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Chapter Seven: Pain
Lissa's POV
"Why are we here? We know that you are pregnant. What else can they tell us?" Christian asked, flipping through a magazine.
I grasped the thin paper under me. "If you don't shut up, I swear, I will hurt you."
He laughed. "Is this what you are going to be like for the next 9 months?"
I groaned. "I hope not," I said, rubbing my forehead, "But most likely."
"This will prove to be interesting in month three…" He said, scratching his chin.
"Why month 3?"
"Well, as I see it, it will be okay for month one, and I will just make fun of you for being all moody, month two it will prove to be rather annoying, and then, by the third month, I will be totally over it."
I chuckled and then realization hit me. "Oh no…"
"What? What's wrong?" Christian got up and looked me over.
"I'm going to be fat!" I sobbed and grasped his shirt.
He laughed again. "No matter what, you will be beautiful too me."
"You really mean it?" I said, lifted my tear streaked face up.
"I do, and besides, this gives you a reason to go shopping." I smiled and kissed Christian, the father of my unborn child, and the love of my life.
Adrian's POV
"How are they doing?" I asked Abe once the door was shut nice and tight and I knew we were alone.
"Well, last time I talked to them, they were headed to Las Vegas." He said, sitting down and pouring himself a glass of vodka. "Want some?"
I sat down across from him. "Sure. Fun place Las Vegas."
"Meh, you haven't been too Novosibirsk." He said, taking a gulp of the liquid.
"Well, I was…" I said, "Once. It was all a blur…" I said, staring off and taking a sip of my drink.
He chuckled and set his glass down. "Alright Ivashkov, back to business."
I straightened up and sat the glass down in front of me. "What did you need to talk to me about, Your Highness?" I said dramatically.
"I prefer 'Your Majesty' thank you very much." He said, smiling cockily. I chuckled as he went on. "When Rose comes back, she will need 5 votes to be put on the council permanently, and not just while I am on the throne. These votes all need to be by members of the royal families. I was counting on you to be one."
"Of course. I want to see Rose on that council more than anything. She can do some real good around here." I said, nodding.
"Exactly."
Sarah's POV
"I don't know, it just happened all so fast… Rose always thought that I was going to be the one on the council, that I was going to be the one in the throne, but it turned out to be her." Lissa said, pawing through the racks of clothing. "I'm happy for her. I really am." She smiled and pulled out a shirt to look at. "So how are things with you and Adrian?"
"He's a great guy, and he isn't drinking as much as he was…" I paused and deliberated if I wanted to tell her or not, "But, I did find him high as a kite off of a bag of Shrooms the other day."
She laughed. "I past him in the hallway a few days ago, and wondered what was wrong." She continued to look for clothing with a smile on her face.
"Do you think that Rose and Dimitri are really okay?" I asked her, holding up a pair of very stretchy pair of jeans.
Lissa sighed. "I hope so," Her arms dropped. "I mean, I would hope that they would call if something went wrong…"
"What if.. what if they…" I stuttered to get the terrifying words out.
Lissa jumped in. "What if they can't call?" She asked.
I nodded furiously.
"I don't know." She said, taking the pants form me. "Rose can't die. She's too strong. She would fight death himself if she had to."
Rose's POV
"Take my hand." Dimitri said, leaning over me. I nodded and grasped it, holding on for dear life.
I stared up to him, the tears coming on strong. "God, I love you so much Dimitri! So much. Please don't leave me."
"Never, Roza, never." He said, grasping my hand tighter.
I smiled to him, and then closed my eyes. I took a deep breath, just as Sonya had done, and opened my eyes again. "Alright. I'm ready."
"Good." Robert said, kneeling over me.
I watched as he stabled himself, ready to strike. I gulped, and watched as the stake came down over my heart.
As it pierced me, I saw my life literally flash before my eyes. Saying goodbye to my mother the first day of Kindergarten, meeting Lissa, the car accident, running away, meeting Dimitri, falling in love, fighting for my life, having him ripped away from me, and everything up until now. Then I was filled with a beautiful white light. One that made the world a better place, and my heart glow. It reached every single finger and tow then receded back into my heart, making me gasp and open my eyes.
Nothing changed. I was most likely weaker, but I wouldn't find that out until later. I squeezed my hands, one empty and one still holding Dimitri's, just making sure everything was real. I smiled up at Dimitri, but something seemed… off.
"Dimitri?" I asked, sitting up, his hand still in mine. I grabbed his shoulder, pulling him towards me. I expected to find his beautiful brown eyes, and tan skin, but instead I found red eyes and a pale complexion.
"Roza," He breathed, staring at me and smiling cruelly. I tried to pull my hand back but gasped in pain as he gripped my hand until my bones popped. He pulled my captured hand towards his mouth and I struck out with my opposite hand. He caught it in his other hand, and I struggled to get away.
He brought my hand to his mouth again, and bit down into my wrist. I screamed. All I felt was pain. No endorphins, no bliss.
"Sonya!" I screamed out, still trying to pry myself away from Strigoi Dimitri. She came out of the kitchen, and dropped the bowl that was full of cereal. She raced to get the last stake from the coffee table.
"Rose!" She yelled panicked, "I don't know how to charm it!"
"Just… Just…" I was starting to get weak from blood loss. "Charm it… spirit…"
She nodded furiously as I started to lean into Dimitri's Strigoi form. I whimpered as he bit down harder, still only feeling pain.
"Viktor…" He came back into the room after quickly taking his brother away from the scene, and stood next to Sonya. He looked warily toward Dimitri, but he was obviously too preoccupied with the blood lust to notice anything else.
Sonya cried out, and opened her eyes. She slowly crept up behind me and grasped my shoulder. I immediately felt Spirit coursing through my body, healing my blood loss. With my new found power, which wouldn't be there for long if Dimitri kept going the way he was, I ripped my wrist away from his mouth with a strangled scream. I jumped on him and pinned him to the ground. He fought back, but with my surprise attack, I had him at a disadvantage.
My wrist started to throb, and my crushed hand wasn't doing very well either, which made my right arm almost useless. "Sonya! Do it now!" She struggled to get over to me, and then needed some instruction on how to do it.
Dimitri bucked underneath me, and I almost fell off of him. I used the little weight I had to help. Sonya looked where she was going, and stabbed into Dimitri's heart.
He screamed, and I used my unhurt hand to help force the stake in further. The white light appeared again, and I closed my eyes against it. When it faded, I collapsed to the side of Dimitri, who I didn't even look at to see if he was a dhampir or not, and past out.
Sonya's POV
"I did it!" I said, panting. "Rose! I did it!" I looked towards Dimitri, and saw that he was just starting to gain his bearings again. Then I saw Rose, who was passed out next to him. "Oh no, Rose! Rose, please be okay!" I crawled over to her, trying to heal her. I tried, but failed. I was much too tired.
"Sonya, please, try to heal her." Dimitri said, caring only about what happened to Rose.
"I can't Dimitri, I have used to much power already." I said.
He groaned and ripped a piece of his shirt off. He wrapped it around Rose's forearm, and she groaned in her sleep as he tied it.
"Oh god, I can't believe I did this… I hurt her again… I promised her I wouldn't!" He said, cursing himself.
I felt sorry for the guy. "Dimitri, is there anyone that you can call that can help us?" No response. "Help Rose?" His head snapped up and he searched my face.
"Lissa… Adrian… Abe… I have to make a call!"
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