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Chapter Nine
While we were walking I heard Adrian whisperer to Lissa "Did you book the table?" Lissa's face changed to a nervous expression then "No" she said in a terrified voice, Adrian looked very concerned too. Dimitri actually slowed his walk down so he was next to me, I think he was ready to run for it. Adrian came to a stop then and the lady noticed "anything the matter Sir" Adrian put on a smile "No, I just forgot to ask earlier, can you tell me who booked our table, it's seems to have slip our minds" She smiled at him "Oh it was a Mr Mazur, Sir, he booked it this morning for six people" We were all glad to hear that name but the number of people it was booked for, what was that all about "Six people you say" Adrian said to the lady "Yes, Mr Mazur informed us that two other persons will be joining you" Adrian just nodded to her and we all continued to walk towards the restaurant, Adrian turned towards Dimitri and I with a puzzled look and then turned back to face the front. Dimitri said quietly to me "Be on guard, Roza" I didn't comment on the fact he used my nickname again, I just nodded and continued to walk.
We got to the table "Here you go Sir, the other guests haven't arrived yet but please have a seat and maybe enjoy a drink while you are waiting" Adrian smiled "Thank you" and she made her way back to reception. Dimitri was the first to speak "What's going on here, I don't like this one bit, this could be a trap", I answered "I can't deny the fact I was thinking the same thing, but wouldn't we be surrounded by now?" Lissa nodded in agreement "Rose has a point, if this was a trap, we wouldn't even get this far". Dimitri did relax a little but he was still very much on guard. It was nine fifteen already, whoever these guests are, they will be arriving soon enough.
The waiter came up to us five minutes, "are you ready to order" Adrian spoke to him "No, we are waiting for a few more people, but we will have some drinks", the waiter opened his notepad "What would you like?" Adrian turned to Lissa "What would you like?" Lissa said to the waiter "I'll have a still water, please" the waiter wrote that down as Adrian looked towards Dimitri, "I'll have the same and the lady next to me will too" Dimitri said, the waiter took a quick glance at me and nodded, "And you Sir" he said to Adrian. Before Adrian could answer I kicked him slighting under the table, he winced a little "Something wrong Sir" Adrian just smiled "No, I'm fine, just a coke for me please" he said in a pained voice. The waiter walked away and Adrian glared at me "What the hell did you do that for?" I just glared back at him "No alcohol, you need your powers in full force" He started to sulk. I don't know if my eyes deceived me because he's wearing Eddie's appearance, but I swear I saw him smile slightly for a second.
Our drinks arrived a few minutes later, Adrian was still sulking, "here you go, I'll be back to take your order when the other guests have arrived" Dimitri nodded and the waiter strolled away again. I took a sip of my water and then I turned towards the door, I noticed two people who seemed very familiar, wait a minute I know them, but what the hell are they doing here. Before I could say anything to the others, the receptionist had already shown them to our table, they sat down but didn't say a word "Enjoy your meal" the lady said as she walked out of the restaurant.
The others looked at them with a puzzled look but Dimitri turned towards me and could see I knew them, he raised one eyebrow as to ask who they are? But before I could speak "So I'm guessing the human is you Rose" I smiled as everyone looked towards me with their puzzled looks "It's nice to see you again Oksana, Mark" Lissa's expression changed to a smile then, she knew who they were now, but Dimitri and Adrian were still puzzled. Mark spoke "Abe called us saying you could do with our help, especially Oksana's mind reading, we didn't really want to leave Siberia but considering you are about to be put to death and all we thought we'd better help". Dimitri caught on fast, he turned to Oksana "You're a spirit user" Oksana smiled "Yes and this is my Husband Mark, who is like Rose", Adrian was looking very closely at Mark but finally changed his expression to a smile. "I thought I could sense the same darkness coming from you as I do from Rose" Mark nodded at Adrian. I spoke then "this is the couple I met in Siberia when I" I stopped myself there when I heard Lissa talk to me through the bond "Rose, don't" I smiled towards Oksana "It really is good to see you, and you're mind reading really will come in handy with what we're about to do". I took a quick look at Dimitri and could see he felt really awkward now, but Mark interrupted my gaze "We were really surprised to get a call from Abe all of a sudden, he filled us in on most of the details, I can't believe this is all happening, trouble really does follow you around Rose". I just smirked at him "It sure does" I said in a glum voice.
A moment of silence fell across the table, Lissa broke it first "Maybe we should order" we all grabbed a menu and had a look through it, and then Oksana signalled for the waiter. "Are you ready to order". Lissa and I had the chicken salad, the rest had the special which was a steak dinner. When the waiter had gone, Oksana started to speak "it feels strange to be around two other spirit users, especially ones so powerful" Adrian cut in then "I'm not as good as Lissa, I haven't managed to figure out the whole healing thing yet" Oksana smiled "Maybe not, but I can sense you can do other things, them charms you are all wearing are combined with both, your powers and Lissa am I correct?", both Lissa and Adrian looked quite shocked, Oksana just smiled "How can you decipher one from the other" Adrian answered Lissa before Oksana could speak "By our auras, right?" Oksana nodded to Adrian. The waiter then came with our food so everyone went silent, 'Here you go" he said, the food looked lovely. No one said a word while we were eating, it didn't take long before everyone had cleared their plates. "That was very nice" Oksana said to the waiter as he clearer our plates away "I'm glad you enjoyed it madam", he paused as he turned to all of us "can I get you anything else?". Adrian answered him 'No we're all fine, thanks" the waiter nodded "I will get you the bill then Sir." By the time we had finished our drinks and paid the bill it was already 10:45 PM. "We better get a move on now" Lissa said to all of us. We made our way out of the restaurant.
We got to the doors of the casino, "Name please" the man on the door said, Adrian answered "James Smith" the man checked his list and opened the door for us "Enjoy your time with us". Getting in was the easy part but getting out is another matter I thought to myself. Adrian made his way over to the desk to buy some chips, after he return Dimitri said "We'd better split up here", Adrian gave Lissa half the chips, "alright, Ladies to the left and we'll go to the right" Adrian said with a massive grin on his face "Behave yourself" I said to him, "I will Little Dhampir". I wasn't convinced so I turned to Dimitri "Make sure he doesn't drink too much and keep him away from them showgirls". Dimitri didn't say a word, just nodded to me with that straight face of his. I looked at Oksana and Mark as they parted with a kiss, "good luck my love" Mark said to Oksana, "You too dearest". I sighed a little, I wish I had what they had, Oksana walked towards Dimitri "I would like to have a word with you later on if you can spare sometime". That caught Dimitri off guard, he took a while to reply "Very well" I'm surprised he agreed to Oksana's request. I gave her a bewildered look but she just smiled at me as we walked away from the guys.
I turned back towards them, they were heading towards the bar, best place to dig up some dirt. We ended up at the roulette table which was very crowded, I could tell straight away that Oksana has been to a casino before, she fitted right in, but Lissa and I stuck out like a sore thump, especially me looking like a human. I had to stand next to Lissa at all times as people, especially men were watching me. "Rose keep close to me as much as possible" Lissa said in my head, she must have noticed people were watching me. We stood behind Oksana for a little while but I whispered to Lissa "How about trying blackjack, you can try to make conversation with dealer and the other players then" Lissa nodded to me and we made our way over to the table. Lissa sat down and I stood behind her quietly "Place you bets please' the dealer said to everyone, there was three other people at the table, one women and two men. The men's eyes popped out when they saw Lissa in that dress, it was so tight, Lissa just laughed a little, I kept my head down to the floor so no one noticed me smile. The lady said "Good evening" with a nod of her head, Lissa bowed slightly in acknowledgement.
The dealer dealt the cards out, Lissa took the cards from the table, she had an ace and an eight. The Lady decided to stick at 17, the two men both hit, one went bust at 23 and the other stuck at 18. The dealer finally came to Lissa, "Madam", Lissa smiled and said "I'll stand" as she put her cards down on the table faced upwards. The dealer nodded and turned his cards over to reveal he had 18, "Player four wins, player three push". Lissa actually won, "Well done, beginners luck" the guy next to us said. The dealer returned the man who spoke, his money he betted on the last round, that's what Push means. If the player has the same number as the dealer it's a push, meaning the money they bet on that round is returned to them. The dealer then gave Lissa her money and winnings. After a few rounds, Oksana joined us "Doing well", she certainly had. "Not bad" Lissa said, she had won a couple of rounds but also lost some. "Well let's have a rest and get a drink" Oksana said, she obviously had something to say "Let me just finish this round". Lissa had a ten and a three which are not great cards, "Hit" she said to the dealer. She picked up the card "wow you lucky girl" Oksana spoke a little loud, the other players turned and frowned at Oksana. Oksana put her hand over her mouth in embarrassment. "Reveal your cards please" the dealer said to Lissa. She put down the three and the ten and very slower put down the eight she just got. The dealer revealed his and scored twenty, "Dealer wins over players 1 to 3, Play four wins with twenty one". Everyone at the table clapped then for Lissa. She smiled and stood up "Player four leaving the table, Place your bets please"
We walked over to a spot where no one was standing "So what did you find out?" I said in a quiet voice. "Well some of the showgirls were around the roulette table as lucky charms and because I was winning they started to chat with me" figures, they always go where the money is "what did they say?" I said, Oksana smiled "I gradually asked if they knew of a girl who worked here that attracted a lot of attention, royal attention, they didn't answer at first but in their minds they knew something" she paused as someone walked passed us. "I told them the reason I asked is recently a friend of mine has gone missing and that my only lead is this place and that she was quite close with the lady I'm searching for, the only problem is the information I have doesn't include her name" She paused while she took a breath "They were suspicious of me still but they told me that the only women they knew whom had a lot of attention was a women who did ballet performances for the more upper class Moroi, they didn't know her name but they mentioned the choreography who staged all the shows is still around." I cut in then "That's good news" she started again "Yes apparently he is in tomorrow, early". Lissa said "That's going to be a problem, we aren't staying here" Oksana answered Lissa immediately "But Mark and I are staying here" Oksana smiled.
Lissa's face lit up "that's brilliant" I mentioned "Aren't you a bit worried that someone will recognise you while staying here" Oksana just swung her head back and forth "No not really, We're on our guard and remember I can hear them coming" she winked at me "I suppose that's true". Someone came up to us then, one of the male waiters who was carrying drinks "Champagne ladies", Oksana took one but Lissa didn't, he ignored me anyway. "you're not going to drink that are you" I said to Oksana "Of course not, I just want to blend in a bit while we chat a bit more" I nodded to her "we're starting to attract a bit of attention because we are just standing here" she said, I took a quick glaze around, Oksana was right, some of the staff were keeping an eye on us. "Maybe we should find the guys now saying as we have a small lead" Lissa said, Oksana nodded "alright".
It didn't take long to find the guys, they were still at the bar, although they had company. Dimitri and Mark were by the looks of it chatting to the barman, Adrian was chatting two a few of the showgirls which kind of pissed me off a bit. "Calm yourself Rose, I can feel your anger" Oksana said to me, I just smiled "Sorry".
Just as we were nearly to the bar, three Moroi men came up to us "Hello Ladies", one was hovering around me, and the other two were getting rather close to Lissa and Oksana. One decided to grab Lissa's arm and the one around me put his hands on my shoulders "What a pretty feeder, mind if I have a taste". I wanted to throw the guy but that would give the game away. I heard Lissa shout "Let go of me you jerk"
Lissa's voice caught the attention of the guys, from the look on Oksana's Husband's face and Dimitri's, this was not going to end well.
End of Chapter Nine
I found a new vampire series last night as I was looking on Amazon, well it's not new but I haven't read it yet. Anyway I read the summary and it sounds quite similar to vampire academy although it's aimed for adults.
It's called House of Night by P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast plus it's a series.
It follows the adventures of Zoey Redbird, a sixteen-year-old girl who has just become a fledgling Vampire and is required to attend the House of Night boarding school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Vampires and fledglings are not dissolved by sunlight, but it is painful to them, so classes at the House of Night are held at night. Fledglings are marked by a sapphire blue crescent-shaped outline on their foreheads. Older fledglings and adult Vampires need to drink small quantities of human blood, but House of Night Vampires do not attack humans to get it; the taking of blood is pleasurable for both human and Vampire, and may lead to a strong bond, called "Imprinting" between the two.
After attending her first school ritual in Nyx's Temple, Zoey realizes that she has been given an affinity for all 5 elements: Air, Earth, Water, Fire and Spirit which is greatly unheard of in a vampire, let alone a fledgling.
Don't you think this sounds quite similar to vampire academy, I think it does, so I've decided to have a little read of the first book on a PDF before I buy it, lol.