I do not own Vampire Academy, so usual disclaimers.
Dpov
I left the infirmary and headed back to the housing estate which where Tasha and I were staying. I unlocked the door and walked up the stairs and headed to our room. I walked in and I was pulled in a tight embrace, I hugged back automatically.
"Oh my god. I heard what happened. Are you okay Dimka?" Tasha asked, well half screeched in my ear.
"I'm fine Tasha, but I have to go shower and change. I'll see you later," I told her and kissed her on the cheek and walked to the shower and unchanged. I stepped into the shower and I noticed a few bruises on my arms and a few bruises on my left and right thigh, I let the hot water unknot my back and I stepped out and wrapped a towel round my waist and stepped out into the room to see Tasha on the bed looking at me. I smiled and she blushed, going back to reading.
I walked past her and walked to the closet and picked out some clothes that Tasha packed away, I picked up my normal clothes and walked back into the bathroom to get changed. I walked back out and Tasha was still on the bed but with one of my books this time, she looked back up and smiled. I walked over to the counter and picked up my steak and went and got my stealth and wrapped it round my waist, and I felt someone wrap their arms round my waist as well.
"Dimka, where are you going?" Tasha asked, hugging me.
"I and a few others are going to check out a few things," I told her spinning round and putting my arms round her; even though I would like to know where the hell we are going as well.
"Oh okay, we'll see each other later," she said resting her head on my shoulder I bent down and kissed her forehead. "Love you Dimka" Tasha mumbled against my neck.
"Love you too Tasha," I said, but then each time I say that it feels like my heart is breaking slightly "I have to go now, I'll see you in a few hours," I told her breaking the embrace.
"Ok, I'm going to see Christian, Lissa and I think Rose is joining us as well," she told me. Rose my beloved, I left her like she was nothing, not even a good bye. "Dimka," I looked down at her and she smiled. "Thought I lost you there," she grinned.
"Bye Tasha," I said and kissed her lips once and walked out the apartment and made my way to the kitchen to grab myself a wrap and a drink. I sat down and ate, I looked at the clock and the school students would be up in an hour. I finished up my coffee and walked out to meet Alberta. I stood out front of the guardian building for five minutes and Alberta and guy I didn't know walked up to me, Alberta looked at me and nodded.
"Good morning Guardian Petrov," I greeted.
"Guardian Belikov, I would like you to meet Guardian Skyle. He is new here, he had taken over your old job," Alberta told me and I frowned. "He is mentoring Rose now." I looked up and scowled at him.
"Excuse me?" I asked, looking back up at Alberta.
"Is there something wrong?" Guardian Skyle asked looking at me.
"No," I said bluntly and he nodded and Jean, Stan and Chase walked up to the group. "Guardian Petrov where are we going?" I asked, my curiosity getting the best of me.
"There is a student missing, and there has been news of someone walking outside the wards," she answered.
"Who is the student?" Stan asked. Hmm... It looks like he is in the dark as well.
"Rose Hathaway," Jean answered, and we all looked at her.
""WHAT?!" Guardian Skyle shouted and Alberta shot him a look but he ignored her. "I knew there was something wrong with her, when she and I were fighting," he said and I frowned.
"What do you mean, when you were fighting? If you were fighting why wasn't she brought to Guardian Petrov or Kirova?" Stan asked looking at him.
"Well during the fight I took some hard blows... and one of her hits knocked me unconscious and later on Guardian Petrov found me," he admitted. He looked up and grimaced shaking his head. "Alberta claims that Rose absorbed the Spirit side effects from the Princess and that's the reason she attacked me," I groaned. I had gone back on every promise I had made her.
"Do you think that Rose is outside the wards?" I asked Alberta.
"Yes I do, now come on because if she doesn't have her stake or if there's any Strigoi she could be hurt or in trouble," Alberta told us. I swear if anything happens to her I'll do everything to keep her alive. We walked to the entrance of the Academy and walked out around the wards, we spotted footprints leading into the forest. We tracked the footprints and we saw snapped branches and parts of ripped clothing, as we continued down I was looking round trying to work out where this lead to. And I realised why this path looked so familiar.
"Alberta," I said wanting to get her attention, she looked up at me and she had a frown on her face. "Do you think... Do you think she is at the caves?" Dread filling me.
"I don't know but we'll go there now if this trails leads towards there," she said and alerted the others about our route. The sun was going down slowly and I was worried about Rose, even though I didn't have a right to. We came to the caves and Alberta ordered us off in pairs, and of course fate hates me or Alberta does I got put with Roses new mentor. We headed towards one of the entrances when I kept getting flashbacks of when we walked down here preparing for the fight.
I looked back and I meet her eyes and a blush spread across both of her checks. All I wanted to do is sweep her up in my arms and keep her with me. What we were feeling were passed between our bond, all I hoped is that she would be safe and that she wouldn't have to fight...
"Guardian Belikov," I looked around and I saw Guardian Skyle crouched on the floor, I walked over to him and he was just outside the cave entrance. On the floor where he was looking were traces of blood and footprints leading into the cave. This was Roses blood on the floor.
"Rose," I answered the question in our head. "Do you think she is okay?" I asked not too sure myself.
"Guardian Petrov; South end of the cave," Guardian Skyle said into the mouth piece a few minutes later Jean, Chase, Stan and Alberta walked up to us. "There are blood and footprints leading into this side of the cave," Guardian Skyle said. Well thank you Captain Obvious. He shot me a look and the rest of the guardian just looked at me.
"What?" I asked? did I just say that out loud. Shit.
"Guardian Belikov, you need to stop whatever grudge you have against me," Guardian Skyle spoke and I just looked at him.
"Guardian Skyle, I suggest that you and Guardian Belikov change partners. Belikov you're with me, Skyle you go with Chase, Stan and Jean stay together," Alberta ordered we nodded.
We entered the cave and Alberta kept glancing my way, I ignored it but it was bugging me. It was like she knew something that I didn't and then it all went wrong and we heard voices.
"So you're running away and you want me to help you?" a male voice asked. We all froze wanting to hear who was going to reply. What if it was Rose?
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Vickie-Louise
