Hey, I know it took long, but I had major writers block so here's chapter one of Don't Disturb the Dead (rewritten). Also, a warning, if you have not read the bloodlines, serise, things may be a bit complicated to understand, but not impossible. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: All rights belong to Richelle Mead
Don't Disturb the Dead (rewritten)
Chapter 1
Rose POV
"Hi, I'm Leena, and I'll be you're server today, can I start you guys out with something to drink?" It was early March, and we had decided to visit a new bar that had recently opened about an hour away from court. By 'we' I meant Lissa, Christian, Adrian, Sydney, their two year old son Declan, Eddie (who was there as Adrian and Sydney's guardian), myself and Dimitri. We were celebrating Lissa and Christian's one month wedding anniversary. "Yeah, I'll take a beer", said Christian. "Same", said Adrian. The rest of us ordered our drinks, and the waitress went to retrieve our drinks, but not before giving a flirty wink, to whom it was directed, I wasn't sure, although I was fairly certain I saw her eyeing up Dimitri when she had first come over. She wore a short skirt that went just below her bottom, a faded red tee-shirt that showed off an ample amount of cleavage, and a pair of four inch wedges. Her strawberry blonde hair was pulled into two low pigtails that reached her shoulders. I couldn't help but glare at the back of her head as she skipped away. We talked about nothing in particular as we waited, and soon after she brought us our drinks, we ordered our food. Once our food was served, I dug into my steak, and loved how it felt as though it melted in my mouth. Sometime during our meal, I noticed that a girl walked by, but not before placing her palm on the table, leaving a slip of paper in its place. I immediately noticed that 'Belikov' was written on it in blocky hand writing. He failed to notice, as he was observing everything else around us. I tapped his shoulder, as to get his attention, and his head snapped over to look at me, I handed him the piece of paper.
"Someone left this on the table, it's for you". Confusion immediately marred his features. He stared at it for a moment before unfolding it, I couldn't help but notice that his jaw immediately clenched. Abruptly, he stood up and said he would be right back.
"What did the note say?" I asked.
"Nothing", he said before quickly exiting out the front door. I grabbed the note, which he had left on the table in his rush to leave.
Parking lot. Now.
-Pandora
I stared at it confused. Adrian looked over my shoulder to see what it said, his brow creased in confusion.
"Whose Pandora?" he asked
"No idea, but I'm going to find out" I said before standing up and heading out, Adrian right behind me.
Sydney gave him an odd look, she was holding a spoonful of macaroni and cheese in front of Declan. He leaned over and kissed her on the cheek before following me. I hadn't even exited the building when I heard shouting. I rushed out the door to see Dimitri covering his nose, attempting to stop the stream of blood gushing out. The girl in front of him seething, her fists clenched. She wore a fair of blue skinny jeans and a red shirt that I had seen on our waitress. She wore a fair of black converse and her maroon hair was pulled back into a low ponytail. The most curious thing about her though, was that she appeared to be human.
I rushed over to him. "Are you okay? What happened?" I asked worriedly.
He just grunted in response, before turning back to glare at the girl. She looked to be no older than 17, 18 at most. She glared back, before shouting at him in what sounded like Russian, he shouted back, his hand still covering his nose.
"You okay cousin?" asked Adrian.
Soon after Adrian had found out that his uncle was in fact Dimitri's father, he had started referring to him as cousin. Dimitri just waved him off, grunting that he was fine.
The blood flow had slowed down a bit, and I turned my attention to the girl, whom I assumed to be Pandora. I just glared, which she shrugged in response, muttering that he deserved it. I couldn't help but notice that she had an accent, which sounded much like my mother's Scottish one.
"Somehow, I seriously doubt that." I responded cooly. She crossed her arms and huffed.
"No, I probably did", he said, wincing in pain. I raised an eyebrow at him, or rather, attempted to.
"Rose, this is Pandora, Pandora, this is Rose and Adrian." He introduced us.
"Are you sure that you should be fighting in your condition?" Adrian asked her.
"I'm sorry, what?" Pandora asked.
"The baby, I could be wrong but I don't think that fighting is good for the baby", he said.
She just looked at him strangely, "What? I'm not pregnant." She stated.
"Then you ate a baby or something because there's an aura around your stomach.
"What?" she asked, looking at him as if he were crazy.
"I'm a spirit user, I can read auras", he explained.
"Like Oksana", Dimitri explained to her.
"That's great, but I'm not pregnant", she snapped
"You're dating someone?" Dimitri asked in disbelief.
She snorted, "Of course not, why would you think that?"
"Maybe because you're pregnant."
"No, I'm not."
"If Adrian can see the aura of your baby, then you're probably pregnant"
She crossed her arms "I'm not pregnant", she insisted.
"Maybe you could take a pregnancy test", I suggested.
"I. Am. Not. Pregnant." She emphasized.
"Yes, you are" Adrian insisted.
"That's impossible." She said.
"No, actually, it's not. See, the way things work is that when two people love each other, they can make babies."
She snorted.
"Yeah, but the last person I slept with, I hate. So according to your logic, it's not possible" she responded.
"Who was it?" Dimitri asked.
"That's none of your business. I don't ask you who you fuck around with, although I'm 95% sure it's your fiancée", she said.
"How do you know Rose is my fiancée?" He asked.
She rolled her eyes, "engagement ring on her right hand", she said matter-o-factly
"And why only 95% sure?" he asked again.
"I may not like you, but I do know that you wouldn't cheat on someone you're with, at least I doubt you would, believe it or not, I'm not always right", she replied.
"I would never cheat on Roza"
"I know"
"Good, glad we're on the same page"
"Hey, what's going on?" a new voice asked. I turned around to see Christian, Lissa, and Sydney, who was carrying Declan.
"We finished and Declan started fussing, so decided it was time to go, we got you're guys' food wrapped up though", she said, holding up a plastic bag which I guessed was full of styrofoam food containers.
"Thanks, Liss", I said.
"Great, more people", I heard Pandora mutter.
"Oh! Hi! I'm sorry! I'm Lissa, it's nice to meet you. Are you a friend of Dimitri's?" She asked.
"Yes, I know, no, it's not nice to meet you, and hell no, I hope he falls off a cliff." She responded, causing Sydney to wince as she and Adrian were trying to keep Declan from learning how to curse. I had gotten much better and now only occasionally cursed.
Lissa frowned before she had noticed Dimitri still trying to stop the bleeding, which had slowed down significantly. "Oh! Dimitri! What happened! Here, I'll get that. She said before moving his hand out of the way. She had already healed his nose before he could have a chance to protest, leaving a mess of dried blood.
"Thank you, but that wasn't necessary your highness", he said.
She narrowed her eyes at him, "I told you to call me Lissa", she said before turning back to Pandora before widening her eyes.
"Oh! You're pregnant! Lucky, Christian and I have been trying to have a baby for months now with no luck." She said. She had been practicing with auras for quite some time now, and had become significantly better at reading them.
Pandora threw her hands up in the air in exasperation.
"What the fuck is wrong with you all? How many times do I have to tell you that I am not pregnant"
Again, Sydney winced.
"Then prove it", said Dimitri, crossing his arms. She seemed to be important to him, although she could clearly care less about him.
She huffed. "Fine", she grumbled before stomping away.
"Shouldn't you finish work first, or at least let your boss know you're leaving?" Asked Dimitri.
"No", she snapped. He just shrugged his shoulders.
"Eddie, Rose, do you mind taking them back to court, I want to make sure that Pandora gets home safely", he said.
"I'm coming with you", I said.
"Please, I need you to stay with them and keep them safe", he said.
"It's fine, I can take them. It's only ten minutes away. Besides, if we run into any strigoi Christian, Sydney and I can handle them", said Eddie, speaking up for the first time tonight.
Dimitri heasitated before responding, "Thank you, I would greatly appreciate it."
"Just let me know when you guys are done and I'll come get you", said Eddie.
"It's fine, we can walk", I said to him. Eddie just shrugged before turning around, leading the others back to the car, keeping a close watch on his surroundings as he did so.
"I've got to say, I'm surprised you didn't put up a fight", Dimitri said to Pandora when they had driven off, which she returned with a glare before turning around and stomping off, to what I assumed was the direction of the closest grocery store or pharmacy.
It was about a ten minute walk to the nearest pharmacy, and Pandora stomped the whole way, Dimitri and I right behind her, our hands clasped together.
She stalked through the entrance went over to the health care isle, and found a pregnancy test, which she proceded to slam onto the counter that held the register, effectively startling the dozing cashier. When she was done she stalked to the back of the store and slammed the door to what I assumed to be the bathroom. Dimitri and I moved over to the waiting area by the prescription pick-up place, and sat down in the plastic chairs.
"So how do you guys know eachother?" I asked Dimitri.
"She and I went to high school together", he said, "we were really close." I decided not to ask how she had managed to attend an academy that didn't allow humans other than feeders, at least that I knew of.
"How close?" I asked quietly, almost afraid to hear the answer.
"We dated once, but that was freshman year and it ended up with me in the ER", he said. I gasped.
"What happened?"
"She stabbed my shoulder with a stake", he said.
"Oh, I'm sorry." I said sincerely. He just waved it off.
"It was my fault anyways." He said, I just looked at him curiously.
"She was angry and I tried to get her to calm down and she stabbed me during gym class", he responded.
"How did she have a stake?"
"Grabbed it off a guardian's belt when he came over to see what all the yelling was about. She would have gotten expelled if not for Yeva, who scared the hell out of the headmaster and proceeded to call him an idiot, to put it nicely", he said, smiling lightly at the memory.
We spent the next twenty minutes in silence before I finally spoke up.
"What's taking so long?" I wondered aloud. Dimitri just shrugged.
He and I got up and walked over to the bathroom before I knocked.
"Pandora? It's Rose and Dimitri, are you okay?" I asked.
No reply.
"Pandora?" I said again.
Still no response.
I opened the door only to find it empty, the test laying on the floor. Dimitri went over, picked it up and looked at it before cursing in Russian, rushing out of the store. I ran after him, and saw him looking around frantically. Then we heard a scream, we looked at each other before rushing off into that direction.