I just wanted to say that this is the theory of what I think will happen during Blood Promise and Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead from the Vampire Academy series. I have what I really thought would happen posted on YouTube. When I started writing things started to change. I had to change some things so it would all fit together. I'm not a person who get's down into details. I'm sure you can use your imagination to guess things that weren't so descriptive. I hope you enjoy reading this.
Chapter 1Life definitely hasn't been easy since leaving the academy. The first day all I did was cry. I had to get a hold of myself. I'm better now, though. Able to go on throughout my day without a tear.
That doesn't mean that I'm not worrying about Lissa. We're not used to being apart. I'm afraid when, if, I return she won't forgive me. Even if I am able to return before the end of the school year, I don't have a very good chance at getting Lissa as my Moroi. I dropped out of school and they will probably want the best guardian they can get for the last remaining Dragomir.
I decided to travel east. I thought about maybe having a ghost help me but I didn't know if any of them would be as kind to me as Mason. I wouldn't have been able to get a strait forward answer anyway since they can't speak. I still haven't felt nauseated yet. My theory is that the Strigoi are outside of the Royal Court just like they were at the school. If that doesn't work then I am going to go into the Court and find Mia. She may be able to give me some advice on where they are. If she has no help for me then I plan to go to Russia. I plan to find the blood whore commune where Dimitri's family lives. They may be able to tell me where he would have gone.
I'm now sitting on a hotel bed. I have been making sure to use my money wisely. It's the middle of the night and I can't find sleep. Since I'm among the humans and it's safer this way, I have decided to travel during the day. Strigoi can't attack me during the day. Me being a Dhampir, I can travel just like a human.
I decided to check up on Lissa. She would probably be asleep by now. It took me only a second to snap into her head.
"Christian, where do you think Rose is," asked Lissa. They were in her room sitting on the couch. Christian's arm was around her shoulders.
"You never told me," said Christian, " why Rose is going after those Strigoi by herself. Why she didn't ask any of us to go with her."
Lissa knew she had to edit. She couldn't tell Christian about me being in love with Dimitri. It could get me in major trouble later. So instead she said, "When we went shopping for dresses for the dance a few months ago, Rose and the other Guardians were talking about Strigoi. Dimitri told Rose that if he were ever turned into a Strigoi he wanted someone to kill him. Rose said the same thing. She said they made a promise that if one or the other turned then the other would find and kill them. She went to go keep her promise. I tried to get her to stay but she wouldn't." Lissa's voice had caught on a sob.
"Hey, everything is going to be okay. Don't worry." He dabbed at her tears. He was rocking them back and froth soothingly.
Lissa continued, "She left 3 days ago, Christian. The Strigoi are faster and stronger than her. If they are trying to get across the country they could be on the other side and Rose may be only half way there. She doesn't have that good of a chance to find them especially without help."
"Like I said. Rose will be fine. You know her. She will get by. She's tough." He was saying this in a comforting tone. It seemed to help her a little. She was still worried about me.
"Yah," said Lissa, "I know but I can't help but to worry about her. She seemed upset when she left. And I feel so guilty. Because of me Rose can't live her life. She can't date who she wants and go on shopping sprees. Even if she became my guardian we couldn't hang out like we use to. She always has to be on watch for Strigoi."
"Hey," he said firmly, "Rose makes her own decisions. You didn't force her into this life. She new what being a Guardian cost. She did this because she wants to. She wants to protect you, Liss."
She knew he was right. But she couldn't help but feel guilty for what I have to go through to be her guardian. She finally fully understood why I wanted that manicure at the Royal Court, and why I acted like that was Christmas morning and I just got a really expensive present.
"I'm still worried about her. What if she does find Strigoi? She could walk right into a trap or be easily outnumbered!"
"Liss. She's going to be okay! She's killed Strigoi before. She knows what she's doing. Stop worrying. Now come on. It's getting late. I doubt I will be able to sneak back into my dorm tonight. Let's go to bed."
"Fine."
Then I was back in the hotel bedroom. What am I going to do about you, Lissa? I thought. I decided I should rest up. Lissa was right. Strigoi are faster and stronger than humans, Moroi, and even Dhampirs.
The next morning I dressed in Guardian black. I put my hair up the way Dimitri liked it. He had always loved my hair and had encouraged me not to cut it. I had only made it to Wisconsin. I had made a quick trip to Spokane. The tunnels and the house where we where held hostage at were empty.
I checked out of the hotel. This time I had the name of Erin Smith. I didn't want to leave a trail behind me just in case someone was following or looking for me. Everywhere I went I gave a new name. I was in Madison, Wisconsin. I had stopped here to rest up and to get a couple of new outfits. I headed off toward the airport to catch my next flight. My tickets had been bought yesterday after I got off the plane. I have learned to deal with my headaches. I barely notice them anymore. The only time I really notice is when I come down from the air.
The flight was about 3 hours long. It was actually pretty quiet considering it to be the middle of the day on an airplane. Barely any children were riding. Most people looked like they were on business. The plane landed in Philadelphia. I was nowhere near close to the Court, but this was the closest plane ride I could find.
From there I got on a bus that would take me south. It would be only a couple of cities away from the Royal Court and the closest one to it was an hour away. I made it to the city that held the campus, Lehigh. The campus the queen wanted Lissa to go to. I took off to the woods. It would be faster and easier to run than to rent a vehicle, especially considering there were no roads that I knew of that would take me there.
I scalped the area around the Royal Court. Making sure to stay out of a Guardian's line of sight. Nothing even looked like anywhere a Strigoi had been staying. No nauseas feelings either. I decided it was time to go visit Mia.
"Who's out there," called a Guardian as I approached the border. "State your name and business or we will attack"
I stopped dead in my tracks and lifted my hands in a peace making gesture. "My name is Rosemarie Hathaway. Rose. I am here to see a friend of mine. She lives here at the Royal Court."
"Step forward slowly and show your hands," called another Guardian.
I did as I was told. Exaggerating my movements so they could see I ment them no harm. One of the men I recognized. He was one that had greeted us when we arrived in the school's private jet. He seemed to recognize me.
"You may enter the boundaries. You were here with the St. Vladimir's school, were you not?"
I hated when people talked like that. It sometimes confused me on how I should answer. "Yes. I was with them."
"My name is Guardian Jameson," said the one I knew. "This is Guardian Andrews. What is the name of this friend of yours? We will lead you to her."
"Her name is Mia Rinaldi."
"Follow us."
I followed. Mia answered the door and after a confirmation from her, the Guardians left us. She led me into a sitting room.
As soon as we sat down she exclaimed, "What are you doing here? And by yourself at that. I heard about what happened at the school."
"I dropped out. I came here to see if you could help me out with some information."
"Dropped out? You must be joking. I know you better than that. This is what you have been training for your whole life."
"No joke. I have some things I have to take care of. When I get done then I'm going back to school to finish my training."
"What do you need to know? I can't get you too much information but I can do some things," she said.
"Do you know of any place where Strigoi would be staying around here? Or maybe like where the main portion of them live? I know they tend not to band together but they have been doing it lately and I need all the help I can get."
She looked at me in shock. "Why do you want to know that?" Gasp. "Your going after them aren't you?!"
"Yes, I am, Mia. I have some things I need to take care of and it involves them."
"Well, I have to be honest with you, Rose. I don't know. As far as I know of, the Guardians take a sweep of the surrounding forests everyday. You can't be too careful."
"Oh, ok. That's fine. I didn't think you would know anything, but it was worth a shot."
"When are you leaving," asked Mia.
"Soon. Very Soon. Like I said, I was just making a short trip. I really do need to get on my way so I can get back to St. Vlad's in time."
Mia looked disappointed. "Oh, ok. Yah, I understand."
I stood up and hugged Mia. "It was nice seeing you again. I will try to stop by sometime during a better time so we can have a nice conversation and catch up. I can't wait to here how you are doing with your fighting and magic."
"Same here," she said.