My first fanfiction! I'll try and make the chapters super long, because I know I hate reading short chapters.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything. All of it goes to Richelle Mead. The only thing I own, it the plot.

RPOV

'They execute traitors.' That was all that I could think about. If Abe couldn't get me out of this trial, or get evidence that I didn't kill the queen, I was going to die.

It has been over a week since my hearing and I haven't seen Abe. Mikhail said that he has been in his office the entire time and won't see anyone. He is trying to pull favors, anything to make me seem non-guilty.

When I'm not trying to figure out how to get in contact with him, I am figuring out the letter that Tatianna wrote to me before she died. Lissa has another sibling out there. One that was illegitimate, but could put her on the council.

Then when I am not thinking of Lissa, I am thinking of Dimitri. Dimitri was my first love. He was also my mentor. We had sex, and then the next day he was taken by Strigoi. I then dropped out of school to go rescue him from his state. He then captured me, and I was kept prisoner. Eventually I escaped though, and I thought I killed him. When I returned to the academy, I started getting notes that he was still alive. After graduation, Lissa, Eddie (my best friend), and I all went and helped a prisoner, Victor Dashkov, escape. We went to his brother and learned that a Strigoi can be saved and turned back to their original form. A spirit user had to charm a stake and then stake a Strigoi. Lissa turned out to be the person to do that. She brought back Dimitri, and everyone didn't know what to do. Now after I have been fighting for our love, he is pushing me back. 'Love fades, mine has.' Those were his exact words. Yet when I was in the café that he was in when the royal guard came to arrest me, he tried to fight them all in order to defend me until I stopped him.

Even though I am fretting about Dimitri, I still wonder about Adrian. I did in fact love him. He was always there for me, and when I thought I had lost Dimitri, he had picked up the pieces. Though, I don't know what to do with him. I'm afraid to hurt him again.

The sound of footsteps brought me out of my thought process. I was in Dimitri's old cell, and I had tried to get comfort by trying to get in the same position he was in. So far it wasn't working.

"Roza…"I didn't have to turn around to know who it was. When I didn't even move, he said it again more forcefully. "Roza…turn around. Please." There was something in his voice that made me turn around. When I turned around, all I could do was stare. Dimitri stood there looking at me with so much emotion on his face.

I was always used to him keeping his emotions inside, but right now, they were all displayed across his face. There was hurt, anger, and even sympathy as he saw me there in the cell. His cell. Looking around him, I could see the guardians were just a few feet away, but they were trying to give us some space.

"Go away." I said quietly, and then I turned back around and faced my corner. I didn't know why he came to see me. He was always making it obvious that he wanted nothing to do with me. In fact he even said that the best way to repay me was to stay far away from me.

"Roza." He said shock was filled in his voice.

Every time he called me this it broke me. "DON'T CALL ME THAT!" I yelled at him. I turned around and all of mine and Dimitri's guardians stiffened, but they didn't move. Dimitri even looked shocked from my outburst, and he flinched back some. "GO AWAY!" I screamed again. When he didn't move I yelled some more. "Guards! Get him away from me." Both of our guardians were there in an instant and they were leading him away.

"Rose, you all right?" I saw that one of my guardians, Dan I think his name was, standing there looking at me.

"Yeah, but can I get some food? I'm starving." He unfortunately shook his head.

"Sorry, but they gave us a schedule when to feed you. And it's not time yet." I just groaned.

"What time do I get food?" They weren't starving me, but they kept their food rations very small and at stretched times.

"In about 3 hours." He said, and then he went back to his post. I turned back around and curled up in my corner. Since I didn't want to just sit there, I decided to go into Lissa's head.

She was in her room with Adrian, Christian, Tasha, and Dimitri. Dimitri hasn't told them about his visit to see me. Apparently I wasn't allowed any visitors, so I wonder how he got in. They were talking about me.

"Adrian, can't you get in her dreams?" Lissa was asking. She was trying to learn how to dream walk now since it would be her only way to communicate with me other than the bond.

"I try, all the time. Once every hour, and she isn't sleeping." He replied. He ran his hand through his hair in frustration. All over his face was worry and love. It was for me. "Here, I'll try in about 5 minutes."

"Why 5?" Christian asked. Everyone was confused with his timing.

"Because in case she's listening through the bond," He said nodding towards Lissa, "Then that gives her time to fall asleep.

I wanted to talk to him so I snapped out of her head and tried to go to sleep. Since I haven't been sleeping a lot, I fell asleep pretty fast.

It didn't take long till I was in his grandmother's garden. "Adrian come on out." I said. He stepped out from behind a tree and my breath was taken from me.

I could tell that he hasn't been sleeping that much. He had dark bags under his eyes, and he just looked like hell. "Little dhampir. So you were in Lissa's head." I just nodded and he walked up to me. He placed a hand on my cheek. "Are they treating you well?" I just nodded, I couldn't find my voice. "We are doing everything in our power to get you out of here. I've been working with Abe on your case." I just nodded for him to know that I was indeed listening to him. "We are all going to testify that you could not have done this. We are working on what we should say to per sway the council."

"When is Tatianna's funeral?" I ask.

Adrian was caught off guard but he answered the question. "Tomorrow. Why?"

"Because Mikhail said that my trial wouldn't happen till after her funeral. I just want to know when I will be sentenced to death. I'm looking forward to my death more than staying here for another day."

Adrian took both of his hands and cupped my face. Then he brought it close to his and looked me straight in the eyes. "Rose, you are not going to die. I will not let them execute you. We are talking about how to break you out."

"NO!" I yelled, startling Adrian and he dropped his hands and stepped back a little. Once I got my composure together I stated calmly, "If you break me out before my trial, then they will think I was guilty."

"But you can't go to trial, they could execute you!"

"Then I guess I deserve it then."

"For what!"

"For breaking Lissa out of the academy, for leading Mason on, for getting Mason killed, for having sex with my instructor, for dropping out of school to kill Dimitri, failing to kill Dimitri, breaking out of court, ruining Eddie's future, breaking out Victor, letting Dimitri kill all of those innocent people, letting Victor loose, having Lissa's guardian's killed….just EVERYTHING!" I felt guilty for so many things. And now sitting in the cell for so long has really made me remember and think about everything.

"Rose-"But I cut him off.

"Adrian, before I die, I need you to do me something." He started to say something but I cut him off. "Tatianna gave me a letter before she died. Apparently Lissa has a sibling that no one knows about. They live in Las Vegas, and I need you to find him or her so that way she can have a spot on the council."

"Rose, I need to see the letter." I thought about it and decided it would be better that way so it would be out of my possession.

"I'll give it to Mikhail to give to you." I replied.

"Rose, everyone knows that you didn't do this. In fact people are trying to get you released. All of the dhampirs and even a lot of Moroi."

"There has to be something. Something to prove that I didn't kill her. I feel like I know something but I can't think of it."

"Well, they have completely raided your room. They keep taking pictures, and searching your room." Then it clicked. Pictures, cameras…they have cameras in all the buildings.

"Adrian, that's it!"

"What?" He was clearly confused. Only dhampirs know about all the secret cameras that are planted around the Court. They would also be ignored at this time with so much going on. Moroi didn't know about them, especially the royals.

"Cameras." Seeing that he was still confused I went on. "There are cameras everywhere around the court. In the elevators, the stairwells, and they probably have them all over the royal house. If you get the footage from there, I'm pretty sure that we can prove that I didn't do it."

"Perfect. All right little dhampir, I have to go get to that, and make sure I get that letter." Then I was left in my own dreams.

Today was the day that Tatianna was going to be buried. I handed Mikhail the note from Tatianna and he said he would give it to Adrian at the funeral. Finally I was given a small, soggy sandwich and I ate it all fast.

When I was done with that I slipped inside Lissa's head. She was in her room finishing getting ready for the funeral. She was wearing a black dress that was very modest. She wore her hair up in a bun I would never be able to pull off.

When there was a knock on the door, she went to go answer it. Standing at the door was Christian. He was dressed in a black tux, and I had feeling that he wasn't going to have any smart ass remarks today. Lissa threw herself at him tears in her eyes. Christian just hugged her and stroked her hair.

"Liss, we should get going." Lissa just nodded and let him lead her outside. Outside waiting was Mia and Eddie. They too were wearing black and they all walked to the chapel where the ceremony was going to be held. A lot of people were able to get in, but there were many people standing outside.

A lot of people had come to say their goodbyes to their queen. Still no other royal was elected the new ruler. Adrian was at the steps with his mother, he was trying to soothe her as she cried. When he saw Lissa, he said something to his mother and walked over to Lissa.

All over his face was pain. My heart went out to him at that moment. Lissa was filled with sympathy. This was his great-aunt, and he loved her very much. They didn't get to talk because they were ushered inside for the ceremony. The Ivashkov's that were close to her sat in the first couple of pews. Then Lissa sat with Christian, Eddie, Dimitri, and Mia in the 4th pew. The ceremony was long, and a lot of people were crying. After the ceremony, everyone walked outside and made an aisle where the queen's coffin be carried. Then a selected few followed to the burial.

Everywhere were flowers and cards and even pictures of Tatianna. It was all very touching, and Lissa was getting teary eyed. She followed the Ivashkov's to where they were going to bury Tatianna. Only Christian came with her. They walked to the Royal Cemetery. There they held a few more words and they lowered her casket into the ground. Then everyone walked up one at a time and dropped flowers into the grave.

Afterwards, Adrian followed Lissa and Christian to Lissa's room. When they got there, they all sat down, and Adrian brought out the drinks.

"To Aunt Tatianna." He said as he lifted his glass. "May you have a peaceful after life." Lissa and Christian raised their glasses and then took a sip of the wine.

Adrian and Christian took off their jackets and ties. "Have you seen Rose lately?" Lissa asked.

"Yeah, apparently my aunt gave her a note and she gave it to Mikhail to give to me." Damn it Adrian.

"I want to see it." Lissa demanded. Adrian handed her the note and she read it. Shock filled her but also some disgust to her father.

"She wants us to find your brother or sister before her trial." Adrian said, not even mentioning the cameras.

"First we have to get her out of there." Christian said. I was a little shock that he was standing up for me, but he and I have gotten on some good terms, and I treated him more like my brother now.

"We will. Abe said he wants us testifying at her trial about how good of a person she is and what not to help convince the council that she's innocent."

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Trial Day- RPOV

Today I was going on trial. Mikhail came to my cell with clean clothes. I was dressed in jeans and a shirt and then given some toast before we set off to the court room. When we walked across the court, everyone seemed to stop what they were doing and watch me go by.

Adrian said that a lot of people thought that I was innocent. The only people who really thought I was guilty were the stuck up royals. I hoped that Abe did everything he could to prove that I'm innocent.

When we arrived in the court room, I saw that everyone was already there. In the first rows were all of my friends who were going to testify for me. Abe was waiting for me and when I sat down, he kissed me on the cheek.

"Please tell me you have a plan." I begged quietly. With the nod of his head I understood and then it was time for the opening statements. Each side talked about how they were going to prove I was guilty or not. After the opening statements, it was time for the witnesses. To my surprise, Dimitri was called up first.

"Mr. Belikov," Abe started, it still panged how he was stripped of his title. "Is it true that you were her mentor while she was a student at the St. Vladimir's Academy?"

"Yes." He said looking straight at Abe.

"So you would say you got to know her, pretty well then?" I didn't know where he was going with this.

"Yes, I know Rose very well." He said shooting a glance at me.

"So, would you say that she was capable of murdering anyone?"

"Rose is all about protecting the people she loves. If it was a Strigoi attacking anyone, she would be the one to save that person from the Strigoi. But if you were talking about killing someone out of pure hate, who wasn't a Strigoi, then no, she is not capable of murdering anyone." He said, and he shot me a look that was filled with so much, it made my heart ache.

"No more questions your honor." Abe said and then he sat down next to me. Then it was Iris Kane, the prosecuting lawyer's turn.

"Mr. Belikov, is it true that Miss. Hathaway had gotten herself into a lot of fights while in high school?"

Then Abe shot up quickly. "Objection your honor, relevance?"

"Objection denied, Mr. Belikov, answer the question." Abe sat down in defeat and Dimitri answered.

"Yes. She did get into a lot of fights."

"So she had little self control?" My fist curled up, sure I didn't have a lot of self control, but I gained some since I graduated.

"During high school she has, but now, she has gained some self control."

"How would you know? Haven't you been gone for the past couple of months being a Strigoi? And that now you refuse to talk to her? So how would you know if she has gained any self control?" Dimitri just looked at my with so much sympathy, and Abe shot up like a cannon.

"Objection your honor!"

"No further questions." Iris said as she went back over to her chair. Dimitri was then led down from the podium, and it was then Lissa's turn. And so it went. They called up each of my friends and close ones.

Then they called up Adrian. His mother was terrified because she didn't want her son getting involved in this.

"Lord Ivashkov, are you in a relationship with Miss. Hathaway?" Iris asked.

"Yes, we have been dating for about 4 months." He asked.

"And you were also the Queen's great-nephew, am I correct?" She asked looking up from her papers.

"Yes."

"So you loved her very dearly?" I think everyone was thrown back by that question, everyone knew that Adrian was Tatianna's favorite.

"Of course I did, why would you even ask that?" He was just appalled by that question.

"So, you would like to find her murder, right?"

"Yes, of course." He was confused, just like me. We had no idea where she was going.

"So would you think that Miss. Hathaway has the potential to kill your beloved great-aunt?" Adrian looked at me and I knew he was just as shocked as I was.

"Of course not. Rose is a lot of things, but not a murderer. Look, she has her bad moments, and she slips sometimes, but she would never, ever, kill someone if they weren't Strigoi." I was touched by that.

"Wasn't your Aunt though, opposed to you and Miss. Hathaway's dating?" She asked, pacing in front of him.

"Who isn't?" He snapped back.

"Answer the question Lord Ivashkov." The judge said.

"At first yes, but then she wasn't too opposed to the idea near the end of her life."

"But she was opposed to the relationship at some point?"

"Yes."

"No further questions." Iris walked back to her seat and shot us a look on her way by.

"Please, help me." I whispered to Abe. He just ignored me and went up to Adrian. He asked the same questions, but tried to make it seem like I was the good girlfriend and would never hurt his family. Then it was my turn to go up there.

Abe was the first person to question me.

"Miss. Hathaway, please, explain to us your day, the day before the queen's murder."

"I woke up early, and decided I would go visit Lissa. In the lobby, I ran into Adrian, and we had a little fight. He stormed off, and I decided to let him go and go see Lissa. On my way there, I noticed that church services were just starting. I went into the church and sat down next to Dimitri. Dimitri and I also got into a fight, and I left the service early. I then went back to my room and stayed there most of the day. Through the bond I could tell Lissa was getting worried about me, so I left my place so I didn't have to talk to her or anyone else. I walked around the court, and I arrived back at my place. I was just lying around when I heard a knock at the door. It was Adrian who came, and we spent the night together." I said, I talked slowly, and I kept my eyes out at Adrian.

"You said you were walking through the court, right?" He asked.

"Yes."

"Where were you walking?" Abe asked, as he was pacing in front of me.

"On the East side. There were some places I never saw, so I went to see them." I replied.

"Where is the Queen's quarters?" I was taken aback by this question but I answered it.

"The West side."

"So you were nowhere near the West Side?"

"No."

"Miss. Hathaway, I am going to show you a security clip, I want you to identify that person." I just nodded and we all looked at the tape. It was footage of me in the elevator. I was crying and just looked miserable. Then there was footage of me entering my dorm. The next move of action was when Adrian was at my door.

"That would be me." I said when the footage ended.

"According to the footage, Miss. Hathaway arrived at her room at 5:45 am. There is no showing of her even leaving her room. Then it shows that Adrian Ivashkov arrived at about 9:30 am." Abe said, and I sighed of relief. That was all that was needed to prove that I was not guilty.

"Miss. Hathaway, do you know how to get into the queen's chamber?" He asked, turning right back on me.

"No."I repeated. "I only know where the room where she meets guests."

"Did you have your stake on you at any point that day?" Abe asked.

"No."

"When was the last time you even saw your stake?"

"About a week before the Queen's murder."

"No further questions your honor." Then it was that bitch's Iris's turn.

"Miss. Hathaway, didn't you quote 'You will pay for this.' When the council passed the new age law?"

"Yes, but I say things I don't always mean."

"Is it possible that you could have jumped from your window to sneak into the Queen's quarter's and murder her?" She asked as she was pacing in front of me.

"No, no possible way." I replied.

"Why is that Miss. Hathaway?" I think this woman is stupid.

"Because my room is on the sixth floor, there would be no way for me to jump that far without injury."

The rest of the questioning went on like that. She tried to make me look bad, but I always had some reason as to why I did or say anything.

Before I knew it, the judge was saying it was recess since the Council had to deliberate. Lissa and Adrian came up to me quickly, and Adrian gave me a long, passionate kiss.

"Don't worry; they can't say you're guilty. Especially after the footage tape." Lissa said.

"I hope you're right." Then after about 10 minutes, the Council came back in. We were all seated again and the judge called forward Prince Ivashkov to do the delivering.

"Has the council made their decision?" The judge asked.

"We have your honor, and we have found Miss. Rosemarie Hathaway…"

Sorry for the cliffy everyone. I hope you enjoyed my first fanfiction. I do intend to keep on with this story. Only if you review. If you haven't read my home page, I want to become a writer someday. I am only in high school, so I have a lot to learn. So your reviews will really really really help me become a stronger writer. So please review.

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