Love, desire and destruction.

Chapter Eighteen

Flash back:

"Get away from him Rose" hissed Christian as a ball of firery light sparked up in his hand and aimed straight at Rose.

"Calm down sparky, it was only a snack I wasn't going to make a full meal out of him" Rose said stumbling back against the wall and pulling the stake Dimitri pushed into her shoulder out.

"Quick grab Adrian and go, I'll see to Rose" Dimitri said.

"You can't kill her" Lissa said.

"I won't, now take the other guardians and GO!"

"Dimitri, Dimitri, Dimitri... What are we to do now? I know you won't kill me, your in love with me after all". Said Rose.

"I don't intend to kill, just distract" Dimitri said. Rose looked to where Adrian once laid, that gave Dimitri an opening and he attempted a strike. Rose blocked his attack and threw a punch to the stomach, Dimitri got over it quickly and took another strike, landing a blow to the side of Rose's head.

"This is useless I know all your moves, you taught me after all" Rose said. "Not all" Dimitri said before throwing a side kick to Rose's legs causing her to lose her stepping and fall against the wall once again.

"Please Roza, let me help you" Dimitri said.

"WHY, why would I let you help me!? YOU BROKE MY HEART" Rose shouted as she pushed hard against Dimitri's chest. A simmer of emotion flashed across Rose's face as she stared at Dimitri with watery eyes before landing another punch to his face and disappearing.

End of flash back.

Roses POV:

I walk into the hotel room to find James sitting on the bed reading, it's like deja-vu.

James: Get up to much once I left?

Rose: Not really

James: Your lying. There's blood on your dress and it's yours, I can smell it. Run into some trouble did you?

Rose: it was nothing, not even worth talking about.

James: it was your friends wasn't it? I thought that display at the casino would end up in trouble, that's why I left. The boss isn't going to be happy once he hears of this. Let them go Rose, or you'll get them killed.

I know James was right but something inside of me just couldn't let go, it's not like I have real emotions but sometimes it feels real, like sudden surges of them, like I'm a young dhampir girl trying to figure out her feelings, then a monsterious killing machine the next with no care in the world.

I can't figure it out - I miss them but I also hate them.

Adrian POV:

Waking up in the hospital isn't fun, they've pumped like a litre of blood into me whilst I was unconscious and I wake up still hungry, how does that work? Worst of all, I wake to Dimitri looking at me with his arms crossed.

Dimitri: how could you let this happen? I warned you, I warned all of you that something like this might happen and yet you still fell for it? 

Christian: it wasn't like he had a choice - she could have killed us but she didn't!

Adrian: Hey Dimitri, you don't look to good yourself there buddy, Rose give you a good slap did she?

Dimitri: this is no laughing matter, Rose is strong, stronger then she's ever been before and to make matters worse, she is literally trained to kill but your right Christian, she didn't kill you and in that alleyway there was a moment... a moment when I saw a glimpse of emotion, the real Rose I can't explain it but I defiently hit a nerve.

Adrian: Well you did fuck her and leave her, she probably hates you the most.

Dimitri: *mumbles in russian* you little shit...

Lissa: HEY! Stop it, both of you! If you are right Dimitri, then we can use this to our advantage, I don't disagree with Adrian, she probably does hate you the most Dimitri, you did hurt her the most but Adrian you must get over these jealous feelings, we can't work together if everyone is at each others throats!
I'm just glad every one came out if this alive, you both need to rest up, especially you Dimitri, unlike Mr jealous over here you don't heal as quick - Grab your things, I will heal you back at the hotel.

Jealous? Yeah, alright maybe I'm slightly jealous but he winds me up.

I grab my belongings and my red stained shirt, I stare at it for a while - I didn't realise how much blood she actually drank from me! No wonder I'm still hungry.

"Hey guys, don't suppose you stopped to get me another shirt? I can not wear this, I look as if I just got back from a heavy night in the slaughter house"

"No, we didn't have time to pick you up another shirt with everything that was happening" Christian said.

"But you had time to go back and change your clothes, smart thinking there bud".

"Christian, give him your jacket and let's get out of here" barked Dimitri.

Christian signed but gave up this jacket non-the-less.

Back at the hotel, things were still tense with Christian making food and Lissa healing a grumpy Dimitri who will not stop giving me that 'disappointed' look your parents give you when you've done something wrong.

Christian: Hey Adrian, why can't you just pop inside of Rose's mind like you did before?

Adrian: strigoi don't sleep as far as I'm aware and I could only enter her mind when she was asleep.

Christian: what about you Lissa, your bond? I know you said you can't feel her anymore but if spirit is what can bring Rose back then surely there is a way for you to get through to her or even just communicate?

Lissa looked at me with curious eyes, neither of us had ever tried to get through to a strigoi before so for all we knew it was possible...

Lissa: I- I don't know, we could try I suppose but I wouldn't know where to start?

Dimitri: anything seems possible when it comes to spirit and on the bright side it's a less lethal way of contacting her, would make my job easier.

I roll my eyes...

Adrian: well walking through her dreams won't do, like I said strigoi don't sleep never mind dream. I suppose with two spirit users and your bond Lissa, we could maybe figure something out.

Christian: Dimitri if you can get us access to the New York academy, we could look through their library - surely different academies have different resources.

Dimitri: I will go make a few phone calls and see what I can do - Adrian, reach out to your aunt she can help.