CHAPTER TWO... THANKS Mori Belicov Hathaway FOR THE IDEA. :) SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATING, I'VE HAD THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SCHOOL, AND I HAVEN'T HAD ACCESS TO A COMPUTER UNTIL NOW.
ROSE POV
I heard Lissa scream and climbed out of the ball pit, looking wildly around.
"Up here!" Christian yelled above me. Looking up I saw they were on top of the ball pit.
"What happened?" I asked, scrambling up the net.
"You pushed the roof of the play place and it made me fall into her, which happened to make us fall off the roof of the play place. I think she broke her leg." He said, grimancing as he looked at her leg which was twisted in an awkward angle.
"Eddie!" I called out. He popped out of the bed, looking up he saw us and quickly scrambled out of the pit, pulling himself up to our level. Without a word he gently picked up Lissa and gently set her down on a table. She moaned as he jostled her leg. "I'm getting Dimitri." I said, climing down and rushing towards the kitchen. "Dimitri!" I yelled.
"What?" He asked, dropping the tarp that covered a window and turning to me.
"Lissa fell and we need to take her to a hospital!" I was panicking a little, afraid she might be seriously hurt. Moroi didn't exactly have the strongest bones.
"I'm afriad we can't do that." He said grimly, pulling out his stake.
"Why?" I asked stupidly.
"Because there are strigoi outside." He told me, handing me the stake and pulling out another one. "I've been watching them for a while and they don't seem to be getting any closer to the McDonalds. This is really strange but it seems they are waiting us out. I've never seen a strigoi do that before." He mused, sitting on a chair.
"I know that might be a little weird, but if they aren't getting closer then you should stop worrying about them and think about Lissa! What are we going to do?" Dimitri snapped to attention and stood up.
"Well it appears we're trapped in here, so we might as well make the most of it. We can leave in the morning. As for Lissa, I'll go look for an emergancy kit and you get Adrian." I nodded and he disappeared around the corner. Hearing a noise in the back of the kitchen I hopped over the counter, stake ready. I found Adrian lying on the floor against some flour sacks muching on some chicken nuggets and sipping on a large drink. Grabbing him by the arm I pulled him to his feet.
"You're sober, right?" I asked, taking the chicken nuggets.
"Yes, but give me my chicken back." He reached for them.
"No time. Lissa broke her leg and we need you to heal it as much as you can. Then you can have all the chicken nuggets you want." I explained as we went into the play place.
"I'm not as good at healing as Lissa is... I might not be able to do much." He frowned.
"That's more then what I would be able to do." I let go of his arm and encouraged him towards the table everyone was gathered around. Mia had a washcloth that she was dipping into a large drink full of ice water, and holding it against her forehead. They had torn her pants above the knee and bent her leg the right way.
"Step aside people, Adrian coming through." Adrian announced. He looked at Lissa's leg, then gently placed his hands on it and closed his eyes.
ADRIAN POV
I drew upon the magic inside me, focusing on healing her leg. I could faintly feel the magic as her leg began to heal. I kept going until I was about to pass out. I took my hands off her leg and sat down heavily.
"Is she healed?" Eddie inquired.
"Ask her." I snapped. "Now where are those chicken nuggets you promised me, Rose? I feel like I might faint and then you'll have two of us to take care of. I need food." She spun around and hurried back into the kitchen, returning a moment later with fresh chicken nuggets.
"Heavenly." I moaned as I scarfed them down. Dimitri appeared with the first aid kit, setting it on a table and opening it.
"We can wrap her leg with this guaze, but to keep it secure we need to use these popcicle sticks." He told everyone, pulling out the supplies. Looking to me he added, "Did you try to heal her?" I nodded and gestured for him to continue. He approached her with caution, taking the popcicle sticks and placing them along the back of her leg, to keep her from bending her knee. Then he pulled out the guaze and wrapped it tightly around her leg. He cut it with scissors and stepped back to admire his home made cast.
"I wish they had pain killers somewhere around here." He said, shaking his head. "Mia, keep it up. Maybe she will wake up if we give her something to drink, or eat. Oh and here, Eddie." He pulled out another stake and handed it to him. When everyone gave him a puzzled look he explained how strigoi had this place surrounded, so we wouldn't be going anywhere until it was light outside.
"If we're going to be trapped, lets make the most of it. FREE FOOD!" Christian yelled, running into the kitchen and pullling out what he needed to make several burgars.
"What about the workers?" I asked Dimitri.
"What about them?"
"Well, they work when its light out. They get here early in the morning to, so they can start working and get done quicker. We are still going to be trapped if we leave in the morning." Dimitri sighed as this new complication came up.
"Then we just need to leave before they arrive for work. In the morning Dimitri and I will go get the car. Eddie can stay here in case the strigoi come back looking for a snack." Rose piped up.
"Sounds like a plan." Eddie noted. We all agreed and then tackled the next problem. What to do for two days.
"We have food, water, and even bathroom covered." Rose said. "We just need to not get bored while we wait."
"We can play a game." I suggested.
"Adrian, what is it with you and your games?" Rose sighed.
"Why not truth or dare?" Christian asked, coming into the room and setting the burgers down. Everyone nodded and said it was a good idea.
"To the ball pit!" Eddie ordered, running ahead. After everyone was inside the ball pit, he looked around and asked me, "Adrian, truth or dare?"
"Dare." I said, hesitantly.
"Go climb up to the top of the playplace and come down the red slide headfirst, screaming 'I'm a big fat idiot.'" He commanded. Sighing I stood up and climb to the top, getting ready I yelled,
"I'M A BIG FAT IDIOT!" And went down the slide, landing on Eddie. "Ow." I mumbled, before turning to Dimitri. "Truth or dare?"
"Truth." He said, picking the safer option. Everyone moaned.
"Come on pick dare!" Rose encouraged.
"Fine. Dare." I smiled wickedly.
"I dare you to give yourself a swirly." Dimitri shook his head.
"No. I- I pick truth again." Rose took him by the arm and pulled him to the bathroom.
"Do it." She commanded. We all followed him in as he sat in front of the cleanist looking toilet.
"Oh no." He groaned, sticking his head in slowly. Starting to get bored, Rose reached over him and flushed the toilet. He came up spitting out water.
"YUCK!" he yelled. We all laughed and went back to the ball pit, except for Dimitri who was drying his hair under the hand dryer.
"Who's next?" Chiristian asked. Rose raised her hand.
"Me!" she called.
"Truth or dare?" Christian asked.
"Dare." she said immediately.
"Okay, truth it is." Christian decided for her.
"I picked dare." Rose protested.
"And i picked truth." He snapped.
"Whatever. Just ask me a question." Rose said, sitting back and crossing her arms. Christian thought for a while and Rpse grew tired of waiting. "Ask me something already!"
"Who do you like?" He asked lamely.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Rose exclaimed. "But if you must know, I like Dimitri." Mia raised her eyebrows but said nothing.
"Okay. I'm officially bored with this game." I declared, standing up. "Let's try to get some shut eye before we have to leave in the morning. We should run on a human schedule for the sake of it. Sneaking out, healing a broken leg and playing a somewhat lame game of truth or dare has me tired. Where can I sleep?" I searched for a comfortable place to sleep. Eddie flopped back and tossed me a ball.
"Here is probably the most comfortable place to sleep. But I would suggest us sleeping inside the tubes of the playplace. That way we can have a little bit of privacy and we can hide better from the strigoi. We can take turns keeping watch. Christian and I will go first." Eddie said, taking over. We all nodded and climbed into the play place, trying to find a tube long enough to stretch out in. Rose stayed closest to the stairs, and Dimitri blocked off the slide. Eddie and Christian stayed near Lissa at the bottom and the rest of us sprawled out anywhere we could find. I closed my eyes and drifted into a heavy sleep.
THAT'S AS FAR AS I'M GOING FOR TODAY. I'LL CONTINUE HOPEFULLY SOON ;) NOW...BACK TO HOMEWORK. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT! KEEP PMING ME WITH IDEAS FOR MORE CHAPTERS!