Sitting in the middle of the shopping centre, Mia set out a long sigh and looked over to the two males at the table with her. The anger and disappointment rolling through her like a rollercoaster. She wanted the Strigoi dead and she wanted them dead now. The Guardians weren't doing shit and they expected them to just hide away up at the resort and pretend nothing had happened.

Not going to happen.

Mia had overheard Mason talking to Eddie about what had been happening in Spokane and within seconds she had signed herself up for the team, making herself a vital part of the team being the only one that could use compulsion. Well, kind of. It was really hard to do on a Dhampir and trained Guardians certainly had a fair amount of will power to fight against. They'd gotten out in the end and quickly caught the bus to Spokane.

When they had found the tunnels originally, Mia had been terrified as well as thrilled. She needed that revenge for her mother. Those assholes had slaughtered her in a house full of other Moroi and left her there as if she was a pile of shit. They'd taken the one person she could always really turn to when she needed her. Her mother never judged her for her choices, no matter how bad they could be at times. Her father was great too, but not the same. Mia just wanted to see her mother again, but with the aftermath, she hadn't even been allowed to say a proper goodbye either.

"This is ridiculous, they have to be around here somewhere. This is a prime spot for them to be able to access the tunnels and take their pickings of humans."

There was no way to hide the whine that was in her tone, but she was getting frustrated and the guys were running out of idea's too.

The sudden movement of the blonde Dhampir beside her, made Mia jump and her eyes went wide at the sight of Rose and Christian standing right there beside them. To say Rose was pissed off was an understatement.

Listening to Rose berate the guys was pissing her off too. It wasn't like the Dhampir was doing anything herself. All she was interested in was hiding away in the resort with her boy toys up there and hurting the one real and honest guy that the Academy really had. She really did hate seeing Mason pine over the bitch that just constant broke his heart.

Sick of hearing the arguments, Mia stood up from the seat she was in and spoke up. "Why are you so against killing Strigoi? Isn't that what you train for?"

"I train for sane missions, not childish stunts like this" the dhampir responded.

In that moment, Mia wanted to lash out and attack the brunette, but the memory of the broken nose was still rather fresh and she'd rather not be injured while they were out hunting. The words still stung though. "It isn't childish," She cried out, not caring about causing a scene too much. There were a few people glancing over them at this point, but choosing to keep a distance. "They killed my mother. And the guardians weren't doing anything. Even their information is bad. There weren't any strigoi in the tunnels. Probably nine in the whole city."

Well that got their attention. Though it didn't make the blonde feel any better. She wanted to scream, punch, kick, - or something, anything to make her feel better about what happened. Something had to be done to right the wrong of her mother's death.

Bickering. Arguing. It was getting them nowhere and Mia was about to speak up again when Rose threatened to call the Guardians. She couldn't believe it and Mia stood there stunned for a moment. The bitch actually was going to ring up the guardians from the academy and get them dragged back to the resort like naughty little children. There was nothing at all they could do if they were called, they weren't going to be able to run from the guardians and being caught out like that would likely end up with more stress being added onto her father's shoulders.

The plan was plain and simple. Sneak out. Find the Strigoi within the tunnels. Kill those that they found. Sneak back into the resort and celebrate that there was less of those fuckers out there. She would never know if the ones they were hunting were the ones that killed her mother, but in her mind, they were going to be held responsible.

"This isn't about selling anyone out. This is about keeping you guys alive."

Mia's attention went straight back to the conversation when she heard those words and she had to pipe in. "You think we're that defenceless? You think we'd get killed right away?" Hands were on her hips, a little arrogance in her stance.

Rose didn't care about that though, immediately shutting her down. "Yes. Unless you've found a way to use water as a weapon."

Being unable to control the flush on her pale cheeks pissed off the blonde even more but she kept her mouth shut. It wasn't her fault that she wasn't a fire user or even any of the other elements that were seemingly useful in a fight. She'd figure it out one day. There would have to be a way to use it as a wepon and when she worked it out, god help anyone that got in her way.

Rose always had a way of talking Mason into changing his mind and Mia was mentally willing the redhead to finally stand his ground for once. This was important. They needed to be out here. They needed to do this. But no, he caved in and Rose had won. They couldn't do this without Mason.

Pursed lips, and likely a pissed off aura radiating from her, Mia reached down and grabbed the bag she had quickly paged and yanked it over her shoulder. A small part of her wanted to pretend to need the bathroom and just run off on her own, but her own logic overruled her. There was no way that she would last on her own hunting a Strigoi. It looked like they were going back to the resort and she would have to find another way to make the murderers pay for what they took from her.

Silently sticking to the pack, Mia brooded and listened in to what was going on. If there was a chance that Rose would change her mind, she wanted to be able to join in that conversation pretty quickly. There was mention of going back through to the tunnels and her attention quickly went to Rose, the expression on her face likely a little pathetic and pleading but at this point she was desperate at another chance to find them.

Rose caved. They were going back into the tunnels. Score.

Now if they found a Strigoi, they could kill it and prove to Rose that they weren't as hopeless as she claimed.

Mia stuck close to Mason and Eddie, her mood lifted at the opportunity they had been presented with again and she eagerly hoped that there was something down there so this trip wouldn't end up being a waste of time.

Through the door, down the stairs. The stench hitting her nose and it took a bit for Mia to readjust to the assault on her senses. When they had come down here earlier, it had made her gag. She was at least somewhat prepared for it this time.

Her mood was dropping again as they made their way further through the tunnels and it hit her again that there was nothing at all happening down here. They came to a T junction and stopped, looking around before speaking.

"See?" Said Mason. "Boring."

Rose pointed towards each direction they had to choose from and asked. "What's down there?"

Mia knew exactly what was down there because they had looked down each corridor earlier. With a sigh she spoke up. "Nothing. We'll show you."

Leading the way now, Mia went down the corridor to the right and nothing at all had changed since they had been here not even an hour prior. Grubby walls. Janitor supplies. Probably a few rats here and there.

They had reached the end and was on their way back when the blonde spotted Rose staring at something on the wall. Leaning in closer, she looked over the scribbles on the wall and shrugged. "It's probably some janitor thing. Or maybe some gang did it." God knows it was probably a prime location for gangs to meet up.

They all stood there, watching Rose as she studied the scribbles on the wall as if they meant something and Mia was growing impatient. It was not obvious to her that they were going to have to leave here without doing what they set out to do. She'd deal with that disappointment later but for now she figured they may as well get out of this stink hole and get to the bus station, even if they had to wait a while for the next bus.

It was then that they all noticed a change in Rose. She stiffened and backed away from the wall as if it held the most horrible revelation in the world.

"We have to get out of here." Rose said, and the way she spoke it left a shiver down Mia's spine and not in a good way. It terrified her. "Right now."

Eddie tried to argue with her and ask questions. Mia wasn't interested in arguing. She'd get her answers later. Right now she didn't want to be in those tunnels anymore. Allowing the others to lead, she kept up to them quickly and was sure to make sure they weren't leaving anyone behind.

The fresh air was a god send to her sense of smell, but still she couldn't help but feel anxious with how Rose was acting. If this was a prank to get them out of there without more of a fight, then Mia was really going to be pissed off.