Soul Bound

Chapter 6

RPOV

Mass was over and we all exited the church. Lissa and I walked side by side back into the direction of the dorms. We did so very slowly because once we reached our respective dorms, I would be on room arrest again and not able to join her for anything fun. We walked by the cafeteria and Lissa stopped by a pond on campus just admiring the peaceful view (and stalling as much as we could).

When all of a sudden we were drenched. I looked around shocked and heard laughter coming from behind us. I turned around and saw the only likely culprit Mia. I knew Mia was a water user. Also she wasn't really hiding it.

"What's the matter Rose, not used to a girl getting you wet?"

Oh how original. I looked her up and down. For someone so small she had a very big attitude. How easy it would be to just squash her.

"Princess, I do think that outfit has seen better days. You won't be wearing that Chanel outfit to church again. It is ripe for the trash."

I looked at Lissa's clothes. The pond water had algae in it. I doubt the green would come out of that dress, It was practically white when we went to church this morning. Now it was a very muddled light green.

"But I am sure Christian won't mind. He will get what he can take. I don't see anybody else lining up to hang out with that wannabe Strigoi."

I was fuming, I don't care what Mia said about me, I had been hearing it ever since I started to develop breasts. I was used to it and Mia obviously thought my not-so-deserved reputation was the way to get to me. Let her.

But I felt Lissa trying really hard not to cry through the bond. She liked that outfit and always tried to look her best before going to church. Mia did not have much on Lissa as her reputation was squeaky clean, so she went with what she could. She was jealous of Lissa for having expensive designer clothes she obviously could not afford but needed anyway to keep a certain status amongst the Royals.

And of course, the never ending stabs she tried to make at Christian. It was, I think the only rebellious thing Lissa had ever done. Well apart from fleeing the Academy and hiding out the human world for two years. She could handle her clothes being ruined; God knows she had enough money to replace them. But she was getting really tired of people bashing Christian because of something his parents did. Christian was Royalty but they treated him like he was nothing and Lissa fell from grace with all the other Royals just by association.

I was standing in front of Lissa protectively trying my best not to break Mia's nose. Expulsion Rose, remember one wrong move and you will be expelled. This little conniving bitch is not worth it. I gave her my best death glare laced with a bit of darkness and I saw her back up slightly. But then a cruel smile crept on her face. She also realized what I realized. I could do nothing. She had all the power. If I lay a hand on her or retaliate in any way, my life was over.

"What's the matter Rose, no comebacks? Are you just going to let me insult you and your best friend? Not much of a friend or a Guardian if you ask me."

I knew she was baiting me, but god dammit it was working, I got angrier and angrier. She could call me a slut all she wanted, but calling me a bad Guardian was a low blow. She had no idea of the things I had sacrificed to protect Lissa.

The sight of Mia before me started to morph and so did my anger towards her, until I was not angry anymore. No, you could not describe the feeling I was having as angry. No human emotion could describe the feeling I was having. Mia was all that remained of the world as the rest fell away. All the control I had mustered over the last few weeks started to fade. Mia became the focal point for all the things wrong in my life. The unfairness, the inability to act on any of it. The treatment I received since coming back, everyone blaming me for leaving, even the fact that the person in front of me in the breakfast line took the last donut. I knew deep down Mia had nothing to do with most of it, but my primal brain did not care. It was consumed by one thought.