I just saw Vampire Academy yesterday with my boyfriend. It was absolutely amazing! Anyway, I do not own Vampire Academy because Richelle Mead has already claimed it.
In the small space was a little girl, not more than seven years old.
She hid her face from me and started crying, peeking out every few seconds. I reached towards her and she flinched, so I took my hand away.
I looked back at Dimitri. He was in the doorway, not making any movements to get closer. Our eyes met and I could see that he wanted me to try and take care of this situation, since I was here first, so as not to overwhelm the little girl. He was there, though. Just in case I needed any help.
Turning back to the girl, I tried thinking of how to get her to know that I'm the good guy, rather than the strigoi she most definitely saw. Let's see, she's seven. So, does she know how to answer- Wait, of course she knows how to answer questions. She isn't stupid. Even toddlers can answer questions. She should be past kindergarten at this age, so she should know her colors, numbers, body parts- Wait! That's it! I figured out something that might get her to trust me.
"Hey," I said softly to get her attention. She looked towards me, but didn't stop crying. Time to test out my idea.
"Did you see the scary monsters?" She nodded her head. "Did you see their eyes?" She nodded again. "What color were they?" I asked. "Red," she whispered in a frightened voice. Seriously? I don't blame her for being scared. I was scared when I first saw one, and I was seventeen.
"Are my eyes red like theirs?" She looked into my eyes and studied them very carefully before shaking her head. "Do you think I'm scary?" Once again, she studied me very carefully, and then she shook her head.
"Can I-" I started to ask until she threw herself into my arms. I was going to ask if I could touch her, but she answered my question already. She put her face into my shoulder and cried, holding me tight. I held her back, trying to decide what I should do. It seemed as though she wasn't showing her face anytime soon, so I stood up and walked over to Dimitri.
He looked proud, as I looked to him for what I should do next. I kind of hoped he might give me some advice. Seeing this, he started to open his mouth to say something, but closed it when he heard the voices of the other guardians that had just shown up. He looked back at the direction of the voices for a second, and then turned back to me. "Why don't you take her to the car? I'll have a quick word with them," he gestured toward the voices, "and then I'll meet you there. We'll go ahead and take her to court with us."
I agreed, and headed to the car. The little girl's grip wasn't loosening up, and I wasn't going to force her to let go in the state she's in, so I just sat her on my lap in the front seat.
Dimitri got back and started the car. I took one of my hands off of the girl and grabbed his outstretched hand. After sharing a grim smile, we headed to court.
How'd you like it? I have a vague idea with where this story is going, but I'm not completely sure. So, if you have any ideas, or would like to tell me what you think of the story so far and if I should stop or continue, please be sure to leave a review and let me know.
"Juliet had it easy; she never had to kill Romeo." - Rose Hathaway