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My eyes fluttered, revealing burred images of trees, and passing cars. The sun had just begun to set, casting a beautiful purple and orange glow across the horizon. I tried to save the image in my head, something so beautiful, and
mesmerizing.

I yawned, noticing a clear visible pain in my back. It felt like someone had dropped a boulder on it, crushing all my bones. I blinked trying to focus my vision. I moved my head to get a view of my surroundings, and was astonished when I saw Dimitri sitting in the driver's seat. He glanced at me from the corner of his eye, and took a deep audible breath.

"How are you feeling?" He briefly exchanged a look towards me, his eyes roaming from my head to my toes. I shivered involuntarily. In one blink, his eyes were back on the road, signaling his blinker to pull into the nearest gas station.

"I'm fine." I took a deep breath. "Where are we?"

Dimitri gradually slowed the vehicle till we came to a stop. He turned his body towards me. "If I asked you to not ask any questions and just go along with everything, would you?"

I thought about it for a moment. "Hell no." He smirked before replying.

"Always so stubborn."

He pulled the car into reverse and turned his body towards me. "Do you trust me?" His question caught me off guard, but my entire being knew the answer.

"With my life."

He nodded, with a grim expression.

"I just have one question." Dimitri sighed.

"What might that question be Rose?" My heart sunk a little when he called me Rose, instead of Roza. But I pushed down those emotions, and put a barrier between them.

"When can we eat?"

Dimitri laughed making my heart squeeze. I loved it when he laughed. His throat rumbled, his eyes crinkled and he grinned so beautifully. He said something about me always wanting to eat, but proceeded to get out of the car and walk into the gas station.

I watched as we walked down the aisles, he was so much taller than the shelves. I adverted my eyes to the cars and trees surrounding me. I noticed a small child maybe four or five run escape the clasp of her mother's arms and run off into the trees after a small dog. I reached into Dimitri's duster and grabbed his stake. Why didn't he take it with him?

I unbuckled and stepped out of the car.

Dimitri was gonna kick my ass.

I took a deep breath of the fresh air that swept by me. Immediately my guardian senses became sharp. From the corner of my eye I saw a shadow's sweep across the trees.

Almost instantly I had nausea, alerting me of the Strigoi. .

My feet glided across the ground as I ran towards the trees, in the direction of the little girl and the Strigoi. I followed the nausea.

I stopped in my tacks as I saw the little girl sitting by a tree, in a ball. I glanced around, before I carefully walked towards her and crouched down.
"Hey, um. Are you alright?" She looked up, and a frightened expression crossed over her delicate face.

I sensed their presence before one landed the first blow to my back. The wind was knocked out of me, and I stumbled closer to the little girl. I quickly stood up and got into a defensive position, putting the girl out of his line of away I could hear her mother's frantic cries for her daughter.

"Why look at we have here. Must be my lucky night. To what do I owe the honor to
meet you Rosemarie Hathaway?" I scoffed.

"We are most definitely going to have fun with you." He nodded at the other Strigoi surrounding him. I counted four
including him. I sized them up. This would be hard.

"Oh trust me, so am I." I didn't wait for a response I lashed out and kicked the first Strigoi in my path quickly; he deflected it and gets a hard punch to my ribs. I stumble but recover quickly. I glance around making sure their attention was still on me. The two others close in on me as well, while their leader watched with an amused expression.

I began fighting all three of them. Deflecting hits, and receiving some. I managed to see an opening on one of their chest and took it; swiftly plunging my stake into his heart. Before even blinking I turned instantly, and did a roundhouse kick to the closest Strigoi, knocking him off his feet. Suddenly the little girl screamed. I turned away from my enemies and glanced at her. She began to scramble away from the Strigoi I had previously been talking to. The other two began attacking again and bring me down to my knees. I jumped up before they could hit me again, and landed a swift blow to one of their collar bones.

I'm jerked back and thrown across the tree, dropping my stake. My vision blurs, but I manage to see three hazy shapes stalking towards me. I reached for my stake-fingers skimping across the handle- before my fingers finally gripped it. I grabbed onto the tree's bark for support and stood up slowly. I felt the trickle of blood go down my neck. I looked for the little girl and noticed her in the same spot.

I paused and looked for the easiest one to go for, and ran towards him.

Desperate times call for drastic measures.

I head-butted him, and kicked him the groin before I slammed my first into his
temple. I slid my stake between his ribs and into his heart.

One down; two more to go. I turn towards them, flashing my famous grin.

"Ready for some more, boys?"

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