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Strimoi

"Cease-fire?" I laughed uncertainly and shrugged my shoulders. Everyone but Eddie and Lissa who were still lying on the ground put there hands on there hips and waited for an explanation.

"What's going on Rose. The old you would've never let a strigoi go. So are they dead?" My mother frowned at me.

"They aren't dead. I let them go" I winced at the surprised, widened eyes of my friends and family, except Lissa… LISSA! I jumped up quickly and ran over to her and started to heal her broken soul… if that's what it is.

"L..L..Lissa?" I asked quietly

"You saved her… she's alive" a familiar husky voice came up behind me and squeezed my shoulders. I sobbed joyfully and pulled her tiny head onto my lap and stroked her face. By now Dimitri, My mother, Abe and Mia were getting ready to go and Christian just hovered between Lissa and Eddie, looking lost and heartbroken. Somehow I think Galina might have slightly compelled me… Definitely not fully compelled! But I could've just said our deal was off… I felt like I just had to keep it, like I couldn't do anything else.

"Dammit Rose!" I yelled shrieking while ripping at my hair, clenching my teeth and staring around wildly. Anger boiling at my whole life, tinting the edge of my vision red. Until I heard someone yell

"Spirit!" and then pin me on the ground and pull me away from Lissa. I just started thrashing around more, screaming profanities and trying to hit my attackers.

Dimitri POV

As soon as Roza started trying to rip her gorgeous hair out and shrieking like a madwoman I knew what was wrong. It was the same as what happened the night of the Mana. When Rose went mad from Lissa's spirit. And I… um… calmed her down. I guess…

"Spirit!" I shouted diving forward to pin her. But she was strong… really strong. I was experiencing the strengths of a strigoi first hand. And it was my lover who was attacking me. I called to Guardian Hathaway and she dived forward to help. The Princess was still blacked out and Castile was suddenly awake but to weak to help. Miss Rinaldi and Mr Ozera were looking confused and frightened. And just when I was about to suggest everyone go away and let me makeout with her or something, she started using her gift of fire to burn Gaurdian Hathaway and I screamed and jumped up. Shaking or hands and blowing them. Mine were blistering and an angry shade of red. Rose had burned us! But then… as she was jumping up to attack us, a look of soothing calm appeared on her face, and Adrian's (I thought the name with disgust) face lit up and realisation crossed his face.

"She took it" he breathed.

"She took her own Spirit Darkness?" Abe asked, confused.

"No" Adrian shook his head in disbelief. "Lissa took it" everyone gasped and looked over in the direction Lissa was in. And found her staring with a angry scowl.

"Christian!" I warned. Christian was quick and moved over to her and took her hands, coaxing her to sit down and listen, but he didn't know what to say. So I pushed past him and looked her in the eye.

"Princess" I urged gazing into her eyes. "This isn't you. It's spirit. It's not you!" She straightened up quickly and I back away.

"My name is Lissa" I heard her mumble before she fainted into Christians arms.

Rose POV

"My name is Lissa" I heard Lissa mumble. I had run over to the edge of the clearing and huddled into a ball. And I knew Lissa and I were in trouble. The darkness from both of our spirit powers would go around in a roundabout circle. We're both bonded…. Both ways. And it spells trouble. With a capitol T.

"Oh… Shit." I trembled and soon there was a pair of strong hands lifting me up. "Comrade?" I whispered faintly, exhausted from the spirit.

"Yes Roza?" he breathed in my neck.

"Can we go home?"

"Yes. Home…"

"And I'm sorry I burned you. But when Lissa, Eddie and I wake up, we all need to talk. Big time…" I felt his head nod but I didn't catch his response… I passed out.

_*V*A*V*A*V*A*V*A*V*A*V*A_

I woke up and I saw white. Only. White. And… a hospital gown. Striped swamp green and faded white. Gross!

"You awake!" Someone shouted and I winced at the volume, they were obviously sitting right next to me.

"Mia?" I moaned

"Yep!" she chirped back "Everyone else is off getting ready, you've been out for about two days! They gave you some pretty good drugs though… you were moaning and having crazy nightmares. It was really terrifying. Lissa woke up about a day ago and Eddie was released this morning as though nothing even happened… thankyou for healing him Rose. It means so much to me." She finished and gasped for a breath.

"And everyone else?" I shook my head and managed to sit up without passing our again.

"You mother and Abe are a bit… shaken up. I mean, it's gotta' be tough to find out your daughter has changed…. Species into something totally unheard of and is total badass" I smiled at her compliment, getting one from Mia is rare, but when she does it's special. "And Christian is much better… totally messed up though. He's… well… when Lissa was out he became a shell, he hadn't ever seen her so violent. And he was scared. Terrified. Not of her… but for her. He really loves her Rose."

"I know"

"And Dimitri…" she winced.

"What about Dimitri!"

"Well lets just say he's going to be over the moon that your up. You scared him shitless!" she sighed. Then added "The nurse said to call when your up, she'll release you, and Dimitri said you wanted to have a whole group meeting. But Kirova and Alberta want you first"

"Do I have to?"

"Well… I think they might be interested in the fact that you've changed species. We haven't told them anything… except that your different now. And even Jesse Zeklos could see that"

"Eggrr… call the nurse… and can you get me some decent clothes? I hate hospital gowns… I hate hospitals…." I mumble the last bit to myself but Mia heard and laughed.

"You're a great friend Rose" she laughed as she walked out. I was shocked. Mia Rinaldi… though I was a friend? A good friend? Wow…. But I guessed I figured that since she went on a dangerous rescue mission for me I kinda new that. But it was nice to hear it out loud. She returned a few seconds later with some clothes and a nurse, who released me after a lengthily check over.

"I heal quickly" I glared.

"But… no no no! You were messed up! Messed up baaaad!" she drawled. Eventually she agreed with me and they left to let me get changed. I pulled on the jeans Mia had brought me and the red blouse. Pulled on the black flats and ran my fingers through my hair quickly. I emerged from the room quietly. Thankfully, no one was around. Except Mia.

"I'm going to try and sneak you into Kirova's office. She's waiting with Alberta"

"ahhh! Do I have to!"

"I already told you; yes!" she grabbed my hand and we ducked through a ally behind the back of the dorms, before sprinting into Kirova's office and standing outside it.

"Ready?"

"Nope. I reckon if she pushes me she might become a Kirova Kebab" Mia chuckled "I'm serious" I added. And she believed me. As usual, I didn't bother to knock, and Mia looking in uncertainly. But followed me in. Alberta was leaning on the wall behind the desk. And sitting, shuffling papers had to be m y favourite headmistress ever (Hear the sarcasm?)

"Kirova" I say sitting in the seat I always sit on. Which happens to be ofton. "Alberta"

"Rose…" Kirova's mouth dropped "We'd seen you while you were out but… your… your…"

"Fucked up?" I offered

"No" she frowned "But it is a miracle. Your different"

"No shit Sherlock!"

"ROSE!" Alberta interrupted me saying anything else I wouldn't regret later

"Yeah Yeah… Sorry Alberta… Kirova" I rolled my eyes. They looked at each as if to say Maybe not so different.

"Rose no one has heard what happened to you completely. You gave your… rescue party a brief history. But I still have no idea how you did that… so enlighten us" I frowned… not sure if I wanted her to know everything but I decided I need help. And I cant get help if they don't know everything.

"Well… Dimitri and I… we…we are in love" I paused to see how they would react… but nothing. In fact… Alberta gave me a knowing look that said all the sneaking around Dimitri and I had done was for nothing. She'd known anyway.

"Guardian Secrets" she met my gaze.

"Anyway" I continued "We were in love and when we were in the caves, I had gotten out with all the other guardians and moroi and I was looking for Dimitri, and I saw him running out of the caves. Then Nathan came out of nowhere-"

"Nathan?" Kirova interrupted

"Yes" I replied, impatient "He is responsible for what I've turned into. He was the one with the blond hair" I looked at Alberta and recognition clouded her eyes. She shuddered

"I remember… he… you could feel the pure evil in him"

"Anyway… I heard Nathan call 'Stop now or he dies'. So I pulled my stake out and stopped… I couldn't risk Dimitri. So when he was looking away I lunged at him and got the stake into his chest, but not in the right position to hit the heart, I could've left it in there, but he could still move. SO I pulled it out and went again. But I saw Dimitri and I did what he said never to do… I hesitated. And I payed the price. He grabbed me and pinned me and Dimitri passed out. I remember Alberta grabbing him and my mother screaming. And I whispered I love you Comrade and then the next thing I knew I was in Russia, Novosibirsk, In Dimitri's ex-mentor/now strigoi's mansion on this huge estate. I woke up, and I saw myself in the mirror. I then remembered being drained of blood, and when I looked in that mirror… I freaked out. I looked like a strigoi"

"You were awakened!" Kirova and Alberta gasped.

"Yes… well, at least they tried"

"So your not just a irregular strigoi?" Kirova asked backing away slightly, but not enough to seem like she was completely terrified.

"No. Definitely not. I noticed my eyes didn't have the red ring around them like the other strigoi, and then I heard Galina, Dimitri's old mentor, and Nathan arguing. They were saying that I wasn't a strigoi… and of course I was relieved. But then Nathan came in and told me I'm half strigoi and half moroi and turning me into a strigoi didn't completely work because I'm shadow kissed-"

"You half strigoi?" Alberta gaped

"and half moroi"

"So what powers form each side do you have?" Kirova leaned back again.

"I am as strong and fast as a strigoi but that's pretty much it from that side… except I think uncontrolled fire will kill me… and… well, I've been thinking… Strigoi… there immortal. And… we cant test that"

"Oh my god" Alberta breathed. "That… that may cause problems… Do you think you would be able to awaken someone? To change into a… Strimoi?"

"Strimoi?" Kirova and I asked her

"Well you need a name for what you are… you can come up with something else… but I thought that sounded cool"

"O…Kayy?"

"So could you create another Strimoi?"

"I don't know… but I know I wouldn't be the same as awakening a strigoi. I'd never have to drain someone. I'd never do that. I don't even need to feed as regularly as a moroi… so draining wouldn't work. Maybe… maybe my magic would do it… I inherited more moroi powers than strigoi… I possess all elements, including spirit. And my spirit powers are dream walking, healing and Astral Projecting.

"Astral projecting? Is that how you contacted the rescue team?"

"Yeah. Yeah it is."

"Can you show us?"

"I don't think so…" I started "I did it when I saw in Lissa's head… I was then suddenly, standing there. When I practice a bit I think I'll be able to."

"Okay… continue with the story" Kirova instructed. So I told them of escaping with fire and the rescue and then finally my deal with Galina. About returning in seven days.

"We cant let you go Rose. You could kill Galina easy and get it over with" Alberta encouraged

"No…" I struggled "I cant. She compelled me. Nathan couldn't, but Galina's older and stronger. And she compelled me to come back and not kill her."
"Rose…" Alberta groaned

"Don't Rose me!" I spluttered "I bet if you walked up to her now she could make you jump off a bridge! Nathan could! And I resisted him! I'm strong when it comes to compulsion. Stronger than you think."

"We believe you Rose. We will talk and let you know whats going to happen" Kirova stood up and smoothed her dress "You may go now". As I stood up I looked back at them.

"I'll die if I don't go back. Compulsions a bitch that way" and then strode out of the office.

Soooooooo…. Whatcha think!

Here are the answers to some questions:

Safaia Ridaerufu: I hope this chapter cleared it up a bit. Rose cant go back because Galina compelled her and she'll die if she doesn't.

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