Chapter 7
It was dead silent, not a bird in the sky. The wind whipped around my ankles and it made me shiver.
"Roza…" I quickly spun around and pulled Adrian behind me.
"Rose what is it?" he whispered. I shushed him and listened intensely.
"Roza… you can't hide from me."
"Rose I think we should get back." he said through the bond and squeezed my hand.
"Roza… your going to die." I gulped hard and turned to Adrian.
"Didn't you hear him?"
"Hear who, Rose. Its dead silent?"
"Dimitri… he's… I can hear him."
"Rose nobody said anything."
"Roza… I miss you."
"Just then, you sure you didn't hear him?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Can we get back?" I nodded. Not turning off my guardian mode we walked back in silence as I memorised the way.
When we got back to the school it was five minutes before the bell was due to go off and I hastily made my way to the gym while Adrian went to wait for Lissa, so they could do some spirit training. Alberta was already there, leaning against the wall looking angrily at me.
"Where were you Rose?"
"I, um, went for a walk."
"Where to?"
"I don't know I just walked and came back."
"You missed most of your classes today."
"I know."
"Why?"
"Oh, I'm sure Guardian Alto has already told you."
"Yes, he has, but I want to know why you didn't just say that you made a mistake."
"He's not dead."
"What?"
"Dimitri, isn't dead."
"But you said you killed him."
"I thought I did but… he sent me a package containing a letter and the stake I thought I killed him with." I felt tears brim my eyes.
"Rose, what did he say?"
"He… he said he was coming for me after graduation." I felt a tear slide down my cheek and quickly wiped it away with the back of my hand.
"What can I do to help?" I looked at her and she was sincere, she wanted to help me.
"I… um, well, could you find where Victor Dashkov is being held?"
"Why do you want to know that?"
"He knows someone who will be able to help me. Someone who might be able to help me bring Dimirti back from, well from the darkness."
"What do you mean?"
"This guy has supposedly changed a strigoi back into it's original form."
"Do you know if it's possible?"
" No, that's why I need to find him."
"Okay, I will try to find out, does you mother know?"
"No and I don't want to tell her."
"Fine lets get practicing." we actually just ran around the oval for a good hour and she was impressed with how long I could keep up my pace for. I took off for my dorm to have a shower and change before I went to Adrian's room.
APOV
"Adrian I'm not getting any better at this maybe I should just give up."
"I never took you as a quitter cousin."
"Well maybe I just don't think I concentrate on anything at the moment."
"I know what you mean."
"You do."
"Oh, sorry I didn't think I said that out loud."
"What do you mean?" I sighed, I wasn't getting out of this one.
"I just can't stop thinking about Rose. We have been kind of getting intimate and we are going on a date soon, once she gets to go shopping."
"Wait she… she is letting you take her on a date it's only been a couple of days and Dimitri's not dead. She's going to try and save him you know." Jeeze does she think I'm an idiot.
"I know but I just can't help it, you know, she was really upfront about it too. I told her I didn't care."
"Adrian why are you doing this to yourself?" because I love her, isn't it obvious, I thought. But I just looked down, I'm such a coward. Then I heard a knock. I opened the door to find the one the only little dhampir. She was wearing my perfume, I just wanted to kiss her right there, but she said no funny business so I didn't.
"Hey little dhampir, you smell nice."
"Thanks, can I come in?"
"My door is always open for you." she smiled at me sending chills down my spine, then lightly punched my arm. We turned around to see Lissa staring at us.
"What?" I asked. Lissa shook her head smiling at me.
"Do you think she's jealous of us?" Rose punched my arm again and looked at Lissa.
"Hey Liss, mastered anything yet?" they just kept looking at each other obviously talking through the bond.
"Okay well this is annoying."
"What is?" they both said aloud.
"Whoa, wasn't expecting that." then I had an idea. "Hey I just thought of something that may let Lissa dream walk."
"Yeah what's that?" Lissa asked.
"We could compel Rose to fall asleep and I could dream walk and you could try to see how it works?"
"C'mon lets give it a try, it couldn't hurt." Rose said, ugh she's so beautiful and doesn't know it.
RPOV
"Rose, you will fall asleep now." Adrian said smoothly and sweetly. He was using compulsion on me and I really wanted to kiss him right now. Then everything went black for a few minutes, then I found myself on a beach wearing a dark blue bikini, basking in the sunlight.
"Adrian, I know you're here, I don't see why you bother to hide."
"You're right." and stepped out from behind a tree. He walked over to me hands in his pockets and a lazy smile spread across his face.
"You know." he said. "Lissa might not be here for a while." I took the hint and wrapped my arms around his neck, bringing his head down. I didn't kiss him just yet.
"Do you want me right now?" I whispered against his lips smiling. He didn't say anything he just brought our lips together in a fiery kiss. It literally took my breath away. Behind me I felt someone staring at us so I stopped the kiss and turned around. It was Liss and she was just staring at me mouth agape.