Secret War

Chapter 6

6

"Really? I never took you to be an overly confident person." I teased.

"That's because I used to know my limits, you still don't know yours." Riya grinned. "You really haven't been pushed to the very limit; trust me when I say that. The strength that you have when you get that rage Roza; that is your true strength. We just have to find a way to tap into that and add in a little more humanity and poof we've found your possible limit. Of course I'm not saying that that will be your absolute limit, strength changes, so will the limit. I need to know what you're really capable of in a fight against real Strigoi Roza because one mistake is all it would take to lose you and Dimitri."

"Oh well that's cheerful." I scoffed.

"I know and I'm sorry for that but we can't change anything now. It's far too late." Riya smiled. "Besides, you're going to change history Roza, you already are. You've become legendary among the schools and taught them different strategies. You have brought back the thought of Moroi fighting alongside dhampirs. And maybe eventually one day us Strigoi will be exposed and not be killed at first sight."

"Riya, how many do you know out there who are like you?" I asked cautiously.

"Well, there are a few scattered around the world of course, I highly doubt that I was the first ever to come up with this revelation. But of the ones that I know, there's just Dimitri who is roaming around that I consider part of the family." Riya shrugged. "Why?"

"Just wondering." I shook my head.

"And we need to teach you the code words too." Riya added shaking her head. "Hell you have a lot to learn Roza."

"I hear ya." I sighed. "Thanks for the food by the way; it's really nice for someone who doesn't have to cook."

"Hey, I'll have you know that I used to cook all the time, before I died." Riya scoffed wholeheartedly and I smiled. I liked it when she was happy, it made me feel safe. Not that I don't anyway around her but when she was happy I felt content, glad that I had a friend still. "After dinner let's have a little run, I'll show you around the perimeter of the town and you can scan with me. I do this every night to flush out any threats and stuff."

"Cool, I'm definitely up for that." I nodded. For a moment we lapsed into comfortable silence but then a question that had been nagging me popped into my mind. "What... what did Dimitri say about me?" I stuttered.

Riya looked at me for a moment before bursting with laughter. "I can't believe you just asked me that question!"

"Why not? It's only natural for me to be conscious about that." I glared.

"But he said nothing wrong." Riya chuckled and it was a beautiful sound. "He has been right on everything Roza, although I have to say that words can't do you justice. No matter how hard he tried to describe you, he would change his words, because nothing would fit for your character. You're impulsive but responsible when the time called for it. You were too impetuous at first apparently but with time, experience and training, you matured and he just grew to love you even more as the two of you opened up to one another. You have true love Roza and nothing will ever destroy or replace something like that. You two are soul mates, I can see that. You two complete one another, meant for each other, you two fit together perfectly in every aspect. You are both each other's saviours. So stop worrying about what Dimitri could've possibly said about you because none of it was bad, not on your part anyway. But if it makes you feel any better, there were times since you came into his life where he acted impulsively and recklessly like a crazy hyper teenager ready to jump at whatever chance he got."

"What'd you mean? And Dimitri acting impulsively? Now that I find hard to believe." I laughed.

"Well, a man has his pride and he didn't fully realise just how far you two had pushed through each other until it was too late. Not that resisting would've done anything to prevent it, in fact, I would say that resisting would've just made you two realise your feelings even faster." Riya grinned mischievously.