Vampire Academy: A Desperate Cause
Chapter 22 of my Vampire Academy story, enjoy.
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Disclaimer: Vampire Academy belongs to Richelle Mead.
Chapter 22
LISSA POV
I watched in utter terror, my heart was pounding, Tasha had us exactly where she wanted us.
'No, I...I thought Rose had everything under control, but, but now...' I thought in a blind panic.
Rose was now stuck, I was now stuck. Tasha would get what she wanted, she could kill Rose and then deal with me in any way she pleased. I waited fearfully, wondering what would happen next.
Then, I screamed into the gag, as Rose simply reacted and, despite her injures, she lashed out and knocked the gun from Tasha's hands, it went off as she did so and Rose screamed, twice. I soon saw why. The muzzle flash had burned the right side of Rose's face, meanwhile the gunshot had ricocheted and struck her in the lower back, on the right hand side.
"BITCH!" Tasha screamed in rage.
I watched as the fight resumed. Tasha acting first to strike a blow which made Rose stagger, crying out and wincing, it looked as if her collar bone had been dislocated by the attack. With a look of anger clouding her face, Rose suddenly grabbed a nearby piece of broken wood and lashed out.
She spat. "How's this...and I think you're the bitch."
Tasha cried out and I found Rose had delivered the same injury to Tasha, with interest, Tasha's collar bone had been broken. With another swing, Rose struck a gash in Tasha's forehead.
I had never seen anything quite so...violent, before. Even the invasion of Strigoi at the Academy was nothing compared to this. Tasha dodged and disarmed Rose as she lashed out again. But Rose was ready and rode the momentum to knock Tasha to the ground and pinned her there.
Teeth gritted Rose had her hands closed around Tasha's neck, just as Tasha did to her. I was afraid however, I couldn't let Rose simply strange Tasha to death, this wasn't right, she needed to face justice, proper justice.
"Rhfm, RHFM, NH!" I screamed.
Rose did not respond, merely growled. Just then the door burst open and I saw Dimitri and two other Guardians rushing in. They quickly acted and Dimitri pulled Rose off Tasha as the two Guardians seized Tasha.
Tasha was gasping for air, strangulation marks on her neck. Rose was struggling against Dimitri's grip until he spoke and got through to her.
"Rose, Rose, calm down, it's over...Let us do this properly, she will face the full justice of the court." He told her. "You don't have to kill her..."
Rose growled. "Dimitri, she, she..."
Dimitri shook his head. "Don't stain your hands with her, she's not worth it."
Rose slowly calmed down and sighed, nodding.
I let out a soft sigh of relief as this all unfolded. I was still embarrassed by my attire, a pair of soiled panties and nothing else. Especially as, at that moment, I saw Christian entering the room and freezing as he saw me.
I blushed furiously, but then Rose and Dimitri were there and I was untied from the chair, the gag removed. I gasped for breath, working my jaw, flexing it to try and work out the pain. Christian respectfully looked away and Dimitri covered me with his trench coat, much to my relief.
'It's, it's over at last, I'm safe, we're all safe...' I thought. 'Oh Jill, thank God, you're safe too.'
I had just saw Jill, also covered by a jacket, being guided into the room by Eddie. Christian approached me.
"Lissa, I, are you…?" He gasped.
I nodded, smiling. "I'll be fine, thank you. Is, is everything…?"
They all nodded and I realized at last that it was indeed over, Victor and Tasha were arrested, along with their Moroi compatriots, the Strigoi were all dead.
"Jill, you, you're alright?" I gasped.
Jill nodded smiling; as this was going on, one of the Guardians was performing a cleaner first-aid job on my severed finger, one that would last me until I made it back to the Academy, I just wish I had a change of clothes, but I could live with it.
It was then it happened, any hope of celebration was cut short just as my hand had been seen to. With a shout Tasha began struggling, before they could take her out. That caught everybody's attention. Just then she managed to get free enough to act and I screamed.
"ROSE, NO!"
But it was too late, Tasha had drawn a knife and stabbed Rose in the chest before they were able to drag her away. There was shouts, panicked cries. We all rushed to Rose, Dimitri catching before she hit the ground. She was gasping and choking, blood pooling in her wound before she passed out from the blood loss.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.