So this is a fanfiction that I have had in my head for a while and I had to write it because it was getting to the point where it started to annoy me . . . :P

So this Disclaimer I will only be doing it once because well . . . It is obvious I don't own the Vampire Academy series. SO I OWN NONE!

Also this story starts during Shadow Kissed when Christian and Rose are standing in the Elementary school and Dimitri finds them after the battle.

Christian and I stood staring at one another after we just despatched more than half of the strigoi.

"We have to go find the others," I said.

"There are no others," came a voice behind us. Turning I saw Dimitri.

He stood there in all his glory with the rising sun falling over him like a blanket of warmth. I could see that he had many cuts and scratches over his body and his clothes had been torn and stained with blood. Whether it was his blood or not I didn't know.

Without thinking, I ran forward and hurled myself into his arms gripping onto him as if I would die if I let him go.

"Roza . . ." Dimitri breathed as his arms circled around my waist and pulled me into him firmly.

"God Dimitri . . . I was so worried about you," I said as he buried his face in the crook of my neck and breathed in my scent.

He softly chuckled. "Why would you be worried about me? Wasn't it you that called me a God?" He teased lightly and pulled back to lay a hand gently on my cheek and I leaned into his touch.

"Well you are."

Dimitri chuckled again and kissed my forehead. "I was worried about you too, Roza. I didn't know what had happened to you and when I couldn't find you anywhere at the senior campus I was so scared for you."

"Then how did you know to find me here?" I asked slightly confused as I still refused to let go of him just yet.

"A teacher from this campus was telling everyone else at the senior campus how an older dhampir girl and Lord Ozera were working together and had killed dozens and dozens of strigoi between them, and I just knew that it was you so I ran over here as quickly as I could." He said.

I smiled and looped my arms around his neck. "Aw, well I'm fine," I said and Dimitri smiled before he brought his lips down to capture mine.

We hadn't been kissing long before there was an awkward cough behind us. Looking up I saw Christian behind us with a shocked look on his face.

"Um . . . Wow . . ." He said before averting his eyes.

I felt fear flood me.

"Oh shit, Christian . . ." I said.

In the heat of the moment I had forgotten that Christian was with me and that he had just witness mine and Dimitri's whole reunion and saw our kiss.

"Christian, I can explain . . ." I said hurriedly and moved away from Dimitri.

"Hey, it's cool, I have no objections to this, it's just a bit of a shock." He said nervously while he cupped the back of his neck with his hand.

I laughed nervously. "Yeah I can imagine."

A thought suddenly struck Christian as he looked up at me curiously. "Does Lissa know?"

I paled. Shit.

"No, she doesn't . . ." I murmured.

The nervousness was pretty much leaking out of me by then. Dimitri, sensing this, stepped up behind me and placed his hands on my shoulders while pressing a tender kiss to my cheek. "We can tell her together."

I gulped but nodded. "Come on. We have to go find everyone else." I said.

Both Dimitri and Christian nodded and Dimitri nodded as he took my hand and started leading us back to our campus. The walk back was silent.

Or well was until I broke it.

"What is the damage do you know?" I asked quietly.

Dimitri suddenly stopped and looked down at me.

"We lost a lot of moroi and Guardian's tonight, but we killed a hell of a lot of strigoi in the process. Half of the killings alone belong to you and Christian."

I looked at Christian at the same time he beamed at me and I smiled at him with pride. But I sobered up when I remembered what Dimitri had said.

"Who did we lose in battle?" I asked.

"Yuri, a few older dhampirs that helped died, and a few more Guardian's have died. The only royal that we lost was Camille Conta, but many of the royals were taken," Dimitri said.

I was confused. "Taken? What?"

Dimitri grimaced. "The strigoi killed some of us . . . But some of them . . . Some of them they carried away."

"What? Where did they take them?" I demanded.

"There is a rumour that the strigoi are hiding out in a cave about 2km from the school." Dimitri informed us.

"How could they be so close to the school without us knowing?" I insisted.

"We don't know, but its how we believe they got away before the sun came up."

"So who did they take?" Christian asked coming up.

Dimitri sighed and looked down at the ground before he looked back up at us. "They took Abby Badica, Jacob Tarus, Monica Szelsky and Jesse Zeklos."

"That's a lot of royals," Christian said at the same time I said:

"Jesse? they took Jesse?"

Dimitri seemed partly amused by my retort.

"You said they took others as well . . ." Christian said.

Dimitri nodded and spared me a hesitant look before he went on. "Yeah, they a few teachers and dhampirs."

Dimitri paused and we didn't have to ask who they were because he was going to tell us any way.

"They took Mrs Carmack, Meredith and . . . Eddie . . ."

I froze mid step and looked up at Dimitri in shock.

"Eddie?" I echoed. "They took Eddie?"

Dimitri only nodded sending me sympathetic looks.

I felt grief and guilt swallow me as I thought of Eddie. Ever since the Spokane incident we had become closer than what we already were and had this unspoken promise where we protected one another. The fact that Eddie had been taken and I was here safe . . . Banged up and scratched, but ok . . . Made me feel sick with guilt.

"We have to go after him!" I cried, with only Eddie in mind. I wouldn't rest until I had him safely back at the academy.

Dimitri nodded. "We are. Because they took so many royals we have to go after them. Its our duty. We are setting out at 12 noon," Dimitri said and I nodded.

No matter what, I would bring Eddie back home where he belonged.

Dimitri, Christian and I had gotten back at the academy and when we arrived Dimitri said something about having to talk tactics with the other guardian's and he sent me off to my room to rest. I had rolled my eyes at him treating me like a child, but I obeyed his wishes nether the less. With a swift kiss to my lips, Dimitri left and I walked to opposite way to my dorm.

When I had opened my door I was immediately pounced on.

"Oh my god Rose! Thank god you are safe! I didn't know where you were and I thought you were hurt or had been taken because the guardians are still looking for people," Lissa gushed in on breath.

"Liss, I'm fine, lets sit down . . . I have to talk to you," I said nervously.

Lissa nodded seriously and regarded me curiously. "What's going on?" She asked.

"I'm in love with Dimitri," I blurted out before I lost the nerve to tell her.

Lissa stared at me for several seconds before she spoke. "Since when?" she said finally.

"Since . . . About a month after we came back to the academy," I said ashamed. I regretted not telling her now.

"Why didn't you tell me?" She asked. Not only could I see the hurt in her eyes and hear it in her voice, I could also hear it coming through the bond.

"I couldn't tell any one Liss. His my mentor. We aren't supposed to have these feelings, and also because we are both going to become your guardian, so we have to put you first," I explained.

Lissa nodded with understanding before she looked at me. "Wait, we?"

I froze. Shit! I wasn't supposed to say that. Well, Christian knew, I may as well tell her . . .

"We are kind of, may be dating . . ." I said nervously.

Lissa stared at me like a gaping fish before she began to smile. "Oh Rose! I am so happy for you!" she squealed and then pounced on me once again.

I laughed happily that my best friend still loved me and wasn't mad at me for keeping secrets. And for now, that was all the comfort I needed.

So . . . What do you think of the first chapter? I know it's not very action packed at the moment, but I will be building up to it because I have a nasty habit of making the major plot occur too quickly, and so a lot of my stories end quickly, so I want to avoid that occurrence with this story.

So review to let me know what you think? The more reviews I get, the quicker I update so hop to it ;)

~ Look out of the next chapter my lovelies! xoxo