[A/N]Hey guys, next chapter is here :D I know these are pretty boring but don't worry, they get better. Lol.
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Cave. Cave. Cave. I thought to myself... cave as in the cave filled with Strigoi, the cave where so many guardians had lost their lives, the same cave that had been thoroughly checked for any leftovers.
It couldn't be.
But it must be Andre had said so. I had to get back to that cave.
I turned back toward the way I came, I had to find that cave, even though I hadn't the slightest idea where I was.
THINK Rose THINK, I thought to myself, but I honestly had no idea. I could feel Lissa's emotions through the bond. Sadness, confusion, helplessness, anger. They were all rushing into my head, and soon after that, I was in her head.
This was the last place I wanted to be, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get out. There was Lissa, lying on the bed crying her heart out, her Light Jade eyes, wet with tears and her Mascara was running down her face. She looked like she lost her Soul mate. Maybe she had. I pushed and pushed and I finally got out. As soon as I escaped her emotions hit me like a lightning bolt once again but I tried my hardest to ignore them, and they finally went away.
I didn't want to ignore Lissa, but I HAD to find Dimitri. For my whole life, they come first was put through my head. Not this time, this time, I come first.
I wasn't making any progress, and no matter where I would walk, I would just be going in circles. I sat down on a nearby rock and started to rub my temples, maybe this would help me think. But it didn't, and sitting down would just waste my time. My stomach was rumbling, I hadn't eaten for days, but I ignored it, until I heard something strange.
The sound of leaves crunching.
Footsteps.
I jerked myself up and turned myself around. I turned to face deep emerald eyes glaring right into mine.
'Little dhamphir' he said with wariness in his voice
Adrian.
I stared at him, my eyes were frozen. He does care about me. He came after me. A tear escaped my eye and fell to the ground before I had the chance to wipe it away, embarrassed for him to see me weak, I turned away. That just made more tears fall, and I couldn't stop them.
'Rose...come here' he grabbed me into his arms and he didn't let go.
We stayed like that for a long time, and surprisingly I didn't fight him off. When he finally let go, he had no mockery on his face, no cheekiness, just pure compassion, which was unlike him. He didn't wear his usual crooked smile either and for once in his life he was sober. He smelled strongly of sweet after shave, no clove cigarettes, No alcohol.
Just normal, sober Adrian and to be honest, It unnerved me.
We didn't talk, we just say there for hours. I was feeling so tired, that I just laid there and to my surprise Adrian just sat there next to me. He didn't look at me, or put one hand on me.. We just were together, and each other's presence was enough.
I laid there until I must have drifted off to sleep.