Vampire Academy: A Desperate Cause

Chapter 5 of my Vampire Academy story, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: Vampire Academy belongs to Richelle Mead.

Chapter 5

ROSE POV

I looked out the window of Dimitri's car as we drove into the city. As we had noted before, with the kidnapping happening within such a small time frame, and with the kidnappers having escaped from the Academy with Lissa and Jill, this was the first place they'd end up.

Our main trouble with that was, we didn't know where to go from here and surely, with so many people about, any trail or hint would be muddied at best. Still feeling worried I turned to Dimitri.

"We've still got to work through so many leads, are there any that are truly good?" I asked. "What about ones that we're fairly certain will lead nowhere?"

He sighed and shrugged. "I'm afraid it's hard to say Rose, at the moment, there is very little for us to go on at all. Also, with such a tight time limit, we really can't afford to fumble around in the dark."

I knew he was right, but that didn't make it any easier. If anything it only increased my tension and made me more edgy.

My thoughts raced and I tried to think straight. 'Just hold on Lissa, we're coming...We need to save her, before it's too late. But if we can't find any proper leads to follow, or we follow the wrong one?'

I continued to ponder, trying to think what we would need to help us. Help from the Academy wasn't an option, but that didn't mean outside help was restricted.

The trouble with that was of course, knowing who to trust; especially as, for them to have a successful chance of finding the kidnapped girls, they'd need somebody with admittedly 'shady' connections, able to find out information that could not be found by 'legitimate' means.

As if in answer to my thoughts, my phone beeped at that moment, indicating a text message, I quickly checked it, confused.

"Well?" Dimitri asked.

I bit my lip. "It's...It's my mother."

I was surprised that my mother would send me a message out of the blue like this, nevertheless I checked it and my eyes widened at what I read.

"Rose?"

I did not respond; I was still shocked by what I had just read, it couldn't be.

I finally snapped out of it when Dimitri spoke again. "Roza, what does Janine say?"

I started before clearing my throat. "She's, given us a lead...someone we both know by reputation, he's here in this city so we have a chance to catch him."

What I hadn't yet said was the part of the message that caused me such shock. I couldn't believe what had been revealed, that I had never been told this, ever.

'In a way I understand why, but...to just spring it on me now like this?' I thought in utterly stupefied.

Dimitri shook his head, clearly waiting for me to finish.

Finally, after a lengthy pause, during which we stopped for a traffic light, he urged me on.

"Well, Rose, who is it?"

I swallowed and replied. "Ibrahim Mazur...Or as Mom just told me, my dad."

Dimitri's eyes widened and he froze at that, the light changed to green and he did not recover. Until that is, the car behind us honked it's horn. He quickly drove on, now taking the roads that would lead to where Ibrahim Mazur had set up a small office for his work in this city.

I bowed my head. "I know, I couldn't believe myself; why tell me now, I mean…?"

"I; you're sure, he's your..."

I took a deep breath as I answered. "Yeah, well, that's what mom says."

Knowing the man by reputation was one thing, especially as it would help us find his office. But to be told, out of the blue, that he was my father, I was still trying to take it in.

'He knows, he has to know, about me...Is that why, is that why mom told me he's my father now?' I wondered. 'So I'm prepared when I see him, so he doesn't reveal it and cause an issue at a critical moment?'

Something about the tone of mom's text message did at least one thing to ease me. It was clear she despised having to tell me in this manner. I was surprised, while our relationship had been improving, it still wasn't the best.

But I did feel touched that mom seemed to want to have told me who my father was in person, rather than through a simple text message.

We soon found our destination and entered, I kept sharing nervous glances with Dimitri, he reached out and took my hand, squeezing it reassuringly. Nodding I prepared myself as he knocked on the door. It was answered by a Dhampir, likely a Guardian and, when Dimitri explained who we were, we were let in without incident.

'He's expecting us.' I noted.

Ibrahim Mazur, or Abe as he was known to those closest to him, sat behind a desk. He had a relaxed posture and was smiling languidly, although his eyes betrayed his own tension.

"Ah, Rose, it's good to see you...at last." He greeted me.

I nodded; not trusting myself to speak. Everything was awkward now, he clearly knew just who I was, had been expecting me. But as for what exactly he was expecting, I had no idea.

"So..." He said at last. "I understand the circumstances for this visit are a little...grim?"

Dimitri nodded. "That's right."

He gestured for us to sit down and we did so. I continued to keep my gaze fixed on him. It slowly dawned on me why he was uncomfortable, he had been expecting me to get angry, to yell, or lose my temper with him somehow. I won't deny I was angry, but I was still too mystified by all the revelations made to really think about being angry.

After the awkward silence seemed to grow too thick, Dimitri spoke again.

"We're here because we need help. Princess Dragomir and her half-sister have gone missing from the Academy." He explained. "All the evidence we have found points to them being kidnapped. We don't know where they are, who kidnapped them, or why?"

Abe nodded slowly. "And you seek my help, to find those answers...Through my connections, hmmm...Let's see."

Dimitri sighed. "We have some leads, but they're not much."

"Anything is better than nothing and you'd be surprised." Abe replied.

Listening to all this I wanted to talk, to get involved, but before I could I felt a wave of dizziness and then a familiar tug on my mind. I slipped away into a vision, through my mental bond with Lissa.

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