These characters belong to Richelle Mead.
I've written this story as something that would happen in a book after the sixth book of the Vampire Academy Series, "Last Sacrifice". This cannon is my own, but the characters are all Richelle Mead's.
Enjoy! ^_^
"Rose!"
I jerked my head to my side and saw my mother walk towards me. She was dressed in the usual guardian black and white, but her hair was open and flowing, a rarity.
"Mom. What are you doing here?" I asked after I gave her a hug. My mother guarded Lord Ivan Szelsky, a royal Moroi and rarely ever left his side.
"Lord Szelsky is here for some buisness. I just reached last night." She replied, adjusting the red collar on my uniform which marked me as a royal guardian. My best friend Lissa- or should I say Vasilisa- was the royal Moroi queen and I was one of her guardians.
"Speaking of last night, Abe was looking for you." My mom said, grinning. I groaned and rolled my eyes. "Can't you guys keep your hands off of each other for one night?" I replied. My mom smiled at me mischeviously. Suddenly someone touched my shoulder and i turned to find my ex-boyfriend Adrian Ivashkov looking down at me, smirking.
"Hey Rose, still breaking hearts?" He asked jokingly, his green eyes fixated on mine. But the simple sentence, when once I would've answered like a bad ass, made me blush and I looked down at my feet.
"Hey, I'm kidding." He replied, his hands up defensively. After out breakup, we had grown back to be friends, but an easy feeling in my pit never went. Whenever I looked at those beautiful green eyes, someone inside me twirled. But Adrian was a spirit user, and there was fair chance he was doing this purposely. Besides... I had Dimitri...
"Alright, well I'll leave you two alone. I've got some errands." she replied and left hurriedly.
"Always a pleasure, Guardian Hathaway." Adrian replied and waved.
"Alright so open bar, treat on me." He looked at me but I shook my head. "Can't. Need to meet Abe."
I knew it had to be something important since it was Abe. "You can come along." I said.
Adrian made a consent voice but I realized his gaze was fixated on something. More like someone. A girl about our age, and exquisitely beautiful. Moroi obviously. She had dark brown hair and dusky skin, quite like my own but- I hate to admit-looked better on her. Her eyes were ice blue, almost white. As bizarre as the combination was, it suited her. She was wearing a long dress which looked expensive and awesome but foreign and out of place. She didn't look like a common Moroi but she was far more exotic and exquisite for a royal. Frankly, looking at her made me feel a little jealous. But Adrian looking at her made me feel a lot jealous. Because he used to look at me like that.
"Hey!" I smacked shoulder and he looked at me confused.
"What? I'm allowed to pursue now, aren't I?" He looked at me with an expression that a mix of confusion, arrogance and a little anger. "Besides that was not why I was looking at her, even though I am allowed to. It's her aura that's a little weird." He furrowed his eyebrows.
"Well we'll talk to her later. Right now, Abe." I said as I steered him away from the pretty girl. But it wasn't fair. I was dating, and I had no right to stop him from either. There were many pretty girls Adrian would like. And they won't be able to help but like him back; he was really good looking and charismatic. And I have Dimitri.
"And why are we going to meet your mobster dad again?"
"He has something important to tell me. Abe!" I shouted as he waved and made way towards me. His clothing, as usual was striking. His turquoise-green suit and pink scarf looked so out of place, but he carried it with grace and they looked good on him. As always.
"My darling daughter. And Lord Ivashkov." He replied, smirking. "Pleasure."
"So old man, what was it that you wanted to tell me?" I asked.
"Thanks to Janine. But it's not something I want to tell you. More like someone I want you to meet." Just then I saw the pretty girl from before standing beside him, staring at nothing.
The features. The clothing. Boy, I should have known.
"Nihita, this is Rose. Rose, this is Nihita." then he grimaced and added, "She's your half-sister."
