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The ground was soaked with it the walls and dresser had blood on them too. I had a sickening reality biting at me.
If Rose was in there…she wasn't alive. But I could – I could bring her back! I hoped desperately.
I waited…and waited, for any sign from Dimitri that she was alive, more guardians flooded the hall way and I heard Guardian Petrov order for a lock down on the school.
Guardian Belikov walked back out, his face grief stricken,
"She's gone."
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Dimitri

More guardians showed up a minute later, and it didn't take long for a forensics' team to be contacted. Petrov, Alto and I stayed around. The other guardians were guarding the school, being that we were now on code red.
One of the male scientists stood from where he had been crouched on the ground, and approached us.
"Did you find anything?" Alberta asked softly.
"There's no finger prints. But, a strigoi wouldn't just…leave all this blood." The man looked confused, "But…" The man shook his head and sighed,
"But?" I prompted,
"There's too much blood here. It's all hers. And, if we do find her, it'll most likely be a body, not a person."
My hand tightened into a fist and I had to use all my strength to relax it.
I'm s-" The scientist began.
"Boss…" One of the females said, standing and walking over to us.
"Caroline?" He asked.
"I think I found something."
The man's eyes widened, "What is it?"
"There's a pattern in the blood stains."
"What do you mean?" The man asked, his brows furrowing,
"Okay, so…" The woman began, addressing us all, "The blood on the ground has been –I can't give you an exact range of dates, but over a long period of time- but, it wasn't all spilled at the same time. It happened over at least a few months. The blood on the walls is fresh. Some of the blood on the ground is fresh."
"So she could be alive?" Stan asked.
"If she was abducted, she wasn't killed here. But my best guess is is that neither of those two things happened. I think if Rosemarie is with someone, they worked awfully hard at making it seem like she was dead."
I felt my eyes widen, but I pursed my lips and kept silent.
"You think she's on the run again?" Stan asked Alberta.
I bit my lip against the urge to defend her, and answered before Alberta could,
"Yes and No. There's more to the story." I said.
"What do you mean?" Stan asked,
"Let's get a group together to go after her, we'll brief in the meeting room." Alberta said.
"We'll need the Princess." I said as Alberta walked down the hallway, she turned,
"Trust me." I said, and she nodded.
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"Princess, you need to tell them everything that's going on." I coaxed.
"I can't do that." Lissa whispered.
"She could be in danger, princess." I replied, leaning against the table in front of where she was sitting.
Lissa squirmed, "But-"
I leaned in closer to her ear, so that only she could hear me, "I'm on her side, Lissa. If you don't tell us, they won't be willing to listen to her when they find her."
I leaned back, and after a few seconds Lissa whispered,
"Okay…"
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Rose
"You can come out now, Rose." Dr. Olendszki said.
I sighed, I wasn't really a fan of small spaces. I pushed up on the seat cushions above me, and sat up gingerly. I climbed out of the crevice and replaced the cushions, sitting on top of them, in the backseat.
"Thank you for doing this." I whispered. She gave me a small sad smile in the mirror.
"I hope you find him."
"I will." I replied, softly, determined."Why are you helping me?" I whispered.
She didn't reply at first, then she sighed, "I have children of my own Rosemarie. My daughter Anna died when she was seven. I know what it's like to lose a child."
"Oh…" I breathed, "I'm so sorry."
"It happened years ago, and when you came to me last night…I just knew that I had to help you."
I leaned forward, "And I'll be grateful for the rest of my life.
A small smile tugged at her lips, "You don't need to be."
I smiled and leaned back,
"I have a flight arranged for you at the airport, it should help you to get there faster." She said. "It's under a fake name, Savannah Johnston."
My eyes widened, I hadn't known about that. "You didn't need to do that."
She laughed, "That doesn't change that I did."
The car stopped, "Good luck, Rosemarie."
"Thank you." I whispered, and stepped out.
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Dimitri

Tears slipped down Vasilisa's cheeks, and she took a shaky breath and stood, to face the rest of the table.
"When Rose and I were living in the apartment you guys found us at , uhm, one night she went out –she…she said that it would only be for thirty minutes-" Lissa took in another wavering breath, "When she didn't come back, I became frantic, I knew that I wasn't supposed to leave. She told me-" Lissa gave a sad laugh, "She said she'd kill me if I did. But, for some reason, I had this strange feeling, like, inside of me. I had no idea what it was. The bond had never worked more than one way so it didn't…It didn't even occur to me that that could be what it was. I fought it for as long as I could, and about an hour later…I felt this really intense pain at the front of my head, and then it was like…I was inside of her." Vasilisa paused,
"Had she been attacked by strigoi?" Celeste asked.
"I wish." Lissa whispered, guardians eyes around the room widened. "She wished the same. Anyways, when I was a part of her, I realized that she was in an alley. She was hurt." Tears filled Lissa's eyes, "Really bad." She choked, "She'd been grabbed off the streets by a couple guys. There was a gun, put to her head, and then the cowards beat her, holding her at gunpoint so that she couldn't do anything. Then….they um, they raped her. She told me there were only 2. But, when I talked to the doctors while she was sedated, they said that – that there were at least 4, and at most 7."
It was silent for a few more seconds, "Why would she run again, she's safer here." Alberta asked, softly.
Lissa looked to me and I nodded, she braced her hand on the table as if it were painful to talk,
"Because a month and a half later we found out that she was pregnant."
"Pregnant…" Celeste echoed.
Lissa nodded and smiled, "Yeah. It was what saved her. Finding out that she was pregnant had killed her inside at first. She was depressed, but she refused to give up. Then, we went to her first appointment. We heard his heartbeat. I swear…I've never to this day seen a happiness on her face –other than when he was delivered- that is equal to that moment. Then, 8 months, 3 weeks, and 2 days later…She went into labor. She had a baby boy that she named Andrew. Spurred off of my brother's name, Andre." A sob shook Lissa's small frame, "Rose almost died. They both did. The aftereffects of the rape left her womb and her uterus damaged and the delivery…almost failed, but she just…she just wouldn't give up And at 3:09am, Andrew was born. They let her out of the hospital a week and a half later, it took a lot longer than most mothers, for her to recover, and the doctors wanted to keep an eye on her and Andrew. He was 3 mos. old when she felt that you guys were getting close. She handed him off for a 'week' to a friend of ours, and…We just kind of disappeared. She's gone after him."
"What is all the blood from, then?" Stan asked.
"I-I don't know…" Lissa whispered, "Maybe it was someone else's?"
"No." I replied softly, and the eyes turned to me, "It's hers. The doctor told me last night that Rose had a deep cut on the side of her ribs. One that had scabbed over and been reopened multiple times. My best guess is that, she staged her own death."
Alberta sat back in her chair, her face ashen, "What lengths would you go to, to get your baby back?"
"And who was it that helped her to get out?" James added.
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Rose
I pulled my knees to my chest on the plane, wrapping my arms tightly around them. I had to find him, I had to. I felt like, without Andrew, I was missing pieces. What if he was in danger, and I wasn't there to protect him? What if he was hungry? What if he was being neglected? Or hit? Or he'd been abandoned?! I placed my hand over my stomach and swallowed against the intense nausea that –had I been standing- would have knocked me off my feet.
"Are you alright, miss?" An old lady next to me asked with a small smile, "Usually people don't get sick till they get in the air."
I cracked a smile, "No, I'm fine, just….Pregnant."
I lied. But I wish I hadn't been.
"Ooh! Congratulations, but you look awfully young, how old are you sweetheart?"
You think I'm young now. I thought softly, wondering what her reaction would be if she'd known I was pregnant at 15.
"I'm 16." I whispered.
"Oh." The old lady murmured, "Who's the father?"
I knew the old woman was only being kind, but the question still hurt. Tears filled my eyes and I swallowed them back,
"I don't know."
The woman's lips opened in a silent 'o'.
"Oh my God." She stammered, "I-I'm so sorry."
She placed her hand over mine, and I smiled.
"It's alright now." I whispered. "I'm getting a little surprise gift out of it."
The woman smiled, "That's a good outlook to have sweetheart."
I smiled, "Thank you."
She nodded, "Any woman with as much courage and willpower as you deserves a helping hand every once in a while."
A tear rolled down my cheek,
Courage and Willpower. I thought to myself. I guess that was what my mission could be referred to as.
The woman put her hand over my stomach,
"May God bless you both and keep you safe." She whispered.
I bit my lip, "Yeah," I whispered, "I hope so."
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What did you guys think!? I am SO sorry that took so long. I was on vacation for 2 weeks, and was totally planning on uploading new chapters, but guess what!? NO internet connection! Serves me right, I guess. Wanting to use technology on vacation. Oh well. (: I hope this chapter made up for that a little bit, let me know! I value your opinions, greatly!
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