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Chapter 8

Dimitri looked confused, "We're going back?"

"Yes, we're going back to the academy." I confirmed.

"You're not mad at me, are you sis?" Christian asked.

"Yes, one hundred percent pissed off at you and I will explain why. You, a royal Morio, lied to me and put your life in danger. Do you know what Lissa would say to me?" I snapped.

"No." He said.

"She would light my ass on fire if anything happened to you. You are never alone, Christian. Lissa is still, and always will be with you. She lives on in us. Now, that doesn't mean we don't grieve, cry, wallow in self misery about what we should have done. I can tell you now that I hate that she's dead, just like with Mason, but what I'm not doing is hunting my own ass down in Russia. No, you hunted my ass down. I could care less if you could protect yourself longer, but you can't use that much fire. I know exactly what using too much of an element can do the user. Remember? Every time that Lissa would go crazy with spirit? I got the side-effects. I still get the side-effects. In fact, Lissa's not dead. That was a body that looked like her's, but had she been dead, it would have killed me as well. It's the bond, she healed me, I was linked to her, if she died; she would have taken me with her. Of course she wouldn't have known that, but I've done the research. It won't take me directly, but I would have been easy to pick off. It's the same way, every time. Lissa's death was faked, that was the body of another Morio, of a Dashkov, a blonde Dashkov, I have a few connections with bad people, or well person. Have you ever heard of Abe Mazur?" I asked.

"Yes, you need to stay away from him!" everyone in the room said.

"He's my father." I said.

Jaws dropped and everyone asked, "What?"

"Think about it, I like to fight, I have a menacing voice when needed, I have wicked awesome hair, I'm part Turkish, I make my views known, and I like to raise hell. Who does that sound like?" I asked.

"Abe Mazur." Abe said, entering the room.

"Speak of the devil, and he shall appear; tagging my mother along with him." I said as I saw her. "Hi mom. Uh, what are you doing here?"

"Coming to find you, Rosemarie." She answered.

"I didn't know I was lost." I tried to joke, she didn't laugh.

"Not funny, Rosemarie," she snapped.

"Mom, you're gonna laugh. You're gonna laugh, mom. Remember this is not the worst thing I've done. You are going to laugh. I promise you, you will laugh." I said. She laughed.

"I can't believe that worked, again." She said, while laughing.

"What can I say? I'm just that amazing." Well, that sobered her up.

"Rose Hathaway." She said.

"Janine Hathaway." I said.

"Abe Mazur." Dad said.

Mom and I were having a stare off. We both crossed our arms over our chests at the same time. And like it was planned, both of our phones rang, "Hathaway?" we both answered. Everyone laughed.

"Rose!" Lissa yelled.

"Lissa?" I asked, "Where are you?"

"Somewhere in Russia, I'm going up to the house I see to ask where I'm at."

"Okay." There was a knock on the door. Olena answered it, but we were all in the living room. It was Lissa. "Lissa," I screamed.

"Rose!" She screamed.

"Come on in, Lissa," Olena said.

I turned to Christian, "What did I tell you?"

"L-Lissa," he scampered.

"Yes, Christian, it's me, I'm not dead." She said.

He came up and hugged her. Then, that hug lead to a kiss, and that kiss lead to a make out session. I picked up a dictionary and chucked it at Christian's head, and then I hid behind my hands.

"Who threw that book?" Christian asked.

"It was Rose, we both know it." Lissa said. "But where is Rose, I can't seem to see her here."

"She's right there." Christian said.

"No, I can't see her." Liss countered.

"Yes, you can, she's right in front of you."

"I can't see you, you can't see me." I said.

"Clearly, that's a lie. Everyone in the room can see you." Mom said.

"Roza! Come out; come out, wherever you are." Dimitri called.

"Dinner's done!" Yeva called.

"Dinner," I uncovered my face and opened my eyes.

"No." she responded.

"Don't tease Rose about food, Babushka." Dimitri said.

"I didn't, I lied, and dinner isn't ever started." She said.

"Wait a minute, people lie to other people about food?" I asked. Everyone laughed. "Well, that's just mean. Food is really good for people, you shouldn't lie about it."

"Rose, how many times have you said that you aren't hungry when I knew you were?" Lissa asked.

"Several thousand times," I mumbled.

"Exactly, you would tell me you weren't hungry when you eat more than a full grown man!" she exclaimed.

"It's not my fault! I fight a lot and need to eat! I'm a growing teenage girl!" I defended.

"You have been the same height for two years, Rose!" Christian yelled.

"Yeah and I like my height! I don't have to worry about somebody being too small for me to beat up. So leave my height alone. You wanna pick on somebody for height? Pick on Adrian; he has to lower his self-esteem! I will never date him! I don't even like him that way him! And talking to him puts me in danger of lung cancer and headaches!" I yelled.

"I'm glad you feel that way, Rose. You shouldn't date him, he's not boyfriend material." Mom said. "Now, Dimitri, on the other hand would be great for you."

"Glad you think that, Mom. I do too." I said.

"Oh my god, you two would look so cute together!"Lissa screeches.

"Lissa, I have something to tell you. We are together."