Vampire Academy One-Shots

Unbelievable

This is something I've convinced myself is real.

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CPOV

Like hell was I going to stay back while Lissa is in danger. Fight be damned, I wasn't about to let her be alone. Rose was going to be there but Rose was also reckless and I wasn't about to let that recklessness hurt Lissa. So here I was, cramming myself into the backseat of an SUV that was on it's way to save Lissa. It was the lead car which meant it would get there the fastest. I also figured I'd be safest in this car since Belikov was driving and he was probably the least likely to kill me.

It took about five minutes on the road to realize I might have been wrong about that. He wasn't swerving at all but he was probably driving at least twenty over the speed limit, enough that if any cop spotted us they'd pull us over in an instant. We seemed to be getting lucky, as I didn't spot any flashing lights in the rear window. I was wedged in the back so that I wouldn't be spotted, I also couldn't see Rose, Belikov, or Alberta. Even so, I could sense something in the car. As long as I'd known her, Rose had never stayed quiet for more than a few minutes, even in tense situations she babbled incessantly. But now, the only sounds in the car were when she told Belikov a road Lissa had been taken onto. Not a word from Belikov just grunts to confirm he'd heard her. Then, total silence. It lasted about fifteen minutes before Rose screamed and I jumped about fifteen feet as Belikov veered and started to stop. I nearly shouted for him to keep going but Rose did it for me.

"No, no! Keep going, we have to get there!" I gave a silent prayer that Rose cared more about Lissa than her own pain, or whatever she had screamed about. I heard Alberta say something, and when Rose told them that they were torturing Lissa. At that point, I nearly set the entire car on fire, it was only Belikov's sudden speed increase that jostled me that kept me from doing so. When he sped up, something jostled in the back of my mind but I was too worried about Lissa to think about it.

When we finally stopped, I sighed in relief, we were one step closer to saving Lissa, one step closer to me being able to properly apologize for being a total ass. I assumed Alberta pulled out her phone at this point because she started talking in a rapid voice, one I couldn't follow. But whoever was on the other side apparently could because I heard gravel skidding behind us as the rest of the convoy stopped. The car door closest to my head opened and I saw Alberta get out through the crack between the seat and the door. I heard another door open but close just as quickly.

"No, Roza. You stay here."

What. The. Actual. Fuck? I'd never heard that tone from Belikov before. In fact, the only time I'd heard a voice like that was... No, no way were Rose and Belikov involved. The very thought was absurd. No, I was delusional with worry. Belikov was her mentor, he was just making sure he stayed safe. But, Roza? What was that, some kind of love name? No, that was probably just her Russian name or something, and since Belikov was Russian it would make sense. But didn't he normally call her Rose like everyone else?

"She and I both need you safe."

That was that, I guess. There was no explaining that away. Rose was having an affair with her mentor. A mentor that was seven years older than her. I can't say I was surprised that Rose fell in love with someone completely inappropriate, and apparently gotten him to fall in love with her too. Shock, however, was a very present feeling right now. I could believe Rose would do something so irresponsible, but Belikov seemed to be the very picture of self-control. Seemed being the operative word, I guess.

Of course, if I had to guess then Belikov was the reason they'd yet to be discovered. Then his words from earlier came back to me. When he said Rose had been compelled to attack him. Maybe attack hadn't been the right word, but the appropriate one. Maybe they'd - ew - I wasn't going to go there. Absolutely not. I forced myself to stop thinking of that, but I couldn't stop thinking about Rose and Dimitri being more than mentor/student. It was insane, and they'd get in so much trouble if it got out that they were together... While I wouldn't mind some silence once in a while, Lissa would be devastated if Rose was sent away and if it got out she'd be losing both Guardians at the same time. She'd get more but that would be taking two Guardians away from someone else who needs them.

No, I would keep their secret. For Lissa, I would make sure no one found out about them and if anyone did I'd make sure they kept quiet too. Once I'd made my decision, I heard Rose swear and before I could think I shot up,

"What? What'd you see?" I nearly slapped myself but there was no turning back now. The next hour was a complete blur, especially once I felt claws in my back.

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I woke up on the forest floor, Lissa's face above mine. I smiled then heard a thump next to me, I turned to see Rose passed out on the ground, looking almost as paler than normal.

"Ugh, what the hell just happened?" I asked, grabbing my head, more out of confusion than pain. Surprisingly, I didn't feel any pain at all.

I didn't get a response until we were in one of the cars and had slightly more privacy. Lissa and I were put in a car with Dimitri, Alberta, and an unconscious Rose.

"So am I going to get an answer on to what just happened or no?" I asked, getting impatient.

Lissa nodded as she stroked Rose's hair, "When you were fending off that psi-hound, another one came around behind you and attacked. Rose managed to take out one of the hounds and Alberta took out the other two. Once they were taken care of we were able to see how bad you were. I was weak from healing Victor and I wasn't going to be able to heal you. So Rose let me feed off her so I could get back my strength. And that's when you woke up and Rose passed out."

I remained silent. I knew Rose didn't like me. Hell, she'd told me to my face she didn't like me. But she'd let Lissa feed off her so she could save me. I didn't know if it was just for Lissa or if Rose had a sort of soft spot for me. I looked down at her and bit back a smile. Yeah, I guess I'd have to help keep her secret now. I called it even. She saved my life, I save her career.

I caught Belikov's eye in the rearview mirror. He nodded and refocused on the road. I don't think he knew that I knew about them, but he probably didn't think I was totally clueless either. And since I wasn't looking to have a chat with Belikov about keeping it secret, I'd be keeping my mouth shut around both of them. Rose would go on thinking no one knew about them and Belikov would go on being suspicious that anyone and everyone knew about them.

In other words, back to normal. I hoped, anyway.

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I mean, come on. Christian was in the backseat the whole time with super vampire hearing. There's absolutely no way he didn't piece that together. But there's also no way he'd sell out Rose and Dimitri. He totally knew the entire time.

~PH