Is It Enough?

Nausea consumes me as I trail down the enormous corridor. I could tell it wasn't alerting me of any Striogi. This nausea was different. I whip out my key card and swipe it on the pad quickly before rushing to the bathroom. My best friend, Vasilisa Dragomir, lays on bed watching The Vampire Diaries on the flat screen, but as soon as she sees me run into the bathroom, she follows suit.

Lissa grabs my hair and ties it back so it is out of my face. "Rose, are you okay?" she questions. "There's something weird in your aura."

When I get the chance, I look toward Lissa and arch an eyebrow. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"It means that I have to tell you something, Little Dhampir," Adrian says as he saunters through the ajar door. "And you can choose whether you want Liss here or not."

I shake my head slightly. "You realize she'd listen in through the bond, right? It's two way now, remember?"

Adrian shrugs and slips further inside before shutting the door behind him and crouching down so he could properly look me in the eye. "Rose," he speaks softly. "You're pregnant."

Lissa gasps, but I just stare at him blankly. Then I start to laugh. "You're funny."

He sighs. "You don't believe me."

"How can I when I've only had sex with another Dhampir?"

Adrian taps my head. "You're Shadow-kissed. You defy the laws of normal."

I can feel the blood drain out of my face. "That would explain why I've been so sick lately. Dhampirs rarely get sick." None of us say a word, but then realization hits me. "What am I going to say to Dimitri? This is impossible! He'd think I cheated on him."

Lissa's eyes hold concern and sadness. "If he really does love you then he'll believe you."

Tears well up in my eyes. "Oh god. What if he leaves? I can't raise a baby on my own."

Adrian places his hand on mine. "We're here for you, Little Dhampir. Anything you need, you'll get. Trust me. We'd never let you raise this baby on your own."

Lissa nods. "Seriously, Rose, this will be the most well taken care of baby ever."

"Thank you, guys. But I can't tell him yet."

Both of them raise eyebrows at me. "Why not?" They ask in unison.

"Because then he'll tell me I can't go on any rides," I mutter causing them to both chuckle.

Then Lissa shakes her head. "You have to tell him, Rose. Dimitri has the right to know. Tell him today when we're on the bus to Animal Kingdom."

I sigh. "Fine."

As we sit on the bus on our way to Animal Kingdom, I can feel the heat of Lissa's gaze on me, urging me to say something to Dimitri. To get his attention and have Adrian change seats with him. I will when everyone is off the bus, I tell her through the bond.

Fine, she responds. We still have a little while until we arrive and so Lissa takes a nap.

Suddenly, images flash through my head and I grip Adrian's hand firmly. Lissa is having nightmares and I've been sucked into them through the bond. Fear engulfs me and I cry out. As soon as I cry out, Lissa wakes and starts apologizing profusely. Everyone's eyes are on us. They are all Guardians except for the exception of Eddie and Mia. Our little gang had been given permission from Kirova to go to Disney for four days just so long as we stayed at a Moroi hotel two hours away.

Adrian squeezes my hand. "Rose?"

I take a deep breath and address the Guardians. "I'm fine. Just a nightmare."

The Guardians seem wary but went back to doing whatever they were doing. Except Dimitri. He stares at me, concern shining bright in his gaze. I advert my eyes and strike up a conversation with Adrian. Adrian knows what I am doing and to that he rolls his eyes.

Finally when the bus comes to a stop at Animal Kingdom, I let Adrian pass me before taking a seat again and waiting for my boyfriend. Dimitri takes the seat next to me and tries to take my hand, but I practically curl into myself.

"Roza, what's wrong?" His Russian accent comes out thicker than it usually does.

I mumble, "I'm pregnant."

For a moment, Dimitri is silent. Too silent. "Whose is it?" he asks, voice strained.

Insulted and hurt, I stand up abruptly. With tears rolling down my cheeks, I snap at him, "Yours, you bastard. I've only ever slept with you."

With that I run off the bus and into the arms of Christian of all people. Alberta walks over to us. "Is everything okay?"

I sniffle and pull away from Christian. "We're good. How's the status of the park?"

"All clear. We're waiting for you guys to head along and do your thing."

Lissa begins to protest, but I interrupt. "Okay. We'll get going."

I grab Lissa's arm and haul her along when I hear Dimitri shouting my name. Eddie, Mia, Christian, and Adrian hurry after us. As soon as we're out of earshot, Mia asks, "What's going on? Why did Dimitri come running off the bus looking for you?"

She huffs when I ignore her. I take them to a secluded place so I can explain. "I'm pregnant," I admit.

Mia and Eddie begin to laugh like I did. "Pregnant? The Rose Hathaway? You're funny."

"I'm not joking. Both Adrian and Lissa saw it in my aura."

That shut them up. "A-are you still going to be—"

"Of course!" Both Lissa and I shout.

"How about we forget about this until later? Let's go have fun."

Which didn't quite happen for me. I went on a couple of rides, but then I had to stay in the bathroom because I couldn't stop throwing up. Adrian wanted to stay with me so the others were designated another Guardian since I couldn't be there.

"You shouldn't have gone on any rides, Little Dhampir." I shoot him a look. "At least we go back to Montana in the morning. Well... Human morning anyway."

I sigh and lay my head on Adrian's lap. "I hate this." Adrian strokes my hair and chuckles. I pick my head up slightly. "Hey, Adrian, what if Dimitri leaves? He doesn't believe that the baby is his."

"He's been worried about you. I don't think he's leaving."

"But what if he does?"

Adrian sighs. "I'll always be there for you, Rose. We all will be."

I nod and lay my head back down. He begins to stroke my hair again. My stomach has finally settled and I'm beginning to feel drowsy. "I'm going to take a nap," I murmur and close my eyes.

"Okay," he murmurs back and before I know it, I'm asleep.

By the time I wake up, we're in the bus again and I'm in someone's arms. Sleepily, I try to push them away from me. I feel very nauseous and my mind isn't registering what kind of nausea it is. Suddenly, all sleepiness is gone and I shoot out of my seat and to the front. Alberta is driving and I know she'll listen to me. "There are Strigoi out there. Either we stop and fight or we drive faster."

Alberta nods and steps on the gas. I hold on to the back of her seat. While she drives, I keep an eye on the sides of the road. I could see a number of Strigoi watching the bus. "Do you see them?" I whisper.

She nods. "We don't know how many are out there. If we stop we could be ambushed."

"Give me a second." I concentrate on the Strigoi outside to get an estimate. "The Strigoi are only at the tree line." My eyes widen when I sense one on the street. "Alberta, stop the bus!"

The bus screeches to a stop. I open the door to the bus and ignore Alberta, who is calling after me.

I spin the stake in my fingers like a drummer would his drumstick. The Strigoi grins darkly, but out of nowhere he goes up in flames. I do not dare take my eyes off of him. I know it's Christian and so I chuckle. "Rose, get back in the bus," he says, suddenly standing next to me.

The other Strigoi surround us and I make eye contact with Christian. "On three, light 'em up." I hold up one finger and survey the Strigoi. Why aren't the Guardians out here with us? I hold up two fingers. Are they fighting? They can't be. I don't hear any fighting. All I hear is the sizzling of the burning Strigoi. I hold up three fingers and the Strigoi around us go up in flames.

As soon as they are, I begin to stake them. One by one, Christian stops the flames so I can stake the Strigoi. I begin to grow suspicious of the Guardians. Why aren't they helping? Sure it means I get more molnija marks, but still. I'm a student. After all of the Strigoi are staked, I look at Christian with a questioning gaze. He shrugs.

I take out my phone and dial my father's number. "Hey, old man. Is Sydney with you or must I call her myself?"

"Hello, Kiz, how nice of you to call. Sydney is in fact with me at the moment. Would you like me to put the phone on speaker."

"Sure." When he confirms they are on speaker, I continue. "I need an Alchemist to my location. There were Strigoi lining the road and Christian and I killed them."

"Uh, Rose... What about the Guardians who are supposed to be with you?"

I shrug. "I have no idea. They all stayed in the bus. Even Alberta and Dimitri."

Abe seemed to think this was weird because he asks for me to put Alberta on the phone. I have Christian walk in front of me and hand him the phone. He talks with them as I keep an eye on our surroundings.

My stomach drops. I raise my stake and prepare myself for a fight when I'm thrown backwards. The landing is hard and I end up bouncing and hitting my head on a tree. Christian hears me smack against the tree and he drops the phone, letting flames replace it. Flames licked the Strigoi, but he didn't seemed bothered by them. He grabs me by the neck and I cry out as the flames scorch my neck. Christian lets the fire diminish and I know he wants to do something.

The Strigoi laughs. "Rosemarie Hathaway, prepare to die."

Instead of snapping my neck or sucking my blood, he takes a vial out of his pocket and shoves its contents down my throat. The Strigoi holds my mouth shut and tips my head back so I swallow. I kick at him and try to create a space between us so I can stake him. Then all of a sudden, he drops to the ground, dead. Dimitri now stands in front of me breathing heavily.

I cough and roll onto my hands and knees. It is then I begin to throw up violently. Dimitri rubs my back in comfort. "Rose," Adrian breathes as he drops down next to us. He picks up the vial and pockets it. "What the hell just happened?"

As soon as I'm able to stop throwing up, I turn to him. "I have no idea. Where the hell were you guys?" I make eye contact with Dimitri.

"There was a spell put on the bus," he says. "We had no way of getting out and we tried everything."

"Then explain to me how Christian was able to come help."

Both Adrian and Dimitri shrug. Christian comes up to us and hands me my phone. Surprisingly, Abe is still connected. "What the fuck just happened, Rose?" He asks when I check if he's still there.

"I-in all honesty? I have no idea," I reply before darkness spots my vision and darkness consumes me.

Hello all and welcome to my story. If you enjoy this story then by all means review and let me know. I will update when I can.

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