Vampire Academy: A Desperate Cause

Chapter 7 of my Vampire Academy story, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: Vampire Academy belongs to Richelle Mead.

Chapter 7

DIMITRI POV

I bit my lip, worried about Rose as I observed her carefully. I had noticed her blacking out as we talked with Ibrahim Mazur, and quickly realized she was slipping into the mind of Princess Dragomir. I had caught her and quickly explained what was happening, explaining the bond between Rose and Princess Dragomir to Ibrahim as we made sure Rose was safe.

Moving her to a small bedroom within the building and laying her down to ensure she was more comfortable, we could only wait. Just then, Rose gasped as her eyes opened wide.

"Rose..."
She blinked a few times and finally seemed to see me. "Dimitri, I...We, God I..."

I gently reached out and took her hand, squeezing it. "It's alright, just, deep breathes, calm down and tell me what happened?"

Rose shuddered but then nodded, although she calmed down, she remained tense.

"I...I saw Lissa, she and Jill are together, they're being held in a room somewhere." She explained. "I couldn't see much, the room was bland, no clues."

I sighed, this wasn't going well, but we knew one good thing at least, both kidnapped girls were still alive.

"What about...the kidnappers?" I asked uncertainly.

She shook her head, looking dismayed. "Nothing definite, they're hiding their faces and have Moroi helping them and...and, Strigoi."

Just hearing it chilled me to the bone, this certainly made things even more dangerous than ever.

Once Rose recovered we headed back through to where Ibrahim was waiting. He looked up and smiled as he spotted us.

"Ah good, welcome back Rose, so..."

She shook her head. "We don't have time...dad, we need to hurry."

She quickly summarized what she had seen and immediately he nodded.

"I see; well, I've been looking over everything, here is a list that could help you, the most likely locations, given how far the kidnappers would have got in this space of time." He told them. "Given what you've just told me Rose, we can already cross off some of those places."

He did so before handing us the note, as well as several other notes.

Rose bit her lip, clearly uncertain on what to say or do. "I...We, what do we…?"

Ibrahim shook his head. "Let's not worry too much about it just now Rose; I know what you're worried about. You need to find Princess Dragomir. Let's worry about this first, then we can figure out what we're going to do."

It was clear he too felt awkward and I suddenly felt like an intruder.

Despite knowing I had to ask, it still felt wrong when I spoke. "What will we do when, when we need to contact you again, we..."

"I'll be going to the Academy, I'll try and help from there, who knows, we might be able to uncover an important clue if we pool our resources." He replied."

I nodded, satisfied.

Shortly afterwards, as we were getting ready to leave, I spotted Rose talking to Ibrahim.

"I...I wish we had more time, this is, this isn't how I wanted to..." She stammered.

Ibrahim nodded and sighed. "I know Rose, I know, but it was for your own safety."

Rose looked irritated at that, but said nothing else about it.

She merely shrugged and then said. "Well, say hi to mom."

Those words had an effect on him, Ibrahim's eyes clouded over and he bowed his head.

"How...How is your mother?" He asked at last.

Rose shook her head. "You'll be able to ask her yourself when you go there."

Then she softened and nodded and they both relaxed. I sighed and turned away, leaving them to talk for a while. Later however, they both joined me again and soon everything was set up, with us getting ready to leave in our car.

"Take care and, I wish you all the luck in the world." Ibrahim said softly.

I nodded until finally we were ready to leave. We waited first, watching as Ibrahim drove away, then finally I began to drive, heading to the first location he had given us.

"Rose...are you alright?" I asked, noticing she was quiet. "You're worried about Lissa; I can understand, but we will find her, I know it."

Rose nodded. "Yes, I...I know, you're right, but...I just can't...I am worried about that but; I'm still trying to deal with this. My dad, that was my dad...All those years and, and...I've just now met him. I don't even know what to do."

I nodded slowly but sadly, I didn't know what to say, how to respond. Rose was clearly struggling with this and I couldn't help her.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.