I lay down on the bed, remembering the look on Lissa's face when I gave her the note. I felt miserable. Adrian must have noticed because he came and lay down next to me. "Are you okay?" He asked. I suddenly had an idea. It wasn't very logical but it would make me feel better. "Adrian, this is going to sound stupid, but please listen" I asked. "I will" He said. "I want you to use compulsion on me, I want you to make me, well, happy" I asked. "Rose, you know I can't do that" He whispered. "You can! You just won't" I yelled. He shook his head and mumbled something, then sat up. I sat up and he looked me in the eyes. "I want you to be happy, forget everything that is going on. Kiss me" He asked. I suddenly forgot everything, all I wanted was Adrian, his hands around me and his lips on mine.
I wrapped my arms around him and he did the same, our lips met and we kissed. It was a magical kiss, one that lasted forever. He pulled back after an eternity, and everything came back to me. It slapped me in the face. I lay down again and Adrian lay down next to me. He wrapped his arms around me and I fell asleep.
One of Adrian's dreams was beginning to materialise. Except it was taking longer, it was a bit blurry. I know I asked Adrian to visit my dreams but this was getting annoying. Finally I found myself at the Royal Court. Instead of Adrian, Lissa materialised in front of me. "Liss!" I yelled excitedly. "Rose, is it true? About my father, I mean" She asked. "Yeah, I think so. I'm so sorry Lissa." I answered. "It's okay Rose, you did it to protect me, like you always do. I'm not going to be able to hold onto this dream for much longer though" she replied. "That's okay, you'll get better" I encouraged. The dream was starting to blur, and after a few moments it was over.
I woke up with Adrian calling my name "Rose, Rose, wakey wakey" He laughed when he saw me open my eyes. I then noticed that everyone was in the room, including Dimitri. Everyone was laughing except him. I felt a grin spread across my face when I noticed one other person in the room, Abe.
"Zmey, you finally slithered in here" I laughed. "Oh, Rose. You're such a charmer" He laughed. I then noticed my bag had been packed and a tank top with jewels and some slacks lay on the end of the bed. "We have to leave, now. Get dressed and meet us in the car park, hurry." Dimitri warned me. I immediately realised what was going on. The Guardians must have found us. I jumped out of bed and everyone left, except Dimitri. He just stood there staring at me with those fierce brown eyes. "Roza," He whispered after everyone was out of the room. He walked over to me and cupped my face in his hands. I flinched at the warmth of those beautiful hands.
He leaned down and kissed me. The kiss was animal. It was fierce and wonderful at the same time. He pulled away and I wished he would keep kissing me. "Roza, you know I love you." He whispered and left the room. Oh. My. Gosh. Dimitri still loves me. It was what I'd wanted to hear since he came back. I quickly got dressed and put my hair in a ponytail. I ran down the stairs and saw everyone waiting in the car. I threw my bag in the boot and jumped in next to Adrian. I leant against him and he wrapped his arms around me.
"We're going to Las Vegas" I told everyone. "Why are we going there?" Abe asked. "Long story," I said. I knew what we had to do. We needed to find out about Lissa's father. All the bank accounts were connected to Las Vegas, so that's the first place we needed to look. I also knew what I had to do about Adrian and Dimitri, I had to leave Adrian and go back to Dimitri. I had to be with him, I couldn't stay with Adrian, so I knew what I had to do.
After a few hours of travelling we were in Vegas, the heat there was great for Dhampir's, but for moroi it really weakens them. We arrived at a motel owned by moroi, and checked in. They had feeders on hand in hidden rooms, so Lissa, Christian and Adrian went straight there. Dimitri and I took the bags up into the rooms. We only had two rooms, so Lissa and Christian were going to be in one and Dimitri, Adrian and I were going to be in the other. This was going to be fun.
Dimitri and I were waiting in the room. I was sitting on the bed and he was sitting on a velvet chair. "Dimitri, you know how you said you love me, well, I love you too. I want to be with you forever, we can work this out" I said. "Roza, I can't be with you, especially when you have Adrian. Don't break his heart" He replied. "I'm not going to. He knew this was going to happen Dimitri, I need you" I pleaded. "Don't break his heart" Dimitri whispered just as Adrian walked in the room. He gave Dimitri a menacing look, and walked over to me and sat down.
No one said anything for a while, so I slipped into Lissa's head. Too late, I'm screwed. Lissa and Christian were more or less, naked. Lissa was trying to block the happiness and excitement, but once I'm in, it's hard to get out. I had to get out, right now though. Rose, this isn't you, get out!
I came back to myself, my breathing heavy. Dimitri was hovering over me, ready for anything and Adrian was calling my name. They both breathed a sigh of relief when they noticed me go back to normal. "Umm... Sorry guys, I just slipped into Lissa's head and, well, it was hard to get out" I apologised.
Dimitri walked back to his chair and sat down. "Adrian, I need to talk to you. Alone" I whispered in his ear. He nodded and I got up and headed to the bathroom. He closed the door behind us and asked "What's going on?" I didn't know what I was supposed to say. Dimitri told me not to break his heart but, how difficult would it be if he were on the edge of insanity? He hadn't been self-medicating with alcohol, so that would make him unstable. I had to let him down easy.
"You know what's going on. You said it would happen, and now it is. I'm sorry Adrian, I love you, but I need Dimitri" I whispered. He wrapped his arms around me. He knew it was goodbye. "I love you too Rose, and I know you love me too. I'm going back to the Royal Court, I promise I'll visit you" He smiled. I knew what he meant. I kissed him, a goodbye kiss. It didn't last long but I know it didn't have to.
He held onto me for a few more seconds, and then released. He smiled at me, a sad smile, and left the bathroom. He picked up his bag and said goodbye just before I heard the door close. I walked out of the bathroom, a tear escaping my eye. Dimitri hopped off his chair and walked over to me. "What happened?" He asked. "I broke my heart for the third time" I whispered. Dimitri walked me over to the bed and sat down beside me.
He wrapped his arms around me, just being in his embrace soothed me. He kept saying my name, Roza, Roza, like a prayer. He held me like that for the rest of the day. When it got late, I got a message through the bond, Goodnight. After that I hopped out of Dimitri's arms and got under the covers. "Dimitri, can you do me a favour?" I asked. "Yes, I would do anything for you Roza," he whispered. "Hold me" I asked. He hopped under the covers next to me and put his arms around me. I put my face on his chest and eventually fell asleep.
When I woke up, I woke up next to Dimitri. It was the greatest feeling, knowing that the person you loved, loved you. He was awake and smiled at me when I woke up. "Rose, Abe is in the room next to us, he wants to talk to you." He whispered. I sighed, realising I'd almost forgotten he was here. I reluctantly hopped out of Dimitri's embrace, and got dressed. While I was shuffling through my bag, I saw Lissa's chotki. I put it on, and went to visit Abe. A quick check of the bond told me Lissa was still sleeping.
I knocked on the door a few times before someone finally answered. "Mom?" I whispered. "Rosemarie Hathaway! I cannot believe what you have done!" My mother yelled. She took me inside and sat me down on a leather chair. Abe was looking through some files and looked up at my arrival, he gave me a smirk, then went back to reading.
"Rose, I believe you didn't, uh, murder the Queen," She started "but breaking out of the Royal Court prison and escaping to Las Vegas! That's just unacceptable!" She yelled. "Mom, I didn't come here to escape," I yelled. "I came here to find something, or, well, someone" I pleaded. I couldn't tell her why I was here exactly, but I could give her some hints. "Who? Who is so important you escaped from the Royal Court with three moroi, or rather, two moroi." She yelled. I'd almost forgotten about Adrian, him leaving because of me made me miserable. I had to tell my mom why I was here, she would find out sooner or later. I handed her the note that I always keep with me. She finished reading it and handed it back. "Are you sure?" she asked, "Sure as hell" I grinned. "Rose, language" she growled.