A/N: Wow…Rome's awesome! I won't go on and on about it though, you've waited long enough.
It's a little bit earlier than you guys expected 'cos I got my dates slightly mixed up. But I'm back and writing again so enjoy!
Oh, and please check out my other fanfiction for Twilight. It's called Forever's a Curse and is what might have happened if there had been another Cullen around who had liked Edward. More to it than that but check it out.
Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Academy!
RPOV
"Well that's not good." I muttered, "That's really not good. How did he sound?"
"Terrible. I don't understand why she'd just walk off…and there was no sign of a struggle, and she puts up a fight…" Dimitri ran his fingers through his hair.
"She could have been compelled." I suggested.
"No. Her magic stops that from being possible. She can't be compelled. Un…"
"Unless what?" I asked suddenly getting even more worried.
"Unless it was a Strigoi."
APOV
"Idiot." I muttered hitting the wall with my fist. She'd probably been planning it all along. All she wanted was to put the Moroi into turmoil and if she could get a guy along the way, why not?
"Lord Ivashkov." Someone said from behind me. I ignored them and hit the wall again.
"Lord Ivashkov! You'll hurt yourself." The Guardian grabbed me.
"That's the bloody point." I snarled pulling away.
"Adrian." A soft voice, like honey, said from behind me.
I turned to see Rose.
"Adrian calm down." She slowly walked over, probably concerned I'd start doing something stupid again, "We don't think she walked off."
"But she can't be compelled…"
"By a Moroi. But she can be compelled by a Strigoi." She spoke slowly, making sure it sunk in.
"Oh God." I lent against the wall and closed my eyes, "Liam." I whispered.
"We'll find her." Dimitri's determined voice sounded from somewhere close to Rose.
"No you won't. If Liam has her…she won't want to be found and he'll keep her well hidden. Besides, even if you did find her, Liam's invincible." I said quietly.
"You'll dream-walk with her, get her location out of her. We'll deal with Liam when it comes to it." Rose said.
"You don't understand. She won't tell me. She'll want to stay. If he's compelling her, or bitten her, or done anything to her, she will not say a word." I looked at both of them, "You both know exactly what I'm talking about."
Rose took Dimitri's hand and said something to him. Trying to snap him out of the daze I'd put him in.
"Adrian, try and reach her." Rose said quietly.
I walked away.
GPOV
I had absolutely no idea where I was or how I'd got there. Was it a garden? It was a Spirit dream! Adrian! He was a few feet away. He slowly walked over. I swayed slightly, I wasn't steady at all. I felt like shit. Adrian wrapped his arms around me.
"Adrian," I whispered.
"I'm here." He held me to him.
"Where are you?" He asked quietly.
"I don't…I'm not sure." I took a step back, "But Liam…Liam's here."
"I know." He took both my hands in his, "I can't do anything to help unless you tell me where you are. Did you cross any borders?"
"No. I'm still in England. I think. But we drove for hours. There might have…I'm in a small cottage, in the middle of no where. It's um…it all looks like a normal cottage but it's all industrial strength. A luxury prison, like what Dimitri did with Rose. I…I think I'm in…" I closed my eyes and tried to think, "The Lake District, but literally, the middle of no where. It's a white cottage, with Roses around it. And parked outside is the black van he used to get me here…Adrian…Adrian you have time. He doesn't want to turn me yet. He wants to kill me first." I looked up into his sparkling green eyes I adored, "You have a few weeks at least."
"No I don't Elle…if he has you, if he's doing anything to you, I have no time. I have to go and tell Dimitri and Rose what you've told me." He started to end the dream.
"No!" I caught his arm, "Please…don't…don't leave me."
"I'll get to you quicker if I leave now." He said slowly, "It's the only way I can save you."
"You don't understand…Adrian you can't leave me." I whispered.
"Elle listen to me. You want out yes?"
I nodded.
"Then let me go so I can help you. Please." He cupped my face in his hands.
Eventually I nodded. He left.
APOV (about half an hour later)
Rose turned on the radio; it was going to take a good couple of hours to get to the Lake District.
"Rose, do you have to put that crap on?" I asked groaning.
"It's a good distraction." She countered.
"It is just noise." Dimitri said from the wheel.
"Yes well I'm bored." Rose snapped.
I sighed and closed my eyes. It actually wasn't bad music. In fact, I was sure it was one of the songs Gabrielle had covered as a B-side. I didn't understand her. All the songs she did were covers. But the singles were covers of songs that were only on albums of other artists and then B-sides were singles. I really didn't get it. Why didn't she just write her own stuff?
Thinking about Gabrielle's singing brought an unpredicted memory into my head. This was so not the time for flashbacks.
*Flashback*
For the third night in a row I went to the same bar. It was one of the better ones in Court; normally there was some sort of entertainment going on. For the third night in a row it was the same girl singing. She was hot. I was pretty sure she was a Moroi but had curves like Rose…Rose…I ordered a drink. As I scanned the bar the girl singing caught my eye. She'd obviously realised how often I'd been in there.
She turned and had a quick word with the band behind her, doing a different song to what they had prepared for that time.
I closed my eyes and drank my drink.
Hush Little Baby, Don't You Cry
Her voice was amazing, but, I had a feeling that she wasn't quite suited to this slow crap, that she liked rock and hard core pop.
Yeah, I Know She Hurt You
But It Ain't The End Of Your Life
My eyes flicked open, I had a really weird feeling that she was actually seriously singing to me. Our eyes met. Cause I'm Right Here Waiting So Consider This The Moment Just Come With Your Heart
With Open Arms
I Know You Might Feel Shattered
But Love Should Never Bring You Home
as defining who you are
And I Can Fix What's Broken
And Here's How I'll Start
And Leave The Press To Me
And I Promise I Will Be
And I'll Be Your Cure
Show Me Where It Hurts
And I Know That I Can Be
The Medicine You Need
Baby, I'll Be Your Cure
Your Cure
I frowned, was this girl hitting on me from across the bar?
I Can See She Left You
With You Heart Wide Open
Did she know about Rose?
But I Can Be Your Shelter
When The Wind Starts Blowin'
So Don't Be Afraid
Of What's In Front Of You
Cause I Know I'm Strong Enough
To Carry Us Through
What did she think she was? An angel? She did look like one.
So Consider This The Moment Just Come With Your Heart
as defining who you are
And I Can Fix What's Broken
And Here's How I'll Start
And Leave The Press To Me
And I Promise I Will Be
And I'll Be Your Cure
Show Me Where It Hurts
And I Know That I Can Be
The Medicine You Need
And I'll Be Your Cure
(I'll Be The Cure)
And I'll Be Your Cure
(I'll Be The Cure)
I am so confused.
I'll Be Your Healer
In My Shinning Armor
I'd rather she wasn't wearing anything.
Just Let Me Protect You
That's What I'm Here For
My Love Is A Healer
If You Let Me Near Ya
Reach Out And Touch Me
I have to say, I would love to do that.
Just Let Me Restore Just Come With Your Heart Just Come With Your Heart
And Leave The Press To Me
And I Promise I Will Be
And I'll Be Your Cure
Show Me Where It Hurts
And I Know That I Can Be
The Medicine You Need
And I'll Be Your Cure
And Leave The Press To Me
And I Promise I Will Be
And I'll Be Your Cure
Show Me Where It Hurts
And I Know That I Can Be
The Medicine You Need
And I'll Be Your Cure
(I'll Be The Cure)
I'll Be Your Cure Yeah Yeah
(I'll Be The Cure)
My Love Is Strong Enough
(I'll Be The Cure)
Whenever You Call Yeah
(I'll Be The Cure)
I Am The Cure
Well that was weird.
The girl decided she needed to take a break. As she walked over to the bar her eyes never left me. She got a drink. Of water.
"Seriously?" I asked her, "You're at a bar, and you're getting water?"
"Yes." She eyed me carefully, "Something wrong with that?"
"No. Definitely not." I turned my attention back to my drink.
"That won't help you know." She remarked.
"What?"
"Drinking. It makes it worse. So…what's up?"
"Nothing."
"Uh huh." She smiled a little, "Well it's obviously not money, you're coated in labels. I don't get the impression you care about your family so it wouldn't be family problems. It's a girl."
"I don't want to talk about it." I looked away.
"Three nights in a row you've come here, got all depressed and then drunk. You need to talk about it."
"What's your name?" I asked sighing.
"Gabrielle….Hamingway. Yours?"
"Adrian." I said simply
"Adrian what?" She sighed.
"Ivashkov."
"Ah. So it's definitely not about money." She smirked.
"What are you doing in Court?"
"Checking up on…a relative." She said slowly.
"Who's the relative?"
"No one important. How's the Dragomir Princess doing? You two are fairly close right?"
"The Dragomir scandal." I muttered, "She's fine I think. In a cell but fine. But we're not close. Not anymore. Vasilisa should never have done what she did."
"No I agree." Gabrielle said sighing, "But do you really believe she wanted to do it? She could have been compelled." She suggested.
"I doubt it." I took a long sip of my drink, "Who'd want to do that to Belikov? As much as I hate to admit it, he's a good guy."
Gabrielle snorted, "Only when he wants to be."
"Do you two have a past then?" I asked frowning.
"Why? Jealous?" She asked smiling coyly.
"Possibly." I said smiling a little.
"Single?" She asked.
"Interested?" I shot back.
"Perhaps." She smirked.
*End of flashback*
"Adrian!" Rose hissed, interrupting my rather nice daydream about the time Gabrielle and I had first met, I hadn't even got to the kissing, or the good conversation, just the verbal foreplay, "Snap out of it." She continued, "We're here."
A/N: So the song was The Cure by Jordin Sparks from her album Battlefield. I'll put a link to it on my profile.
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