I'm hoping that you guys with enjoy this chapter. It was kind of difficult to write. I believe that this is this first time that I've ever written in this POV, and I was struggling. This had to be added though, so I toughened up and wrote it. A/N at the bottom, simply because there is something that I want to explain :)

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Tatiana POV

After the meeting with Adrian and Hans, I was even more confused than before. I decided that a visit to Rhonda, my psychic advisor/fortune teller, for lack of a better term, would hopefully help me clear up some of that confusion. Her father was the man who informed me of the prophecy all of those years ago when I had only just settled into the role as Queen, although he never told me who gave him the prophecy to begin with. He didn't have the same abilities as Rhonda, but from what I've been told, his mother and grandmother did. Seems like it only passed down through the females in his bloodlines.
I walked into Rhonda's office without so much as a knock on the door, but she wasn't surprised. In fact, she expected me. She always knew when I'd be showing up; sometimes even before I knew that I'd be coming here. I stopped questioning it years before I ever became Queen, seeing as that Rhonda and I have been best friends since we were in grade school. Rhonda spoke before I could.

"You're confused." It was a statement, not a question.

"Yes." I admitted as I sat down across from Rhonda. No one could bring me down from my high horse better than Rhonda ever could. Honestly, without her guidance, I'd have probably been thrown off of the throne years ago.

"Trust him, Tatiana. He's doing what is best for the time being." I was confused for a moment when she paused, but she clarified. "The girls are at a crucial step in their journey; one is which requires them to reveal themselves on their own." She was talking about Adrian, the princess, and her dhampir friend.

"Rhonda, that's not-" I stared to protest.

"But it is, Tatiana, and you know it. Trust Adrian's judgement; he's right about a lot of things." Rhonda demanded. Suddenly, I thought about how adamant Adrian had been to drag Abe into the search for the Mazur child.

"What about the prophecy and the legends?" I asked.

"The legends are wrong and the prophecy is only half of what it should be." The way that she answered me told me that she couldn't or wouldn't say any more on the subject, but I pressed for more.

"Do you know who she is?" I heard myself asking, desperation clear in my voice.

My best friend sighed. "I've seen her, but there was nothing to give her identity away." She paused. "The key to finding her is in the rest of the prophecy, the legends, and who you rely on for help." Again, Abe invaded my thoughts.

Abe and I met the summer before my senior year when I was visiting Turkey. We had a summer romance, and broke things off when I went back to school, only to realize that I'd fallen in love with him. I didn't see him again for almost 8 years. By that time, I had been Queen for a few years, and he had gained his reputation as Zmey. We spent hours together like old friends and I very nearly professed my love for him when he started telling me about a woman who had claimed his heart.
He explained that he loved her with every ounce of himself, but she had left him because she didn't want to be around or associated with his dangerous reputation. At first, I was pissed at whoever this woman was because I could see how heart broken Abe was, but then I understood.
As Queen, I couldn't be with him. We were literally on opposite sides of the law. Even if I hadn't been elected as Queen, I'm not sure I could still be with him, especially if I wanted a family.
After that, we decided that it was best not to be seen together, and if we wanted to contact one another, it would be through our most trusted under the table messengers.

"Tatiana.." Rhonda whispered; right now, she was being my best friend, not my psychic advisor.

"I know, Rhonda. If anyone knows, he will. I just... I don't know if I can do it." I admitted. "I still love him, and he has no idea."

She grabbed my hand to comfort me. I knew what she was going to say now; she always said it when he was brought up. She always told me that we'd never have worked out anyway, but she'd never give me a reason. I cringed as she spoke softly, but her words surprised me.

"They are soul mates."

"What?" I asked, daggers shooting through my heart. "Are...are you sure?"

Rhonda always told me that she'd never use the term soul mates lightly because she knew how rare it was for one of our kind to find our soul mates. She explained that she believed that the reason it was rare for a moroi to find their soul mate was because most moroi have a human soul mate, and our world does not mesh well with the human world. As for the dhampirs, most dhampirs have dhampir soul mates, but never get the chance to be together due to their relationships being frowned upon.
I had tried to change that in the early years of my ruling, but the council wouldn't budge on the issue, especially since dhampirs couldn't have kids together.

"I'm absolutely certain. They play some part in the prophecy that hasn't been revealed to me yet."

"Do you know...who she is? He never told me..." I trailed off.

"No, I don't. I'm sorry." Rhonda replied, still holding my hand to give me comfort. Suddenly, her hand moved away from mine and wiped away a tear from my cheek that I wasn't aware had fallen.


*couple of hours later*

I picked up the phone, trying to convince myself that I had to do this. My entire world could depend on this phone call. After several minutes, I was finally able to dial his number and let the call go through. It was answered on the third ring.

"Hello?" Came the voice that I had fallen in love with so many years ago. I fought the tears that started to well up in my eyes.

"Abe." I breathed out after several moments. I was able to stand my ground and keep my composure in a room full of people, but he turned me into a lovesick teenager, just like I had been all of those years ago.

"Tati? Is that you?" He asked, Turkish accent shining through. I smiled even though he couldn't see me.

"Yes." I paused for a moment, remembering our last conversation. "Viski üst rafta olduğunu." (I used google translate, but it's supposed to say 'The whiskey is on the top shelf.' in Turkish.)
When we last talked, we decided on a code phrase to use to verify our identities in case we needed to contact each other directly. The idea stemmed from the fact that we don't trust just phrase came from an ongoing joke from when we dated. Abe had always been taller than me, and liked to hide his whiskey on the very top shelf which had just been out of my reach.

"If you're calling, this must be pretty important." He stated.

"I need your help. Sooner rather than later. I don't have time to wait on my messenger to find you this time." Last time I had to contact Abe about some trouble he stirred up, it took my messenger almost 3 weeks to find him.

"How soon should I be there?"

"Yesterday, actually." I replied.

"Care to share?" He asked, sounding casual.

"I need your help scoping out your family tree." I told him, hoping he'd help.

"Ah." He paused. "Adrian mentioned something about that, along with some old legends and a prophecy. Interesting young fellow. I heard he was caught with the two run aways from Montana."

"He was, and he helped them escape. I heard that you were even involved with getting them out of the country." I accused playfully.

"Gotta have fun somehow, Tati. I've seemed to of lost them, though. They ditched my radar in America along with that Russian guardian. Where is he, anyway?" Abe questioned.

"We have no idea. He was kidnapped, for lack of a better word, by the princess and her dhampir friend. Adrian knows, but won't budge." Talking to Abe again felt natural. I knew that I could tell him anything, and he'd keep it to himself.

"What trouble is Adrian in for helping them?"

"None. I've decided to trust his judgment - for now at least." I said.

"That means that you've talked to Rhonda about it." He mused.

"If you must know, yes I did. That's also how I knew that I had to call you. Rhonda said that the legends are faulty and that I'm missing half of the prophecy. I really do need your help, Abe." I admitted.

I was enjoying our chat, but I was getting desperate for his help. He must have understood exactly how desperate I was getting, because the next words out of his mouth kind of shocked me.

"I'll be on the next flight out, Tati. We'll figure this out. I promise, but I have to go now. I need to call to arrange for a jet."

"Thank you." I whispered just before hanging up the phone and letting the tears fall down my face due to the realization of how much I missed the man who will never feel the same way that I do.


A/N - so, what I wanted to explain was why I made it to where Tatiana felt the way she did for Abe.

So, in the books, Tatiana never liked Rose much (or at least she acted like she didn't) and most people believe it's because of Adrian. My theory is a bit different.

What if Tatiana felt the way towards Abe that Adrian felt towards Rose? Now, we never got to see Abe and Tatiana interact since Abe didn't show up to court until after Tatiana was murdered, but that didn't keep me from wondering. Maybe Tatiana had feelings for Abe, but Abe never returned them because of Janine?

Tatiana had hostile feelings towards Rose before they ever met face to face, and I feel like it had to be more than the thought of Adrian and Rose hooking up. Especially considering that Adrian and Rose weren't even together when Tatiana verbally attacked her. I think that Tatiana was jealous, and was using Adrian's feelings as an excuse to show her distaste of Rose. Tatiana couldn't exactly take it out on Janine because Janine was always "the perfect guardian" that never got into trouble, so Tatiana never had a legit excuse to go after her, whereas Rose was more like Abe; trouble follows her around.

I feel like I didn't explain this as well as I wanted to, and I'm sorry for that. Feel free to pm me and we can chat about this if you have different theories. :)