RPOV I was surprised when I woke up that I had had a good nights sleep, with no nightmares, no Adrian pulling me into one of his dreams, and no interruptions from Lissa's head. The only down-fall was that I had a wicked hangover, and I didn't remember most of last night. I just remember the grad ceremony, getting stuck with Christian for the rest of my life, going to Adrian's, and vodka. A lot of vodka. But thats it. And I have a feeling that I am going to regret whatever I did.
For the first time since I woke up, I took in my surroundings. I think I was in Adrian's room, uh oh, and I was alone and didn't have any clothes on. Well, I think I have an idea of what happened. Hopefully he isn't too upset when I tell him it was a mistake and I don't remember anything. I smelled food and coffee, so I went and found my clothes, which were scattered around the room, put my hair in a ponytail, and walked out in the kitchen. Adrian was cooking bacon and pancakes, and I was starving. "Smells good. Almost done?" I must have scared him because he jumped and dropped the spatula he had. That made me giggle, despite the horrible headache. "That's not very funny, little dhampir. I may have to get you back for that." He said without even turning around. "It will be ready soon, don't worry"
"Good, I feel like I could eat a horse! By the way...what happened last night? I don't remember much." I said. I swear he looked hurt for a second. Maybe he really does like me, despite his play-boy reputation. Nah, that can't be it. He is Adrian Ivashkov, he wouldn't actually like a dhampir like me for anything other than sex. That's why he wanted to get me drunk. So he could do the famous Rose Hathaway. "Well, I probably remember as much as you do. But I am pretty sure we had sex." He said turning around. "Usually when you wake up naked next to someone, that's what it..." Why did he stop in the middle of his sentence?
"What's wrong? Why are you staring at me like that?" He is acing kind of weird, even for him.
"Oh my god Rose, I am so, so, so, sorry. I don't remember anything! I swear!" He cried out. It looked like he had tears in his eyes. "What the hell are you talking about? "
"You mean you didn't see it? Well of course you didn't, I'm still alive." He grumbled.
"Didn't see what, Adrian. What are you talking about!" I yelled at him.
"Rose, there are bite marks on you neck. I don't remember doing anything like that! I was way too drunk, and didn't even realize it!" I froze. What was he talking about? What bite marks? I felt the side of my neck, and sure enough, there was dried up blood there, as well as two puncture wounds. I got up and ran to the bathroom to see it. What I saw was horrible. I was very pale, my hair as a mess, my clothes were a mess, and I had dark red blood all over the side of my neck. I felt tears welling in my eyes, and grabbed the nearest cloth and wiped as much off as I could. You could see the marks were he actually bit in. I took my hair down so it would cover my neck, but I felt it, now that I knew it was there. I walked out of the bathroom, grabbing all of my things as I went. When I got into the living room, Adrian was sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. He looked up as I walked in and had tears streaming down his face, just like me. "Rose, please don't go! I am very sorry, you don't know how sorry I am. Please, can we just talk this out?" He asked.
"No Adrian, we can't. This isn't something I could ever forgive you for. I need to go catch a plane now. I guess this is good-bye." I said as I turned to go. I was almost at the door when he grabbed my arm. "Don't you dare touch me. You have done enough damage for one lifetime." "Rose, please!! Don't go like this! I may never get to see you again. We have to talk"
"No, Adrian, we don't have to talk. I need to go, so go find some other girl to be your blood whore for you. Because I won't be. " I said, barely above a whisper. There must have been a deadly look in my eyes, because he took a step back. "Please, Rose. Please! If you go now I will never forgive myself. I didn't mean to! I don't remember doing that to you! I would have never done that if I knew what I was doing. Please don't go Rose. I- I love you." He said, adding the last part quietly. Well he has messed with the wrong dhampir.
"Don't you EVER say that to me! You have no fucking right! You think you can just do something like this and get off the hook so easily? You must be stupider than I thought." I screamed. People downstairs probably heard me.
"Rose, it's true! I wouldn't do that to you. I lo-" I cut him off with punch to the face. I heard a crack, so I think I broke something. Probably his nose. "Don't you ever try and speak to me again or I will kill you." I said as menacingly as possible. And with that I left, leaving him on the floor with blood all over his face. I knew I was going to be late, so I ran to my old dorm to pick up all of my luggage and ran to the runway. Christian was there, with his aunt Tasha. He must have seen the murderous look on my face because he said "Wow, what happened to you last night. Lissa said you were getting drunk at Adrian's and started doing some freaky stuff before she left, but I didn't believe her. Now I sorta do." He said with a cocky smirk. Tasha was already in the plane, so thankfully she didn't hear any of that. I wondered why Lissa would tell him that, they broke up a while ago, and hadn't really talked since. Maybe they wanted to be nice in case they never saw each other again.
"If you want to live to see tomorrow then I suggest you shut up and get in the damn plane, Ozera." I said through my teeth. He must have believed me because he looked like he was about to shit himself. We started getting on the plane, but just as I was about in I heard someone call my name. It was Lissa. I turned around and ran back down the steps. I went over to her and gave her a huge hug. "I'm really going to miss you, Rose. You are my best friend, and don't you ever forget that. I love you." She cried into my shoulder. I pulled away, not wanting her to see or smell the blood that was left on my neck. "I love you too, Liss, but we are going to see each other again! You are going to be Queen, and Pyro will have to go to some of the royal gatherings. He is royal, after all." I said as I was crying.
"Oh Rose, I am just going to miss you so much!" She now had a very strong stream of tears falling down her face. I wiped some away, but they just kept coming. Just as I was about to say something, Fire-boy decided to call me. "Rose, sorry to break up your mush-fest, but we really need to get going now." He said before going back into the plane. But he was my charge, so I had to listen. "I'll see you soon, okay Lissa? Very soon. I promise"
"Okay, and then you will have to tell me what happened last night." she said with a devious smirk. I felt the color drain from my face, but before she could say anything else, I said a quick good-bye and ran back into the plane. "Took you long enough. Girls are such saps." Christian said, obviously forgetting my prior mood. I just glared at him and sat down in an empty seat. He sat beside me because there weren't many empty seats. I suddenly felt really tired, and rested my head on the window to fall asleep.
I felt myself being pulled into one of Adrian's dreams. It was on a really nice beach, and I was in a small, black bikini. He was standing there, and looked so sad. He was wearing blue swim trunks, and nothing else. "Rose, you have to let me explain..." He said. He sounded very tired, and looked like he had been crying since I left.
"No, Adrian, you are not going to be forgiven. I am already gone, and this isn't something I can forgive you for. Now don't come into my dreams, every again." I said before pushing myself out of the dream. I woke up and there was a blanket on me. Christian was staring at me very weirdly.
"What do you want?" I mumbled.
"Rose, what happened to you"
"I don't know what you're talking about." I said, hoping it wasn't what I think it was.
"You know exactly what I am talking about." He said in a hushed whisper, "I'm talking about that bite mark on your neck. Did Ivashkov do that to you?" When I stayed silent, he started getting angry. "Damn it, Rose! What the hell happened to you"
I started crying, and that was not something I wanted to do in front of Christian, of all people. He just hugged me, and told me it was going to be alright. I sure hoped so. When I was done crying, I started feeling really tired again. I fell asleep with my head on his shoulder, and his arms wrapped around me. It felt nice. I never knew he could be nice. I didn't think he had it in him. But I was wrong. He was actually great friend. I haven't been very nice to him since him and Lissa split. I sided with her, of course, but after Spokane, we did start to get along a little better. I guess fighting for your life with someone will do that to you. I slept without any interruptions from Adrian, and when I woke up, I was still in Sparky's arms, and it felt right. This could actually be the beginning of a great friendship.
For the first time since I woke up, I took in my surroundings. I think I was in Adrian's room, uh oh, and I was alone and didn't have any clothes on. Well, I think I have an idea of what happened. Hopefully he isn't too upset when I tell him it was a mistake and I don't remember anything. I smelled food and coffee, so I went and found my clothes, which were scattered around the room, put my hair in a ponytail, and walked out in the kitchen. Adrian was cooking bacon and pancakes, and I was starving. "Smells good. Almost done?" I must have scared him because he jumped and dropped the spatula he had. That made me giggle, despite the horrible headache. "That's not very funny, little dhampir. I may have to get you back for that." He said without even turning around. "It will be ready soon, don't worry"
"Good, I feel like I could eat a horse! By the way...what happened last night? I don't remember much." I said. I swear he looked hurt for a second. Maybe he really does like me, despite his play-boy reputation. Nah, that can't be it. He is Adrian Ivashkov, he wouldn't actually like a dhampir like me for anything other than sex. That's why he wanted to get me drunk. So he could do the famous Rose Hathaway. "Well, I probably remember as much as you do. But I am pretty sure we had sex." He said turning around. "Usually when you wake up naked next to someone, that's what it..." Why did he stop in the middle of his sentence?
"What's wrong? Why are you staring at me like that?" He is acing kind of weird, even for him.
"Oh my god Rose, I am so, so, so, sorry. I don't remember anything! I swear!" He cried out. It looked like he had tears in his eyes. "What the hell are you talking about? "
"You mean you didn't see it? Well of course you didn't, I'm still alive." He grumbled.
"Didn't see what, Adrian. What are you talking about!" I yelled at him.
"Rose, there are bite marks on you neck. I don't remember doing anything like that! I was way too drunk, and didn't even realize it!" I froze. What was he talking about? What bite marks? I felt the side of my neck, and sure enough, there was dried up blood there, as well as two puncture wounds. I got up and ran to the bathroom to see it. What I saw was horrible. I was very pale, my hair as a mess, my clothes were a mess, and I had dark red blood all over the side of my neck. I felt tears welling in my eyes, and grabbed the nearest cloth and wiped as much off as I could. You could see the marks were he actually bit in. I took my hair down so it would cover my neck, but I felt it, now that I knew it was there. I walked out of the bathroom, grabbing all of my things as I went. When I got into the living room, Adrian was sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. He looked up as I walked in and had tears streaming down his face, just like me. "Rose, please don't go! I am very sorry, you don't know how sorry I am. Please, can we just talk this out?" He asked.
"No Adrian, we can't. This isn't something I could ever forgive you for. I need to go catch a plane now. I guess this is good-bye." I said as I turned to go. I was almost at the door when he grabbed my arm. "Don't you dare touch me. You have done enough damage for one lifetime." "Rose, please!! Don't go like this! I may never get to see you again. We have to talk"
"No, Adrian, we don't have to talk. I need to go, so go find some other girl to be your blood whore for you. Because I won't be. " I said, barely above a whisper. There must have been a deadly look in my eyes, because he took a step back. "Please, Rose. Please! If you go now I will never forgive myself. I didn't mean to! I don't remember doing that to you! I would have never done that if I knew what I was doing. Please don't go Rose. I- I love you." He said, adding the last part quietly. Well he has messed with the wrong dhampir.
"Don't you EVER say that to me! You have no fucking right! You think you can just do something like this and get off the hook so easily? You must be stupider than I thought." I screamed. People downstairs probably heard me.
"Rose, it's true! I wouldn't do that to you. I lo-" I cut him off with punch to the face. I heard a crack, so I think I broke something. Probably his nose. "Don't you ever try and speak to me again or I will kill you." I said as menacingly as possible. And with that I left, leaving him on the floor with blood all over his face. I knew I was going to be late, so I ran to my old dorm to pick up all of my luggage and ran to the runway. Christian was there, with his aunt Tasha. He must have seen the murderous look on my face because he said "Wow, what happened to you last night. Lissa said you were getting drunk at Adrian's and started doing some freaky stuff before she left, but I didn't believe her. Now I sorta do." He said with a cocky smirk. Tasha was already in the plane, so thankfully she didn't hear any of that. I wondered why Lissa would tell him that, they broke up a while ago, and hadn't really talked since. Maybe they wanted to be nice in case they never saw each other again.
"If you want to live to see tomorrow then I suggest you shut up and get in the damn plane, Ozera." I said through my teeth. He must have believed me because he looked like he was about to shit himself. We started getting on the plane, but just as I was about in I heard someone call my name. It was Lissa. I turned around and ran back down the steps. I went over to her and gave her a huge hug. "I'm really going to miss you, Rose. You are my best friend, and don't you ever forget that. I love you." She cried into my shoulder. I pulled away, not wanting her to see or smell the blood that was left on my neck. "I love you too, Liss, but we are going to see each other again! You are going to be Queen, and Pyro will have to go to some of the royal gatherings. He is royal, after all." I said as I was crying.
"Oh Rose, I am just going to miss you so much!" She now had a very strong stream of tears falling down her face. I wiped some away, but they just kept coming. Just as I was about to say something, Fire-boy decided to call me. "Rose, sorry to break up your mush-fest, but we really need to get going now." He said before going back into the plane. But he was my charge, so I had to listen. "I'll see you soon, okay Lissa? Very soon. I promise"
"Okay, and then you will have to tell me what happened last night." she said with a devious smirk. I felt the color drain from my face, but before she could say anything else, I said a quick good-bye and ran back into the plane. "Took you long enough. Girls are such saps." Christian said, obviously forgetting my prior mood. I just glared at him and sat down in an empty seat. He sat beside me because there weren't many empty seats. I suddenly felt really tired, and rested my head on the window to fall asleep.
I felt myself being pulled into one of Adrian's dreams. It was on a really nice beach, and I was in a small, black bikini. He was standing there, and looked so sad. He was wearing blue swim trunks, and nothing else. "Rose, you have to let me explain..." He said. He sounded very tired, and looked like he had been crying since I left.
"No, Adrian, you are not going to be forgiven. I am already gone, and this isn't something I can forgive you for. Now don't come into my dreams, every again." I said before pushing myself out of the dream. I woke up and there was a blanket on me. Christian was staring at me very weirdly.
"What do you want?" I mumbled.
"Rose, what happened to you"
"I don't know what you're talking about." I said, hoping it wasn't what I think it was.
"You know exactly what I am talking about." He said in a hushed whisper, "I'm talking about that bite mark on your neck. Did Ivashkov do that to you?" When I stayed silent, he started getting angry. "Damn it, Rose! What the hell happened to you"
I started crying, and that was not something I wanted to do in front of Christian, of all people. He just hugged me, and told me it was going to be alright. I sure hoped so. When I was done crying, I started feeling really tired again. I fell asleep with my head on his shoulder, and his arms wrapped around me. It felt nice. I never knew he could be nice. I didn't think he had it in him. But I was wrong. He was actually great friend. I haven't been very nice to him since him and Lissa split. I sided with her, of course, but after Spokane, we did start to get along a little better. I guess fighting for your life with someone will do that to you. I slept without any interruptions from Adrian, and when I woke up, I was still in Sparky's arms, and it felt right. This could actually be the beginning of a great friendship.