Rescue

Chapter 12

EDDIE'S POV

When I heard about Mia still in some building, maybe scared for life, and crying, she might even be threatened right now made me go crazy. Rose could see the concern in my eyes.

"Eddie, look at me, you've got to calm down, and hope that she's okay," comforted Rose and I gave her an assuring nod. She walks into Mia's room, to find no one except a trashed room. Then she notices a trail of water.

"Christian, flicker a small light," ordered Rose and once Christian did, we followed the trail of water to find that it lead to a bathroom. Rose stopped walking making both Christian and I to stop.

"What is it?" asks Christian

"Guys, form a triangle," mumbled Rose, and we immediately stood back to back.

"Shh, I heard something," I said hearing distant footsteps, "Turn the fire off."

"But we can't see anything then! It's my only weapon," begged Christian

"Fine, just keep it low."

We saw a figure stand in front of us, and we all immediately got into a defensive position.

"Someone check the bathroom," whispered Rose, and I slipped into the bathroom quietly looking for anything suspicious. Then that's when I saw a strigoi in midair, drowning in water, and there was Mia controlling it with tears. Her hands trembled.
"THAT'S NOT MIA, ATTACK THAT THING," I yelled from the bathroom, I staked the strigoi Mia was drowning and it instantly died. Then the water splashed onto the bathroom tile, and she started crying into my shirt.

"Thank you so much," she sobbed into my shirt staining it with tears.

"It's okay. Don't worry, we got you." I stroked her hair soothingly and just when things were finally calm, fire burst through the bathroom door.

"CHRISTIAN WHAT THE HELL?!" yelled Rose

"HOLY SHIT!"

"What if Eddie got burnt to death!" scolded Rose coming into the bathroom

"No guys, I think I'm fine," I replied laughing at their argument. I noticed that Rose's jacket's sleeve got burnt, "Is that Christian's piece of art?" I asked pointing at it, she nodded and gave him a shove. Then we heard fast paced footsteps.

"We need to go. Now," ordered Rose, she shattered open the bathroom window and looked down, "We jump from here, it's not that high so it won't matter. Do you think you guys can do it?"

We all nodded and we all jumped at the same time. Rose was the first one to get up, "They're close. What's the closest way to the infirmary?" I noticed she was limping a bit but that didn't slow down her pace.

"Follow me," motioned Christian and took the lead.

"Are you alright Mia?" asked Rose sounding worried, Mia nodded her head and flashed her an assuring smile

"What you did there was amazing," complimented Christian

"Yeah, very powerful," agreed Rose and stopped in her tracks pulling back Christian.

"Don't move, there are about 5 coming towards us, and 5 coming from the other side. This is just a guess so be prepared for more."

"What the hell do we do?" asks Mia scared

"Do you think you guys can use your magic?" asked Rose taking her stake out.

"But I need water."

"Don't worry, there'll be enough of water soon," smirks Rose and takes out a knife then plunges it into the water pipe. Soon enough there was a huge amount of water on the ground, creating puddles.

"This enough?" asked Rose

"More than enough," smiles Mia and starts bending it.

"Eddie with Mia, and stake all the strigoi that are drowning. Christian, you already know what to do." All four of us stood back to back, and just as Rose said we saw the strigoi running at a high speed towards us.

"NOW!" yelled Rose. Everything was such a rush, both water and fire came to life. All I thought was staking all the strigoi, and Mia drowned most of the strigoi. One came right behind her.

"DUCK MIA!"

She ducked and I staked that strigoi right at the heart. Rose and Christian were just about done, when one of the strigoi went straight for Strigoi.

"CHRISTIAN BEHIND!" yelled Mia, and Christian shot fire through both his hands to the back, the strigoi caught on fire, allowing Rose to stake it.

"NOW! MORE WILL COME!" yelled Rose and we all ran. We reached the battleground and saw that they were still fighting.

"How'd the wards break?" asked Mia looking at all the dead guardians

"The question is, the amount of strigoi numbers are not decreasing. What is going on with the ward?" questioned Christian. We spotted the infirmary and I finally noticed the gash on Mia's leg.

"Mia what happened there?" I asked

"I got scratched, one of them were trying to drag me down," said Mia still running

"Here go on my back," I said and stopped making Rose and Christian stop, Mia hesitantly went on.

"CHRISTIAN!" yelled Rose and Christian's hand instantly shot fire which got a strigoi behind me. Rose ran and staked his heart.

"Guys let's go!" shouted Christian, the guardians noticed us and let us in. I didn't look back but I felt a strong push behind my back, and heard grunts behind me.

When we got in I sighed in relief. But I stopped, when I looked around to find Rose missing.

"Guys where's Rose?"

Christian and Mia's head snapped up, they looked around. I ran out to find Rose thrown against a wall, I saw two guardians, and two strigoi already staked.

"CHRISTIAN!" I yelled and took my stake out. Christian instantly came out and shot fire at the strigoi who attacked her. She staggered up but staked him, "Die bitch."

I ran to her and looked at her, she had blood running down my neck with two bite marks.

"Did he bite you?"

She nodded and nearly collapsed. Her arm was bleeding, she was hurt everywhere.

"Come back in," said Christian pulling her but she resisted.

"We need to get guardians to guard this place," said Rose and stood in front of the door, "Tell Mia to bring two replacement guards."

"Rose, what the hell! You'll kill yourself!" yelled Christian

"JUST DO IT CHRISTIAN!" I shouted, "Or else she'll stay here the whole time if you don't bring a replacement." Christian nodded and ran back in. I looked at her, she clutched her stake so tightly, blood dripped from her hand.

"Hey Rose, here." I tossed her an extra pair of gloves, she accepted them and put them on quickly.

"Thanks Eddie."

"Let's hope we make it out alive."

"Eddie, one's coming right at us," said Rose and gripped her stake. Instead of going towards me, the strigoi went right at Rose. She was ready and staked the strigoi right at it's heart, but the strigoi already plunged his nails into her shoulders. She had blood running down her shoulders and she kept the pain to herself. She kicked the strigoi away.

"Rose, you're losing too much blood," I said and four guardians came outside. The moment they saw Rose, one of them motioned me to take her to the infirmary.

Before I even reached her, she collapsed.