I am sorry I cut her hair, and I hope I make it up to you with the idea I have planted in my head ;P bwa ha ha.
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Adrian ended up being the one to tell me about Mason. Apparently he is on vacation somewhere far away for a while. Like that isn't sketchy at all? I walk out of my room and down the hall carrying the book I bought him wrapped up in pretty pink paper. I smile at the thought of embarrassing him and his manliness. I was going to give it to him just because I can, but now I think it is a thank you for telling me the truth and thank you for helping me with my prank. I couldn't have done it without him.
I have to make a quick pit stop at the gym to see Guardian Belikov and ask him about our practices we are supposed to be having. I mean one on one time with him could actually be very…productive. His hot body pressed against mine, with both of us sweating. Man I have got to get my mind in check. I open one of the big double doors and walk in to find the room empty.
I run up the bleachers as fast as I can, lying down on the floor between the seats. It is pretty clean and I am positive no one can see me if they were to walk in. the ceiling has a rope dangling from it, which is probably used to climb up for exercise. I smile to my self, and then hoist my self up the rope until I can reach the storage area. It is only a wooden board with old equipment on it, but it makes a nice hiding place. I stay back so my weight is spread out, but leaning over slightly so I can fully look at the floor below.
As soon as I am situated, Dimitri comes running into the gym looking around somewhat paranoid. He does a quick sweep of the room before other people start coming in. Among those people is my mother, Adrian, Lissa and Alberta, along with other guardians. I just watch puzzled as the come and take seats in the bleachers. They take up a good portion of one of the sections.
Alberta stands at a podium that must have just recently brought in. She shuffles through some papers in front of her before clearing her throat and addressing the people around her.
"You know why we are here, and we are going to make this quick, Rosemarie Hathaway doesn't remember a thing since her and the princess ran away, and the best thing we can do is not remind her of all that pain she has gone through." She says. I get intrigued from when she says my name and it just gets more interesting.
"Does she know about the trip to the ski lodge?" a guardian I don't recognize asks.
"No," Dimitri says this time. "She has asked questions about the little event that happened, but she does not know anything of the Strigoi holding her and the other students captive."
"Does she remember anything about you as a mentor?" Adrian asks with an evil glint in his eye. He winks at Dimitri who does not loose composure.
"No she does not remember me," he whispers, sadden by that fact.
"What about Dashkov? Does she remember him being taken to prison?" Another guardian asks curiously.
"Again no, nothing of recent," Alberta says calmly. Viktor is WHERE? I mentally freak out at the thought. Whoever thought it wise to lock up a helpless old man was wrong. I have to break him out…but how? They all start talking to each other and I continue plotting. There is a small whisper in the crowd causing everyone to freeze.
"Repeat that princess," Dimitri says loud enough for the whole room to hear.
"I said," Lissa begins, "Rose is here." Everyone looks around me freaking out, but I see Lissa give a smile in my direction. Oh shit, found out. I wiggle my way back so no one can see me and then try to find an efficient hiding spot. I can't find a single spot, nothing will work. A window at the far back of the plank is open an inch which might be effective enough to fit through. I army crawl over to it just as Dimitri reaches the plank.
"Come on Roza, don't make this difficult." He calls in my direction like a fucking child. I start climbing out the window, twisting to grab a hold of the gutter. Dimitri is faster than I anticipated and grabs my foot, causing me to make it completely out of the building. It starts raining, drenching me from head to, well ankle.
"Let go, Belikov!" I scream to him. My fingers begin slipping a little, making it harder to hold on.
"Just come back inside, so we can talk about all of this," he says attempting to reassure me. Of course it doesn't work.
"Why? So you can lock me up like other innocent people?" I scream again, getting even madder at him.
"Rose, please," he pleads. I look into his eyes and see pain. I see so much hurt and sadness, and all it does is make me want to give him a big hug. I look away from him and try to fix my grip on the gutter. He lets go of my foot, but at the worst timing, because I can't hold on any longer and fall. I close my eyes and scream; I scream and scream and scream, until I realize I am still alive. I am not dead. I open my eyes and see that Dimitri is holding one of my arms.
"Help me," I scream, panic rushing through me.
"Give me your other hand. I won't ever let you fall Roza," he calls assuring me. I reach up towards him and fail, which causes his grip on me to loosen and for me to scream again. I start crying and panicking so badly that I begin thinking of what kind of funeral I will have.
"If I die, tell Liss that she is my best friend. Tell the little firefly that I hate his guts, but to be good to Lissa. Tell Adrian I am sorry we couldn't get to know each other better. Tell Mason-"
"Rose!" he cuts me off and I look up at him. He looks frightend, which causes me to freak out even more. "Listen to me rose, I am not letting you die, but you have got to trust me."
"Trust you? Why should I trust you?" I yell at him.
"What other choice do you have?" I look around my surroundings, without looking down of course. I nod to him.
"Ok, what do I do?" I ask beginning to shake from the cold, wet night.
"I am going to let go of your-"
"WHAT THE HELL! YOU SAID I COULD TRUST YOU AND YOU'RE GOING TO FUCKING DROP ME! I KNEW I COULDN'T TRUST YOU!" I cut him off screaming loudly.
"Rose, everyone else is below you. They will catch you." He tries to calm me.
"Whatever Belikov, nice knowing you." I let go of his hand and drop. I watch as he reaches out the window to grab me but is unable to do it. I close my eyes waiting for death to take me. I know I have landed, I can feel my body being moved. I open my eyes to see that the guardians did catch me and were carrying me inside the gym. Once I get set on my feet I attempt to make a run for it.
"Rose stop!" a powerful commanding voice says. I freeze in my steps and slowly turn. Lissa stands in front of me. I look down at my feet.
"I'm sorry," I whisper so only she can hear. She pulls me into a tight hug and I lay my head on her shoulder.
"Rose, go back to your room. Put on one of those dresses you bought. Make sure you look amazing and then come back here. I have something I want to show you," she whispers.
"Okay, but why do I-"
"Sh, just do it and take Guardian Belikov with you." I nod and let Dimitri lead me back to my room. I open the door and rush in searching my closet for the perfect dress.
"You can come in," I call to Dimitri, who is standing outside of my room with the door hanging open. He walks into the small room and closes the door behind him. He sits at my computer and watches while I find the perfect clothes. Once I find them I rush into the bathroom to change. I put on a dry black bra with red lace, and a sleeveless and backless short black dress, that showed off all the right places.
I dry my hair and curl is slightly, leaving to rest elegantly. Then I hurry back into my room and find the sexy black heels that I wore for Adrian the day before. I slip them on and grab my bag before turning to Dimitri. His mouth drops for a second, but he quickly gets himself together and leads me out of my room in silence.
"So what does Lissa want to show me, Belikov?" I ask breaking the silence. He shakes his head and pulls out an umbrella. He holds it over my head as we rush to the gym. Once we arrive safe and sound, he opens the huge double doors and quickly pulls me inside. The heat of his touch is refreshing. The lights are all off which makes me kind of nervous.
"What is going on?" I ask annoyed. The lights all come on and I can honestly swear that I do not expect what I see.
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