Guess what happened this morning? My little sister hid my shoes and my backpack. She refused to let me go anywhere. I found my backpack and one shoe. I am still missing one converse shoe. I am one of those people who has one or two pairs of shoes only. Stupid, stupid, stupid. I should have bought the other black and white pair as well. Well enjoy the chapter :)

DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the Vampire Academy Novels they all belong to the one and only Richelle Mead. Anything in italics and separated by *** is actually from the book.

Little note: The definition of hell, can be misery and torment or, what can happen after we die.

Rose's Point Of View

Christian and I got off the plane.

***

We were immediately hit with wet, blustery weather. Sleet cracked into us, far worse than the flaky white stuff falling back in Montana. We were on the East Coast now, or well, close to it. The queen's court was in Pennsylvania, near the Pocono Mountains, a range I had only a vague idea about.

***

"Well this is hell." Christian said.

"I thought hell was supposed to be fiery and hot, with people burning in the caverns." I said jokingly.

"Nice mental image you got there, but hell can be one of two things. Fiery and hot and full of inflamed bodies. Or freezing cold, bleak, and depression inducing." Christian said.

"Do you believe in hell? Or heaven?" I asked seriously.

"I do believe something happens to us after we die; we all have an afterlife, but who can talk about something they don't know anything about. Who knows what the actual hell is? Heaven? Reincarnation?" He paused and said, "Ghosts? We can all believe in what we want to. What is real is what we know. What we don't know is well… a leap of faith but that doesn't make it any less real to us."

I nodded.

***

We were met by a group of five guardians, all dressed in black pants and matching coats, with white shirts underneath.

We were led to an adjacent building.

One of the guardians explained that this was where all guests and dignitaries traveling in and out of the Court stayed. To my surprise, we each got our own room.

"Decompress for a bit and be ready for dinner in four hours. Lissa, the queen wants to see you in an hour." Alberta said.

***

I felt that Lissa was surprised, but she walked away. I went to my room. A few minutes later someone knocked at my door.

When I opened my door I saw that Christian was there.

"Need help with your outfit?" I asked.

"Ha ha Rose. It just so happens that I am bored and vote on TV with a sarcastic person, but finding a sarcastic guardian around here is like trying to avoid finding Charlie in the chocolate factory. It is just not done." Christian said.

I laughed and let him in. We started flipping through channels on the TV.

"Did Lissa talk to you about the queen?" I asked.

"Not even for a second, she is however probably talking about it with Adrian though." He said.

"You think she is starting to fall for him or something?" I asked.

"Not exactly, I think she just naturally gravitates towards a spirit user. It could be Adrian or anybody else with the powers." Christian said.

"Are you playing plinko with your relationship?" I asked.

"The Price is right!" Christian said.

I rolled my eyes. Christian and I were sitting down on the couch and were watching The Price Is Right. It was a re-run with the old guy Bob Barker announcing everything.

"I still don't see why we can't watch Lizzie Mcguire." I said.

"Why? The show is so old." Christian said.

"It is but I never could watch it before when it was on due to it being on in the daytime. Now it is on just to fill time, I haven't watched all the episodes." I said.

"Deal with it I am not going to watch porcupine head." He said.

"Porcupine head?" I asked.

"It is what I call Matt."

"Well that is strange."

"The world is strange."

"You're stranger."

"I'm part of the world. So I can't be stranger than it."

"Don't correct me." I scolded.

"Terribly sorry, Ms. Hathaway."

"It is alright but detention for a week." I said laughing.

"A week!" Christian said smiling.

"Don't make it two Mr. Ozera." I said.

Christian was about to speak when someone knocked on the door.

I went to open it and saw Dimitri standing there.

"Rose, Eddie wants to see you at the entryway." Dimitri said. "Do you know where Chri—" Dimitri began to ask before realizing that Christian was in the room with me.

This is bad, very very bad. Crap crap crap. Nothing was going on between Christian and I but most people usually assumed the worst about me, and as if to prove my point Dimitri gave me a disapproving look and looked slightly hurt.

"Rose go speak to Eddie in the entryway. I would like to have a word with .

I looked apologetically back at Christian and walked out.

Christian's Point Of View

I watched Rose leave. If this was anything like back at school I was about to be reminded of rules. That included unless due to the assignment no male should be in a females room and vice versa.

"Guardian Belikov—" I started to say.

"I don't know what you were doing in Ms. Hathaway's room nor do I want to know just be sure it does not happen again." Guardian Belikov said.

As I have had to rely on so much with Rose lately I observed his posture. It didn't seem scolding. It seemed angry, maybe jealous? Why would he be jealous? Wait just a goddamned minute. Why would he be jealous? Does he? He can't. Maybe. Huh? Why? Age? Guardians? Overload.

"Nothing happened, you really shouldn't think so little of her. Especially someone you seem so fascinated by Dimitri." I said.

He looked shocked and looked like he wanted to punch me, and I admit it maybe calling him Dimitri might have been a little overboard, but give me a break. This was fucked up.

"I don't know what you're talking about , but it is unwise to be showing such disrespect. Don't let me catch you in another female student's room again. Mr. Castile would like to speak with you as well."

With that he left. He was acting like Rose and I were getting it on in the bed. We were watching The Price Is Right. How often does watching TV end up in pregnancy? NEVER. He however was in the wrong, and there was no way Rose didn't know this. She was getting wackier and wackier everyday.

I left the room and went downstairs. Rose and Eddie were talking to someone in the entryway.

"It's Mia" Rose said.

I smiled. I never expected to see her for a while.

Rose's Point Of View

***

I hadn't seen Mia in almost a month, ever since Mason's funeral. In studying her, I felt like it's been a year. I had always thought Mia looked like a doll. She was short compared to most Moroi and had young, round-cheeked features. The fact that she'd always curled her hair in perfect ringlets had sort of reinforced that image. But today, she hadn't gone to nearly that much trouble. Her golden blond hair was pulled into a ponytail, its only curl coming from a slight, natural waviness. She wore no makeup, and her face showed signs of having been outdoors a lot. Her skin looked chapped from the wind, and she had a very, very faint tan. Almost unheard of for Moroi, with their aversion to sunlight. For the first time ever, she actually looked her age.

***

Mia, Eddie, and I talked for a few minutes and were actually about to leave to some coffeeshop when Christian came downstairs. I felt so bad for leaving him with Dimitri. Dimitri had such little faith in me. I loved him but he was just acting like I was a little kid who couldn't be trusted to have any male friends. Love was supposed to be about believing in someone, and trusting them. Christian looked pissed off and very shocked about something. He couldn't have found out could he? There is no way... Right?

"It's Mia." I said.

He smiled and said,"Mia it's great to see you. Why don't we get Lissa?" Christian asked.

"Sure, I would love to see her again." Mia said smiling.

We all walked to Lissa's room. When we opened the door we were all shocked by what we saw.

Lissa and Adrian were naked and were really getting busy. Eddie let the door slam into the wall and the couple parted and stared at us. I tried getting feelings through the bond but found that Lissa was cut off from me. Meaning she was drunk. I think Adrian was too, because of the bottles around the room.

I was shocked that Lissa did this. Mia and Eddie seemed shocked as well. Christian's facial expressions alternated between angry, sad, and betrayed.

"I-I am-m so so-r-r-r-ry-y" Lissa stuttered.

"Don't say anything just both of you get dressed." Christian said. Looking like he very much was trying not to set anything on fire.

"You stupid stupid bitch." Mia said.

"Sorry man." Adrian said having put his jeans on and was trying to get his shirt on.

That's what it took. Christian snapped, and slammed Adrian into a wall and was currently punching him with his fist... that had fire coming out of it, giving Adrian burns all over his stomach and a few on his neck.

"Stop it!" Lissa screamed.

Eddie, Mia and I pulled Christian away.

Christian turned on me. "You and Belikov get to have some secret forbidden love and I don't get to hurt the alcoholic!" Christian screamed at me.

He knew. OH MY GOD. HE FUCKING KNEW, HE KNEW AND HE JUST SCREAMED IT.

"Rose I didn't mean to. Oh crap." Christian said. Christian walked out of the room.

"Dimitri?" Mia, Eddie, and Lissa asked. Lissa slightly off cue.

"So who wants coffee?" I asked. Trying to smile.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Don't worry Lissa and Adrian aren't going to end up together, but I needed a reason for Christian and Lissa to break up. This clearly qualifies.

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