Vampire Academy: A Desperate Cause

Chapter 25 of my Vampire Academy story, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: Vampire Academy belongs to Richelle Mead.

Chapter 25

LISSA POV

I awoke nervously, running my hands through my hair as I sat on the edge of my bed. I tried to smooth out my lime green knee length silk nightgown, while regulating my breathing as much as possible. Today was the day, the day of the crowning ceremony.

Today, it would be determined who had the most support and who, therefore, would become the new King or Queen of the Moroi.

'I never imagined it would come down to the this, that everything that happened...' I thought to myself. 'But it's now time, there are only three of us left, so this is the last day, this is when we will determine the result.'

I considered who my opponents were, I had made it to the final free, all the others pulling out after their support dwindled and instead began supporting those that remained. Apart from myself, the only ones that remained were Adrian, for the Ivashkov clan and, to my disgust, Veronica of the Lazar clan.

I glowered at the thought of her. 'How is she still here, her attitude eroded so much support for her, right from the first day...'

Shaking my head I stood up, I was prayed that, no matter what happened, Veronica would not succeed in her efforts to claim the throne. That meant however, that if I failed to claim it, it was up to Adrian. In Veronica's hands, we would be doomed.

Composing myself I got ready for the ceremony, removing my nightgown and getting dressed, soon I was prepared in a white floor length dress with loose forearm length sleeves, gold netting on bodice. I also wore a dark purple belt with gold clasp and white heels.

Satisfied I was ready I took a deep breath and, finally, I left my room, I was just in time to see Rose, Christian and Dimitri arriving. They too had also dressed up well, Christian and Dimitri both in dark suits with white shirts, Christian also wearing a dark blue tie.

Rose meanwhile wore a maroon knee length tank dress, a dark red sash around her waits and finally, to round her outfit off, a pair of dark red sandal heels.

"Lissa, it's time, you read?" Rose asked at once.

I nodded. "Yes, is Jill…?"

Dimitri nodded. "She's already prepared, she'll join us at the throne room with Eddie."

I smiled, good. We immediately began making our way to the throne room, on the way we spotted people we knew. Many of them I knew as either my supporters. Two who stood out were Mia and Aaron, they were just outside the throne room, talking to Jill and Eddie.

Once again everyone was dressed up impeccably; Jill wore a shimmering gold ankle length dress and matching flats. Mia wore a sparkly silver spaghetti strap dress, ending two inches above the knee and silver sandal heels.

Eddie and Aaron both wore dark suits like Christian and Dimitri, but with different coloured ties, Eddie's being dark green and Aaron's a deep purple.

I smiled as I saw them. 'Eddie and Jill, it's clear they care deeply for each other; they just haven't been able to openly admit it yet...Mia and Aaron finally reconciled and now they're back together. Everything seems to be going well...although that all depends on what happens next.'

We immediately walked over and joined them outside, catching their attention as we arrived.

"Hi guys, this is it, huh?"

They all nodded and Jill replied. "We're all ready Lissa, it's...we'll do this, I know it."

I smiled warmly. "I know, let's go in, we all have to make sure we're in position...before it's time to begin."

They all nodded and all entered the throne room. The throne room was already full of people, but so far, I noted of the remaining Royals, we were the first to arrive. We walked forwards quickly, everybody going to their designated places.

Looking around I spotted another two familiar faces, a woman in green suit trousers with matching blouse and suit jacket with gold buttons, black heels and small gold earrings. Next to her, a man in a similar suit to many of the other men, but with a silver shirt and tie. It was Rose's parents.

I glanced uneasily at Rose, while they were trying, things still weren't all good between them. However Rose's expression gave me hope as she merely smiled and nodded to them, before taking her place by my side, along with Jill.

"Well, seems we just got here early enough." Rose quipped.

I glanced over my shoulder and saw what she meant, Adrian had arrived, clad in a royal blue double breasted suit with a night blue shirt and black bow-tie and white socks and black polished shoes. He smirked and nodded to us before taking his place with his supporters and Guardian. It was then Veronica arrived, much later, when everyone else was already here.

'God, you have got to be kidding me...' I thought incredulously.

She certainly was making sure she stood out, given her outfit. A deep purple floor length velvet dress, the skirt made out of purple feathers, she also wore a gold cape, lilac heels and finally, a brown belt encrusted with decorative jewels.

Rolling my eyes at her extravagance I instead focused as she took her place, along with her clan and such, ready for things to begin.

With that a Court official stepped forwards.

"Now that we are all present and accounted for, we shall begin." He announced. "Recently there have been some...unexpected developments, but as they had been resolved, everything is now set...We have three candidates left; but only one can succeed. Before we enter the final series of debates and make our final choice...Do any of the candidates remaining have any last minute changes to make?"

I shook my head, apparently so did Veronica, but then, Adrian spoke up, surprising everyone.

"As a matter of fact, I do...I've discussed matters with my supporters and allies and we've all agreed..." He said suddenly. "I will be withdrawing; instead we shall all pledge our support to those who remain."

There were whispers, I stared at him in shock, now it was absolutely up to me. The pressure was now on as this was accepted and soon the debates began and the final stage of the race for the throne began.

In the end, all we could do was wait as finally, the decision would be made. The court official stepped forwards and prepared to make the announcement as I waited with baited breath, Veronica still looked smug.

But that smug look faded, as the announcement was made. "The decision has been made, given the support shown or and the suitability of the candidate, the new Queen of the Moroi...Vasilisa Dragomir!"

There was a moment before realization dawned and I realized, I had done it, Veronica looked shocked and furious, disbelief written all over her face.

I already knew what I had to do, as soon as I was crowned I'd be expected to give a speech. I fully intended to and with that speech I would not only ensure that I remained true to the ideals I had put forth and also, would help ensure the personal happiness of a few important people too; albeit still remaining practical about it.

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