So, in the midst of all my year 12 exams i sort of rushed this one because i didnt want to study. Thanks for all the reviews and follows :)
I leant against the plane window, watching the sky become darker and darker as the sun was setting. Elena was in the seat next to me, fast asleep, her head against my forearm. Dimitri was in the seat next to hers his hand entwined with her tiny one.
After calling the court numerous times and making sure all the security was tripled I spoke to Lissa, confirming the Strigoi would not return as they were after us, to stay at court would have merely put much more people at risk and I couldn't have that. It may be safer, but the Strigoi would stop at nothing to break through again. She wasn't pleased but she did accept my decision.
"Roza whats wrong?" Dimitri asked, reaching for my hand to caress.
"maybe coming here was a bad decision, we don't yet know why the Strigoi want her, but maybe being around others will just give more targets..." I was lost in a pool of my own thoughts, I only confessed one theory, my other concern was that Dimitri's family had never really met Elena, and what would happen if they decided Im to blame...
"I wouldn't risk this if I thought it would end badly, but I know we are safe here, we cant just stay on the road, we have to be smart until we can gather information, and the only way we can do that is if Elena can stay safe while we track Strigoi"
"hmmm" was my only reply.
Dimitri hadn't told his family we were coming, so as soon as we landed and were through customs we checked in at a local motel, not wanting to travel during night time down that certain stretch of road, well, not with elena at least.
I couldn't let her go, the airport the motel, customs, I carried her almost all the way, holding her close to me, no matter how fearless I could be, nothing made me more frightened then my baby girl being a target of Strigoi.
"I know what your doing" Dimitri said as we all lay down in bed, Elena between the two of us.
"whats that?"i asked.
"your scared, you don't want to let her go for a second, I can feel it Roza" Dimitri spoke with empathy, I could tell he felt my fear as well.
" I just don't want this for her, to be hunted, she isn't even a child she is a toddler" I sighed.
"nothing will happen to her, I promise you" he leaned in and kissed my forehead.
The next morning we set out in a stolen car to bai bai, I had shoved all my anxiety about the Belikov's deep down and wasn't willing to be hurt by whatever judgment they were to give.
"Ready?" I asked, Elena in one arm, Dimitri's hand in the other.
Dimitri nodded and knocked.
Olena was the one to open the door, " Dimka, your back. Roza its so good to see you" She pulled Dimitri into a hug, then me, when she pulled away she studied Elena, "and who is this beautiful child?" Olena asked, smiling at Elena.
"well" I began but Dimitri cut me off.
He spoke words in russian that I could only guess meant " your granddaughter" due to the look on Olena's face. They exchanged words in Russian and the look on her face was not one of anger, but joy.
"may I? She asked in her accented english, remembering I didn't speak russian.
I nodded. And handed her a gazing Elena.
"Come, come, you must tell me everything I have apparently been excluded from" holding my daughter Olena entered the house and Dimitri and I followed.
"Ma who's... Dimka, Roza?" Viktoria practically ran over to us and smothered us both in a hug.
"Your back together! I always knew you were meant to be. Roza im so sorry for last time, you were right, I never meant anything I said I was mad and-" I cut her off.
"its okay, don't worry about it, alls forgiven" I hugged her again and we stepped into the kitchen were Olena had disappeared to.
"Who's that?" Viktoria asked walking over to Elena in Olena's hands and cooing and playing with her tiny fingers.
Exchanging a comical look with Dimitri I laughed slightly "Your niece". Viktoria looked at me I just shrugged laughing.
"WHAT? Why didn't you tell me, wait, no that cant be?" excitement followed by confusion set in Viktoria's expression.
So Dimitri and I dove into the story of the past 2 years, and to my surprise, the person they were mad at was Dimitri for walking away-must be a woman thing.
"After everything she went through, you just walk away, what is wrong with you" Viktoria chastised.
"yeah Dimitri, whats the matter with you" I nudged his with my shoulder and laughed.
Dimitri didnt find it as funny as I did.
"Its really fine, we have put the past in the past its all fine now"
"okay, well you explained Elena, but what about why you are here" Yeva had appeared and asked the next question.
"and I suppose you know about Elena?" I narrowed my eyes at Yeva,
"yes" was all she replied.
"No way, why wouldn't you say something if you knew" Dimitri squeezed my hand as if to say don't bother, so I didn't.
" well thats the tricky part" I said. Looking at Dimitri, he began to dive into the details in russian so make understanding easier.
10 minutes later and we were all discussing plans and ways to get information about why Elena was so coveted by the Strigoi.
With no conclusion, I set off to put Elena to bed. Olena had given us Dimitri's old room, insisting that we were practically married to her.
I set Elena in the porter cot and climbed into bed next to Dimitri.
"Do you really think we will be able to find anything about those Strigoi?" I asked Dimitri, and he snuggled up behind me, wrapping his arm around my waist to hold me close.
Kissing my neck Dimitri spoke " I think we will".
I turned my head towards him kissing him before I fell asleep.