Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Academy
This is only a tiny wee chapter to keep you going-like a bar of chocolate, just until I can finish editing the next few chapters that have been typed up. I hope you haven't forgotten about this story too much. The editing is becoming a slightly quicker process so I hope I don't leave you to long waiting on the next few chapters of the story. I know that it has been months so …..Enjoy.
Previously
Putting my phone in my pocket I reach for the door and open it slowly to see my beautiful little girl sobbing.
Reaching into the cupboard I scoop her up in my arms and cradle her to my chest, feeling overwhelmed and relived I have found my little girl, my daughter.
But where are her Uncle's. Holding my tiny little girl I make my way downstairs to find Lev, Arthur and Denis.
Chapter Seventeen
Cradling my daughter in my arms tightly whilst walking down the stairs causes me some real issues in keeping self control. Not from anger at all but trying not to literally smother her in love in my arms, she almost seems so much smaller than when I last saw her 5 days ago.
5 days seems forever when you're a mother all I feel I can do is worry about her and make sure she knows how much I love her. I can't explain how unconditionally I missed her, it was like I don't know- life seemed dimmer and I feel that everything is out of place.
Like there has been a shift in the world- I know I sound like I am being melodramatic but its true. I just didn't know what to do with my days normally but these 5 days back in Baia then my old school you get the drift, not only has it been hard but my feelings have been extremely amplified and its not going to get any easier when me and Phil go home.
Awaiting is Conflict, a traitor and a fight against our enemies, who knows how long I have left. And I am saying right now that no matter what's happening when I get home I am spending my time with my little miracle and nobody will get in the way- no secrets or promises kept will stop me spending time with my daughter.
The longest I have ever been away from my daughter since her birth is 24 hours and that was one night when I was having a little bit of a struggle with strigoi, there was a lot more than expected. Nowadays everything seems so much more complicated.
Occasionally when I am called in to the hospital to cover someone's shift then I can be away for up to 12 hours but I always try to ensure it's whilst she's sleeping and that there is always someone that I know and I completely trust will be with her, just incase she wakes up.
Even when I go out hunting I make sure there are no threats in the area it only takes me about 4 hours from leaving the house to completing the hunt with the clean-up included to coming back home.
I always have people who know where I'm going when I am hunting and I never hunt alone, its not just myself that I have to look after nowadays I have to think about the little girl back at home. And I never go into a hunt without knowing every possible detail surrounding it. No risks for me these days.
Finishing the final walking distance to the kitchen I walk straight to the fridge to grab a bottle of water for Phil, as when I first found her in that cupboard she looked a bit pale and dehydrated. Now she's starting to get some colour back in to her rosy little cheeks and her rapid breathing is starting to slow.
Closing the fridge door with my foot and walking towards the dining table I feel consumed with emotions, feeling like such a bad mother for leaving my daughter but I had people to protect and I was guaranteed her protection with her Uncles, whom have just disappeared.
How can good Guardian's just disappear it's not like there rouges anymore they went through the appropriate measures and gained there much deserved guardian-ships. Yes they finally got there promise marks my going back to an academy and successfully completing their trials.
The even have gotten some marks for their previous rouge hunting's- without threats from me, just a lot of calm persuasion. The day they became true guardians- by that I mean legal guardians. Even though they were seen as rogue they still protected there people. Their little graduation was one of the proudest days in my life my best friends, my brothers my extended family, they achieved something they didn't ever think was possible- something they didn't ever want.
But they decided they wanted it and now that they have it in their grasp and I haven't heard them complain once- well not to my face or in hearing distance. But they are in the newly designed system were dhampirs are beginning to gain equal rights due to the new queen. Lissa.
Opening the bottle of water in my hand with a single twist hearing the satisfying crack of the bottle opening, knowing that after a stressful day I still have enough energy left to deal with and complete such an easy mundane task.
Passing her the open bottle of water she greedily grabs it and gulps the water down with her eyes shut. I watch as her small hands place the water bottle on to the table as her small lungs gaps for air I know if I told her to slow down she wouldn't have reacted and by touching her on the shoulder as I would have given her a fright as she was so entranced her actions.
After her breathing got back to normal for a 5 year old she turns to face me in her seat I watched her intensely as she started to speak rapidly. She was retelling the story of how she had a good time with her uncles until they told her the door was just knocked on. She started to describe them being slightly upset and jumpy so they told her to go upstairs.
She said that they told her that if they didn't come upstairs in 20 minutes she had to hide. Well that was the jist of what she told me. So the problem was now that the guys were still missing so something must of happened to Lev, Arthur and Denis due to the fact they were protecting my daughter. They had gotten themselves kidnapped or possibly worse.
I am just so proud that Phil had gotten the emergency phone out of her back pack before hiding. She is definitely smart for her age she understands and knows things such a small child should know about ever or not until they are a lot older. But she is different from other children she is smaller in size due to some struggles during pregnancy and a hard child birth. She is like and is a normal child but her growth is slower at they moment at may return to normal in time or it may not, but we will deal with whatever happens.
Thinking about what to do next I pick my tired daughter up out of the chair she is starting to slump in due to exhaustion and carry her to her bedroom where I pack all her staying over clothes that she had brought to the house. As she sits patiently on the bed her eyes start to droop and her small frame starts to sway slightly.
After packing the final few pieces of clothing in her little Chester drawers I zip up the tiny suitcase placing it by the bed, gently scooping up my drowsy tired little girl I feel her little fists grasp on to the back of my jacket snuggling her head in to the side of my neck, her hot breath tickling my neck.
Picking up the suitcase with my one free hand I walk out of the house and to my car where I buckle Phil into a spare booster seat that I have in the boot of the car- every car I own has a spare booster seat, a stake and a spare set of clothes for both me and Phil. I guess that will change when I get home as I will be adding another stake and a spare set of clothes for Dimitri. For some reason I just know he will understand the situation and not question me straight away.
After making sure she is secure in the seat I put the suitcase in the boot of the car trying not to slam it when I close it. Getting in to the drivers seat I start to reverse out of the drive-way stopping halfway when I hear a slightly banging sound coming from close by. Stopping the car I check and see Phil still safe in her seat sleep. Looking around the outside of the car my eyes meet with the garage which is separated from the house by a few feet.
Getting out of it the car making sure not to slam the door shut to stir Phil with the vibration or alert anyone to my presence, I lock the car and set the newly designed alarm- if anybody goes within 20 feet of the car it will set an alarm off and put up a bullet and fire proof shield up.
Approaching the garage I open the door with my gun in one hand and stake in the other prepared for everything apart from the sight in front of me. Quickly sweeping the garage with my eyes I could see nothing apart from several mobile phones stakes guns and ear pieces all of the safety equipment that I had given to the guys.
Stepping silently in to the garage I shut my eyes and feeling my self steady and slow my breathing so I could listen for any movement or any hidden things inside like a bomb- just incase you wondered they don't actually tick well not the ones I have come across, I think it would be some much safer if they ticked …just saying.
Hearing a slight wheezing sound towards the back of the garage I place my stake inside the pocket in my jacket and hold my gun firmly in front of me. Peeking round the corner of some stacked boxes I take in the sight of a blood covered unconscious but still breathing Nickolai.
I hadn't seen this young teenage boy in years I assumed that he kept in contact with his brother but I hadn't really thought to ask what he was up to as I knew that if he ever needed anything he would ask for my help. Looking at him I could see he certainly wasn't a young boy anymore he was a man he must be 22 by now maybe 23. I always had kept my eye on him or well my dad had kept and eye on him just so I could feel reassured at heart and not like a stalker. Especially since he was involved with the Belikov's.
6 years ago I would have asked Viktoria Dimitri's sister how he was doing but we don't see eye to eye anymore in my opinion we put on a false pretence for her family. All it was over Rolan we just fell out it was just… just well it doesn't matter it's done now, but I have heard rumours that she is officially dating Nickolai now I wouldn't know I haven't see Viki for years not until the other night it had been 3 years before that we had, had words yet again.
Scooping Nickolai's body up I carried him towards the car trying to balance his 6ft body in my arms whilst trying to get my keys out of my pocket to disarm the alarm. After finally doing that and fastening and unconscious bleeding body in to my car I started the drive back to my home again.
Arriving back at the house
Once arriving back in the grounds of the huge mansion I know as home, I ring my dad For two reasons.
He still had the shield up around the house protecting it I needed him to currently disable it so I could get into the house.
And secondly I needed some help from someone to get Nick in the house.
I listened to the shrill ringing of the phone until it was eventually picked up;
"Rose is that you are you safe is Phil safe." I listened to him go on and on until he stopped for breath, that allowed me to speak while he recovered.
"Old man I am fine and so is Phil, I need you to send Pavel out to the car to help me get Nick out and can you disable the house for me please."
Watching the house from the outside was particularly interesting for me as I could see the Darkness and Fire floating around it, listening to my dads breathing and shouting for Pavel I watched the house go back to normal as the Illusion and protector was cut off.
Getting out the car I thought about how it was extremely well made it broke every rule in the book including the one that spirit users wouldn't be able to see it especially the traitorous one in the house.
Stepping out the car I watched Pavel run out of the front door and straight over to me picking me up into a bone crunching hug kissing me on the head, placing me back down on the ground and jogging round to the side of the car Nick was in. I watched as he slung the young man over his shoulder and jogging back into the house military style.
Smiling to my self I opened the backdoor to the car tapping Phil's shoulder to awaken her, so that she wouldn't get a fright. I watched as her Belikov brown eyes sprung open shimmering slightly in the bright sun. Unclipping her from her seat she grabbed onto my shoulders so I could lift her out the car. Closing and locking the door I made my way over to the house. Standing in front of the door I took a deep breath before stepping into a fuller house then when I left.
Especially after the orders I gave my dad not to let anyone else in I found 7 more people standing in my home.
All them were standing smiling but as I closed the door more faces walked out of the living room and into the hall and all at once there mouths dropped open. Feeling Phil tug on the sleeved on the jacket I watched as she pointed to herself and then pointing at the ground. Placing a small kiss to her head and one final tight squeeze I placed her feet on the ground.
Watching as she ran as she could to her second most favourite person in the world- her grandmother. Watching the smile on my mothers face as she grabbed and embraced my daughter picking her up and hugging her as tight as possible.
She placed Phil back on the ground, I watched as Phil quickly moved her hands saying something to her Grandmother, my mother replied as quickly. She then ran over to me asking if she could go see her Granddaddy I moved my hands speaking back to her telling her that it was ok. She smiled at me and ran over grabbing her Granny's hand and skipping out the room.
Turning back I could still see the opened mouthed expressions of all my guests. Walking past them and into the living room waiting for them to follow once they all had taken seats I looked into the eyes of everyone ready to explain.
But first I was taken into hugs by all my surprising new arrivals:
Eddie
Mia
Oksana
Mark
Captain Jack Sparrow- was back now I know where he went.
Jill
And Sydney.
After hugging them all I opened my mouth to speak but was interrupted by my daughter, mother and father re-entering the room.
Lissa was the first to speak up.
"Rose who is this adorable little girl?"
Watching as Phil ran back over to me hiding behind my legs slightly peeking round the side I answered. I told her the truth.
"She's my daughter. Everyone this is Phila but we call her Phil and she is 5 at the moment but she is 6 soon."
Whilst telling everyone this I moved my hands at the same time allowing Phil to know what I was saying. Stopping at the end of the sentence I watched everyone take this information in. I looked over to the wall to watch Dimitri studying me.
He carefully and elegantly as always pushed himself off the wall approaching me, once he was stood in front of me I felt all his love for me through the bond and all my unconditional love for this little girl he had only met.
Closing my eyes I felt him speak in my mind.
Roza my love I am so sorry about what happened early none of it was when I starting shouting, I can't remember what happened only that I upset you greatly… it wasn't me Roza I promise.
I thought about what he said for a moment before answering him through the bond.
Dimitri I know it wasn't you, you were compelled and I only acted upset because we were being watched I will explain later ok?
Opening my eyes I saw my husbands brown ones staring back at me I watched him nod slightly telling me that was ok. I watched him as he got down on his knees the light catching his golden ring slightly. I smile widely as I saw he was wearing it again feeling slight relief. Looking down I saw Phil peeking round the side of my legs staring at Dimitri.
Stepping to the side I watched her approach him slowly and I gasped as I watched Dimitri speak to her by using sign language when had he learnt that. I watched her animatedly reply back to Dimitri. She took another step closer to him wrapping her arms as far around Dimitri's frame as she could. He held her small body close to him and stood up of the ground.
Turning to look at me he spoke shocking me further.
"I know you are wondering how I learnt Roza but I had a feeling 5 years ago that I should learn and I did. Now I know why its so I can communicate with out little Phil."