Panic
I, Rosemarie Hathaway am reckless, sassy, and the best Guardian you will ever find. Ahem well that is, besides Dimitri. Except even me, yes me, can't do anything against what has been happening lately. There was a Stragoi attack at the Royal Court and now the world of Moroi and Dhampir is being shattered into panic. My last memory of how normal my life was, was indeed just this morning. For what it feels like right now, that memory could have been years ago. I need to focus on the present and keep calm.
Earlier in the morning~ 8:00 AM
I quickly walked across the street thinking of all my exams and tests I had to finish this week.
"HOOOOONNNKKK!" I looked up to see some idiot driver too impatient for me to walk the rest of the way across the street. I gave him my best man-eater smile and walked strait up to his fancy yellow Ferrari. I gently placed my hand on the shiny hood and looked him straight in his surprised brown eyes. My face cracked into a grin before I raised my hand into a fist and slammed it down on the hood of the car.
"SQUEEK HONK BEEP BEEP!" I laughed as I walked away while his car alarms went off in a frenzy of noise. The man was now out of the car yelling profanities at me while checking on the dent in his precious car. Then I felt irritated at myself, I should have seen that man in his bright yellow Ferrari none the less. Geez I must need some caffeine in me before I next just slouch over into a heap on the sidewalk. Ah yes my favorite local coffee shop simply known as Café. The outside was a small aging building that once looked to be an artistic wonder of murals. Now some of the paint was chipped off but gave it an antique look with the vines crawling up the sides of its unique walls. A small bell tinkled in merriment as I opened the door to the fresh smells of coffee and sweets. It was a cozy little spot with a TV whispering the news of the world of vampires, my world. I went up to the counter where a sweet homey looking dhampir lady stood waiting for me to give my order.
"I would like a French vanilla with two extra shots of espresso please." What. I had manners for people who deserved them. She gave a shy smile before running off to get me what I had asked for. Only one minute later was I sitting in a large leather lazy boy, in the corner of the café watching the TV with my coffee in hand.
"Breaking News." I glanced up at the TV with little interest till I saw what was on the screen. People were running around screaming and crying for help. My eyes widened farther as I recognized the location. This was taking place in the Royal Moroi Court! That's when I saw the screen start to wobble as the camera man started running. Then suddenly the camera landed on its side as you saw the sideways image of the camera man getting pounced on by a male stragoi. With one last blood curdling scream ripping out of the mans throat the camera went dead. The view on the TV went back to the news station with the anchor man. He had a horrified look on his face and was staring at a piece of paper that was held in his right hand.
"I have just received some shocking word.." He paused as if wondering if he should even say the words that were caught in his throat.
" … The queen… she has been turned into… a stragoi." I froze. The whole café was silent staring with horror at the TV station. This could not be happening. The Royal Court was the most protected area. We had hundreds of Guardians there looking after just the queen herself. How could this happen?
Then it hit me. I had to find Lissa. I had to find Dimitri. My body automatically jack knifed itself out of the comfortable chair. I was out the door sprinting in half a heartbeat with one thing on my mind. The world blurred around me as I raced towards the house we now lived in. As I approached the blue house it looked normal. The flower boxes had purple violets springing from them, Lissa's garden overflowing with her herbs and plants. I ran through the gates and up the cobbled path to the medieval looking wooden door. I slammed it open and ran up the red carpeted stairs two at a time.
"Oomph" My body rammed into a large muscled chest. I jumped backwards crouching into a fighting stance.
"Roza calm down it's just me" I relaxed and gave a happy smile. My Dimitri was safe and if he was so calm that meant Lissa was safe too. I walked up to him and gave him a hug enfolding my mind with his sweet cologne. I let his warmth and scent calm my frantically beating heart back to its steady rhythm.
"By the way you came storming through the house I am guessing you have heard the news." Dimitri looked down at me with a slight grim look. I nodded and slowly let my arms slip from around his body.
Now that I knew the most precious people in my life were safe I had to focus on the rest of the world. Then it dawned on me nothing would be normal for a very long time.