Chapter 2:
Christian POV
I couldn't feel anything. The only thing running through my mind was, Rose, get to Rose. I didn't think as I raced into the flaming building. All my mind was telling me was that Rose was in there and I was going to get her out. Lissa would never forgive me if I didn't and plus, Rose wasn't just any girl, she was my sister; is my sister. She's not going to die, not if I have any say about it.
I rounded the corner to the living room to find Rose slumped against the wall barely breathing. Racing over to her, I lifted her up into my arms and frantically felt for any signs of life. A groan was all I got. She was alive, for now. I whipped around and sprinted for the door, dodging flames as I went. Summoning the little strength I had hoping my element would help me. It did, but not enough. It parted the flames slightly like Moses parted the Red Sea. The flames leapt at my legs like waves lapping at the shore. Come on Christian just a little further.
Suddenly, a wall of fire burst in front of me. The exit was so close that before I knew what I was doing I chucked Rose into the air, screaming the one name I knew wouldn't hesitate to catch her.
"DIMITRI!"
The last thing I saw was Dimitri catching her Lissa screaming my name. Everything went black after that.
Rose POV
I woke up to the blinding light of the sun. God damn it, wasn't I supposed to die. See the light and all that crap. Nope instead God had decided to make me live another few painful years. Yippee! Note the sarcasm. I opened my eyes again (having closed them from the bright light) to look up into the beautiful brown eyes of Dimitri.
"Rose?" He asked frantically. I rolled my eyes at him.
"Yes Comrade?" He sighed and I could see him visibly slump a little.
"Don't you ever do that again!" He growled at me. But the glint in his eyes told me he knew I would survive.
I looked around the group. Sydney was lying on the ground with a hand on her forehead. Eddie and Mia were sitting on the ground pulling out grass with their faces looking at the ground. Lastly I saw Lissa. She was kneeling on the ground her head in her hands crying her eyes out. I jumped out of Dimitri's arms and after reassuring him that I was alright I strolled over to Lissa.
"Hey Liss, what's wrong? I'm right here!" She looked up at me with puffy eyes.
"Yeah but take a look around Rose. Think of who is missing." With that she went back to crying.
Sure enough when I looked around again I couldn't see Christian, or Adrian.
A protective feeling came over me as I looked around frantically.
"CHRISTIAN! ADRIAN!" I ran over to the building which fire fighters were currently extinguishing. There were only a few flames so I ran over to them.
"WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY!?" I screamed at the nearest one. He looked up at me in confusion.
"M'am there was no one in the building when we searched it…" I growled and was about to leap at him when a weak voice sounded from the nearby trees.
"God Rose do you have to scare the hell outta everyone you meet?" I turned to see Christian limping with an arm around Adrian's shoulders.
"You know for once I agree with you." Adrian said.
I ran over to them and was about to give them a hug. Before I did I had one last thing to do. I slapped Adrian, hard, on the cheek. And then I hugged him. Awkwardly might I had since Christian was still clinging onto him.
"Okay thanks for the hug, BUT WHAT WAS THE SLAP FOR?" Adrian demanded. I grinned at him.
"That was for not getting me out of the house." He started stuttering to disagree with me when I interrupted him.
"You could have just flung me over your shoulder and carried me out." I said placing my hands on my hips.
"Yeah like that would have worked." Christian mumbled, barely audible.
"What was that Sparky?"
"Guys before Rose kills Christian, again, how about we go over to the neighbours and see if Christian has hurt himself." Mia piped up stopping Christian from answering. Adrian and Christian looked at each other, gulped and then nodded. Hm, something fishy is going on here. And that was exactly the thoughts that Lissa was relaying to me through the bond.
We made it over to the neighbour's house and Dimitri knocked timidly on the door. When no one answered I got impatient. I stormed up to the door and nearly knocked it down. I was about to actually knock it down when someone flung it open.
"Hello?" A girl who sounded very flustered answered.
"Umm, sorry to disturb you miss but we were playing soccer…" Dimitri started before I interrupted.
"Yeah, yeah. Long story short, our bud here Christian got hurt in a fire and a roof collapsing so you think you could…" Then it dawned on me who exactly this girl was. She had grown a lot since I last saw her.
"OMG, Jill?"
"Jailbait"
I rolled my eyes at Adrian and continued staring at Jill. I rudely pushed past her and glanced into the house ignoring her protests. I saw a red mop of hair poking above the couch. I gasped. I would recognise that hair anywhere.
"Mason?"
A/N I'm so mean aren't I? Sooooooooo did Mason die? Is this actually Mason? You will have to wait to find out. Also sorry for the super long wait but I am updating this when I am meant to be doing homework so BE GRATEFUL! As mean as that sounds… Thank you all for being such awesome readers!
