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Bitter Blood	By : vampiresskerrigan Category: S through Z > Vampire Academy Views: 3721 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I, KerriganUnfiltered do not own any of the characters in this story, they are all the full right and property of Richelle Mead and the Vampire Academy series, and I do not make any profit from writing this tale.

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Resentment
Rose sighed softly pausing to glance at her reflection in the mirror before taking her bags and heading out to meet Viktoria. She really couldn’t believe he was doing this, didn’t really know why she was letting the younger girl tag along. Though something was different about the girl looking back at her, and it took her a moment to realize.
“He healed it…” She murmured softly looking to the area around her eye that had been bruised. This touched Rose deeply for some reason, why exactly she wasn’t sure, perhaps it was just the gesture of it, or the entire day weighing on her. Sighing softly, turning away from the mirror and moving out in to her room, slinging her bag over shoulder and flicking off the light switch as she left the room and leaving behind her childhood.
Outside she met Viktoria near the gate, nodding to her when she asked if she could get her through the gate. On the other side of the gate was a taxi that Rose had called, the two of them loaded the vehicle climbed in and set off, heading towards Missoula, though Rose had no leads she figured Dimitri would be looking for her anyhow, so in theory he wouldn’t be too terribly hard to find, right?
Rose watched the wooded landscape fly by as they sped down the road the two girls riding in silence the cabby occasionally glancing back to them as they sped away from the academy and off in to the world just as the academy’s jet was speeding away in the opposite direction towards Pennsylvania.
Lissa sighed softly leaning against Christian as she drifted off to sleep, all the stress of leaving Rose and going to court, pregnant and barely eighteen had weighed heavily on her. Christian looked to her smiling faintly kissing her forehead tenderly and glancing to Adrian across the aisle way who himself was actually drawing or writing on a notebook he had pulled out, where from Christian wasn’t sure.
Christian turned away from the other male, glancing back to his pregnant girlfriend smiling faintly and relaxing back into the seat drifting off for a short nap himself, there were many ordeals and obstacles awaiting them at court.
Lissa stirred as the jet skidded to a halt on the run way, effectively jostling her awake. Lisa glanced to Christian who seemed to have been jostled awake himself and smiled to him, looking faintly nervous herself. Adrian moving off of the plane after them when they got off and the three of them arrived to court in a flurry of busyness.
They were all ushered off to the rooms in which they would be staying in at court. Lissa sighed sitting on her bed once she arrived there, glancing around the room, hoping that Christian’s room was relatively close, the rooms weren’t segregated by sex at court so it was equally likely that he could be housed on the same floor she was.
There was a soft knock at her door and she blinked moving over and opening it and offering a hasty bow when she found Queen Tatiana looking regal as ever standing there.
“Hello Vasilissa, may I come in a moment?” She questioned, moving in when Lissa opened the door and a few of her guardians followed. Once the door closed she turned upon Lissa. “Now Vasilissa, I got a letter from Imogen McClellan a few weeks ago claiming the most ridiculous thing…” she started though paused her eyes going to Lissa’s stomach, “What is that?” she questioned leering at Lissa’s baby bump that was hardly a bump her stomach had begun to expand and though Lissa had adopted more loose clothing, it was still visible.
Lissa looked petrified by that point, Queen Tatiana softened “Oh dear Vasilissa, this is quite the predicament now isn’t it? You are certain who the father is yes? The letter Imogen sent me claimed that you were being rather promiscuous and that you were pinning Mr. Ozera with the responsibility of being the child’s father because the two of you are dating, and all sorts of ridiculous banter, you know Imogen always did get extremely jealous of any pregnant woman.” She stated.
Lissa blinked at this shaking her head. “No, none of that is true. I’ve only ever been with Christian, I am certain it is his. That is a ridiculous accusation to make. “She stated shaking her head. The queen sighed softly looking to the girl.
“Ah Vasilissa we saw so much great ambition in you, but I suppose it isn’t a horrid idea to secure your status in this world by reproducing, it’s rather smart really. I expect the two of you will be wed sometime soon?” She questioned.
Lissa blinked a bit surprised “Married? Um actually no, Christian and I haven’t really made any plans like that at all.” Tatiana blinked utterly surprised by this, before asking.
“Vasilissa, have you even had any prenatal care?” She questioned, looking aghast when Lissa shook her head.
“Well child how do you propose to-“ she sighed shaking her head before continuing “Go and see a doctor soon and make sure everything is alright” she said looking to the girl concerned, though standing and heading for the door though she paused glancing back to the pregnant girl.
“Oh and Vasilissa, take care, you have a hard time ahead of you” She said before she left leaving Lissa there rather stunned, so she stumbled over to the bed sitting on it. There was so much to deal with at this point glancing up as the soft patter of rain started hitting her window.
Christian walked outside of his room, heading outside glancing around deciding to take a walk. His hands stuffed in to his pockets, not sparing any one passing him on the sidewalk a second glance. He felt so heavy, like a ton of bricks were laid on his chest and he was drowning. So alone in the world at that moment, glancing up as rain started to fall, he continued to walk through the rain even as it got heavier uncaring of the moroi and dhampir who rushed past him to find cover from the rain, laughing as they went.
Why was life so simple for them? It was practically planned out for them, and what did Christian get? Two dead strigoi parents, a lifetime of hate and innumerous issues to follow along, he’d really hit the lottery hadn’t he? Christian sighed softly, ending up standing on a bridge, looking down on a pond and the fish flitting about in the pond, thinking they were being fed by the rain. By this point his hair and shirt were soaked and clinging to him. His dark hair plastered to his face, as he looked down to the fish from the bridge and watching the water ripple across the surface.
His chest hurt, he was vaguely aware of this but couldn’t bring himself to really care. Christian looked up briefly as lightning struck and the bridge rumbled under him from the force of the following thunder.
Lissa was pregnant; she was going to have his child, boy or girl? He really didn’t care as long as they were both healthy, he worried more about Lissa and how spirit might affect her while she was pregnant, she hadn’t even been to see a doctor yet and she was about five months pregnant.
He wondered what he should do, they were so young, and it would be pretty young even by today’s standards to be getting married and have kids, though he supposed there were quite a few people that this happened to his age in current times. Though most of them weren’t moroi of royal families that had huge responsibilities, most of them were stupid humans that weren’t smart enough to use a form a birth control.
Christian turned as another roar shook the bridge again, moving off of the bridge back towards guest housing, there was something he had to do, a wrong he had to right.
Lissa sat on the bed still when she heard a soft knock on her door, getting up and going to answer the door, surprised to find Christian soaked to the bone, his clothes sticking to him. “Christian…?” her voice hung in the air between them for a moment, before Christian leaned in kissing her, his mouth hot on hers, though his hands were like ice against her neck and jawbone.
He pulled back studying her face for a moment “Can I come in?” he asked, his voice rather gruff by that point, and Lissa nodded letting him in to her room, closing the door after him. “Were you out in the rain this whole time?” she questioned. Christian nodded looking to her “Yeah, I was taking a walk; you know thinking about things and all that.” He stated, and she moved over with a towel, removing his shirt with his own help, tossing him the towel, which he proceeded to dry himself with. His pants hadn’t really gotten wet, except the hem at the bottom, though from his walking through the rain he was wet up to half way up his calves.
Once he felt he was dry enough and had fixed his towel fluffed hair, he turned to find Lissa standing next to the window. “Liss…” he spoke her name like a dying man in need of water, drowning without her in that moment. He moved over to her as she turned looking up to him, jade meeting sapphire, the two of them felt the weight of the world on their shoulders in this moment so weighed down by its entirety. He pulled her close in to a loving embrace the two lovers united, sharing strength they would need in coming months, his body hot against hers, she felt so cold to him. He kissed her cheek leaning in, his mouth brushing against her ear lobe as he spoke softly, tenderly to her. “Marry me.”
Rose turned there was a darkness radiating in on her, though after a moment from the shadows came a familiar figure. “Roza”
He greeted her, and she could have cried there was her Dimitri, the former Guardian Belikov in all his glory, duster and all.
“Dimitri?” She questioned feeling like a little girl.
His expression softened, and his hair was down, she preferred it that way anyhow. “I’m sorry for what I’ve done to you Roza, what I’ve put you through, come will you forgive me?” he questioned.
She looked to him, moving over and hugging him “Of course comrade” she stated smiling lightly though something was wrong, he was cold still, not radiating warmth like he had as a dhampir and she jerked back looking to him in shock. Sure enough, his sickly pallor was present and his eyes were ringed in that horrid crimson and had been about to bite her, she smashed her hand in to his face “NO!”
Rose jerked awake from her side of the bed, glancing over to find Viktoria looking to her curiously. “Do you suffer many nightmares?” she questioned looking to the other girl.
Rose glanced back to Viktoria nodding slightly “Sometimes, it’s time to get up anyhow” she stated, getting up to get changed. They needed to find Strigoi, to find Dimitri and so she fell back in to the old habits she picked up with Lev and Denis back in Siberia.
“I- what?” Lissa blinked pulling away from Christian, who looked to her intently. “Let’s get married” he responded, she still looked so stunned, that when he reached in to his pocket and pulled out a petite ring, he thought she might pass out. The ring was thinly banded and very simple, a peridot the color of her eyes set in to the band that was silver in color.
She looked to him almost seeming confused for a moment, before pulling him in for a deeply passionate kiss, a kiss that left them both breathless when they both pulled away.
“So I’ll take that as a yes?” He questioned looking to her and she didn’t speak she only smiled, there was no need for words in this moment the two of them embraced in this moment wishing they could live this moment forever just the two of them in the peace of this silent room away from all others.
The two stayed in this loving embrace until there was a soft knock at the door quite sometime later, Christian rising moving over to the door, opening it surprised to find Mia, the bubbly blond eyeing him for a moment curiously blushing as she asked “I’m not interrupting anything am I?” she asked, though blinked as she heard Lissa call from the room
“No, his shirt is just soaked from the rain, come in” she said, getting up coming in to view as Christian closed the door after Mia. The girl took in the sight of Lissa looking surprised to see her friend so…pregnant.
“Hello Lissa, I um have some crazy news for you” she said moving to sit on the couch in the room. Lissa blinked
“What is it?” She questioned looking concerned.
Mia hesitated a moment before going on “You remember that crazy guy who kidnapped you? What was name? Vincente?” “Victor Dashkov” Lissa cut correcting the other.
“Victor Dashkov, right, well news just came from Tarasov Prison where he’s being held, this morning guards came to get him for his feeding and they found him dead in his bed” She said looking to the other, who blinked just utterly shocked by this information.
“Victor is dead?” she questioned utterly surprised tears gathering in her eyes and spilling over on to her cheeks and Christian blinked going over to her, hugging her lightly
“You alright Liss?” he questioned softly and she nodded rubbing the tears away and responding.
“Yes, I just…it came as such a surprise is all” she said, wiping the tears away looking to the other girl though the bit of information made her think and she turned to Mia.
“Mia, what do you know about Imogen McClellan?” Lissa questioned and the girl looked puzzled
“Who?”
“The new headmaster at the academy” Lissa explained patiently.
“Oh! Nothing really, but if you want I can go see what I can find out?” the blonde offered. Lissa smiled “I’d appreciate it” she stated.
Mia turned leaving the room, and Lissa burst in to tears at that, it was almost like an enormous relief that Victor was dead though at the same time, he had been like an uncle to her when she was younger, he had been part of her family and now he was gone. Christian hugged her holding her close, rubbing her back, hating it when she cried.
“She’s a totally bitch”
“Excuse me?” Lissa said blinking surprised by Mia’s sudden vulgarity.
“That McClellan woman? She’s a total bitch; she has a history of verbally assaulting women in court pregnant women in particular.” Mia responded looking rather proud of herself by this point.
“But why?” Lissa questioned looking to Mia curiously.
“She’s jealous.” Mia stated simply and Christian snorted
“Jealous of what? Were they wearing the same shoes as her that night or something?” he snarked.
Mia rolled her eyes at his comment shaking her head “No, this goes deeper than that. From what I’ve heard she tried for a long time to get pregnant herself, but her body could never support a full term pregnancy so her husband left her for a wife who could actually have kids and had like five kids, I think he’s distantly related to the Zeklos line somehow” Mia stated.
Lissa nearly gapped “She’s jealous because she can’t have children?” she stated wanting to be sure that she had heard Mia correctly. Mia nodded her affirmation, making a face at the thought.
“Rumor is one of the upcoming Zeklos’s princesses is here at court fresh from one of the European academies, it looks like she’ll be a favorite of the queens too” Mia stated matter of factly. Lissa looked to the other seeming unsure at this.
“You really think so? We’ll see tonight at the welcome gala.” She stated a determined set to her eyes.
Rose sighed softly staring in to the darkness of their hotel room; their first night had been rather unsuccessful. It would be light out soon, the sun would be filtering under their curtain soon enough. She couldn’t really sleep, knowing that Dimitri was out there, she was so antsy.
“Roza?”
It was Viktoria; apparently she was also having a difficult time sleeping too.
“Yes, Viktoria?” Rose responded glancing in the general direction of the other.
“You must have really meant a lot to my brother for him to still pursue you as a strigoi.” She stated softly. Rose seemed to consider it a moment.
“Viktoria, I know this is going to sound really corny and cliché but when people are in love they do some pretty crazy things.”
The girl was quiet for a moment “I understand, it was never that way with Rolan, he never really cared about me, only about himself.” She stated.
Rose felt somewhat guilty though she had tried to warn the girl away from Rolan. “I tried to warn you Viktoria” She started and the girl interrupted.
“I know, and I was too stupid to listen; I’d seen him looking at you and I was rather jealous I had thought you’d wanted him for your own, but you’re too smart for that”
Rose scoffed shaking her head “No, it just takes experience to keep yourself out of trouble”
“I suppose, at least you had the opportunity to have a good relationship with my brother however short lived it may have been. “ Viktoria stated
Rose blinked at this looking to the other in the dark “Dimitri and I cultured our relationship over a long time actually” she admitted looking to the girl.
Viktoria was quiet for quite some time before she spoke again.
“Rose?” She queried out in to the darkness of the room. “If circumstances were different today I’d love to have you as a sister, I’m sure you made Dima very happy” She said softly. Rose hummed softly, though started a bit sitting up on her elbow looking towards the other.
“Viktoria, is there a nickname for you name in Russian?” Rose questioned and the girl laughed softly.
“Of course, there are a few but mostly my mom and Dimka would call me Vikochka. A couple of my friends called me Vikulya or Vika” She said smiling a little remembering when Dimitri had still lived at home.
Rose hummed in contemplation and with that finally found the peace of sleep.

(A/N: Alright I know this chapter is rather short but the next one should be longer, and have more content to it. Thanks to all of you for reading, especially the international readers. Um please R&R I appreciate the reviews.
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