Love Bound (A Vampire Academy Fan fiction)

Chapter 1

Like every other teenage girl, I should be doing something completely stupid, like me and my boyfriend going for an outing with my best friend and her boyfriend. No worries about anything, just us. But no, fate is all about 'make Rose's life difficult'.
After experiencing all sorts of emotions- guilty for breaking Adrian's heart, boundless love for Dimitri, happiness for Lissa, sad for Christian, hatred towards Tasha, and again, endlessly guilty for what I did to Eddie, Victor and Sydney- I was kind of exhausted. Well, not kind of, because I truly felt exhausted, coupled with the fatigue from recent events.
But no, make-Rose's-life-difficult was full in force. After the ceremony, the guardians were relieved from their work, and as everyone started to relax and go to their rooms - not everyone, of course. There are some guardians who believe in protecting Moroi all the time, which I believe sometimes was an invasion of their privacy, but that's their hardcore belief. For instance, Janine Hathaway. Even I shared her beliefs, but believe me, after what happened, one has to just get some rest.
I was called by Alberta when I was going to my room. I turned to face her, she looked grim. Uh-oh, I knew that look.
"Just tell me where I have to go," I said, knowing she was going to apologize for disturbing me.
"A group of strigoi was reported to be seen, close to the Court. Not exactly close, but still close enough."
"Where? And when? Should we go?" I asked, in spite of my irritation, anticipation curling in my stomach.
"I have to warn you that there are not many guardians who could be dispatched there. It would be risky for you and all who'll go. Would you still go?" She looked at me uncertainly.
Asking for my permission. Was she serious? I looked at her like it was the obvious, natural thing I do, like combing my hair; it was that easy. "Hell, yeah!"
"Go find Dimitri then. He, Edison and Janine are now settling in the car even as we speak."
Wow. She asked me so early. Would have to go on foot if they decided to hurry. But no way I'm going to let them go without me.
A part of my mind told me how my heart fluttered when my ears heard that ethereal name: Dimitri. But I ignored that, knowing it wouldn't help if I was going to battle strigoi.
I literally ran to parking lot like psi-hounds were behind me. Who am I kidding? Psi-hounds are safe as kittens next to things I did since last few months.
When I reached in that huge royal parking lot, I scanned the area for them. And there they were, in Abe's car, Eddie at the wheel with my mother in front seat and Dimitri at back. I ran in front of car, which was about to start and earned shocked and a little bit disapproving looks of my teammates. As quickly as I could, I hopped in the backseat whilst urging Eddie to start the car. He simply followed my command, still a little shocked, probably wondering how I got to know their so-called secret getaway.
"What are you doing here?" Mom asked harshly, as we hit the road.
"What do you think?" I retorted. "You gonna hunt strigoi without me? Not likely."
"It's not healthy for you, Rose. You have dealt so much in two-three weeks, you should be resting," she said.
"Yeah, get rest, Rose." Eddie piped in.
"Not healthy for me? Nice excuse, but next time, be creative. Now that I happened to be in the car, no one can restrain me from going." With that, I huffed and stubbornly stared out of the window.
No one said anything else - or, to be precise, I tuned out what my mom was whisper-yelling at me; probably a bitching session - for which I was glad. We reached the location - abandoned construction site - and I tensed, making my senses to stay extra alert. Dimitri, mom and Eddie let me lead them, which made me a bit confused; go for a bitching session on how important it is for Rose to stay at the court and then let her lead in the hunt. Cool. I should do this more often, if the results stay the same. I waited for that nauseous feeling to come, but then I remembered I was no longer shadow-kissed. Damn it. I needed that now.
And suddenly, a nauseous feeling settled in my stomach. Well, it was just a tiny feeling - maybe an after effect of not being shadow kissed now - but something's better than nothing. Atleast I knew where to begin.
I turned to my left, and surely, there they were, the three of them waiting for us, having just drained a human's body. Disgustedly, I launched myself at them, others following me. We - I never knew they fought with me or not, but it'll be rude if I said I alone faced them - defeated them deftly, my stake now all but covered in blood; I never checked others' stakes.
"Well, that was easy," I shrugged. They silently stared at me like I was not the same Rose from before. Pointless to ask wh they were watching me like that. We then, quietly, climbed back in the car and, in no time, we were at the Court.
"Rose, are you okay?" Asked Dimitri, concern in voice, when mom and Eddie left us alone.
"Sure, comrade." I turned around to find him frowning at me. And then I really had the time to admire his beauty. How his brown hair were coming out of his loose ponytail, like they wanted to feel his skin, how his deep brown eyes were filled with love and concern for me, though his face was twisted in a frown, how his duster complimented his body, how his smell - aftershave - was captivating me.
I loved him.
He still gazed at me like I was an angel, a beautiful angel - the frown now dissolving from his face - and he suddenly was there, right in front of me, staring in my eyes. And then, he kissed me. I don't know for how long we were standing against the wall, kissing each other, but I, sure as hell, never wanted that to end. But, too soon, he broke away from me, immediately changing into his guardian mode, which told me silently that I was going to - well, ordered to - get rest and he would be, probably, doing his duty. I understood what he wanted to say; we were very good at non verbal communication.
"Good night, Roza."
Smiling at myself, I stumbled across the lawn to my room, dizzy from the kiss. And I instantly was asleep when I hit the bed.
And pulled into a spirit dream.
Gah! Let me rest, spirit user. Nope, how can I expect even a one thing to happen my way?
Adrian materialized in front of me. He fixated a blank stare on me, which conveyed his anger and betrayal and his love for me as well. This stare scared me more than his words. I mentally cringed; I didn't want to hear his sad, accusing musings.
"Little dhampir, how are you?" He asked in controlled voice, but I knew something was brewing inside his calm facade.
"I'm great, Adrian." I paused. "Are you okay?"
"Yes." He said curtly. But, the smell of alcohol emanating from him told me he was not okay. Before I could say something, he changed the subject.
"You again proved that one has to think twice before messing with you." He said, smirking, though it didn't reached his eyes. I was a bit glad to see him becoming more like himself.
"What are you talking about?" A strong, very very strong dose of alcohol is making him talk like this, along with nicotine consumption.
"Don't you know? Everyone's talking about how you dealt with those strigoi single handedly."
Wait, what? Dimitri, mom and Eddie helped me, right? Or not? Maybe.....
Oblivious to my shock, he continued,"Your mom described how you fought with them. I'm sure you will listen to the story tomorrow."
Seeing me stifling a yawn, he added,"You should sleep, little dhampir. Take care."
Giving me a wistful look for a moment, he ended the dream, and I slipped back into more natural dreams, the worries and Adrian's word going at the back of my mind.