Game on

Game on Chapter 5

Ace’s POV

The first week of field experience was great. I hung out with Vick keeping an eye out for danger and I’d won every fight they threw at me. Sometimes they’d attacked more than once during a day and other times there was more than one ‘Strigoi’ attacking us. Today was Monday again and Vick and I were eating breakfast and talking about the latest scandals. “Alena slept with your prince charming last Wednesday I heard”, he whispered.

“Prince charming doesn’t kiss you without permission like that”, I said shaking my head.

“In that case Markov and Alena seems like the perfect scandal she couldn’t get with me and he couldn’t get with you”, he said casually.

“True”, I agreed. Our ‘scandal’ was ancient history because one no one believed Galina, two everyone knew Vick and I were just friends and three there were no bite marks on my neck.

“So anyways did you hear about the dance on Saturday?” he asked changing the subject.

“Of course I did”, I said brushing it off.

“Well I talked to Headmistress Patrov last night while you were passed out and we’re going shopping today”, he said cheerily.

“Shopping right you don’t own a suit”, I laughed.

“You’re coming with me I need my guardian”, he said finishing his bacon off.

“What if I don’t want to go?” I said with a sigh.

“Then consider yourself kidnapped”, he said with a smirk. I won’t put it past him to kidnap me to go shopping but I actually wanted to go shopping anyways.

“Fine I’ll go but you have to act like a grownup while we’re there”, I said crossing my arms.

“I always act like a grownup”, he complained then Jason stole his sausage, “Grace go save my sausage”. I saw a guardian about to attack out of the corner of my eye and I pushed them back and staked him. It was Markov and right now I was straddling him.

“Nice work”, he said politely. I nodded getting up off of him with Vick’s help. “Can we talk sometime?” he asked.

“Maybe later”, I said as the lights went out. I grabbed Vick’s arm and pushed him behind me trying to see through the darkness encasing the room. I felt an arm trying to reach around me and I kicked them in the leg and staked  the ‘Strigoi’. I kept on fighting anyone who tried to get Vick was a goner. I heard screams and other people panicking but I wasn’t easily frightened. I froze up when I heard a female voice that sounded like my mom’s and three of them tried to grab Vick. I snapped out of it and pushed them all back staking them one by one. About half an hour later, the lights turned on and most of the guardians, novices and Moroi were down. Vick was fine and we high fived quickly before everyone started applauding. I took a closer look around and Vick and I were the only ones still standing.

“You okay?” he asked concerned.

“Yeah why won’t I be?” I asked surprised.

“I felt you freeze up Grace”, he said seriously, “you don’t freeze up unless something freaked you out”.

“I thought I heard my mom’s voice”, I said sitting down with him.

“I’m sorry about that are you okay?” he asked concerned.

“I’ll be fine”, I nodded.

“Great work you’ve past infamy you’re a legend in the making”, he said nudging me.

“And you’ll live another day without your missing sausage”, I teased.

“I don’t know how but I’ll try”, he said with fake tears in his eyes.