What about us: Vampire Academy

I'm Alive. Chapter 20

Rose POV

"ROSE" Lissa screamed as she ran into my arms.

"Liss." I managed to choke out, holding onto her like my life depended on it.

We pulled apart to look at each other, which caused us both to burst into tears and cling onto one another again.

"What a fucking shit storm." Duke suddenly blurted out, looking at Simon's dead body to Avery and Reed's unconscious ones. "The boss is going to have my balls for this."

I never heard Duke speak so much before, let alone swear.

"Relax, Tatiana will blame me for this. Not you." I replied, rolling my eyes.

Duke, stared at me for a second before pulling out this phone and walked down the corridor.

"Boss..."  Was all I heard of his conversation.

"Tatiana? What has the Queen got to do with this." Lissa demand, staring at Duke retreating form before turning on me.

"Lissa, I promise I will tell you everything but we need to clean up here first." I pleaded. When I saw her begin to protest, I changed tactic. "Besides, where is sparky?"

"OH MY GOSH! CHRISTIAN!!" Lissa squealed, turning and running towards the far corner.

Following after her, we found Christian sat in the corner facing the room. Seemly undisturbed by the event that had just happened before him or that his girlfriend was ferociously hugging him.

"Christian?" Lissa asked, as she pulled back from the hug, suddenly realising that he wasn't returning it. "What's wrong with him?"

Christian didn't reply to her, he didn't seem able to acknowledge her. He just continued to stare towards Avery's limp body.

"Maybe he is still under the bitch's compulsion?" I offered.

"Christian? Look at me? Can you hear me?" She pleaded, but was only met with his silence. "Break free from her compulsion." She added, through the bond I could feel she was adding a little of her own compulsion.

His face lit up for a few seconds before quickly fading away again. Lissa turned to me with panic in her eyes. Looking between the two of them, a idea came to mind.

"Try to use compulsion on him again Liss." I instructed, as I moved closer to Christian.

Lissa make eye contact and ordered him to break free of Avery's compulsion. Christian's face lit up, as Lissa released her magic, I step forward and backhanded him as hard as I could.

WHACK!!!

"Ouch! What the Fuck?!" Christian yelled, outraged.

"Did you need to hit him that hard?" Lissa asked me, indigenously.

"Yes." I grinned back wickedly. "Worked didn't it?"

"Lissa? Are you ok? That bitch didn't hurt you." Christian had regained himself, and was now lovingly holding Lissa's face.

"I'm fine," Lissa replied, giving him a big wet kiss. Barf. "Rose saved us before anything could happen."

I watched on in amusement, as a confused Christian glanced at me before looking at Lissa with serious concern.

"Ummm, Lissa that isn't Rose. This is Bea. Remember? Adrian's date." He said very carefully, like Lissa had lost her mind.

"Umm ... About that Sparky... I am Rose." I said, snapping the heart charm off my bracelet. "Ta da." I added lamely.