Secret War

Chapter 12

12

Back to Rose's POV

I woke with strong cool arms holding me tightly and I snuggled closer if that was possible. "Good morning Roza." Dimitri whispered.

"Morning Dimitri." I yawned staring up at him with a smile. "Wow, never thought there'd ever be a day where we could be like this."

"I've been dreaming of this for a long time by beautiful Roza." Dimitri smiled and leaned down capturing my lips in a searing kiss.

"Am I interrupting something?" Luka asked with a cough.

"Yes." Dimitri mock glared.

"What's up Luka?" I asked sleepily. Hell that fight took a lot out of me.

"Town wants to talk to all of us. They're pretty concerned."

"Town hall yeah? Be there in 5." I nodded and Luka left us. I stood from the bed and got changed. "Man my head hurts." I complained.

"I'm not surprised. Many things happened in the fight and you got knocked around quite a few times." Dimitri frowned.

"We have to find her Dimitri. Misha is downright terrifying and I don't want anything to happen to Riya..."

"Riya is strong. She'll get through this Roza. She was prepared for anything to happen. She would've prepared herself mentally the most. She will never let him break her. I remember her even though I was only 4 when she disappeared. When I spoke to her again, she was so strong. There's a lot she isn't telling us and there's a lot that she knows. She'll be able to protect herself through this. We will try our best to look for her but Misha is a difficult opponent. We have to stay calm and focused or else there's no way we can win. Riya wouldn't want everyone panicking. She didn't train you to panic Roza. She trained you in the hopes of you becoming a leader should she be away for any reason. I had told her that you made a great leader back at the Academy with the help of others with experience. She was training you in hopes of giving you more experience and confidence. Have faith in yourself. If you don't believe that you can do it, how the hell is anyone else supposed to believe that you can protect this place?" Dimitri told me. "Believe in her and most of all believe in yourself."

"Okay." I nodded. "Now we'd better get along before someone else comes to pick us up." I smiled as he picked me up and ran for the town hall. It was easier this way and I was perfectly content with being in his arms.

"Rose!" Mark yelled out from the crowd and began striding towards me. I composed myself and stepped out of Dimitri's comforting arms and into the harsh reality. "Rose, what's going on? Yesterday I got a call from the mayor about Riya being missing."

"What happened yesterday at that fight?" Sofia asked worriedly.

"I don't know where Riya is. She disappeared after the fight. I - I think that she might've been taken. We're trying everything we can to find her. It would really help if everyone remains calm." I stated calmly.

"We'll get all the guardians together for a meeting with you guys if that's alright." Mark suggested.

"Yes." I nodded and he dashed off. Sofia looked like she was about to cry. "How are the injured people?"

"They're being taken care of by the medical people we have in this town. What I don't understand is that we can't get through to outside of the town all of a sudden. I've tried calling a nearby hospital but every time I try it says the line is busy. It doesn't make any sense Rose." Sofia shook her head.

That's definitely a bit disconcerting... hm, I wonder what's going on.

"How's everyone coping?"