Chapter 40: Adrian to the Rescue
Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Academy if I did a certain Russian would be on my hit list.
Author's Note: I will keep this a Dimitri and Rose story because people seem to want that. Also my fantasy Dimitri is so much better than the real thing. Plus I already have a lot more chapters written and I wouldn't be able to change it without changing most of them so I hope that pleases everyone. I still hate Dimitri though.
APOV
I woke up with a start. Something felt off. I went to the window and stared across campus. To my utter amazement there was a huge amount of Sprit being emitted from the Dhampir dormitory. It looked to be coming directly from Rose's window. I knew exactly which one was hers since I had frequently stared at it willing her silently to feel for me what I did for her. Well that was before I met Viktoria. I tried Lissa's cell number to see if they were practicing anything interesting. Maybe I could join them, however I got sent right to voicemail. I glanced at the clock. It was the middle of the night. Why would they be practicing now? Something was wrong. I could feel it.
I put on some clothes and nearly ran all the way to the Dhampir dorms. I used compulsion on the clerk at the desk. I didn't have time for lengthy explanations. When I reached Rose's room the door was ajar.
"Should we take her to the infirmary?" asked Christian.
I looked inside and found not only Christian, but Rose's parents, Abe's guardians and Dimitri hovering around a bruised and bloody Rose.
"No don't take her anywhere." I said entering the room.
I took in her Aura. She was asleep and someone was in there with her. I could see the effects of whomever was dream walking her. They were holding her there and they were very powerful.
What are you doing here?" growled Belikov. I gave him a dirty look. He really needed to learn that he wasn' t the only one who cared about and loved Rose.
"I am here because I saw some large amounts of spirit shining brightly outside the window and I was curious as to what was going on."
"Someone is dream walking her and since it isn't me. I am slightly concerned." I explained.
"How do you know someone is dream walking her?" asked Janine.
"Because it emits a certain aura and I can see it all around her."
I went over and placed my hand across Rose's forehead. I was quite worried about her. She looked so broken and there was a lot of blood. I'd never seen any indication that something that happened in a dream could have reprecussions in real life? Rose had once punched me really hard when I had dream walked her against her will and while I felt a slight impact in the dream it hadn't carried over into reality. I would have had one nasty black eye if it had. I didn't like what I was about to do, but I knew I was the only one who could even try to help her at this point.
"I am going to try and go in after her." I said. "Whoever is doing this to her is obviously holding her there. That takes a great effort and even I am not experienced enough to pull that off." I said dryly Rose always managed to pull herself from my dreams when she wanted to.
"Are you sure it is safe?" Groaned Lissa weakly. I hadn't noticed her lying in the armchair she looked just terrible. She must be feeling what Rose is feeling.
"No I am not sure, but it isn't like there is an endless supply of options in this case. There is no how to book when it comes to Spirit." I spat agitated. I was really worried about Rose. She didn't look good. I was definitely not sure that it was safe and I didn't know if once I got in I'd be able to get out, but I couldn't leave her there.
I gently lay down next to Rose. I closed my eyes.
As I adjusted to the darkness that enveloped her I found that it was difficult to pin point where she was. Usually all I had to do was think of her and it would bring me to her dreams. It had become increasingly easier to slip into someone's subconscious when you did it often. Something or someone was trying to keep me out. While the rational part of me figured there had to be other Spirit users out there, part of me had never thought that they'd use it for evil. Maybe that made me naïve.
I pushed through the haze with my mind. It was difficult and I could feel the toll it was taking on me already. I had to be strong for Rose though so I kept pushing. I was finally able to see more clearly. Rose was chained to a wall. It was the basement of the Strigoi house where she had been kept in Russia. There were two Strigoi there with her one male and one female. Neither of them were the Spirit user keeping her here, but they were obviously the ones beating her.
"Hey. Stop that." I called out hoping to distract them. It wasn't the most original plan I admit, but it was the only one I had right now. I used my ability and sure enough as soon as they were distracted I was able to manipulate the dream. I undid Rose's restraints with my mind and instead focused on chaining the Strigoi to the wall in her place. I was as surprised as they were when it actually worked.
I rushed forward and caught Rose as she fell to the ground.
"Little Dhampir!" I called out to her. "Are you alright?"
"Adrian?" she questioned groggily fighting through the blackness that consumed her.
"Shh it's okay Little Dhampir. I am here and we are leaving." I told her stroking her hair lightly. I really hoped that I'd be able to pull us out of this before the Spirit user whoever it was caught on to what I was doing.
She looked worse in the dream than she did in real life.
"Am I dreaming?" she asked.
"Yes Rose you are dreaming. Now hold on we are leaving." I told her.
Even though she was dreaming I knew that in reality she would feel much more pain once I pulled her from the dream.
I concentrated hard on pulling her out of the dream with me, but it seemed that someone was trying to keep her there.
"Let her go." I screamed into the darkness.
"Take her this time." Said an eerily familiar voice, but just know that when the time is right we will come for her and Vasilisa. Nothing will stop us." Said the voice.
The next thing I knew I was shooting up out of bed. I found that everyone in the room was staring at me and Rose.
Beside me Rose started whimpering in pain as she slowly opened her eyes.
"She's going to need to be healed." I said exhaustedly rolling off the bed and collapsing in the corner.
As if on cue. Lissa stepped forward and begun to heal Rose.
LPOV
I woke screaming. It felt like someone was delivering blows to my body with a sledgehammer.
"Christian." I shrieked. "Oh my God. The pain."
"Liss what is it? What's the matter?" he asked sleepily from beside me.
"Something is hitting me." I cried wincing as I felt another sharp blow to the side of my head. The pain was unbearable.
He turned on the lights. His eyes frantically searched the room for danger.
"Liss there's no one here, but us."
"Nooooooo!" I screeched. "Stop them from hitting me. Please it hurts so bad."
"Liss there's no one here. I don't understand." He cried out in a panicked voice.
"Rose, oh no someone is hurting Rose." I realized.
I tried to find her and slip into her mind, but I couldn't. It was just blackness.
"Christian we need to find Rose." I cried. "Take me to her room."
He lifted me up and sprinted across the lawn to the Dhampir dorms.
As we burst through the door to Rose's room I saw Dimitri hunched over a still sleeping Rose. She was thrashing and crying out and she was full of contusions and I could smell that she was bleeding.
"Rose, oh Rose." I groaned. "Stop hurting her." I shrieked. Christian set me down in the armchair.
"She woke up about a half an hour ago screaming at the top of her lungs. She said it feels like she is being beaten with some sort of weapon. She didn't realize at first that she was not the one being hit. She thinks it is Rose." Christian explained to Dimitri.
"Yes it is Rose, but I don't know how. She is asleep and I am unable to wake her." replied Dimitri tensely.
He looked at me confused. Oh Crap he doesn't know about the bond being two ways. Rose is going to be pissed.
"Wait why is Lissa feeling what Rose is feeling? I thought the bond was one way?" He looked at me curiously.
"Uh see the thing is…" I stammered looking away. I so did not want to be the one to tell him.
"Ever since Russia Lissa has been getting sucked into Rose's head and she can feel what Rose feels." Christian blurted out.
"What? Why didn't she tell me?" He snapped.
"Dimitri this isn't the time." I cried as I felt another wave of pain ripple through my body.
He was pacing. "Rose was still crying out and thrashing around."
"Lissa have you tried to get into her head?" he asked.
"I can't. Something is blocking me." I said fighting the tears that threatened to come out.
It had been less than five minutes since Christian and I arrived when Janine, Abe and his guardian's came flying through the door.
Abe took one look at Rose and then looked at Dimitri accusingly.
"What did you do to her?" he barked menacingly. His guardians were with him ready to attack anyone who made a false move. Why would he think Dimitri did this to Rose? Did they not like each other? I was in too much pain to consider it any further.
"He didn't do anything Abe. Calm down." Said Rose's mother.
"Look it is affecting the Princess as well and it is still going on whatever it is." She said glancing at me.
"Did anyone try and wake her?" asked Abe.
"Yes I have tried repeatedly, but it can't be done." replied Dimitri wearily. He looked so worried.
He sat down next to Rose and cleaned her wound gently with a cloth. He took such good care of her. She was so lucky to have found him.
"Please wake up my love." He said to her in Russian.
"Should we take her to the infirmary?" asked Christian.
"I don't know maybe?" Dimitri questioned unable to make up his mind.
"Don't take her anywhere." Came a voice from the hall. Adrian entered the room swiftly.
"What are you doing here?" Dimitri growled obviously not pleased that Adrian was here.
"I am here because I saw some large amounts of spirit shining brightly outside the window and I was curious as to what was going on." He looked over at her assessing her condition for a moment.
"Someone is dream walking her and since it isn't me. I am slightly concerned." He said
"How do you know someone is dream walking her?" asked Janine. She still wasn't fully up to speed on all the Spirit powers.
"Because it emits a certain aura and I can see it all around her." He said concerned.
He went over and placed his hand across Rose's forehead.
"I am going to try and go in after her." He said. "Whomever is doing this to her is obviously holding her there. That takes a great effort and even I am not experienced enough to pull that off."
"Are you sure it is safe?" I asked. I didn't want him to make it worse for her.
"No I am not sure, but it isn't like there is an endless supply of options in this case. There is no how to book when it comes to Spirit." He sounded agitated. I didn't blame him. He loved Rose as much as Dimitri and I did.
He gently lay down next to Rose and closed his eyes.
Meanwhile Abe told his guardians that they should wait outside as they were not needed at the moment. He did glare at Dimitri though. I wondered what was going on between the two of them. Adrian had been asleep only about fifteen minutes when the beating stopped. I was able to breathe again. I was still in a lot of pain, but I was able to block most of it out now that the trauma had ceased.
"Lissa what's happening?" asked Christian coming to my side. "Are you feeling better? Has it stopped?"
"It has stopped, I can still feel she is in pain, but I can block it better now." I explained.
"Adrian must be with her."
Rose's mom looked tense and her Dad looked like he was going to murder someone.
Abe kicked the door to the closet hard. "Whoever is doing this to her is going to pay." He growled.
"Abe calm down. We don't know what's going on yet. She's going to be okay. Weird things like this are not uncommon where Rose is concerned or so I've been told." Janine said putting her hand on his shoulder.
He tensed, but then allowed himself to relax a little. The two of them had an odd sort of relationship.
Dimitri had a pained expression on his face as he watched the rise and fall of Rose's chest as she struggled for breath.
He kept muttering under his breath in Russian.
Suddenly Adrian sat straight up in bed. He rubbed his head and looked over at Rose who was starting to stir.
"She's going to need to be healed." He said. He looked terribly exhausted.
I quickly stood and moved over to Rose. I put my hand on her and began to heal.
Who do you think is working with the Strigoi? Also next chapter is going to involve some confessions on Rose's part. You don't want to miss it when the secrets start to spill. Please Review and maybe just maybe I'll consider forgiving Dimitri a little…
