A/N Ok, here's the next chapter....enjoy!!
Kara POV
I woke up in a cave surrounded by Strigoi. Acting on instinct, I scooted farther away from them, backing into the cave wall. Ten heads swirled to face me and I cowered into the stone, but they just kept on talking and doing their business. Only one of them bothered to come over to me, and it was my least favorite Strigoi at that moment.
"Isaiah, why have you brought me here? And while we're talking about that, where is here?" I asked him.
"I cannot tell you that, little dhampir, you should know that. But while you're awake, I'm offering to you something not many people are offered. The leaders want you to become a Strigoi. They have been watching you and noticed how strong and powerful you are. They want you to join us," said Isaiah.
"No freaking way. I don't want to become Strigoi. I want to stay a dhampir and protect Presciliana from the likes of you!" I yelled at him, bluffing my way through confidence I did not possess.
"Now, now, little dhampir, no need to get angry." Isaiah leaned into my neck and opened him mouth, placing his fangs on the skin of my neck. I let out an involuntary gasp as I felt the pressure of his teeth on my neck. Isaiah picked his head up and looked at me. "Little dhampir! You've been bitten before! And you liked it…" a mischievous smile played on his features.
"I don't know what you're talking about," I said.
"Hey, Lucas, Moira, get a load of her! She's been bitten before and liked it!" Isaiah shouted over to two other Strigoi. They walked over a jeered at me.
"Wow. Looks like we have a blood whore in the cave. What do you think we should do, Lucas?" asked the woman named Moira.
"I say we have some fun with her. Maybe let some of the older Strigoi have their way with her," said Lucas.
"Wait, stop. Lucas, Moira…Ozera? Are you Ozera?" I asked them. Their names sparked a memory in my mind.
"Yeah, we're Ozera. Why?" asked Moira.
"I'm Kara…Kara Ozera…I'm your niece."
Gazzy POV
"Presciliana Ivashkov. I never thought I would meet you. After you and Kara took off Eden was dismissed and the Queen put me here." Kirova said.
"That's lovely, headmistress Kirova, but this is an emergency. The Strigoi are planning something. Why else would they be in such a large coven?" Presciliana was getting angry with Kirova, and I showed. I saw fire starting to form in her hands and reacted immediately. I pulled the fire from Presciliana's hands and squashed it in my palm, preventing the fire from growing.
"Headmistress, this is a crisis, and I think you should help," I said, stepping forward.
"And who might you be? You certainly are Moroi, but I've never met you," Kirova said, addressing me directly.
"My name is, well, my name isn't exactly a real name, but I go by Jaren in school, Jaren Ride. I just recently discovered myself to be Moroi, thanks to Presciliana, and she has been teaching me how to use the magic I have. The Strigoi are out there, and we need to act as soon as possible," I said.
"And you have seen these large numbers of Strigoi personally?" Kirova asked me.
"I have," said Angel. "Edward and I were along the Massachusetts/Rhode Island border, outside a town called Millville. There were hundreds in the forest."
"I see, well, if this is the case, then we are going to need to gather more Guardians. If it's a war they want, it's a war we're going to give them. Presciliana, go to the nurse station, the cafeteria, anywhere. When you find a Guardian tell them buria. GO!" Kirova said to Presciliana, and then she was off.
"This is really bad, isn't it?" asked Angel.
"Yes, very bad. If the Strigoi are together in a group that big there's only one target I can think of. They'd go to Pennsylvania, to the Queen. If that is the case, then we need to move Queen Tatiana immediately," said Kirova.
"Um, if the Strigoi are planning on attacking the Queen, don't you think they'd have people around her place watching her?" asked Emmett.
"Well, yes, that does make sense," said Kirova.
"So if they're watching, don't you think it would be a bad idea to move the Queen? They might freak out and scatter, in which case you'd have a crap load of issues," said Fang. He'd become more helpful and thoughtful when he was changed.
"Yes, you're right. So…what do you think we should do?" asked Kirova. She looked like she had no idea what she should do.
"I think you should gather many Guardians and fire-using Moroi and attack the group of Strigoi," said Carlisle.
Kirova looked like she'd been slapped. "Moroi? You expect us to put Moroi in danger?"
"Yes. Fire-users know how to handle themselves. And they want to fight, at least Presciliana wants to. She's the one that's been training me; we've been practicing offensive magic. It's useful, it could work," I said, laying down the law as I saw it.
"Well, then we need to start assembling the Moroi." Kirova picked up her telephone and paged her secretary. "Hello, yes, Amelia, I need you to get someone to gather all the fire-specialized Moroi in the two top grades. Yes. Bring them to the gym, they need to be clued-in with everything that's about to go down. Tell the other Guardians to meet in the gym. Tell them we have some special visitors that know more of a growing treat than we do. Yes. Twenty minutes." She hung up the phone. "Ok, I'm assembling every able-bodied Guardian and fire-using Moroi in the gym. You need to get there and explain who you are and what's happening to everybody. Got it? Good. Amelia will show you how to get to the gym. You have twenty minutes." And with that she rushed us out the door, slamming it behind us.
And I thought Max was evil.
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