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Disclaimer: Rose and Dimitri don't belong to me. I wish they did, though.
Sneaking into the Academy was easier than I anticipated. I just had to sneak past the guardian at the gate. He was oblivious to anything around him. I wondered if Lissa had anything to do with it.
I went to her dorm, hoping that she would be there and not out with Christian. Of course, the possibility of that was slim to none. Lissa was always with Christian. But as it turned out, luck was with me. Lissa was in her dorm room.
I knocked on the door, hoping that she would forgive me. But I had to help Dimitri in any way I could. Lissa would be fine without me as long as she had Christian.
Lissa opened the door. Shock filled me. "Rose?" she whispered. "I thought you were gone."
"Well, I still am, technically. But I just couldn't leave you without saying goodbye, could I?"
Tears filled her eyes. "Do you really have to leave?"
I frowned, but nodded. "Yeah, I do. I'm sorry. I'll try to be back in a year or so. I'm really gonna miss you, Liss."
"Can you at least stay the rest of the day?" she asked, hope filling her.
I sighed. I shouldn't. I should pack Dimitri's things and go back to him as quickly as possible. But I couldn't deny my best friend one last day to spend together. "Yeah. I can."
She smiled sadly. "Well, come in. Christian isn't coming over today."
"That's a first," I chuckled.
She giggled. "Well, yeah. He and Eddie are doing something. No clue what, but at least we get to be alone."
I nodded. "That's good."
We went into her room and talked for a few hours. She would miss me, but she understood that I needed to go after Dimitri. I still hadn't told her that Dimitri was a Strigoi. I still wasn't sure what she would think if I told her. Knowing Lissa, she'd want him tracked down and killed. But Dimitri was essentially the same, just stronger, faster, and with red eyes. I was sure that he was the same as he had always been.
All too soon, the sun set. I sighed, looking at the clock. "Liss, I need to get going."
She sighed, throwing her arms around me. "I don't want you to leave."
I hugged her back. "I know, but I'll be back. I promise."
My best friend sighed, letting me go. "If you need to come back, feel free. I'll miss you, Rose."
"I'll miss you, too, Lissa. I'll be back, I swear." We hugged once more, then I left. As I sneaked into Dimitri's old room, Lissa was devastated. She felt betrayed. I couldn't do anything more. I'd spent the day with her. What more could I do? I had to go back to Dimitri. This might all be nothing, anyway. If the leader of the Strigoi group - Tony - wouldn't let Dimitri leave, then this was all for naught anyway.
I couldn't take Dimitri if he wasn't allowed to leave. Nonetheless, I packed a bag for him, stopping to grab a few of his dumb Western novels. If he was allowed to leave, then I had to be prepared.
Bag slung over my shoulder, I sneaked out of the Academy for the final time, hopefully. I walked back to the cave, wondering if Dimitri would be permitted to come with me.
Dimitri was waiting outside the cave, a grimace on his face. When I reached him, he lifted me, pressing his lips to mine fiercely. After a moment, he let me go. Wordlessly, I handed him the backpack.
He smirked a little, but his eyes were still filled with horror. "You're so thoughtful," he said sarcastically.
I smiled. "Thanks. So will he let you leave?"
Dimitri's smirk faded. He closed his eyes, his eyebrows furrowing. When he opened them, he looked extremely guilty. The sentence he uttered chilled my heart.
"Only if I kill you."
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