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Hey everyone! I'm back! I've decided to write the sequel over the summer, and hopefully get it finished. For those of you who didn't read Spirit Bound Forever, I suggest you do so just so that you know the history, although I apologize that my writing was horrid back then. Anyway, I love reviews and my reviewers and anyone who just reads! It makes my day! I know that I gave you guys a six month break, but I've been so busy with school; I never expected it! In any case, here it is. Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer:

Me: Dimitri! Come back! You're mine.

Dimitri: Raises one eyebrow cooly. No, I'm Rose's and Rachelle Meads! And all the other characters are too!

Me: B-B-But I brought you back!

Dimitri: Fine, you can own the plot and the characters you made up.

Me: What about you though?

Dimitri: Do we really have to go over this again?

Hug and kisses and lots of cookies!

Breathing in deeply, I shut my eyes while I tried to calm my quick panting. It was all going to be alright. Today was the first day that Dimitri and I would explain what was happening to the dhampirs. It would be the first time for us to explain for what this meant for civilization. Personally, I knew that the moroi would still have to be protected. Lissa would still have to be protected. And the strigoi would still have to be eliminated. However, I worried that the rest of the dhampir population would not see it in this way. After all now the dhampirs could reproduce. And the moroi were no longer needed to continue on our race. But any dhampir who thought this way was selfish. Even if dhampirs could start families now, we were – and are – meant to protect the moroi or anyone else who needed help. Anyone who needed protection against the evil undead. Laughing at the irony of the situation I saw Queen Bitch shoot me a death glare from across the small wooden room where we would wait until we presented what was happening to the first school. St. Vladimir's Academy.

Queen Bitch (or Queen Tatiana who I had been forced to call) had ordered that she come with us on our mission across the world. She felt it was her duty as queen, I had grinned thinking how in only four year's time it would be Lissa who would be queen, that she had to come with us and help explain to the vampire population what this meant for us. And I quote 'This does not mean that there will be no more guardians. The moroi still need protection and even though you can now procreate doesn't mean that we want everyone running off. Without guardians the moroi would die off, letting the strigoi feed on them and becoming stronger and stronger.' If I didn't agree, I would have said what a bunch of bullshit. But it was the truth. We still did need guardians, although I knew that others might not see it that way. I also knew that it was a possibility that a war could form after this: A war with dhampirs against moroi while the strigoi could continue to pick both races off with ease.

A large hand placed itself gently on my shoulder, moving his thumb around relaxing my core. Looking up I saw Dimitri, my lover, my soul mate, and my fiancé, looking down at my ring finger I saw the sparkling diamond that I now wore. It was simple, us guardians didn't get enormous pay, but it was perfect. I knew that anything bigger could get damage while fighting and I had no plans to lose this ring anytime soon. Smiling at him, I gave him the full force of my man-eating smile, and watched him consume it greedily. Moments like this were what I lived for. They were what I wished for on every star and hoped for as soon as I woke up. Even though mine and Dimitri's relationship was no longer illegal it was still looked down upon and I wasn't sure that I wanted that rule to change. Months ago if given the opportunity I would have clenched on with my entire being, but now, given the consequences I wasn't so sure. Nevertheless, we had decided to keep it under wraps with only the closest of our friends knowing, my parents, and the council including Queen Bitch herself. Grimacing, I thought back to how mine and my mother's relationship that was becoming more and more stressed. After the initial happiness brought by having her daughter back and safe, she had only remembered all the disgusting things I had done, in her mind. Such as running off and endangering the moroi. Such as letting Dimitri go for my own selfish reasons. I was lucky that she didn't know about what I had done when being held captive by Dimitri. I knew for certain that she would never forgive me then.

In the small wooden room close just off of the auditorium, Dimitri and I stood together him comforting me, Queen Tatiana surrounded by her usual entourage of guardians and Lissa, Christian and Adrian stood to the side. Not many people knew about Dimitri coming back – this I was surprised to hear once I had awakened from my coma – which I had only been out of for three weeks, by the way. It had taken much longer for them to organize the first trip then I had thought, but I guess that was because the administrators – not even Kirova – knew why we were here. Hell, she didn't even know Dimitri, Christian, Lissa and I were here. All that she knew was that the Queen was here along with some 'important' speakers. Anyway back to why hardly anyone knew about Dimi-

"Queen Tatiana," a voice spoke politely. Scanning the room, my eyes rested on Kirova and Alberta bowing before her. Pulling Dimitri with myself, I pushed us underneath a mahogany curtain near where we were standing. This way the two women would hopefully not see us – and hopefully hadn't – until when we presented. "They are ready for you now," Kirova finished, allowing the Queen to proceed into the auditorium. Sighing I felt myself begin to shake and had to grip my nails into my palms to help from losing control. This was it. In only a matter of minutes Dimitri and I would be stepping out into the very same auditorium where I had graduated only a little over four months ago. But this time, Dimitri would be there to see me. Grinning mischievously, I remembered how I had taken lots of pictures so that he could see how fabulous I had looked when finally I had been pledged a guardian.

"Hey Comrade," I started, leaning towards him on my tippy-toes, struggling to whisper in his ear. Luckily, he leant down to my height, so that I could talk easily. Frowning once I saw his Guardian's mask was firmly in place, I proceeded to whisper. "Remind me after the –"I cut myself off, struggling to find the right word, "meeting to get you to look at some pictures from Lissa," I finally decided.

"Rose," he began looking at me sternly like we were still mentor and student. And I guess in some way we were. Even if I was a guardian now I knew that I still had lots to learn, I smiled deviously thinking of how that could be taken in a different way. "You know that should be the last of your worries now." Seeing the frightened mask on his face, he quickly rearranged his words. "I mean, you shouldn't have any worries. This is going to go over perfectly," he finished, looking a little startled.

"If you insist, Comrade," I said stealing a quick kiss, catching him by surprise. It wasn't often that we got to kiss, being usually surrounded by the queen or other royalty making plans and so I tried to take pleasure in ever chance we got. Jumping up, I wrapped my legs around his waist forcing him to back against the wall, he quickly flipped over so that I was the one pressed firmly against the cold surface. The intensity of the kiss got deeper, as he trailed his tongue slowly and mesmerizingly around my lips before finally entering my mouth. Our tongues clashed, they fought all the while he made it burn longingly, lovingly. My hands gripped into his deep, silky locks, pulling it out of its pony tail as he did the same and massaged my own head.

"Roza," he murmured before unwinding his hands from my hair and separating our mouths. Unwrapping my legs from his waist, he placed me softly on the ground, tying his hair back and chuckling almost painfully. "I see that nothing drastic has changed, you will still be the death of me." Winking at me, I smiled before catching sight that we had an audience. I stood horrified, wondering how long they had been standing there. It was Adrian, Lissa and Christian. Terrific. As they began to laugh – roar in Adrian and Christian's case – I placed my hands on my hips, going back into my usual demeanour not letting the blush letting it completely fill my cheeks.

"You know, I never really took you for the stalker-porn liker type, Adrian. But I suppose that since you're not getting any, you'd have to fulfil your needs in some way. Even if it was kind of freakish how you just watched us make out." Turning to Christian, I pointed at Lissa. "And you," I shook my head slowly. "I really don't understand why you would be watching us. After all, from how often I get sucked into Lissa's head at night I really doubt that you have any more needs."

I grinned watching their laughter flushed cheeks change to different. Lissa just looked embarrassed, while I knew that Adrian and Christian would be countering with their own comebacks any day now. But before they could do so I saw one of the Queen's guardians enter the room and spot us all talking – or that's what it looked like, I assumed – behind the red curtain.

"They're ready for you," he stated and motioned for Dimitri and me to follow him out the door. Outside, the guardian poked his head in and spoke briskly to the others. "We will be getting you three afterwards," he informed them as he led Dimitri and I towards the stage.

"So, Jimmy," I began. This guardian and I had become quite close and he was quite young too, probably only twenty one or twenty two. By close I mean, me pestering him at every occasion and him trying to control himself. Aw, the joys of torment. "What did the Queen tell them?"

"She said that guardians should always protect moroi, no matter what. Practically what she told you earlier, but did not mention that dhampirs could reproduce now. That is your job." He looked down at me seriously and I smiled back with my man-eating smile. Watching in glory as his control slipped for a second, taking in my silky brown hair, dark eyes and luxurious body before presenting us to a door where I had waited to go on stage when graduating.

"Enter when you feel ready, but I would make it quick. They are expecting you."

With that the tall guardian left Dimitri and I alone. "You ready?" my sexy badass Russian lover asked, a faint accent lingering on his tongue. I nodded, even though my instincts we're screaming everything but that.

"Let's go."

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