Different Story

Chapter 19

Dimitri's POV

When they took her away, I couldn't do anything.

I was so useless.

I failed to protect her.

I snapped out of my thoughts when I felt a pain on my cheek.

I looked in front of me and saw Lissa standing there with her hand raised.

She just slapped me.

I ask her, "Why in the world did you just slap me?"

"Why did you choose me! Why in the world would you do that!" she yelled at me.

I was shocked. I thought she would be happy that I said her. But I guess no one would be happy that Rose had got taken by strigoi.

I responded to her by saying, "Moroi always come first..."

She yelled, "You have to think about yourselves! I know you were about to pick Rose! Why didn't you just say her name! She's stronger than me! She would've been more useful!" by now she was crying.

I just stayed silent.

She kept going, "You don't have to protect me! You have to protect the one's you love! I thought you loved Rose! How could you let them take her!"

All I could do was stay quiet.

After Lissa was done yelling at me, we stayed quiet for a few minutes. Then we heard people running in our direction.

Then we heard Alberta say, "Is everything alright?"

That snapped something in me. Where in the world were they when the strigoi were here!

"No! It isn't alright! Where were you! Where were the Guardians!" I yelled at her and the Guardians who were behind her.

She looked shocked that I had yelled at her, then she replied, "What happened?"

"Some strigoi took Rose! That's what happened!" I yelled back. I couldn't handle my anger anymore. They were supposed to keep watch for strigoi!

She looked more shock than she did before if that were possible and said, "How...? We didn't hear the alarm or anything..."

"You shouldn't rely on the alarm! Where were the Guardians!" I was just so mad, I couldn't stop yelling.

She just replied, "We were all guarding a classroom... How could strigoi get in...? The wards were up, they were secure..."

"Well, they weren't secure enough!" After I yelled that, I walked away from them and headed for my room.

When I got to my room, I slammed the door and sat on my bed. I was still pretty mad at the Guardians, but I was mostly mad at myself for not being able to protect Rose...

I got up and let all my anger out by punching the wall.

When my fist made contact with the wall, I said nothing. I felt pain, but didn't yell out.

I could feel that I had broken my hand, so I went to the infirmary to get it fixed.

I got there and told the nurse that I had broken my hand. She told me to wait for the doctor, so I sat down and just waited and thought,

Don't worry Roza, I'll save you no matter what...

Rose's POV

The last thing I saw was that we were in a forest, but I must have fainted or something because when I opened my eyes I was in a dark room.