I marched to Tasha's cell, through the Court Jail. I did not like the feel of gloom here and it always reminded me of the time I had spent here. I shuddered, but at the same time remembered something. It was when I was in jail, and Abe came to deliver a message.

"Rose, it's me" he said through the bars "I have a message for you"

I had been sleeping, to pass the time instead of trying to break the bars. Not my most sane moment.

Yawning, I said. "Hey Old man, they gonna let me go?" I asked.

"Sorry, Rose. I'm still working on that" His expression darkened for a moment. "You look almost innocent when you sleep though."

"Yeah, whenever a Guardian comes to glare at me, I'll fall asleep. I'll be out of here in no time" I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Do you want your message or not? Belikov said it was important." He replied.

Belikov? I sat up straight, with my eyebrows shooting up. "Like, Dimitri? What did he say?" I said, trying to hide my nervousness.

"I think he's lost it, poor guy. But he said I needed to deliver this." Abe's tone was annoyingly conversational. "He told you to wear your hair up."

We had reached Tasha's cell. She had lost a lot of weight-and hair. He eyes bulged, and her cheekbones higher than ever. I could gladly say, she looked worse than ever. The only positive thing was her scar, which was fading rapidly. That made me suspicious.

"Rose. What a surprise, how's Christian? "She said without looking up.

"Kidnapped. And I've to come ask where he and Dimitri are." My voice was brisk and firm.

"Dimitri?" Her eyes glared at me. "Why would I know? Get her out of here. NOW!" she barked to the guards.

Even as a criminal, Tasha had an influence over people. The Guards looked at me apologetically and ushered me towards the door.

"Sweetheart, you're not getting anywhere with this! The faster it fades, the faster they go!" she cackled.

I looked around to question her, but the Guardians had shut the gates. The only clue I had was her scar fading, and that probably had nothing to do with Dimitri.

Disheartened, I walked away from the jail and towards the grounds, to see Alberta. She had taken over this operation, and we all had to report to her. So far she had found who Christian met last: Mia Rinaldini, at the café, where they were having lunch. He had apparently gone to the bathroom and never come back.

"Hum, Little Damphir, how's it going?" asked Adrian, popping up from behind a tree.

"Were you spying on me?" I asked with indignation.

"I was waiting for you. I thought you looked upset." He looked at me with worried eyes.

"I'm fine, Adrian. Stressed." I replied, careful to keep my expression blank.

"Even for a Guardian, that's not natural. Alberta told you to just pass on the information, and go to Lisa." He replied.

"You should have told me before." I said running towards Lisa's chambers.

I did not want to go to Lisa, when I could be helping Alberta find Dimitri and Christian. But, hey, the guy she was going to get married to be kidnapped. That must be taking its toll on her.

And you? Said the sane voice in my head.

Shut it. We'll find Dimitri, and Christian. My loyalty is towards Lisa now. And anyways, she's probably sitting in her room, calm as a cucumber, waiting for information.

I found Lisa 5 minutes later. She was sitting on her bed, crying her eyes out, with a bag of Fudge cookies next to her. She was also talking to her cat, Dragon, and telling it never to leave her. She was the perfect picture of a Queen in panic. Way to go spirit.

"Lis! Get up! We have to leave, now. We're going to find Dimitri." I said trying to make her feel better.

Lisa got up, her eyes full of flames. "Dimitri! That's all you think about. What about me? What about Christian!'' she shouted.

Suddenly angered I did the first thing that came in my mind. Get sarcastic, Abe style. "Oh, so it's like all of my searches are not pointing towards Christian. I am totally looking for only Dimitri. And you? You are like nothing."

"So why are you here, looking for Dimitri, and not helping the other Guardians out?" she questioned.

"I'm here for you. But I guess you're so calm, that my help is not needed!"

"You know Rose; you've been ignoring a load of people because of Dimitri. And some Guardian duties too."Lisa's voice was snobbish, and I couldn't stand that.

"Who are you to tell me what my duties are! Just because you're Queen, doesn't mean you can be a total bi-"I stopped as Adrian coughed behind me. Jill looked at us worriedly.

"Huh! Adrian, even you say she has been spending a load of time with Dimitri." Lisa said.

Adrian looked at us both uncomfortably for a moment, and then returned to his usual annoying self.

"This is a chick fight."

I could not take it anymore, this was way too much. "Oh so you and Lisa have been gossiping? What's your problem, you're useless you know."

"Enough Rose. You're going too far." Said Jill, as forcefully as she could manage.

"Shut up Jailbait." I spat.

"Oi!" said Adrian.

I ended up swearing at them all, and being pulled away by a Guardian. Then after getting a lecture from Alberta, I got suspended by Hanks. Great day?

So I've decided to pack my bags and go look for them myself. I had already pulled some darkness from Lisa, and sprayed Jill's dry-cleaned dress with black paint. Then I squeezed all of Adrian's toothpaste in a bottle of beer and left.

I was a tumble of emotions. I wanted to cry and call my mother; scream and break things and get a Moroi to drink out of me at the same time. I pushed that last thought out of my head, it was dangerous. I knew where to look, there was a person who needed to be questioned. Thoroughly. Dimitri spent enough time with her in Jail. She was giving me the answers, if she liked it or not.

They don't always come first.