Bitter Blood

Extinguished...

Dark eyes shone in the distance a familiarity in them she couldn't quite place as the impossibly tall figure stepped forwards from the very darkness in which it dwelled and the figure seemed to give off it's own light as it neared the center of the room.
Rose eyed the beast cautiously, daring only to declare the giant man's name in her mind. Her breathing heavy with fear she felt almost as if she were choking the air was so thick.
Those eyes haunted her from across what appeared to be a gymnasium. The familiar settings made her strangely uneasy and as the other stepped out in to the light she stepped back.
Dimitri stood there before her and she nearly choked her hands tightening in what was hair and she blinked lightly her a soft cry of pain glancing down to find a little boy clinging to her dark hair falling into his jade green eyes. Those eyes struck her suddenly, "Lissa! " her mind shrieked at her looking to Dimitri.
Finding him mere feet away, she lifted the child into her arms. Those eyes ringed in that disturbing bright red bored into her.
"Where is she?" Rose all but hissed eyes narrowing she caught the sickening stench of iron. Blood. He body was quaking but not in fear, but in anger.
"She is around..." He commented vaguely and Rose detested hearing that sound, the cool calculation appearing to be the essence of him, in his words even and the little boy in her arms clung to her tightly arms wrapped around her.
" Stay away..." She said looking to him and taking a cautious step back and he grinned faintly looking to the her, then glancing back as another approached. Another strigoi, Rose clutched the little boy closer to her and the stench of blood grew stronger. Was she moving towards the scent?
Dimitri chuckled though it was hardly the laugh she was used to from the man. It lacked the warmth of what his laugh had sounded like when he had been living.
"Why Roza? We only want the boy..." He purred out looking to her and she glanced to the other strigoi as they came into view. Hair glinting in the moon light and she blinked faintly looking to the other. Why did he seem so familiar to her? Then suddenly she recalled the man in front of her.
A cruel smirk spread "Hello Rose..." He said looking to her eyeing the boy in her arms, who whimpered lightly hiding his face in her shoulder.
"Just hand the boy over and you can go free..." he said and Dimitri gave him a sharp look before saying.
"I never promised that..." he stated grinning faintly.
"I will never give him to you..." She said holding him close to her feeling the warmth. Gasping lightly as she heard someone calling her name in the distance unable to tell who exactly the voice belonged to.
"Rose..." the voice called and suddenly the boy was ripped from her arms and she was her fingers sliding on the frame and she screamed.
"Lissa! Lissa! " She screamed and got the sensation of falling back on to the couch she had fallen asleep on.
"Rose?" She heard Lissa question looking to her friend. Rose looking to her bond mate almost confused blinking a little glancing up when she caught the scent of blood still glancing down and swearing softly and she noticed that while she had slept her fingernails had bitten into her hands and drawn blood.
Lissa looked to her hands a little shocked, looking to Rose. Glancing to Adrian who had moved over blinking a little.
"Bad dreams Rose?" Lissa asked looking to the other taking her left hand healing it and then moving to the other while Adrian moved to get a towel to mop up the blood.
"Y-yeah...how could you tell...besides the blood obviously" She trailed a little as she wiped up the blood. Adrian looked to her frowning a little a nd stating.
"You started breathing really heavily, and you started saying things in your sleep...You called for Lissa a lot actually...what was your dream about?" He inquired curious and obviously concerned and Rose shook her head.
" I hardly remember most of it..." She lied looking to them obviously a little shaken over the dream. Lissa looked to her concerned giving her a look that told her Lissa would talk to her later.
Rose sighed softly looking to Lissa and stretching a little sitting up on the couch glancing to Christian as he walked in.
She quickly changed subject yawning a little " So what are you guys working on? " She asked through a yawn. Adrian smiled a little
" We were trying to dream walk since you were asleep but to no avail. I couldn't even manage to breech you slumber sleeping beauty..." He teased lightly.
Rose scoffed at the name shaking her head a little sighing softly glancing to the clock trying to shake off the sensation of having just woken up.
"What time is it?" She asked and Lissa glanced back the the clock. Another hour or so before curfew came in to effect. Rose sighed softly looking to the other getting up and stretching aware of Adrian eyeing her.
Christian cleared his throat " Did I urm...miss anything? "He inquired blinking a little eyeing Lissa curiously moving over towards her. She smiled leaning up to kiss his cheek.
"Adrian was trying to teach me how to dream walk because Rose was napping and it proved a very difficult task..." She said smiling faintly looking to him as he brought an arm around her shoulders and the two of them turned moving from the room discussing what had happened. Lissa giving her a last glance over her shoulder and Rose knew she would need to find the other before class the next morning and formulate a lie to tell her as well.
Sighing softly and watching the two go she jumped suddenly when she found herself ensnared in Adrian's arms blinking a little and turning towards the male and finding herself almost breathless at the expression on his face. His eyes practically burning into her, the green darkly smoldering and questioning her simultaneously. His hands on her hips and she shuddered lightly feeling goosebumps rise on her skin. Adrian smirked lightly looking to her and pulling her closer.
"Little dhaphmir...what haunts you so that even I cannot intervene?" He inquired pushing stray strands of hair from her eyes looking to her almost curiously. Rose nearly stammered looking to the other.
" I- I uh...well... it was weird..." She commented awkwardly looking to the other sheepishly smiling a little. Adrian quirked an inquisitive brow looking to her. Rose sighed softly, before continuing hesitantly.
" It was about Lissa...just a weird dream that someone was trying to hurt her again..." She quickly supplied seeing as how it was entirely true though sparing the details like the fact that Lissa was pregnant which did in fact factor heavily into the dream.
Adrian looked to the other surprised and concerned " You don't think there could be a repeat of the Victor Dashkov incident do you? " He inquired softly looking to her.
Rose blushed lightly looking to the other, her blush secretly betraying her though by Adrian's expression she knew he was thinking she was blushing at his how close he was and the fact that his breath lightly tickeled her neck from where he stood. Shivering lightly at the sensation very aware that Adrian was looking to her expecting an answer from her and frowning a little.
"I...can't be sure, but it seems very very possible...there are many who would rejoice in taking out another blood line...especially the Dragomir line with there only being Lissa." She said her gaze hardening at the thought. Shaking her head lightly and sighing softly as she leaned forward laying her head on Adrian's shoulder wrapping his shoulders. Sighing softly as he pulled her closer his hands comforting on her back. Feeling his body heat warm her she smiled lightly. Almost sad that she had never really had any moments like this with Dimitri. While she regretted that she and Dimitri never had tender moments like this she reveled in the moment herself, because she couldn't remember the last time anyone had really held her so though when the cabin tried to resurfaced she shoved it to the back of her brain blinking lightly pulling back to look at Adrian when he pulled her in to a deep kiss.
A light jolt of surprise slamming down her spine her arms around his neck and she hadn't noticed but her back was now pressed back against a wall. Adrian's soft, warm hand on her neck almost reminded her of when she had to sustain Lissa and when Dimitri- No! she mentally shrieked at herself. You are not with Lissa and you certainly are not with Dimitri, you are with Adrian who you promised to give a chance...he doesn't deserve this! She mentally berated herself pulling back looking to the other who looked to her concerned.
"Rose?" He questioned looking to the other then blinked turning when someone cleared their throat. Turning to find Lissa and Christian standing there and Lissa almost looking oddly mild over the subject.
Rose was almost surprised, though looked to them questioningly. "Lissa forgot her books..." Christian stated grabbing the back glancing to the two. " Now...you two stay out of trouble..." He teased lightly looking to his girlfriend who was in the middle of getting the 'now we really need to talk' look from her best friend. He looked to the pair hardly impressed watching his girlfriend as she turned to leave and moving after her. Rose blinked feeling a sharp pang of irritation through her link with Lissa.
When Adrian turned back to her she was frowning and looking faintly distant, somewhat deep in thought. Looking to her would be boyfriend she smile though it was rather hollow. Looking to the other she sighed softly, figuring that since Lissa was angry with her telling Adrian wouldn't be as bad.
Pulling him over to the couch sighing softly glancing to the door to make sure it was closed. Adrian looked to her almost curious.
"Rose I really don't think this is the best time for this..." He said. Rose was surprised at his consideration really only knowing the more flirtatious side of Adrian though she did faintly recall being surprised with his treatment of Jill at court also.
Rose shook her head a little looking to him, "No Adrian...I wasn't thinking anything like that..." She said softly looking to him from where she stood in front of him before sinking down in to the soft leather of the couch herself next to him.
"Adrian, there actually is something wrong with Lissa that could put her in a tremendous amount of danger if the wrong person were to find out..." She started carefully unsure how to phrase the news to the man next to her knowing her almost though of Lissa like a little sister. His expression darkened looking to her still waiting her to continue.
"You know that Lissa and Christian are...exclusive with each other right?" She eased into the conversation lightly watching him nod heisitantly urging her to go on. She sighed softly before moving onto the what probably was the hardest thing she had ever had to say.
"Well...you remember back when Lissa was really stressed about that test...well-" She was drowning in awkwardness when Adrian pulled her back.
"You're about to tell me that she is pregnant aren't you? " He inquired almost morosely sighing softly looking tired suddenly. Shaking his head and almost looking defeated.
Sighing and looking to Rose " Who else knows?" he asked looking to her imploringly. Rose looked to him somewhat concerned at this point.
"Just Lissa, you, Christian and I...however, there is a leak...someone else knows... and they are trying to blackmail Lissa with the information..." She said softly. She could almost see the anger in his eyes. That gorgeous green blotted black by his pupils which had dilated in his irritation, his jaw clenched.
"Is there any other way that this information could have gotten out? I know neither you or Chrsitian would ever say a thing..." He stated his voice a little gruff.
Rose shook her head. " not that I know of..." she stated trailing off sighing a little. Adrian pulled her close " Rose...none of us can let our guard down...we all knowthe school is hardly safe...I know you will do what you can to keep her safe..." He stated looking to the other.
Rose nodded a little looking to the other leaning up to kiss his cheek and sighing softly the two reveling in the comfort of each other on the couch.
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Lissa sighed softly sitting with her bond mate in the library, Christian was absent having had to make up a test for a class. Rose looked to Lissa sighing softly
" Can't we go outside? It's so warm outside..." she complained lightly and Lissa nodded a little and the pair turned going outside moving out towards the small on campus chapel. Moving throug the trees near it, Lissa looking to Rose and sighing softly.
"So what is the deal with you and Adrian? Are you two dating now or...?" Lissa trailed off looking to the other curiously smiling faintly when she blushed.
"Yeah, I'm giving him the chance I owe him..." She said looking to the other and looking a little sheepish. "Oh, he also knows now by the way...I kinda told him everything...even about the note...he was rather upset about it..." She said and Lissa blinked a little shaking her head.
"You told him?" She said looking rather surprised though considering it for a moment she sighed softly almost greatful after a moment.
" I suppose that makes it easier for me then...one less person to tell..." She murmured shrugging a little sighing softly, looking to Rose who was looking off towards the mountains.
"Rose?" She questioned looking to her best friend curiously almost wonderingly. Rose looked back to her suddenly a strange expression on her face.
" It's nothing I just a really weird feeling is all..." She murmured turning back to the other. "So you are positive that there was no way for anyone to have gotten the information...I mean I'm pretty sure no one over heard our conversations..." she stated looking to the other obviously concerned and then sighed softly pushing hair from her eyes looking a little irritated with it.
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The little moroi was easy to spot from a distance and being strigoi made it easier for Klaus to see her bright blond hair and pale complexion from the distance. If he were closer he might be able what she were talking to the dark haired dhamphir next to her. He eyed the little dhamphir almost hungrily, though glancing back to the target who was shaking her head and glancing back to the other who was keeping watch with him. Denis, had been captured just outside Ob and turned and well his comrades had fallen the same night though they were not awakened in fact Lev was his first meal and Artur fell to Nathan who bit Denis in the first place.
Denis glanced to the other "What? " He snapped his eyes narrowing slightly and moving over to watch with the other looking faintly surprised.
"Who's her friend?" he asked looking to the other curious now his irritation having abated somewhat in his curiosity.
Though the female turned her head back towards the area in the mountains surrounding the school where they hid. Denis felt a shock of recognition as he looked to Rose the little dhamphir they had thought was killed by a strigoi on her way in from a hunting trip. He almost felt guilty now because the Belikov's now believed their 'would-be- daughter-in-law' was dead, or worse awakened and upon returning to Novosibirsk he had practically been mauled in an alley by Nathan and it rather irritated him even to think about it. Looking to the other he asked.
"Are they aware that she is with her?" He inquired looking to Klaus curiously who shrugged a little.
"I don't know but it wouldn't be an issue...not if we all went after them all at once...any how we ought to report back to Belikov..." he stated looking to the other who nodded and the pair disappeared.
A/N: This had been my fifth and longest chapter thanks for reading! I always appreciate reviews and I really appreciate everyone who has reviewed or author alerted ( or the like). You know I actually do wonder if anyone ever reads these? So far no one has dared to even guess who Sir Loyal Heart was and if by the time I publish chapter ten, no one responds correctly, I will publish the answer in my AN in that chapter.