Secret War

Chapter 17

17

"Oh my god Rose!" Lissa screamed and threw her arms around me sending books that were on her lap flying everywhere.

"How the hell did you do that?" Christian asked with a stunned voice.

"Roza, as much as I love you being on top, having two girls over me is a little awkward." Dimitri poked my side gently and Lissa and I both immediately jumped off of him with a start.

"Guardian Belikov!" Lissa smiled cheerfully then seemed to do a double take. "You don't look like a Strigoi except for the pale skin."

"Comes with the whole sanity thing." Dimitri shrugged.

"Welcome back Rose." Christian smiled and to my surprise actually gave me a hug. "Missed you partner," he whispered.

"Missed you too Christian." I whispered back.

"Okay, so now we've had the wonderful reunion but can we - " Riya never finished her sentence because Lissa had jumped on her with a hug and being taller than the small girl they both tumbled to the floor. "Ow..."

"Oh my god you're real! The great Raisa is real!" Lissa squealed. "Thank you so much for all that you've done!"

"Okay I got it." Riya grinned patting Lissa's back. "Look, is there anywhere we can go to talk secretly?"

"Tasha's old cabin." Lissa and Christian stated.

"That's where you guys have been having your meetings." I nodded then suddenly remembered that that was where Dimitri and I shared our first... A flush appeared on my face and Riya smirked.

"I really don't need to see that kind of stuff Roza." Riya laughed into my mind.

I can't help it okay? This place brings back a lot of memories.

"I know what you mean. I remember coming here a few times on Kirova's request."

You've been here before?

"Hell yeah!"

Wow...

"So when do you think you can get together all the people who know about me together?" Riya asked aloud.

"Well, Mia's still got a few classes left. Eddie's guarding outside the dorms and Adrian is still in his room probably doing research." Lissa listed.

"For what?" Riya asked curiously.

"History of how the Strigoi began." Christian replied. I had asked them to look into it but I didn't know that Adrian was still working at it.

"Oh, he shouldn't bother; there are no records what so ever about that. So far as anyone is concerned, Strigoi were here since the beginning of time." Riya waved her hand around.

"I'm guessing you know."

"I know a lot of things." Riya rolled her eyes.

"And you're not going to tell us."

"It's not necessary. Adrian's worked out the link anyway." Riya shrugged.

"What link?" I asked curiously.

"I'll tell you once everyone's around yeah? Lead the way." Riya gestured.

"Won't people see?" I asked worriedly.

"Not with compulsion they won't. They won't even know we're here." Dimitri grinned.

"You guys go on ahead, there're a few things I want to see." Riya smiled.

"Don't be too long." Dimitri warned.

"Be careful." I hugged her.

"I cannot believe I'm being told this by you guys." Riya laughed. "Don't worry about letting Mia and Adrian know, I'll get them."