Author's Note

Hello, fellow Vampire Academy fan! Thanks for giving my story a chance. Here's a brief introduction.

About the author: I'm 21. American. Female. About to start grad school. This is my first fanfic, but I have plenty of writing experience. Having free time makes me go crazy, so I'm getting back into writing this summer to give my brain something to do all night. No really, I drink entirely too much coffee and am content to read and write until 4am. I wish my world could run on a Moroi schedule!

About the story: The story begins at the end of September. New laws have been passed and old ones have been repealed. Jill is no longer in severe danger, so the Palm Springs crew is leaving Amberwood. Meanwhile, Rose is in for a surprise. She is being sent back to St. Vladimir's on a temporary teaching assignment—with a twist. Being back at school forces her to confront her own past. I love the pairs that Richelle Mead has created—Rose and Dimitri, Lissa and Christian, and now maybe Sydney and Adrian. They'll go through plenty of hard times, but I want to keep them together. I hope you'll come to love my new characters as well.

The story is written entirely in Rose's POV, at least for right now. If you think she sounds uncharacteristically unstable at first, try to give her a chance! She's still the same strong, badass guardian girl we know and love, but I think it's unrealistic to expect any of these characters to be completely unharmed by the crazy turns their lives have taken.

About my inspiration: I see myself in a lot of these characters. Rose's high school experience reminds me of my college experience in so many ways. Writing about Rose processing her past helps me to make sense of mine as well. However, I am most similar to Adrian. I think he and I would be great friends, get arrested during a wild bender, or both.

But enough about me. Time for the story. I hope you enjoy it! I would love if you'd leave me a review (nice, constructive, downright mean, whatever) so I know that someone else is reading it.