Vampire Academy: A Desperate Cause

Chapter 14 of my Vampire Academy story, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: Vampire Academy belongs to Richelle Mead.

Chapter 14

ROSE POV

I bit my lip, worried as I walked through the town.

'This isn't going well...' I fretted. 'My visions helped, we are indeed getting closer, but...we're still seeing no sign if this is the right place and what if we don't see anything in the last town, what then?'

I couldn't shake the nagging feeling we were missing something, that I was staring the answer in the face but just couldn't see it. My defeat of Jesse was only a small victory, it had done little to impact what we were doing, besides, we couldn't be sure if he even was involved. The encounter might have been pure chance. we still faced risks.

Shaking my head I sighed. 'So many close calls, all these Strigoi around; but are they involved or just random Strigoi.'

I shook my head, my search had turned up fruitless, we were wasting time here, there was nothing. Still fuming I began to make my way back to the hotel.

"Hey baby, what have we here?" A male voice suddenly said.

I turned, glaring darkly when I saw it was a simply human man, leering at me. I rolled my eyes in disgust; especially at how sickeningly obvious his intent was.

I shook my head. "Save it creep, I'm not interested."

He just laughed and shook his head, moving closer, I wrinkled my nose at the smell of alcohol coming from him.

Just the smell of it made my stomach pitch and roll; it reminded me of that unfortunate time where I myself was practically drowning myself in drink. That was not something I wanted to revisit, even in my memories.

"Oh please, nice try girlie, but you don't fool me..."

"Not fooling." I snarled. "I've made it quite clear, I'm not interested, now piss off."

He snorted and moved even closer, increasing the smell. "That's not very nice, stop playing with me, you dumb slut, I know you want it and..."

I had decided enough was enough. He hadn't even finished his last sentence when I reacted and suddenly grabbed his wrist before twisting his arm behind his back and applying just a little extra pressure.

"THE FUCK!" He screamed.

I glared at him and spoke, my voice deathly quiet. "In future, maybe you should think before you speak, you disgusting pig. If a girl says she's not interested, it means she's not interested, understand."

He cried out and struggled so I applied a little more pressure and he finally gave up and squeaked out a yes. I finally let him go and he scampered off, terrified. Rolling my eyes I stalked back to the hotel room, even more infuriated than ever.

Luckily the time it took for Dimitri to return, I had somewhat calmed down. I was now back to how I felt before my encounter with that creep. I was currently reflecting on my fears.

'God, how much longer can Lissa and Jill hold out; it's been so long, they've been captive this whole time, tortured, mistreated...' I pondered fearfully. 'We have to find them soon, before things get any worse for them both...'

I was still lost in my worrying thoughts when Dimitri returned; he took one look at me and shook his head.

"I know that look Rose; you're worried again..."

I quickly spoke, cutting him off. "I'll tell you soon, first, anything?"

He sighed, sitting down on the bed next to me. "I'm afraid not; nothing definite anyway, except that...these Strigoi we've seen, hiding in the shadows, waiting for night. I was able to sneak close enough to hear them talking. They are involved in this Rose."

I inhaled sharply at that. "So, we...we are in the right place, we just...haven't found the hideout yet, but it is here?"

He nodded; explaining that what he overheard had confirmed that too, and I could scarcely believe it.

"So, what's troubling you?"

I bit my lip and admitted. "After what I've just learned, it seems small. I had an unfortunate encounter with a local...a drunk man who thought he was 'oh so charming'."

Dimitri glared at that but I simply smiled.

"He's been dealt with; don't worry, I doubt he'll be bothering a girl again." I replied. "I was worried about everything, about Lissa and Jill...but you've given me fresh hope."

Dimitri looked worried but nodded; apparently relieved by my words.

Just then, to our surprise, the phone rang, Dimitri answered it and I listened in carefully; noticing how surprised he looked, then worried.

"Dimitri?"

He hung up and turned to me. "We...someone is looking for us, they're at reception."

I immediately tensed, already suspecting a trap, it was getting late, the Strigoi had to know we were here by now. Still, we knew that we had no choice, it could have been something important after all. Remaining tense and ready, we agreed to at least check it out. We carefully made our way downstairs, to find only one person waiting for us, on very familiar person.

"About time, I thought you guys weren't coming."

I gasped. "Adrian, what, what are you doing here?"

Adrian shrugged and then casually explained. "I've come to help; I know what you're gonna say Rose. But listen to me alright...My Spirit powers might be the key to finding Lissa, or at least, someone who can tell us where she is."

"Are you crazy, this is..." I shook my head.

"We're supposed to be doing this alone and..." Dimitri tried to protest.

Adrian shook his head. "Yes, I know, I know, the fact is, you need help and why are you trying to deny it. Besides, didn't you hear what I just said, you need my help."

Dimitri and I shared a look, no matter what we thought about it, Adrian was so confident that he held the key to what we needed to succeed. So; in the end, we reluctantly accepted his offer.

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