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Chapter 9
RPOV
"Adrian, get behind me now!" I shouted as I shoved him behind me. There were four Strigoi just feet away from us. They took one look at me and decided that I was not a big threat so three of them went towards Abe's two guardians and one came to me. I couldn't help but smirk a little bit. Everyone always underestimates the little ones. I had my stake out and in one swift move I scrapped it against the strigoi's cheek. He let out an agonizing scream and came after me. He managed to slam me against the pavement and almost got his hands around my neck when I bucked my hips and flipped him over. I plunged the stake into his heart and quickly went to help the other guardians. They were each fighting their own strigoi but it looked like Pavel needed the most help. I ran and jumped on the back of the very tall strigoi. He must have been a Moroi before he was turned. I distracted him just enough when I jumped on his back that Pavel had enough time and an open shot straight to the heart. By the time the strigoi went down the other guardian had killed his strigoi as well.
"We need to get out of here right now" Adrian was panicking; you could see it in his eyes. "It's okay now there are no more strigoi around. You know I can tell. We are safe for now. We need to get the alchemist out here"
"I'm calling someone right now. They will come clean up this mess. Let's get home and behind the safety of the wards" Abe opened the door to his car and we all followed him. I should have realized that Abe would have wards around his house. "You sure are a magnet for trouble, aren't you Kizim?"
"Yeah it tends to follow me wherever I go" I laugh at the look on Pavel's face. He'll learn soon that I am not kidding when I say trouble is my middle name. "So did you call Sydney?"
"No she is no longer in Russia. She didn't like it here so I pulled a few strings for her and got her reassigned to the states. She's a good kid and very loyal." I wonder what Abe did for her to make her so loyal. I remember when we first meet. She would have rather been anywhere else besides next to an evil creature of the night, as she so fondly liked to call me.
"Yeah she is a good person. She even started to warm up to me a little before she left. I mean she did smile at me. Maybe one day I'll see her again and try to convince her that we evil creatures of the night are not that bad. Well I mean most of us. I can't say much for the mobster in the car right now" Adrian seemed to choke on air a little when I said that and Abe just chuckled.
We arrived back at the house and I checked my phone. I was happy it did not get messed up in the fight. I hate having to buy new phones every time I break one while I am fighting. It's too expensive to replace them. I noticed I got a text from Lissa. There is an 11 hour time difference between us so communication will be slow.
L: I am glad you made it okay. I already miss you like crazy. Please tell me you are not going to be gone for long. You are my sister and I need you here with me and I promise to be a better sister to you. Please come back :(
I sighed as I read the message.
R: I miss you too! I do not know how long I will be gone…by the way thanks for helping me with Hans. You are a great sister you just had a lot going on. I love you and will keep in touch. Remember I am 11 hrs ahead of you. When you have to be on a human schedule for college it will be easier to communicate. Xoxo
She just didn't understand what I need right now but I wasn't going to let her know that. I know this separation is hard on her. She has always had me there for her, besides when I went to hunt him down, but even then she was at the Academy surrounded by her friends. I know this time is different. She is not surrounded by friends this time. Sure she has Christian and a few other people but it's hard on her. People are still staring at her and whispering because she restored him. Her magic scares people because they don't understand it and to be fair we barely understand it. I am hoping I can find a way to help her deal with its darkness without making myself crazy and I need to find a way for Adrian to control his darkness. He doesn't have someone bonded to him to take it away. I worry about him and I am going to make it my mission to find a way to help him.
First thing first, I have been thinking about changing something all day today and I want to do it now before I change my mind. I go and search for a pair of scissors. It's time to cut my hair. I only kept it this long because he liked it and never wanted me to cut it. I need to cut it now I do not want a constant reminder of him. I'll cut it just short enough to pull into a bun. I find some scissors in a drawer in Abe's desk. I've never cut my hair before I always had Lissa do it but it can't be that hard right. I put it in a ponytail and cut below it. It all falls to the floor and I take out the rubber band.
"Oh no! No no no no no no no!" It was awful. How was I going to fix this? I should have thought about this more. There is a reason Lissa never let me touch her hair with a pair of scissors.
"Little Dhampir where are y…What have you done?" I looked over at Adrian and couldn't help but start to cry. "I know it looks horrible. Adrian what do I do?"
"Why did you cut your hair it was so beautiful? What possessed you to do this?" Adrian was trying his best to keep a straight face. "I just needed a change that's all. How am I going to fix this? I can't go out in public like this." I was really starting to panic now. I doubt any of the men here knew a thing about cutting hair.
"You needed a change? What do you call leaving home and going to Russia? I thought this was your change." He came over and took the scissors out of my hands. "First off these are not the right scissors to cut hair with but what's done is done. Secondly you need to wet your hair before you cut it. Here let's go to the bathroom and I'll see if I can fix this mess." I looked at him puzzled. Was he really going to fix my hair? How did he know about this stuff? "Don't look at me like that. I did have a life before we meet. I might have been a playboy as you like to call me but I did date. One of my girlfriends worked at the spa and I paid attention when I would visit her and she would be cutting someone's hair. Now sit still and let me work my magic."
I sat there and watched him concentrate on my hair. When he was finished it was shorter that I thought it would be but it looked great and I could still get in up in a bun, barely. "Thank you so much! You are really good at this. I think you missed your calling." I was teasing him trying to get him to smile. He did a great job on my hair but I could tell that he was upset.
"Please tell me why you needed to change your hair." Yep I was right he was upset.
"I just needed to. I needed to let go of every reminder of him so I could heal and start my life over again. I felt like he still had a hold of me and I can't have that. My hair meant a lot to him for some reason and I feel like cutting it off is giving me a clean slate and it will be safer for me in battle, less hair to grab. Please understand that I am trying to do everything I can to forget him and heal with you.
"Just promise me no more drastic changes without talking to me first. We are in this together Rose and I need you to talk to me. I am here for you and I'm not going anywhere. I couldn't survive without you I hope you know that."
How did I get so lucky? This man was real and standing in front of me and I didn't deserve him. But I was not going to let him go. I grabbed him and yanked him towards me. Our bodies crashed into each other and I attacked his lips. Every day I am with him I feel closer to him. I want to show him how much he means to me and that we will make it together. Our kissing is getting heavier and I am unable to take a full breath. We don't stop though and I don't want to, I mean breathing is overrated anyway. Why should I stop to breathe when it feels so good to do this? He lifts me up and I wrap my legs around his waist and dig my hands into his hair. I find my back against the wall and I can feel Adrian's excitement between my legs. I am not ready for this to go further yet. It's like Adrian can read my mind because he stops kissing me and takes a deep breath.
"Wow that was, just wow." Adrian seemed to be at a loss for words. He was breathing heavy and leaning his head against my forehead. "You have no idea how hard it was for me to stop but I know we are not ready for more yet."
"Thank you Adrian. I know we are not ready but I am not sure I would have been able to stop. You are doing something to me, changing me. I feel good when I am with you. I forget things when I am with you." I unwrapped my legs from his waist so I could stand up. He doesn't seem to want to let go of me and he keeps his hands on my waist while he's still pulling me towards him. "Round two?" With that we seem to start all over again. I am once again against the wall with my legs wrapped around him. After who knows how long he stops kissing my lips and starts kissing my jaw and slowly goes down my neck. I moan as he hits a sensitive spot near my ear. I pull his head back and begin to place light kisses on his jaw line and his lips. I feel a great sensation between my legs and I know it's my turn to stop this. I reluctantly pull away and he sits me down. "I think we should clean up in here and go find my dad before we get into round three." We are still breathing heavy and looking into each other's eyes. He gives me one more kiss and walks away.
"I am going to clean the mess in my room from my failed attempt of a haircut." I walked into my room and yelled when I noticed Abe was sitting in a chair with a smirk on his face.
"You two have fun in there?" Oh no we are totally busted.
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