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Chapter 1
I paced back and forth, leaves crunching under my feet. I bundled my coat closer to myself cutting off the freezing wind that was trying to attack my skin. Lissa and I had been waiting for what seemed like hours. I was getting impatient and frustrated which is not a good combination for Rose Hathaway.
"Where are they? Shouldn't they be back by now?" I asked to no one in particular.
"Calm down Rose! They haven't been gone that long and it takes awhile to get to the caves. Plus I'm sure they want to be thorough and make sure to get everybody." Lissa told me in a soothing voice, no doubt trying to calm me down.
"I should have gone with them! Or done anything but stand here and be useless." I shot back.
"Your mom would never let you go with them. You're in no shape to fight if there are still strigoi around."
"Well fuck her! She abandoned me here when I was five years old and I didn't see her until three months ago! I can take care of not only myself, but you as well. My mother has no right to tell me what to do!" I finished my rant breathing heavily.
"I know but-"
"Whose side are you on? Tell me you are not defending my mother!" I started screaming at Liss, taking out all my dark emotions on her.
"Of course not! I just don't want you to do anything rash or stupid! You are not just my best friend Rose, I also consider you my sister. I don't know what i would do without you so if I happen to agree with your mom THEN FINE!" Lissa screamed at me. I just stood there shocked. Lissa never loses her temper. She has always been the calm, level headed one in our relationship. I can't really blame her for screaming I thought I am acting like a bitch.
Heaving a sigh, I flopped onto the ground playing with dead twigs and leaves to distract myself. I could feel Lissa's eyes on me but I avoided them so i didn't have to feel the guilt that was gnawing at me. When Lissa realized I wasn't going to say anything else she sat down next to me in silence.
As time passed other people joined us. No one really talked, we all just sat there waiting for something to happen. Usually i could enjoy the sun and light since I rarely am out during the day, but with all the death and destruction of the past couple days I felt like a dark cloud was hovering over my head.
When the sun was straight overhead something finally happened. "The guardians! I see them!" Someone shouted. I shot up quickly and see the guardians walking back towards us wheeling stretchers with the dead on them. As they walk closer I can start to see them in more detail. Looking from one guardian to the other I could see they all had the same haunted look.
When the guardians crossed into the wards again all of us who had been waiting rushed forward. I didn't see Dimitri anywhere. No, he can't be gone, he can't be strigoi.Just thinking those thoughts made me want to vomit. Next to me I heard Lissa gasp.
"Rose, I can't believe it. Look!" Lissa said, pointing into the trees. Past the group a little ways away was my mother supporting a very bruised, a very bloody, but very alive Dimitri!
A/N: Drama, drama, drama! Will Lissa and Rose patch things up? Or will their rift grow? I want to thank Tatiana Belikova and RozaRocks for your reviews! It means a lot to me. I love to hear feedback! So do what you do best and R&R! :)
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