It's been a few weeks since Lissa and I have started working at the CIA undercover. Eddie successfully hacked into the system unnoticed and Mason bugged their office. Lissa and I were using shitloads of cover up on our back. I had now resulted in wearing short sleeved shirts to training with the boys. Dimitri had been trying to inch his way closer to me, as was Adrian and Christian was inching himself closer to Lissa. We were never able to talk there or in the car where it could be bugged. We had it searched, but we were getting paranoid. We had the weekend off, now we were going shopping since Jesse was working with a lot of people on his new assignment and there was ruckus back at HQ.
"So Rose, what do you want to do first?" I looked at the strip.
"I don't care, you chose." She dragged me into a Victoria's secret. We ended up getting a ton of lingerie, we liked being sexy. We also piled up on hunting clothes. After about three hours of shopping with Lissa I was ready to call it quits. "Let's eat at least, you're starving me."
"We just need to get things for Oscar." I glared at the mention of the hideous beast. "Don't even think of turning him into catdogs." I grinned evilly.
"I was thinking more hunting bait." Lissa's eyes widened in horror as we walked into a pet store.
"I cannot believe you want to kill my cat." She huffed, grabbing the cat supplies.
"Ick, I cannot believe you call that beast a cat." She checked out, stomping in head of me. I caught up quickly. "Don't even start Lissa. That thing tried to give me rabies by gnawing the shit out of me."
"That's how he shows he cares."
"No it is not. Trying to scratch someone's eyes out is not the way. He also tried to trip me down the stairs this morning, and bite my ankle. If I bit you would you think I cared?" I challenged, hands on my hips as we came to a stop.
"No, I would think you're special ed." She said in all honesty.
"Exactly, bite people and tripping and scratching is not normal. It isn't the way you show love."
"Liss." We turned to Christian and Dimitri as they walked towards us. "What are you guys doing?"
"If a cat bites you, trying to infect you with rabies is that the way he shows he cares?" Christian quirked an eyebrow, why can everyone do that but me?
"No…" I looked at Liss.
"See?" I demanded. "Rabies isn't the cat equivalent to love." She huffed.
"You're just being dramatic."
"No, I'm being serious. Oscar claws me and I'm ready to make him into catdogs and feed him to the birds." She glared at me.
"You will not touch Oscar." She warned. Christian laughed at our argument, Dimitri was smiling at me. I blushed slightly and looked at the ground.
"Hey, I wanted to talk to you two anyways."
"Okay, what?"
"Adrian says that there is someone coming in that knows Rosemarie Mazur and Vasilissa and have information on them, we want you to be there when they are questioned." I looked at Lissa. We had finally gained their trust.
"Sure, when is it?"
"Tomorrow."
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Lissa and I stood behind the glass wall with Adrian. He was watching us, as if seeing if we had a reaction to this incident. I was relaxed, breathing slightly heavier than normal. I watched as the door opened, in walked Meredith… one of my top girls. My jaw clenched together. I felt Adrian's and Lissa's eyes on me. I knew Lissa's eyes said the same thing I was thinking… we would hate killing her. I didn't pay attention to the lies she told them. Once she left I knew she was worried about me finding out. I saw the fear etched into her face.
"We must get going Rose, dad is coming home." I nodded at her lie.
"Okay. We'll see you guys tomorrow alright?" they stared at us a moment, almost as if to say no. We walked out, our jaws set. I was so glad I was packing my weapons. We walked behind Merebitch. She was walking fast to get out of here. We caught up easily after she descended the stairs. We grabbed her as she entered the ally. I saw her whip her head around, her eyes showing the pure terror she felt.
"R-Rose." She stuttered. "I'm s-s-sorry." She shook with fear. The familiar thrill of what's coming entered me.
"I think we need to talk." I said seriously. I grabbed her hair, dragging her to where our SUV was parked. I let Lissa grab the handcuffs, cuffing her. I watched as she got ready to scream.
"Please, Lissa, please." Lissa looked at me, the thrill evident in her eyes too. "Rose, please, it's time that everything is set right."
"You act as if you have a choice in this. Let me set something straight Merebitch. We are soon to be the bosses, who's the one person you don't turn on in this business?"
"The boss."
"Exactly."
"Please, don't hurt me."
"You don't have a choice anymore. If you wanted out you talk to me, not the authorities." I back handed her. She looked up at me, tears in her eyes. "Is it scary knowing that you're about to die?" suddenly my voice had concern and reassurance in it.
"Terrifying." She cried.
"I'll make it quick." I promised. "But first, we have to go." I ripped her by her hair, throwing her in the car. I had the child locks on in the back, windows locked. I pulled the gun from my ankle, handing it to Lissa. "Shoot her if she tries anything." Liss nodded.
"I'm excited." She whispered. I smirked. We got in, driving out of there. I drove towards my favorite place to kill… the river.
DPOV:
"R-Rose, I'm s-s-sorry." She stuttered. Adrian, Chris and I watched carefully.
"I think we need to talk." She had evident anger and betrayal on her face. I watched as she ripped her by the poor girl's hair. Meredith went to scream.
"Please, Lissa, please." She begged. The two girls looked at each other, a blank expression on their faces. "Rose, please, it's time that everything was set right."
"You act like you have a choice in this." She sneered. "Let me set something straight Merebitch. We are soon to be the bosses, who's the one person you don't turn on in this business?"
"The boss." Meredith began to cry.
"Exactly." Rose mocked her.
"Please don't hurt me."
"You don't have a choice anymore. If you wanted out you talk to me, not the authorities." I winced as she backhanded the girl. "Is it scary knowing that you're about to die?" Rose's voice had caring and concern etched into it, this confused me.
"Terrifying." She cried.
"I'll make it quick." She promised, her face going hard once more. "But first, we have to go." I almost gasped as she was ripped by her hair and thrown into the back seat of their SUV. She pulled a gun out, handing it to Lissa. "Shoot her if she tires anything." Lissa nodded.
"I'm excited." Lissa whispered. Rose smirked evilly and laughed. They got in their car.
"We have to get there." Christian whispered. We inched into Adrian's car. We followed them as they took off. They were driving to the river. I watched as Rose yanked Meredith out of the car, throwing her on the ground. We all got out, hiding behind some trees. I saw the pain flash on Christian's face as he watched Lissa raise the gun to Meredith's forehead.
"Who else is the snitch?" Rose barked, thinking that no one was around.
"Why should I tell you? I'm dead anyways." Meredith sneered, bravery shining through her. Rose's face was hard, so emotionless.
"I don't want to have to torture you." Rose stated pained. Meredith looked up at her.
"I won't say anything, I may have been the idiot to betray you, but I won't do it again." She said softly. Rose examined her for a few minutes. Lissa cocked the gun. Fear rose into Meredith's eyes.
"Don't." Rose looked at Lissa. "Get it." Lissa walked off into the woods a little ways away. She dragged out a giant square on wheels. It would stand on its own, sturdy by the looks of it. Rose grabbed Meredith, dragging her to the square. She and Lissa lifted her with ease, hanging her by her handcuffs easily. Her feet dangled in the air. "It looks like you give me no choice." She went to her SUV, pulling on black leather gloves.
"I love torturing people Meredith. Remember the good times?" Lissa asked as she cut Meredith's shirt off. Meredith was crying. We would step in if they went to kill her. Rose stepped up, knife in hand, she tossed it about.
"Tell me about what you told the idiots." She demanded. Suddenly, I didn't feel bad for Meredith, I felt bad for Rose.
RPOV:
"Just tell me dammit." Merebitch stayed silent. I put the knife to her stomach, pushing it in slightly. Blood trickled down, soaking into her jeans.
"Why? You want the same thing I do." Meredith spoke strongly. I stepped back from her, eyeing her suspiciously.
"I don't want to be behind bars."
"No, you want freedom."
"I don't know what that word means." I walked back to my torture tools, Lissa watch Meredith with a smirk.
"Yes you do. You feel it when with the Guardians." I froze, my hand on the long sharpened screw driver tool. "You want for him to love you rose, but you know as long as you're a Strogoi he can't."
"You know nothing, especially not who I like." I snarled at her, pushing the screwdriver into her skin. She grunted, trying to withhold the scream.
"D-Dimitri. That's his name right?" I looked into her eyes, my thrill seeking to control me. "You can be free Rose, get him. He's more than willing to love you."
"I'm not worthy of love Mer." I whispered. "You could have been free, why didn't you just come to me?" I asked, unable of hurting her.
"I didn't think you would let me. I hoped the Guardians could help me leave."
"Mer, I would have let you go, told people you were dead and let you start over. You know the rules. Zmey says all snitches die."
"What I did was wrong, I know that. I'm okay with you killing me." I looked at Lissa, seeing her crying. I looked back at Mer. I walked over to Lissa.
"Do you think she's right Rose? Can we be free and love who we want?" she cried, her eyes turning puffy red. "Can you kill her Rose? I can't." she handed me the gun. I cocked it, pointing it at Mer's head. Meredith nodded, as if telling me she forgave me for having to do this. I felt anger and fear pumping through me. My hand shook.
"Fucking hell." I cried, falling to my knees. I gripped my hair, my body shaking with anger. "Maybe it would be better if I confessed Lissa." I looked back at her. "If I confessed it would be me in trouble and you could run. You and Mer could be free." Lissa shook her head.
"If you turn yourself in, we both do. We were brought into this world, and if one of us gets out we both do." She walked over to me, bending. "You can do this Rose, remember to keep the thrill alive." I stood back up, picking the gun up. I watched Meredith.
"You're not only one of our best hunters Mer, but you're one of our only friends. I really wish you came to me. All you had to do is say you wanted freedom, I would have had you out within hours." Mer hung her head.
"I should have, I'm sorry Rose." I ran a hand through my hair. "I'm so sorry."
"I will never be free Mer, the mark on my back proves it… but that doesn't mean you can't be." I decided that in this one case we would let her go, let her be free. "You are not allowed to talk to any cops if I let you go. I'll know if you do. Zmey will know. If you don't want to die you will follow these rules." Mer just stared at us in pure shook, hell I was shocked.
"Rose, are you sure? I mean, we are supposed to get rid of everyone in our way."
"Yes, I know Lissa, but even if I will never get this chance, I shouldn't take it away. Let god decide my fate. I'm a bad person, but I'm going to make this one thing right." She nodded. "Get the first aid kit." She dug out the giant tub. I pulled out the sewing material. "This will burn Mer, stay strong." I let her down. I knew her wrists were broken and bruised. "Liss, wrap her wrists." I began cleaning the knife gashes and screw driver wound. I sewed the shut. I pulled my shirt over my head. I held it out to her. I got out the foam dye, going to her blonde hair. I quickly dyed it black. "After I say to wash your hair out put on my shirt and don't ask questions."
"You're really letting me go." She whispered.
"Don't make me regret it."
"You fell for that agent didn't you?" I sighed.
"Will you drop it? Meredith, I'm a murderer, a serial killer. When my phone buzzes it means people are about to die."
"So what? You were dragged into this world when you were young." She argued. "Come with me, both of you." Lissa and I smiled at each other than her.
"I love how you believe that I'll live to the day I'm free."
"Murderers deserve love Rose."
DPOV:
I winced as Rose stabbed her. Meredith grunted, withholding the scream. "Why? You want the same thing I do." I knew that the three of us were confused.
"I don't want to be behind bars." She said rather harshly.
"No, you want freedom."
"I don't know what that word means." She spoke dryly, walking back to her tools. Lissa was smirking evilly at Meredith. I looked at Christian, seeing a pained look on his face. I knew how much he was staring to care for Lissa, it was like I was starting to care for Rose.
"Yes you do. You feel it when with the Guardians." My eyes widened as she froze. Rose picked up a sharp screw driver. You want for him to love you Rose, but you know as long as you're a Strogoi he can't."
"You know nothing, especially not who I like." She snarled. She shoved the screwdriver into her stomach, missing major organs.
"D-Dimitri. That's his name right?" Rose looked up at Meredith. "You can be free Rose, get him. He's more than willing to love you." I watched with horror as Rose looked ready for murder. Her face fell though, my heart reaching out for her. I felt Adrian and Christian's eyes on me.
"I'm not worthy of love Mer." She whispered, pain etched into her voice. "You could have been free, why didn't you just come to me?" she asked. She looked torn between anger and sadness.
"I didn't think you would let me. I hoped the Guardians could help me leave."
"Mer, I would have let you go, told people you were dead and let you start over. You know the rules. Zmey says all snitched die."
"What I did was wrong, I know that. I'm okay with you killing me." I watched as Rose looked between Lissa and her next victim. Lissa was crying.
"Do you think she's right Rose? Can we be free and love who we want?" she cried. I knew Christian wanted to run to her. "Can you kill her Rose? I can't." Rose took the gun, cocking it. She pointed it at Meredith's head. I straightened up, we were ready to arrest them. Rose began shaking. I saw fear and anger and all different emotions flit across her face. She fell to her knees, dropping the gun.
"Fucking hell." She cried. I watched in agony as she gripped her hair, her body shaking with silent sobs. "Maybe it would be better if I confessed Lissa." She said turning to her best friend. "If I confessed it would be me in trouble and you could run. You and Mer could be free." Lissa shook her head, pretty much diminishing the hope in Christian.
"If you turn yourself in, we both do. We were brought into this world, and if one of us gets out we both do." Liss walked over to Rose. "You can do this Rose, remember to keep the thrill alive." Rose stood back up, picking the gun up. She pointed it Mer.
"You're not only one of our best hunters Mer, but you're one of our only friends. I really wish you came to me. All you had to say is you wanted freedom, I would have had you out within hours." Mer hung her head.
"I should have, I'm sorry Rose." Rose angrily ran a hand through her hair. "I'm so sorry."
"I will never be free Mer, the on my back proves it… but that doesn't mean you can't be. You are not allowed to talk to any cops if I let you go. I'll know if you do. Zmey will know. If you don't want to die you will follow these rules." Meredith stared with shock. We were gaping at her.
"Rose, are you sure? I mean, we are supposed to get rid of everyone in our way." Lissa said quietly.
"Yes, I know Lissa, but even if I will never get this chance, I shouldn't take it away. Let god decide my fate. I'm a bad person, but I'm going to make this one thing right. Get the first aid kit. This will burn Mer, stay strong." She began cleaning her cuts. "Lissa, wrap her wrists." Rose finished, pulling her shirt over her head. "After I say to wash your hair out, put on my shirt and don't ask questions." I watched in awe as they worked with the girl, trying to hide everything.
"You're really letting me go."
"Don't make me regret it."
"You fell for that agent didn't you?" I listened for her answer, her sigh told me enough.
"Will you drop it? Meredith, I'm a murderer, a serial killer. When my phone buzzed it means people are about to die." She snapped.
"So what? You were dragged into this world when you were young. Come with me, both of you." The two killers smiled at each other, than at her.
"I love how you believe that I'll live to the day I'm free."
"Murderers deserve love Rose." I turned, walking with them back to the car. We drove away from the scene that was supposed to turn into a crime scene.
"They let her live." I whispered. "They're supposed to be heartless, kill whomever." I wanted to fight this, I wanted them to be behind bars… didn't I?
"Lissa and her were brought into this life, but they didn't have to follow it. They could have come for help a long time ago." Adrian argued.
"No, they couldn't have. Zmey is the biggest mob leader in Russia, he controls Russia. If that's her father than she really couldn't come for help." I argued back. "She let her go because there is still hope for her."
"Stop deluding yourself Dimitri, they were going to kill her. If it weren't for you two they would have killed… that's it." Adrian exclaimed.
"What's it?" Christian asked, still reeling from the event that just happened.
"You two need to get them to fall for you, get them to confess to you."