An Untold Story:

Chapter One: Time

Mia:

It's been several months since the coronation of Lissa Dragomir, titling her as Queen of both Dhampir and Moroi vampires. Who'd have thought her and Rose Hathaway would become one of my closest friends here at court. Lissa and Christain Ozera are now officially engaged to one another. And Rose and Dimitri Belikov have publicly announced their relationship despite all the controversy they've managed to ignore all the gossip about them.

So as I lay on my hospital bed I can't help but think about how my father was brutally murdered right in front of me. How I just stood there, paralysed. Now both my parents are gone…

"Are you awake?" I quickly wipe away the tears and straighten my gown.

"Yeah, you guys can come in." Lissa, Rose, Christian and Eddie walk in and surround my bed. Even though they're all trying to put on a smile I can tell they're trying not to bring up what happened.

"Wow I guess I should feel special considering that the Queen made an effort to visit me." That helped loosen the mood a bit.

Lissa laughed. "Of course I'd come visit. How are you recovery?" Her platinum blonde hair was loosely curled and to be honest you couldn't picture her as queen. She was wearing a light green that complimented her jade green eyes.

"I'm still alive aren't I?" And that's when everyone looked sympathetic.

"Yes you very much are," Rose looks at me with a kind smile. As tall as she was she achieved to look smaller by wearing a pair of jeans "Dimitri sends his regards, we've both been worried about you. Actually you got all of us worried about you." I scan my room and I am overwhelmed with how much support I have. Ever since my mother died they've all been there for me.

"How is he?"

She looked taken aback but answered my question regardless. "He's good. He's been helping Alberta train the novices but he'll be back here to guard Christian again."

"I'm glad the both of you are doing well. What about you Christian?" His crystal blue eyes looked up from the ground and he hand his hands in his pockets.

"Same old same old. I've been working with Dimitri on learning how to combat the old fashioned way."

"And what about you Eddie? What have you been up to the last time I saw you."

Eddie Castile stood at the end of my bed holding onto the railing, gripping it tightly and showing off the muscles he'd developed once he become a full guardian. I never really noticed that before until now.

"I've been guarding Lissa over here," He inclined his head towards her direction. "Other than that I guess I'm same old same old too."

I chuckled at his attempt to imitate Christian. But I later regretted it and I felt a sharp pain on my side. I lift up my gown and discover a white bandage covering up a wound. You could see blood start to surface but only a little. "What the ..."

Lissa was at my side before I could finish my sentence. "You were stabbed before you blacked out.
You probably don't remember that part."

"It's been two days surely I would have felt that!"

"You were under a lot of medication Mia. Sometimes you don't feel that pain even after a week's gone by." I nodded and then lay my head back down on the pillow.

"Do you want me to heal you?" she asked quietly.

It took me several minutes before I answered. "No, I want to get better like any other person would. That way I know that the next time this happens to me, I know I can make it. But thank you for the offer it means a lot." Lissa smiles and then goes to stand next to Christian.

That there made me feel so lonely. It made me realise that not only have my parents died, but I would no longer have anyone I could depend on. It seemed like all my friends had someone and I'm here… all by myself. "Uhmm… You know what? I actually feel kind of tired."

"Oh," Rose says. "We'll let you rest then but we'll be back here tomorrow and hopefully Dimitri will be here too."

"I'd like that." Rose motions then towards that door.

"Can I stay here a few minutes I need to talk to Mia for a bit?" Eddie says. They all nod before the walk outside. He slowly closes the door and then takes the seat next to my bed.

"What do you need to talk to me about?" I ask curiously.

"Here." He hands me a yellow get well card with a smiley face at the front. I can't help but smile too.

"Thanks Eddie."

"Yeah well I figured you're going to be stuck here for a little while you might as well have colour in this room. I would have bought flowers but they're so expensive! Honestly I don't get how you girls expect us to surprise you with flowers when the cost twenty-five dollars a bunch." Eddie laughs quietly and I join him soon after.

"I don't expect flowers. It's the thought that counts. But can you cut to the chase because I know you're not here to talk about how boring my room looks. Although I have to agree it does need a little pick me up."

"Oh… Okay, uhmm… well Lissa suggested that you might need to be protected. Just until they find your dad's killer. And that I'd be the one to guard you until then."

I swallow the lump in the throat. "I don't need protection," I say through clenched teeth. "I can look after myself."

His eyes look apologetic. "You know that's not what we mean…"

I cut him off midsentence and I sit up. "No I get exactly what you mean. You see a girl whose father just died and thinks she can't handle herself. Who isn't capable of defending herself or cope through all of this. Ohh but let me tell you something, I may not have been trained the same way you and Rose have but I sure as hell know how to fight. I've been through this once before so I can do it all again." At this point I'm crying and through the middle of my rant I didn't even noticed I haven't wiped my tears away.

Eddie:

Oh crap! I made her cry… I can't stand it when girls cry. I reach out to hug her and before I could pull away she's crying into my chest. Little tears leave dark marks on my t-shirt and all I could do was gently rub her back. "Shh… it's going to be okay. I know you can take care of yourself believe I do. To be honest you're one of the few females I know who can kick ass without even using your powers. I'm only looking out for you Mia."

"I know..." As she pulls away I see that her eyes are red and her cheeks are flushed. She eventually stops crying. "Do you think I need protection?"

"Honestly, yeah I kinda think you do. It doesn't make you any less weak just stronger and like I said it's only until they find the person who murdered you father. Or until I think you're ready to not need protection anymore"

"And what if I tell you to leave?"

"That'll depend on the situation."

With a small sigh I knew she'd agree. "Okay fine. I accept your offer."

I grin in spite of myself knowing that this was the hard part. Lissa and I were planning this ever since we found out about Mia's father. She insisted that I was the one to tell Mia instead of the other way around.

"Please Eddie! Please!" We were in her office which was covered in red and gold. The Dragon banner which was the Dragomir's official symbol was placed behind her desk, making it the first thing you saw when you walked inside. Books lined the walls some thicker than others. Quite frankly it looked more like a library rather than an office.

"Why do I have to be the one to tell her?"

"Because you're the one who's going to guard her, she'll think I forced you."

"But you are." I pointed.

"No I'm not, you suggested it remember? Mr I think we should give Mia a guardian."

"Yes of course but I didn't think that guardian would be me!"

"So it's settled then, you are no longer serving me as my guardian but Mia Rinaldi." And so that's how I was stripped of my duty to the queen.