He loves me after all chapter 2
Rose's Pov
I woke up in a strange place. I was aching everywhere and had a pressing need to go to the bathroom. It was so dark I couldn't see a thing but I could hear conversations beside me. At first, I couldn't quite understand what they were talking about, but after a few minutes of me adjusting to their voices, I began to understand.
''... but Mrs Ozera...''
'' No but Nathan! You managed to turn her into a strigoi! After I specifically told you we needes her lood. Her DHAMPIR blood! You Idiot!''
«What?! I am a Strigoi? I certainly don't feel like. Of course I've never been a Strigoi before but... OK stop rambling Rose! You have to get yourself out of here!»
I tried to see an exit to what I now had identified as a cavern but I could see non exept a little hole in the roof, away from me. Anyway, the roof was way to higher for me to get to t in jumping. Not seeing any solution, I let myself glide inside of my best friend Lissa's head.
She obviously hadn't heard the news of my kidnapping yet because she wasn't freaking out. Well, she was, but not as much as she would have been if she knew. I felt Christian's arms around us without seeing him, she was sitting in his lap. From Lissa's point of view, all I could see was moroi students crying or trying not to be and dhampir students with a kind of gardian mask on the face. A familliar voice stopped her from observing the others.
''Princess Vasilisa?'' It was Dimitri. «He looks absolutely devastated, as if someone he loved had just died!» thought Lissa. Well she was almost there! As far as I knew, I was as good as dead right now.
''Yes, Gardian Belikov?'' She was very worried, her feelings were like a sea of emotions passing from scaryness to worry.
''You have a bond with Rose, right?'' He asked all of a sudden. Lissa was surprised he knew about it but she thought I may have told him in one of my training sessions.
''Yes, I have one, is there a problem?'' Her worry was only amplifying and she was on the limit of panic. I could feel the darkess coming from her, but, being a strigoi, I didn't think I could still take it from her.
''Well, Roza is missing. I was wondering if you could tell uus where she was...'' Dimitri's voice broke at that moment. He was so sad it made me cry in my own body.
''What do you mean, Roses's missing? You don't know where she is? Has she been taken away by strigoi?'' Lissa almost shouted in the crowded room, so that the person close to them turned around to see what was happening.
''That is what we are afraid of, Princess. I wanted to know if you could tell us wher she is with the bond. I know she can do it to you''.
''The bond only works one way! I can't reach her! What will we do? I can't loose her! What if she's dead? What if she's a...'' She couldn't finish her sentence but what she was meaning was clear; what if she's a srigoi? Well, my captor seems to think it is the case. Seeing that the darkness was really too much for her to bear, I decided to try totake it from her. If I was in her head like before, why couldn't I take her darkness after all? So I try. And I success! This surprises Lissa and calms her.
«Thanks Rose. I so much hope you com back to us! Please be safe»
«Don't worry», I think back, «I'll try, Liss».
«I heard you! Rose, you hear me? I heard you, we'll be able to help you!»
Dimitri, who had been silently devastated for the last seconds saw the changes on Lissa's face.
''Princess? Is there something new?'' His voice is so hopefull I can't help but cry again. He loves me, he loves me! I can't stop chanting it in my head despite of all my sillent crying.
''I heard her! I can communicate with her! Something must hvae happenned because it wasn't like this before!''
''Are you sure? Princess, is it really true?'' Dimitri is almost crying. Normally Lissa would have found it strange but she was just so relieved she didn't really care.
''Yes''
«Rose, tell me something only him can know, so we can convince him. I think he thinks I'm in shock.»
I thought about it for a few seconds than told Liss:
«Tell him I loved the training we had last night»
This way, she wouldn't guesse my forbidden love for him and he would get the message.
«You're sure? It doesn't seem secret to me.»
«Yeah, I'm sure Liss, he'll understand»
«Okay, if that's what you want.»
Oh oh, Lissa was quicker to understand than I though. It didn't really matter anyway since I was probably a lost cause.
''She says she loved last night's training?'' Lissa said in an unsure voice. Dimitri's eyes suddenly lightened as the message made it's way to his brain.
''Okay, I trust you.'' He took his walkie-talkie and asked to talk to Alberta, explaining he had a link to find the missing novice. ''Can you ask her where she is?''
«In some king of a cavern» I answer back immediately.
''In a cavern'' Lissa answers. ''She's listening, you can ask her the questions.''
For the next few minutes Lissa played the link between me and Dimitri, than Alberta. I told them almost every thing. Execpt the me-possibly-being-a-strigoi part. Then, I heard my captor's voice coming close to me.
''Well, well, what will we do with you Rose Hathaway?'' Said a sickly sweet voice I instantly recognised.
''Well you could start with letting me out of this place, Tasha.'' I said in an as sweet voice.
