Chapter 4:


(Eddie P.O.V)

"Let's get what we came for and leave before anyone finds out we're here," I told Christian in a low voice. "Mason said the key is under a blue bathroom mat."

Walking through the living room, Christian and I looked around for the bathroom with a blue mat and a key. Grabbing my shoulder, Christian pointed in the direction of a bathroom. Nodding, I slowly headed toward it.

My hand on my silver stake inside my belt with Christian following close behind me. Lightly placing my free hand on the door knob, I opened the door. Inside, the bathroom was filled with rubber ducks. From sink to bathtub.

"Eddie, this bathroom doesn't have a blue mat," Christian said, looking at the bright yellow bathroom mat on the white tile floor. "We should still check under it, though."

He's right. It's better to be safe than sorry. Bending down, I slowly lifted up the yellow mat to see nothing, but the floor beneath it. Sighed, I let the mat go and stood up.

"One bathroom down. I don't have no clue how many more bathrooms to go," Christian joked sourly, turning around to leave.

"There has to be another bathroom somewhere around here," I said more to myself than him. "Mason would never lie to me about anything."

Across from the rubber ducky bathroom was the kitchen and in the middle of them was a long hallway which Christian was walking toward. There were five doors. Two on each side and one at the end of the hall.

One of them must be Mia's creepy room where she keeps photos and documents about us, but which one is it? Trying the door on the left, it turned out to be Mia's bedroom.

The one across from it was an office probably her father's office. Where is her father anyways? Did he go with Mia and the-

"Eddie," Christian called, standing in front of a door next to Mia's bedroom. "The door is locked."

Running over, I patted him on the back. "You found the room, but we still need the key to get in."

"We haven't looked in the kitchen or the other two doors."

The last remaining doors turned out to be Mia's father's bedroom and the hall closet which neither had a bathroom.

How about Mia's bedroom and her father's office? Do they have bathrooms?

"Christian, check Mia's father's office for a bathroom while I check her bedroom," I said, turning back to the first door I checked.

Her room looked the same when I first opened her door. But, as I'm being more observant to my surrounding, I noticed there was of course another door. Another door which can led us to the key. Going over to it, I opened the door. There on the floor was a blue bathroom mat. Lifting it up, I saw there was no key.

"No, that can't be!" I shouted angrily, gripping the mat in my fist. "Christian. Christian, I find the blue bathroom mat, but there's no key. I repeat no key."

He took the mat from my fist and set it back down on the floor where I found it. "Maybe, Mia took the key with her when she and her father left with the guardians."

"If that's true then she had to be in her creepy room when the guardians came. Otherwise, why wouldn't it be here like Mason said?"

Just then, I heard the front door open and close along with voices. Turning around, I saw Mia's bedroom door wide open. I ran to close it before either of them noticed it was open. Coming back to the bathroom, I closed that door too.

"Eddie, what are we going to do?" Christian asked in hushed voice. "We're-"

I clamped my hand over his mouth at the same time the bedroom door open. Looking around the bathroom for a place where two full grown men could hide without getting caught.

Shoving Christian in the bathtub, I turned the lights off and climbed in. It was a tight squeeze, but we managed to both get in there. Without any warning, the bathroom light came back on.

"It's okay," Mia said sweetly. "Mama's putting you back where you belong and later after I finish my homework, we could go back to planning my revenge on Lissa."

Christian and I both stayed perfectly quiet and still behind Mia's sold black shower curtains while she did whatever in her bathroom. I really hope she's not planning on taking a shower any minute now.

Seeing Mia's hand reach inside the shower, I started to tense up. I don't think Christian knew that he was squeezing my hand as we both huddled together watching.

Please, don't turn on the water! Don't turn it on! Biting my lip, I watched as Mia's hand went pass the knobs and straight for the body wash.

"Cumbers are gentle on the skin," Mia noted, reading the back of the bottle. "And they're really good in salads."

"Mia dearly, do you want to help me make a snack?" her father asked, coming into the bathroom. "What are you looking at?"

"Oh, it's just my cumber body wash. But, yeah I'll love to help you make a snack."

Oh good, they're leaving! But, how are Christian and I going to sneak out of here with them in kitchen?

"Why don't you go in the kitchen and I'll put this away?" Mia's father said. "You can make something you learned from…."

I heard Mia's high pitch squeal and her shoes running on the tile floor.

"….class," her father finished once Mia had left.

Laughing, her father pulled back the shower curtain making Christian and me jump quietly out of the bathtub before he could see us. Grabbing a hold of Christian's shirt, I pulled him toward Mia's bed while her father was still preoccupied in the bathtub.

Scrunching up in a ball, I backed up until I was near the wall. Christian did the same thing. Feeling my phone vibrate in pants pocket, I pulled it out.

Rose: Do you have the key?

Eddie: Not yet.

Rose: Hurry up then!

Eddie: Alright!

It would have been a whole easier if Dimitri had come with us. Not that Christian and I aren't capable of getting the key ourselves, but we would have been in and out of Mia's apartment more quickly with him around. Besides, Rose needs Dimitri more than we do anyways.

Christian and I waited for what seemed like forever for Mia's father to leave. When he finally did, I almost screamed with joy. Almost. Climbing out from under the bed, I went back to the bathroom to get the key and replaced it with a hot pink toothbrush.

"We have the key, but how are we going to get out of here?" Christian asked, closing the bathroom door a little.

"There's a window in front of Mia's desk," I told him, moving toward the door to show him. "We could climb out that and escape."

"That's a great plan only if the windows really opened seeing how they're tinted and can't be opened."

Finding the key is one challenge. Getting out of Mia's apartment without getting caught is another. Anything is possible if you just believe in yourself and right this minute we need a whole lot of believing that we could open this window and get out of here.

(Mason P.O.V)

I don't blame Christian for not wanting to attend the meeting. It was super boring, but I made myself stay there and listen until it was over. None of which was helpful to me. They already conformed that a trial will take place, but haven't set a due date yet.

It's only elven days before Easter and two days before the students are out for a week for spring break. Most of the students live here at court or are staying here with friends and their families meaning it's going to be extra hard spying on people.

Heading toward the holding cells, I figure I could stop by and see what Robert and his minions are up to. Hopefully get some information that pushes us one step closer to taking them down.

But, what happens to me? Everyone else gets their happily ever after while I continue to walk the earth as a ghost. Yes, there's other ghosts around, but they mostly like to keep to themselves.

Coming to the holding cells, I walked down the long hallway until I found the man I'm looking for. Seeing as he's asleep means I have no other choice than to tap into his dreams. Being a ghost, I could pop in and out of places without anyone even knowing about it.

Closing my eyes, I thought about Robert dreaming and how much I want to be there. Feeling a sensational wave inside me, I opened my eyes to see Robert having a conversation with someone. Coming closer, I noticed it was one of his minions.

Not just a minion, but the minion who attacked Eddie in a bathroom and got he's cover blown by Eddie telling Hans. Now, he's been locked up in the holding cells with the rest of the evil crew.

"Now, what are we going to do?" the minion asked, throwing his hands up in the air.

"Mia is taking care of everything," Robert answered calmly. "In no time, she will get us out of here and away from the Moroi court."

The minion shook his head. "What about bring back her little boyfriend?"

Her little boyfriend? Mia doesn't have a boyfriend. Does she? I don't remember her ever having a boyfriend when she left the academy to live here with her father.

"Mia wants me to bring him back from the dead." Robert sighed. "But, I don't know how I'm going to do that when he's been dead for years."

Bring him back from the dead. He's been dead for years. Who is the he they're talking about?

"Did you tell her it's not possible unless you have his body and something he loves dearly?"

It was Robert's turn to shake his head. "No. No, I haven't because for some reason I can't reach out to Mia while she's asleep. It's like something is blocking me from her dreams and I hate it!"

"Don't get too worked up old man," I said out loud. "Maybe Mia blocked you on purpose or something. I would-"

"Don't you think I know that already?" the minion asked, crossing his arms over his chest. "But, when we do get out of here…how are you going to find what he loves dearly when he's dead?"

Robert simply smiled. "Everyone knows poor little Mason Ashford has been in love with Rose ever since they were little."

How did he know that? They better not hurt Rose! I have to warn her about…about what? What are they going to do to her and my body? Where is my body anyways?Probably in a grave somewhere with other people's graves.

Robert's dream started to fade away right before my eyes. The men exchanged a few more words, but I couldn't tell what they were saying. Before I knew it, I was standing in front of Robert's cell with a couple of guardians unlocking the door.

"What are you doing?" I screamed, looking at them outraged.

Of course, they couldn't hear me so none of them answered as they went on to opening the door. Placing hang cuffs on Robert, the guardians escorted him down a different hallway than the one I came from.

The hallway they went down had a door at the end of it. Through the door was a feeding room where Moroi prisoners can still get blood without leaving the holding cells. Not wanting to witness Robert feeding, I left to go find my friends wherever they are.


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