Hey guys! i haven't written a fanfic in a while. This idea got me excited again.
Tell me what you think.
i own nothing but the plot, Richelle Mead is the amazing author.
CHAPTER 1
My life-plan has always been the same since I was four. The plan was to work hard in school and graduate, then I must be Lissa's guardian until my last breath. I was supposed to protect her with everything in me. She is my life's mission. But she is also my best friend.
My sister.
It isn't just an assignment to me. It is personal. She is the only family I have, and I am hers.
"Come on Rose, Guardian Belikov is waiting for us!" Lissa tugs on my arm to get my attention. I look at her and smile. Her excitement for shopping is contagious. I can't imagine my life without her. We walk to the SUV together. Dimitri is leaning against the car. I take a moment to appreciate him. It has been two weeks since our night in the cabin and the attack. I'm just so relieved that we both came back from the rescue mission. Dimitri almost didn't make it. The strigoi had him on his knees, luckily my mother was nearby. She attacked the strigoi and helped Dimitri to safety. Dimitri nods at us when we approach the car. Guardian Alto joins us a moment later.
"Good morning Princess, Rose. If we leave now, we will make it to the mall in two hours." Dimitri ushers us into the car and gets into the driver's side. Lissa pulls out her earphones from her bag and hands me one. The two-hour trip feels like thirty minutes while we listen to music.
"Okay Princess, we only have three hours then we need to head back." Lissa sighs but nods her head. We start the shopping immediately. Lissa has all the shop assistants on their toes. We got stuck in the Mac store longer than we intended. We wanted to grab some make-up then get food and the leave, but Lissa and I couldn't decide on what make-up we wanted. I could see that Dimitri was getting tense. The sun had just started to set.
"Lissa, I think we should start heading out. We can skip the food." Dimitri nods at my suggestion but Lissa disagrees when my stomach gave a loud growl. I was well known for my large appetite.
"We can grab something small and eat it on the way home." Dimitri wanted to protest but nobody can say no to Lissa.
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"That was the best burger ever." I said as I lick the remains off my fingers. McDonald's has always been my favourite. Lissa nods her head in agreement. We have been on the road for about ninety minutes. We were close to the academy, but Dimitri and Stan were on high alert. They didn't really plan on driving back in the dark. This felt like the night Dimitri brought us back to the academy.
"Something is not right." I hear Stan whisper to Dimitri. I guess I wasn't supposed to hear it, but I did, and I was worried. I grab Lissa's hand and squeeze it. she looks at me with wide eyes. She must have heard then to. The night is silent, maybe too silent. Dimitri must have hit something big because the car suddenly spins to the right. Dimitri tries to gain control of the car again, but it is useless. The car hits a lamp pole with a speed of 80km/h. I try to protect Lissa, but the sudden impact sends me flying to the front of the car. My head hit the windscreen hard. I'm surprised that I didn't black out. I look over at Dimitri. His face is nestled in the air-bag. Stan's head laid against the window and his eyes is closed. I feel a shaking hand on my leg. Lissa looks me dead in the eyes, she looks terrified. I look out the side window and see a pair of red eyes coming closer to the car. I shake Dimitri's shoulder as best as I can.
"There is a strigoi here, Dimitri!" He doesn't even make a sound. I reach into his side pocket and wiggle his stake out. The strigoi rips the back door off and reach for Lissa. My training takes over and I throw myself in front of her. The strigoi pulls me out of the car with lightning speed and throws me to the ground. He turns back to Lissa, but I jump onto his back. He is sloppy in his fighting. He looks like he is still a new strigoi and he was a human in his previous life. The strigoi caught me off guard and kicks me to the ground. My head feels heavy and I'm exhausted. He must have thought that I was to weak to fight. He turns back to Lissa again and I attack again. His facial features show his annoyance.
"Look who is the loyal little guardian." The strigoi grabs my left leg and bends it into an unnatural way. The sound of the bone snapping was louder than my screams. He turns back to the car and pulls Lissa out. She looks at me and I can see myself through her eyes. I look weak, scared and broken. Lissa knew that I would not be able to stop him. I just hope Dimitri or stan would wake up before it's to late. I bite through the pain and stand up.
"One more step and I will snap her neck." The strigoi warns me. I lick my lips and look around. Everything is so dark, there is no help coming.
"Please take me, kill me. Just leave her alone. If you want, you can awaken me." I beg. Lissa shakes her head. She is begging me mentally not to trade myself for her. But she is foolish if she thinks I will just let her die.
"Oh, you're a silly little girl. She is the last Dragomir and you, well you're just another dhampir." He laughs in my face. I tighten my grip on the stake and take a small step forward. He waves his finger at me. What is taking Dimitri and Stan so long to wake up. A siren sound in the distance distracts the strigoi for a split second, but that was all the time I needed. I jump at him again and tackle him and Lissa to the ground. He looks surprised for a second before he throws punches at me. I kick him off me and he hits the side of the SUV near Lissa. Stan struggles to open his door. He is awake. The strigoi calculated his odds in that moment. It's like I could see the decision he made as soon as he made it. He jumps at Lissa and I throw myself at him. But I was too late. I could see how he twists her neck. I could hear the snapping of bones. I could feel the terrible pain she must have felt. Everything after that played off in slow motion. Stan finally got his door open and he staked the bastard that took my Lissa away from me. I crawl over to her cold body and hug her head to my chest. It took me a while to realize that I was screaming. Dimitri run towards me, his nose is bleeding, and his left eyes is swollen shut. He crouches next to me.
"Roza I'm here. Let me comfort you." I shake my head and continue screaming and rocking Lissa's cold body in my arms. Dimitri tries to take me into his arms, but I push him away.
"Leave me alone!" I guess he realized that he couldn't help me because he went to help someone else. Other guardians have arrived. After a few minutes I could feel a slight pinch in my neck and then the world around me went black.