Ever met one of those girls you think is just right for you and then she goes and cheats on you with the guy she had promised you she was over and would not go back to him? Yeah, me to. Rose Hathaway, the girl I thought I had found to be my match, went back on her promise and got back together with the stupid Russian guy Dimitri Belikov. I hate him. But I hate Rose most of all for stabbing me in the back the way she did. I lit up another cigarette to help me calm down and dull the affects of spirit. My contract with her was over so screw the stopping smoking.
I started walking down the street, ignoring all the humans around me. They were too stupid to realize I was a vampire. That's how most humans were nowadays, they were oblivious to everything but themselves. I needed to find a bar or somewhere I could drink. That worked best to nullify spirits affects and I needed it really badly now. It wasn't too hard to find one though since I was hiding out in Vegas and Vegas is full of bars and Casino's. The nearest casino I could find was the Luxor. I grumbled at the thought because this was the place I had found Rose after she had broke Victor Dashkov out of prison. I rolled my eyes and walked in.
I went to the bar and ordered whatever they had to get me drunk the fastest. I drank it and felt a small twinge of spirit before it was nullified. There was another spirit user in the room. I looked around but the feeling was gone and I couldn't bring it back. I took another drink and forgot about it as I got drunk. I smiled and ordered three more of whatever the bartender had given me before. I soon passed out at the bar.
I woke up with a horriable migraine form the hangover I was having. I must have passed out for a long time cause I could feel spirit tugging at me to force myself to heal. I wasn't the greatest healer so I called the bartender over and ordered more drinks. That's when I saw some commotion on the over side of the room. A bunch of guardians were attacking a group of people who I assumed were Strigoi. I assumed they had it under control so I took another drink and ignored the screams from humans. Suddenly I was hit in the back and was pushed over the bar. I grumbled and sat up and looked to see the red eyes of a Strigoi. Crap.
"DIE!" This brunette dhampir jumped onto the back of the Strigoi and drove a stack into his heart. He slumped over dead and the guardian stood up and wiped off her jeans. She looked at me with an angry look.
"What are you doing here without a guardian?" she growled.
"None of your business." I slurred. I looked this dhampir over. She was a short dhampir only about five foot, seven or something. I couldn't tell from being on the floor. She stuck out her hand and I grabbed it and she helped me up.
"What's your title?" she asked, eyeing me up and down.
"See something you like?" I couldn't help but grin.
"At the moment, no. What is your name Moroi?" she asked again but I could see the slight grin on her face.
"Adrian." I smiled.
"Well nice to meet you Adrian, but what is a Moroi like you doing here?...wait…are you Adrian Ivashkov?" her eyes widened.
"Maybe, why would you like to know?" I gave her a coy smile.
"There is a warrant out for you to be found. You disappeared and a lot of people at court are worried. Some thought you were killed by Strigoi. I will be happy to inform them you are safe." She said turning around.
"I'm not going back to court for a long time. You can inform them I'm safe but I will not go back." I hissed. She looked at me with green eyes and sighed.
"Stay right here." She told me and ran over to the other guardians who were removing the bodies of the dead Strigoi. A grabbed a bottle next to me, shrugged my shoulders, and drank it. The brunette dhampir came back.
"The others are not happy about you not returning but we have made a few arrangements to get you a guardian to stay with you to return." She told me.
"Well that's nice little dhampir." I grinned.
"Whatever, please come with me, we are moving every Moroi out of the vicinity in case there are more Strigoi." She motioned for me to move.
"Someplace with a bar please?" I chuckled and started leaving. I heard her mumble something behind me but I couldn't understand it. I didn't pay attention to what casino we were moved to because I was too distracted by my bottle.
"What is your name little Dhampir?" I asked.
"Sorry Adrian, I know about the girls you go after. But I will not fall for you. I will tell you my name. It's Mariah." She said dryly.
"You break my heart with that comment Mariah." I joked. She said nothing. When we got to the casino, I went straight to the bar. The guardians disappeared and I lost sight of Miriah. Well, I guess I sucked at love now that Rose broke my heart. Damn her!
When the sun started rising, I decided to turn in. I went to the assigned room for me and went straight to bed. I fell asleep drunk and was woken up by a knock at the door. I had another hangover and grumbled as I got out of bed. It was 11 pm, which would be late in the morning for us Moroi. I opened the door to see another short brunette Dhampir.
"Hello little dhampir." I smiled. She lifted her head a bit and I realized it was Mariah. Or so I thought.
"Hello Adrian…Ivashkov." The dhampir said solidly. I noticed her eyes were bright blue. It wasn't Mariah.
"What can I do for you?" I asked.
"I'm Karina Leslie. I will be your assigned guardian." She smiled and then looked up at me with her bright blue eyes and I instantly fell in love with her. She looked insanely like Rose and my heart nearly stopped at the resemblance. And for some reason, I fainted.