I don't own any VA characters that's all to Richelle Mead

This takes place a week or so after the cabin. Enjoy

I walk into the gym for practice earlier than normal. I knew Dimitri wouldn't be her, but knowing him he would be soon. Just the thought brings a slight smile to my lips. I start out with basic stretches, nothing out of the ordinary. Jumping jacks followed by jogging around the gym. I stop after 3 laps. I hate running and Dimitri probably will have me do more when he arrives. I walk around the room bored noticing the dirt and sweat and even dried blood from all the hard work any students have endured at St. Vladimirs. I put in my headphones turning the music a little louder then necessary.

The weights at the far end of the gym look promising so I jog over and grab one. Its only 25lbs not a big deal, but I don't want to wear myself out too soon, who knows what action might be planned for today. I start running around the gym, weight in my hand. I hear something behind me, faint little sound, but enough to make me pull out the head phones and spin around. The music is blaring and I can make out the words to the song as it hits the ground.

A figure, obviously male from the posture and build, wearing a black hoodie pulled of his eyes is running towards me. I lift the weight up for a weapon, but the man rams into me with too much force that I end up falling to the ground. The weight hits the floor with a thud before my head hits the weight with the same amount of force. I see the man standing over me and something about the way he chuckles seems familiar. Too familiar.

My eyes start to close slowly. I see Dimitri standing over me, a look of worry on his face. He is touching me, but I can't feel it. His beautiful brown eyes are the last thing I see before falling to sleep.

A bright light shines over me. I blink a few times and then begin hearing things. People are moving about the room, arguing about something and a beeping sound, slow and on a rhythm can also be heard. I move my fingers slowly and then my toes. It hurts a little, but not as much as the headache I have. I sit up a little to fully look around the room. Dr. Olendski turns to look at me. She says something I can't really hear and then walks over to me.

"How are you feeling?" she asks, looking at me intensely. I give her a quizzical look before replying.

"Just a headache, but I'm sure you already knew that." She smirks at my smart-alec reply.

"You seem yourself, but I need you to answer some routine questions. Can you do that?" She asks grabbing a pad of paper and pulling up a chair next to my bed. She pulls a pencil from behind her ear and presses it to the paper.

"Ask away, you're the doctor."

"What is your name?" Ugh. Not this.

"Rosemarie Hathaway!" I say faking enthusiasm.

"Good. Who is your best friend?" She asks.

"Princess Vasilisa Dragomir, last Dragomir left…yada yada yada. Don't you know this?"

"Rose just let me ask the questions…Name three people who work at this school."

I sigh already bored, "you, Kirova and Stan. Can I go now?" She looks at her paper and then looks back at me.

"You seem to be well Rose, but I'd prefer you stayed over night." I'm already getting up when she says seem, pulling off the tape off my arms. She sighs, getting up and walking away. I hear her mumble something about being stupid causing me to chuckle. I change out of the hospital gown and into sweatpants and a sports bra, which were lying on the chair on the other side of the bed. I then leave the infirmary.

I run until I reach the dorms, taking the steps two at a time. No one would've ever guessed I had been injured. I run into someone immediately almost knock them over. I smile when I see Eddie Castile.

"Trying to knock me over Eddie?" I laugh.

"I thought you were in the infirmary. Lissa said you were in a coma," he has a worried look on his face.

"Coma? Hmm guess someone forgot to mention that. If I'm not in some lame hospital bed sleeping, then I'm fine." He still looks worried, but it is immediately gone when I notice his eyes looking over my by body and grinning. "Perv," I slap him on the arm.

"I'm not the one who looks smoking in anything I wear."

"Your right. Only I could pull that off." He laughs at this.

"I was just going to go see our friends, if you would like to join us," he says pointing in the direction of the stairs. The stairs started spinning for a second, but it stopped almost immediately.

"Of course I would want to join. What do you think id rather do? Sit alone in my room?" I joke. He smiles again and we walk down together. It doesn't take long to find them. Lissa's back is to us, as we cross to a blanket in the middle of the grass. Christian Ozera jumps up in complete shock, causing Lissa to turn around and another boy to get up.

"Oh my god! What are you doing out of bed?" Lissa asks running to hug me. I wrap my arms around her and hug her back.

"I'm cured so I got released. Isn't that great?" I hear her sob into my shoulder, so I hug her tighter. "I'm ok Liss," I assure her.

"You were in a coma and you weren't responding," she cries. I sigh and pat her back. I notice two guardians looking in our direction. They turn to each other and then one, a fairly tall man, begins walking towards us. The man is kinda hot.

"Liss a guardian is coming, I think we should go somewhere more private," I explain starting to lead her to the dhampir dorms. She turns and looks at the guardian.

"Oh that's Dimitri, he probably missed you to." The man comes to a stop in front of us and looks shocked. I guess it's the emotion of the day.

"Rose, what are you doing out of bed?" He chastises me. I look into his brown eyes and smile coyly.

"Oh you know, just walking around enjoying the day," I reply. He gets a stern look. Dimitri grabs my arm and pulls me away from my friends.

"Roza, I was so worried about you," he whispers in my ear. I take a few steps away from him.

"Guardian Dimitri, sir, I'm sorry to leave this conversation," I say feeling a bit awkward, "but, I really must get back to my friends." I turn back towards the place I left Lissa and Eddie and Christian and the other boy.

"Rose?" he firmly calls to me. I freeze in my tracks and look over my shoulder at him. "Are you alright?"

"I'm just peachy. I just don't know you, but obviously we met since you seem to know me. Sorry, but it must have been along time ago. I just don't seem to know who you are."

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