I can't believe it. I had quite a bit of this chapter finished and then my computer freaked and went back. So I lost it. Ahh! I am so frustrated. Anyway, here is the next chapter. Enjoy, and please review! I don't own anything.

-GuardianRoseHathaway

Chapter Four

When I woke up I instantly went into Lissa's head. I wanted to be there when Adrian told her what I had said. And after a few minutes of Lissa's dreams, there was a knock on the door.

"Lissa, I just talked to Rose. And I know you told me to come by and tell you what she said, so here I am," Adrian said. Lissa darted up, nearly smacking Christian, who she had been curled up next to. He woke up and grumbled something that Lissa, and so by default I, could not hear, but it sounded somewhat like stupid f-ing spirit user waking us up in the middle of the night- But then again, who knows?

Lissa quickly went to the door and pulled it open, grabbing Adrian who stumbled inside. She led him over to the couch and sat down next to him, excitement running through her.

"Did you tell Dimitri?" she asked. He gave her a weird look.

"No, I didn't tell Dimitri. I'm sorry, but I don't exactly want to go running to him every time I get information about Rose. He made his feelings for her very clear before she was accused of murdering my aunt, and just because now he is all worried and concerned and shit doesn't mean that he deserves to know anything. He hurt Rose," Adrian hissed, surprising both Lissa and I. And then he snapped out of it and sighed.

"Do I have to call him?" he asked, and Lissa nodded. So Adrian pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and called.

"Belikov, Lissa hung me by my toes and forced me to call you. I talked to Rose and Lissa seems to think you should know," Adrian. I desperately wanted to know what was being said on the other side, but of course I couldn't hear Dimitri's answer.

"No, you don't. Just come over if you want to hear what she said," Adrian said.

Lissa really seemed to feel that Dimitri still loved me, despite everything, and she thought he had a right to know what was going on with me. It was too bad I hadn't had any time to tell her what had passed between us. Love fades. Mine has. I wondered if Lissa would be as thoughtful to what Dimitri wanted if she knew that little piece of information.

Adrian had hung up the phone and was now sitting quietly on the couch next to Lissa, not meeting her eyes. But Lissa wasn't paying attention to him. And that's when it hit me.

Lissa really thought I could do anything, and that I would come up with some master plan to get me out of jail and prove myself innocent. She believed Adrian was here to tell them my plan to escape. Because she honestly thought that I had figured something out. Pain streaked through my stomach and it could only be described as one thing: guilt. I was letting Lissa down.

Lissa's thoughts were interrupted by Christian entering the room. He had a sleepy but interested look on his face as he made his way over, and Lissa scooted over to give him room.

"Christian, good, you should probably herre this," Lissa said, and then there was a knock on the door and Lissa darted up to go and answer it.

When the door opened and Dimitri was revealed, my heart started beating faster and the pain was replaced by butterflies. My mind went hazy and nothing else seemed to exist except for Dimitri. I just stared at him. That is, until Lissa turned around and headed back to the couch, sitting down in between Christian and Adrian. And despite Lissa pressuring Dimitri to sit down, he continued standing with his hands behind his back, just waiting for Adrian to start talking.

"Adrian, what did Rose say?" she asked, excitement creeping into her voice. And there was the guilt.

Even though Lissa couldn't see the pity on Adrian's face, I could. And I think that Christian could to, because he wrapped his arm around Lissa's waist and took her hand in his.

"Lissa, don't get your hopes up. Rose is awesome, but she is not a miracle worker," Christian cautioned. Lissa just continued to watch Adrian hopefully.

"Christian is right. Rose isn't a miracle worker," Adrian started, and then stopped. He seemed hesitant, and the atmosphere in the room seemed to change. It was as if all three guys had suddenly been punched in the gut at the same time. But while Lissa could feel the change, she didn't understand it. Because while she clung to the hope I had come up with a brilliant escape plan, Christian and Dimitri seemed to realize that this wasn't that type of discussion.

Dimitri sat down heavily in a chair, but Lissa only spared a glance for him before turning back to Adrian.

"Adrian, what did Rose say?" she repeated. And after a moment, Adrian spoke.

"Rose said that she wants everyone to stay out of it. She doesn't want anyone's reputation ruinied because they are linked with her. She said that she isn't giving up, but that we should stay away. No more visiting the guards in hopes of getting in. No more compulsion, no more anything. She basically wants us to cut her out of our lives. Because while Rose says she will keep fighting even after she is dead, she doesn't seem to feel that there is any hope. And she doesn't want our lives ruined because of this," Adrian murmured, as if by saying the words quietly and soothingly it would take the sting away. But I could feel all types of dark emotions coursing through Lissa.

"What the hell does she think she is doing?" she finally burst out with, catching all three guys by surprise when she cursed. But if the times I was with her were any indication, Lissa was cursing a lot lately.

"Lissa, she just doesn't want any of our chances being ruined because of her. She is trying in a very stupid and hurtful way to protect us," Adrian said, but then a tear dropped from his eye on to his cheek. Christian's arm tightened around Lissa.

"Please Lissa, just calm down. Rose will be fine. She always is. And she is trying to make sure we all are, too," Christian whispered, trying to calm her. And in some ways, it did. She became less angry and more upset. Tears were drifting down her face.

"Oh, Rose," she whispered.

I had almost forgotten Dimitri was there, amazingly enough. But he was suddenly brought to my immediate attention when he grabbed Lissa's arms tightly in his hands and brought his face a mere inches away from her own.

"Rose, I know you are in there, and we are not giving up on you no matter what you might say," Dimitri said fiercely. Lissa had for a moment felt frightened, but that feeling went away and understanding and compassion filled her. I was shocked. How had he known that I was watching?

"Rose, Dimitri is right. We are not giving up on trying to help you. We aren't staying away. Because there are so many people who care about you and want to help. A lot more than you would think," Lissa said. And she honestly felt that way.

I couldn't take staring into Dimitri's beautiful brown eyes any longer. I pulled out of Lissa's bed and was left staring at the inside of my cell.

I had had a feeling they wouldn't listen, but hearing them promise to help me lifted me up and made me upset at the same time. And I could still feel dark feelings pulsing through Lissa. So I pulled them out of her, leaving her feeling calmer and more stable. But the only problem was now they were inside of me.

Suddenly everything just seemed that much less bearable. Everything seemed so much worse. So unfair. And I couldn't do a damn thing about it.

I lashed out, doing the only thing I could and started hitting the wall. It was just so completely unfair. I was innocent, and everyone around me was suffering for the stupid fucking councel's mistake.

By the time I was done releasing my anger, my knuckles were completely bloodied and my face was completely covered with tears. I collapsed onto the bed and looked down at my red hands.

I took the blanket from the bed and cleaned off the blood, but fresh blood kept coming. So I ripped the blanket, pulling off two long pieces and wrapped them around each of my hands, trying to get the bleeding to stop. And then I just laid down on the bed and closed my eyes. There was so much running through my mind that I thought I would never be able to fall asleep. But then again, what do I know? After only a few moments, I was asleep.

And there was chapter four. Sorry everyone; it was a lot better before it got deleted, and then I was a bit distracted at the end, but here it is. Review, por favor! :D Thank you! Next up is the breakout!