If you had read my other story, "It's Twisted", it's currently under construction because it really sucked and I need to re-do it. I'm sorry to all my amazing supportive readers. So for now, here is my new and improved story which will be epic.
May I recommend that you look to your right and click on dark and 1/2 formatting, this is how I read my stories and I like it way better because it looks cleaner and I find it easier to read :)
All this lovelyness goes to Richelle Mead because she is precious and pregnant and the owner of all the characters (except Sherri). Even my Dimitri.
CHAPTER ONE
I don't like a stressful situation. This is sort of ironic, since I have been living in one for the past two years. But at this moment, the past months as a runaway novice, seemed pretty easy going.
"ROSE, they're closing in on us!" fear tore through my mind from Lissa's causing my stress level to fly through the roof. Weaving through traffic, I looked in my review mirror to see the tall man closing in on us. A long line of swear words left my mouth as I jerked vehicle to the left into an alley way. Lissa screamed. I knew she was re-living the moments before the fatal accident that happened so many years ago. It left her parentless and brother less and I bonded to her. I got out of the car and heard her following me. We ran. feel dizzy. No. Toughen up Rose; we're almost away from this nightmare.
We reached the end of the alley that was, thank god, chain link fencing and I motioned Lissa to start climbing. It was fairly high, and I knew this would be the make or break if we didn't get over it in time. I heard screeching tires. Shitshitshitshitshit, I thought, grinding my teeth. It was funny, how the place that had once been our home was, hunting us down.
Home was defiantly not where the heart was. St. Vladimir's academy was no longer safe. The guardians and teachers who worked there obviously didn't see it that way. But they wouldn't understand.
"STOP!" the tall one, managed to grab my ankle as I was half-way up the fence. Lissa was almost over the edge and I screamed for her to hurry and run. She knew the plan if a situation like this were to happen. He yanked as hard as he could and I landed in his arms. I squirmed and fought and kicked but he was strong. I looked up to see Lissa out of sight. Relief washed through me, until I realized other guardians were probably going after her. She would hopefully know to... Confuse them, like we had practiced. Now if only I could get free.
"Bastard!" I bit him in the shoulder until I tasted blood. He growled, and pinned me against the wall so I couldn't move.
"Listen to me girl, I do not want to hurt you, I am here to take you back as peacefully as possible, but if you're going to make this difficult, it can hurt." his accent which, sounded Russian, made the threat all the more scary.
I gulped but tried to look fierce, "Bring it on." I was not going to be taken without a fight. He was not going to take Lissa back to that place. As I waited for him to slam my head against the concrete, I felt the grip he had on my neck loosened and managed to turn to see him inspecting his fingers, which were covered in blood, my blood. The bite, I realized. He met my eyes, they were brown and saw my chance. I shoved my upper my body on him and he only stumbled for half a second which I used to knee him in the groin. He let out a groan. It was a petty and sloppy, but it gave me my only chance. I ran, but this guy was fast, too fast. He had recovered more quickly than I thought he would have.
It became too much for me; the stress, the endorphins. My eyes blurred, and the man was calling my name, but I couldn't get out of this state I was in. "I won't let you get her…" I mumbled sleepily. The last thing I remember was Lissa, her blonde hair and green eyes smiling at me.
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I was in her head. It must have been hours. She was hiding behind a counter in one of the near-by restaurants that happened to be open late. The guardians came through there a while ago, but hadn't found her thanks to cooperative employees that thought she was hiding from a crazy gang. Our bond let me sometimes slip into her mind fully, instead of just feeling what she felt. Only when she felt a strong emotion was I able to do this and she hated that I could; hell, I hated that I could. She was relieved, tired, and scared. She was thinking about how the guardians were still out there, probably waiting for her to reveal herself. They wouldn't leave without me, would they? Where was Rose? Tentatively, she peaked over the edge of her hiding place, and saw that the street was empty and dark. The diner was already way passed closing. I silently screamed for her to stay where she was.
"I think the coast is clear hun, I ain't seen none of them men come back around," Sherri said with a grin. She was the owner, and knew Lissa (and I) from past visits for their awesome burgers (which Lissa could get bloody; without question) and sweet commentary. "I don't know…" Lissa's lip quivered. She didn't want to go back out there in the night, but she wanted to see if I was okay.
"Well, you could always sneak away with me, I don't mind one bit. Your dorm is on the other side of campus, too far for a young girl to be walkin' to, especially if they be still out there."
"O-okay, thank you so much." She said hesitantly. Sherri was always so nice to us. She was part of the reason why we wore the clothes on our backs, and able to get a free meal once and a while. She was the only person I would feel semi-safe to leave Lissa with.
"Lets get goin' then, I won't let anything happen to you." They walked to her little car. Sherri's words reminded her of me, and that was like cold water splashed in my mind. I pulled away from her and again was groggily pulled under by the weight of blackness which was fine by me. Stress was a bitch, and sleep was totally welcome since I knew my moroi would be okay. Now it was just me I had to worry about
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