August 30, 2012

Hello readers! This is an AdrianXSydney story that will follow the pace of my sequel to Only A Frozen Illusion story In Time. This will show and explain what Rose and Dimitri cannot tell in my other story. It takes place In The Golden Lily, but the Sonya Karp stuff has not happened and will not happen, and Dimitri is not in this for obvious reasons. Sydney has started dating Brayden, and Adrian will forever be Adrian. Enjoy and welcome to chapter one of Fragile Heartbreaker.

Disclaim: I own no characters created by Richelle Mead all credit to the characters go to her.

~Witch

Fragile Heartbreaker

The train sped off at a slow pace as the young blond took her seat next to the window. Refreshments were being passes out to the passengers and she took a water with a friendly smile following. Her thoughts wandered to her ongoing mission in Palm Springs, California protecting the newly-hidden princess Jillian Dragomir from the opponents against her sister, Queen Vasilisa.

"Ms. Sage, your room will be ready in approximately an hour." Another train worker interrupts Sydney as she looks to the older women, and gives another smile.

"Thank you." Is her only reply and she opens the newspaper and expects to see Rose Hathaway's name in this somewhere, or another vampire attack, but it is just about how the new elections are happening. Subconsciously, Sydney runs her hand down her cheek, and feels the foundation covering her Golden Lily tattoo.

Sydney gets up from her seat an hour later and goes to the small cabin room. It was the size of her room back at the private school, but riding first class meant she wouldn't have to share a room. A life dedicated to the Alchemists had its perks sometimes, but it always costed them. The Alchemists were always flying around the world sent on different jobs. Sydney's last mission was in Russia where she met the trouble Dhampir named Rose Hathaway. She helped her in a plan to get her lover back from what her human kind called the Ultimate Evil. That move almost costed her, her job when Rose was framed for killing their vampire queen. In the end, Rose was innocent and it was Natasha Ozera who killed her. Rose's best friend was crowned queen later on, and that is why she was on a train four hours away from her mission. Vasilisa had called her nearly seventy two hours ago asked Sydney for help.

It was seven thirty when Sydney had just finished a piece of toast and skim milk when her phone ringed her obnoxious ringtone.

She picked up the phone and breathed into it, running her fingers through her hair. "Hello Sydney Sage speaking."

"Sydney? Oh, thank god it's you! Its Lissa calling I know you are hard to reach so I called early. Rose got in trouble a little bit with a new stalker named VN. Have your people ever heard of him?" Vasilisa asked as back in her room, she was painting her toenails a lovely floral pink waiting for Christian to come over.

"I've never crossed those initials before, but I'll go to the Alchemist records and do research there and call you back. By the way, Vasilisa, don't call this number again." Sydney said in a cold yet cool voice. The vampire may be queen, but she still had the common sense of someone her age.

"You know to call me Lissa, Sydney. I just hate my name it's just so long and formal. Anyway, this is a disposable phone that Christian bought me. I have, like, five each time I try and contact friends, and then Christian smashes the phone and burns it. Thanks though Sydney I knew we could count on you" Lissa says and there is an obvious relief in her voice that even Sydney the vampire hater feels touched.

At least the boyfriend is being smart. Sydney thought as she listened to Lissa talk while cleaning up her mess she made this morning: she cleans her dishes and puts them away stacked by size, makes her bed military style, and organizes her suitcase twice.

"You're welcome, Lissa. I got to go now I'll be in touch." Sydney says finally and grabs her suitcase, leaves a note for Jill, texts Eddie to tell him she was off to help Dimitri and Rose. He would do anything for the God Guardian he worshiped, and his best friend, Rose.

Three days later, Sydney was in the small town of Amorit, Oklahoma. Her current wardrobe, which everyone found boring, but Sydney found very professional, allowed her to blend into the small population as she went to the town's library. It was maybe the small of a two bedroom house, but it would hold the answers she needed. A tall mad stood at the corner of the library and crossed his arms as Sydney approached him.

"State your reason for being here." He said in a rough voice that Sydney just knew.

Sydney wiped the makeup from her cheek exposing the Golden Lily on her cheek. "I'm here on business." Was her only reply as he let her in with no other questions, and Sydney was staring at an abundant row of books. This would take her forever.

She started off with the V's looking for any other name besides Vladimir that was famous in the vampire world. Finding no such, she tried VN, and still, no good results. Since the third time's the charm, Sydney tried NV and just N with no luck. The Alchemist had no record of this man or women existing, and the Alchemist knew every vampire. An idea hit Sydney as she raced out the library thanking the fellow Alchemist and going to the boarding platform. That night, Sydney bought a one way trip to Palm Springs, California.

Sydney shut her door leading to her train cabin and made her way through the crowded halls to the dinning hall. She ordered a salad and water to be safe. She has always wanted to reach that vampire perfection skinniness the Moroi all had. But even with all her dieting, she could never get her to that kind of slimness. Taking a seat in the corner, so she could see everyone coming and going, Sydney takes a bite of her salad barley tasting the cool lettuce on her tongue. Sydney pulls out her cell phone to call Dimitri or Rose, but decides against it and will wait until Eddie picks her up one day from now to discuss the information.

Sydney is halfway through her salad when she chooses she is full and makes her way back to her room. She lies down with her arms behind her head after a quick shower and hopes to dream about her future. Instead, she dreams about Adrian Ivashkov. His actions at the dance last weekend were inexcusable, and yet, it touched her heart to know he cared that deeply for a friend. She wanted to make her heart love Brayden since they had so much in common, but her mind would betray her thinking about those emerald green eyes. Stop it Sydney Katherine Sage. You will stop thinking about Adrian and think about your boyfriend, Brayden. He cares for you doesn't he? So, just accept it and deal with it like you were taught. Sydney closes her eyes and dreams about the work ahead of her until a soft pair of lips kiss Sydney on the mouth and Sydney blushes. She actually blushes- something she has never done before even with the Alchemist's praise.

The morning bell chimes around eight o' clock and Sydney is ready in her black skirt, white puffed sleeve shirt, small black heels, and hair parted slightly over the middle of her left eyebrow. Sydney grabs her small backpack, and makes her way into the crowd for the departures. She steps off the train and is welcomed with the dry California heat that will be making Sydney sweat uncontrollably. Sydney looks for the sandy-blond hair and hazel eyes that belong to Eddie only to come face to face with the messy brown hair and emerald eyes. Adrian Ivashkov.