The Last Sacrifice

More Important Than The Royal Ball

*Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Academy or any of the characters. If I did Adrian and Rose would be married by now :)

"One, two, three, four, five, six," I counted with my pet rock Lissa, "4 more days." I sighed as I slid back onto the wall of my cell. Prison life sucked sometimes. I thought coming here willingly would at least make them treat me nicer, but no- I was treated like every damn criminal on this complex, like shit.

I ran my hand through my hair that I left out. I would of kept it up to show my molnija marks but I don't really think showing off how many Strigoi I've killed will make them think twice about my case. I missed everyone so badly- but I knew if I saw them, any of them we'd probably find some way of busting me out one way or another.

"Just let me in," I heard a voice say to one of the 12 guardians that surrounded my cell. I don't think even I could take that many down, even if I had the strength too. My guess that it was Lissa. Again. Nearly everyday my friends and family would come storming up to the gates demanding to see me. I knew from my memory that Janine + Adrian have tried over 20 times in the last 5 days. I knew Lissa had no chance at all, since she was the last of her family they wouldn't let her near a murderer, would they?

I was even stalked through my dreams, though I wouldn't call it being stalked. On my first day of prison life Adrian tried to get through to me, desperately even. I told him to fuck off and leave me alone. I was pretty sure he got the message after that.

"Come on, let us in." a male voice said to the guardians. It was either Adrian or Abe, though Abe would of found some way to get to me, he wasn't the type of person how'd be groveling on their knees to see their daughter. "She's not going to bite, she can barely stand." damn right they were too. Last time I tried to stand I puked all over the guardians shoes. I'd probably get arrested for that too.

I heard the guardians talking to Adrian and Lissa about how that no-one could see me until the trial in 4 days. When I managed to lift my head up for a second I saw the 2 guardians taking to the ones stationed at me cell. I didn't have the strength to even listen. This ritual happened every day when someone tried to get to me. Christian tried once as well, and even Dimitri had begged to see me.

"Hey, Hathaway," one of the guardians said to me "We can't have Ivashkov and Vasilisa coming here every day to complain." That got my attention. I looked up to see Henry staring at me "Pick one of them to come in to see you, they're driving me mad." One personI knew it would be Lissa. Adrian could see me anytime he wanted and my mother and father knew me well enough to know that I was probably okay.

"Vasilisa, please,"I told Henry with a grin on my face that hasn't been seen for 6 days "And tell Ivashkov that he can visit me tonight"

"But he can't." Henry replied, clearly confused

"I know, just tell him that okay?" I said sweetly as the guardians went to fetch Lissa for me. I couldn't be bothered to make myself look respectable and I knew she wouldn't care anyway.

"Rose! Oh my god are you alright!" I heard her say as she bounded up to my cell door. She stopped dead as she saw me, I knew through the bond that she was really happy to see me, yet couldn't stand to see my like this.

"Hey Liss," I said, "Coming to my trial?"

"Of course, I wouldn't miss it for the world" she said as she sat down on the floor outside my cell, "Adrian and Christian are coming as well."

I was about to say something about the trial when a guardian came up to me with Abe beside him smiling broadly.

"Rosemarie, your trial is starting now" he said. "Vasilisa please leave" Lissa jumped up and walked off giving me one last smile

"Well, well, well Rose" Abe said as the guardian was unlocking my cell, still leaving my hand-cuffs on. I could till knock em out if I could be bothered. "Your trial is more important that the royal ball by the looks of it."

Thanks for reading guys! I'll try to put the next chapter up as soon as I can.