(Dawn)
The sound of a door closing was heard by Rose. Rose sat bolt upright in her sleep, anticipating Strigoi to slam threw the front door. Instead, she found sunlight flooding in through the windows, as well as Spiridon amusingly smile and watching her. Robert rubbed his eyes as he sat up on the couch. Rose shift her head to see if Jasmine was still sleeping and finding Jasmine and Christian missing. Panic set in, Rose turned to Spiridon. Spiridon said, "Christian has gone to bathroom while Jasmine in bedroom with Sonya." Rose's attention was drawn to Dimitri, who was fast asleep in one of the kitchen chairs. Rose rises her leg back and kicked the side of the kitchen chair. Dimitri jerked awake and Rose said, "You fell asleep, Comrade."
Rose let out a sigh of relief and pushed herself out of her makeshift bed. After only a few hours of sleep, she was shocked at how rejuvenated she felt. "Where are Christian and Jazz?" Dimitri inquired. "Christian has gone to the restroom," Spiridon explained, "and Jasmine is in the bedroom with Sonya." Everyone laughed when Rose's belly growled. Rose went into the kitchen to see if there was anything edible. Rose opted for a glass of water from the kitchen because Sonya didn't have any. Christian emerged from the restroom.
As Rose stood there sipping her water, she realized that Robert had made himself at home, his coat hung on the hook and his car keys on the counter-top. Rose quietly grabbed picking them up without making a sound.
Rose called for "Comrade!" Dimitri inquired as he entered the kitchen. "Rose stated, "Is it possible for you to go grocery run? Maybe on your way out, you can, um, make sure their car has engine trouble or something? Anything that keeps them here. But not something obvious, like slashed tires." Dimitri smiled, total understanding what Rose was getting at. Rose hand Robert keys to Dimitri.
Do you have any special dietary requirements?" Dimitri was perplexed. "Donuts and coffee," Rose said. "Coffee is given," Dimitri added. "Robert's favorite cereal is Cheerios," Spiridon exclaimed as she stormed into the kitchen. "The flavor is apple cinnamon." Jasmine and I enjoy doughnut holes and honey oats, according to Christian. Rose, Dimitri and Spiridon discovered something new about Jasmine astounded them. Because Christian's attention was fixed on Rose. He wasn't lying, Rose was confident. "I'll be back quickly," Dimitri said. Rose smiles and nods. Dimitri walked out of the house.
(Sonya bedroom)
When Jasmine carefully opened the door, Sonya was sitting cross-legged on the bed. Sonya is focusing her attention on her hands. Sonya's hair was tangled from sleep and combat, but she showed no signs of injury or bruises, indicating that the Strigoi restoration had healed all of her wounds.
As jasmine came through the door, Sonya turned to face Jasmine. "Rose?' The word sounded hesitating, as if she didn't know if she was hallucinating or not. "No, Sonya, it's me, Jasmine!" Jasmine replied, her tone soothing. "Jazz!" said Sonya. Jasmine said, "Good morning, Sonya. I hope you had a good night's rest." Sonya said, "No, Nightmares." As Jasmine moved over to sit next to Sonya, Jasmine mumbled, "I understand about the nightmares."
There's another spirit user here,' she exclaimed, her voice trembling. We're in danger. It's not a good idea to have us around." Jasmine encircled Sonya with her arms and murmured, "Everything will be alright." With a shake of her head, Sonya expressed her "No. You don't understand. Were capable of heinous deeds. We owe it to ourselves and others to be honest. It's why I changed, to put an end to the madness. And it did, except. it was worse. In its way. The things I did."
"Please listen to me, Sonya; that wasn't you," Jasmine said, "It was called spirit. Fighting it can be difficult. As you mentioned, it can push you to do terrible things. When you stated it, you weren't thinking clearly. Vasilissa is always confronted with the same issue. There are many more spirit users coping with the same problem all around the world. I'm aware of seven different spirit users all across the world. They are Adrian Ivashkov, Robert Doru, Vasilisa Dragomir, Oksana, Sierra Dawn Hathaway Ozera, you and mayself are among a small group of people who have a spirit users.
"Wait a minute!" Sonya exclaimed. "Your a dhampier. How can you have magic?" Jasmine smiled as Sonya. Jasmine's eyes changed color from light brown with a gold flick to a golden tint. Jasmine reached right hand out, a few seconds later, the water floated into the air from the glass that was sitting on nightstand, and traveled across the room, and landing to feeding the plant's roots. "The flower appeared to be in need of water," Jasmine said. Jasmine raised her left hand, a little ball of fire appeared. Sonya remarked, "You are the Spirit Element. Rual has been searching the world and time." Jasmine said, "Yes, I am the one who change you back from Strigoi. Jasmine give Sonya smile again. Sonya said, "I remember last night with bright light."
"Can I go outside and view my flowers?" Sonya inquired. "Of course," Jasmine replied with a little smile. Jasmine led Sonya into the living room, interrupting Christian and Robert's discussion. Sonya and Robert both froze, sizing each other up "Good to see Miss Karp!" exclaimed Spiridon. Sonya dragged her gaze from Robert and moved quickly toward the patio door, pausing when she saw our shoddy patch job. "You broke my door,' Sonya said. "Collateral damage,' Rose said. In Rose periphery watched Christian rolled his eyes.
Sonya took a step outside after opening the front door. She came to a standstill and glanced skyward with a gasp. The sky was a brilliant, cloudless blue, and the sun had now crossed the horizon, bathing everything in gold light. Rose, Alex, Christian fallow behind both Sonya and Jasmine , too, went outside and felt the warmth of the sun on our skin. The chill from the night persisted, but we were in for a blazing day.
She lifted her hands upward, as though maybe she could grab hold of the sun and wrap it in her arms. "It's so beautiful.' She finally looked away and met my eyes. "Isn't it? Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?' Rose said, "Beautiful!" She walked around her yard, examining every plant and flower. She touched the petals and inhaled their fragrance. "So different ...' she kept saying to herself. "So different in the sun ...' Several especially caught her attention. "These don't open at night! Do you see it? Do you see the colors? Can you smell that?'
Christian drew Jasmine in close and kissed her lips as he wrapped his arm around her waist. "I miss you," Jasmine remarked. "What you did last night was amazing," Christian said, adding that this implies you can restore Rual to his Moroi form. "Yes!" exclaimed Jasmine. Christian asked, "Please explain to me, why your brother Alex is wearing a collar around his neck?"
"Jasmine remarked," It started shortly after we left the academy. Alexander is becoming into my guardian animal, much like Mr. Bear did for his sister Athena years ago. Alex's behavior can be unpredictable at times, and this is the best strategy we've discovered for keeping him in check until we get to the mountains. The spell will then lift, reviling Alex's real nature as a wolf." According to Christian, "Wait, if my memory serves me correctly, the silk inside the box depicted a bear, an oak tree, and a wolf. As a result, Alex will complete his metamorphosis into a wolf. So Alex is under a spell until he completes his change." "Yes!" exclaimed Jasmine. "Holy shit!" exclaimed Christian.
We were all mesmerized as we watched. She finally sat down in the patio chair, happily gazing around, caught in sensory overload—in the beauty she had been denied as a Strigoi. When it became clear that she wouldn't be going for some time. Spiridon retrieved of wooden kitchen chair and positioned it in the shade. Rose sat down on the ground. Christian and Jasmine have a conversation. It wasn't the strangest thing I'd ever seen, but it was peculiar nonetheless.
Jasmine briefly left the group to check in with Dimitri after Dimitri returned with the groceries. While Spiridon had gone to the bathroom. Dimitri remarked as he placed the keys back on the counter, "Baby girl, they didn't have any donuts holes. But I have your honey oats. Dimitri handed over a box of honey oats after unpacking a selection of items. "Thank you!" Jasmine said, We have to depart soon. Time is running out on trip will take about four hours to arrive. Dimitri said, "Last night you was amazing with chains and restore of Sonya. Jasmine smiled at Dimitri.
(Robert and Sonya fight!)
Robert leaned forward. "Sonya?' She turned to gaze at him, clearly distressed, and her face remained expressionless. "'Tell us all we need to know,' Robert urged. His voice wasn't so much nice as it was smooth and lulling, with a tinge of the diabolical. "You need to tell everything about Rual?"
This time, Rose leapt to her feet. Robert used coercion on her to get the answers. Sonya's body began to shake as her attention was locked on him. Her lips parted, but she remained silent. A mix of ideas whirled in my head. Despite the fact that we'd be forced to study what we needed to know, something told me to be cautious. It didn't feel right.
Sonya stopped me from any more pondering. She shot up almost as quickly as I had. She was still staring at Robert, but no longer in that transfixed, hypnotized way. She'd broken the compulsion, and now, Sony was pissed. The features that had been scared and fragile earlier were filled with fury. I had no magical senses, but after being with Lissa, Rose knew raging spirit when I saw it. Sonya was a bomb, about to explode.
How dare you? Sonya hissed. "How dare you try to compel me?'
Plants and vines near Robert leapt to life and grew to unbelievable heights. They reached out and twisted themselves around the legs of his chair, pulling. The chair tipped over, taking Robert with it. But Robert had already taken control of the situation. He quickly recovered his composure and narrowed his eyes at Sonya, sending her flying backward and slamming into the wooden gate. That was a trick that air users could pull off on occasion.
Christian and Rose were unaware of Robert and Sonya's entire skill set, but this couldn't end well. Christian yelled, "Dimitri!" Rose springing toward Sonya. She wasn't sure what she was going to do, but confronting her sounded like a sound plan. Eye contact with the target seemed to be a big part of spirit, contact with the target.
And sure enough, when Rose managed to wrestle Sonya to the ground, she struggled half- heartedly but mostly fought to keep her gaze on Robert. He screamed in sudden alarm, looking down at his own body in terror. Sonya was planting visions into his head. His expression hardened. He had to know it was an illusion, and a few moments later, he looked up, having broken her spell like she'd broken his earlier compulsion.
At that instant, Dimitri burst through the door, just as Robert used his thoughts to toss one of the chairs toward Sonya. Rose was on top of Sonya, so the chair slammed into Rose back. Dimitri instantly realized what was going on and dashed for Robert, using the same strategy as him. As more vines reached towards Robert, Rose knew that shackling Sonya wasn't going to help much. "Get him inside and away from her, Christian exclaimed.
Robert had been dragged toward the front door the house by Dimitri. Jasmine was in the kitchen making her breakfast. Spiridon came out of the bathroom to discover that Jasmine was in kitchen cooking. Sonya's energy seemed to fade away as soon as her target was gone. She gave up and sank on the ground, making no further attempts to fight him. Rose was relieved since she was afraid she'd turn on me. Sonya leaned against me, weak as a rag doll, and cried into my shoulder. Another breakdown.
(Feeding time)
Spiridon was flirting with Jasmine. when Dimitri took Robert to the bedroom. Jasmine had gone from the stove to the kitchen table, where she ate her honey oats while looking at a map on her laptop. Spiridon continued to flirting with Jasmine. Dimitri stood in the doorway tapping his foot. Jasmine wasn't listening anything Spiridon saying. Dimitri walked next Jasmine could see Jasmine looking map it would take four hours to get where they going.
"So you'll need to feed before our departure," Dimitri spoke as he went up behind Jasmine and placed his hands on her shoulders. "What do you mean by Jasmine will need feed?" Spiridon inquired. Jasmine turns away from the computer and faces Spiridon, her lips parted and the tips of her fangs visible. Spiridon sprung from his kitchen chair and exclaimed, "Jasmine has fangs." Jasmine lets out a little chuckle. Dimitri just responded by looking Spiridon in the eyes and saying, "Try to remember that the Element need a small amount of your blood to regenerate strength. Aside from that, it would be fun to experience the adrenaline that comes with being bitten."
Jasmine rose from the kitchen chair, reached out and took Spiridon's hand, guiding him into the living room. Christian was watching Sony water her flowers, Rose had slipped in Vasilissa head. With a change of his gaze, Christian notices Jasmine escorting Spiridon into the living room.
Spiridon was pushed into the sofa by Jasmine. She carefully crawled onto Spiridon lap and started undo his coat. Spiridon's surprise at Jasmine was visible to Dimitri. "What is going on?" Christian inquired. "Feeding time!" Dimitri exclaimed. Sonya finished watering her flowers and placed the water pitcher on the table, as Christian began to rise from his armchair. Dimitri stood there watching Sonya and Christian cross the room.
Spiridon wrapped his arms around Jasmine wasist and drew Jasmine closer to him. Which both Christian and Dimitri disliked. Jasmine leaned down, opened her lips, and her fangs came down a few seconds later. Spiridon blood flowing, simply bite down into Spiridon skin with teeth. Jasmine pressed her lips to her neck and drank from Spiridon. Spiridon began to feel a surge of ecstasy and joy coursing through his veins and body. It was incredibly that Spiridon didn't it to stop. This was a ten-fold improvement above any Moroi bite could be. Spiridon began moaning and reveling in the thrill. Jasmine pulled back with blood on her lips. Christian and Sonya moved in and biting down in Spiridon to keep the rushing going for Spiridon.
Dimitri moved in, pulled Jasmine off Spiridon lap and took into the kitchen. Putting Jasmine on the counter. Dimitri started clean lips and teeth. Jasmine looked at Dimitri asked, "your mad?" Dimitri said, I didn't like watching Spiridon touch what is mine. So what are we going to with Robert and Spiridon?" Jasmine said, "Easy, nothing, we are going leave both here, while drive away. Dimitri shifted his eyes back on to Jasmine and said, "Good plan! So is riding with me?" Jasmine said, Sonya and Christian unless he want sit backseat with Alex.
Dimitri asked, Please explain to me, why your brother Alex is wearing a collar around his neck?" "Jasmine remarked," It started shortly after we left the academy. Alexander is becoming into my guardian animal, much like Mr. Bear did for his sister Athena years ago. Alex's behavior can be unpredictable at times, and this is the best strategy we've discovered for keeping him in check until we get to the mountains. The spell will then lift, reviling Alex's real nature as a wolf."
Dimitri said, "Wait minute, if my memory serves me correctly, the silk inside the box depicted a bear, an oak tree, and a wolf. As a result, Alex will complete his metamorphosis into a wolf. So Alex is under a spell until he completes his change." "Yes!" exclaimed Jasmine. Dimitri reached over pulling Jasmine close to him. Began understand why Roze, Alex and Baby girl disappear from the academy after the meeting.
As Dimitri loaded the SUV with groceries so that Alex wouldn't into it while it was sitting his Jasmine mustang. Jasmine is loading her luggage into cargo. Sonya is accompanied by Rose, Christian, and Alex. "Sonya and Christian will be riding with me, while Rose, Alex, and Jasmine will go in the mustang," Dimitri explained.
Rose, Alex and Jasmine get in mustang, while Christian and Sonya get Dimitri SUV.
Christian said, "It's is just great!" Dimitri said, "Stop bitching!"