Chapter 55
Adrianna POV
The sound of a slamming door startled me awake, I couldn't prevent the scream that escaped as I shot up in the bed.
I quickly looked around and noticed I was still at home and Nik came running into the bedroom.
"Crap, Dri I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." He walked closer to me and I instinctively crawled further back on the bed.
At my movements he stopped walking and stayed standing at the end of the bed watching me, I couldn't help the panic that was in me. I took a deep breath before getting up on my knees and crawling to the end of the bed.
"What's wrong?" I wrapped my arms around his neck when I was kneeling in front of him, I watched as relief washed over his face.
"I honestly didn't mean to scare you, I didn't realise you would still be in bed. My family is just on my back at the moment, nothing to serious and nothing for you to worry about." He gave me a smile before kissing me.
"When do you leave?" I questioned softly and he didn't look happy.
"Now, I literally came here to get my bags before heading to the cars. This is your last chance to tell me again how fine you will be without me," he smirked and I shook my head, worried when it fell. "Dri you slipped back into old habits because I slammed the door in anger, you know I will never hurt you."
"I know I trust you, I promise I will be fine. Go and see your mum, Rose and Dimitri have already said they don't have a problem with me spending three weeks with them."
"You trust me but yet when I tried to comfort you, you pulled away from me, you moved further down the bed away from me. How much of this do you expect me to take?" his hands fell from my waist and my mouth fell open.
"You said you loved me, you said nothing would change. This whole time you've been telling me you understand and that I'm healing!" I snapped at him.
"You refuse to talk to me, I can't even make one goddamn mistake without you freaking out. I slammed the bloody door in anger and you freak out thinking I was the one coming to hurt you, excuse me if I'm not allowed to be annoyed at the fact that my girlfriend is punishing me when all I'm trying to do is be supportive and be there for her." He snapped back before pulling away completely and grabbing his bag before leaving me alone with what he just said.
I wiped away my tears before packing my own bags, if that asshole was going to be like that then fine. He can be an asshole that doesn't hear from his girlfriend for three weeks.
I let out a groan before grabbing clothes and packing them, still not sure if I want to come back here and be alone.
I've lied, every single time Nik asked me if I was okay with him leaving.
I'm not okay, I admit I still have my issues and I shouldn't have reacted the way I did when Nik entered the apartment the way he did. He's entered the apartment before in angered and slammed the door, it wasn't something I should hold against him but I couldn't help the reaction.
But I can't be the needy girlfriend that complains every time her boyfriend leaves, I needed to be fine. I've never been this dependent on people before, hell I'm meant to be a freaking Guardian that can take out Strigoi…
That's right, I have taken out Strigoi. I've killed three.
It was with that thought that I reached around and scratched the back of my neck, the same spot where the tattoo that stated I was a Guardian should be, I had graduated and even been put on hold for a Moroi.
I arrived at Rose and Dimitri's and found Rose sitting in the office they shared, it was a funny sight because the two sides couldn't be more different.
"I want my tattoos." I stated before she had even looked up at me.
"I'm sorry what did you say Dri?" she shook her head.
"I said I want my tattoos, I'm not a Guardian, I'm a scared girl. Dhampirs are taught to grow up to be Guardians and take on Strigoi. Why am I the one that is terrified to get something to represent something we all have to do?"
"Because you went through a lot, within months of your Graduation. I can understand where you are coming from."
"Then how come you easily got your tattoos? Why didn't you refuse them?"
"Eddie said that Mason wouldn't want me to be like that, he would want me to continue on with life, become what he has always want to be, to be what we trained so hard for."
"Why hasn't someone told me this?"
"Because you went through more than I what I did, I wasn't fed off, I wasn't beaten regularly and I sure as hell wasn't raped. We had so much trouble just trying to get you to do normal tasks, you aren't cleared for working yet so there was no point in forcing you to get the tattoos."
Silence fell between the two of us and I walked over to take a seat in Dimitri's chair facing her.
"So once I was cleared to be a Guardian I would have been forced to get them?" I questioned and she nodded, I took a deep breath and threw my head back against the chair and placed my hands over my face. "Dri it's not so bad, you've only just started seeing the therapist…wait what happened with Nik?"
I lifted my hand and looked at her, she was concerned. I took another breath before sitting up.
"He was mad at something, slammed the apartment door behind him on the way in. It startled me and I panicked, it then led to an argument before he stormed out to leave for his flight." My eyes welled up and I spun around to look away from the look I knew Rose would give me.
"He's just frustrated, he's really worried about leaving you and you refuse to talk to any of us. You've been trying to convince everyone as well as yourself that you will be fine without him here."
"I can't be that needy girlfriend that stops him from having a life…"
"I know Dri, I understand. Just wait until he lands and then call him, give both of you time to cool off and apologise. Maybe take him being in another country as a step to opening up to him, I know Bri was the first one you opened up to." I nodded before standing up and leaving the office.
"Thanks Rose…" I didn't stay long enough to hear a response from Rose, I just went straight to the guest room.
I was pacing the guest room, just give him five more minutes, only five more minutes. Five more minutes should be enough time right? Enough time for him to settle in wherever he is staying, according to the time he should have landed an hour ago, what's five more minutes?
"Crap…" I muttered as I dropped my phone, it ringing had startled me. I saw it was Nik ringing me and I answered.
"Hi."
"Hi yourself, how are you?"
"Pretty shitty, I made my boyfriend mad before he disappeared for three weeks." I smiled at the sound of him laughing.
"He would have to be idiot to walk away from a beautiful girl like you when it's obvious she's moments from crying. I'm really sorry Dri."
"I know, I'm sorry as well. I shouldn't have been afraid like I was, I do trust you and I know you won't hurt me."
"If you want I can come home early, I don't have to spend the whole three weeks here. I can come home and be with you."
"Don't Nik, I will be fine I promise and I have a surprise waiting for you when you get home," I spoke seductively and I automatically heard the intake of breath he took.
"Oh really? Is it you naked in my bed?"
"You perve, you just have to wait and see." I laughed at him.
We continued talking on the phone for a bit longer before he had to go and I was glad we worked out what happened before he left.
"Dri!" I heard the two voices call my name before two bodies were thrown at me and I couldn't help but groan in complaint.
"Get off you snot nosed brats," I complained before both Matt and Nate pulled themselves away from me and sat at the end of the bed, as much as I was annoyed they threw themselves at me like that, I had really missed my brothers.
There were times I really wanted to see my brothers while I was away but I don't think they knew the extent to my disappearance so I had to wait until Christmas break and now they're here.
"What are you doing here?" I questioned, I couldn't believe just how happy I would be at the sight of my brothers.
"Dad managed to organise a flight for us first thing after classes had finished," Nate spoke with a smile on his face while Matt looked a little bit more concerned while looking at me
"Dad mentioned how you could do with the company, so you wouldn't feel so lonely. Why are you at Rose and Dimitri's and not your own apartment?"
"Just bad memories, nothing to worry about." I shook my head at them as I leaned over to hug them.
"Are you scared Dri?" Nate questioned, shocking me and I froze not sure how to respond. "Because the bad man got you here where we are meant to be safe."
"Yes Nate, I'm scared, but I promise you I'm getting better. Nik's just on a holiday and I didn't want to be alone in the apartment but you two are here and now I won't be so lonely." I grinned at him and looked over at Matt, there was a strange look on his face before it was gone and he gave me a small smile.
I'm just glad that all my bruises are gone, I wouldn't want to worry my brothers with something like that. It's bad enough that they knew I was gone to begin with but there is nothing I can do about that, I just have to make sure nothing happens again because I hate seeing my brother's upset, distressed, worried…basically any negative emotion. I want them to be happy and carefree because they're young and deserve it.
"Okay, well I'm just glad you are home Dri. I was so worried about you."
"You were worried about me? Come on, I was the top ranking novice last year." I scoffed making Nate laugh and Matt shook his head.
"Don't be an idiot Nate, Dri is still the same idiot sister who believes it's fun to steal cars." Matt joked and I was glad I had eased both of their worries about me, I was still unsure just how much they knew.
"Alright enough picking on your older sister who is stronger than you, what are your plans for the day?" I questioned and they instantly grinned at me before getting on their knees begging for something.
"Video games?"
"No way, I hate those." I grumbled.
"Please….." they both begged together and I could see myself giving in any moment.
I eventually caved and they both grabbed an arm before dragging me across the grounds to play video games with them.
Nate had ran off to the kitchen to get some snacks and drinks and Matt turned to face me.
"So you're still with Nik?" I nodded and he didn't look happy. "I don't like it."
"Why Mattie?"
"Because he was your teacher, you've seen everything Rose and Dimitri have been through because of their relationship."
"But nothing happened when Nik was my teacher Mattie, dad supervised nearly every one of my sessions once our feelings for each other were out in the open. People will only be annoyed because of how we meet and we mostly kept inside so no one knew anyway."
"Can't you get in trouble for it anyway?"
"No, all people who are important enough to ruin us know about our relationship and the extent of it. I will be fine."
"Good because I saw how happy you were with him during the summer and I don't want you to lose that." I smiled at him as Nate came running back in with his arms full of food causing Matt and I to laugh at him.
