C-4

Rose's POV

"I think the magic on my ring is wearing off." I said. He just stared at me.

"That fast?" He said, bewildered.

"Oh no. If we turn into Strigoi while we are in here, that is another thing that we have try and explain to everyone. We still have to make excuses about how you were only captured and not turned Strigoi." I stated, trying really hard not to freak out.

"This is going to be a hard next few days." He sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Alright. We will get Adrian to charm them. He is not really strong in his magic, but he can do some."

"We can't put that on him! He will go insane from using that much power!" I told him.

"Your right." He pursed his lips. "Well, it looks like there is one more option." He looked up to me. "We run away."

I flinched. "Yes. And it's not like we are never going to see anyone ever again. We are just running away from court. Our friends can still see us. We can even be their hired guardians." At this point, I was trying to convince myself and not him.

"Well, there is only one way to get out of here, and that is going to take quite a lot of effort. But we can both take down countless guardians without hurting them. And we are not that far away from the gates. And with our speed, it shouldn't be a problem." I nodded smiled at him.

"Well? When should we do this?"

"How about now? Before we go on trial?" He said, and I could see the worry in his eyes start to rise.

"This is the only way that we can be together without talking through bars." I said and put my hand up to the bars.

"I understand." He sighed and stood up. "So. Shall we go?" He asked, a small smile on his face.

"Yes, because I am looking forward to living my life with you, my beloved husband."

"And I am looking forward to living with you, my wonderful wife." I giggled and grasped the bars. A few seconds later, we both stepped out of the jail cells. I hugged him and kissed him and then grabbed his hand. "There are going to be at least two guardians at the entrance so be prepared." I nodded and we took off. He was right. But they didn't hear us coming so we both grabbed one and hit them over their heads. We ran up the stairs and out in to the night. People didn't notice us. And hopefully, it would stay that way.

"Should we walk and try not to be noticed or make a run for it?" I asked.

"We run." We took off towards the gates. After about twenty steps, the yelling started. We heard guardians yelling at us and footsteps joining ours. With our speed, we easily outran them. We were only about 300 feet away from the gates now, but we were not expecting it when the guardians started shooting at us. We broke our run and both turned left. Straight into guest housing. I ran up the stairs, Dimitri right behind me. When I got to the second level, I smacked into someone. I jumped back, prepared for a fight, but shook that off. My parents stood there with looks of surprise on their faces.

"They let you two out?" My mother asked me. Then she heard the shouting from below us. "You didn't."

"Get over it!" I yelled and started to run past her. She started to run with us.

"There is a staircase at the end of this hall." My mom said.

"I don't feel like going down the stairs." I said back, and aimed right for the window. I looked to Dimitri, and smiled back. Looks like we were both enjoying this. My mother turned to run down the stairs, as me and Dimitri jumped out the window. We both landed on our feet. We heard screams of started Moroi. We started to run toward the gates again. Once more, we were met with bullets that we narrowly dodged. "Dimitri! If we take off our rings, we will be able to go faster and we won't have to worry about going through the gates! We will just go over them."

Still running, she looked over to me. "Roza, if we take off our rings, then they will notice we are Strigoi and will have more reason to go after us." I had nothing to say to that. He was right. But how were we supposed to get out of here then?

Almost on cue, the wall to our right blew up. Dimitri and I we throw the opposite way. We landed on our backs. I groaned but knew I had to get back up. I lifted my hurt body off the ground, Dimitri right next to me. I looked around to see where the guardians were. But they were all fighting their own fights. Against other guardians. Maybe I was dreaming.

"I love C-4." I jumped from the voice that came from behind me. I whipped around, and there was Abe, holding a detonator. My mouth dropped open.

"How-"

"I was taking precautions. I knew you tow would try something like this. You are too much like me." He said, studying his work.

"I would not have blown up half of court!" I said back.

"Yah you would have." Dimitri said from behind me. I was about to argue, but then thought about it.

"Aright, you got me there." I said and shrugged. Dimitri and Abe laughed.

"There is a car waiting behind some bushes out there." He pointed towards the huge hole in the wall. I looked towards it. "Just drive. There is a tracker in the car. I will make sure that everyone is safe here. We will meet you in a few weeks. Be careful." He said to us. I smiled and hugged him.

"Thanks, Old Man." He chuckled and hugged me back.

After a few moments, he pushed me away. "Go." He said and waved toward the hole again. I grabbed Dimitri's hand and we ran. We found the car, and Dimitri drove. He was better at escaping than I was. I know. Shocker there right?

We got on the freeway, not knowing where exactly we were headed. "Where did Abe get all those guardians?" I thought out loud.

"This is Zmey we're talking about. Just don't question it." I shrugged and brushed it off.

About a half an hour later, we pulled off the freeway. "What are we doing?" I asked.

"You'll see." He pulled into a mall parking lot. "They'll never find us here." He said and pulled me out of the car.

"Does this mean we're going shopping?" I asked him, almost excited.

"Yup."

My excitement dimmed. "We don't have any money, though."

He reached into his pocket and produced two sleek black cards. He handed one to me. "Abe slipped me these while you weren't looking."

"I've said it before, and I'll say it again- Devious Old Man." I laughed.

"We have been in these clothes to long and Abe said that they were no limit."

"So that means designer clothes right?" I asked him.

"Yes, Roza. Designer clothes." He sighed. "I've got a long day ahead of me."

I grabbed his hand. "Let's shop for you first!"

I know the ending was kind of boring, but trust me when I say there is much more to come. Please review!