Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire Academy, neither the characters everything belongs to the astonishing author Richelle Mead except the plot of this story.

"Mom! Mom! Mom, come on! Dede will be here any minutes", I heard my sixteen years old daughter yelling from downstairs. This time it was not my fault I was late. My last client hated his mother idea of a smash cake, hell, for a one-year-old he got attituded. I was finishing applying my favorite red lipstick for the last touch when I heard the doorbell. Crap, Ayla is going to yell at me; you would think she is the mother. That kid has too much of his father to my like. I take at last look in the mirror and walk to meet my daughter and father.

"Torun you look lovely, look at you all wrong up. Happy Birthday, Ayla. Are you guys ready to celebrate?" I heard Abe said. "Happy Birthday, Ayla," said Pavel. "Thank you, Dede. Thank you, Pavel. We are almost done, you know mom. She should be coming down any second,' say Ayla "Don't worry Torun we know kizim like to be fashionably late for everything." I hear Baba say while Ayla and Pavel laugh. "Well, hello old man, you look dashing today. Hi Pav," I greeted as I walked to them. Abe greeted me and say, "Kizim you look lovely as always. Now let get going not everyday torunum turns sixteen," and we left to whatever surprise he got for Ayla.

Seventeen years ago I left Court and the Moroi life. I still have contact with my old friends or something like that and had visited them a few times. However, my constant contact with the Moroi world is my father and uncle Pavel. They are the only one who knows the truth of my life. Mom knew too, but she is no longer with us. The famous Janine Hathaway was killed in action fourteen years ago, and the first time I returned to Court after years. Were I learned so much. Lissa and Christian got married without telling me. She said it was because it was an unexpected event and all bullshit, but we both knew better. I let it pass, after all, I'm hiding a secret from her and everyone at Court. Dimitri was Lissa's guardian and dating Tasha, making the happy family I once dreamed of. Eddie was Christian's guardian, and Mia and Adrian were engaged. They were fine without me, they had moved on and so did I. Sort of.

"Mom, are you listing?" I heard Ayla worry voice as she called me interrupting my thoughts. "Sorry, honey, I got distracted. What were you saying?" I asked her. "Nothing really, Dede just say that we are here" and indeed we were. He had rented a catamaran for Ayla's birthday. Just as she asked when she was ten years old and obsessed with boats. "Wow, baba, this is amazing," I say in surprised that he remembers it. If Baba knows something is how to spoil Ayla. "Thank you, thank you, Dede this is awesome." Ayla thanked her grandfather with so much excitement that makes me laugh. "Oh, torunum this is nothing, you know I will do anything for you and your mother," Baba said as he put his arm around us. All I could do was smile, I don't know what would have been of Ayla and me without the old man. As we enter the catamaran, we hear voices yelling "SURPRISE!" And there they were, Ayla's best friends. They remind me of my own friends, breaking and melting my heart a bit. Sometimes I miss them so much, but I did the best for Ayla and myself.

Seventeen Years Ago...

Today I'm leaving Court. It's been eight months since my life had completely changed and today I have had enough. So here I'm on Baba's plane. Where to, who cares? All I know is that I need to get out of Court and the Moroi world.

"Rose, are you sure this what you want?" Lissa asked while helping me pack my bags. "Yes, Lissa, I'm sorry, but I have to do this. I'm not running away, I just need space from Dimitri. I know you will be in exceptional hands and we have the bond. I will be checking on you daily and whenever you have the need to talk, call me. We will speak every day, I swear," I told her. "I know. I'm selfish, but Rose, I'm going to miss you so much," Lissa said. As we finish packing Lissa pleaded me to stay, but I couldn't. "Please Rose, we can figure something out." Sorry Liss, but I need this," I say with a sad smile. The truth was Lisa had no idea what's going on, no one could help me. Then I make a phone call, after all, there is one person that can.

Well, let me tell you, six weeks ago we came to court from Lehigh for summer vacation. After all the shit I did for Dimitri, those awful four words at the church. Dimitri had his guardian title and his last assignment back, making us Lissa's guardians, and the only relationship between us. Everything with Lissa was great. She and fire boy are more in love each day. Lissa had learned to put her walls up, so I don't get suck in every time her emotions are crazy, and now I only to take the darkness when is needed. I broke up things with Adrian, and he left Court with Eddie as guardian to travel the world. Nonetheless, we still in good terms Adrian dreams walk me once in a while to see how everything is going.

Here I'm sat at the bar in my day off with my dearest friend Whiskey. Why whiskey you may wonder, because it doesn't bring memories, and the last thing I want to do is to remind them. I was on my four glass when someone seat beside me, to my surprise, it was Dimitri. "Since when do you drink whiskey?" He asked. I was already drunk and could give a shit what he thought about me. "As the moment I started drowning my sorrows," I answered truthfully without looking at him. He stays quiet for a while then ordered Russian Vodka. I don't know how many drinks we had, how we end in my room, all I knew was that I woke up on Dimitri's arms naked.

After that night, we acted as nothing had happened between us. After weeks, things started to become more awkward if it was possible. Then to my joy, Tasha move to court to be near Dimitri and Christian. Dimitri and Tasha spent most of their time together even when we were on duty, and the jealousy was getting the best of me. My monthly friend was missed for two months, and I started to get sick without Strigois around. I thought I was getting the flu or a virus or something. Dhampirs don't get sick but it happens anyway, and hell I wish I was sick. Two weeks ago I went to the clinic and what the doctor told me was the least I was expecting.

"Guardian Hathaway, congratulation you are pregnant," she says. I looked her like she had two heads. "Sorry Doc, but that is impossible. It can't be." "Well, Guardian Hathaway, we could do another round of test. However, we have the same result in both tests and with your symptoms. I'm 100% sure that you are pregnant." She talked for a while and then said, I would like to do a sonogram and directs me to another room. It can't be possible, I have only slept twice with a man, and that man is Dimitri. We can't have children together, but as soon as the heartbeat echo the room all doubts were gone. I'm pregnant. I'm pregnant with Dimitri's baby. That day I went straight to my room and called Hans asking if he could switch my duty for a few days. I guess he could hear something in my voice because he did it without asking questions. For the past two weeks, I have been completely overwhelmed. Lissa knew something was up, but assumed it was because of Dimitri and Tasha.

I didn't know what to do, how his this miracle is even possible? Dimitri will never, believe me. Nobody will believe is Dimitri, they will assume I got knocked up by a random Moroi making me the bloodwhore many already think I am. I can handle it, but I don't want my child suffering because of me. I don't even know if I want to raise my child in the Moroi world. Where WE, Dhampirs are trash to many of them. Lord, what should I do? Should I tell Dimitri? No, I can't. He doesn't love me, and he won't love our child. At that instant, I know what to do. Get the hell out of Court and the Moroi world.

Present...

"Seventeen years ago, I was a girl afraid of what life would turn out, but today I can say that life has been very gratifying, full of love and happiness. I'm proud to call myself your mother because you are a phenomenal human being, full of charm, humor, light and I am so proud of you sweetheart. My life would be nothing without you. I love you to the moon and back, today, tomorrow and always. Happy Birthday, Ayla B. Mazur." I could not hold the proud and happy tears. I did not lie when I say my life would be nothing without her because is absolutely true. She is my happiness, she is my everything, she is the perfect mix of her mother and father.

She is the only remaining piece of Dimitri Belikov.

Translation:

Dede: Grandpa

Kizim: my Daugther

Torun: Granddaughter

Baba: Father

torunum: my granddaughter