Dimitri's Point of View in Frostbite (Vampire Academy) (Book 2)

Part 16

“And you’re telling me this now?” I almost lost my self control again as I grabbed onto his arm dragging him away from the rest of the crowed. He stumbled and fought to keep his balance. Knocking people over in the process. “Dude, what the hell?”

I let go of him and glared. “Tell me everything.”

Adrian sighed and ran a hand through his hair. “Sure, but not here.”

I didn’t have time for his stupid games, if Adrian was the closest thing I had to finding Rose; then I was going to get information out of him. “No…now.”

Adrian shrugged. “Whatever,” he seemed ultimately bored with the subject. This made my skin crawl. How could he be so calm when his friends were out there? Because he could buy more, a voice echoed in my head. “I can walk in dreams, but it only works if they’re sleeping. I can’t just…do it. I can get information out of them, but it’s risky.”

I glanced around to make sure no one was listening. “How risky?”

Adrian raised an eyebrow at my sudden interest in his power. “How much?”

“Adrian!” Lissa groaned. All this time in my quest to find Rose I had forgotten she was there. I silently scolded myself for being such a careless guardian.

Adrian put his hands up as if to surrender. “Relax, I’m kidding cousin.” He glanced down at Lissa before back up at me. “She’s still awake. We need to wait.”

I couldn’t let him out of my sight. And he knew that as he let me drag him back up to my room. Although he didn’t question it. Both Lissa and Janine followed us, wanting to know every detail when Adrian had gotten through Rose.

We all sat in my room, with Janine on the chair, Lissa sitting Indian style on the floor, Adrian laying on the bed, and me pacing the floor. It felt as if days were going by. Each minute was agonizing.

Adrian gave us the same report every three to five minutes. Saying that he can’t get a good read on her, that she’s still awake. But every time I heard that it was like music, sweet music. It meant she was alive, and okay. Whatever that might mean.

Lissa ended up nodding off and in no time she was passed out on the floor. My roommate wasn’t going to be in tonight, he had watch post at the eastern gate. Seeing this, Lissa sleeping on the velvet floor, I decided to pick her up. She wasn’t at all that heavy. If anything she was a good twenty pounds lighter than Rose.

But that was expected, Rose was a dhampir, and was packed with muscle. Born with it even. And Lissa was a Moroi, slim and super model like in the human world. Her head was cradled against my chest, her feet dangling free in the air. Both Janine and Adrian didn’t question me. It was simply the right thing to do.

I placed her on my roommate’s bed. She practically got lost in all the pillows. After draping the bed’s covers over her I returned to my place in the corner, leaning against the wall.

I knew I should be tired, but the adrenaline and anxiety ran too strong in my blood. Keeping me up and alert. I had expected Adrian to slack off and doze off, but he didn’t. He simply kept his eyes open, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Janine looked at me with concern lined on her face. She hadn’t slept at all lately. “Do you believe Adrian?” she looked over at the Moroi boy on the bed. I knew he could hear us, although he chose not to show it.

I looked at Janine confused. “Believe what?”

She looked down at her hands, which were folded neatly in her lap. “That he can find Rose…”