Sitting there at that moment was the cruellest torture I've ever known, having to wait to see who you're going to be guarding for the rest of your life. I wouldn't be this nervous if I was certain that I would be getting Lissa, which is why I am. There was no guarantee and with that Queen Bitch in control of course I wasn't going to get her. But still, I had to believe I was. Hearing everyone's name getting called out but not yours was finally taking its toll on me. I was way too anxious to get out of here already and that is why it's taking forever.

Finally after about an hour of pure torture I hear Lissa's name get called. "Vasilisa Dragomir. You will be guarded by..." spoke Guardian Petrov clearly. "This must be wrong" I heard her whisper. Uh oh. This is not good. Either she wasn't happy I was getting her, or I wasn't. Kirova reassured her it was and nudged her forward. "Um... Vasilisa Dragomir will be guarded by Eddie Castile." I heard gasps as my heart shattered into a million little pieces. I wasn't getting her. After Dimitri and Mason dying, you would think they'd let me have Lissa. But obviously that was oblivious to Queen Bitch.

Lissa looked over to me. I had tears streaming down my eyes. I'm so sorry Rose. She sent through the bond. I smiled over at her trying to convince her I was fine with it, even though I knew in my heart I knew I wasn't. It looked like she didn't either. Instead of walking up there, she walked over to me. I stood up and she pulled me into a hug. I couldn't help but cry. "Shhhh. It's okay Rose. I'll take care of everything. I promise." She let go of me and kissed my forehead. I sat back down. Eddie looked over at me apologetically. I again tried the smile. Damn! It didn't work on him either. I was real bad at this. Dimitri would have covered this up perfectly. He also wouldn't have cried. I'm such a failure. I wasn't mad at Eddie. The only thing I was concerned about was who I was getting. There was no one left that I knew of. Even Christian got a guardian.

After Eddie and Lissa had accepted their package, Guardian Petrov spoke for the last time. "Now there is one Dhampir and Moroi left. Rose Hathaway, you will guard Adrian Ivashkov." I lost it. I was so furious that I blacked out. The next thing I remembered was waking up on the podium. "Huh?" I said stupidly. "Little Dhampir, your finally awake. This better not be because you have to guard Me." said Adrian. Suddenly everything came rushing back. I broke down crying. Lissa ran up and hugged me. She held me like that for quite some time till someone cleared their throat. I wasn't surprised to see that it was Queen Tatianna. "Rose, its time for you to accept your guarding duties towards my nephew. Please, enough of this crying. It won't do you any good in life. "And with that she walked away. I was even more furious than I already had been. I didn't have any intention of going to jail, but she couldn't just speak to me like that and think she could get away with it. "Hey Tatianna, don't you ever speak to me like that again you miserable bitch. I don't listen to crap like that." She spun around. "Rose, don't say that! She'll put you in jail." whispered Lissa in my ear. I knew I shouldn't have but it just came out. The whole school sat there quietly waiting eagerly for the Queen's response. So was I and part of me was terrified. But the other part overruled that part because it believed I was doing the right thing. So that is what I believed. "Rose this time I will let it pass" she said softly. "BUT NEXT TIME, DON'T EVER TALK TO ME LIKE THAT AGAIN!! GOT IT?" she shouted which made everyone including me flinch. I nodded and I heard snickers and looked up to see Jesse and Ralf smiling. I made sure no one saw me put the finger up at them. They stopped. "Okay. I accept this generous offer to become Adrian Ivashkov guardian. I promise to protect him against any evil that wants to harm him" After that, I went to the tattoo artist, and got my promise mark.