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UnknownSoul.1918 - The name reveal is in the next chapter!
Chapter Six
(RPOV)
I sat on the ground of the forest watching my children play in front of me. They were laughing and happy weaving through the trees chasing each other. I stood to go after them when I felt a wave of nausea flood me. Instantly I panicked screaming for them to run away only to see we were surrounded by strigoi and they couldn't. I grabbed them throwing them behind me and holding them close. Two figures came to the front of the group of strigoi. As they got closer I could see a duster flapping around one. Dimitri! We will be fine! I thought before looking over to the other figure. It was Tasha.
"I told you we would be back Rose." She cackled in a sickly tone. "They are coming with us."
"No they are not!" I yelled back standing tall. I would kill everyone here if that is what it took to save my children.
"Attack." She ordered pointing at me. The strigoi lunged at me in unison. I began fighting for my life and just as I thought I won the last one came up from behind me grabbing my neck and biting. I felt weak and cold as he drained me dry. I looked to Dimitri pleading with my eyes for him to help but, he did not. He turned to look at Tasha hand in hand. I wanted to scream but, I couldn't I was too weak. So, I looked to my children. They looked like me and him a perfect mix in so many ways. My little girl looked terrified and my son looked angry.
"I love you." I whispered reaching out as my vision began to fail. Everything became silent and I was sucked into nothingness.
"ROSE!" Someone yelled shaking me. I could smell his aftershave but, it was not strong enough to be the one shaking me. "ROSE!" it called again. The voice was frantic and very upset yet, also familiar and feminine. My eyes shot open to see Mia's face in front of my own. "Oh god Rose!" she called again wrapping me in a hug. I began sobbing in to her shoulder. Dreams are why I hated to sleep. I couldn't help but place my shaking hands over my abdomen to ensure my miracles were safe and sound.
"Are you okay Rose?" She asked pulling back some to look at me. I couldn't help but, to shake my head no.
"Please, don't let them make me go back to sleep." I mumbled in a pleading tone. "I can't. I don't. Just please."
"Shh. Shh. I won't. I won't. I'm here your safe and so are my niece and nephew." She assured me wrapping me back in a hug. I nodded. Mia had become just like a sister to me since the accident. She had been taking nursing classes and gladly stepped in as my full time nurse. For, the past week she had been at court to see her father.
"I missed you." I finally said calming. She knew all about nightmares having suffered through them quite a lot her self after Mason she under stood and quickly became my best support and defender.
"Rose Hathaway missed me? I thought I would never see this day! Who would have known?" She joked in mock shock pulling back now that I was calming.
"I know. If you told me back in school one day that I would be closer to you then her I would have punched you in the face!" I said letting out a broken laugh. She nodded smiling at the memories. I just noticed my chords weren't hooked to the machine and let out a knowing sigh of relief towards Mia.
"I know how you feel about the alarms." She supplied smiling at me.
"Thank you." I sighed wiping my face. I glanced around the room to see Dimitri in the corner guardian mask in place and arms crossed staring at me and Eddy at the foot of my bed looking upset.
"I am fine Eddy." I said looking him in the eye. He didn't believe me but, I knew he wouldn't press me on it. "Don't break my bed." I added gesturing to his death grip on the foot rails.
"Sorry." He said letting go to shove his hands into his pockets.
"Where is everyone anyway?" I asked looking at Mia. I was trying to ignore Dimitri the best I could.
"Don't you mean where is Alexi?" Mia asked knowingly. I nodded. "He and Vlad went to go get Lexa from the airport. They said she was very excited to see you again." She stated standing up heading toward the machines.
"Alberta is on the front gate detail and your mom and dad went out for lunch also to get Dr. Addison for the big dinner tonight." Eddy added softly. I had slept through the rest of the day yesterday and apparently the morning today I guess how wonderful for me.
"Do I still get to go to that Ms. Jailer?" I asked side glancing at Mia. She chuckled a little and shook her head.
"I don't think the boys would give anyone much of an option. It was suppose to be a family dinner after all. Alexi will probably carry you down and help you get ready. A long with me of course." She said finishing plugging them all back in. I nodded my acceptance of this.
"Who all is coming again?" I ask hesitantly chewing on my thumb.
"Everyone in the house." Mia sighed in agitation side glancing toward Dimitri. I smiled Mia had some faults in her but, her loyalty was never in question. "Don't worry though if anyone messes with you they will deal with me personally and if I can't get the job done the boys and Lexa will."
"That's right." Eddy added he was of course one of the boys.
Everyone in the house meant Lissa to. I did not want our reunion to be in a crowded room especially since I did not know which way it would go. Was she still acting like a spoiled Princess? Would it be okay? All these questions and thought were racing through my mind.
"Rose, you know I don't like her but, you should talk to her." Mia said reading my thoughts. She had become extremely good at this.
"Get your thoughts out in the open before the dinner so you can enjoy it." Eddy added supporting his girl's statement. Had they not been ganging up on me I would have thought it was cute.
"I don't know. What if she is a bitch again?" I asked voicing my concerns.
"I will be right outside the door and come busting in to show her bitch." Mia said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Do you really want the first time you talk see her to be in a room full of Addison's?" Eddy asked cautiously.
"I don't want to see her at all!" I added softly.
"I am always on your side Rose but, I have heard rumors around court about her. I don't think she is the same. I'm not saying let her back in hell I wouldn't she was a bitch and did you wrong. I'm saying clear the air for yourself." Eddy said calmly as if I were a ticking time bomb.
"UGH!" I growled, they were right I knew it. I had a lot to say to her after all this time. "Fine." I huffed.
"Good!" Mia said happily. "Eddy go get her."
"No. Send her lap dog." I interrupted looking pointedly at Dimitri. His jaw clenched but, he turned to leave. I needed a few minutes without him around.
"Alexi takes over as soon as he gets back." Mia said to me putting a hand on my shoulder.
"Can I be off the damn machines for this?" I asked agitated. I really didn't want to do this at all let alone on a machine that would beep every minute.
"Yes, but try and keep it calm or I will step in as your nurse." Mia warned detaching me again. I nodded. After a few minutes a knock sounded on the door. Eddy walked over and answered it letting in the traitors. She looked amazing aside from the dark circles under her eyes. I stared her straight in the eye only to see guilt, regret, and sadness mixed together. She walked closer and looked shocked to see Mia but, said nothing.
"Keep things calm she can't get to worked up." Mia said in a threating voice to Lissa. She nodded and sat in the chair near the bed Eddy had se up.
"I'm going with Mia if you need anything just yell we know you can." Eddy said to me smiling ignoring Lissa. I nodded and they exited. I knew they were close though, probably in Alexi's room. Dimitri stood back in his corner like a statue. I starred at Lissa who was waiting patiently for me to start unsure of herself. I wouldn't make it that easy on her though. I looked at her for a moment as the old feelings of anger, betrayal, and disappointment flooded through me again. Tears began to fill her eyes as she registered them.
"Rose, I am so sorry." She said letting the tears fall down her face. Once upon a time that would have killed me but not today. Today it was my turn and she could shut up and listen.
"About, which part Princess? Was it the part where you belittled me? The part where you ignored me as I was breaking? Or the one where you told me to leave your sight because I disgusted you?" I growled in my old Rose Hathaway voice, the strong one that had been buried for so long.
"All of it. I was such a bitch to you. I pushed you away I didn't realize what was going on at the time. I have regretted it every day since. I am so so sorry Rose I left you alone when you needed me most." She sobbed again.
"You are damn right you did. Do you know what I was going through? I needed you more than ever and you were so concerned with him." I hissed pointing at Dimitri, "You didn't give a damn what happened to me. I was lost broken and more alone in this world than ever. I fell to points I swore I would never fall to. I did things to survive I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy. So I am sorry if I don't embrace you with open arms and accept your apology." Her face was full of shock and grief and some anger.
"You choose to leave Rose I didn't force you." She said suddenly and instantly regretted it.
"I left so I didn't kill myself. You have no idea what it feels like to bring the love of your life back to life and be rejected in the worst way possible then have your so called sister rip you a new one. I made a choice to live and left." I couldn't help but yell and Mia came rushing in. I was furious but, I was not even close to being finished with this talk.
"Rose calm down the babies!" Mia shrieked placing a calming hand on my shoulder.
"I am fine and so are they Mia. I am not done talking to her." I growl. I could feel the warm feelings of my children sending calming messages to me through spirit. Lissa's eyes widened some and I was sure she could see it but, I ignored her. Mia nodded and stepped back.
"I didn't know it was that bad Rose if I did I would never have said those things." Lissa said shakily.
"You didn't know because you didn't want to. You didn't care what was happening with me as long as you got to use magic without the side effects and your precious Dimitri was okay." I spat back.
"That is not true I do care. I thought I was going to die when I found out you had died. I didn't think I would ever get to make it right but, you're alive and I will not stop trying until you forgive me and we are friends again. I do not care what it takes Rose, I love you and you're my sister. I did wrong I know that but, I won't let you go again." Lissa said looking me dead in the eye. I saw truth and determination in her eyes. I realized that is why I was angry all I needed was her to acknowledge what I went through and apologize. I wasn't angry with her anymore. We weren't fixed by a long shot but, it was a start.
"Okay." I said to the utter shock of everyone in the room. I thought Lissa was going to fall out of her chair.
"What?" she mumbled confused.
"I said okay. Don't get me wrong we aren't fixed but, I am done being angry towards you I have missed you." I said smirking my old I got you smirk.
"An apology really?" Eddy asked confused but also amused. "Just like that it's over?"
"Yeah," I supplied looking at Lissa and then a smiling Mia. "She is my sister after all." Mia laughed openly after that and Lissa jumped up and ran over to me wrapping me in a hug. I hugged her back the best I could in my position.
"Why don't you looked shocked?" I heard Eddy ask Mia who was still laughing.
"If she forgave me after everything I had done I knew she would forgive her to." Mia said as though once again it was obvious. Eddy nodded and let out a small chuckle. Lissa finally pulled back and sat at the foot of my bed smiling at me. I think she was still in some shock but, a happy one.
"So, can I ask what the twins are or is that overstepping?" Lissa finally asked curiosity burning in her eyes.
I let out a small laugh before responding, "Boy and a Girl." It was so easy to fall into our old ways. Mia came and sat on the other side at the foot of the bed also.
"Yep, another Rose Hathaway and a male Hathaway. We should all be fearful." Mia laughed.
"Oh god a male Rose?" Lissa said in mock horror. "The poor little girls won't stand a chance." I couldn't help but let out a full laugh at that as my door opened.
"What was that I heard?" Alexi said entering the room looking shocked and confused at us.
"Brother I do believe someone other than us made Rose laugh." Vlad said smiling,
"I thought we didn't like her?" Lexa said heading straight for my bed pointing to Lissa. I couldn't help but chuckle at that as Lissa went red. Leave it to Lexa to be blunt.
"We are working on it." I supplied as she took up post next to me her long blond hair over her shoulder in a braid. She was like the opposite of her brothers with her honey eyes and pale skin.
"Oh well then. Better not fuck it up again Princess." Lexa's tone was threating at best. I gave a shaky smile knowing that she was an assassin didn't help matters much. "And you Russian I would watch your back." She added pointing to Dimitri with a deadly smile.
"Now. Now Lexa wouldn't want to rob his future child of its father. I don't think Tasha would appreciate that." Vlad added with a comical smile. That didn't help matters her stare went deadly and cold.
"So Lexa how many marks this time?" I asked changing the subject.
"16 soon to be 17." She added suggestively smiling innocently at me. I couldn't help a face palm at this.
"Lexa is a deadly assassin for Russia." Mia filled in with a proud smile. I heard shaky laugh escape Lissa and peaked through my fingers and saw Dimitri gulp very quickly.
"Don't forget half god mother to the twins! My best title by far." Lexa said beaming down at my stomach. "Have we picked names yet?"
"We have I looked over your list and decided on them." I said with a wicked grin.
"You're not going to tell me are you?" she asked knowingly. I shook my head no smiling gleefully.
"Dinner! Everyone here's them at one time easiest way." I said laughing at her.
"Another laugh Alexi I am feeling cheated on." Vlad added wrapping an arm around his brother. Lexa smiled at them before throwing a knife to separate them. Alexi and Vlad who were use to this from their sister jumped apart quickly. Dimitri looked shocked and Lissa looked scared so I grabbed her hand.
"She is a professional she doesn't hit anything but her target." I said quickly to reassure her.
"That is what I am afraid of." Lissa said at almost a whipper causing Lexa to laugh.
"Maybe she is not so dumb after all." Lexa said through giggles. "Lex grab my knife would you I think Laddy boy would only hurt himself." Alexi nodded with a mischievous smile. Uh Oh. Mia quickly switched over to sit in front of Lissa and Eddy edged closer to the wall. Without a word Alexi grabbed the knife and threw it in the air above him to catch it by the tip of the blade and flung it full force at his sister who caught it by the hilt. I let go of Lissa's hand to clap.
"Me next me next!" I cheered and Alexi shook his head smiling.
"No way Hathaway. Only those who can see their feet can participate." he said smiling. I frowned and Lexa laughed.
"We will play later Rose when he is not around." Lexa added in a whisper making me clap again. Alexi eyed us warily and shook his head.
"You two meeting was the worse idea Vlad ever had." Alexi laughed walking towards me.
"What?" I asked as Lexa pulled out another knife and shot a deadly glare at her brother.
"I said Belikov can leave I am on duty." Alexi said coughing. I had almost been able to forget he was there. Almost.
"Yes, Belikov you can." Lexa added glaring at him. He didn't say a word just continued to stand there for a moment. Leave it to Dimitri to go head to head with an assassin.
"No worries guys I'm sure Guardian Belikov would love to run back to his woman and child but, he would be a terrible guardian if he left the Princess alone with an assassin and the reject Rose." I said laughing but, none the less my words came out bitter and angry. I was going more for a joking manner but, what can you do.
"Rose you're not a reject." Lissa stated quickly before letting my words sink in. I watch the realization hit her face and her lips form a hard line. Uh-oh again! "You know?" she asked so softly I almost missed it.
"Yes, Guardian Belikov informed me yesterday." I said as kindly as I could manage. Lissa's eyes filled with pity and anger but, not at me this time. To most people she was the calm and collected; however, I could see what lay beneath and it was pure furry. It was good to know after all this time she still had my back sometimes.
"I can manage myself Guardian Belikov your excused." Lissa said directing her glare towards him. He looked a little taken back.
"I will take her home when she is ready." Eddy added quickly giving him no excuse forcing him to leave. Dimitri nodded and began to leave.
"Great now that the ass is gone who wants to party?" I asked just before the door closed with a devious grin.
"I will always party with you Rose I know it is a guarantied good time." Vlad added in we didn't hear the click quite yet. His voice was suggestive and he also threw me a wink.
"Alexi!" I said in mock horror again, "Have you been sharing my dirty little secrets you promised!" At that I heard a very quick thud and click. I couldn't help the smile that appeared. It was time to show both Dimitri and Natasha exactly who ran this place.
