Lissa's POV
Almost an hour had passed. I'd asked Rose to pick up a late letter from court in the main office and she still hadn't come back. The bond between us only works one way but a best friend's intuition kicks in when she's knows something's wrong.
I paced in front of Guardians Belikov and Hathaway. Like all other guardians on campus, two of the best well known guardians, Guardians Belikov and Rose's visiting mom Guardian Hathaway, had been assigned to guard me even on campus after the attack on the school. We were in the dhampire's dorm lobby, waiting for Rose. My heart rate increased with each pace.
"Princess Lissa, I'm sure Rose is fine," the lobbyist reassured watching me behind the counter.
"She's been gone a long time. I think maybe we should go out and look for her," I suggested.
"Rosemarie gets distracted easily. She's probably out talking to some friends or something of the other," Janine suggested.
A dark thought formed in my head: how would you know? You're never here long enough to know what she's like.
She must of read the expression on my face because next she agreed with me. "We should probably go out and look for her."
"The attacks on campus have everyone paranoid and ancy. Just wait a while-" the lobbyist tried to tell me but I interrupted her.
"We've been waiting for an hour now. Why didn't we go with her?"
"She wouldn't let you go out in the cold," Dimitri reminded me.
"Yes. Her over protectiveness is something you should appreciate and cherish," Janine told me.
"I know."
I sat down a minute before pacing again. Something was wrong. I knew it. This must be what Rose feels like when no one believes her, the thought occurred to me. And usually she's right!
"Okay. Weather any of you believe me or not I am using my rank as royalty to my best advantage to go out and save my best friend if needed," I announced yanking my sweater on and running out the door.
I guess I expected them to be surprised by my sudden outburst to take charge because it surprised me when both were trailing after me quicker than I thought either could move. I called the cell phone my parents bought for her so we could keep in contact easier (before the psychic bond kicked in). There was no reception in the dorms for me to call.
The phone kept ringing. I left a panicked message.
"Listen Princess Lissa, if you're going to run around campus searching for Rose-" Janine started.
"-Then we can at least narrow down the areas where she's more likely to be," Dimitri finished. "The majority of campus is closed off because the wards have yet to be replaced so there's only a few places she can be."
I ended the third call I was trying to make to her and turned to face them.
"Well we know she's not at the dorms," I narrowed down. "There's no reason for her to be in the other three dorms because she knows where we are."
"How do we know she hasn't returned to the dorms already?" Janine suggested.
"She would've answered her phone. I know she took it with her. She'd never go anywhere without it if we're apart. Bond or no bond."
"Okay, the only areas open and for senior dhampires are the main offices and the records building where lost mail is put. She might of thought that's where your letter from court was since it was late," Dimitri said.
We took the path headed for the records building slowly, looking for any signs of where she'd gone. With us leaving the academy without permission for two years on our record it was hard to officially say she was missing.
I'm not over reacting. Something's wrong. I thought still walking.
Something cracked under my heel. It was the charm Rose wore that Janine had given her.
"I'm starting to believe you more," she said bending to pick it up. My heel had made a crack down the middle but other than that it was all right.
"So am I. Keep trying to call her cell phone," Dimitri agreed.
I called again expecting it to just ring and go to her voice mail like last time but instead I heard her ring tone echoing somewhere close.
"Oh god," I whispered to my self. Both guardians searched following the sound of the ring tone.
They found her phone ringing and vibrating on the ground by the stairs that led down to where the records office was.
I was about to open my mouth to point out how right I was when Guardian Petrov came toward us, a hand full of other guardians behind her scouring the bushes and forest around us.
"What's going on?" Dimitri asked.
"Those kids that attacked you Miss Dragomir, Jesses, Ralph, and other of his…group had managed to use their element abilities and compulsion to knock out the guardians watching them. They ran loose around the campus attacking anyone who came near them shouting that soon moroi would fight or something or the other. I think they were starting their initiation attacks again because we've found at least ten students unconscious and bleeding. We're looking for the attackers now and any more injured students. What are you guys doing out here?"
Janine explained calmly about Rose missing. Alberta nodded and listened while I continued searching for any signs for Rose.
"If she was outside while they were out on a rampage, she could be hurt."
"No, Rosie is strong, she would never-"
"There are at most fifteen of them and one of her Miss Drogamir."
"Then why'd you let them loose," I shouted. Dimitri placed a calm hand on my shoulder, a warning for me to calm down. I sounded a lot like my M.I.A. best friend right now.