Oh, shit. I said as I landed my jump. God. What the hell is wrong with me. I should've stayed and helped them. But now. Ughh. My frickin' ankle. Jezzz.

Thump. Thump. Thump. I turned around and saw Dimitri, Christian holding Lissa, and Adrian. Damn. They followed me. Figures.

"What the hell guys?" I asked

"Rose you didn't really think that we wouldn't come with you to wherever you're going did you?" Asked Liss

"Liss, you guys can't come."

"Why not Rose? Why not?"

"Because I don't want you all to get hurt." I lied. I couldn't tell her about the queen's note. No. Not yet.

"Rose we have you and Dimitri with us. No ones going to get hurt." She complained

"Aw hell no Liss. Dimitri isn't coming. No. Way." I said walking away

"Rose, you want to let us come. You want our help, right?" I did. I really wanted their-WAIT.

"Vasilia Dragomir did you just try and use compulsion on me?" I couldn't believe that she would do that.

"Rose, please. We could really help you. I promise."

"Liss, I know you could but I can't risk you." I saw Abe's car parked in the parking lot a few yards away and I started walking towards it.

"Rose." I froze. "Rose please let them come." That one was all Adrian. He wasn't using compulsion on me. Not exactly, but close.

"Adrian don't. Please just don't." I didn't know exactly what I was asking him not to do but it felt like the right thing to say.

"Rose, we're coming no matter what. You try and leave us now, we'll just find you again. There's no where you can hide that we can't find you." Christian just crossed a line.

When Dimitri was a Strigoi sending me love letters/death threats he said something of the same thing.

I turned around to look at Christian. And I didn't realize that I had tears in my eyes until Adrian was right next to me, comforting me, while he shot death glares at Christian.

I looked at Dimitri and saw that he was avoiding my eyes. What a coward.

"Okay." I said at last breaking the uneasy silence.

"Okay what?" Asked Lissa

"Okay you can come. All of you. Lets go. Now." And with that I turned around and sprinted to Abe's car, got in the drivers seat and waited till everyone else pilled in the car. Well, I was wrong. No one got in the car.

I rolled down the window.

"What?"

"Rose let Dimitri drive. No offense but your not the best driver in the world, and we don't want to attract attention."

She had a good point. So, mumbling about them being unfair, I climbed in to the back seat. Then then they all got in the car, with Dimitri driving, Christian shot gun, me in the back on the left side, Adrian in the middle, and Liss on the other side of him.

I laid my head on Adrian's shoulder and just before I fell asleep, Dimitri asked

"Where to Rose?"

"A hotel far, far, away from here." With that I fell into a peaceful undisturbed sleep.