grounds. It was a comfortable silence as usual and there was no need for words. Us walking beside each other was enough comfort for both of us. Soon, we made it to his room. He pulled a key out of his pocket and unlocked his door, opening the door for me. I stepped in and ran over to flop on his bed. I felt a smile creep over my face as I remembered the last time that Dimitri and I were on this bed.

Dimitri came and sat beside me, pulling out his cell phone and dialing a number. He put it on speaker and sat it down and I waited eagerly as it rang.

"Hello, this is the Guardian Games hotline. My name is Justin; how may I help you?"

"Hi. This is Dimitri Belikov. I received a letter in the mail about being a contestant in the games." Dimitri said into the phone.

"Oh! My! Hold on Guardian Belikov! I will get Mr. Barker on the line right away!" Justin almost shouted. Apparently, he is a fan of Dimitri.

"Thank you."

I looked at Dimitri excitedly and he smiled, taking my hand and squeezing it.

"Hello?"

"Hello, Mr. Barker?" Dimitri asked.

"Hello! Guardian Belikov I presume? How are you?"

"Yes. I'm doing fine. Yourself?"

"Just lovely. I suppose you got our letter, yes? And have you showed Miss Hathaway?"

"Of course. Actually, she is sitting beside me right now. I have you on speaker."

"Oh that's just grand! Hello, Miss Hathaway!"

"Hey." I said.

Dimitri gave me a look and I shrugged. He's known me long enough to know that I don't use formalities.

"First things first, are both of you interested in competing in the games?"

"Hell yes!" I shouted.

Dimitri slapped his hand to his forehead and shook his head.

"Well, I love your enthusiasm Miss Hathaway!" Mr. Barker said with a laugh. "And you, Dimitri?"

"Of course!"

"Splendid! Do you have a pencil and paper ready to jot down some notes?"

"Hang on." I said hopping up and grabbing my tablet out of my calculus book along with my pen. "Okay. Ready." I said, sitting back down cross-legged beside Dimitri.

"Alright. So as far as attire goes; Both of you will need an assortment of workout clothes, casual outfits to wear when you're not doing anything, swimsuits, winter weather wear; but make sure you can still move freely and compete in it. Bring at least 3 dressy outfits; Miss Hathaway, that means dresses!"

"Shit!" I said pouting at the phone.

Mr. Barker laughed and continued while Dimitri sighed. "Bring one long elegant one and two cocktail ones. Belikov, that just means black pants and nicer shirts; preferably button up. Got all that?"

"Yup," I said, scanning over my chicken scratch writing to make sure I got everything he said.

"Delightful! Would leaving Thursday be okay for you?"

"Oh… Um… Sure, I guess that's okay with me. How 'bout you Dimitri?" I asked him, slightly surprised about how quickly we were leaving.

"Fine by me." He replied with a shrug.

"Wonderful! I will be seeing you two soon then! A Guardian Games worker will be at the Missoula International Airport waiting to escort you to you plane. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call this number and speak with me."

"Ok," We both said.

"I am greatly looking forward to meeting you two in person. Ta ta for now!"

Dimitri shut his phone and set it back on his night stand.

"So… What now?" I asked him.

"I suppose we should pack," He replied. "I can get us the rest of the day along with tomorrow off so that we can pack if you'd like."

"Hell yes!" I shouted, beaming. 2 days off of school to mess around before I go off with Dimitri to the Guardian Games… This is turning into an awesome week!

"C'mon Dimitri, get excited! We're going to the freaking Olympics!" I yelled, standing up and jumping up and down on his bed.

He smiled at me and laughed.

"I am, but I don't show it as much as you, Roza."

I front-flipped off his bed and landed right in front of him on the balls of my feet.

"Sometimes, it's okay to lose that guardian mask, Comrade," I chastised, poking him in the nose.

He wrinkled his nose and stepped closer to me.

"Old habits die hard," He said with a shrug.

Before I even thought about what I was doing, I stood on my tiptoes and kissed him. We had given into our feelings quite recently, but afterwards we promised each other that we would remain secret until I graduated. To my surprise (and delight), he met my lips with his, kissing me back with a fierce passion. He tangled his fingers in my hair and pushed our heads closer together. We backed up until I hit the wall, never breaking the kiss, and I pulled away gasping for air.

"Oops." I said breathlessly. "I guess I kind of forgot about the whole 'no feelings till graduation' thing."

He gave me a look that said 'I don't give a damn' and kissed me again, more forcefully this time. I moaned and returned his kiss, arching my back to get closer to him. I'm not sure how long we stood there and made out, but soon (too soon for me) Dimitri's phone started ringing. He sighed and pulled away, reaching for his phone on the night stand.

"Belikov," He said, and I could still detect a little lust in his Russian accent.

He listened on the other line for a while before sighing.

"I'll be there... No… Well I was doing something for someone but I can come… Ok… Bye."

I laughed and he looked at me confusedly.

"You were doing something for someone?" I asked.

"Yes. Wasn't that doing something for you?"

"Hell yes! Of course it was!" I grinned and after a quick kiss, headed out to find Lissa.