Disclaimer: I don't anything from Vampire Academy, just the characters I have created and the plot.
Pitiful love…it screamed in my mind as I walked from practice to where Lissa was at that morning. What could have Lissa meant about that? I discovered what it was as soon as I rounded the corner. From the bond, I knew she was in the attic above the church. What was in that attic that she loved? A dusty, old picture of her parents or something like that? I would never know until I found out or she told me.
"Rose! Rose! Wait up!" I turned around and waited for Eddie and Mason to catch up with me. I could see Eddie's girlfriend tucked under his arm. They looked really cute together but sometimes she was a real bitch. Mia Rinaldi had blonde hair and blue eyes; sometimes people confused her to be younger than she really was. The problem was that she looked like a Barbie doll.
"Hey, Ed, Mase, and Mia." They said their hellos and we continued walking. "What's up?"
It was Mason who answered. Like me, Mason was single. We'd rather party and be cool than have people decrease our interest in partying. Several times Lissa had tried to make me date Mason. But Mason was more friend material to me than boyfriend material. Yeah, he was crazy about me, but I had better guys in mind.
"Rosie boo? Guess what?" Mason asked.
I gave him a look of irritation. I hated when he made up names for me and I hated most when he called me those damn names! "What?" I asked, my mood ruined by the name calling. He needed to grow up.
"I just finished talking with Alberta." Like me, Mason and I used to have the same mentor, unlike me, Alberta still mentors him.
"Yeah? What did she say?"
"You are going to love it!" He seemed really excited. Maybe he needed a girlfriend to share the excitement with. "We are going to that Ski Lodge you have always wanted to go to!"
That sure captured my interest. All the years that the academy took trips like these, I was either not allowed to go or not in the condition to go. But this year would change. This was our senior year and I could do whatever the fuck I wanted because it was my last year.
"Wow! Can't wait! When are we leaving?" I asked.
"Tomorrow." Eddie said, then he added, "So you better start packing or else we are going to leave you!"
"Damn! Why couldn't you guys tell me earlier?! And no, I don't care if I have to go naked, but I am going to go to that damn trip!"
All of my gang laughed. "That's our Rose!" Mia said, chuckling again.
I smiled at her. "Well guys, I would love to stay and chat but I have to go find Lissa to tell her the good news!" I waved at them and called out see you later! and left.
I was feeling pretty damn good about myself as I walked to that church. God, I hoped Lissa was just as excited for this trip like I was.
As I made my way to the church, I happened to pass Dimitri who had that same longing-love look on his face. I just had had practice with him and as soon as my eyes saw him, my heart literally stopped beating. God, why did he make me feel like this? All I ever wanted is a good mentor and trainer. But no. I had to get someone like him! Life…is always so hard.
I made my way to the church attic. Before I could do anything I heard a female voice. From the way she talked, I knew it was Lissa. A huge smile glued on my face as I was opening the door. And then, I heard his voice. Please don't let it be him! Please don't let it be him! Had she forgiven Andy Conta? If she had, that boy was so dead!
I opened the door and saw them, huddled in the corner, her on his lap. I stared at the sight in front of me. Wow, I thought Lissa was completely in love with Andy Conta…never mind about him. She liked this…person. What was his name? I racked my brain for his name but I came out blank.
Lissa shot up from where she sat. I mean, why do that? I had already caught them. "Rose! Uh, hey!"
He half waved and looked up at me with icy-blue eyes. Oh. I knew who it was now. Christian Ozera. The looser from the school. Typical for Lissa to fall in love with someone like him. Typical, typical Lissa. I mentally chastised her for letting herself fall in love with someone as low-class as him.
"Hey," I said, making my tone as light as possible. "What are you doing here?"
"Rose, uh, this is Christian and we were just having a friendly chat."
I nodded amused by her answer. "A friendly chat, eh?"
She nodded very serious.
And then it hit me. Holy shit! Lissa was wanting to date a looser like him?! Ew! Hell no! I could not let this happen. It would ruin our reputations. Damn…it would bring me down in popular status if I welcomed someone like him into our group.
I put my disgusted expression while I stared down at Christian. "Lissa you do realize the consequences of dating a looser like that?"
"Rose!" Lissa yelled at me. I couldn't care less if she got mad over this. She had to understand that popular people shouldn't go out with someone lower in status then them.
"Lissa…you just don't go out with weird people." I sounded rude. But who cared? I was hurting anyone here.
Lissa looked at Christian who was now standing up. "I am sorry…she doesn't mean anything she is saying—"
Christian's expression was hard to read. "No, Lissa, it is okay! All that she is saying is true. We can't be together! Rose is right. We can't be together."
Lissa stared at him, a million tears in her eyes. "No, she isn't. I love you, Christian! That is all that matters!"
He shakes his head and leaves him.
"Rose, I am in love with him! Don't you understand that?" I shook my head and started to leave. "Rose, understand that I am in love with the most unpopular kid at the academy."
I stared at her, disgust all over my features. "How the hell did this happen?"
Lissa shrugged. I laughed and said to Lissa, "You are going to ruin yourself with him!"
"I don't care what happens!"
"Lissa! You can't be liking someone like him!" I said, angry that she did. And angry that she had someone and I didn't.
"Rose! You don't understand! I don't like him—"
"Then why the hell are you dating him?!" I said, not understanding her.
"Because I love him!" She said standing up and staring at me. "Haven't you ever fallen in love with somebody and you realize you can't be with them because of differences you two have?"
I shook my head. I hadn't happened to me. "Well, then! Until then, you will never know how it feels!" She yelled, walking to the door and slamming it behind her.
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