That's when I came in. I moved so quietly that the strigoi never saw me coming. I stabbed him in the heart several times, I knew it wouldn't kill him, but it would be very painful. He turned around, and tried to grab me, I was too fast for him and I got another shot at him, this time, his neck. I slid the knives blade along his neck. The strigoi must have been in agony but he kept fighting. I was on the defensive, keeping an eye on Mark. He'd finally knocked his strigoi out and ran over to his garden shed, fumbling for the keys when he finally unlocked it. I couldn't see inside but when he came out, he was holding two silver stakes. He dropped one and came up behind my strigoi and stabbed him in the heart. The strigoi screamed, then fell to the ground. Mark removed the stake and walked over to the other one, which he also staked.
I still had the nausea running through me, but not as bad. I looked around to see if there were any others but I couldn't see any. "Don't worry Rose, there aren't any here. They are close by though, I can sense them too" Mark whispered. I picked up the extra stake and we walked inside quietly, but the nausea didn't grow. Oksana ducked her head around the corner and asked "Is it okay to come out now?" Mark and I nodded. Oksana was holding Lissa's hand, and Adrian walked behind them. "We need to go back, now" I whispered. They both nodded and followed me out the door. The nausea grew, but I couldn't see any strigoi.
We heard some grunts and Lissa jumped, she was holding my hand now. Adrian stayed close behind and I whispered to them "Run." We all started running, not seeing any strigoi until we reached the house. My nausea grew. It was just like how I'd felt when the strigoi had attacked our school. I screamed out to Dimitri and got my stake at the ready. Lissa and Adrian ran inside, not needing me to tell them what to do. Just as they ran in, Dimitri ran out.
Out of nowhere, at least ten strigoi came at us. Dimitri didn't have a stake, so every strigoi he took down, I staked. It was all a blur until we were down to the last two. It was a woman and a male. They both looked strong, and they reminded me of Elena and Isaiah.
The woman came at me and the man went for Dimitri. She got a kick at my stomach that really hurt, and while I was gaining my balance she took a shot at my face. I fell backwards but quickly got my balance before hitting the ground. This was going to be a long battle. She tried to get in another kick, and I dodged, landing a blow on her right shoulder. She fumbled backwards and that was my shot. Just as I took it I peeked at Dimitri to see how he was going. I shouldn't of, because what I saw made me falter, missing the strigoi's heart and putting her in horrible pain instead of killing her. I quickly removed the stake and stabbed her in the heart.
Once she'd fallen to the ground, I ripped out the stake and ran up behind the male strigoi and had a clear shot of his heart. I jammed the stake through it and watched him fall to the ground. This time, I had no feeling of nausea, so I pushed the strigoi out of my way and ran to Dimitri. He was lying on the ground, staring straight up. I fell to the ground next to him and started screaming out for Lissa. I was sobbing, tears streaked my face. When I took a look at Dimitri, it was just like the Badica attack. There was blood everywhere, and Dimitri's neck looked like it had been ripped out. Lissa and Adrian both ran out of the house, both putting their arm around me to stop my hysterics.
"Lissa, heal him" I whispered. She shook her head. "I can't Rose, I'm too weak" She said softly. "Lissa," I screamed "heal him! Do it now!" I couldn't bear it. The person I love was lying on the floor dead, and my best friend wouldn't even help him. I looked at her pleadingly and she reached out and placed her hand on his chest. I felt the magic build up in her, and then the blood went away and his neck healed up. The only problem was, he still wasn't moving or breathing. Lissa pulled back and fell to the ground. Then the weirdest thing happened. "I'll do it" Adrian whispered. I gave him a confused look, and then watched him reach out. Lissa was sitting up by now, but she was still weak. She was staring intently at Adrian, eyes wide with amazement. He was concentrating so hard on what he was doing, there was even sweat forming on his forehead.
I couldn't feel the magic forming in him, but I knew from experience that he would have felt a lot of happiness. Once Dimitri began breathing, Adrian pulled his hand back and similar to Lissa, fell to the ground. He had passed out from having to use so much magic, and Lissa was smiling. She walked over to Adrian and used what she had left in her to get him strong enough to walk inside. There were plenty of people willing to give blood, so Lissa sought out a few people that could make donations from the nearest club. The minutes went by, seeming like hours. Every hour felt like a day. Dimitri was sleeping, regaining s much life as he could. I sat in the living room, staring blankly out the window. Everything had happened so suddenly, I didn't even notice when people would come and sit next to me and reassure me everything was going to be okay.
It was only when Adrian came and sat beside me that I noticed. "Rose," he whispered. "I did this for you, because I love you." He gave me a small smile and I rested my head on his shoulder, allowing him to put his arms around me. I started crying then and Adrian kept rubbing my back and telling me to be quiet. Soon enough, the exhaustion set in, allowing me to fall asleep in familiar arms. They weren't exactly the arms I wanted to be in, but it was good enough for me.