A/N: italics is when hes in a dream! Lol
I tossed and turned all night trying to get to sleep but I couldnt, my mind was on overdrive and I couldnt slow it down.
What did Tasha mean exactly when she said that she wouldnt let me go without a fight? Surely she wouldnt do anything to harm Roza? Shes not like that, she wouldnt purposefully hurt someone... I know she wouldnt...
Finally around 3pm (am in vamp time) I succumbed to sleep, my body falling into exhaustion.
I found myself standing behind a closed door, the numbers 324 in big gold letters on the front. It was so familiar to me, like I should know this room... Only I couldnt put my finger on it. I raised my hand and knocked three times.
A loud squeal sounded on the other side, followed by a very loud thump and footsteps pounding along the floor.
A few seconds later the door was thrown open and a girl was standing infront of me. She was tall for her age, reachingmy hips already although she only looked around 5 years old. Her large brown eyes sparkled as she looked at me, her long light brown hair fell down way past her waist and she smiled at me as she tilted her head to the side.
"Daddy why did you knock? Its your house!" she giggled before turning and running back inside, I followed behind her down the hallway and into the large open living room. I looked around at all the photos on the walls and the crayon drawings posted up everywhere. I was in a lot of these photos, smiling and laughing with Roza and the girl who I suddenly realised was Faith... only she was definitely atleast 3 years older if not more.
"Welcome home Comrade. Alek go give daddy a hug"
I turned at the voice I knew and loved, but the sight before me had my eyes widdening and my mouth dropped open.
My Roza was absolutely stunningly gorgeous, she was wearing a floorlength blue dress that hugged her waist and accentuated her protruding stomach... Wait... rozas stomach... Shes pregnant again, and this time Im here for her.
A large smile graced my face as I gazed at her, just as I was about to take a step towards her something tugged at the bottom of my duster.
I looked down to see the most adorable little boy, dressed in a mini duster exactly like my own, his curly dark brown hair was loose hanging just above his shoulders. He stood with one hand grasping my duster and the other with his thumb in his mouth.
"Alekzandr" I smiled, reaching down and pulling him up into my arms. I dont know how but I knew this little boy and I loved him.
Buzzzzzz buzzzzzzz
My eyes groggily fluttered open and I rolled onto my stomach, reaching out and cursing at the ringing phone that had woken me from that amazing dream. I wanted nothing more than to close my eyes and go back to that life, to live carefree with my little family.
But when I flipped my phone open and answered it I was suddenly wide awake, sitting up and pulling on my boots.
"Roza, calm down Roza. Start from the beginning." I spoke as calmly as I could into the phone. She responded just as breathlessly as before, but a little slower so I was able to understand properly this time.
"Dimitri shes gone, Faith is gone. What happened last night? Where is she? You left when I fell asleep you have to know what happened!" She was practically screaming over the phone and I could hear her shuffling around and grunting as she must have been rushing around.
"Roza I tucked her back into bed and waited for her to fall asleep right before I left, I made sure the door was locked and everything was safe before I left. Are you sure shes just not hiding or something? Maybe Lissa came and got her?"
"No! She wouldnt play tricks like this, and Lissa would have woken me up and told me before she took her." she sounded like she was close to tears.
"Alright Roza, im on my way over, dont panic Milaya we will find her, she cant have gone far." I tried to sooth her but I could tell it wasnt working.
I stayed on the phone with her until I had made my way all the way across court to her apartment, she was standing at the door, phone at her ear and bouncing on the balls of her feet, she looked like she was about ready to burst.
"You've looked everywhere?" I asked, she just nodded her head, her eyebrows furrowed as she got deep in thought.
"who would do this? Who would take my baby?" she murmured, biting her bottom lip.
I scrolled through the contacts in my phone untill I reached Hanz.
"Guardian Hanz speaking." he answered after only one ring.
"Hanz its Dimitri, have you seen Faith Hathaway this morning?"
"No, why? Is she missing?" he asked, his voice raising slightly.
"Yes, Rose woke up to find her bed empty, shes searched the house and surrounding are-"
"Her windows broken, someone broke in and took her!" Roses voice cried from around the corner of the house.
I heard an intake of breath and then shouting through the phone. Hanz was barking out orders. "Tell her not to panic Belikov, Ill send out as many as I can to search the entire court, if shes here we will find her."
I paled slightly... if shes here... What if whoever took her, has already left court with her? We dont know when she was taken exactly, it could have been hours ago, it could have been right after I left... I should have just stayed! Damn it.
I hung up from Hanz and ran around the side of the house, Roza was on her knees tallking fast into her phone.
"No Liss, her window is smashed, someone took her! Yes im positive!" she was practically sobbing now, her sentences getting slurred so I snatched the phone from her.
"Lissa its Dimitri, I have spoken to Hanz hes sending guardians out to look for her." I spoke calmly into the phone.
"Oh God Dimitri, this is Bad. Who would want Faith. Shes just a child. She hasnt done anything to anyone." Lissa whispered, she sounded almost as distraught as Roza...
"Do you know of anyone that has anything against Rose? My guess it would be more to do with revenge on her that Faith." I asked. Suddenly something clicked in my mind. "Have you seen Tasha this morning?"
"Yeah, she was here for quite a while with Christian but she ducked out to the store a few minutes ago, and I dont know anyone that would be this angry at Rose... Except strigoi but they wouldnt be stupid enough to come into court, they couldnt anyway because of the wards." she rambled off.
Well there goes my theory, I felt bad almost straight away for thinking Tasha could be responsible for something as heinous as kidnapping a child. But that just made this all worse, we had no clue who has her, or where they are, or even why theyve done this.
I stood frozen in my spot, watching Roza as she stared at the broken window in front of her. I had never in my life seen someone look so completely, and utterly broken, scared, terrified. Her hand trembled as she bought it up to her mouth and I moved foreward with my arm outstretched as her knees bent and she crumpled to the ground. So completely shattered at the thought of her lost daughter.
My forgotten phone lay on the grass where I had unconciously dropped it on the ground but when it started buzzing furiously I grabbed it and flicked it to my ear without looking at the caller id.
"Belikov" I answered hastily.
"Dimka? Dimka its me, Im just calling to let you know that its ok. Im dealing with the problem now."
"What? What problem? What are you talking about Tasha?" I was completely lost in this conversation.
"dont worry, once Im done there will be nothing to come between us, no reason we cant be together."
Something clicked im my mind a second after I looked up to see Roza racing across the lawn at full speed. She must have heard the conversation and drawn her own conclusions.
"Tasha..." I tried to keep my voice level and calm, "where is Faith?"
"Im dealing with it Dimka, dont worry. Ill see you soon."
"Tasha wait, where are you?...Tasha!" it was no use she had already hung up.
I growled in frustration, dialing Hanz number as I got up and ran after Rose, I dont know if she knew where she was going but I had to catch up to Her.
No doubt shes on her way to christian and Lissas thinking that shes there... Thats wasting time though because I know shes not...
"Dimitri? I havent heard anything yet, I told you I'd-" Hanz began speaking on the other end of he phone.
"no, Hanz Tasha has her. She just rang me, do you know where she is right now? Shes lost her mind, something is wrong with her. Im afraid shes going to do something to harm Faith." I blurted out in a rush.
"hang on..." I heard shuffling and voices and then computer keys being typed on the other end before hans came back, "shes been seen over at guest housing about 15 minutes ago."
I clicked the phone shut without another word, pushing myself to run faster to catch Roza as she reached Lissas door.
"Roza! Guest housing! Shes not here shes at guest housing!"