Hey guys! Well this is a story I started when the boredom of summer started getting to me. Start reading and see what happens to Rose! This is my first fanfic so please show me some constructive criticism!
Enjoy!
Daisy
Chapter 1
I lay in bed in my cell, staring at the ceiling but seeing nothing at all. So many thoughts were racing through my mind. The queen was dead and I was being blamed for it! (I don't know why, but I always managed to get tangled up in the wrong things). What did this mean? Someone was obviously trying to get me blamed for a murder I didn't commit, but why? They wanted me out of the way, and for all I knew it could be Victor. I had been so stupid, how could I have let him get away so easily? Then again, we had been surrounded by Strigoi and Dimitri who had been Strigoi at the time.
Dimitri. Why had he been so resistant on me being a part of his life again? It caused me pain every time I thought about how he rejected me. Love fades. Mine has, he'd told me. Then he had gone and defended me against the guardians that took me away for 'my crime'.
And then there was the note the queen had written to me. Lissa's dad had conceived another child that no one was aware of. If this information were publicly known, then Lissa would be able to vote with all the other royal families.
All these thoughts kept circling in my head, jumbling together. Ugh, I was giving myself a headache. I wanted an escape, but going into Lissa's mind would only remind me of my problems. So I escaped the only way I could. I fell asleep.
When I woke up I was in a large beautiful meadow with grass as tall as my knees. A soft wind blew strands of my hair in my face and played with the hem of my dark blue sun dress. I had my usual bracelet with the nazar that my mother had given me, and I knew that Adrian would appear at any moment.
Just on queue Adrian spoke from behind me. "Hey Little Dhampir."
I turned around and faced him. He was wearing a pair of khaki slacks and a white button up shirt open just enough for me to see part of his chest. It brought back memories of when we had been so close to having sex.
When I didn't say anything, he spoke. "How are you doing?"
"How do you think?" I retorted, immediately regretting sounding so mean. "I'm sorry, it's just that I feel like crap right now and I thought that if I fell asleep I would be able to forget about all the problems at least for a bit."
"I'm sorry Little Dhampir, I can leave if you want," he offered, looking away from my face.
"No, no it's okay." I smiled at him. "So any news on when my trial is?" I asked.
"Nope, but don't worry Rose. We will get you out of this. Everything will be fine," he said, reaching for me and pulling me into a hug.
I rested my head on his chest and closed my eyes while he wrapped his arms around me. It felt so nice being with Adrian, like warm summer sun on my skin. But then I remembered Dimitri and that passionate fire that he made me feel. These feelings were so confusing. I should just forget about Dimitri and focus on moving on and being with Adrian. But I was just hurting Adrian, I couldn't give him all of my heart because Dimitri had all of it.
I sighed, "Adrian—"
"Shh, don't say anything. We'll talk when you get out or I come visit you in the slammer. Which ever comes first," Adrian said. I nodded and he kissed the top of my head, "sweet dreams little damphir".
When I woke up (for real this time), my neck and back were in pain. The sorry excuse for a bed had made my hole body hurt. I wondered what time it was and I decided to ask one of the guards outside my cell. I got up and walked over to the bars.
"Hey guy," I said. He didn't even look at me. "Hello, I'm talking to you," I said waving my hand. He turned slightly toward me but then looked away.
"Hey I know you hear me! I just want to know what time it is," I told him.
"What do you need to know the time for? Planning on going to kill someone else?" he responded.
"Excuse me?" I asked aghast. "You have no right to talk to me that way, especially when I'm being falsely accused." This guy would regret getting on my bad side.
Just then another guardian walked in, stopping the other guy from telling me anything else.
"Hathaway, you have a visitor," the other guardian informed and then stepped aside. Standing behind him was my best friend Lissa, looking very concerned for me.
"Lissa, what are you doing here?" I asked. "I never thought they would actually let you see me, the queen's murderer," I said jokingly, trying to lighten up the mood, but Lissa didn't crack a smile.
"Rose, don't say those kinds of things. People could take it the wrong way," she said disapprovingly.
"I know, I know. I'll watch what I say more carefully."
"Rose, how are you doing?"
"Fine," I mumbled, looking down.
"How are you really doing?"
"Are you referring to me being locked up in a cell or Dimitri refusing to have me back in his life?"
"Both"
I sighed, "Well I don't know what you want me to tell you Liss. Being in here sucks. I have nothing to do and I'm afraid that I'll be found guilty for something I didn't do." Tears were starting to form in my eyes. "And to top it all of, Dimitri doesn't want me back in his life and he told me that he doesn't love me anymore. I suffered so much to bring him back and now he's pushing me away!" Tears were falling freely now, running down my cheeks and splashing on the floor.
"Rose, I'm so sorry for everything. I never thought Dimitri would react this way after being turned back. I'll talk to him and try to make him reason. And you know we'll do anything and everything possible to get you out of here," she said with fervor.
Just then a guard walked in. "Your time is up Princess".
"I'll see you later Liss," I told her, wiping away the tears with the back of my hand.
"Don't worry Rose, I'll fix everything," she said as she was leaving. "If it's the last thing I do, I'll make everything right."
She had told me that once and the outcome had not been good. I hoped she didn't do anything reckless this time.
