Author: This is my first fanfict story, its based around the start of VA. just give it a try and let me know what you think.
I dont own anything from VA.
Oscar hissed at something outside the window, i welcomed anything that would him distracted him from almost attacking me every time i come within a meter of him. Most animals disliked Dhampire's but me in particular they seemed to loath. Oscar seemed like a perfect, chubby orange ball of fluff with big innocent eyes to everyone else, but to me he was the spawn of satan. What's up his ass, i muttered to myself.
Still woozy from blood loss from Lissa's bite, i stumbled over to the window ledge, i had worked up a better resistance to the blood loss effects having suffered them for so long so it didnt take me long to recover. But for a few moments the world still spun. It was like wearing someone else glasses, everything thing would blur at first and then eventually focus. It was fun for about a minute before it gets annoying and starts to hurt your eyes.
I stood at the window, searching for the source of Oscar's discomfort when I saw them, barely visible through darkness and the tree line. Two male Dhampire's, one well built and about average height and the second guardian looked shorter than his companion and not as well built, more of a lean muscled type, my guess is he would be quick. Really quick. It was too dark to make out any features but there was an air of determination around them. They were close enough that i could probably throw something at them. Oscar's reaction made sense, I mean he hated me but despite my numerous threats to make him into kibble, I wouldn't actually hurt him, or lissa for that matter, whom he had become fiercely protective of. Dread filled my stomach; they'd seen me and they knew they had been busted.
"Shit" I swore and bolted down the stairs to where Lissa was making me a sandwich. My stomach grumbled and complained as i thought about the food it was about to miss out on.
"We're leaving. Right now. " Lissa looked up in surprise, and nodded, she didn't need to be reassured that I was certain. She could see it clearly on my face, she sighed and handed me the sandwich. I don't know how she did it but even looking exhausted, still recovering from her nightmare and in a baggy uni top and bright pink pajama pants she looked like a super model.
"Liss, i dont have time to eat, seriously get your ass moving now." I said exasperated. We desperately had to get moving, we were losing our head start.
"Rose you always have time to eat" Lissa tired to joke.
"Your words not mine!" she called out before i made some sort of remark.
"You need it, think of the blood loss, Rose." she yelled seriously as she ran down the hall to the cupboard to grab our escape pack that we kept ever since we moved in. I shoved the sandwich in my mouth. Liss made sure we were always prepared to move at a second's notice, it pay off to have someone thinking ahead always worrying, rather than my tendency to brush everything off, claiming we would cross that bridge when we came to it. Lissa thought i just liked the thrill, the sense of danger, basically calling me an adrenaline junky. i argued i thought better under pressure and the results always come back better than the times when i had planned ahead. I raced out the door without looking back, dragging liss out behind me.
We didn't have time to be sentimental; this had become one of my favourite places we'd stayed at over the last 2 years but I didnt let myself think of all the things we'd be giving up by running again since it was the only option we could consider. I shoved out the door, scanning the area. i couldn't see them immediately and that was good. i hope.
Liss was scared, she tired to hide it but it was obvious. I'm not going back, I'm not going back, she chanted over and over again to herself. Through her emotions I could feel her determination and her faith that I would protect her like always.
Come on, rose think, what would the guardians be thinking.
We were racing down the street, hoping that we still had the head start advantage. We'd be outnumbered, liss cant fight so that would leave them for me to handle. They'd be proper trained guardians not drop outs like me and my guess at least 8 of them, maybe more being the last of the royal line is kind of important. I can't take them right now; i was still a little dizzy but sandwich had helped and the adrenaline rushing through my veins took away some of the after effects from a moroi bite. Even if I could i fight them would need to know how many there was and they could just separate us and drag lissa away from me, I'm not going to risk that happening. They'd have constant communication and probably blocked off all obvious escape routes since they have had god knows how long to plan this out. I knew liss didn't want to go back, she was terrified of the thought and I didn't want her back there either, to many bad memories suffocated her there.
I did missed the academy, not that i would admit it out loud or anything; mostly the people and the novice classes, oh those i missed so much. It was great to go to a school where my tendencies to be violent and aggressive actually were a good thing. But this wasn't about what I wanted, They come first. They always come first. We had gotten two blocks from our apartment by now, I was grateful that I had made liss and I regularly run and I kept myself trained at least a little in fighting techniques. I picked up some street moves from a few of the school yard tumbles that id witnessed or more participated in. It was always going to be an unfair fight against me so I tired to even it out a few times, just to see what my opponent could do but it didn't help all that much. I quickly made a name for myself at the high schools and soon no one wanted to fight me. Which didn't help me train at all and did nothing to help some of my pent up anger. It became known quickly that liss was my only weakness and I didn't hesitate when it came to her, I spent more time suspended for picking fights with arrogant assholes than I did in school, but I always was close to liss in case something happened. I think many of the teachers actually appreciated it when i beat up a few of the cockier students, they would nurse their bruised egos and then they'd be wearier around me and not cause very much trouble, making the teachers jobs easier.
"Rose" lissa rasped, I had slowed down just a little bit by my distracting thoughts on how to outsmart the guardians and hadn't noticed. Lissa tugged me forward and I quickly scanned the area searching for them, they couldn't be far behind us now.
shit shit shit. I think i can hear them half a block away I guessed, and that's being optimistic. fuck, think rose, think. you have to keep her safe. you promised. Liss tripped on a bit of uneven pavement that she hadn't seen and nearly topped into an ally, it was dark and dirty and oh the smell was revolting, there must be rotting garbage down here from weeks ago. I grabbed her quickly, stopping her from falling and then out of the corner of my eye I saw a fire escape on the darker side of the building, barely visible.
When running away, with every logical escape route blocked, where would be the least expected place to look.
"Up" I nudged lissa towards the stairs. We ran down the ally way until we were standing beneath them, a ladder was attached to the stairs and lifted up, just out of my reach. I jumped and knew I was still to short. Bloody 5'2". I blamed my mothers genes, it was pretty easy since I couldn't exactly blame my height on my anonymous father. Although through process of elimination i realised i had picked up a few traits from my father, one being my fantastic hair. Not that would have minded having mums firey red hair but i did like looking like an exotic desert princess.
"Liss, on my shoulders" her surprised registered through the bond, but she quickly complied, now with our combined height, we could reach the ladder, liss pulled it down with a little help from me and scrambled up to the first platform. I raced up after her and as a last minute decision I pulled the ladder back up. I was on lissa's heels as we got up the next flight of stairs. We were to loud, they'd notice! they'd notice and they'll catch us. And oh god, Liss's emotions were strong.
"Rose" panicked consumed lissa, shit to late. We were more than three quarters of the way up the building only two more flights to go. We stopped abruptly and from our spot in the shadows of the darkness, we could see three guardians racing down the street, just reaching the opening of the alley way. It was clear they thought they'd lost us; I crouched unconsciously, making myself smaller and more inconspicuous. I dragging liss down with me, she gasped in surprise but make no other noise. I caught a glimpse of one of the guardians face, it was the shorter, leaner guardian, he was young, he didn't hide him emotions very well, It was easy to see the determination in his expression and a little bit of annoyance and frustration etched into the mix. I nearly laughed, that was one look I had seen so many times before that it had become impressive and almost a ridiculous amount. They kept searching, clearly at a loss.
We might actually do this! I thought.
And then behind me, I heard the hiss of a territorial cat, a sound Oscar often used towards me. In our rush up the stairs, I didn't notice that what I had dismissed to be a solid wall actually had windows into numerous apartments.
"oh fuck" I muttered just before the cat started carrying on inside the window, i was to close too it and it felt threatened. Of course it woke up its owner with all its noise. Lissa shot me an incredulous look just before a light turned on attracting the attention of the guardians and making our hiding spot completely obvious.
"Run. " I yelled to lissa. Climbing from the stairs onto the roof, I realised one think. We're on a fucking roof, with guardians maybe 40 seconds behind us. I could feel Lissa really start to panic now. Crap! She better not start having a panic attack right now otherwise I couldn't have made this easier for them. We scurried to the edge of the building. i need a way down, i had to get lissa down.
Lissa had mostly been mindlessly following me since we left the apartment, but she was being bombarded memories from the academy, memories neither of us wanted to relive. Her breathing started coming out harsher and she was starting to feel suffocated, like someone was standing on her chest. i growled, i was standing at the edge of the roof, the next building was to far to jump. There weren't any cable lines connecting them together either like in the movies. Nothing to land on if we jumped only solid concrete, a jump from this height would definitely hurt a lot maybe even kill me. Going back the way wasnt an option, although that would be a surprise but i doubt it would be much of an advantage for more than a few seconds
The ledge, there's a ledge just below. i scrambled over the edge of the roof, hanging off by my figures, trying to stretch and reach the ledge. I was too short, my toes just brushing the rough surface, i stretched myself further trying to push myself down until i could stand.
"Rose" lissa hissed, fear laced her voice, she was thinking the same thing as me, definitely death if i slipped and fell, and i doubt she would be able to bring me back this time.
"it's okay liss, i've got an idea, just follow what i do." in truth it was exactly a very good well thought out idea but i think i could make i work. i was standing on the ledge by now, pressed tightly against a window, i started to shuffle over to make room for liss next to me.
"I promised didn't I. I wont let you fall." lissa nodded determinedly at me but I could see how afraid she was. We could hear the guardians racing up the stairs. I was getting impatient but I wasn't about to rush lissa. I'm not stupid. Shakily she climbed down, keeping one hand on the window panel, I tried to steady her, she didn't have to stretch as far as i did with her bit of extra height.
"good liss, look at you badass" i quietly encouraged her and i swear the faintest ghost of a smile crossed her lips. She was on the ledge by now and we were shuffling along. "Now what" Lissa whispered, the guardians were on the roof by now, what i wouldn't give for them not to be so damn efficient. i kept inching my way along the side of the building feeling for a window that i could open just the slightest bit. Liss was breathing harshly down my neck, but she wasnt about to have a panic attack at the moment i dont think, doing something distracting like stand on the side of a building on your toes must help.
Strangely Lissa's breath calmed me, it reminded me who this was all for and what i had to lose. I finally found a window that I could get open; I clawed my figures underneath until I had some leverage. If I was doing my trials right now, I would totally be acing I thought. The window was sticky and hard to open but I managed to get it open enough to slip inside.
The guardians were at the edge of the roof now; they were seconds away from seeing us. I helped Liss in, trying to appear as calm as possible; her emotions were still all over the place. You would think after being my friend for so long, doing dangerous things would get a little easier, like it had for me, but apparently not. They had seen what window we'd gone into, the place was seconds away from being swamped with guardians on this floor. We raced through the apartment, I didn't try keep quiet anymore, running into furniture and accidentally knocking things over as I scrambled to get out the door as quickly as possible. The guardian who climbed down after us, would be quick, probably quicker than we had been especially if it was that skinner kid.
Running out the door and into the hallway I realized we must have made a lot of noise in that apartment. Getting closer to the stairwell I heard a distinctive sound of a muffled scream and then something that sounded a lot like a lamp being pulled out of the wall socket and thrown, along a noise of surprise. I nearly burst out laughing at the racket. I would have loved for that to be recorded. We were down the first flight of stairs, and just about the pass the next floor. The guardians would expect us to use the stairs; that would have been the quicker escape so that's were they would be waiting for us. I pushed out the door that lead onto the next floor and raced down the hallways looking for the elevator. Liss was much calmer now; inside on solid ground, i think the lamp being thrown at the guardian had lifted both our spirits just a little bit.
I rounded a corner and nearly ran straight into the elevator. i pushed the button again and again willing it to hurry up and open. i just hoped the guardians hadn't thought to go in the elevators as well as the stairs. i pushed liss behind me anyway trapping her against myself and the wall just incase.
I counted down as i waited for the doors to open.
Sorrry guys! I didn't know where to end it and didnt want the chapter to get to long, so I ended it here. :)
The next chapter will be up shortly and may have some action in it.
If you guys have any ideas or criticism for me i would love to hear it. Oh and if there is any obvious mistakes of bits that dont make sense let me know. i could definitely use the help since i have no idea what im doing.
Thanks :D