A/N: Hey I hoped you all like the last chapter. I really like what I am doing with this so far so I hope you like it! Here is chapter 2. After you read this please review!(:
Chapter 2: Return to St. Vlads.
We landed in the Montana airport that was a 45 minute drive from Vlads. We emerged from the terminal and I immediately saw my old teacher Guardian Stan Alto holding a 'Saint Vladimir Academy' sign. I pointed him out to everybody and hid behind them. I decided to have a little fun with Stan.
"Are you Guardian Alto?" Jace asked.
"I am. And who are you?" He asked Jace.
"I am Jace Reece. This is Alyce Wright, Richie Johnston, Belinda and Melinda Bui, Trey Rodgers, Roy Bener, Jon Hawk, Erik Mitchell, and –" he said but I quickly cut him off and pushed to the front of the pack.
"And Rose Hathaway." I said smirking at him. Stan's faced showed utter shock and disbelief.
"Hathaway? How? What?" he stammered.
"I am a guardian for St. Margaret's. Have been for five years now." I said.
"We will talk on the way there. Now lets all go to the SUVs." Stan said ushering us all to two big SUVs, black of course. I got in the front seat of one and a few more people piled in the same SUV while the rest went into the other one.
"Why did you leave, Hathaway?" Stan asked starting his interrogation.
"I needed to before I hurt the people that matter most to me. So I left before it got worse." I said simply.
"You didn't tell anybody that you were leaving. You just packed up and left and when Princess Dragomir went to look for you two days later you weren't there. It crushed her. Guardian Belikov was and still is and empty shell. They aren't the same since you left Rose. And don't get me started on Guardian Petrov and your mother. They were "gone" mentally for at least a week. Searching everywhere for you. Even Abe Mazur was looking for you. Nobody could find you. We never thought of New York." Stan said.
"That was the point. I didn't want to be found. And I never meant to hurt anyone. I-I just had to get away." I sighed looking out the window at the green pastures rolling by.
"I know you didn't mean to hurt anybody. But why New York?" he asked.
"Easy. I've always wanted to go there and nobody can find anybody or anything in that damn city. It was perfect." I said smirking.
"Yeah that is very true. So are you patrol?" he asked.
"Hell no! I teach self defense and combat. And then I even brought two of my two students, Alisha Henderson and Taelor Willson to continue their training with me." I said.
Stan scoffed and said," Do they behave like you? I wouldn't doubt it!"
"Hey I wasn't- okay so I was and still am that bad but no they are great." I say.
"Did you hear Lord Ozera and Princess Dragomir are getting married?" he asked.
"Yeah I watched Christian propose to Lissa. I'm so happy for her but I am sad I won't be there to see her walk down the aisle through my own eyes." I said looking down.
"Does anybody know that your alive at the school?" Stan asked changing the subject.
"Yeah Adrian Ivashkov and Guardian Eddie Castile. They visit me. They were the only ones who supported me." I said.
"I should have known." He chuckled. "But why them?"
"Adrian and Eddie next betrayed me. I felt I could trust them with me life." I said. Stan nodded and suddenly I was sucked into Lissa's head. She was looking at a scrap book of me and her. There were pictures of me and her in Portland while we were on the run. While we were in Orlando, Florida visiting Cocoa Beach. We were running in the beach and building sand castles and burying each other. Pictures of back at the academy during our ski trip gone bad. She had pictures of me and Mason. Graduation and me getting my promise mark and first monjila marks. And the after party. Since those pictures were taken my hair had gotten way longer and I was more toned.
A few sobs escaped her mouth.
"Oh Lissa. I'm coming just please forgive me." I silently prayed.
After what seemed like an eternity we had finally arrived at the familiar gates of St. Vladimir. We drove until we arrived the garages.
"Stan will you do me a favor and take Ali and Taelor to their dorms. I need to see Lissa?" I asked most likely pleading in my eyes.
"Sure thing kid. I can handle them. I mean I handled you didn't I?" he said laughing.
"Thanks! I owe you!" I smiled.
"Oh and Rose! Welcome back!" he said smiling.
I turned and ran straight to the large Dragomir apartment. Just my luck there were two guardians stationed outside of her door. I decided to scale the side of the building. I mean it was only 4 stories. I went outside and stood below her window and began to climb up. I reached the window in no time and crawled in and saw Lissa fast asleep on her bed. Fresh tears were till on her stained cheeks and she clutched the scrapbook. I kneeled down and softly stroked the bridge of her nose and waited for her to wake up. Sure enough a few minutes later her mossy green eyes slowly came into view.
"Rose? Is it really you?" she asked as new tears began to fall.
"Yeah. Its really me, Liss." I said my voice cracking and tears began to fall from my eyes as well. Lissa reached her hand out and touched my cheek.
"ROSE!" she screamed jumping up and crushing me with a hug. Just then we both began to sob clinging to each other. Then the door flew open and the Russian God ran in stake in his hand.
"Is everything okay Princ- Roza?" he asked his eyes getting wide and he dropped his stake. I looked at Dimitri. His guardian mask wasn't on and before he put it back on I saw relief, joy and maybe love?
"Rose, why did you leave? Where did you go? Why didn't you take me?" Lissa cried looking in my eyes.
"Liss it's real complicated about why I left. But I went to New York, To St. Margaret's Academy. I teach there now. I'm Sorry Lissa." I said looking at her.
"We thought you were dead or worse… awakened. I was so lost without you. Why didn't you take me with you?" she cried.
"Lissa I couldn't take you. I didn't feel… stable. I HAD to be alone." I said.
"Roza-" Dimitri said softly.
"Not now. Guardian Belikov. Lissa do you want to do dinner with me and my friend Jace? Oh and Christian?" I asked.
"Are you kidding? DUH! I haven't seen you in forever! Be at Mario's italiano at 9! Don't be late!" She said giving me a hug.
"I won't. I got to go talk to Alberta now but DON'T tell Christian I'm here." I said.
"Okay oh and Rose! I'm really glad your back. Please don't leave again." She pleaded.
"I will try not to Lissa. Love you Liss." I said leaving the bedroom. I suddenly realized I still had tears running down my cheeks. Suddenly a strong hand grabbed my arm and pulled me into the kitchen.
"Rose I really need to talk to you now." He said.
"I cant right now Guardian Belikov I must go talk to Guardian Petrov about my students. So excuse me!" I said trying to leave but he was still blocking the door.
"Your students?" he asked dumbly.
"Yes. I mentor two novices and I brought them here to continue their training. Is that okay?" I asked probably sounding a little bitchy but he broke my heart so he deserved it right?
He nodded very quickly almost looking scared.
"Good now excuse me." I said pushing past him and leaving the apartment.
I slowly made the familiar trek to Alberta's office taking in my old home. God I didn't realize how much I missed it. Suddenly I ran into Adrian.
"Sorry- Rose? You're here?" he asked.
"Yeah I had to but I wanted to come back it was time to come back." I breathed.
"Good! I miss seeing you everyday. Have you seen Liss yet?" he asked.
"DUH only the first person I saw." I say smacking him lightly across the back of the head.
"Hey!" he pouted.
"I got to go but I will see you later okay? Bye!" I said now running to Alberta's office. I passed all my old classrooms including Stan's. So many memories. Finally I reached the twin solid oak doors and knocked a few times.
"Come in." and older woman called out. I opened the door slowly and stepped in. Nothing had changed at all.
"Hi, Alberta." I say softly.
"Hello Rose. ROSE?" she asked running over to me and hugging me.
"Yeah I'm back." I chuckle.
"Where have you been for the last five years?" she asked.
"St. Margaret's in New York." I say.
"New York really? Well I'm glad your back we all missed you very much. Anyway what brings you back to my office since you cant already be in trouble." She said slightly chuckling.
"I brought two novices that I mentor with me to continue training and schooling while were here. I need to get them schedules." I say.
Okay. Let's see. Names?" she asks typing away on her computer.
"Alisha Henderson and Taelor Willson." I say. She types more information into the computer before finally two white sheets print off and are handed to me.
"Alisha will train with you at 5:30pm and Taelor at 4:30am." She says. I nod thank her and walk out to find my novices. I quickly find Taelor in the library reading about Spirit Users.
"Guardian Hathaway. How are you?" she asks looking up from her book.
"Fine thank-you. I have your schedule here. We will start training next week at 4:30am.(A/N) human time.. " I tell her.
"Okay thank you." She says turning back to the book.
"You know if you want to learn about spirit users ask Adrian Ivashkov or Princess Dragomir." I say walking out of the library. I finally find Ali with a group of novices by the cafeteria. When she sees me she breaks away from the group.
"Aunt Rose is anything wrong?" she asks.
"No I just have your schedule." I say handing it to her.
"Oh and practice is next week at 5:30pm. Don't be late." I warn.
"Why 5:30?" she whines.
"Don't want to hear about it." I cut her off.
"But-"
"NO! Ali, I promised you mom I would take care of you and make you the best guardian you could possibly be. They chose me to protect you until you were ready to face what is out there. So I don't want to here it." I say sternly.
"UGH!" she huffs and stomps away. I chuckled. Ali reminded me so much of myself when I was 16. I always had a temper and a stick up my ass, particularly toward Jesse. Even though I've known her for five years she acts like me. Her father was a royal miori, Raymond Ivashkov. Her mother was Guardian Angel Henderson. Raymond was killed by a strigoi and then Angel died trying to save him. Angel was my best friend and I had to tell her daughter the bad news at the end of the day. The anniversary of their death was Monday. A hard week but even harder for Ali.
I walked back to Lissa's apartment and walked in to find her looking at her stomach and rubbing it softly.
"LISSA! ARE YOU PREGNANT?" I ask squealing.
"I-I think I am, Rose." She whispered.
A/N: so suuuper long chapter but I hope you like it. I would post chapter 3 but I am exhausted. So tomorrow(: But anyway please review and let me know if I am any good. I would really like this! CLICK THAT REVIEW BUTTON!