Hi, This is chapter 2 of The Hunting Trip

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~Rachel

Why did we get stuck with a motel with no cable? No donut shops nearby? Not even a real bed inside, just some fold down matress. Sometimes I wondered if my parents even knew me. Oh wait. They didn't until last year. Why were we on this trip again?

After we left the motel we made our way to the woods. I'd never done this before but I didn't really like the idea of killing animals. Strigoi were enough for me. I was holding on to Dimitri like a nervous child with their mother in a house full of strangers, my parents still practically were. I had never back down in anything before, but there is a first time for everthing, right?

'I can't do this!' I announced. I had never really like animals that much, that was Lissa's thing. All animals liked her, but none of them liked me.

'Oh, don't worry Rose, I'm just along for the ride.' My mother said. 'We can have a nice little chat while we watch, from a safe distance.' she added.

Maybe I had made a mistake. Then I realized - that was their plan all along - separate us so they have two stories, then see if they match. Well played mother.

'Okay.' I said hastily. 'Talk to you later, old man.' Then I remembered. 'Stay safe Dimitri!' I yelled as I walked off.

'Yes, Rose.' He said knowingly.

I liked being out in the sun. It was unusual because of the vampiric schedule back at court.

'So…' My mother broke the awkward silence between us. We decided to go out for lunch at a place beside the motel instead of watching birds die. What a decision.

'Yes, my lovely mother?' I batted my eyelashes at her.

'What is it like finally being able to guard Vasilisa?' she asked.

'Oh, well it's great really! I love being able to spend time with her, even if its just guarding her, but we hang out when she isn't in a council meeting or whatever.' I replied.

'Well that's good, when is it you head off to Lehigh again?'

'Next month.' On that note this conversation ended and the ugly one started.

The little café we were sitting in was lovely. Everything seemed to have roses on them. Rose patterned table cloths, a rose pattern on the metal frame of the seats and even cupcakes with rose icing on them. Ironically it was called 'The Rose Tearoom'. How nice. Not.

'Right, so now im going to cut to the chase.' Brilliant, I thought. 'When did your relationship with Dimitri begin? When you were still a student?'

Well did the time when we were blasted with Victor's lust charm really count, or did it all really start after he declined to be Tasha's guardian?

'Just after we came back from the Ski Lodge at Christmas.' I declared.

'Continue…' She pressed on.

'Well after he declined Tasha's offer, we sort of, kind of, announced our love for each other-'

'You what! You were seventeen, how on earth did you even know what love was? Sure enough I believe you love him now, but you have been through a lot with him. But back then! You barely knew him.' She exclaimed, pretty much grabbing everyone else in the café's attention.

'I did know him, and I loved him.' I said protested.

On it went for a while, about how I didn't know what love was when I was seventeen. I wondered how Dimitri was doing with Abe, well I hoped. I didn't really fancy Abe describing in great detail what would happen to him if he hurt me. I feared that the worst was still to come. And sure enough…

'Did you ever have sex with him while you were still a student?' There it was, the question I had been anticipating the past two days.

I looked away.

'Rosemarie! Look at me now, this is a serious matter, I would like to know what my daughter was up to whilst she was still at school-' I cut her off before she could say anything else. I looked her dead in the eye. No fear.

'Yes, mum, yes. Is that what you wanted to hear?' I cried.

'When?'

'The day of the attack on the school, before Dimitri was turned.' I said with no shame. 'And I would never regret it, do you know why?' I didn't want her to answer. 'Because, if he was never turned back I would have never told him what I really felt about him. How much I loved him.' I was almost crying. I was going to defend our love. 'When he was dragged away in that cave, I thought my life was over. I wanted to go save him! You stopped me. Do you know how bad I felt after that? Not going in there to save him.' Apparently not. ' Then I thought of Lissa, that maybe she could save him once they brought the body back. But she wouldn't. Do you know how bad I felt then? It. Was. Horrible.' I could feel my eyes watering. 'Now do you think I didn't love him?'

My mother just stared at me. Never thought I would see the 'famous' Janine Hathaway rendered speechless.

I will update with the possible final chapter this weekend! Do you think i should write another story? Please Review!

~Rachel :)