Here it is chapter 14. and for those of you waiting for Shadow kiss i am writing up my outline so chapter 1 Should be up in the next couple of days. So for now enjoy and review!
Chapter 14-
I had no idea where I was running to. I just ran as fast and as far as I could. Tears blurred my vision and soon I found I was devastatingly lost. I slowed down and tried to clear my eyes, but it was dark and I was surrounded by woods. Well shoot. I looked up to see if I could use the stars to figure out where I was, but the clouds covered them. I figured I would have to wait until the sun came up to try and find my way back. If I tried now I would just get myself even more lost. Hopefully someone would notice my absence and try to find me.
I settled next to a tree and pulled my legs up to my chest. I was only wearing shorts and a tank and it was definitely getting colder. After a few minutes I started to doze. Hell maybe if I slept it wouldn't feel like such a long time to wait for my rescue party or the sun to come up, so I went with it. I don't know how long I was out for when I started hearing movement. My eyes shot open and I jumped up. It was the first time that I realized I was outside of the schools wards. How stupid could I be? If it was someone looking for me they would be calling my name, not just walking around aimlessly. I took up a defensive stance readying myself for an attack if one was going to come.
After a few moments I heard laughing. I couldn't see much but my eyes adjusted enough to see the outlines of things around me. Weapon Sam, you need a weapon. I scanned the area around me for anything finally settling on a broken branch that looked surprisingly close to the shape of a stake. I had no idea how to use one, but I had taken anatomy last year at my old school and I did know where the heart was and that I had to get to it.
The laughing got closer and I saw a shadow dart from my left. "Well, isn't today my lucky day," said the figure coming to stand in front of me. "Are you lost little girl?" He tilted his head to the side and took me in while I just stared at him. He doesn't know I go to St. Vlads. That's good. I have a slight advantage. He doesn't know I have training. I could take him by surprise hopefully stake his heart and run like hell. I knew it wouldn't kill him, but it would give me a good head start and hopefully I could make my way back to the academy. My hands were sweating and my heart was pumping. I was not ready for this. Fear was taking over and adrenalin was pumping through me keeping me alert and hopefully alive.
"So, are you lost?" he repeated. The break in the clouds let the moon shine down and I saw the hint of the red around his eyes to confirm what I had feared. He was a Strigoi and I was probably screwed. I decided to play dumb and nodded. "Yeah, I was hiking with my friends and well, I walked off to use the bathroom and couldn't find my way back." He tisked at me, tilting his head to take me in again. "Well, I suppose I really am lucky. If you are lost then you probably have people close by looking for you. The more the better." My heart thumped in my chest. By now people probably were looking for me and I'm not so sure it would be guardians. Knowing my friends they probably would just head out to find me not telling anyone that I was gone. God they could be such idiots sometimes. I really hope they had enough sense to tell someone. "So do you live around here? Maybe you could point me in the direction of the road," I asked hoping he was still buying it. He sniffed the air and turned back towards me. Creepy much. "You're lying to me Samantha." My heart stopped and fear surged shot through me. It was almost blinding. "How do you know my name?" I gripped my makeshift stake at my back waiting for him to be distracted. "Now now Sam, I can't tell you that. It would ruin my plans for you." He smiled and took a step forward. "I can smell them on you and it is wonderful."
"Smell who?" I asked
"Moroi."
Fear, more than I thought possible shot through me. The anger pumped through my veins giving me the strength to try and fight. I shot out and kicked his knees. They buckled and he went down. I jumped on him and stabbed him hoping I got the heart. I didn't wait I just got up and ran. Even if I didn't get the heart he would be down for a few minutes. I ran harder than I had in my life hoping I was going in the right direction. I didn't know how far from school I was, but I knew I was farther than it would take for that Strigoi to recover. Don't panic Sam. Just run and run as fast as you can.
I had probably run a couple of miles when I felt a vibration coming from my bra. God how stupid am I? I always have my phone on me, but the fear had wiped my brain of all thought except to fight and flee. I grabbed for my phone still running. "Sam, where are you?" Rose asked. "Strigoi," I whispered. "You have to get help. I'm out of the schools wards and I'm lost. There are Strigoi out here. I know of one, but there might be more, I don't know. Rose help." I heard a door open and Rose started yelling. "Sam, you have to give me something. We are going to find you. I need to know what is around you." I quickly looked around for something, anything. To my left I noticed something that looked like a cave. "Caves," I whispered. "There are caves to my left." I heard a sigh. "Go to the caves Sam and don't move unless you absolutely have to. Now stay on the phone I'm getting help." I heard her banging on doors and screaming. "Open the door damn it. Sam is being attacked. Strigoi." I heard running and more banging. Soon I heard a lot of commotion. They were coming for me. I crouched in the cave praying they would make it in time. I didn't want to die. "Sam," came a new voice. "Sam, are you okay?" It was Stan. "I'm fine; I just don't know where I am. If I knew what direction the school was in I could make a run for it." I was whispering so I wouldn't draw attention to my hiding place. "Sam, you are strong, just stay put we are on our way." I nodded trying to fight the tears. I don't know how long I sat when I heard something from behind me. "Come out come out wherever you are. I know you're in here Samantha. I can smell you." Shit. "He's here I whispered as quietly as I could. "Sam, run straight as fast as you can." It was Dimitri. "We are closing in, but you need to run." I got up from where I was sitting and ran again. I shoved my phone back into my bra. My head was pounding and I knew I had a nasty cut from one of the many branches that had hit me. I don't know how long I ran for but it had to have been a while when I saw flashlights. I picked up the pace. "I'm here," I screamed. "Guardian Alto, Belikov, I'm here." The flashlights beamed in my digestion as I started closing in the last few hundred yards to my protection.
I had them in my sight when pain shot through my body. The worst pain that I had ever felt in my life. The last thing I saw was the horrified eyes of my mentors as they ran for me. Then everything went black.