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Chapter 3 Visions

Zoey's POV

"Be careful, u-we-tsi-a-ge-ya," I loved when Grandma called me daughter in Cherokee.

"I will." I hung up before tears came to my eyes. Talking to my grandma cleared my head from all this new vamp stuff.

When I first saw Elizabeth's and Elliot's ghosts, I began panicking and thinking I was at least over stressed but I knew what I saw and nothing good came out of it. The only one I told was Aphrodite even though I hate that hateful hag—as the twins put it—she is the only other mind Neferet could not read. By default I trusted her. And well she did save my life once.

On my way back to my dorm, I found Aphrodite in the commons alone, without her bitch pack around. She was still being a bitch to me but in the end she told me about her vision. My heart pounded in my chest. In the short amount of time Rose and Lissa came here I knew something bad would happen. I felt it in my gut. Now I was sure this bad thing was starting. And it scared me.

Rose's POV

After the day I had, you would think I could fall asleep, but no. Not me. Of course sleep was the last thing I could do. I thought about walking over to Lissa's room but the guardians would probably stop me. It was useless anyway Through the bond I could tell she was not asleep.

Someone started knocking quickly on my door but did not stop until I opened the door. Zoey and a girl; I never saw before stood in my doorway.

"Zoey, what's going on?"

She shoved me out the way alerting me this was serious. Instantly I had my guard up and searched the area for signs of danger. Once I realized there was none, (at least not the physical kind) I took in this new girl. She had just an outline of the sapphire crescent Zoey had but her eyes, brimmed in red, were nothing to miss. Her face remained tearless but something was wrong.

Thankfully Zoey filled me in. "She had a vision." I had no time to process that as she continued, "Her visions make her like this. I need your help."

"What's her name?" I asked, eying the blond twig—not moroi twig like either but curvy and sexy.

"Aphrodite."

Oh so this was Darius girlfriend. Hmm. "Why did you think I could help?" I asked haughty.

I never believed in this kind of stuff ever. I always laughed and joked about it but the desperate and scared look on Zoey's face silenced me.

"Well I don't know I just had this feeling you could." She was leaving something out but I did not pry. Yet.

"Fine," I said irritated as fuck now, "What did you see?"

No response. So I slapped her. This made Aphrodite look at me, eyes filled with hate, and Zoey was surprised but ready to break up a fight.

"Now, you have no idea what I am capable of so before you find out the hard way tell me what the fuck you saw."

"You dead." She spat.

Anger boiled in my blood and I swear my vision was tinted red. Before anyone could say or do anything, I punched her. Where had this anger came from? "Tell me the damn truth or so help me-"

"Fine, I saw a vampyre suck your blood and you died. But didn't. You came back with red eyes and pale skin."

I held my hands up. Maybe her visions were very inaccurate. If they were real I mean. Not that I rose Hathaway would ever believe in this nonsense.

"Rose, she saved my life once because of a vision."

I took a deep calming breath before speaking. "So a strigoi turned me?"

"That's what they're called? The cliché vamps have a name! Go figure." What did she mean by that?

"Wait, you saw them before? What happened?" I demanded.

"She didn't, I did." Zoey spoke up. "The first time I saw one was this Elliot kid. He died during class and not long after I saw his ghost."

Zoey took her time explaining both stories and what was going on. Part of me wondered why she thought she could trust me but another part was glad she did. I overlooked the visions Aphrodite claimed to have and concentrated on the situation.

I took my time absorbing this. Neither student she saw died of anything unnaturally, well to them it was normal but it freaked the hell out of me. I would hate being marked. And yet they are strigoi. Is that right? I mean they are so similar but why would a strigoi leave Zoey alone if she was alone? Strigoi do no do that. They are soulless creatures that feed off of precious moroi blood and fight for power.

"Okay look, I am trained to fight them. They can't beat me! I'm Rose fucking Hathaway!" I laughed, covering my uneasiness with a joke.

"I know what I saw," Aphrodite spat at me. "And I—we—know who it is."

"We just met! I know nobody you do besides Zoey!" I figured Darius did not count now.

"No, but you will meet her, and watch her die."

Aphrodite's words freaked me out but I shrugged it off and let Zoey comfort Aphrodite the best she could in my bare room. I had a bed and the necessities but nothing felt like home. I was planning on running away again with Lissa if I could escape Dimitri so all my stuff remained unpacked.

After an hour, Dimitri came back to make sure I was still here and not trying to run away. Smart man, but he was seriously ruining my plan.

"Rosemarie-"

"Can you stop calling me that, comrade? Call me Rose."

"You are not allowed to have guests. Not until your probation is over."

"Like I give a fuck! The only I'm still here is because Lissa doesn't want to go and I won't force her to do anything."

"Watch your language!" he muttered something in Russian, I noticed just how sexy he made it sound. I pushed those thoughts away seeing he was holding me up from my escape.

I continued as if he said nothing, "And I did not ask them to come here! I barely know them! I would ask Eddie or Lissa to come over before them!"

The girls did not seem offended by this but then again I barely knew them so they could be very hurt. I didn't care. Dimitri was really starting to get on my nerves.

"I don't care, you should not have let them in. And how they got passed the guards is beyond me." I suspected compulsion but I had no clue if they really could wield it. Maybe it was just a moroi thing. "You should leave now," he said to the others, "I need to talk to her privately."

Both girls sent me an apologetic smile, which surprised me because Aphrodite was such a hateful bitch. Actually, from what I observed, she was much like well me. After they left, he spoke up.

"Guardian Petrov and Kirova will be here an hour before the classes here start tomorrow. You should sleep."

"What you think I'm going to run away again?"

He lifted one eyebrow, making me jealous and him look hotter. I looked down, knowing he was questioning me.

"I won't, I told you that."

"No, you told me you and Vasilisa-" Damn he caught that! This man was smarter than I thought.

"Lissa." She hated her full name and preferred the Americanized nickname.

"Would not run away. You never said you wouldn't alone."

"I'm not leaving her alone!" I growled. As much as I did not want to o back I refused to have Lissa separated from me.

He assessed the situation. With each word we seemed to step closer to the other and I recognized this. He was so tall too so I had to tilt my head to see him.

"I'm not leaving." He crossed his arms signaling this conversation was over.

I copied him, our arms barely touching, waiting for him to give, until the short patience took over. "Can I have some privacy to get changed?"

"Two minutes," He walked out.

Quickly I went through all my things and grabbed something I was prepared to run outside with if I wanted. I ended up in a white tank top and black shorts. Lissa would always say that this outfit would get any guy to do whatever I wanted. I was hoping the same went for Bel—whatever his last name was.

I laughed as the door opened, Dimitri walked through. His face gave off no emotions even after he saw me but I knew he was thinking like every other guy. Every guardian knew how to mask their emotions, and his guardian mask is one of the best I ever saw.

"See something you like?"

His face remained impassive, emotionless, "Go to bed," he suddenly sounded tired.

I hopped on my bed thinking that maybe I could doze off a little bit but nothing worked. About a half hour later, I sat up. "Why are you still here? I am serious, I won't run away without her. I will not leave her alone."

He ignored me. I let out an exasperated sigh before jumping into Lissa's head. She was trying to fall asleep but was too uneasy with a guardian watching her. I felt her rationalization I was there and she spoke to me.

I need to talk to you. Please. I have an idea that might get our bond working both ways. Zoey stopped by a few hours ago and unblocked my mind. That girl has power! Talk to me. I have to see if it worked.

Liss?

I heard she squeal and I had to resist going back to my body to cover my ears. Yeah, like that would help! I told myself.

It works! Thought Lissa

I can't escape. I have the Russian jailer. I really don't know.

Damn it! What are we going to do then?

Honestly, I did not know but I was not going to tell her that. We will get out of here before six tomorrow. I'll think of something and stay in touch. Don't talk to your guardian or anyone. I gotta go before Dimitri notices I'm not there.

I could practically feel her eye roll even though I returned to my body. Dimitri just looked me at me, unsure.

"What were you doing?" He asked curiously.

"None of your business," I spat. Maybe it was mean but I could not help the anger that boiled in my chest.

He seemed to notice the change of attitude and looked—well worried. It was well hidden under that guardian mask he so well perfected but there was a glint in his eyes that told me otherwise, almost like he was worried. Could it be he was worried? I did not know.

So I continued like nothing happened, "Just mind your own damn business! You have no right to know what I'm thinking about!"

He remained calm through my whole outburst. There was a different look in his eyes, "I know what you're thinking and it's a bad idea."

I played innocent. "What do you mean? I wasn't thinking of anything," yeah, anything else but my escape plans and how fucked I was right now.

He sighed, "Do not try to run away, Rose, it's useless." Dimitri said after my outburst. "You're surrounded by guardians and I don't know what kind of magic this school is under—aside from the wards." The wards were magic moroi placed to protects grounds.

What the fuck? How did he know I was thinking about that? I looked at him defiantly before throwing my hair over my shoulder. When his eyes opened wide and just as quick he regained his guardian mask. I remembered the bite make Lissa gave me and quickly shook my hairs forward to cover up the worse.

"Look, we left to keep her safe! Nobody but me could do it!" I nearly yelled but with great restrain I did not.

"You-you fed her?"

"I'm not some blood whore." I spat. I don't know how I knew, I mean that guardian mask was unmovable, but I knew he was hurt by that comment.

He kept quiet for the rest of the night. I laid back on my bed with a sigh. This was so not cool! Now I had Dimitri mad at me and I was pretty sure he would not let me out of his sight for a long time now. Great.

Dimitri's POV

This girl, despite her beauty, was disrespectful. Annoying. Pain in my ass. And yet, there was something about her that pulled me in. Maybe it was her protectiveness or how she reminded me of myself when I was young.

She spaced out for a few long minutes. I called her name a few times but received nothing. Was she seriously trying to ignore me? I swear if that girl was ignoring me she would have hell to pay tomorrow. Kivona would put her in her place and if not I would challenge her to spare. Not that she could possibly win against me. She was an untrained novice who lacked in skill and experience. When I saw her blink I knew it was over. "What were you doing?"

"None of your business" she spat. I was unprepared with her anger, almost rage.

I worked hard to keep the shock and worry off my face but when Rose kept talking I knew I failed.

"Just mind your own damn business! You have no right to know what I'm thinking about!"

I remained calm through Rose's whole outburst. Where had that come from? She was fine a minute ago. I searched her eyes before saying, "I know what you're thinking and it's a bad idea."

She played innocent. "What do you mean? I wasn't thinking of anything,"

I sighed, she really did need to learn how to hide her thoughts. "Do not try to run away, Rose, it's useless. You're surrounded by guardians and I don't know what kind of magic this school is under—aside from the wards."

"Look, we left to keep her safe! Nobody but me could do it!" What did she mean? By feeding her? Now I was determined to find out what the princess and Rose kept a secret for three years that made them run away. That scared them so much they could not tell anyone else and felt the need to run away.

Stupidly I said, "You-you fed her?"

"I'm not some blood whore." She spat. As soon as the words left her mouth I saw regret in her eyes but I did not care. Her words deeply hurt me, she knew nothing about them. Nothing about Dhampir communes. It was my turn to be pissed off and ignore her.

A/N I want to apologize for not having this up sooner. I had Prank Week this past week and ended yesterday. It's this weird tradition my friends and I have every year starting September 1st after the Halloween stores are open. And I thought I lost my document when my laptop crashed. :( It's fine now, nothing was lost! Yay! Anyway, I will try to have two more chapters up this week to make up for the lack of.

How am I doing so far? Do you guys like it? I am really excited for the next few chapters! You'll see! *mysterious, evil grin*

What do you think? Will Rose and Lissa actually be able to escape? Will Rose fall in love for Dimitri before they try to run away? Hmm. Review please! Have a nice day, see you guys soon! :)