Me Singing : I do not OWN VAAAAAA
Rose: Would you stop I'm kind of dealing with a crisis
Me: Oh right sorry
P.S I probably won't always post so much in a day but I had to do a bunch of blood suger tests and you have to stay at th Dr. Office so I had a lot of extra time this morning.
Chapter three: Secrets
Rose, where are you? I can hear Lissas thoughts through the bond flooded with rry. Suddenly I feel very guilty. I had been so caught up in finding Dimitri I hadn't checked with Lissa yet.
"Rose he'll be okay, you look awful, you need to get out of these clothes and rest."Alberta's voice is gentle but stern and I know she is right. Placing a soft kiss on Dimitris forehead I walk out looking back until I can't see his room anymore.
It's in the middle of the Morio day but the campus is completely empty, the only sounds that can be heard are the echo of owls and the soft paddle of my feet on the cement. The air is still and suffocating as if it's waiting for the next boogeyman to jump out of the bushes. The wards have been back up for hours but the after effect of the attack hangs thick. We lost a lot of both Morio and Dhampir and the presence of death still lingers. Making my way to Lissa's dorm I sort my story in my head. I know I need to tell her about Dimitri and I but I also know she's going to be upset I waited so long. Telling her now is a little selfish. I'm scared and I need my best friend as much as I hate to admit Rose Hathaway needs anyone.
Knock, knock
The door swings open before I finish the second knock "Rose! Thank Vlad you're okay I was so worried about you." Lissa pulls me into a tight hug making me cringe only because of the pull on my shoulder.
"Easy Liss, it wouldn't have been a battle without a few scars." I nodd to my arm and before I can protest I feel the warmth of spirit rush through me and the pain in my arm fade." You shouldn't have done that. I would have been fine in a couple days and the darkness I don't want it to get a hold on you." she only rolls her eyes in response, pulling me on to the bed as I toss the sling. My heart beats faster and I can feel some of the color drain my face as I reach for the right words.
"Rose, is everything okay? Did something happen? Is your mom?" Concern traces every word as she rambles.
"No Liss it's just I have something I need to tell you, but you have to promise not to be mad."
Nodding skeptically she agrees. " Lissa I…. Last night at the cabin… but before that…. We."
"Rose Hathaway spit it out, you're making me all jittery."
Inhaling deep I let it out
"I'minlovewithDimitriandwefinallydecidedwecouldbetogetherbuthegothurtinthecavesandnowhe'sinacomaandIdontknowwhatodo."
"Did you just say you're in love with Dimitri? Like your mentor the Russian God Demitri?"
Bobbing my head tears start to flow damn it this is the most I've cried in one day since I was a baby.
"We tried so hard to fight it but last night before the attack when the darkness took over...he was the only one who could…...who could calm me down. He kissed me and that was it we didn't hold back this time. We kept telling each other we needed to stop but neither of us wanted to end it."
"You had sex wiht Dimitri?!"
"Yes, just before the attack, but Liss you can't tell anyone. If he ever wakes up Dimitri would be in so much trouble."
Lissa eyebrows shoot up, why can't I do that? "What do you mean if he wakes up? What happened?"
"The caves he's seriously hurt he's in a coma. I just got him and now I'm losing him to a stupid ass coma."
"I can heal him"I don't know if I was supposed to hear that but I respond anyway
"It's bad even if you do heal him he still might not wake up-"
"Rose, let me try, please let me do something for you for once."
I know I shouldn't let her but she can be as stubborn as I am and she'll probably sneak in and try anyway. "Okay but you need to go to the feeder first, I don't need both of you in a coma." It was supposed to be a joke but it came out sounding desperate and full of fear.
"Fine but only if you go home and shower you look terrible. I'll let you know when I'm ready."
Steam clears my lungs as hot water pulls my muscles loose. Lissa was right. I really needed a shower. I wash off the sweat and grime running my fingers over the small kissing spots Dimitri had left just above my breast and inner thigh. For just a moment I let myself get lost in the memory of his touch, the way his lips gently blessed my skin with small kisses. How softly he clutched me to his body and held me close. For a glorious moment that's all I think about just him and I together in the cabin. I close my eyes, reminiscing until the water runs cold and drags me back to reality. Tears threaten again and I shake myself out of it. I'm Rose freaking Hathaway, I'm not just going to give him up without a fight. Dimitri is going to wake up, he's a fighter too and I know he has so much he still has to do I won't give up on him. With new resolve I dress and pull my hair into a tight ponytail out of my face. Looking in the mirror I can see what everyone meant when they said I looked terrible. Even after rinsing off the sweat and dirt I look rough to say the least. My eyes are puffy and red bags saggin beneath them. Scrapes and bruises are clearly visible along my neck, arms and leg. I'm sure I would feel awful if I ever gave myself the chance to calm down and actually relax. Not that I was going to be able to do that anytime soon, not with Comrade in the state he's in.
"I'm on my way to the infirmary now."
I can feel her anxiety through the bond she wants this work almost as badly as I do.. Almost. I pull an old hoodie over my head and push through the door feeling slightly better and determination renewed. By the time we arrive at the infirmary the unorganized mess of people from earlier has cleared and the lobby gleams white and clean as ever almost as if nothing had changed between yesterday and now. Lissa is waiting for me, when I reach her she grabs my hand giving it a quick squeeze before heading toward Dimitris room. He looks the same as before, weak and vulnerable, not at all like the fierce man I fell in love with and it makes my chest clutch tight. Liss takes his hand , concentrating hard. I see the small bruises and cuts fade as sweat glistens on liss's forehead.
"Lissa you've done enough. Liss.. LISSA."
Her eyes shoot open a warm glaze covering them "I don't think I can heal his brain , I did what I could but I don't think it was enough to wake him up. Rose, I'm sorry."
Wrapping my arms around her I whisper "You did more than enough Liss look." I pull away carefully removing the bandages that litter his body to reveal smooth unaltered skin. "If his body doesn't have to focus so much on the little things, maybe he'll heal faster."
Lissa just nods " I'm going to find Christain, will you be okay?"
"Yeah I'm going to stay here and wait, I don't want him to wake up alone."