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Okay well here is chapter three. Hope y'all like it.

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The nauseous feeling was overwhelming. If I could have moved I would have keeled over.

My heart was heavy but I felt slightly better that I got to say goodbye. I just hoped that Lissa would stop and not try and find me.

The door in front of me opened and two men walked in. One was the burly one that had kicked Dimitri the other I didn't recognize. But he must have been Moroi before he changed.

"Look the blood whore is awake."

I wish I had fangs because they would so be bared menacingly right now.

"Just get her up and take her to Eric."

I kept the murderous look on my face the whole time but I silently called to Mason.

He appeared next to me, he was fading but I could still see him.

He gave me his all knowing look and I nodded.

His look grew sadder if that was possible and nodded back.

The burly one came over and untied me from the chair. He kept a firm hand on my arms as he stood me up. To firm of a hand, it felt like he was cutting my circulation off.

Instead of letting me try and walk he dragged me towards the door.

Trying to remember all of the control Dimitri had taught me I kept my mouth shot.

I was just happy that Mason walked, or glided, with me. The two Strigoi didn't seem to notice his presence at all.

They led me through a maze of hallways. They were all stone walls, stone floors, and etcetera. I tried to remember the lefts and the rights but soon gave up when we started going up and down stairs.

I was proud of myself, I hadn't spoken at all. The old me would have been yelling and screaming and putting up a fight. But I wanted to know where they were taking me and I already knew my fate.

They stopped or rather we stopped in front of a large wood door. It looked medieval.

Burly knocked and waited.

With his more acute hearing he must have heard someone say come in because I was now being dragged through the door.

The room was bigger than the one I had been locked in. It had the looks of an old library. Shelves and shelves lined the walls, no windows, and couches and chairs were distributed randomly. A huge (maple maybe) desk was at the back. Sitting at it was the blond Strigoi.

"Eric why are you in here?" asked burly bastard.

"Zacharie is not here so I'm in charge."

Burly made a sound in his throat that sounded like a growl. I was slightly amused, maybe burly would attack this Eric guy and I could slip away unnoticed.

Apparently not.

My other escort took me forward so I was standing in front of the big desk.

At first I hadn't realized what was behind the desk. Then I realized it was a mirror and I looked like crap. I was ten times smaller than the two Strigoi at my side and I had a cut across my forehead. My hair was matted and was sticking up in odd angles and my clothes were in tatters.

"Rose so nice of you to join us," greeted the blond Strigoi that I wanted to rip to pieces.

I didn't say anything but I nodded.

"Don't tell me you've forgotten to speak?"

"Sorry I'm not supposed to speak to strangers."

Yeah it was stupid but my brain was fried from lack of food and water.

"If I recall that was never your problem."

I shrugged, "Okay you caught me. I just don't talk much to things like you. I just kill them."

The burly one tightened his grip on my arm. I glared at him and he bared his teeth at me. If only I could get the stake in my shoe. A weird feeling caused me to look away from him back to Eric. I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being watched.

"So we had a deal to mete out am I right?"

I considered, I had just said that so he wouldn't kill Dimitri.

"Depends on the deal," I lied.

"The Dragomir Princess is what we want."

"Sorry then I can't help you."

The blond Strigoi, Eric, glared at me. "We let your precious friends live now you are going to return the favor."

"I don't think so, sorry."

"I say we just have her for lunch," said the Strigoi to my left.

Eric held up his hand, "No I think we should make her join us, awaken her. Think of what we would add to our army. A highly trained dhampir is just what we need."

The look of disgust must have shown on my face because Eric smiled.

"Of course you can keep your life if you give us the princess."

I didn't answer.

"Of course there are other things a pretty little dhampir like you is capable of."

Burly seemed to be excited about that idea.

Control, control, control, I repeated in my head. Mason's vague form was still with me and his expression was murderous.

"So what will it be Rose. Hand over the princess or live your life as a blood whore."

I hadn't stopped crying since we met Adrian outside. I was vaguely aware that Christian was holding me on one of the couches in the lounge.

"She can't do this," I whispered hoarsely.

Christian tightened his arms around me, "Rose knows what she's doing."

"But she's killing her self I can't let her do that."

"I don't think anyone could ever stop Rose when she set her mind on something," he said softly.

That reminded me, "Dimitri."

"I did not see that coming at all," he admitted.

"I didn't either, she never told me."

I felt bad for being slightly mad at Rose for not telling me about Dimitri. But then I wanted to hit myself for not realizing it.

I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate on Rose and on the bond. I wanted to slip in to her like she did so many times with me.

I prayed that I could do it and maybe find out where she was.

I didn't realize it when I slipped away.

I didn't recognize anything I was staring at. There was man standing in front of me and two people were gripping my arms tightly. There was a mirror in front of us and the image blasted me back.

I sat up gasping.

"What's wrong Lissa?" Christian asked concerned.

"I did it I slipped in to Rose," I said excitedly.

"What? I was just talking to you," he said confused.

"Oh my God I have to get back. She looks terrible. There were three Strigoi with her somewhere in like a library."

I tried concentrating and I felt it was easier. Like something wanted me to see what was happening.

I was aware of Christian sitting beside me. I was also aware that Eddie and some other people were now crowded around me.

But now I was looking out of Rose's eyes. She had a peculiar view of the world. She was staring straight at the Strigoi in front of her and she was angry but in control.

The man in front of Rose (us?) spoke, "So we had a deal to mete out am I right?"

I repeated it for some reason so the others could hear what was happening. Christian gripped my hand.

Rose was thinking about Dimitri but then spoke, "Depends on the deal."

The other's had gasped and if they hadn't I wouldn't have noticed that the voice out of my mouth back surrounded by my friends was Rose's purely. It was like she was speaking out of me.

"The Dragomir Princess is what we want."

I said the words in my voice and it felt completely wrong. The Strigoi wanted me and were going to use Rose.

"Sorry then I can't help you," I found myself and Rose saying.

A name came to my head, Eric that was the blond guy's name.

"We let your precious friends live now you are going to return the favor."

"I don't think so sorry." Rose was getting anxious and it was transferring to me.

Someone to my left spoke, "I say we just have her for lunch." I felt Rose's sudden urge to kill the man beside her. I had never felt that kind of anger before and it was slightly frightening, but Rose was used to it.

Eric spoke again, "No I think we should make her join us, awaken her. Think of what we would add to our army. A highly trained dhampir is just what we need."

Some one back in the lounge was getting upset. I couldn't see through my eyes just Rose's. I was stuck in her body.

If I had been Rose I would be terrified. But she seemed to be in control of those kinds of feelings. She just felt disgust.

"Of course you can keep your life if you give us the princess," said Eric with a smile. I repeated it with a grimace.

Rose didn't answer she just stared at her reflection.

Eric again spoke, "Of course there are other things a pretty little dhampir like you is capable of."

Now I was disgusted. And apparently so were some of my spectators.

Rose was trying to calm herself down she kept repeating control in her head. Then she looked at something that made me almost slip back in to myself. Mason was standing a few feet from her. Mason the guy who was dead.

I told the people surrounding me this. Silence was all I heard from them. From Eric it was another story.

"So what will it be Rose. Hand over the princess or live your life as a blood whore."

Rose didn't answer but Mason moved closer. I just watched like I was in a trance.

Mason get ready, Rose thought. Rose's voice however came out of my mouth. All Mason did was move behind her. I watched the reflection in the mirror. He was standing with his hands hovering next to her waist.

Rose licked her lips and then smiled at Eric, "Screw you."

Then everything went crazy.

A huge black pillar of smoke rose behind Rose. She wasn't afraid at all. But the smoke turned in to a huge archway. I saw everything in the mirror. The expression on her face was accepting. And it confused me.

The look on Eric's face was fear. He didn't know what was happening and I felt kind of smug about that, or Rose did.

The Strigoi let Rose go and Mason grabbed her and pulled her through the arch.

Goodbye Lissa, Rose thought. She had known I was there.

It took me a second to realize I was screaming.

Christian was holding on to me trying to shake me out of the bond.

"Lissa come back!" he said hysterically.

Finally I did. But the image of the black archway was still imprinted in my mind.

"What happened?" asked Eddie. He was kneeling beside me. The others standing loosely around us were Guardian Hathaway, Petrov, and Belikov. Adrian was leaning against the wall and was paler than usual. He was staring at the floor and looked terrified. And Professor Kirova was also there she was staring at me with confusion.

Rose's mom had tears in her eyes and Dimitri looked stoic as usual but I could detect the sadness that was filling him.

"What happened," repeated Eddie.

"I don't know," I whispered. "This big black arch thing came out of nowhere and Mason pulled her through it."

Adrian made a faint noise. Everyone turned to him.

He looked around at everyone. They were waiting for an explanation.

He sighed, "The shadows. She went back to the Shadow World, the Land of the Dead. She's dead."

He slumped to the floor.

"No, she can't be dead," I said with my voice catching.

Rose's mom glared at Dimitri and then left the room.

Dimitri was visibly paling as he was standing there.

Eddie just looked lost for words. He had already lost one friend now he was losing another.

I just wanted to cry. I knew she was gone. I could feel the loss in my heart. I had seen her die, or whatever she had done. But some part of me was thankful that she hadn't been turned in to a Strigoi.

I looked at Christian and he stared back at me. Even though he and Rose never really got along his eyes were red. He hugged me to him and let me ruin his shirt with my tears.

Eddie even put his arms around me. He shook with what I figured were sobs.

But the worse was Dimitri. When I looked up from Christian, Dimitri was just standing there. He was staring at the wall and tears were running down his face.

Kirova and Alberta were talking silently and were completely ignoring Dimitri.

I tried to get away and Christian and Eddie and they realized what I was doing and let me get up.

I walked over to Dimitri and stood in front of him. He didn't look at me so I put my hand on his shoulder.

He flinched.

"Dimitri," I tried to say but he stopped me.

"No," and he stepped away from me. He went straight for the nearest exit and left.

Seeing his face up close just made me burst in to new tears.

Okay I know what you are thinking so don't think to hard about what's happened. I can't say anthing vital but I can say not to worry.

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