Last Sacrifice § chapter 3
The food and finally a good night of sleep had strengthened me and for the first time in a while I could think clearly.
They were right, I needed to get out of here, and the sooner the better.
I couldn't waste time with just hanging around here, doing nothing, when Lissa is supposed to get her spot on the council and I had to find her ticket, or rather sibling, in.
You must share this information with as few as possible. Tatiana's words echoed through my head.
I buried my face in my hands, desperate for an answer that I could not find.
Dimitri was still staring at me, I could sense it, and when I looked up through my lashes I saw that weird look in his eyes again. This time he couldn't hide it quick enough and I saw, to my surprise, the same look in his eyes that he used to give me, the one that made me feel so warm and loved, together with a hint of desperation and this…commitment. Like he was vowing something to himself and through his eyes to me.
I realized this wasn't the time to make enemies so even I really didn't like it, I had to talk to Dimitri.
I knew he was as committed to protecting Lissa as I was and that I could trust him, no matter how many times he had lied to me, I remembered perfectly fine the vow he made to Lissa when he was locked up here.
The guards were finally convinced that I wouldn't try to escape (yet) and they tuned the security down to six guardians.
I stood up and strolled around my cell because my legs had fallen asleep and still I felt Dimitri's gaze follow me and to my surprise I didn't find it hugely irritating like earlier but more comforting.
When I reached the bars, for a second I stared into his deep, beautiful brown eyes and decided I might as well try to talk to him normally now.
I leaned with my back against the wall next to the bars and slid down to the ground.
"So…" I started, still a bit awkward, "I thought I was the one who constantly got into fights instead of you, comrade." I stared at the wall before me almost hypnotic and only broke my gaze away to shoot Dimitri a small smile and a look from the corner of my eyes.
I chuckled when I saw his dumbfounded expression which soon smoothed out in a relieved sarcastic smile that he used to give me during practices, back at the academy.
"Well, you also used to get away with everything, but that luck you don't seem to posses either anymore." He tried to lighten the mood between us but he kind of put his finger on the painful spot.
"So it seems…" my voice trailed off as I was lost in thought.
Suddenly a deep bass voice interrupted the silence in the cell block.
I'd recognize that voice everywhere by now. Abe Mazur. My old man.
Who also didn't seem to have ever good news for me lately when he came around.
When he neared my cell he threw a weird glance at Dimitri before turning to me.
"I talked to Ivashkov. You alright?" Abe had a weird look in his eyes that I almost never saw.
He seemed very…protective? Was that the right word? I didn't know.
"Better, thanks. And… got any news, old man?"
Abe growled a bit at the 'Old Man'.
"Just be ready, no matter what happens." With that he turned and left, leaving me behind with only more questions.
I stared after him and muttered sarcastically to myself:
"Couldn't get it any vaguer of course!"
Not much later I suddenly saw a few guardians coming down with something I soon recognized as a bunch of dark clothes that were mine.
"The by lord Ivashkov requested clothes." Was all they said when the guards handed me them and then left again while the guards that were watching me took some distance so I had some privacy to change.
Dimitri, at the other side of the hallway between our cells looked away too.
That actually made me chuckle a bit.
"You don't have to worry about seeing me naked, comrade. There won't be much surprises left anyway." I muttered so soft that only Dimitri could hear.
I laughed a bit harder when I saw he was blushing slightly but I noticed it cooled the mood down between us again.
I thought I probably should return to the 'ignoring what happened and going back to the old sarcasm from the academy' because it seemed to work for us best.
For now, at least. I somehow could sense it wouldn't last long because now I wasn't even really looking at him and it was hard to keep up appearances. To keep pretending nothing had happened.
I finished dressing and the guardians came back. I now wore simple black skinny jeans, a tight fitting long grey shirt with an electric guitar on it that I once bought at target and a pair of black converse shoes.
It were clothes in which I could easily run and climb (and fight), and I guessed that was Abe's idea.
He was still saying he was going to get me out of here and I could only hope he would.
I needed Lissa to get her spot on the council, wait, no, all of us, Moroi and Dhampir alike, needed her to take her throne.
And it was up to me to get it for her. Great.
All of a sudden, two guardians came down and they walked over to Dimitri.
"If you're calmed down again, you're allowed to go." One of them said harshly.
Dimitri gave them both a cold look and only nodded his head once.
I stared longingly after him when he walked out of his cell and into the world with all the freedom that came with it.
I sighed to myself, dreaming about the freedom I probably would never have again.
I remembered Abe's words. Just be ready, no matter what happens. Be ready? I thought about what I could do to get ready for a prison break when I remembered I hadn't trained for ages.
Well, considering I had nothing to do anyway, I dropped down on all fours and started doing push-ups.
One of the guardians gave me a weird look.
"What do you think you doing?" he asked incredulously.
I smiled mischievously.
"Just…spending my time useful. gotta be ready, no matter what happens."
A/N: alright, I know this is way too short, or at least, in my eyes it is because I promised myself I would always write at least 4 full pages. I also wanted to ask for more ideas and comments, please! Ow and I wanna thank jacelover…(I'm sorry but I forgot the rest of your name :$ )for err… clearing stuff up for me! As I said, review and tell me what you'd like to see happening, please!
