Two's Company, Three's a Crowd, but Four and Five is Nine
"Rose . . . Rose, are you listening?" Rose looked up and saw Lissa staring at her, exasperation clear on her face. "You haven't heard a word I've been saving for the past ten minutes have you," she teased. Rose knew she'd been caught, so she just smiled.
"Sorry, I was still trying to figure out the security logistics for the big anniversary dinner party," Rose explained. It was Tuesday, the day that the Moroi Queen and her head guardian meet to discuss security, but with Rose and Lissa it had turned into lunch, a brief security discussion, and best friend girl talk. The conversation had progressed into girl talk. "Well then," Rose said, "what were you saying?"
"Nothing really," Lissa explained. "I've just been thing about the past year and all the accomplishments everyone has made. For instance, Christian's really grown into his own. He's gotten a lot of respect in Court, in spite of his living under the shadows of his parents and Tasha. In addition to that, he and Mia have been training Moroi to fight both hand-to-hand and with magic. Even Adrian's getting his life together. He's started a school to exclusively train Spirit users. And I just feel like I'm not doing anything. I mean I passed the laws that enable them to do what they're doing; but as Queen, I feel like I should be able to do more for the Moroi."
Rose nodded, "I get exactly what you're saying. Since Dimitri is Christian's guardian, he's got this special training program for Dhampirs to teach them how to work with Moroi that know how to fight. Eddie's gone back to St. Vladimir's to help prepare the next generation for this 'brave new world' that's being formed, and I'm here guarding you. Don't get me wrong, I'm living the dream, but I feel like I should be doing something to help make our world a better place," she said smiling sadly.
The two girls sat looking at each other. A feeling of uselessness and futility hung in the air, filling the room. After sitting there for a few minutes more, Rose and Lissa left; both girls spent the rest of the day feeling off kilter.
A few days later Rose found herself having lunch with her mother. The royal she guarded had come to participate in the Anniversary Week celebrations and during their down time Rose and Janine decided to have coffee together. While they were there, Rose decided to tell her mom about her conversation with Lissa. After Rose had finished recounting the tale, Janine said, "I completely understand the way you girls are feeling. I felt that way too when I was your age."
Rose, being Rose, couldn't help but to ask, "So did you ever do anything to help? I mean, I know about all the great things you've done, but did you ever to anything that changed the world?"
Janine looked up a Rose, smiling and with eyes shining with tears, and said, "Of course I did Rose."
"What did you do?" Rose asked.
"I had you."
A/N: More to come, please review.