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One-shot

Dpov:

The silence in the room was so thick you could cut in it with a knife. No one dared to utter a word, as we were all lost in our own thoughts. I still wore my guardian face and for once, I cursed myself for it. The only time someone wouldn't blame me and I just couldn't show emotion even through my head were a mess and all I really felt was pain. I don't know why am not crying I just can't and I feel like a bastard because of it. Like I didn't even care.

"She is ... Really gone isn't she?" Christian said breaking the silence. I knew he were right we all did but no one dared to say it. We had returned to the warehouse this morning after another rescue last night. I hadn't seen her fall but when we had went back into the cars she weren't there, I had hoped she had gotten into another car but when the cars stopped and people made their way out I became clear to me that she hadn't made it back. I had spotted Eddie but when he saw my begging expression, he just shook his head sadly. "There were 3 of them." He said and looked down at his feet "I tried but another blocked my way, by the time I finished him of she was gone." That's when It really hit me, she had been taken down. She weren't going to come back mad that we had left her there and a bit proud to be survives once again. She was gone. This morning we searched and searched for hour's trough the many corps but hers were nowhere to be found. I realized how she must have felt when I had been turned under the battle at the academy. Completely useless and empty.

Lissa nodded tears streaking down her face like a river.

"But we can get her back like we did with Dimitri right? We can track her down."

Her words made me nod I agreement and utter a small word that told them I still had hope but deep down I knew we wouldn't find her, but maybe if we were lucky she would find us.

Rpov
A year later…

My body hurt all over, I knew I had several broken bones and a few serious cuts but none of that mattered. Nothing mattered, I just wanted to die. I felt a boot kick me in the side and I barely cared enough to winch. Barely. It were nothing compared to all the other pain I felt right now. A cold hand grabbed my arm and dragged me to my feet.

"Come on pretty dhampir, Alex wants to talk to his special girl." A cold voice mocked me and hit my legs with the chain that where attached to a collar around my neck. My hands were tied together, not unusual but not a common thing either, making me suspect they had planned to take me out of the room I was mostly kept in, last night when Alex's right-hand Ron had been there for another 'breaking'. That is what they called it, he where supposed to break me and make me talk. They wanted to know everything about courts security, about Lissa. They didn't know I had already spilled everything I knew which was actually ridiculously little. I was her guardian. That's it, it was all I knew the rest I never cared enough about to find out and I if I had… the beatings and torture I had went trough so far had not been enough to make me spill it.

When we reached the meeting, room Alex turned around with a smile that looked terrifying with his eyes but I think he were trying to make me comfortable.

"Ahh there she is!" He frowned "I thought I told you to clean her up Ron" Ron where lingering around and looked up at me with a bored expression.

"I thought you meant her mind, bitch still isn't talking." I gritted my teeth, I despised that thing more than any other strigoi I had ever meet! And that did mean a lot!

"Doesn't matter she will be talking today I'll make sure of it." Alex turned back to me and pulled out a chair. He mentioned for me to come forward and held his hand on my lower back.

"Come on my dear sit." I did it couldn't be that bad if he made me sit. He snapped his fingers and a girl came forward one of the human servants following her with a lot of boxes.

"This is Kira, she usually lives in Montana but we snatched her last week." He declared. I took in her horrified expression and torn clothes, there were even bite marks on her neck. "Now here is what going to happen: you are going to make a phone call and say what we tell you to and Kira gets to go home. You refuse and well use some of the things in those boxes on her, you'll know several of them I know Ron have used them on you too." I gulped, the things… knifes, lighters, chains, you name it, even torture weapon for more… private parts. I shuddered. "So what will it be Rosie shall we just start getting to work till you give in… did I mentioned she is pregnant?" He thought I would put up a fight like I used to but why would I? Ron had done a great job breaking me. I shook my head.

"Really? Hmm that where easy, good for Kira then. You are going to pick up that phone and speak like you were one of us okay?" He wanted me to play strigoi? I had heard Dimitri do it and it may be hard but I was pretty sure I could to it. I gave him a nod.

"Good. You are going to speak to you old lover and tell him to meet you tomorrow night okay? Be convincing." They were letting me talk to Dimitri. Really? I were close to ecstatic, Ron holding up a knife to Kira's face cut of my happiness. I had to do this even though I knew hearing me like that would cause Dimitri so much pain. I picked up the phone, the number were already dialed. He picked up at the third ring and I took a deep breath.

"Belikov talking." His voice oh god his voice I had missed it so much! Ron pressed the knife to Kira's face to remind me of what I had to do.

"Hello Dimitri." Oh god I could really sound like that? My own voice gave me the chills.

"Who is this?!" He sounded a bit frantic, did he really not recognize me or did he just hope it weren't me?

"It's Roza Poska." I said making fun of his accent hoping it would make me more convincing.

"ROSE! Where are you?" I wanted to scream at him that he had to come and get me but Ron's look made me stay put.

"Not far don't worry. I want you to meet me Dimitri tomorrow an hour after sunset."

"Why?"

"Because there is something I need to show you." Alex wrote Cheyenne station on a piece of paper besides me. "Cheyenne by the station 19.20 pm. don't be late." I ended the call.

"Good nice job Rosie." Alex praised. "You human take the girl back where you picked her up. Nick take Rose back to her room and ask a servant to look after her. Ron and I won't have time to attend to her for w few days." Nick grabbed my arm and pushed me out the door shutting the door behind us.

Dpov:

I couldn't believe it! It was her! After a whole year we had given up hoping she would contact us. A whole year had shown that she knew me better than I knew her. Better than any of us knew her. She had managed to track me down in Russia the worlds biggest country yet I had no idea where she would have gone to. I doubted she would want to return to Russia. The academy didn't make much sense either, we had searched the entire area around court finding lots of hiding spots for strigoi but still no Rose. Lissa claimed Portland were really just a hiding spot while they were on the run so there went that theory. I were out. I had no idea were she had went and I hated myself for it. I hated myself because I couldn't do for her what she did for me. I couldn't track her down and I couldn't leave Lissa to try. I was failure. Maybe I didn't love her as much as she loved me. Don't get me wrong she were my world and I felt empty without her but all she did for me.. I couldn't give it back and it made me doubt myself.

The whole room had gone quiet the moment I mentioned her name.

"We have her now don't we? We can go there she won't know I am there too and while you distract her I stake her." Lissa said way to eager.

"Hold on Lissa your not going anywhere without an army of guardians but yes. We can send you in another car with a lot of guardians and maybe we can get her." It was to good to be true, we were going to get her back. I could only imagine how much horror she had went through but that where something we had to deal with after she were restored right now we needed to work out our plan.

Rpov:

Nick where chaining me to the bed when I decided to speak.

"I'll need a favor." He grinned at me.

"What makes you think you can ask me a favor?"

"Because I'll do whatever you want in return." Now I had his interest.

"Your sure? What is the favor there is this important to you." I knew what he would ask of me but the important thing right no were just making sure Dimitri knew it was a trap. I knew what they were planning: Lissa would try to restore me and Alex would snap her when they ambushed them.

"I want you to tell them it is a trap." His eyebrow raised.

"How?"

"Stop them before they reach the station tell them to get back."

"You know what that'll cost you right?"

"Yes but I'll do it just warn them please." I begged him. I hadn't begged anyone for anything in all the time I had been here but I did now. He grinned.

"Consider it done." And then it began. He leaned in and pressed me down on the bed tearing my already torn cloth and kissing down my neck before sinking in his fags. The rest where a blur of pain and torture.

Dpov:

We were on our way, Lissa in the back with 6 guardians when something hit our car. I steeped on the break and sprang out to face whatever it was 3 guardians on my tracks. I couldn't see anything when I heard a scream from behind. Turning around as light stake ready I saw a strigoi with a female guardian by her neck, she were struggling but he held a firm grip.

"I wouldn't do that Dhampir." He grinned.

"Why are you still holding her?" He would have just killed her and went for the princess right?

"Because I have a message for you Dhampir; Rose won't be waiting for you at the station. She knows about the Princess. They know about the princess." And with that he was gone leaving the female guardian gasping on the ground.

"What the hell did that mean?"

"You heard him." A guardian said. "They know. It is warning we are being ambushed, let's get back!"

"NO why would he warn us?"

Another spoke up. "Rose won't be there. She must have sent him you know what that could mean?" A chill went down my spin.

"That Rosemary Hathaway may still be among the living." The female said in a dark tone. FUCK! We had been looking for the wrong signs all along! Instead of torturing strigoi for information on a dark haired newly changed we should have tried to locate their houses. My poor Roza what haven't she went trough? Don't worry we will find you my dear.

Rpov:

2 painful days had went by where I hadn't done much except try to sleep through my hell. I was successful only to be awoken by a wet feeling on my thighs.

"Don't move I am washing of the blood before I give you the pants on." It was one of the servants. I had seen him many times before cute; dark hair, hazel eyes, tall and muscles.

"Why do they even bother with cloth?" I groaned.

"Isn't it because you passed? They see you as an equal so you get cloth. When the changing is done they don't want you to be angry with them." What?

"Passed what?" He looked at me speculative.

"The testing. You earned immortality haven't you?" I forgot humans: they wanted to be strigoi.

"Why on earth would you think that?" He seemed unsure suddenly not sure if he should continue.

"it's just… they never do this" he gestured to my body. "They usually just beat and cut you."

"Yeah I am their captive that's what they do."

"So you are not becoming like them? Don't you want to?" ahh humans…

"God no I know it may seem weird to you but I have not intentions of becoming a soulless monster."

"That actually doesn't sound weird at all." Wait that didn't add up…

"It doesn't? Haven't you worked hard all your life to accomplish it?" He shook his head.

"I tried to be with the girl I loved she was turned said if I worked hard I could join her." Another sad soul encaged by love and false promises.

"No one actually gets changed sorry to break it to you but your girl don't you want to be with her anymore?" I raised and eyebrow.

"She was staked a month ago, now I just want to get out of here but that isn't exactly easy." So he was here by force… interesting.

"Why are you telling me this?" He looked up at me and gave me a small smile after pulling up the pants around my butt damn him I could do that myself… if my hands weren't still tied..

"They say you used to be a pretty badass guardian." I smiled so that's why his telling me he wants help to break out… this might be my key to escape.

"You see those tubes over there?" I nodded in direction of the corner of the room. He nodded. "They have some exactly like those in the guardian's gym at court." He grinned.

"I knew you were still pretty badass. Can you run?" my sore body would make it absolutely painful but I COULD move and if I could move I could run.

"Always. Will you help me?"

"If you promise to take me with you and maybe teach me a few tricks." I couldn't help it I laughed.

"I'll train you to be better than most guardians if you get me out of here!" he smiled.

"Deal." I turned dead serious.

"I need a stake can you get me one?" he nodded

"Alex and Ron are out till tomorrow it is still early if we run now we can get far before sunset, I'll pick up the stake and come back here."

"Nick?"

"Didn't come back from hunt last night probably got stuck somewhere and is waiting for sunset." So house was close to empty..

"Hurry don't get spotted."

An half hour later he were back with a pair of shoes and a stake.

"I hope they fit." I slipped them on, a bit tight but I would manage.

"They're fine let's go." WE hurried trough the halls as quiet as possible almost by the door when a strigoi appeared. I had seen him a few times but didn't know his name, we didn't do much chatter as I staked him before he really realized what where going on. We burst trough the door and into the sunshine. It hurt my eyes as I hadn't seen it in a year. We had to move quickly. I ran to the nearest car, which luckily were open and put together the wires like Dimitri taught me while we were on the run.

"Now we just need to get as far as possible," I told him.

4 hours later we were out of gas. The rid had been tense at first but then we had decided to get to know each other, he were 23 and educated as a doctor and his name were Mike. Smart guy… I stood in the telephone both with a dollar I had been given by a friendly man at the gas station where we had held in and called the only number I knew by heart.

"Hey you can probably trace the number. I need a lift to court for me and a friend can you pick us up?"

She could an hour later her car pulled up and she stood out. Her hair were longer than I remembered but her fragile frame where all the same.

"Is that really you?" She half whispered. I grinned. I couldn't believe I were standing here either it had almost been to easy.

"The one and only with side kick." I nodded towards Mike.

"Who is he?" She asked suspiciously. I shrugged

"No idea I don't ask people who they are I take help when it is offered to me and he volunteered."

She seemed uneasy.

"He is human?" I offered and she laughed then stepped forward and pulled me into a hug. I was honestly surprised that she dared hug an evil creature of the night.. or at least a half breed.

"It is so good to see you alive.," she said then got back behind the wheel. "Get in we have a long way ahead of us." I smiled and got in the front seat Mike in the back. Finally, I felt safe.

Dpov

It had been days since our attempt to get Rose back and we were still trying to figure it out. There were just so much there didn't add up. I heard her! No one could fake that voice but why did she warn us? I couldn't help but feel as if we had missed out on the only chance we had finding Rose.

Hans were sitting there along with Janine and a few other high-ranking guardians. Lissa were there to but she wasn't given the chance to speak. Rose had been one of the best loosing a guardian like her had been hard for him too. Suddenly his phone rang.

"Hans speaking." "Alchemist.. What is her errand?" the blood drained from his face "Okay let them trough." He said in a shaking voice and ended the call. He looked at us with a clear change in his mood. "An alchemist just drove through the front gate with a dhampir and a human, they are going to the infirmary I am going to check in on it anyone who might want to come are welcome we won't be continuing this before they are identified." Having nothing better to do we all followed.

Hans went to the front desk "I am looking for a human and a dhampir who just got in." The nurse looked at the screen and taped a few things. "The human has been looked upon by a doctor but doesn't seem to have any injuries. The dhampir has also been looked upon and is being medicated but future treatment is not necessary at this point. She has lots of bruises and several cuts some more dangerous than others. They're in room 110 with an alchemist." Hans had already started hurrying down the hall. Why was he so busy? Room 90, 92, 94, 96, corner, 104, 106, 108 and there she was. Leaning lazily against the windows frame looking at us with a smug expression.

"Finally! Please tell me you are here to get me out of this place?" Hans gaped at her, we couldn't believe it she were here! "Take a picture it'll last longer." That shock Hans out of his haze.

"Rose? How?" She picked at her nails "Long story maybe another time." He shook his head "No we are talking this over now including who he is." He gestured to the human.

"Rose doesn't asks question she takes help when it is offered." Sydney spoke for the first time I noticed her.

"Aha? Well then let's start with where you've been for the past year?" She turned sad and I took in her appearance: old blood stained jeans, ripped t-shirt that exposed her bruises to the world. Her face was bruised but not swelled, several cuts made their way down her arms some of them looked like they might have spelled something but stained blood made it blurred. She looked like a corps, her beautiful eyes weren't shining like they used to, dark ghosts were hidden in them.

"I've been in Colorado some basement frequently visited by different strigoi." She said blank face.

"When did you escape?"

"Eight hours ago."

"Have you given them any kind of information while being in the captivity?"

"No. Nothing they didn't already knew." He nodded satisfied with her answer.

"Did you plan the set up?"

"No"

"Why did you agree to make the call and convincing guardian Belikov you were strigoi?" I liked to know the answer on that too.

"They treated a moroi I couldn't let her get hurt." Really? Always protecting others…

"Did you send the warning about an ambush?" Her jaw clenched.

"Yes." So it was her. Why did she seem angry? She saved Lissa like she promised she always would.

"How?" She squeezed her eyes.

"I paid the price. I don't see why this is relevant?"

"It is relevant as to whatever you'll be allowed back as a guardian." They were taking her title? Why she hadn't done anything wrong?

"Okay then but now you know if you will excuse me I would like to get a shower somewhere?" Hans nodded.

"A guardian will take you to your room. We'll take care of anything you need till you're back on your feet." She nodded and stood up.

"Thank you."

"Guardian Hathaway will you please find a room and some clothes for Miss Hathaway?" Janine nodded and lead Rose out of the room. She walked past me not even giving me a second glance. Hadn't she missed me at all? Hans turned his attention to the human.

"I am assuming you helped her escape but we don't know if you can be trusted, you'll be housed in a guestroom until further questioning will take place do you have any plans for the future?" The human shook his head. "I haven't thought it trough but I am staying near Rose she promised to teach me if I helped her out."

"Teach you?" Hans asked and raised an eyebrow. I was also confused. "Yes to fight so that I'll be able to defend myself." Hans nodded "Very well I am sure miss Hathaway will keep that promise when she is back till then guardian Belikov will escort you to your room, you to miss sage." Sydney nodded and followed us out. She walked beside me the human trailing behind us.

"How did you find her?" I asked her "I didn't she called me at a gas station and asked me to pick her up." I gave her a side-glance "How do you think she'll manage?" She shook her head. "I am not sure she has been through a lot even though she is trying to put up a brave face she is hurt, badly. She'll need time Dimitri but she'll come back to you don't worry." "How do you know? She won't even look at me as it is now." "No but she wouldn't shut up about you on the way back: is Dimitri this, has Dimitri that, do you think Dimitri blab la bla. She loves you she just needs time to think these events over and.." "And what?" "And she thinks you're ashamed of her. Because she wasn't stronger than that or fought harder, because she made that call." My Roza really thought I would be ashamed of her because of something she had no control over? Silly yet Sydney were right: Rose would need her time and I just had to wait until she would open up to me. "So what do I do now?" she shrugged "Keep you distance. Smile to her but don't make a move till she does." I nodded deep in thought then turned my head to look at the human. "She mentioned a price for the warning she sent us you know what she were talking about?" he nodded "And?" he shook his head "Not my place to tell the girls right giver some time she went through more than you can imagine." "I won't be able to if no one tells me." He just shook his head again. "There were a strigoi Nick… Never mention him around her again." Nick? How had this bastard hurt my Roza? I was getting frustrated with this but I knew I wouldn't get answers before Rose started to talk … if she ever would.

The end.. I have an idea for another ending.. do you want to know what'll happen next or should we just close it here?