Alright, so, out of the reviews/comments that I got for their opinions on posting this chapter, only one person said I should just skip it. So, I decided I was going to post it. So, I tried to make it as dramatic as I could (I probably could've made it more dramatic, but I kind of wanted to get it out of the way so I could get to the other stuff.) So, Rose is cursing like she's a sailor's freakin' grandma, or something, so I hope you enjoy it. I tried to make it as Rose-ish as I could. Comments/Review would be appreciated, but not absolutely required. Do at your will.

Enjoy!

Simply,

Sam.

I looked around at the crowd of Moroi and Dhampir alike. It was so cool, having all these people here, and not knowing who you'd be assigned to! That was where all the tension and excitement was coming from, I could tell. Even though I already knew who I'd be assigned to, it was still exciting to me.

"Rose!" I turned at the sound of my name and saw Lissa was running over to me. "Rose! Aren't you excited? This is so fun!"

I smile at her. "Yeah, listen Liss… Never mind. I'll tell you later. I think the Queen was looking for you earlier. Over there." I point in a random direction and smile at Liss as she walks off, Dimitri following her every move. I sigh. I couldn't tell her. I was about to, but… I just couldn't. Not now. And I just lied to her about the Queen looking for her because of Dimitri. I mean, I just can't look at him anymore. Not after what happened. And then what he said right after. That was the worst part. The absolute worst part.

"Rose." I look up to see Tasha walking towards me.

"Hey, Tasha. Did you hear about me…"

Tasha just smiled. "Yes, I'm absolutely ecstatic! I can't wait!"

Before I can answer, Queen Tatiana stands at the podium and begins telling us to take our places. I smile and Tasha and walk over to my spot, behind Eddie.

As Tatiana starts announcing the other guardians and their charges, I whisper to Eddie, "If anything happens to her while she's on your watch, I will personally hunt you down and kick your ass so hard, you'll never be able to sit again, do you understand me?"

"Rose, if anything happens to her while she's on my watch, I'll kick my own ass. Then I'll very willingly let you kick my ass. Promise."

"I'm holding you to that." I say as I stand back.

As Tatiana calls Eddie up, I look over to Lissa. "He will be the guardian of… Princess Vasilisa Dragomir, along with Guardian Belikov."

As the look of complete shock covers Lissa's face, and as Eddie bows the Tatiana and walks over to Lissa, I can hear the murmurs of conversation starting up. Everyone's shocked. Nobody actually expected for the queen not to put me with Lissa. Apparently, they didn't know I personally requested it.

"Guardian Rosemarie Hathaway." I walk up to the podium as Tatiana says my name. "She will be the guardian of… Tasha Ozera." I bow, and hear even more murmured conversations starting up. Apparently no one thought the queen would give Tasha Ozera her own personal guardian. I walk over to Tasha and stand beside her. "Good luck." She whispers to me. I know I'll need it as soon as the ceremonies over, and Liss gets her hands on me.

"Rosemarie Hathaway!" I flinch and try to look for an exit as I see the look of pure fury on Lissa's face. Somehow, everyone had found out I'd requested to be Tasha's guardian. "Don't you dare try to run away from me!" Crap. She knew me way too well. "Why? Why, why, why would you request to be someone else's guardian and stick me with Eddie!" It'd also been found out that I requested Eddie to be her guardian. And he was standing right beside her, with a straight face, but I could see the humor in his eyes.

"Eddie's standing right beside you, Liss." I say as calmly as I can.

She looks confused for a moment, then turns to Eddie, "I don't mean it the way it sounds. And answer me!" She says, turning back to me.

"Liss, this is hardly the place or the time. So please, let's go talk, calmly, somewhere else."

"No! I want to talk now. How dare you! How dare you! You're my guardian! Mine! Not Tasha Ozeras'!" She says Tasha's name with disgust. "You don't even like her! Why?"

I say, not quite as calmly as before, "Hey, cool down on the slave references, huh? I'm not yours. And I do like Tasha."

"No you don't! You don't like her because of her family! I know you don't! You're a snob when it comes to the Ozera's! And you do belong to me! We're bound, or don't you remember? Don't tell me you're some kind of idiot now! All that drinking and falling flat on your face finally caught up to your brain cells?"

I tell myself to keep my cool when I sense the darkness in her mind taking over. "Hey, watch it. I was never a snob when it comes to the Ozera's. I'm a snob when it comes to Christian, because he annoys me to no end. And of course I remember we're bound. I'm not an idiot. And you never very well the drinking stopped, and I don't fall flat on my face. Cool it, would you? People are watching."

"I don't care if people are watching! I don't care what all those people think. If I did, I'd never have been your friend in the first place, because, after all, you're the slut that gets all the bad publicity from Moroi boys! And especially with what happened when you dropped out of school and went to Russia for some idiotic reason! So since I'm still you're friend, I obviously don't care. And I don't care if you want to be Tasha's guardian or not. You. Are. Mine. No one else's. Now go tell Queen Tatiana and Eddie can go to Tasha, since you think he's such a damn good guardian." She said the last part sarcastically and muttered under her breath, "Mason wouldn't have died if he was…"

And that's when I snapped. "What the hell. What the fuck is your fucking problem? Huh? You think there's anyone out there better than Eddie? Hell, because of what happened with Mason, that's why he's so fucking good. That's why I can trust that you're in good hands with him. So don't you fucking dare start saying that shit about Eddie. Besides, he saved your ass, in case you forgot. And what the fuck is wrong with you, huh? You're acting like a fucking little bratty bitch. What's gotten into you? Besides, you shouldn't be calling me a fucking slut. I never slept wit those guys, I just made out with them. At least I didn't have sex with a guy I didn't even actually like, and then dumped him for the sarcastic wise ass that was smart enough to dump your ass before your craziness infected him. And no, you stupid whore. You don't own me, never have and never will. I am not your dog to go off on some errand for you. Don't you dare tell me what to do. I'm not even your guardian." As I'm winding down, I can sense her trying to use compulsion on me, and that sets me off again. "Fuck you, bitch! Don't think you can get me to do what you want by trying compulsion!" I lean closer, so that what I'm about to say is a whisper, for her ears, but I know Eddie and Dimitri hear it also, "And if you ever say shit like that about Eddie again, I will break your fucking arm off. He's putting his own life on the line to protect you, and if you keep acting like a little bitch towards him, he'll let you die, and I wouldn't blame him." I lean back, and stare at her, then, before I walk out, I say, "Where's all that kindness you were showing Belikov? 'Cause I'm sure your new guardian here would like to see the kind, beautiful Vasilisa Dragomir that everyone is so captivated by."

Then I leave.

Okay, so I'm pretty sure this is my longest chapter yet. Well, I hoped you enjoyed it. Comment/Review at your will. Thanks.