Last Sacrifice

Chapter 3

Hey guys! Me again; I hope you liked the first two chapters. This one is going to end with a surprising twist. Hope you like it! R&R3

2 AM can't of come any slower. They say the more you anticipate something the slower it comes. Well that saying couldn't have of been any more correct. Let me tell you.

But when it was show time, I was ready. Exactly 2 am came and a man came to the front of my cell. He was damphir so I'm guessing he was one of my father's guardians. I looked closer, I was right it was Pavel. He had the keys to my cell. How in the world did he get those? Oh well this wasn't time for asking questions I had to run atleast 4 miles till I get to the car. It was a good thing I had all those training sessions with Dimitri. I guess he had method to the madness. But he couldn't of known I would have of needed it for this type of situation. He opened the gate and mouthed the word run. I listened. I ran so fast. It was hard because for the past month I'd barely been fed. I hadn't worked out at all, and I was somewhat out of shape.

Running out of the prison I realized how he got the keys. The guards were on the ground unconscious. I decided to not stick around to see if any of them were dead. I started to run, it was day outside so there wouldn't be any Moroi outside, unless they wanted to get hurt. And that means there would be no strigoi because of the light, and because I didn't feel nauseous. About a half of a mile of running I ran into someone who I was hoping wouldn't be out and about, but we all know the luck I have when it comes to things being my way. I looked up. His deep brown eyes stared into mine before pulling me into the shade. He looked frantic.

"What are you doing here?" Dimitri asked with his authority voice.

I shrugged him off from where his hand was on my arm. His touch burned through me, and that was too much of a distraction. "Dimitri I can't talk I have to go." I started to move until he jumped and pinned me to the ground just like he did during our training sessions. He stared right in my eyes and the smell of him was making it hard to breathe. My heart fluttered and said this I was exactly where I needed to be. With him. His hands met mine. And entwined. I pushed him off and gave him the look of 'What the Hell'.

"Don't do that to me again. Love fades, mine has." He flinched and that was all the distraction I needed to run off. Once I was a little away I glanced back. He stood there staring in my direction, like he didn't believe what I just said." And to be honest I didn't believe that I just said it either. It was hard to push him away like that when everything within me told me to stay. But I had to get away from him to protect him.

Irony hit me like a big yellow school bus. He broke it off to keep me safe from himself. And now I'm pushing him away to keep him safe from me. My life would be too dangerous to keep him around and to put him in danger. I know that he could take care of himself. But I can't keep worrying about him. He's moved on. That's what kept my feet keep pushing forward.

When I started to not feel my legs I knew I was getting back into shape. That also meant that I was close because I had to have of run 3 miles by now without really any food water or practice. I saw the car in my few. I knew I was oh so close. The car turned on and the driver's side opened up. Who I saw walk out of that car shocked me. Christian. Stood leaning against the car that my dad said would be waiting for me. How could he have of left Lissa like that? Just left her with no protection and no way of contacting us. Than I remembered, the bond is two-way now. She'd always be with us. I reached the car out of breath and exhausted, he just smiled.

"You know you look like shit right? " Christian said with the smirk on his face.

"You know I will look better with food and a good shower, your case however includes surgery. " We both laughed and I got into the front seat of the car. He opened the phone and called someone, who I heard was Abe.

"Yeah she's with me now. Were on our way to the hotel. How are things at Court?"

"They noticed already? Dang we'll have to get going fast than."

Christian started the car and sped off without even saying bye to my father, he just hung up. What was going on at Court? I tried to visit Lissa, but she was blocking me out. I hated not knowing.

"Christian what's going on at court?" I didn't even ask. I demanded. He stayed silent and stared at the road.

"Jesus Christ Sparky tell me what the fuck is going on!" at this point I was pissed.

"Shut the hell up Rose I'm helping YOU remember. Strigoi invaded the court right as you reached the car. Humans broke the wards." He said with no feeling. How could he not have feeling? Lissa's there! Adrian's there!.. Dimitri's there!

"Christian turn around! Lissa's there! We have to go!" I was frantic and confused on why he wasn't turning around.

"Lissa's fine. Trust me. We have to keep going. Or it's YOUR head. They're blaming them getting in on you. Even though your fingerprints aren't on the stakes." I shut up. I trusted him. I knew Dimitri would be protecting Lissa, and I had to make sure I was focused. I'd try to visit her later.

"Where are we going?" I asked him with a more calm voice.

"We are going to a hotel outside of the airport in Philadelphia. When we check in you'll be wearing this ring. It makes you look like Lissa. And We'll be staying as a couple. But there will be 2 beds. And before you ask, we'll be there in 2 hours." I nodded. I didn't like the fact of me and Christian as a couple but hey, it needed to be done. And I loved how he just knew what I was asking next.

That's a part of our relationship, our smartass side. But when life came to it, we were serious because we had to be. Or it would be both of heads on a platter.

I decided sleep was what I needed, so I fell asleep. I was in the garden, and Adrian was there. "Adrian your okay!" I ran up to him and hugged him like I never have.

He just laughed softly. "Miss me Little D?" he pulled me apart just a little bit so I could look into his green eyes. His hair was purposely sloppy to make it look cute. "Everyone is fine. There were little killed." He looked almost like he was studing me to see if I could handle some information.

"Tell me Adrian, I can handle it. Is everyone okay? How's Lissa? Ou and Mia?" I paused for a quick second until I asked. "How's Dimitri? Is he okay?"

"Lissa and Mia are fine." He didn't answer about Dimitri, and he hoped I didn't notice. "What about Dimitri?"

Adrian bowed his head and looked at me with the eyes of almost regret and sympathy. "They didn't find his body Rose." I froze.