Least Expected/ Chris' story
Frost Bite, storms version
Chapter one,
I do not own the original story, I only own Christina and Emmett, the rest belong to R.M.
Enjoy, I guess. -C.E.
Today was an important day. Rose and I, along with our gorgouse mentors, are finally going to take our quallifiers. Quallifiers are tests that all dhampirs are supposed to take their junior year. Rose, unfortunately, was 'away' and was unable to attend. I, on the other hand, am a moroi, and being one, it is HIGHlY unheard of for a moroi to take an interest in such things such as learning how to become a guardian. Emmett, my sexy mentor, was kind enough to talk the guardian that we are going to see, to let me come along and take the test as well. The quallifier is a test that is either pass or fail, it's not something that can be studied for. If you don't pass, you don't become a guardian. High-up guardians visit novices during junior year and meet individually to discuss student commitment to becoming guardians. I'm not quite sure what it is exacly that they ask, but rumors do have a tendency to trickle down through the years. But I will admit, I am a little nervous. Moroi, are what the guardians protect. Centuries ago, Moroi once fought beside the Dhampirs in order to defeat the Strigoi, but unfortunately, now a days that no longer happens, so my carreer choice is kind of frowned upon by the other Moroi, especially the royals. I'm not too worried about their oppinions, I just don't want to let Emmett down.
But for the moment, I am standing in the lobby to Lissa's dorm, waiting for Rose to hurry the hell up. She had fallen asleep and only woke up about ten minutes ago. Sadly, she is still moving sluggishly. Lissa, my other best friend, was kindly telling us that she thinks that she is going crazy. Not that she isn't already, I mean have you met her friends?
"I... what did you say?" asks a surprised Rose, while bending over, fixing her boots.
"I said that I think my pills might not be working as well anymore."
Lissa takes pills because she has this really rare magical element that hasn't been heard of in centuries. All Moroi posses an element that they can control, either; earth, air, fire, water. And now there is the mysterious element that only recently popped up; Spirit. It allows the user to do wonderfull and strange things. Lissa can use kick ass compulsion and heal things, amazing right? Yeah, we know. I, on the other hand, can only instantly heal myself and Emmett. Yes, I too, have this weird ass element. I am also strong in compulsion (basically it's mind control), and I can see the future, only not really all that clearly. I can also control all the other elements, and God only knows what else there is that I can do... I'm still figuring it out.
Unfortunately, Spirit causes the user(s) to go completely insane. That's always fun, right? Yeah, I think so too. Because I haven't shown many 'signs' of madness, I don't have to take any antidepressant pills. I just have to see a psychiatryst... Yay. Also, Rose and Lissa are bound. How? You ask. Two years ago, there was a car crash. Rose, Lissa, her mom, dad, and brother were all in it. Everyone died but Lissa. Even Rose. Terrified, Lissa's Spirit burst forth, allowing her to bring Rose back from the dead. Cool, huh? Now Rose can 'sense' Lissa. Emmett and I also have a bond. But Emmett wasn't killed in a car accedent. No, he was murdered by Strigoi. Thankfully, because of my fucked up magical talents, I was able to save him and burn the Strigoi. But unlike Rose and Lissa's bond, ours is two-way. Not only can he hear me, but I can hear him.
Helps a lot when I want to cheat on a test. Not that I would do that of course.
"What does that mean?" Rose asks quietly, looking around to make sure that nobody was listening, as Moroi hurried past to go to dinner.
"Have you started..." she trails off. When the Spirit got to be too much for Lissa, she started cutting herself, the main reason she takes pills.
Lissa shakes her head. "No... I feel closer to the magic, but I still can't use it. Mostly, what I am noticing lately is a little of the other stuff, you know... I'm getting more depressed now and then. Nothing even close to what it used to be,'' she added hastily, seeing Roses horrified face. "It's just there's a little more than there was."
"What about the other things you used to get? Anxiety? Delusional thinking?"
Lissa laughs. "You sound like you've been reading psychiatry textbooks."
Never mind the fact that I have seen her reading those damn books. Yeah, I know what you're thinking. Rose Hathaway can read? I'm just as surprised as you are.
"I'm just worried about you. If you think the pills aren't working, we need to tell someone."
"No,no," Lissa says hastily. "I'm fine, really. They're still working... just not quite as much. I don't think we should panic yet. Especially you-not today, at least.''
Obviously her subject change worked because Rose jumped up, ran a hand through her hair, and quickly checked Lissa through the bond.
I opened my 'sight' and watched as a bright gold light flashed between them. Rose frowned, not liking something that she found, and suddenly a black... shadow? flew into her aura. She looked like she was going to be sick.
"You okay?" Lissa asks, frowning. "You look nausious all of a sudden."
"Just... nervous for the test.'' Rose, obviously lies. Or maybe it was just obvious to me. "I'm fine."
"Rose." I say, speaking up for the first time.
She jumps but looks at me blankly.
"We need to go. We're already five minutes late."
"Damn it,'' she swears. She quickly hugs Lissa. ''See you later!"
"Good luck!" Lissa says.
She grabs my arm, before I can leave and looks at me expectantly. "Keep her out of trouble, okay Chris?''
I smile and nod as she hugs me tightly. "Good luck. And be carefull.''
I laugh as I run out the door and after Rose. Because her legs are so much shorter than mine, I am able to catch up to her quickly.
"I'm worried about her." she says to me.
"I know. Me, too.''
She slows and looks up at me. "Chris... what about you? Are you okay?"
"You don't need to worry about me, Roses. I can take care of myself."
"I know. You're my best friend, so I am going to worry. Even if you are the most badass Moroi in history."
I laugh at her. "You can be so silly at times."
She frowns. "But still-"
"I'm fine Rose. I know I can tell you if I'm not. And you'll be the second to know."
"Second?!" she fiegns outrage.
I shrug. "Emmetts always checking my emotional status. I'm sure he'll know before I do."
"It must be annoying. Having someone in your head all of the time."
"No," I say as we walk to the front gate. "It's actually quite... comforting. To know that he's there... that he cares... words can't describe. I like having Emmett in my head."
"And in other areas?" she teases.
"Of course." I say, refusing to blush.
"That's gross."
"Only because you want him."
"Oh, whatever Ivishkov."
I grin at her and soon we are nearly to the guys. Dimitri stood near the front of the car. Dimitri is Roses mentor. He is 6'7 ft with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes. His tall, lean build is also muscular.
Emmett, my mentor, stood a little off to the side. He is 6'5 and a half. He also has shoulder length hair, but where Dimitri's is brown and a little wavy, Emmetts is black and curly. He also has the bluest eyes I have ever seen and he is also muscular.
To be perfectly honest, they are both G.O.R.G.O.U.S.E!
"Hello my Lovelies!" I say as we approach.
"Hello." Dimitri says.
Emmett just smiles and walks up and over to us.
"Who else is going?'' Rose asks.
"Just the four of us." Dimitri shrugs.
Rose, looks like she is about to explode, she looks really happy.
"You do realize,'' I say to her. "That Emmett and I are riding with you, right?''
"So? The two of you will just be in the backseat making out the entire time, so it will be like you aren't there."
"Hmm... You are absolutely right."
"Of course I am." she sneers. Until I frog the shit out of her arm.
"How far away is it?" Rose then asks Dimitri, rubbing her arm.
"Five hours."
"Oh."
"Aww." I whine. "Sorry Emmyetta, I guess we won't be able to break any hotel beds."
He just grins as he walks over and pulls me close to him. "Don't worry, Love. We can break yours when we return."
"Eww!" Rose exclaims, covering her ears. "You guys are really gross."
We just laugh at her.
Tired of the cold, we all get in the car. Rose and Dimitri are up front, while Emmett and I cuddle in the backseat.
All was quiet until someone started to speak. Can you guess who it was?
Yepp, Rose.
"Don't they usually come to the academy? I mean, I'm all for the field trip, but why are we going to them?"
"Actually, you're just going to a him, not a them." A light Russian accent laced Dimitri's words. "Since this is a special case and he's doing us a favor, we're the ones making the trip."
"Who is he?"
A momentof silence, then. "Arthur Schoenberg." Emmett says.
"What?" Rose squeaks.
Arthur Schoenberg is kind of a legend in our world. He was one of the greatest Strigoi slayers in living guardian history and was once head of the Guardians Council- a group of people who assigned guardians to Moroi and made decisions for all dhampirs. He had retired and now guards one of the royal families. The Badicas, I think.
"Wasn't... wasn't there anyone else available?" she asks in a small voice.
"You'll be fine. Besides, if Art approves of you, that's a great recommendation to have on your record."
"You worry too much Roses." I say. "You'll do great.''
"You'll do fine.'' Dimitri repeats. "The good in your record outweighs the bad."
I don't know why that was said, I guess that they do that whole finish each others thoughts thing, that Emmett and I do.
"Thanks coach," Rose teases.
"I'm here to help."
I don't know if anything else was said, because Dimitri turned on shit music, so being the prepared one that I am, I pulled out my Ipod and promptly fell asleep.
I woke up when the car came to a stop, five hours later. Arthur and the family he protected lived in a small town along I-90, not far from Billings. I slid out of the car and onto an inch of snow. It was about noon when we arrive, due to Dimitri's fast driving and the fact that we only stopped twice. I guess that both Rose and Dimitri had liked the ride, due to the fact that both Emmett and I had slept the entire time.
As we were walking up the driveway, Roses foot slipped on the slick ice and Dimitri caught her just before she fell.
"You okay?" he asks, releasing her, somewhat hesitantly.
"Yeah. Haven't these people ever heard of salt?"
Instantly, both Dimitri and Emmett stiffen. They both became intense and alert. Slowly Dimitri made his way to the front door to inspect it. Rose followed, but Emmett kept me back.
After a moment, Dimitri says, "Rose, go wait in the car."
"But wh-"
"Go.''
Slowly she backed up and got back in the car.
"You, too, Chris."
"What? Why the hell do I have to-"
"Go. Stay with Rose."
I read his eyes, and saw how seriouse he was.
I nod once, and get in the drivers side.
Good girl.
He whispers in my mind. Then, he and Dimitri enter the house.
Not waiting for Rose, I get out of the car and walk. She huries out and follows me.
"They're going to kill us." she says.
"Yepp." I say, popping the 'P'.
We walked to the right side of the house, in much deeper snow, almost a foot. We were walking in silence when Rose's foot hit something.
"What is it?'' I ask.
"It's... It's a... stake." she says, pulling it out of the ground.
A stake is a guardians most lethal weapon, so they are very valuable. They are capable of killing a Strigoi with a single strike through the heart. They are made when a Moroi from each element infuses their element into the object.
A large patio door led from the back of the house to a wooden deck that probably would have been a lot of fun to hang out on in the summer. Still, it was pretty in winter. But the patio's glass door was broken, enough so that a person could slip through the jagged hole. Slowly, Rose walked up to it.
"Maybe I should go first Rose."
"No! You're Moroi. You're important. I'll go."
"You're important, too." I say quietly.
''Still. Me first."
She reached the patio and studied the dark glass. I don't know what she was thinking. I was just keeping an eye out for danger.
As I am looking at the surrounding woods, I hear the door open.
Snapping my head back to Rose, I hear her say.
"Stay out there, Chris."
"But I-" Dimitri walks by me, cutting me off.
I don't know what is said between them because Emmett picks me up and takes me back to the car.
"Why can't you ever fucking listen?" He snarls.
"I did. You said to go back to the car. You didn't say not to get back out."
He sighs but doesn't reply.
Rose and Dimitri come back. Dimitri on the phone, while Rose looks as if she is going to puke.
"What?" I ask softly.
She doesn't say anything.