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CHAPTER 6
I raise my eyebrows at Mia. Why would this news be so interesting? St. Vlad's gets new student every year. I get that it is only three months before graduation…
Graduation.
Lissa will never graduate. She will never go to the collage of her dreams. She will never achieve the things she wanted to. she will never regrow the Dragomir line like she wanted to. Oh, Lissa would have made a great mother and she wanted a big family to. I would trade places with her in a heartbeat just to make all her dreams come true.
"A new student in her senior year. She is a moroi. Her name is Kira Valentine." Not a royal. That is strange. Normally, if a non-royal wanted to enter a school this late in the year. They were told to wait until the year is over and enter in the beginning. Only royals got special treatment like that.
"She just arrived this morning. Apparently, her parents left her for dead when she was just born, and this guardian couple found her and raised her." All of us look up as the cafeteria doors open and the new moroi student walks in. I nearly fell off my chair when I got a good look at her. She looks so much like Lissa. She has a little extra weight and muscle on her than a moroi should, maybe because she was raised by dhampirs. Her hair is a darker shade of blond than Lissa's was and she has red highlights in. Her facial features could have been a copy of Lissa's and her eyes, it felt like I was staring right into Lissa's eyes. A wave of disgust crashes in my brain. Lissa clearly doesn't like her so I'm going to do my best friend a favour and stay as far away from this girl as possible.
"Could Novice Hathaway, Lord Ozera, Novice Castile and Kira Valentine please report to the Headmistress's office. Immediately." Kirova's secretary's voice rings loudly in the cafeteria. Kira puts down the tray she was holding and leaves the same way she came in. I wonder what the she-devil wants now.
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"Please have a seat." Kirova says with a broad, fake smile to the moroi. Christian and Kira sit on the chairs in front of Kirova's table. Eddie and I stand behind Christian's chair. Kirova pushes her round glasses up her nose.
"Now, as you all know, the field experiment continues as of tomorrow and because of recent events, Novice Castile, you do not have a moroi to guard." Shame, poor Eddie. He gets stuck with the new girl. He is already in such a bad space because of Lissa's death and now he would not be around us as often. He blames himself for Lissa's death. He feels that he should have been with us because he was her temporary guardian. But he was still healing. After the rescue mission, Eddie has a hard time focusing. The kidnapping hit him hard.
"The reason why you are here, Rosemarie, is because you will be reassigned to be Kira Valentine's Guardian and Castile will take over Lord Ozera." My mouth nearly hit the ground.
"Why?" It was out of my mouth before I could stop it. I really wish the filter between my mouth and brain worked sometimes but then on other occasions, I like that it doesn't work. Well now was not one of those occasions. Kirova glares at me for only a second before she is all smiles again, for the moroi's sake.
"You have to be Ms Valentine's guardian on special request from the Queen. We do not ask questions when our Queen gives a request. I expect that all your belongings will be moved to her room before curfew tonight, same for you Castile. You may leave." Eddie and Christian give me looks of sympathy as the leave to do their own things. I wait a few seconds for Kira to come out.
"Oh hi, your going to be my guardian for the next five weeks. It's nice to meet you. Rosemarie, right?" I shake Kira's stretched out hand.
"Technically, yes, but I like to be called Rose. Do you have any preferences?" We start to walk, I have no idea where we are going, but I just follow her.
"I like to be called Kiki. But whatever floats your boat." She gives a nervous laugh.
"I think Kira will be fine. Then I will see you later to move my things. What dorm number do you live in?"
"Oh, I don't live in the dorms. I live in unit 9." I freeze on the spot. Unit 9 was Lissa's room. Units are like small apartments given to only the highest royalty. Why did she get a unit? Why did she get Lissa's unit? I know of three open units on the campus. Why would they give Lissa's one away so soon? All Lissa's things must still be there.
"I have to go." I head to the only person who could give me a straight answer.
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"Little Dhampir, what a nice surprise. I was just about to go for a walk, join me?" Adrian holds out his arm for me to take. I link my arm with his and we start to walk. Oaky I know I said I was going to the only person who could give me a straight answer but when I saw Dimitri out side the gym, he had company. Looks like Tasha hasn't left yet. They were laughing, and she would touch his arm every now and then and I just couldn't deal with that. So, I turned to the alternative. Adrian couldn't give me the answers I was looking for, but he could drag my attention away from things if he tried hard enough. And now I just need a distraction.
"I heard that you are going to be that new student's guardian for the field test." Okay maybe he didn't want to distract me today, maybe he just wanted me to have a full break down by just hearing her name. The same wave of disgust rolls over me. What is Lissa's problem with this chick. I mean, yeah, I don't like her because she has Lissa's room and she kind of looks like her, but this feeling is almost as strong as hatred. This girl rubs Lissa up the wrong way. But wait, does that mean that Lissa can see life through my eyes now?
"Sore subject, I came to you because I need a distraction. Take my mind off it." I beg him. Adrian nods his head and he looks deep in thought.
"Okay before I become fun Adrian, I have to ask you, is there anything you want to talk about? About Lissa? Or about how you are feeling?" I'm tempted to tell him that I can still feel her but decide against it. What if he thinks I'm going crazy? But this need inside me to tell someone is burning so bright. I just need someone I can talk to. Maybe I will tell him, just not now.
"No, but later. When my mind can sort out the mess of thought I have, I will come to your room and talk about everything that is going on up here." I tap my finger against my head. Adrian smiles at me for a short while and taps the same spot I did.
"Such a pretty head." For the first time in a while I laugh. Adrian's carefree attitude rubs off on me sometimes. I rest my head against his shoulder. I still can't smell any alcohol or cigarettes on him. Only his aftershave and it smells nice. Nothing like Dimitri's, but it's a close second.
"I haven't smelled smoke or booze on you for the whole morning. Why?" Adrian strokes my arm that is linked with his. We probably look like an only married couple.
"Well, this is going to sound insane, but I trust you. The night of Lissa's funeral. I was drunk and walking dangerously close to the wards. I felt like someone was watching me and when I look up, I saw Lissa. She told me that I needed to be here for you now and I could not do that if I was drunk. So, I stopped, for you." Adrian puts both his hands on my face and looks me in the eyes.
"I know you will never love me the way you love Belikov and I have accepted that. But just remember, I will always be here when you need me." A few tears fall from my eyes, but Adrian wipes them away. I reach up and kiss his cheek, then I wrap my arms around his neck and hold him tight.
"Looks like cuddle time is over. The Russian Warlord is coming our way." Adrian and I release each other just before Dimitri joins us.
"Guardian Belikov, to what do we owe the pleasure of your company for?" Adrian gives Dimitri a slight bow, in a mocking way, and I try my hardest to hold my laughter in. Dimitri has a look of pure disapproval on his face.
"I'm not here for you Lord Ivashkov. Rose, I saw you earlier while I was talking to Tasha, but you didn't come to join us. Is something wrong?" Dimitri asks me, and I shake my head.
"Ah, I see." Adrian laughs and shakes his head. I roll my eyes at him. That was not the reason I needed a distraction. Dimitri glares at Adrian, but Adrian continues like Dimitri isn't even here.
"Well, I will be off. And Rose, I will have a pint of ice cream with your name on it for when we have the feelings talk." I wave at Adrian as he makes his way back to him room. Dimitri is staring at me like I have two heads.
"What is he talking about?"
"Adrian just told me that if I ever need to talk about how I'm feeling, I can talk to him." Dimitri turns his glare on me now.
"Sorry, that role is taken. If you want to talk, you talk to me. Adrian is not your boyfriend."
"And what? You are?" I ask. Again, I wish the filter could just work.
"Yes." Dimitri doesn't hesitate to answer. I inhale a big gulp of air. We have never really talked about what we are. I mean, can you even say we are in a relationship?
"Well, I was unaware of that." I couldn't think of anything better to say. Dimitri looks at his watch then back at me.
"Meet me at the cabin at two." Two in the morning for humans. That is the time I need to see Lissa. Damn it.
"Can't it be at three? Please." Dimitri nods his head.
"Okay, and wear something pretty." Dimitri winks at me and walks away. Leaving me standing with my mouth open. Never a dull moment with him.
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