I was standing outside the princess and Rose's window, and I swear to God Rose just allowed Vasilisa to feed off of her. They didn't do anything other than that, but still I'm not completly sure Rose doesn't have the makings to be a blood whore. Trust me if you had heard the stories I have about her and her random hook-ups with guys you wouldn't blame for saying that. She also has the makings to be a great gaurdian though, if only she would get her priorities straight and learn some freaking self-control. I mean really it's not like it's required of a Dhampir girl to through herself at every Moroi guy that goes by her... Crap in my ramblings Rose spotted me and went to get Lissa so they could get away from the rest of the gaurdians and me. I called the other guardians and off we went to catch up with them. It wasn't that hard what with Rose still being dizzy from the princess's bite and the princess herself being a Moroi and not exactly being that strong.
"Leave her alone. Don't touch her." Rose growled when I stepped in front of the car they were trying to reach.
"I'm not going to.." I started to say, but then she attacked me, well tried to I should say. She wasn't exactly hard to defend. I think keeing her from falling and hurting herself after I blocked her attack was harder than the blocking part. When she stood up straight I saw the blood still dripping down her neck from the princesses bite, she noticed me looking and pushed her dark brown hair over it so I couldn't see.
Rose, don't." I heard the princess say when it looked like Rose was about to attempt an attack again. Rose decided to be smart and listen to her.
"My name is Dimitri Belikov. I've come to take you back to 's Academy, Princess." I told them.
After that we rounded them up into the academy cars and took them to the airport to head back to Montana. I love my jod but I will admit that Portland was a nice break from the constant mountains and woods around the academy back in Montana. After getting on the plane and taking off I noticed the princess and Rose whispering to eachother. Not good.
"Don't let them talk to eachother. Five minutes together, and they'll come up with an ascape plan." I told the guardians near them. On her way to the back of the plane Rose glared at me, probably because they were coming up with a way to escape and I just ruined it for them. Oh well she'll get over it, well maybe not she seems like a grudge holder but whatever. After a little while I decided to go back and talk to her. I sat in the seat next to her for a few moments then finally asked...
"Were you really going to attack all of us?" She didn't answer. "Doing that..." I went on, "Protecting her like that, it was very brave. Stupid, but brave. Why did you even try it?"
"Because I'm her gaurdian." She answered very matter-of-factly.
Yeah? Well so am I. I actaully happen to be her official guardian. I thought. Then left after she didn't say anything else.
Once we got to the academy I had orders to take Rose and Princess Vasilisa straight to Headmistress Kirova's office. On our way there Rose suddenly decided to grace me with her presence by talking to me...yay. I'm obviously being sarcastic their.
"Hey, Comrade." Seriously?
"You want to talk now?" I asked without one glance her way.
"Are you taking us to Kirova?"
"Headmistress Kirova." I corrected her.
"Headmistress. Whatever. She's still a self-righteous old bit--" She didn't finish her comment. I guess it took her a little off-guard that I was taking then to Headmistress Kirova's office through the commons. That'll teach her to be a bitch to me. The look on her face was beyond hilarious. OK so maybe doing this was a little to mean, but it's to late now. Every eye in the room was on Rose and Vasilisa. Let's just say I'm happy I wasn't one of them at that we got to the office Vasilisa's 'uncle' Prince Victor Dashkov welcomed them back after they were seated.
"Vasilisa." He said. Both girls looked beyond shocked to see him. Actually I don't think it was so much they were shocked to see him as they were to see the condition he was in. Prince Victor had a horrible disease, rare for Moroi. And boy was that disease taking its toll on him. He looked much older than he actaully was.
"Uncle." The princess whispered.
"You have no idea how glad I am to see you safe Vasilisa. And you too Rose." He told them. After that Headmistress Kirova started her bitch fest. She started with the princess saying how much danger she put herself in, how she was stupid to have left, how she may have permanatl damaged her reputation in Moroi society, blah blah blah... Then she went in for Rose. I actaully payed attention to this one.
"You, Miss Hathaway," She started," broke the most sacred promise among our kind: the promise to protect a Moroi. It is a great trust. A trust that you violated by selfishly taking the princess away from here. The Strigoi would love to finish off the Dragomirs; you nearly enabled them to do it."
"Rose didn't kidnap me." The princess said, " I wanted to go."
Miss Dragomir, you could have been the one who orchestrated the entire plan for all I know, but it was still her responsibility to make sure you didn't carry it out. If she had done her duty, she would have notified someone. If she'd done her duty she would have kept you safe."
"I did do my duty!" Rose shouted at Headmistress Kirova. She was so loud she made me and Alberta the guardian flinch which doesn't happen often because we aren't normally taken by surprise. And on Rose went, " I did keep her safe! I kept her safe when none of you," She pointed at all of us," could do it. I took her away to protect her. I did what I had to do. You certainly weren't going to." I don't know about that.
Miss Hathaway," Kirova started," forgive me if i fail to see the logic of how taking her out of a heavily gaurded, magically secured environment is protecting her. Unless there's something your not telling us?" Rose didn't have anything to say to that one. "I see." Kirova went on, " Well then. By my estimation, the only reason you left-- aside from the novelty of it, no doubt--was to avoid the consequenses of that horrible, destructive stunt you pulled just befor yout disapearance."
"No that's not--" Rose started, but was interupted by Kirova.
"And that only makes my desicion that much easier. As a Moroi, the princess must continue here at the Academy for her own safety, but we have no such obligations to you. You will be sent away as soon as possible." Now that is way to harsh.
I...what?" Rose stammered.
"You can't do that! She's my guardian." The princess stood up and said.
"She is no such thing, particularly since she isn't even a guardian at all. She's still a novice." Kirova told her.
"But my parents--" The princess started.
"I know what your parents wanted, God rest their souls, but things have changed. Miss Hathaway is expendable. She doesn't deserve to be a guardian, and she will leave."
"Where are you going to send me? To my mom on Nepal? Did she even know I was gone? Or maybe you'll send me off to my father?" Rose said. "Or maybe you'll send me off to be a blood whore. Try that, and we'll be gone by the end of the day."
"Miss Hathaway," Kirova hissed, "you are out of line."
"They have a bond." I said, finally deciding to get in on the conversation. "Rose knows what Vasilisa is thinking. Don't you?"
"No..." Kirova faltered," that's not possible. That hasn't happened in centuries."
It's obvious," I told her. "I suspected as soon as I started watching them."
"That is a gift," Prince Victor murmured from his seat. "A rare wonderful thing."
"The best gardians always had that bond." I added. "In the stories."
"Stories that are centuries old," Kirova shot back. "Surely you aren't suggesting I let her stay at the Academy after everything she's done."
I shrugged. "She might be wild and disrespectful, but she has potential--"
"Wild and disrespectful?" Rose interupted. "Who the hell are you anyway? Outsourced help?" Oh lord how does the princess put up with this woman?
"Guardian Belikov is the princesses guardian." Kirova informed her."Her sanctioned guardian."
"You got cheap foreign labor to protect Lissa?" Did she have no boundaries?
"You see? Completely undisiplined! All the phsycic bonds and very raw potential in the world can't make up for that. A guardian without disipline is worse than no guardian." Kirova said.
"So teach her disipline. Classes just started. Put her back in and get her training started." I said.