Vampire Academy (tamaracorine & goldcat)

[goldcat16471]

Nick blushed softly from Anna's words and smiled at her, planting a gentle kiss on her lips, then stroked her cheek. "I understand the feeling..." He told her and grabbed Anna's hand, looking into her eyes.


Serene smiled and looked at Lukas. "I hope I can. I want to go with you and Anna, and see the world more than anything..." She sighed dreamily, thinking the blushed softly, focusing back in on Lukas.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna smiled, then shifted so she was laying down, her head in his lap. Her phone rang and she jumped slightly, moving to answer it. "Yes, sir... Yes... I understand.... Thank you. I'll be there soon." She hung up and looked back at Nick. "I have to go..."


Lukas smiled at her, "come on. Let's head back. I've got homework and I'm sure you do too..."

 

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Nick listened quietly then looked at her when she hung up, frowning slightly, "Is everything okay?" He asked her. He was bummed that she would have to leave for now, but understood. Nick just hoped that it wasn't an emergency or anything.


Serene sighed slightly, and started to stand up. "Yeah... Unfortunately." She pouted slightly, then laughed softly, looking at Lukas.

 

[tamaracorine]

"Headmaster wants to see me." Anna told him with a helpless shrug. "I'll talk to you later..." She walked out of the room in a rush.


Lukas split from Serene and and went to their room.


An hour later, Anna walked into her and Serene's room and sat on her bed silently. She had obviously been crying.

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick had let Anna go, wondering what the headmaster wanted with Anna. He spent time working on his homework and texting his friends. They all seemed to be interested in his and Anna's "budding romance" as they put it.


Serene went to her room and was working on her homework. After a while she saw Anna enter with puffy cheeks and eyes. "Anna? What's wrong?"

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna shook her head and rolled onto her side, closing her eyes and tugging the blanket over her head. She ignored Serene, falling asleep eventually.


Lukas woke up the next morning and looked at Nick. "Want to take the girls some coffee?"

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene wished she knew what was wrong with Anna, but didn't to upset her more, so she let her be. The next morning, Serene woke up. Day three. That left a few more days until the weekend. She longed for it come. She started getting ready for the day.


Nick woke up in the morning groggy and tired. He stretched and looked at Lukas, "... Coffee...?" Blinking himself awake more, he grinned, "Oh! Yeah. We should. They'd love us." He joked then got up, cleaning himself up some.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas walked with Nick to get two coffees, then headed to Serene and Anna's room. He frowned at the sight of Anna still curled up in bed, blankets over her head.


"What's her deal?" He asked Serene, handing her a coffee.

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene smiled softly at Lukas and Nick as they entered and smiled more from the coffee, "Thank you!" Then she glance over at Anna and shook her head turning away, "I don't know. She won't talk to me." She shrugged, slightly upset at Anna. She was enjoying the girl's company and friendship, then for some reason she was ignoring her. There was probably a good reason for it, but nonetheless, it made Serene feel upset.


Nick frowned and walked over to Anna, setting the coffee on the end table. He sat on the edge of the bed, and rested a hand on Anna's back. "Anna...? Are you okay? What's wrong?" He asked her gently.


Serene looked over and frowned softly, crossing her arms. She watched.

 

[tamaracorine]

Lukas wrapped an arm around Serene, kissing the top of her head. "Hey, don't feel bad. She's... She does this sometimes. It's how she is. Once a year she does this for a week at a time... But it isn't time yet."


Anna shifted slightly, trying to shrug his hand off her. "Go away. This can't happen. It won't work." She mumbled, "It can't work. Can't guard anyone but royals. Dirty Dhampir don't belong with Moroi. Won't work. Can't work. Go away, Nick."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene frowned more and looked at Lukas, whispering, "Well I hope she's okay... She's concerning me..." She told him then turned back to Anna and Nick.


Nick felt his stomach drop from her words and released his hand off of our. He frowned, "W-What? Anna, come on. We can make it work. We'll figure something out so we can be together and you can be my guardian...! Besides they can't stop us from being together right now while we're in school...!" He hesitated then put his hand on her again, feeling nervous.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna sniffled and rolled over, facing Nick and tugging the blanket down so she could look at him. "But it won't last. You'll find someone better. You'll find a pretty Moroi. We can't do this, Nick. I can't be hurt and you'll just hurt me and I... I can't... I can't risk this..."

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick got slightly frustrated and he pulled his hand away from Anna and he looked at her serious, "Anna, I'm not interested in other girls! I just want to be with you, okay!? I'm not going to hurt, I told you that. You have to believe me. " All the happiness he felt the previous suddenly shifted into fear and frustration. He could feel himself heating up, but this time not in blush. Nick didn't want to lose this girl.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna looked up at him, letting some tears fall. "They told me stories about Moroi and Dhampir. They told me that it never works. They told me... They... I... I can't... I was made to be a guardian. It's what Dhampir do..."


"Anna, you're being stupid." Lukas told her firmly. "You have a purpose outside of being a guardian. You can have feelings for Nick."

 

[goldcat16471]

Serene frowned as she watched and shook her head in disagreement about what Anna was told. She looked at Lukas and nodded back toward Anna. "Yeah, exactly."


Nick looked back at Lukas and Serene desperately then back at Anna, "Listen. We can be together. You hear stories about how Moroi end up dating their guardian. It can be that way for us. And even if you can't be my guardian, we can make something work. I want to be with you Anna. Tell me you feel the same way...?"

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna sat up, crossing her legs and looking up at Nick. Her eyes were puffy and red from crying, and she looked genuinely confused. "They told me that by letting you... feel things for me... I was just hurting you, because one day I'll probably die in a fight and... Nick, I don't want to hurt you... But I want... you... God, I want you..."


Lukas held Serene a little tighter, resting his chin on top of her head.

 

[tamaracorine]

(sorry about short and slow replies - been crazy.)

 

[goldcat16471]

(Don't worry about it, it's okay I understand.)


Nick looked at Anna, frowning softly and shaking his head, frustrated at the people who told Anna this. He grabbed both of her hands and looked her dead in the eye, serious. "Anna. I want you more than anything. I would rather live a happy life with you until you pass in a battle- if you do- than live a lonely life without you at all. If we can't be together now, then I will get hurt... And I'm pretty sure you'd be hurt too... We have to be together. They can't control us."


Serene frowned softly, listening to Nick and Anna's problem and glanced at Lukas. Serene and Lukas had the same kind of relationship. She hoped that they didn't try to tear them apart as well. Serene felt horrible for Anna and Nick. How can they decide who a person can and cannot be with?

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna sat frozen, her gaze locked with Nick's. She opened her mouth, as if to speak, but shook her head and closed it again. Instead, she closed the small gap between them, her lips colliding with his messily. There was a hunger in her kiss, as if she needed to remind herself of how he made her feel.


"And that's our sign to leave..." Lukas decided, tugging Serene out of the room. He looked at her with a slight smile. "I'm not freaked out like she is..."

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick was surprised when she kissed him, and also a little taken aback from her urgency. However once he recovered, he kissed back with the same amount of passion, and he wrapped his arms around her. Between kisses he breathed out, "Please Anna... Stay with me..."


Serene went out immediately, once Lukas tugged at her. Out in the hallway she looked up at him, "Do you... Think that they're going to talk to you about that...? I hope not." She sighed. "But it doesn't matter anyway right. We can be with whoever we want to be with." She watched him slightly.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna nodded feverishly, her hand entangled in his hair as she pulled him down to kiss her again. Her body shook ever so slightly as they kissed, her other hand resting on his back. She held him close against her. "I will." She whispered eventually. "I couldn't... I couldn't leave you..." She tugged her blanket over the both of them. "I don't want to go to class..."


"Maybe." Lukas shrugged. "I'm not high ranking. I don't know. Maybe it's only a big deal because they want her for a royal." He smiled slightly and sighed. "But you're right. They can't control us."

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick smiled into the kisses slightly, relief pouring through him. The heat he started earlier from frustration now changed into heat from his happiness. He kept her close and looked at her. He smiled sadly at her, "I know Anna... Me neither... But I don't want to influence you to stop caring about your grades..." He whispered. As much as he wanted to stay here, and cuddle her all day, Nick knew how important Anna's studies were to her.


Serene smiled and nodded, hoping that what he said was correct. She thought a little bit more about him not being high ranking, so he would probably be used for a non-royal. However, since Serene was royal, she could easily ask for him to be her guardian if she wanted to probably. Serene took a sip of the coffee the two boys brought Anna and herself then started to walk out of the dorm. "Are they able to force Anna to guard a royal?"

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna pouted slightly, but it gave way to a soft smile a moment later. "Fine... But if I stop being good at studies, then I could be your guardian. Maybe I should care less about them, Nick."


"Yeah." Lukas mumbled. "They're well within their rights to. We basically work like an army and wherever the school places us? That's it. So, they can and probably will do that to her. Unless she does something to prove she's not worthy of a royal."

 

[goldcat16471]

Nick looked at her momentarily thinking. What she said was true. However, who was Nick to get in the way of something she's worked for, for so long? He hesitated, "Well... I mean... Maybe one time won't hurt..." He said to her, and watched her slightly nervous.


Serene looked down and shook her head. "That's horrible." She whispered. She never really thought about it before. It was just the way things went before. However, now, she wondered how could a person tolerate that. Being used as tools basically. And Dhampirs were so under appreciated, it wasn't right. They deserved better than this... Serene let out a troubled sigh.

 

[tamaracorine]

Anna gulped and touched his cheek, "why are you worried?" She asked quietly. "You said I needed to lighten up. I am... I'm having fun instead of taking school seriously."


Lukas shrugged and squeezed her shoulder. "It is what it is. Anna didn't care about much else other than being a good guardian. Nick has confused that,"