Vampire Academy

Chapter Five.

When I looked down next to me – She was not there. In fact she was several metres’ backs. I turned back and called her name

“Rose? Rose? - What are you doing?” When I looked at her, she was silent and her eyes were empty and cold like stone.

I gripped her shoulders. Rose. No. “ROSE!” I shook her. I leaned closer.

“Rose? Rose?” Please. There is nothing wrong with her.... No. Wait.

She started to blink. Colour filled her eyes and she looked straight into my worried eyes. “Are you alright?”

“I... yeah. I was... I was with Lissa...” She placed her hand on her head. Maybe she has a headache.  I let go and moved away. How? “I was in her head”

“Her... Head?” I was so confused.

“Yeah. Its part of the bond. Oh.

“Is she all right?”

“Yeah, she’s...” She looked hesitant. Was she okay? The Princess. She’s fine. Rose would have ran to her. “She’s not in danger” That wasn’t good enough.

“Can you keep going?” I asked.

“Yeah I am fine”

As of that I continued to take her in the gym. Once she was changed... she looked hot. No.

“Can’t you let me off?” I laughed at Rose’s suggestion.

“Why is that funny?” He serious face showed that she was not joking. My smile dropped.

“Oh – You were serious”

“Of course I was! Look, I’ve technically been awake for two days. Why do we have to start this training now? Let me go to bed. It’s just one hour” Don’t you wish she could take you to bed.  No – I screamed again. Folding my arms and looking down at her. No. She should do it now.

“How do you feel right now? After all the training you’ve done so far?”

“I hurt like hell”

“You’ll feel worse tomorrow”

“So?”

“So, better jump in now while you still feel...” Erm... “Not as bad?”

“What kind of logic is that?” She almost snorted. I ignored her and I lead her to the weight room, this is hopefully build up her muscles for a bit, and I can prove to Kirova that I will be doing more than running. I should her basic stuff and left her too it – Why should I have to care, this was my spare time. I then booked out my book. Roughing it and continued to read until the time was up.

I walked over to her and showed her some cool – down stretches. Least her muscles wouldn’t hurt as much.

“How’d you end up as Lissa’s Guardian?” She asked me. “you weren’t here a few years ago. Were you even trained at this school?” I looked at her bleakly – Why does she care. Because she likes you. Talk to her. No. Yes... I couldn’t ignore her...

“No. I attend one in Siberia”

“Whoa. That’s got be the only place worse than Montana” She joked.

It was funny but I didn’t laugh – as I was the one that was teaching her not the other way round. “After I graduated, I was a guardian for a Zeklos lord. He was killed recently. They sent me here because they needed extras on campus. When the Princess turned up, they assigned me to her. Since I’d already be around. Not that it matters until she leave campus.”

“Did this lord die on your watch?” Of course he didn’t. She’s stupid. Doesn’t have any respect for you.

“No. He was with his other guardian” Not bothering with names – This brought back painful memories, that were buried deep in me, I’ll keep them locked up. But I can remember. No you can’t. You were never there. VASILISA. The princess. She matters, and so does Rose. No pictures flooded my head – I wasn’t allowed to remember. You don’t want to.

“Hey” Rose suddenly said. My head shoot up and looked at her “did you help come up with the plan to get us back? Because it was pretty good. Brute force and all that”

I raised my eyebrow. Was she being nice to me? “You’re complimenting me on that?” That was nothing.

“Well, it as a hell of a lot better than the last one they tried.”

What? “Last one?”

“Yeah. In Chicago. With the pack of psi-hounds” ...? What?

“This was the first time we found you. In Portland”

She sat up and crossed her legs. “Um, I don’t think I imagined psi-hounds. Who else could have sent them? They only answer to Moroi. Maybe no one told you about it”

“Maybe” I said without a thought. Though I didn’t believe her. I would have to talk to Kirova. Once she left. I did too following her closely behind her and then splitting off to see Kirova.

Her office was empty and quite, glad with the amount of noise I knocked on the door and watched as she slowly placed her head out of her paper work. Her eyes were tired and looked sad - ignoring her look and desperation for compassion. Once she noticed the blankness in my eyes she smiled, fake but she tried to pull herself out of her state.

“Ah, Belikov – Come in” I was lingering around the door frame when I decided that I should move and linger around of the walls  that was opposite the desk, her fragile frame sat slumped still. “Can I ask why you are here”

“Rose Hathaway” i stated

“What about her?”

“She said something to me – about phi-hounds. Do we use them?”

“No. Why?”

“No reason”

“Belikov?” raising her eyebrow

“She mentioned that she thought you would have used them” A swift lie that would lie unexpected in her mind.

“How would she of known about them?”

“The princess of course” She frowned at my words

“There haven’t been any mishaps already from either of them?”

“No.”

“Really? What about training?” Her surprise in her tone showed that not many people had a lot of faith in her. I sighed.

“Complained but got her to use the weights” and she looked hot and sweaty after – so fine.

“That is different – I thought you said running” Still surprise in my tone.

“She would have been too tired” I said shaking my head “Plus it was too easy for the first day”

She chuckled. “Belikov – Your harsh words lighten up my day indeed but I must leave – I have a meeting with the board. Remember the guardians gathering on Sunday, after you attend church please”

I grunted and walked out of the room – Another meeting, all I want to do is read a book. Any will do – one that includes cowboys and helpless heroes.

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