A/N: I bring you chapter 11~! R&R.

Rough hands grabbed Roma, waking her from her sleep, "Ah-Ah! Let go of me you big lump!" she spat as she struggled against her captor, "bring it on! Give me all you've got, you heap of crap!" Well, Roma wasn't exactly awake...

Her captor slammed her to the ground and a knee crushed against her neck, knocking her breath out of her lungs and making it hard to breath. Roma lay there breathless.

Someone let out a chuckle, "Roma, Roma..." a soft voice crooned, making Roma fully aware and awake. A shiver ran down her spine, "What are you sleeping on your Sire's bed for, hm?" the voice was cold and cruel, just like...

"M-Mika?" Roma's eyes went wide. She coughed. What was the reason the dark prince was here, in Darren's room? This was not good...

"How dare you call me by my first name?" Mika growled.

Roma sniffed, "Like I would call you "Sire"."

'Roma, be careful on what you say,' the Voice said sharply in her head. Roma opened her mouth to protest, but she realized she would seem crazy if she talked to the Voice with someone near by; in that case, Mika Ver Leth.

She also scented other vampires, plus one she totally recognized, "Jayden?" she then realized he was holding her down. Mika was standing at Darren's doorway with a few vampires by his side.

The young male vampire dipped his head at her apologetically, only to earn a glare from Mika.

"Jayden, what is this about? Let me go!"

Jayden blushed with shame, "I'm sorry, Roma, but I can't..."

"Why not?"

"Because, dear Roma, we need to talk," Mika took a step forward, his dark eyes slitted.

"If you need to talk to me, why do you need all these people here?" Roma smirked, despite her unease, "Too scared I'm gonna escape?"

If Mika was surprised that Roma knew there was more than two people, because the others came in so quietly, he didn't show it, he gestured Jayden to let her go.

"Are you so afraid of me you need a big man to hold me down?" Roma sneered.

As the young vampire let go of Roma and she sat up, Mika eyed her with contempt, "Don't be smart with me, woman," he snapped, "you're blind. And worse, you're a girl."

Roma narrowed her eyes at him, "Is this why you came here to talk to me? To tell me that women can't become Generals? I've already heard that like, a million times."

'Roma, watch your mouth!' the Voice hissed. Roma raised her head, "Shut up."

"Excuse me?"

"Er, I wasn't talking to you."

Mika frowned and narrowed his eyes. Gesturing her to get up, he backed away, "Come." Without waiting or her, he turned away and walked down the hall with the other vampires.

Jayden stood there awkwardly, looking at Roma with sad eyes before he too followed Mika down the hall.

Roma sat there confused, "What was that?"

'Go Roma.'

Sighing, the vampire woman stood up and dusted herself off. She looked down the hall out of her Sire's door. Jayden was waiting for her at the end. Rolling her eyes, she walked towards him. He nodded his head and started heading towards the Hall of the Princes with Roma not too far behind.

A/N: Yeah yeah...small chapter, huh? Well, better then nothing, right?
X~Cattshire