The After Effect- Chapter 6
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'He looked into my soul, a look of fear on his face. It worked.'
I couldn't believe this had just happened. Had it really worked? What did this mean? He was dead. Like no pulse dead, yet now he wasn't. Did he come back to life himself? Or did I do it? My head was a mess, and I couldn't concentrate on anything but the two of us sat in the corner, whilst the battle raged on around us. The guardians seemed to be protecting us, but I really didn't notice. I reached into my mind, they way I did when I would check on Lissa and things felt very different. It was like there was another connection there. I pushed into it and was suddenly in Dimitri's head, feeling his thoughts. I pulled out in shock, and he jumped. Had he felt me do it?
He began to move around, checking himself for injuries, only to find none. He pulled me up off the floor, but I could do nothing but lean against him for support. 'We've got to go Roza' he shouted above the noise of the battle'. I couldn't do anything, I just stared. He picked me up in his arms, and began shouldering his way out of the small room, which was easier now, as the guardians were finally making some headway in the battle. We finally emerged and he ran towards the protective circle of guardians. He laid me down on the ground and took off his jumper, putting it under my head. I did nothing but watch.
'What happened' asked Alberta, sounding frantic
'She got hit in the head' Dimitri replied, lying.
'But there's no blood' Alberta countered back. Dimitri's eyes went wide at having been caught up with. 'She…she… I just can't say Alberta' he said with panic in his eyes. 'Something big is going on but if I tell you then I put her in danger and I can't do that to Roza. I need help Alberta' he whispered, yet it was loud enough for me to hear as they were leaning over me. I watched Alberta as she studied me. Her eyes suddenly stopped and went wide. Damn, had she worked it out? Then I realised she was staring at my hip, where my trousers had been slightly shifted whilst fighting, and my pink lace panties were on show. The same ones she had seen on Dimitri's floor earlier. 'I can explain' said Dimitri slowly, but she just shook her head.
'I don't need you to explain. If you tell me then I have a legal responsibility to do something, so not a word. I trust you Dimitri, and if you say something is wrong, well then I will help you.' She took another look at me lying on the ground. 'What do you need.'
'We need to leave Alberta' Dimitri replied. She walked off and gave some orders to a nearby group of guardians, and then came back towards us. 'There is a car waiting in a nearby clearing 10 minutes from here. The keys are in, and you are free to take it. The cover story is that you got kidnapped by Strigoi and I have witnesses that will claim to see it, which means you both have to lie low. You can't be seen until you are ready to return. Do not hesitate to call me if you need anything' and with that she walked off. Dimitri picked me up off the ground, and carried me in the direction she told us. I still couldn't move my body, or speak, or do anything physical, but I felt fine in my mind, as if there was nothing wrong with me. I decided I would investigate the new connection I had with Dimitri, and so I pushed, exploring.
We reached the clearing and Dimitri laid me on the back seats, making sure to secure me in so I wouldn't get hurt on the journey, and he set off driving. We reached a road and he was still going at a regular speed. Surely, we should be going a bit faster, I thought to myself. Dimitri suddenly swerved off the road. Crap. What just happened there? 'I…I heard you Roza' he said out loud. 'I heard you in my mind. How is that possible?' I tried again.
'I don't know Dimitri' I send through the bond. Again, his eyes widened in shock. This was not something I could do with Lissa. Was this bond even more powerful?
'It took a few weeks for all the effects of the bond to show through after the accident with Lissa' I sent. 'Maybe this is just a temporary effect I forgot about due to the stress of the accident.' I said that more for Dimitri's sake than mine. I was sure that it hadn't happened, but then again, I hadn't been paralysed and mute either. This was different. 'So where are we going comrade' I asked. I still couldn't get used to being able to communicate in his head. This was kind of like when Lissa sent me messages, but I had to be already in her head to get them, unless our connection was very strong for some reason. I wondered if he would be able to send them to me, as technically I was the spirit user in this scenario, however strange that was. 'Before you answer out loud, try sending it in your head' I told him. I waited a few minutes, but could hear nothing. Eventually he shook his head and spoke out loud, saying 'I can't do it Roza'
'It's ok' I replied. 'It took Lissa and a while to master it too.'
'I'm taking us to Russia Roza' he said. 'My family knows a couple that were bonded, and I think they might be able to help'. I wanted to nod in agreement, but I couldn't. This was getting so frustrating.
'Ok' I said. 'I really hope they can help; I'm already going insane'. He didn't smile. The joke probably hit too close to home considering spirit and its darkness.
We arrived at a small airport after a few hours in the car, of which I had slept most of the time. Dimitri picked me up and started carrying me towards a small plane. I could tell from being connected to his mind that he had called and booked us a private jet, to avoid the need for passports. It would take us a long time to get to Russia, but it did mean that it would be able to take us almost direct to Dimitri's home town. Once we were sat on the plane, which was very luxurious and I presumed had cost a lot of money, I began a conversation with Dimitri. 'We need to get a grip on this bond as soon as possible Dimitri. We can't simply wait to get used to it like Lissa and I did, there is too much risk involved with being on the run' I sent. He nodded. 'I want you to try and focus on me, but instead of focusing on me in person, focus on the feeling of me you have in your mind. You need to get into a meditative state, and when you feel completely relaxed and focused, push your mind towards me.' It had taken me a long time to learn to do this with Lissa, but if this bond was as strong as I thought it was, then he would have no problems. Whilst he was concentrating on doing the task, I put my feelers out to Lissa. She knew something strange had gone on, she could feel the tendrils of a new person in her mind, but she didn't know who, or what it was. She had also felt it when I had pulled the magic from her. I pulled so much, it had actually temporarily stopped her from having access to it, and she was only just feeling it come back to her, and was still unable to touch it. I felt bad for her, being so confused, and decided I would get Dimitri to call her when it was safe, being unable to do so myself.
I was watching Dimitri as he tried to complete my task, and after around half an hour I felt something shift in my head. It was so small that I wouldn't have noticed if I wasn't looking for it, but I knew he had got in, and was now seeing the world from my point of view. He slumped back in his chair, having managed the task. 'Well done' I said. 'Now try and communicate with me.'
I hope you all enjoyed that chapter, possibly my favourite yet to write! Thank you for all your wonderful reviews and for staying with this story!
Molly
