Chapter Three:

When I woke up, a few hours later, I went outside our hotel and started my normal routine: 20 laps, 120 push-ups, 150 chin-ups and 150 set-ups. When I was done with those I started practicing some moves I'd been dying to try out. One of them was doing a flip in the air, landing on one leg while spinning around and kicking my other leg against the nose of my opponent. I did it a couple of times until I felt like I had the hang of it. By then the others had also started their warm-ups and I took the time it took them to finish to call Lissa.

She answered on the second ring:

-"Hey, Liss!" I said happily. I hadn't spoken to her yesterday and 2 days were just waaay to long.

She answered in French, and I didn't even need the bond to know that she was in public, cuz if she was alone she would just answer me in English. Apparently she wanted to discus something with me that not everybody should know.

-"Hey, Rose! It's been ages! Why didn't you call me yesterday?" she whined.

I laughed

-"Not funny, Hathaway! I've been dying to hear from you!"

I laughed even harder now. "Chill, Liss." I was speaking French too. I couldn't help but want to show off my knowledge of languages to everybody. And besides, I hadn't studied so hard to not put it in use, right? "It hasn't been ages, barely 2 days! But yes, I did miss you too." I said, still smiling.

-"You better," she joked.

I grimaced. "So I take it Dimitri or Eddie has talked to you?"

It was quiet for a while. "Yes Rose, they have. And no matter how dangerous this all might be, right now I'm only worried about you guys. I heard you'll be taking down another mansion tonight."

-"Yeah, that's right. We need to have the information we nee, Liss. Who knows. Maybe we'll find out when this grand attack's supposed to happen. Who's participating. How many they've gathered. What the exact plan is. We need to know these stuff, Liss. And, not to brag, but we really do are the best in what we do. Strigoi fear us, Liss. If they're afraid, they'll make mistakes. If they make mistakes it's that much easier to take them out. Plus we're really good, Lissa. Nothing to worry about."

-"Nothing? Rose, you're up with seven against 20 Strigoi! That's not nothing, it's suicide!"

-"No Lissa, you're not listening! We've done this before, we know how to handle it and we really do need this information."

-"But can't you get it somewhere els-"

-"No Lissa, sorry, you know we can't. Have a little fate, would ya?"

-"I have, Rose. You know I trust you more then anyone. Which is why I can't lose you!"

-"I need you too Liss, Which is why I'll do everything in my power to come back to you. But I will also protect you. You're in the council, Lissa! They're planning on killing you too! I can't let that happen. You know that!"

-"Yes I do, but that doesn-, oh whatever. Just promise me you'll be carefull! And that we'll see each other again very soon!"

-"Yes sis, I promise."

-"Good, now make the rest of them promise as well! And put me on speaker! I want to hear them promise!"

-"Seriously, Lissa, you sound like a mother you know that, right?"

-"Yes and as a mother I don't want anything happening to my children. Now put me on speaker, young lady or you're not going tonight!"

I laughed "Yes Mom."

Then I called in Russian to the gang: "Hey guys, Lissa's on the phone. She wants you all to come over here and promise her you'll be careful. And I'd do as she sais cuz you do not want her motherly instincts to take over completely and ground you forever." I said with a grin. They all laughed and I heard Lissa say through the phone:

"Rose, I don't know what you just said but it'd better be nice." That made me laugh even harder and I motioned the others to come over.

One by one Lissa made them swear to be careful. And I couldn't help but smile at the idea of Lissa being so worried and loving about my family here. They really did come along great.

-"I've got to leave you now, Lissa. We've still got some training and planning to do, but I'll call you tomorrow. And that's a promise.

-"Kay. I love you Rose. Please come back to me." Her voice was barely a whisper and I wanted nothing more than hug her right now.

-"I love you too Lissa, so much. I'll be back to you before you even realise it. Give my love to Dimitri, Eddie and Christian, would you?"

-"Of course. Love you."

-"Love you too."

I then hung up and turned to face my gang. They looked at me with compassionate faces. They knew how hard it was for me to be away from Lissa. Especially when she needed me this much. I shook it of and went to give them instructions for today's training.