Hesitation
RPOV
As the strigoi launched at me and Christian, flames flew from Christian's palms, and hit the strigoi hard. They shrieked and I took the opportunity to stake them. We ran around the building to the oval, where guardians and strigoi were attacking and killing. "Why are you here Christian? Did Lissa put you up to this?", I glared at him. "I'm here to protect you Rose. We both know those strigoi would have killed you if it wasnt for me. And yes, Lissa sent me to save your ass".
One moment we were arguing, the next moment every single strigoi was gone. "Huh?", I said brilliantly. All the guardians rushed over to us asking if we were ok. "We're fine, ok? So lay off". Everyone backed off. Alberta rushed up to us. "Has anyone seen guardian Alto?" she asked crying. "STAN!", she yelled. Oh no. They couldn't have taken him. I hated him, yes, but he was still a person that had sometimes cared for me. He'd taught me a lot. Not as much as Dimitri, but a lot. Tears ran down my cheeks. Everyone cried. He was a goodfighter. And a great help to our Academy. I realised that I had to tell Lissa.
I didn't feel like knocking on Eddie's door. The dorm matron had told us she was staying here. And I also sensed her here. I rushed through the door. I went up to Lissa and hugged her. Christian had already come in and was standing behind me. "Theres being an accident. Someone died. Lissa.. Stan is dead." I now had to tell her the hard part. "It's over now. We won. But a couple of Moroi died aswell. Most captured", her eyes widened in shock. "Who was t..taken?", she asked. I so didn't want to say this. "Lissa, Mia was taken", she cried hard and I held her. Eddie and Christian were crying aswell. We all were. Mia had been through so much. Only a few months ago, she'd nearly died in Spokane, and before that her mother had been murdered by strigoi.
Suddenly the door burst open and I saw Dimitri looking at us. "Stan's back at school", we all cheered. Dimitri didn't look happy. "Don't get excited. He's strigoi. He's asked for Rose", we all fell silent. My heart started beating very fast. "Can't you just kill him? He's a strigoi", I said unhappy. Dimitri shook his head. "He's got Headmistress Kirova prisoner. He'll kill her if we don't send you. Alone", he didn't look happy about sending me to him. I shook my head. "I'm not going". Everyone stared at me like I was crazy. "He'll kill me Dimitri. Either that or he'll turn me. No offence but, theres people who can replace Kirova. No one can replace me". It was a bit selfish, but I thought I had him there. "Your going. I'm sorry Rose. You will have back up. I don't want to send you, but its guardian orders. You mother's orders". I gasped. My mother? How could she?
After an hour of getting ready and getting the plan explained to me, I was ready to go. I was scared shitless, but I had no choice. At least I had a cool walkey-talkey. All I had was a stake, and a lot of courage. Don't forget encouragment. Ughh. So I walked outside the wards, where three strigoi were standing. Stan was holding Kirova in his hand by the hair. She was awake and scared. I wondered how she was even captured. "Rose, your here. Just in time. I will send your teacher back. I don't need a bite. I can wait for you. I'm not sure if I want to change you", he went on and on about his plans. He was going to set one strigoi at a time at me. And then if I could survive that, then I would battle him.
Soon after all his talking, the first strigoi flew himself at me. I jumped back and he punched me on the face. I staggered back and he held onto me. Suddenly, he was gone. About 20 guardians had appeared and were fighting the three strigoi. Alberta was fighting Stan. Then about 50 strigoi entered. We surrended and backed away into the middle of them all. "Very smart. I thought I could hear something. Rose has always been a bitch." I felt kinda smug for a moment. "Guess that makes you a basterd, huh Stan?" Everyone looked at me like I was mad. Stan stepped foward towards me. Dimitri blocked his path. "Don't touch her", he said through clenched teeth. "Or what? What can you do Belikov? Your out numbered. Let me pass, or you will all die slow and painful deaths." He let him pass. Stan slapped me across he face. "Don't talk to me like that Rose. You lucky enough that I'm going to turn you before I kill all these guardians, so don't push it."
He was about to start ranting on again, when about 20 strigoi lit up in flames. They shrieked and ran around. Behind them was moroi. Christian was the leader. All the fire users were there and was using their powers. Stan looked angry. He turned back to me. He swung at me. I dodged and punched him in the gut. He staggered. Everyone was fighting strigoi. Moroi were being protected. This time, I was against Stan. Good. I quickly tripped his feet over, he got back up too quick for me to see. He punched me in the stomach and I gasped. That hurt. He swung at me, and I quickly dodged. I saw his other hand come round to my stomach. I jumped so high I couldn't belive it. Now I was a God. I landed behind him and kiked his back hard. He went flying into the fence. Everyone stopped and stared at me. I was kiking strigoi ass! Everyone had finished their strigoi and was watching me fight mine. I walked up to Stan. He stood up. Everyone was around me. His eyes went wide. " Guess I'll see you all around. Hathaway, till next time." He started to go, but I grabbed his arm. "Stan, Stan, Stan. Always just too eager to get away. Sorry, but we're gonna finish it here." I brought my stake out. I went to stake him. I hesitated. Thats all he needed. He grabbed me and threw me across the woods.
More strigoi aproached us. They were Moroi. Jesse and Ralf. What a suprise they got captured. The guardians and Moroi started fighting again. So did Stan and I. He ran up to me. I kiked him hard. He went flying back again to the fence. Jesse grabbed me from behind. He went to bite me, but something pulled him off. Water had suffocated him. I saw Mia behind him using the river's water nearby, to do this. "Keep him there for a second could you?" She nodded. Stan came back. I tried to punch him, he ducked and slapped me across the face. I was angry. Guys always hit the face. I kiked him in the private area. He didn't seem to notice. I punched him in the face. I took the opportunity to this time, without hesitation, to stake him. He screamed in pain. I had done it!
"ROSE!" I heard my name and spun around to see a strong Jesse, holding a weak Mia and about to bite her. I ran up and punched his face away. He was stronger than others because he was a newer one. He punched my face and I think my nose broke. I ignored it and punched him in the gut. He staggered back into Dimitri's stake. He screamed just like a girl. I was going to laugh when there was suddenly four strigoi circling just me. One launched at me and I staked it easily. The other three advanced on me. I attacked the closest one. I punched a couple. Staked the other two. But I was very tired by the time I got to the last one. He punched me in the gut. I screamed in pain. Dimitri came to my rescue. So did Mia. She came and helped me. "Are you ok Rose? You look really tired". She seemed to really care. I guess a lot of things had changed between us. Suddenly, the strigoi was about to attack Mia when she staked it herself. I was shocked. "Mia! She staked the last strigoi!", we jumped up and down happily. I was so relieved it was finally over. Of course, I was wrong. "Very impressive. Some of those were my best work." I turned around to see Isiah's twin brother Eziekel, staring at me. Crap, Crap, Crapity, Crap!
Thanks for reading. I hope you like it. It took me like two hours. Sorry for the other chapters being so short. They seemed so long when I wrote them Hahaha. xD Next one will be up soon I hope.