Thank you for the people who did review! I appreciate it! I REALLY do! :) sorry that it took me so long to update my mom doesn't really want me on this site. So I had to hide it from her lol. I accept all reviews (except those that are slamming the fabulous Richelle Mead. If you don't like her then why are you reading this story when you know shes the original author?) and will seriously consider any and all suggestions. So here's the next part to my story. :) OH! And the song lyrics on here that Raven sings ARE NOT MINE.
Adrian's POV
I pushed the guardian at the front of the building out of the way.
"Lord Ivashkov!" he exclaimed, "Are you O.K?"
"Fine." I said laughing at the guardians question finding it hilarious for some reason that was probably spirit induced. I hesitated then quickly decided to go to the bar that was on outskirts of the court. It was an underground bar that usually had some kind of entertainment. I just hoped they were open even though it was the queens coronation. As I got there I saw a girl go in from the way she looks, there was no doubt she's a Dhampir.
I followed in after her heading straight to the bartender I ordered a "White Russian." I wasn't the only one surprisingly. That idiot Blake Lazar was here, along with some others, but Blake seemed to be after the Dhampir girl who really wasn't that bad looking she kinda looked like Rose the only thing though was that she wasn't nearly as tanned and her hair was Dark Auburn and it was impossibly long, it was all the down to her hips and her hair was in perfect curls I wonder how long it took her to do that. I couldn't see her face though of course since her back was turned to me. But I bet it was overly done with the make-up blood-whores slathered on their faces.
"The things blood-whores do to look good." I laughed, I saw her head turn around and she rested her eyes on me. She didn't smile like most girls like her would she scowled at me and she flipped her hair back. I smiled and went back to downing my drink. I wish I could've seen her face better but she was in the shadows of the bar by the stage where usually a non-royal moroi woman would sing and be the entertainment. I put my empty glass down and let the bartender fix me another one. I didn't even have to tell him he knew as soon as I was done that I would want another one. I couldn't really decide if that was a good thing or bad thing. But then again, I really didn't care.
After about twenty minutes of nothing but the whispers of the few others who were here, there was movement on the stage. I really wasn't all that interested in the entertainment...
Until I heard That Voice...
" How you turn my world
You precious thing.
You starve and near exhaust me.
Everything I've done,
I've done for you.
I move the stars for no one.
You've run so long.
You've run so far.
Your eyes can be so cruel,
Just as I can be so cruel,
Though I do believe in you.
Yes I do.
Live without your sunlight.
Love without your heartbeat.
I... I...Can't.. live.. within.. you...
I can't live within you
I...I..Can't live within you"
I turned and stared in wonderment at the Dhampir who was singing. She had a beautiful voice, it was mesmerizing, her eyes were closed just until she finished the last verse. When she opened her eyes she had the most stunning eyes they were a cross between Lissa's eye color and Christian's eye color. They were absolutely breath taking, it was amazing they were almost fluorescent especially in the darkness. I especially wish I could see her face now it was a wonder that I didn't notice them before. They few people in the crowd clapped very enthusiastically. She bowed,
"Thank you. Thank you. You amazing people were kind enough to come see me even though it was the magnificent queens coronation" she said the last part very sincerely she sounded like had such a fondness for Lissa, "ALL HAIL QUEEN VASILISSA DRAGOMIR! IT'S THE RISE OF THE DRAGON!"
They all raised their glasses and the praise for Lissa rang thru the Bar, The Dhampir smiled, she looked behind her, nodded and the band began to play, she closed her eyes and began to sing. She had sung a bunch of songs before her last one, it was a strangely seductive song. I had heard it before... somewhere. I closed my eyes and just listened to her voice.
Walking, waiting
Alone without a care
Hoping, and hating
Things that I can't bear
Did you think it's cool to walk right up
To take my life and fuck it up
Well did you
Well did you
I see hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
Walking, waiting
Alone without a care
Hoping, and hating
Things that I can't bear
Did you think its cool to walk right up
To take my life and fuck it up
Well did you
I hate you
I see hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
I've slept so long without you
It's tearing me apart, too
How to get this far
playing games with this young heart
I've killed a million petty souls
But I couldn't kill you
I've slept so long without you
I see Hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
I see Hell in your eyes
Taken in by surprise
Touching you makes me feel alive
Touching you makes me die inside
I opened my eyes and watched her as she sang, half way thru the song that is, and she was completely moving to the rhythm her body was so sensual in the dress I just noticed she was wearing, it was Black but it had a Dragon running down the length of her body. I gotta say she looked very sexy but in a elegant way. Hmm... who knew blood-whores had class? She locked eyes with me on the last verse. I tensed up, the way she looked at me just now... it just... it reminded me of Rose. I frowned and turned back around just as she finished the seductive song.
"She has a beautiful voice doesn't she?" I opened my eyes and turned and looked at Blake who was right beside me.
God this dude was more annoying than well that's the thing most people don't annoy but this dude annoyed the HELL out of me. But the thing was that I had no clue who the girl who was singing was, and despite the fact that she reminded me of redheaded Rose I wanted to know who she was.
"Yea she does, who is she exactly?" I said flicking my gaze over to the stage, she wasn't there anymore.
"Oh, you don't know?" he said smugly, I gave him a look, I still saw his aura so I figured I could use a bit of compulsion to just get him to shut the hell up and tell me the story without him looking so smug.
"Just tell me about her, and don't be smug about it either." I said throwing in some compulsion, not much because honestly this guy really didn't need that much he barely had a mind of his own. I saw his eyes glaze over. Success, I smiled.
"Well her dad was Jareth Ozera." That caught my attention really quickly, "And as you know Jareth ran away with the Dhampir girl who saved his life all those years ago, Sarah WayHeart, well about a couple of months ago both her parents were killed and well she somehow found her way here. She had stayed with Tasha for a while but found herself a job here singing. And well the owner just found her talented enough that he paid her AND gave her the house that his daughter used to live in before she got married "
"So instead of being a guardian here at court she decided to be a blood whore?" I said seriously wishing the Dhampir girls would change their view in life, they could do so much better than just being sex slaves to moroi men. I sighed.
"So whats her name?" I said pinching the bridge of my nose trying to ease the pain of the oncoming headache I was getting.
"Raven WayHeart." I stiffened as I turned around, to look at the girl who had the most beautiful singing voice, but had the scariest mad voice I have ever heard. "For your information, Lord Ivashkov, I Am Not A Blood Whore." she said it where only me and the still under compulsion Blake, but I swear I heard the bar tender laugh. Glad to see he was enjoying this. Still I wasn't going to show this girl just how much she did in fact scare me. I put on my indifferent smile.
"No, of course not," I said intentionally mocking her. What was she gonna do hit me? She smiled at me and did just that she slapped me. It was like time had been slowed down. This girl is crazy enough to hit a royal in front of other people, too. I turned back and looked at her. I saw there in those gorgeous eyes, a Blazing anger, that was threatening to burst out of her eyes. My jaw tightened, I grabbed her arm roughly and pulled her outside. Who the hell does this Dhampir think she is?