Chapter two:

I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I had just heard.

"This makes no sense," I started, taking a few steps forward. "Sydney is a human. And on top of that, she's an Alchemist!"

"Yes Rose, I am aware of that," Adrian snapped. "I still love her though."

"But there's no way Sydney would feel that way—"

"She does," Dimitri interrupted. "The feeling is mutual. Both Sonja and I could tell when we were there, I just didn't know whether anything had happened because of it."

Christian was now by Lissa's side. Adrian and Dimitri stood facing each other, while I stood in between them both, trying to wrap my head around everything I had just heard.

"I don't have time for this!" Adrian began to walk towards the entrance, but Dimitri held out his arm to stop him. "Let me through Belikov."

"You'll need help."

Adrian froze, shocked by his words.

"Dimitri, you can't just leave without authorisation," Lissa proclaimed.

This was all too weird. Human and vampire relationships, just didn't happen. Unless you were a Keeper. It was un-nerving to think of Adrian and Sydney as an item, but the thought of Sydney in trouble was much worse.

"Then you'll need to give us both authorisation. As the Queen, I'm sure you'll be able to figure something out." As I spoke, I could see Adrian turn towards me with even greater surprise.

Lissa on the other hand, wore a torn expression. She didn't know Sydney like the three of us did, but she did know the lengths she had gone to help save me. Even without the bond, I knew she would be thinking all this over. After a few moments, she gave us the answer we had all been hoping for.

"Alright, I'll think of something. But just make sure you guys are as quick as possible, as I don't know how long I will be able to cover you for. If the Alchemists discover that we're trying to defy their authority, Jill might be put in danger."

"I wouldn't leave your side unless it was important Liss. But I'll make sure you're heavily protected, and check on you as much as possible," I said, trying to make amends for ditching her.

If I was honest with myself though, I secretly thought that she'd be better off without my protection, considering how off my fighting had been lately. If a rouge cat suddenly decided to try scratch Lissa's face off, I probably wouldn't stand a chance. "And as for Jill, I will get in contact with Eddie and give him the heads up. If anything goes wrong, he'll get her out of there."

Adrian had kept quiet for as long as he could handle. "Jill is fine, but Sydney isn't! We need to go, and we need to go now!"

Dimitri allowed Adrian to push him aside, and exit the room.

Lissa sighed.

"You guys should go after him. I'll sort everything out. Just be careful, and make sure Jill stays safe."

Dimitri bowed, but I ignored tradition and pulled my best friend into a hug. I locked eyes with Christian, and knew in that instant that he'd keep her safe. Despite everything that was going on with him, he'd always put her first. It was hard, but I let her go and headed for the door.

"We'll be back soon Liss."

She nodded with a smile; her eyes spoke all the words she needed to say. I trust you Rose.

Normally this would sooth me, but the thing was, I didn't trust myself anymore. Nothing made sense, and I knew that if I didn't figure out what was going on with me, things weren't going to end well.

We were packed and ready to go in half an hour, which to Adrian was half an hour too long.

"We need to be prepared Adrian, it's not like I spent this whole time making sure my wardrobe collaborated."

I instantly regretted making the remark, and expected to face the wrath of a furious Adrian, but he didn't hear what I had said. He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to focus on my unhelpful ramblings. I was glad for that, but I was also worried about him.

We were currently on the road, and heading towards… well I actually had no idea where we were going. I realised that I actually had very little information about the whole situation. Dimitri was driving, and Adrian was sitting in the back. Taking a deep breath, I turned around in my seat so I sat facing Adrian.

"So…" I began, trying to keep my tone as neutral as possible, but that didn't work. The off key to my voice caught Adrian's attention. "How did, the um... Alchemists… discover that you and Sydney were… you know-"

"Together?" Adrian hissed. I involuntarily cringed, and attempted to hide it by pretending to brush a strand of hair out of my face.

"Look, I'm just trying to wrap my head around the whole situation. I know you and Dimitri have had a chance to talk and come up with a plan, but I also need to be filled in."

He shut his eyes for a moment, and took a few deep breaths before answering.

"Okay, fine."

It surprisingly didn't take that long for me to get caught up to speed. Adrian and Sydney's relationship hadn't been going on for too long, but her struggle fighting the Alchemist's way had been. After having spent so much time with vampires, and less time in the Alchemist's world, Sydney had begun to realise that there really wasn't anything wrong with our kind.

In fact, she began to see that there was more wrong with the Alchemists, but she had never realised it until now because of the way she had been brought up. When Zoey, Sydney's younger sister, had been assigned to work with her they had to keep their relationship completely under wraps. But Zoey walked in on them kissing, and in order to save Sydney's soul, she called the Alchemists and dobbed them in. They were going to take her to the re-education centre, which was a place that all Alchemists feared according to what Sydney had let slip to Adrian.

But first, they were taking her to a holding bay at their main HQ so they could get some paper work in order. Dimitri had been able to get his hands on this information thanks to my father, Abe, who was scarily good at keeping tabs on people. But after that, we would have no idea where she would be taken. The location of the re-education centre was apparently top secret, so we needed to intercept and grab Sydney from HQ before they left.

"But how are we going to bust her out without causing a war between the Alchemist and Vampire world? And what about Jill's safety?" I questioned once Adrian had finished.

"I know someone who can help us. I've already made the call, and they are going to meet us at a coffee shop near the building," he stated.

I was both confused and curious.

"And how is this person going to help us sneak into a highly secured facility and break someone out, all the while without being seen or caught?"

"Because this person is a witch."

A/N: I hope you guys liked the first two chapters! Cause there's plenty more installed ;D

Any thoughts on what's up with Rose? And are they going to be able to save Sydney in time?

All constructive criticism is welcomed, along with any thoughts and theories you have about the story so far :)