So here is chapter 30. before you read though note that being the person she is rose always has a lot on her plate. so if you ever find yourself saying why can't she just be happy? you'll know that without the constant ripple in calm waters the story would be to fluffy...i like reading fluff, writing it...well let's just say i like fixing problems rather than coming up with pet names. it could be because of my dating status but hey enjoy anyway. lol
Once again I found myself walking alone having left Adrian the same way hoping that he would get over what ever it was and do me that small favor. I felt thoroughly relieved that I was about to dissolve some of my stress, but being the main attraction in a circus of trouble I knew that I was only making room for more problems. All of which seem to test my sanity a little more than the last.
"Well looks like we have a rule breaker Ralph what do you think?" I heard a voice say, a voice that could only be described as a Zeklos. Well THE Zeklos for all intents and purposes oh and see what I meant by making room for trouble?
"And what exactly do you think your doing?" I said mimicking his tone, beginning to hate the fact that my silence was interrupted yet again.
"Well you know as well as I do that I don't really play by the rules."
"So I hear, what do you want?" I asked letting my aggravation show.
"A friend can't say hi to another friend?"
"What ever Jessie, now unless you want to get caught by alto I would scurry along."
"What about you?"
"Don't worry about me, trust me I know how to handle alto." I said unintentionally making the comment a little more suggestive than I was going for.
"Like you know how to hand the rest of the men on campus? Well in that case maybe I should pull authority around here."
"Not even if you were the last moroi on earth you perverted asshole." I said as I began to walk again.
I knew better than to expect any type of silence as I began to walk again, my life was just that predictable. I could see the dorms in plain site as I began to pick up the pace honestly not wanting to be caught. It was only about six o'clock but since the attack, students were required to be close to the actual facility anything past the moroi dorms was to far. Our regular 8:30 curfew still stood as the time when we had to be in our dorms. I was shaken out of my head when my cell phone went off. It's a wonder I had actually gotten to walk for ten minutes without interruptions.
"Hello" I said
"where are you, Adrian came banging on my door and telling me that you wanted to meet me in the library, then when I got here lissa and Eddie were here." Christian practically yelled over the phone.
"Good, stay there." I said totally unfazed by his anger, when I first started hanging out with lissa again he would do the same thing and cuss under his breath but he always got over it. Right now, I was the one that held the cards in the relationship courtesy of him of course.
"What the hell is up, and why did Adrian know about it before I did?"
"Don't worry about that, there are more problems to deal with than what he knows that you don't I'm on my way but if you leave I promise I won't repeat myself." I said mentally putting my foot down.
"Whatever, this better be life threatening?"
"Are you threatening me Christian? Because we both know who would win that fight." I said with a smile, I loved the fact that he was not scared to speak his mind around me even though it could be the most ridiculous thing he has ever said.
I heard a click on the other end that signaled the end or in this case the beginning of a fight. It wasn't that big of a deal to me. I took the chance to change my course now I was jogging over to the library, which was about ten feet from me at the most.
"About time rose" Eddie said as I entered our little room adjacent to the library. I could tell that it wasn't used as often as before when we were so close you couldn't think of a time when we were apart. The chairs had a thin layer of dust on them, and the windows looked as if they needed to be cleaned but as a symbol, it matched our relationship. It just needed to be dusted and cleaned. "Christian looks like he could rip out Adrian's throat lissa is nervous and Adrian…well Adrian just looks board." he said laughing.
"Yeah, well what did you expect?" I said plastering a smile on my face. Who would have thought that I would be the one playing peacemaker Alberta would laugh her ass off if she caught wind of this. "Hey guys."
Lissa replied with a scared smile, Adrian cocked an eyebrow damn them for being able to do that, and Christian glared at me. It was funny how ridiculously good he was getting at giving out a glare that could stop your heart, he was almost as better than me but now way in hell I was about to tell anyone that.
"Well, I guess that'll have to do." I said.
"Stop beating around the bush rose what the hell is going on." Christian erupted.
"Okay first of all I can beat around the bush all I want to considering that I'm the one with something to say unless you want to have a heart to heart with ivashkov. Secondly," I decided to take a breath before unloading the lesser of the two bits of news. "You have to suck up what ever the hell is going on between you two because we have work to do."
"Who says you call the shots?" Adrian asked with a smirk.
"Whatever you know you love it, but I'm serious, we have too much to work on, you two," I signaled from lissa to Adrian. "Have halted all practice on spirit, which is understandable but not okay, Adrian you owe her an apology."
"No it wasn't just him." lissa spoke up.
"I know that but we have to start somewhere and that is the perfect place to start. Christian you have to get over the fact that lissa cheated on you, because the fact of the matter is you told her that you were in love with me when you two were still together so you had no right to be angry. And poor Eddie was just caught in the crossfire we all owe him an apology."
I said. Only then did I notice the gravity of what I said, he had been in the middle of everything on top of loosing mia, not one of us showed him an ounce of the concern he showed us. I suddenly felt like shit. "I am really really sorry Eddie; I promise you won't fade into the background again."
"Yeah me to" liss said.
"I second that"
"Technically you're third but dido," Christian said flatly. So close rose so close…now all I need is for them to forgive each other. Eddie was just easier to focus on. "And I am sorry for acting like an asshole towards you liss, and Adrian, I still don't like you because you have successfully dated my girlfriend and slept with my ex."
"Well if I remember correctly you never liked me so we're good."
"Adrian!" lissa snapped. Finally some else is taking control.
"I mean, I'm sorry too, and Liss you might not like it but my heart wasn't in it that night at all"
"It's fine mine wasn't either," she said bluntly.
"Well I do believe that Lissa has gained a bit of an edge Rose what do you think?" Eddie asked.
"Yeah, which is good because that wasn't the only reason that I wanted all of you guys together." I said smiling at the familiarity of my friends. "Well Christian and I overheard that dashkov was never convicted."
Okay i want to thank everyone that has read and reviewed since i posted this story in january. i also want to thank my new reader: Roza V. Blood. She spent about two or three days reading and reviewing my story...i mean it was like two in the morning and my phone went off alerting me of my new email. So you can thank them for the inspiration to add another chapter this week.