Chapter Eight
After a few minutes he let me go and we sat down, I leaned on his shoulder and he put his arm around my waist. "Rose, do you think we'll find Lissa's family?" He sounded really worried, "What happened to all your confidence earlier?" I felt his arm go tighter around my waist "Escaping the guardians is easy yes, but finding a lead on this family is not going to be so easy" I lifted my head from his shoulder and turned his face towards mine with my hand "Adrian, let's not worry about this now, let's take one day at a time, we haven't even gone to the witching hour casino yet and I am confident that we will find something there" I smiled at him, I really was confident that we would find something, but I hope it's enough to give us another lead. He put his forehead against my own "I hope your right, Rose" He then cupped my chin with his hand and we kissed.
The kiss lasted about a minute then I was suddenly awakened, "Wake up Rose" Lissa was pushing me from side to side. I opened my eyes and in a sudden fright I jumped out of the bed "What's wrong, what's wrong" Lissa just started to laugh "Nothing's wrong, it's just time to get up, it's nearly night, we need to get ready, we've got to look our best for when we visit the witching hour" I flopped back down onto the bed "Is that all, It felt like I was in an earthquake, you frightened me to death" She just giggled "So what was you talking to Adrian about?"I could see from her expression she was very curious to know "what makes you think I was talking to Adrian" she smiled "I can sense his energy around you" That surprised me a little "have your powers progressed that much, I don't feel anything coming from you though, I know I've got this ring on but if you're getting stronger" she cut me off then "I made that ring stronger while you were in a daze after I had bitten you, and yes my powers have gotten stronger ever since" she paused then so I finished her sentence for her "Since you brought back Dimitri, it's Okay Lissa, you can say it" she gave me a sad smile "I really am a lot stronger now Rose, this whole crisis has made me stronger, that's why I'm here, it's now my turn to help you, I know I can't fix things between you and Dimitri, but I can certainly help in finding my own family" She really has grown up quite a bit "I don't think anybody can fix the problems between Dimitri and I, but I do know you can help with this mission, I don't have any doubt about that, but enough chit chat about that now, we need to get ready" Lissa folded hey arms then and glared at me a little "you still haven't told me what you and Adrian were talking about" she was smiling now "Or weren't you talking at all" she giggled "Lissa, we were only discussing how we're going to find out about your family, that's' all, Adrian is not as confident as you think he is" her smile disappeared then "We'll find them, I know we will".
After a moment of silence "you go in the shower first Rose, I'll get the clothes out of the bag" Before she went out the door "Clothes?" Lissa turned back to me "yes, we all packed a second set of clothes in the bag Adrian was carrying" In that small bag I thought. "What could you pack in that small bag" Lissa smiled "I packed two sexy dresses for the casino, Adrian packed a suit and Dimitri packed a guardian outfit, if we need anything else we can use the card Ibrahim gave us" She's got everything figured out "Looks like everything is planned" She smiled "Yep, so have a shower already" I just smiled at her as she went out the door.
It was so nice to finally wash my hair and body, I felt really fresh afterwards. I put the robe on which was on the door and dried my hair with the hair dryer which was provided. Lissa had left some makeup for me to put on, I took of the charm then as I really wanted to look at my own face while doing my makeup. I heard the door go outside, Lissa came in to the bathroom then with the two dresses we were to wear. She hung them up on the door and got into the shower.
After I had done I put my dress on, which was a lovely midnight blue satin halter neck dress which fell just below the knee. It clung to my body nicely, Lissa was really good at picking dresses out. Lissa's dress was scarlet red silk Sheath dress which will be very tight to her body, she's definitely going to stand out with that on. I was just finishing my hair when Lissa came out of the shower. She had already taken her charm off thank god, I really didn't want to see Mia's naked body, I laughed to myself. She put on her robe and I asked her "Do you want me to dry your hair" she turned around and smiled at me "yes that will speed things up a bit, Adrian and Dimitri are already ready to go". It didn't take long to dry, "I'm fine now Rose, I'll finish up, you go a sit down I shouldn't be long now" I nodded to her "Alright, but can you tie my halter neck better for me" She giggled a little and tied it for me "There, all done"
She was already doing her make up as I left the bathroom, the first thing I saw was Dimitri's back towards me as he was looking out the window, it was night time now but it was only eight o'clock , so we had plenty of time. I caught Adrian's attention very quickly "Wow, little Dhampir, you look amazing" he rushed over to me for a closer look, but Dimitri never even turned to look. "Thanks Adrian" He smiled at me "It's a shame you've got to go out with that human appearance, maybe we'll have a bit of fun later" he winked at me, I just gave him a playful punch on the shoulder "Ouch Little Dhampir, no need to get violent" he said as he laughed. "Behave Adrian" I said as smiled at him but my smile didn't last very long as I caught a glimpse of Dimitri then, he had turned around and was putting on quite a scary expression. Adrian was facing me so he couldn't see him, so I tried to ignore him and put on a smile again "I wish I could be with you tonight Rose, but instead I'm stuck with Belikov over there, you'll have to save me later" I rolled my eyes at him "we're not here to have fun Adrian, make sure you do some work and not just look at the dancers all night" He smiled "come on now Rose, don't deny me a small glance and a bit of fun, I need to mingle to dig for information" I glared at him a bit "As long as it's only for digging around" He gave me a big grin "of course".
Lissa came out of the bathroom then, "Lissa, could you get a tighter dress" I said as I laughed, she just smiled "I've got to look tempting Rose" she said as she tried to walk sexy, then she couldn't help but burst out laughing. I could see Dimitri Smiling slightly now out the corner of my eye, I felt a little jealous of the fact Lissa got that smile out of him but I know from the way he looked at us earlier he's was feeling jealousy himself.
Adrian clapped his hands together to get our attention "It's time to go ladies, Belikov, put your charms on" as soon as we'd all done that we were out the door. We got down to reception and that girl Adrian was flirting with before was still on the desk. "Going out" she said in an irritating friendly voice while looking only at Adrian. He smiled "Yes, our driver is picking us up" Adrian had called Isaac while we were in the lift, "Oh I see, but it's unusual to take a feeder along" she shot me a glare again, she really didn't like me "My sister can get very weak, so we keep the feeder around at all times". She just frowned at me "I see, well enjoy yourselves" It was obvious she didn't like humans, maybe she had a bad experience with one.
Adrian walked towards her and kissed her hand "We will try" he said in a charming sexy voice. That kind of irritated me a bit but I didn't let it show I hope, Lissa spoke to me in her head "Don't let it bother you Rose, he's just acting" I turned to her and smiled, "That's better" she said in my head again. Dimitri then spoke "Isaac is here" the receptionist said "Have a pleasant evening Mr Smith" Adrian smiled "we will" and we all walked over to the Limo.
We got into the car "Hey Isaac" I said, he didn't turn to look at us "Evening, I trust you settled in all right" Lissa answered him "Yes the rooms were lovely" He started the engine "I assume I am to drive you to the Witching hour", he sounds so aloof when he speaks, no wonder Zmey likes him. "That's correct" I said to him, he didn't say a word after that. Lissa and I were chatting most of the journey, Dimitri was in the front with Isaac again so he didn't join in until he said to me "you are a feeder tonight, you must let Lissa do all the talking" he was speaking in that guardian tone I hate so much "I do remember that part" he didn't look very impressed with my back talk, even as Eddie I can imagine what his expression would look like. Straight face, eyebrows together in a frown and his eyes burning holes right through my head, it wasn't so dramatic though with Eddie's appearance. "Rose knows she can't speak Dimitri, we are going to use our bond, I'm going to tell Rose what I'm going to say first and she will give me a sign to say yes or no" Lissa said to him "As long as you keep to that plan, then fine" he shot me a glare again, I suppose he's telling me to behave in his own little way, considering I'm not one to follow rules. I just turned to Adrian who was just looking outside the window.
"What's so interesting outside" he turned to me and smiled "Just taking in all the sites little Dhampir" he started to laugh then as I looked outside, I wasn't amused as the sites he was talking about were women barely dressed, "Oh just taking in the sites were we, maybe you would like me to give you two big black eyes to stop you looking at those so called sites" My voice sounded firm and serious but all he could do was laugh it off "My eyes may wonder little Dhampir, but my heart is true" he said as he put his arm around me. Then his face changed to quite an annoyed expression as he looked to the front, I turned to find him watching Dimitri who wasn't looking at us or anything so I asked "What's wrong"
He blinked his eyes slowly and turned to me "Nothing's wrong, little Dhampir" he said as he smiled, I decided to let it go as we had just arrived at the hotel but I couldn't help but wonder what he saw in Dimitri to make him show such an expression. We all gradually got out the car but Isaac stopped me "Be cautious tonight, there will be quite a few guardians around, any trouble contact me immediately, I will not be far away" I nodded to him "We'll be careful" I said as I got out of the car. As soon as I got out, Isaac drove off to get out of the way of the other cars, there were a lot of people arriving. I now understand what he meant by be cautious, there is going to be a lot of guardians around but hopefully with the amount of people here tonight we should blend in. "Rose stay alert" I cut Dimitri off there "Yes I know, a lot of guardians tonight" he had his guardian expression on "Let's get going, Vasilisa, Adrian you go first, we will follow behind". Adrian glared at Dimitri a little but did follow his orders and walked on ahead with Lissa.
As we walked to the doors I couldn't help but laugh at Dimitri's expression, his guardian face really didn't suit Eddie's face at all, he wasn't amused to see me laughing "Rose, stop messing around" he said in a harsh voice "I will when you stop messing around, that expression doesn't suit Eddie's face, you're an 18 year boy, not a granddad" I said in a sarcastic voice, which he didn't particularly like as he glared at me. But he did take my advice and relaxed his face a little, I just sniggered a little but he ignored me. We got to the casino doors, two guardians stopped and examined us "We don't normally allow feeders into the casino as we have plenty to go around, is there a specific reason she is here" Lissa answered them "Yes there is, as you can see I have quite a weak body, so I keep a feeder with me at all times, and she has been with me for quite some time, I don't just want to bite any old thing" Good idea Lissa using Mia's small body to appear weak. "Very well, but if she causes any problems she will have to wait in the lobby for you" Lissa nodded to them and they allowed us to pass. We walked over to the reception lady "Evening Ladies, Gentlemen, are you all separate or a group" Adrian answered her "we are a group" she smiled at him and said "alright, who is the head person of this group as I will need a few details" this is strange, we didn't need to do this last time "I didn't think registering was necessary" Adrian said as he shot her a smile "It isn't necessary to register sir, I just need to take down a name from one of you to put on this sign in sheet as it is a very busy night" Adrian spoke again "I see, well my name is James Smith" He used the same name as what was used at the hotel "Thank you sir" Just as we were about the walk off, she stopped us "Wait one minute Sir" I couldn't breathe then, Adrian turned around "Something wrong" he said as he smiled at her, "no sir, nothing is wrong, I just noticed you have a table reserved for 9:30 PM in our restaurant, would you like to be seated now as there is room". I relaxed again, but that did unnerve me a bit and who booked the restaurant? Adrian nodded to her "Yes that would be great, thank you" she smiled "Will the human be joining you?" Lissa replied "Yes, she needs some energy" The lady didn't argue with her, she just got one of the waiters to show us to the restaurant and we were seated.
End of Chapter Eight
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