Chapter 3
I woke up the instant i heard an alarm screaching through my ears and well thw whole school. I had heard this alarm before. The whole school did practices all the time for this alarm. The Strigoi alarm. Most of the Moroi were sent up to one of the highest level floors with their guardians-to-be like what we did in the practice drills. Of course, I was the one running down stairs instead of up. I grabbed Stan's arm as he ran by me, but he easily threw me off and ordered me to go back inside. "No." I refused to go back inside. "I can help and you know I can." I said trying to copy my mother's matter-of-factly tone.
"Stupidity and stubbornness is going to kill you. Now go back inside. Now!" He started to yell at me in frustration. I turned back around and headed for the door and Stan started to turn away as I felt my nausea alarm rise. A Strigoi was close. I turned around and called Stan as I saw the Strigoi and jumped in on her frightning her a little.
She was young, most likely a new strigoi. In fact, she looked about a year or so older than me. She had the normal Strigoi pale skin, brown eyes with the blood red ringed outline. She had long brown hair that swirled in the night breeze. Her tall, slim posture was fierce and strong standing in the moon light.
My stake was already out and in my hand as I ran at her. Stan was right behind me and helped me pin her to the ground, which was quite easy. He had a strong grip on her as I pressed my stake through her ribs and to her heart. She cried out in pain as I dug it in further. Her eyes stared at me for 2 seconds before her entire body froze and became lifeless. At that point, I was amzed that Stan had let me Stake her.
"GO!" Stan yelled at me again. I ran inside and up to Christian and the others. Lissa's emotions distracted me as they were going wild and so I slipped into her mind for just a second. One second couldn't be that bad, could it?
"Let me go!" Lissa shouted at Strigoi I didn't recognise. "Our names will be famous for finishing the Dragomir family off." One of them said as the rest agreed. She was being kidnapped and I wasn't theer to help her.
That was all I needed to go back into my head and run out to find her. I started running to her dorm room with the nausea feeling getting heavier and heavier with each step I took. One jumped out at me from my left. He got me by surprise, which isn't good. He tackled me to the ground but I threw him off me pretty easily.
I didn't take notice on who this Strigoi was or any of his features, all I took notice of was that he was a Strigoi and needed to be killed. As he flew off me, we both gained our balance and I threw all of my weight into one kick that sent him to the ground. He stood up within a second and flew at me. He punched my face, making me stagger back a few steps.
Stan was gone so I had no back up. The fight went on for a few minutes before I managed to stake him too. Not knowing if he was entirely dead and hoping that if he wasn't, he would be suffering, I ran off to Lissa's dorm anyway. By the time I got there, she was gone. So were the Strigoi. "I'm too late." I met up with one of the other Dhampir's on the floor and she said a few other moroi were taken hostage as well.
I ran back out and tried to get into her head, but couldn't. This was strange for me. In fact, this was not normal for me not to be able to go into Lissa's mind. I tried again, but no luck. I realised that Eddie was with her. Was this his version of revenge? I took his best friend so now he will take mine? No he couldn't, he wouldn't. Eddie told me over and over it wasn't my fault, that it was the Strigoi not me and that i could have done nothing. No one could have saved him.
I constantly tried to use my bond with Lissa to find her, and eventually, I had circled the entire school. All the Strigoi were gone and they took Lissa with them. Their goal was to end the Dragomir family off. They wanted to be well known Strigoi, but they forgot one important part: letting us know who they are. But instead, the Strigoi community will know who they are. I guess ending royal families is a big threat so that we fear them or something.
Maybe that was what they wanted? To rule all Strigoi. That definitely made sense in my head. I decided to go back to Lissa's room as maybe I could connect to her there or find something, anything that would get me one step closer to finding and saving her. Like I did when Victor Dashkov kidnapped her. I'd felt where to go. Maybe the same thing will happen. But it would be different this time. Dimitri wouldn't be with me to find her. He wouldn't lend me the support i needed.
When I walked in, I saw a note. I never thought Strigoi would leave notes…but as I picked it up, I realised it wasn't just any Strigoi. It was Dimitri. But he's dead. Isn't he?
Rose,
I know you want to find her. I know you will do everything you can. But you can't get into her head to find her that will be a problem for you. Not for me. I will finish off the Dragomir family once and for all. It will be impossible for you to save her this time.
OK so thats the end of chapter 3! Rose just found out the man she loved is a Strigoi who kidnapped her best friend and bondmate. Review ur opinion, good or bad, i wanna know! Thanks 4 reading! :]
