AN: I do apologize for taking a while to update but I tried my best to make this chapter longer just to make it up a bit. Thanks to all the reviews and support i'm getting :D I reply to every review and to the anonymous I would just like to say a huge thanks as well! I can't respond to you but just saying that I appreciate your reviews as well!
Previously...
I opened the box and was surprised at what I found. Two roses. One red, and one black.
Inside was a picture of me and Jesse from the academy. We were kissing and I was shooting the middle finger at the camera. This was one of the pictures Lissa had taken. This picture was a few years old and was probably packed away in one of my old books.
How had this person got it?
I then looked into the box for a note. Sure enough. There was a note.
I quickly picked up the note and started to see what it said.
Bored princess? Don't worry I'll be with you soon.
Trust me we'll have a lot of fun. –D
Who the fuck was this?
Wasn't my life messed up enough at this point?
I felt sick.
Kill me now. I'm totally serious.
I will even get my ass to a shop and break myself in, steal a gun, load it, and give it to you.
As long as you promise to kill me
New friends?
...
"Another one." Will said without expression
"Looks like princess here has a lot of fans." Matt teased
"Call me princess one more time." I said with a glare
Matt took a step back, obviously caught off guard with my tone.
"Wow R—Amy calm down. Let me see that." Jesse said while finally taking notice of the box
"Oh yeah. I remember this picture from way back whenever." Jesse said while nodding his head.
"I know that. I think I kind of want to know how the fuck it got here." I said with another glare which was this time directed towards Jesse.
"Hey it's signed with the same initial. I wonder who 'D' is." Trevon wondered out loud
Shit.
How could I have not guessed earlier? I mean it was so obvious. It should have been the first thing I had though.
I knew who this D was. I had figured it out.
"Hey isn't this—"
"Shit." I said cutting Jesse off.
Apparently Jesse had figured it out. How could I have been stupid? I mean as stupid and brainless as Jesse was, even he had figured it out. The initial stood for Victor Dashkov.
"That guy is such a creep." Jesse stated while staring blankly at the note once again
"Amy? Amy? Hello?" Trevon said waving a hand in front of my face.
"Shit." I repeated
"Yeah we got that part." Will said while rolling his eyes
"So you guys know this dude?" Matt asked
"Yeah that guy was pretty much stalking Amy and her friend at the academy." Jesse said.
I guess he finally understood why he couldn't mention Victor's name. Matt, Trevon, and Will would have definitely known who Victor was; after all he was a royal. Well a royal pain in the ass but still royal.
"You sure you're ok Amy?" Trevon asked me again
"If I see him anywhere near me then I'm going to rip his head off his fucking body and feed it to the living undead." I said with warning
"Well that was-
"Blunt?" Will finished off for Trevon
I ignored them as I stomped towards Jesse grabbed him and headed for my room.
"Well we're back in your room. And by your 'bed'." Jesse said while empathizing on the 'bed' part again.
I narrowed my eyes at him. Jesse held his hands up in surrender. I decided his last comment.
"Shit. Victor Dashkov is trying to kill me." I said while pacing back and forth
"What else is new? I mean last time you were near him he wasn't playing nice guy either. Though I bet he's serious this time." Jesse said with a little seriousness in his voice
"Wow who knew you had a serious side. " I said dryly
"Yeah don't get used to it." Jesse said rolling his eyes.
"Of course." I muttered
"Now what are we going to do?" Jesse asked
"Nothing. You go back home and I wait for that bastard to try and come near me. I may be Amy for the world but I can still kick his royal ass." I declared
"That's it?" Jesse said looking confused
"What? Disappointed that there's not enough drama?" I said narrowing his eyes at him again.
"What? No. Never mind. Hey I think I'm going to go now." Jesse said while hastily exiting the room
"Thought so." I muttered to myself.
With that I got ready for bed and surprisingly went to sleep without too much trouble. I was pretty surprised at how calm I was acting considering the situation.
I mean if Victor Dashkov was out for my blood then I should at least be somewhat prepared. I was pretty out of shape ever since I had escaped from the Court.
Also I hadn't even made any progress finding Lissa's lost sibling. Victor definitely had the worst timing.
The next morning I surprised myself by waking up early. I shrugged and decided to go out for a jog. I quickly grabbed some sweats and a random shirt.
It was unusually cold outside and it was so freaking quiet that it actually felt like dead hour. I ignored the silence and continued running.
It wasn't long until I was almost certain that I could hear another pair of footsteps.
Shit.
I decided to keep running while paying close attention to the sounds around me. If this person wanted to mess with me then I would certainly catch them off guard.
It continued like that for another 10 minutes. Finally I got tired of the whole pretending that I didn't know that someone was following me.
I sighed.
"You know I'm getting tired of pretending that you're not there. You can come out now. " I said while turning around and waiting for someone to come out
"Caught on princess? Now all this time I was thinking that I had mad ninja skills." A voice said as I slowly saw a figure emerge from behind the dark
He looked to be about 20 years old or something. I probably should mention that he's a Strigoi. He had on the lazy frat boy look which surprised me. I was expecting an old looking Strigoi with a killer faze. But no I get stuck with nice guy undead.
"Please. Now tell me. Doing favors for Victor? Oh yeah tell him that I got him figured out. If he thinks he can touch me then he's got a fucking death wish." I said while crossing my arms
The Strigoi guy seemed amused by me. While I was studying Strigoi dude I felt another presence of another Strigoi somewhere near me. Great. Dude brought a friend. I hope they weren't planning on distracting me while the other attacked. Oh well. At least I'm prepared.
"Looks like someone wants a date. Who's Victor?" The Strigoi said
"Huh don't pull shit on me dude. I know that Lord Stalker-Creep sent you here." I said with a glare
"Here I was getting impressed by your calm nature." The Strigoi mocked
"Sorry to disappoint. You have a name?" I asked while still keeping my distance. I also made sure that whoever the Strigoi was wasn't planning on attack. I may have seemed carefree but the truth was that I was fully alert.
"Zach." The Strigoi muttered
"Well nice chatting with you chat Zach but I got to go." I said with a small wave
"What princess doesn't want to stay for breakfast?" Zach teased
"Hmm probably shouldn't. Plus, I don't think your friend really wants to talk to me." I said while faking a yawn
Zach looked at me startled but quickly recovered and smirked.
"So you noticed. Hey Carter I guess you're ninja skills are lacking too." Zach said faking sadness while the other Strigoi who I presumed was Carter came into view
I studied Carter. He looked almost exactly like Zach. He too was carrying a lazy look. Man since when Strigoi start being carefree? Must be Victor's idea of playing it cool.
"You know you're lucky I haven't staked you two yet." I replied
"Now don't we feel special?" Zach mocked while looking amused
"Shut up. I only let you live so you can deliver a message to Victor." I said with another glare.
"Oh yeah and what's that?" Carter questioned with a grin
"If he comes within a ten feet radius from me then I'm going to make sure that I make his death painfully slow. I let you go but anyone else he sends is going to have a bitch of a price to pay when they go through me." I said sternly while crossing my arms.
"How sweet of you." Carter said sarcastically while rolling his eyes
"Sarcasm is my thing dude. Seriously though I don't know what makes him think he can beat me." I replied
"I don't know he seems pretty strong." Zach said
"Ha so you finally admit it. You are working under Victor." I said while a victory dance was playing inside my head.
Shut up conscious I thought to myself.
"Like it matters. But c'mon he escaped from the strictest jail system in the Moroi world." Zach said trying to reason with me.
With that I laughed.
Is that what Victor was telling everyone. That he had escaped. Yeah thanks for giving me credit Victor, after all I was the one who broke you out.
"What's so funny? I mean it's literally impossible to get out of that place." Carter asked
"I know that. Looks like Victors pulling shit on you guys too." I said shaking my head
"What the hell are you talking about?" Zach questioned
"Do you honestly believe Victor escaped by himself. Ha as if." I said
"Oh yeah and how do you think he escaped? It's not like he had many friends that are willing to risk their lives and have escape." Zach replied
"Who the fuck do you think broke him out?" I asked while hoping that they'd get the hint
"I told you Victor said he did it by himself." Carter stated
"I don't think you guys get it. I'll dumb it down a little. I broke Victor freaking Dashkov out of that damn jail and freed his rotting ass." I said with a scowl.
Both Zach and Carter seemed taken back by that.
"Sure you did princess." Zach said in a voice that said he didn't believe me
"You think I'm making it up. I already told you that I'm a lot stronger than Victor ever will be." I said while I felt nausea all over me.
Two more Strigoi.
Great.
"I believe her. After all Victor was a little messed up with the details." Carter said while smirking at me.
"So why aren't you guys trying to kill me?" I asked curiously.
It was true, I was curious. I mean ever since I had met these two we had actually had a normal conversation. Well as normal as a conversation with Strigoi can get.
"Victor told us to keep watch and didn't even grant us permission for a little taste." Carter said rolling his eyes.
I narrowed my eyes at him for that but I decided to let it go.
"Oh and by the way." I started saying
"What?" Zach said
"What is it with you two bringing friends?" I asked while trying to figure out the direction the other two Strigoi were coming from
"Huh? You're not making any sense." Zach said as he followed my eyes which trailed across the area
"Two more living undead guys to deal with. Joy." I said dryly
"Um we didn't actually bring anyone else." Zach said looking slightly confused
"Yeah it's just us too." Carter confirmed
"Well I don't give a fuck about that. Now if you don't mind I'm going to stake these two. After all I need practice." I said while keeping my eyes around me.
"Stake who? There's no one over here." Zach said looking more confused.
"Can't you guys sense them?" I asked while preparing myself.
Just as I had asked the two Strigoi emerged from behind me. I jumped into action and grabbed my stake that was strapped to my leg.
In less than 10 seconds I had the first one staked and the other one had managed to kick me in the stomach and handed a blow on my arm. I groaned and quickly fought back. It wasn't long till I had him on the ground rubbing his head. I walked over to the one who was still alive. Barely, but he was still alive.
"And here I thought I'd kill you Hathaway." The Strigoi said with a weak smirk
"Disappointed?" I asked
"Not really. I mean when they described your beauty, well let's just say they didn't do much justice." The Strigoi said while letting his eyes trail up and down my body.
"I hope you rot in hell." I sneered as I staked him
After I was done I immediately looked behind me.
Zach and Carter were still there. I guess they decided to stand there while the whole thing happened. Arrogant much?
"Well I got to say I'm impressed." Carter said with a grin
"Hathaway?" Zach questioned
"Oh I though Victor had already introduced me. Poor manners that guy, don't you think?" I asked with a smirk
"Just tell us your name." Zach said
"Fine. Rose Hathaway. I'd say it was nice to meet you but then I'd start out introductions with lying." I said a little too sweetly.
Zach and Carter both glared at the same time but let it go.
"Rose Hathaway? No fucking way." Carter said surprised
"I told you that no one messes with me." I said
"Well nice to meet you Rose." Zach said with a small smirk
"Yeah whatever. Now I really got to get going." I said while nodding at both of them and running off
"We'll see you later Hathaway." Carter called back.
I smiled and kept running.
It would take be about 10 minutes if I ran back to the house. I shrugged and kept running.
All this time only one thought ran through my head.
What the fuck was I thinking?
Did I seriously have a fucking conversation without any violence with Strigoi?
Wow you're losing your touch Rose.
On the bright side I did manage to stake the other two Strigoi with no problems. I had slipped up a little and it caused a hard blow to my stomach and arm.
My stomach didn't feel too good. I felt like I would puke. But I kept running since I did need to get back to the house.
Finally once I had made it to the house as I entered I noticed everyone sitting in the living room. As soon as I walked in Matt, Trevon, and Will were glaring at me.
"Where the fuck have you been?" Will asked sternly
"Chill. Went for a jog." I said defensibly
At this point I honestly didn't feel so good. My stomach was hurting worse than ever. I was going to puke. Yeah. Definitely going to puke.
"You should have told us Amy. We were so worried." Trevon said while his eyes softened a little
"What took you so long? It's been a fucking hour and a half." Matt asked
"Uhm well the thing is that I sorta—"
"You sort of what?" Will asked interrupting me
"I ran into a couple of Strigoi." I said as fast as I could
"You—
"What?" Will yelled interrupting Matt
I couldn't reply. My stomach was now causing my head to spin. I seriously was going to throw up.
Without responding I dashed upstairs and headed for the bathroom. I could feel Matt, Will, and Trevon follow closely behind me.
"Where the fuck are you going?" Will yelled again
"Get your ass back here Amy!" Matt yelled also
"Amy are you okay?" Trevon said sounding concerned.
Well at least he wasn't yelling at me like his brothers.
As soon as I got into the bathroom I went to the toilet and let it out.
I puked.
I could feel all the guys tense up as they saw the scene in front of them.
I opened my eyes and was surprised to see red.
Holy shit.
It was blood.
I was puking out blood.
That was the last thing I remembered before I fainted.
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