So here's chapter 2! Thank you so much Twilighternproud for being the very 1st reviewer for this story! You're the best! Everyone else, please review! Thanks!
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Chapter 2
"Wait, what?" I asked, shocked. 'What did he mean love?'
"Well, didn't you have feelings for Mr. Ashford?" Dimitri asked. I sighed.
"First of all, call him Mason. Seriously. Second, I liked him. I don't love him. God, Dimitri, I love you!" I told him. And then he just stood there blinking.
"But you were so close to him…" He started. I sighed. Well, this is what happens when you get what you want.
"I did it because of you. I did it to make you jealous. You kept being with Tasha and never gave me the time of day to even talk to you!" I told him. Then he didn't answer because there wasn't a way around it. I was right. "Look, I don't need to argue with you. I have enough of my problems too," He sighed.
"Rose…what's bothering you? You're not usually like this, even if you were pissed off at me. Something's bothering you and why you're not telling me, I don't know," He spoke up a bit. I finally turned to him.
"Nothing. Nothing's bothering me. Just forget about it. Look, I'm better. You have to leave with Tasha soon. You can go. I won't stop you, but what I said to you about me leaving, still stands," He sighed and caressed my cheek a bit. Finally he got up to leave. He probably thought he spent enough time on me already. As he headed to the door, I just watched as he opened it. When the door slowly closed, I finally whispered, "I love you, that's the problem" I got out of the bed and grabbed my stuff, heading to the door. Right when I stepped out, Dimitri stood there just watching.
"I love you, huh?" I turned to him, slightly startled. Suddenly he kissed me out of nowhere.
"No matter what happens, my Roza. I will always love you. Just as you decided to play with me at the ski resort, Tasha was the same. It was my way of ignoring what was going on with you and Mason. Tasha's a friend, but I don't love her the way I love you," I blushed and smiled a bit. He gave me a hug. "Are you okay now? Or do you want to continue with class?" He asked.
"I don't know. I don't want to, but I kind of want to. I just don't want anyone talking about Mason's death anymore…but obviously, that can't be helped. You know what, don't worry. I'll just go to class," I headed back to my room. Somehow I kept hearing footsteps though so I turned around and saw Dimitri. "Something wrong?" I asked him.
"No. I just want to make sure you got back safely," I smiled.
"I'll be fine. You have a class to teach, right? Get going," I pushed him in the opposite direction. He chuckled.
"Rose?" I looked at him.
"No outbursts, no hurting students, right?" I gripped my fist tight and he noticed it.
"I know. I'll have it under…control…don't worry…" He sighed.
"Every time you say that, I worry," I quickly grabbed my stuff and when I came back out, Dimitri still stood there, actually, texting.
"You text?"
"Should I not be texting? I'm quite tech savvy believe it or not," He told me.
"One, don't say tech savvy. Two, nothing's wrong with texting. Just for you, it is," He ruffled my hair. "Who are you texting anyways? Who else texts?" I asked.
"Headmistress Kirova?" He said in a question form.
"Wait, what? That old, mean, bitch actually knows how to text? Wow, she's not as stupid as she looks," Dimitri started dragging me to class.
"Come on, no more complaining. You're not supposed to be texting in class, okay? By the way, if you're going to class, the headmistress gave me permission to watch over you," He said quite plainly.
"Say what? Dimitri, I'll be fine! Just, go teach," Right before I entered Alberta's class, I pushed him away.
"Miss Hathaway, just what are you doing?" I looked at the position I was in.
"Nothing. Dimitri, I'm fine. Get going. Now," Dimitri looked at me. Quickly, he wrote down his phone.
"You're not supposed to text, but if you absolutely need me, I'll be right down the hall. Okay?" I nodded and he left, looking back now and then. I entered class, but even I was still correct. The students were still whispering about what happened. But now, I had to know better. That or my Russian jailor would be on my tail. I sighed. Alberta started teaching and everyone quieted down. Alberta was known for giving detentions should anyone disrupt the class. But something was wrong. The students started bouncing notes back and forth behind Alberta's back. Finally, one accidentally landed on my desk. I didn't know if I should read it or not. It was just there. It was tempting not to read it, but finally I opened the crumpled note.
'Did you hear? Rose attacked Ralf and Jesse earlier. They said she used some dark magic or something.'
'Well, she's kind of weird. Always, acting so cheerful, you'd figure something is actually wrong with her. I know she has a bond with Vasilisa, but even so, she's always hanging around with that Guardian Belikov of hers. It's disgusting.'
I crumpled the note again and stood up.
"Is something wrong, Miss Hathaway?" Alberta asked as I stood up in front of the class. This was my chance to either ruin everything or keep calm and let them go at it. I slowly sat down and the class giggled no doubt because of my odd behavior.
"What? Can't fight back? Not so tough now, are you?" A guy, one from Jesse's group mocked. I slammed my fist into my desk.
"Look, mister. I'm not in the best mood. And if you're so bold as to mess with me, you'll end up like Jesse with Ralf and I can promise you that," I took the guy by the collar.
"Let him go, Miss Hathaway," Alberta warned. "Now," I let him go, but not before punching him hard in the face first.
"You don't know what happened so don't talk as if you do! So I was stupid and Mason got killed. I know that already! There's no reason to shove it in my face. I feel bad enough as is. Jesse and Ralf were being stupid. They knew better and they still messed with me. Once I take this necklace off, all of you guys will be in harm's way no doubt. So don't give me a reason to," I warned the class.
"What happens if you take off the necklace? You'll go crazy?" The guy still mocked. I took off the necklace and next thing I knew, darkness reached him, grabbing him by the collar before slamming him onto the ground. Because the necklace was off, I lost my voice, but I wasn't worried. I could still get my point across.
"Miss Hathaway, office, now," I glared at Alberta and hissed. Shocked, even she jumped back. I took out my cellphone quickly. I started to text Dimitri but eventually, I hesitated to click 'send', but nonetheless, I sent it knowing my thinking at least was still rational. I closed my eyes as tears fell while I clenched my fists. The class whispered and I just waited. I didn't want to fight anything anymore, and at this point, I just needed Dimitri. In a few minutes, I saw him with his duster rush in. Alberta pointed to me and Dimitri came to me quickly.
"Hey, look at me. Are you okay?" I just shook my head. "It's alright. Take deep breathes. I'm here. Everything's going to be alright," Tears kept falling one by one. "Shh…" He wrapped his arms around my head and just brought me towards him. "Do you want to go home?" He asked me. I nodded, unable to speak. He saw my hand and saw the necklace. "Rose…" He picked me up easily as well as my stuff and excused me from Alberta's class. On second thought, maybe I couldn't survive this. This was hell to a whole new level. All the while, when Dimitri took me back to my room, he cooed at me, telling me everything was alright. As he tossed my backpack to the floor he gently laid me down on my bed. "It's going to be okay. I'm here..." I sniffed, grabbing onto him for what seemed like dear life. He brushed my hair aside, trying to put the necklace back on, but I hit it aside as it hit the floor. "Rose…" I climbed onto his lap instead and just curled up. He rubbed my back as I cried. I think after a decent hour, I managed to cry myself to sleep.
A couple hours later…
"Mm…" I heard my voice and instantly looked down to see the necklace on me as well as the blankets of my bed draped over me. I yawned and got up. "What time is it?" I looked and saw 4 PM on my clock. Then I noticed a letter on my desk so I picked it up.
My Roza,
By the time you wake up, I'm probably gone. I have a class to teach for advanced combat from 4 PM to 6 PM. Yes, it is your class, but I'll let you off for today. If you want to come watch, you can. You could probably get some practice in. You're still assigned for your combat trials at 9 PM tonight, but I told them that you would probably not make it due to your condition. If you want to delay it, then there's no need to come to practice today. If you want to go with it still, then you're more than welcome to join your class in the Gym. I'll see you later, love.
~D. Belikov
I quickly got dressed. "Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap! I totally forgot!" After stumbling around in my clothes, I sprinted for the gym. When I got there, everyone was sparring. Alberta, Dimitri, and Stan were all watching on the sidelines, monitoring.
"Rose!" I turned and saw Dimitri. "Didn't you get my note?" I nodded and shook my head.
"I…I need to pass that test. I can't take time off like that," He looked at me sternly, seeing if there was any hint of hesitation in me. I just stared back at him.
"I can't let you do this. Rose, why don't you sit out for now and we'll have a private practice later?" Dimitri asked. I shook my head.
"I need to do this. If I lose control, you can take me down yourself. But I need to get through this. My way," I challenged him.
"Fine. I'm giving the remaining time. You spar with me and only me. Come on," He took me to an empty mat. I got into a crouching position with a fake stake that he tossed me. "Come!" I charged at him and the two of sparred in almost a dancing style. Matching one another, moving around one another, when our stakes clashed, darkness started to bleed through. But that was all that was needed for Dimitri to knock me down. Hesitation, a guardian's worst enemy, got to me.
"Rose!" I pushed Dimitri back.
"No! Just let me breathe for a minute," Dimitri stopped and Alberta and the others came closer. "Get back!" They stopped. I looked at my necklace as it glowed. I felt darkness pulsing through me like a heartbeat. It was powerful. It was overwhelming, and most of all, it was dangerous. The necklace was weakening. Adrian's magic was nowhere near strong enough to control this feeling. When I took off the necklace, darkness burst everywhere.
"Get back! Everyone, get back!" Dimitri yelled. I stood there as the darkness just grew and expanded. My vision grew sharper, my sense of smell, and I even had fangs. "Rose, control it!" I opened my eyes and charged at Dimitri. My speed was fast, almost rivaling that of a Strigoi. I slammed him down onto the mat and hissed at him. He only gave me a gentle look. "It's okay. It's alright. No one's going to hurt you," He tossed his stake aside. I growled at him. "It's okay…it's okay…Rose, it's me. Focus. You can do it," I shook my head. "Look at me, love. You can do it. It's only me," My vision focused onto him. It was Dimitri. I gave him a weak smile as he touched my face. But right then and there, the minute my anger dissipated, I collapsed onto him. "ROSE!" The teachers quickly crowded around me. "Rose! Hey!" I stirred a bit and I heard him sigh. I turned slowly to Dimitri.
"Hey…comrade…" He hugged me tight.
"Don't scare me like that," I shook a bit before standing up. "How are you feeling?"
"The darkness is gone in the meantime. I think I've expended all the energy from it so I should be fine for a while," I sighed. "I think I'm fine now. Can we…again?" Dimitri smiled.
"Of course. Get into position. Now we fight for real. No more darkness in the way, right?" I nodded.
"Good. Come," I charged at him, now with my real self. I used all the strategies he taught me and eventually, after sparring for a decent ten minutes, I managed to trap Dimitri underneath me.
"I win, comrade," He chuckled.
"That's my girl," He gave me a quick kiss.
"Guardian Belikov!" Great…Tasha. "Oh, Guardian Belikov!" Tasha came over and I quickly got off of Dimitri. "Would you be a dear and help me with something?" Dimitri started to get up, but the minute he did, I unknowingly pulled onto his duster.
"Rose?" I just sat there frozen. I looked at him and it almost seemed I failed to comprehend him. "Rose? Can you let go? I'm just gone for a minute. Nothing to be afraid of," I shook my head slowly.
"I can't let you go. I won't let you go," I whispered.
"Rose, I have to. It won't be long. The others are here and they will watch you. I'll be back soon,"
"No…" I still didn't let him go. I knew something was wrong. Going with Tasha was going to prove it.
"Rose, let go of Guardian Belikov. Now," Alberta commanded. When I felt my neck, the necklace was off. I had taken it off from before and I didn't put it back on. When I turned to Alberta in an unusual way, Dimitri had a firm grip on my jaw, making me turn to him.
"Look at me. Control it, just for a few minutes," I gave him a confused look. He took my hand that was grabbing his duster and slowly and careful got me to let go. "Just a few minutes. Remember, I can text," He reminded me. I let him walk. I closed my eyes, but the minute he opened the gym door, something snapped.
"NO!" Dimitri turned and a wave of darkness emitted from me, slamming all the students against the walls as well as the teachers.
"Rose!" Anger and fury fueled the darkness and my hatred for Tasha was endless. "Rose! Tasha, stay over there," Dimitri rushed past the force from the darkness that came from and slammed me against a wall. "Rose! Snap out of it!" Darkness kept at it though and I couldn't control it. I looked for a way out, a way to keep everyone else out of danger. A screeching sound came into my head and I gasped in pain. Eventually, I couldn't hear Dimitri and started thrashing against his hold. As I continued, my vision started to fade out too. I had energy to fight so I did, no longer knowing who I was fighting or who was even restraining me. My world had submerged into pure darkness. Pulses of darkness kept sending shockwaves and whoever restrained me was being hit hard. Suddenly, everything stopped. There was a shield, a warm embrace. Someone was hugging me tightly. I started sobbing. I was scared, terrified. Not being able to see or hear was definitely that, terrifying. Whoever it was, I simply felt them rub my back and kissing my neck softly.
"It's alright…shh…I've got you. Everything's alright now…" I quickly looked towards where the voice came from. "Rose? It's me," My hearing came back.
"Where are you?" I asked.
"Over here. I'm here now," Again, I heard Dimitri's voice.
"I'm scared. I can't see you," My voice trembled. He held me tighter.
"It's alright. I'm here. Even if you can't see, I'm here," I quickly felt for his hand and he held my hand too. "See? It's me," I felt tears streaming down my face. Then I heard a thumping sound. It was his heart beating. Slowly, colors came back into my vision. Blurry as they were, I regained my sight little by little and eventually, I saw Dimitri in front of me. "Hey, there," I looked at myself and saw my hands shaking. "Hey, look at me. Everything's okay now. You're safe," It took me a while to understand what he said, but even now, he simply smiled at me. "Come on. How about the both of us go with Tasha to help her out?" I didn't answer him, but apparently it was a rhetorical question when he picked me up into his arms like a child. I saw Tasha glare at me before leaving with the both of us, but at this point, I couldn't care less. Whatever happened back there never happened before. Just what was wrong with me?
Well, that's the end of chapter 2! Hope you liked it! Hmm…and what is wrong with Rose? Anyways, please review! This is my very first original Vampire Academy fanfiction, so reviews would help!
Also, for the people reading Two Choices, Feeling Horrible, that story is on hold for now because I'm in a major writing block for that story. So, until I update, it will be on hold. Sorry!