Vampire Academy: A Desperate Cause

Chapter 11 of my Vampire Academy story, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: Vampire Academy belongs to Richelle Mead.

Chapter 11

ROSE POV

I let out a slow careful breath, nursing my frustration as I sat. I was seated on a tree stump in the woods outside a nearby town. My frustrations were growing and I couldn't help but feel angry. Thanks to the vision I had seen with Lissa, we had been able to narrow down our search even further.

We now only had five locations to search, only those five locations had churches with functioning bells. But other than that, I still couldn't make sense of things.

'If I could just figure out exactly what I was seeing through Lissa's eyes...Find some clue, anything...' I thought irritably. 'Urgh, c'mon, there must be something, some clue that can tell me where she's being held exactly...'

But nothing worked I couldn't figure anything out that would allow me to determine where Jill and Lissa are being held.

I felt myself getting worked up again. 'Why, why can't I...Urgh, everything that's happening, it's all just too fast...'

I was worried about Lissa and Jill; especially considering their treatment, the torture, their now humiliating situation, it was all adding up to cause them more and more problems. But so far I couldn't figure out anything that would help, I was stuck and they were suffering, with me unable to help them. That feeling of helplessness made me even more frustrated.

Something triggered them, some sixth sense which warned me, a sense of danger, I quickly drew my stake and was about to stand when it happened. I choked and gagged from the force of the blow I suddenly took the back of the neck.

I fell to the ground, dropping my stake, but I quickly recovered and rolled out of the way, relieved that I hadn't suffered any serious injury. I quickly recovered myself into a kneeling position, I had to get my stake back, it lay nestled amongst a bundle of leaves, almost invisible. I had to be careful not to lose sight of it.

"Well, well, what have we here?" The assailant drawled.

I narrowed my eyes, that voice was definitely familiar; disturbing enough, without what I had just realized. My assailant was a Strigoi, grinning as he stalked closer; standing over where my stake was, so that wasn't going to help. I needed to get him out of the way.

Moving slightly, as if to keep him in sight, I stealthily scooped up a handful of dirt.

"I came here, hunting all for food, only to find quite a prize." He stated. "Of all people to find; my dear favourite girl...Rose Hathaway."

That startled me, he knew my name, but how. I soon got my answer however as he moved again, still blocking me from getting my stake.

He had stepped close enough for me to recognize now and my eyes widened in horror.

"You...You!" I hissed. "Jesse..."

He laughed, I couldn't believe it, I had almost forgotten about him, ever since he had turned Strigoi during the invasion of the Academy last year, where Mason had been killed. He had been one of the attackers who had escaped, later rescuing his 'mentor', the traitor, Viktor Dashkov.

Still laughing, Jesse gloated. "Yes, me...Oh Rose, this must be fate, us meeting like this."

"Fate?" I spat.

Jesse nodded. "Yes, don't you see, here I am, showing you the glory that awaits us all and we all know that you..."

I flared up at that, knowing right away what he was thinking. "You removed any chance of me liking you after what you did, now you're just a monster, one that's going to die!"

He sighed at that.

"Oh Rose, I had such hopes, you could have joined me, I could've given you so much, we would've been..." He remarked with fake sadness.

I shook my head in disgust. "Fuck you."

With that I threw the dirt in his face, he cried out, covering his eyes and I took advantage, tackling him with my shoulder to knock him back before seizing my stake and recovering. I stood and readied myself, for Jesse had recovered by this point and I knew I was in for a fight.

Jesse lunged at once, I had no time to try and counteract, I could only defend myself from being bitten. As a result I fell back, tackled to the ground by Jesse. He attempted to bite me, but I held him back; frustrating him. I grunted in pain as he punched my stomach twice and drove his knee into me. With a yell I threw him off me and rolled into a standing position, stake at the ready.

"Just accept my gift already!" He snarled.

I glowered and attempted to attack myself; Jesse shook his head and attacked me, knocking me back into a tree which he then pinned me against. He had pressed himself up against me, pinning my arm, preventing me from using the stake.

"I gave you the ultimate chance Rose, but you squandered it." He remarked. "Oh well, time to end this...such a shame, they won't recognize you once I'm done."
With that he raised a hand and I tensed, waiting for the blow.

It never came and Jesse's expression changed, shock and anger clouding his features. It was then I realized what had happened, that Jesse had forgotten, being a Strigoi, cut him off from his magic. He had been trying to burn me. I wasn't going to squander this opportunity.

His arrogance, what he thought was his greatest strength, was now a weak spot and I was about to exploit it. He yelled and attempted to burn me again.

"Fuck, this, you, what did you…!?"

I rolled my eyes. "I did nothing, dumbass, you did this. You became a Strigoi, therefore, you can't use magic anymore, did you forget?"

Shock flickered across his features, mere moments before I acted. He cried out in agony as I kneed him, right where it hurts, and he staggered back. I quickly leapt forwards, grabbed him and, without hesitating, I plunged the stake into his heart, killing him with a horrible cry, just as I heard footsteps.

I yanked the stake out and spun around, to see Dimitri standing there, eyes wide with surprise as he beheld the scene before him.

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