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Sydney's POV:
I lead Adrian through the snow storm, and up the mountain. He kept complaining about my stupid motivation and the cold, and he kept questioning why I was doing this. Honestly, if he can't figure it out now, I should just let him sweat it out.
The wind started to pick up, and the snow hit our faces with icy stings. Adrian then grabbed my hand, stopping me from moving forward.
"If we don't keep moving our body temperatures will decline." I say, turning back to him. But he was looking a few yards away from us. I then saw two yellow headlights coming towards us. By the thrumming sounds ringing in my ears I could tell they were the snowmobiles.
"What are you two doing out here?" came a deep voice. I couldn't really tell who it was.
"We're looking for Rose and Lissa." Adrian answered breezily.
"You two want to freeze out here?" came another voice, and I recognized it as the black haired boy from before.
"Where's Eddie?" Adrian asked.
"He's with Jill back at the lodge." The deeper voice answered. I figured that it was Dimitri. "Where you should be." He added. I could tell Adrian was about to answer back with a snarky comment but held back because we had lives on the line.
"I can help." I blurted out, and all eyes were on me. "I can navigate the way through the storm." I explain.
"Why do you want to help us?" the black haired one asked.
"Because I can't stand it when someone is able to help, yet they refuse to. I know I can help, and that's what I'm trying to do." I reply exasperatedly. The guys on the mobiles looked at each other, and then back to me.
"You think you can lead us to them?" Dimitri asked.
I searched the sky, the sun no longer in the sky, and saw the shining stars. But then I noticed a dark cloud in the distance, and knew that was our first checkpoint.
"I know I can." I answer confidently.
"Okay. You'll ride with Christian." Dimitri ordered. I took Christian was the dark haired boy. I began walking towards him when I heard Dimitri whisper something to Christian. With a nod, Christian helped me up on the bike, while Adrian sat behind Dimitri, an annoyed look on his face.
"Which way?" Dimitri asked. I pointed towards the smoke cloud.
"There." I say. Dimitri nodded and started up the snowmobile, and Christian followed. As I held onto Christian, I felt strange warmth radiating off of him. It was almost as if he was producing heat from his own body. But that was crazy, so I didn't think much about it.
We had gotten closer to the smoke cloud and my assumptions were correct. It was a tiny log cabin, and by the looks of it, it looked abandoned. But I knew better. The chimney was producing smoke, meaning people were in there; most likely Rose and Lissa.
The snow storm had died down, and we dismounted the snowmobile a few yards away from the cabin. I wondered why, but the thought of a kidnapping bubbled up in my reasons. We didn't want to have their captors know we were here.
We made our way to the cabin, all lights off inside. Dimitri looked through the window while the rest of us were crouched down.
"No one is in there." He said. I shook my head, and got up to check for myself.
Through the window I saw the dark and dusty room. It was nearly pitch black in there, but the moon's light gave it a little light. I scanned the room, and noticed the rug. The cabin was empty, no furniture, nothing, but there was one single rug.
"Dimitri?" I call, and he looks at me curiously. "Why would there be a single rug in an empty house?" I asked. Dimitri nearly smiled. Emphasis on nearly.
"Maybe they forgot it? Or it's too hideous to even own?" Adrian suggested. We looked at him blankly. "What? It's a guess." He said. I shook my head, and began to head inside.
"Wait." Dimitri said, stopping me.
He opened the door and stepped in first, as if ready for an attack. He looked around and slowly and walked over to the rug in the middle of the floor. His feet made no noise whatsoever as he did so. He crouched to the floor and lifted the rug, discovering a hidden door beneath it.
I knew it! It really does pay off to read all those mystery books.
I began to walk towards Dimitri and the door, but this time Christian stopped me.
"It'll be best if you and Adrian wait here." He said. I crossed my arms, getting really peeved right now. "It's for your own safety." He added, and joined Dimitri.
I watched as they opened the door, revealing a flight of stairs. They walked down them, taking out some weird looking weapons. They were long sticks with one pointy end, and almost looking silver. I raised an eyebrow in curiosity.
"So, what are we going to do now?" Adrian asked, lighting cigarette. I looked at him annoyed, taking the cigarette from him, and throwing it out in the snow.
"We follow." I say. Adrian looked more concerned about his cigarette out in the snow than what I had just said. He then noticed when I walked over to the hidden floor and stairs.
"They told us to stay up here." Adrian argued. I looked up at him skeptically.
"Since when are you one to listen to what people say?" I asked. He shrugged, and walked over to me.
"You have a point." he said.
I began to descend the stairs, making sure to be as quiet as possible, Adrian right behind me.
When we got to the bottom of the stairs, I heard a lot of things going on. I heard crashing, growling, grunting, and a few shrieks. When I peeked over I saw Dimitri battling it out with threw grown men, who hissed at him. My eyes widened at the site of the grown men having fangs.
My heart stuttered at my realization. There was no way vampires could exist, but yet I'm looking at them right now. I then saw Dimitri go after one with the silver weapon, which I now realize is a stake.
"Christian!" I hear a girl scream, and I found Rose and Lissa tied up in the middle of the room. Immediately Adrian ran towards them, dodging a huge wave of fire that came from Christian.
What the hell was going on? Did Christian seriously just pull fire out of the air? There had to be some kind of scientific reason for this.
"What are you doing here?" Christian shouted at me angrily. "We told you to stay upstairs." He said. I would have responded, but I was too distracted by the guy coming up behind Christian. I opened my mouth, but nothing came out.
Quickly Christian turned around, seeing the guy he pushed him away, but this guy suddenly went up in flames.
"Get out!" Christian shouted, going back to fighting the other guys who I believed were vampires.
I almost did what he told me, but another scream snapped me out of it. Adrian was being backed into a corner by two bad guys. I looked towards Dimitri who was busy with bad guys of his own, as was Christian. I glanced over at the girls to see that they were still tied up.
Without thinking, I ran towards Adrian, and clasped my hand together and raised them high up in the air. I went to one of the bad guys, and quickly brought down my fists at the back of the neck, right on the pressure point. The guy sank to the floor.
I looked over at the other guy, who hissed at me, its fangs long and pointy. Adrenaline already running hotly through my veins, I didn't even have to think- my reflexes did the thinking for me. I balled up my fist and swung as hard as I could, sending the guy to the ground.
I was panting, scared out of my mind. When a pair of arms wrapped around me, I immediately resisted.
"Calm down Sydney, it's me." I heard Adrian whisper, and I let out a relieved sigh. "Come on." He said, leading me towards Lissa and Rose.
We hurried and untied them. Lissa hugged Adrian, looking so glad that he had come, but Rose immediately shot up and got into battle with some of the bad guys.
"Sage, let's go." Adrian said, pulling my hand. I got up and followed him back towards the stairs.
"What about-" I began, but Adrian didn't let me stop.
We ran up the stairs and out of the cabin back out into the snow. We ran outside, but didn't make it far. We were all pushed over by another round of evil looking people, who also had fangs.
"Sydney!" Adrian shouted, but I wasn't fast enough.
One of the vampires grabbed me by the collar, and pushed me against the side of the cabin. My head hit the wall really hard, leaving me seeing stars.
I looked into the dark and evil face of my attacker. It hissed at me, its fangs drenched in blood, and that's when I felt it; the burning pain of a bite. I couldn't feel anymore though. As I drifted off, I saw a white light behind my attacker, and then I was gone.
Adrian's POV:
I watched as Eddie tackled the Strigoi holding Sydney, and I immediately ran towards her as she sank to the floor. She was bleeding from her neck where the Strigoi had bitten her. I had to resist the urge to drink from her; instead I put my fingers against the wound to stop the bleeding.
"Sydney." I call, but already her face had gone pale. "Sydney, please stay with me." I say, feeling the tears at the back of my eyes.
I heard the dogs and the other Dhampirs posing as search and rescue raid the cabin and take care of the rest of the Strigoi. Lissa is right next to me, healing her wound knowing she can heal Sydney faster than I could.
"It's her head, Adrian. I think she has a concussion." Lissa says, and then I hear a helicopter above us. "We need to take her to the hospital." She added. I nodded, picking Sydney up.
"Take care of the human first." Lissa ordered the help.
They tried to take Sydney from me, but I wouldn't let her go. I held her as they lifted us into the helicopter, and flew us to the nearest hospital.
Sydney's POV
I saw nothing but white, the air silent with an exception of the occasional beeping. I didn't know where I was, or how I got here. Maybe I'm dead? But as I breathe I get a slight ache in my arms and legs as if I were just defrosted. Then I notice, my eyes are still closed.
With more strength I think I was capable of, I opened my eyes to see bright florescent lights. I take a look around and see that I'm hooked up to some hospital machines, and that I'm lying in a hospital bed. I stare at my heart monitor in confusion. What was I doing in a hospital?
"Hey, you're alive." I hear someone whisper next to me. I blink a few times and look at my visitor. It was Adrian. Immediately my heart monitor starts beeping faster, and both of us look up at it.
"Please shut it off." I groan, but Adrian only chuckles, and I force myself to calm down so that my heart rate slows.
"How are you feeling?" Adrian asked. I closed my eyes, no longer able to keep them open.
"Weak." I say. Then a few seconds later I asked. "How did I end up here?" I asked. Adrian sighed, as if preparing himself to tell me.
"How much do you remember?" he asked. I sighed loudly, thinking about it.
"I remember going to the cabin for Rose and Lissa." I say. "Then, there was a secret door." I add, and then my mind blanks. "Then," I scrunch up my eyebrows trying to think. "Then I can't remember after that." I say. Adrian sighs, as if in relief, but I couldn't really tell.
"You fell down the stairs, Sydney. Do you remember that?" he asked. I thought about for a while, and I only remember the stairs, not the falling part. But I guess that would explain why I would be in here.
"Yeah, I guess." I say. I then feel Adrian take my hand, and again the machine beeps faster. I take my hand back, not wanting Adrian to feel obligated to return my feelings.
"Sage, I-" I heard Adrian start, but I cut him off.
"Did you guys find Lissa and Rose?" I asked.
"Yeah, they're okay. They had gotten lost in the snow storm and had hung out in the cabin." Adrian said, and somehow I knew he was lying. But I nodded, letting him know I believed it.
"What about Christian and Dimitri?" I asked.
"Both fine." Adrian answered. I nodded again. "Sydney, there's something I need to tell you." He said. I didn't know how I felt about those words. Were they the words I wanted to hear, or were they just another set of words that would waste my time?
"What is it?" I asked, making myself sound as if I didn't care. I then heard him sigh.
"Remember when you told me that, nothing can change between us unless I got over Rose?" he asked. If my eyes were open I would have scowled at him for bringing that up. But I was still too weak to open them.
"Yeah." I answer.
I wait for him to say something, but nothing came. This confused me. I was about to ask him what was wrong, but then I suddenly felt him hovering over me. What was he doing?
"Adri-" his name was cut off from my lips, as I felt him kiss me.
His soft warm lips pressed against mine, and I felt so much feeling coming from that kiss I nearly wanted to cry. My heart raced and I felt like a thousand electric bolts ran through me. When Adrian finally parted from me, I finally had the strength to open my eyes again.
I looked up at him shocked, confused, and most of all so happy. He was looking down at me, tears in his eyes, and a soft smile.
"I want things to change between us." He said, and I swear the heart monitor was going crazy, but neither of us paid it much attention. "I can't imagine my life without you Sydney. As you lay at the bottom of the stairs, as I thought you were dead, I felt myself dying too. I wouldn't be able to take it if you were gone." He said.
"Adrian," I choked out.
"Whatever feelings you think I might still have for Rose, well believe me when I tell you that I'm over it. Rose is great and she'll always be special to me, but you," he shakes his head. "You are the one who holds my heart, the one who makes me want to be a better me. The one I can't help but think about 24/7." He says, and I knew he could go on and on about it.
But we didn't have all night, and I didn't think I could take much more of it.
"Adrian." I say, cutting him off before he turned into Shakespeare. "Just shut up and kiss me." I say.
With another smile, Adrian leans down and kisses me again. I no longer feel weak, and wrap my arms around his neck. This was what I wanted. This is the Adrian I love.
A/N: Awe! Wasn't that sweet? Well, we have one last chapter before this ends.
WHAT?! One chapter left? NO!
Don't worry, I'm making a sequel of this, and yeah, it's going to be so much better. This time, everyone will be in it. Want to know more? Hmm… What can you do that can make me reveal my secret? I know!
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