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Chapter 9
Edward POV
When Carlisle got the frantic call from Rose, I knew that there was something terribly wrong. I had never heard her talk with so much desperation. We raced towards court with the Denali's and after the guardians let us in the gate, we rushed to Lissa's suite where Rose was staying. Sure we could have just run in without waiting for them, but we didn't want to do anything that might be viewed as hostility. I started to catch a scent that was familiar but I couldn't place it exactly. It was one of our kind for sure. As we entered the suite the scent grew much stronger and I started to catch more of the scent. I went upstairs while the girls went to Rose to try to calm her. As I entered Rose's room, I smelled the scent of blood that must have been Dimitri's and now two distinct vampire scents. I filed the scents in my mind and tried to find out where they were so familiar. I had been in the room for about 10 minutes trying to pick up clues when it finally hit me who the two vampires were. I walked back downstairs and I wasn't happy at all and I knew that Rose wouldn't spare them once she tracked them down, of course if I was in her position neither would I. Carlisle approached me once I entered the room.
"Did you find anything Edward?" Carlisle asked and I nodded.
"I did and none of us are going to like it." I said. Everyone's attention was now on me and I knew Rose would freak. "Jasper you better stay close to Rose because when I tell you who took the girls, the darkness will most definitely be an issue." He nodded, already standing close to Rose.
"Who was it Edward?" Rose asked almost in complete desperation.
"There were two vampires here, our kind. We have all seen them more than we care to. The Romanians, Vladimir and Stefan." I said and just like I suspected Rose was livid.
"WHAT?" she screamed and I think everyone in the room and probably the whole court flinched. She muttered more curses than I ever knew existed and screamed at the top of her lungs. It took Jazz, Em, Garret and Eleazar to hold her in place. Carlisle and I tried to calm her along with the girls but it wasn't working. When she finally did calmed down, the others let her go. "She straightened herself and looked at Carlisle. "I ask that you contact all of those that fought with us and have them look out for those two. I am going to see someone that will help us, or I will kill their asses myself." She said and went upstairs. She packed a small bag and when she came down she said her goodbyes to the family and made Lissa promise to watch over Dimitri and heal him only after she left. I knew she didn't want to put him in any danger. She talked briefly with her father and he gave her what she needed to make flight plans. She went alone but Jasper had Peter and Charlotte come to follow her from a safe distance.
Rose POV
Those two assholes had taken my daughters and now I would make sure that they suffer a horrible death. I boarded Abe's jet to the one place I swore that I would never go but what choice did I have. I needed help. When I finally arrived in Volterra, I went straight to the castle to speak with the Volturi. From what I had seen of Aro's thoughts the last time, he had truly changed for the better after the guard was devastated. To say that they were surprised to see me was an understatement. I carefully blocked the thoughts of my magic and anything related to my powers. I made sure my shield was up around those thoughts as I approached them.
"Well Rose, I have to say that this is certainly a surprise. What can we do for you?" Aro asked.
"Well you can tell me where I can find the two Romanians so I can get my daughters back and tear them apart." I deadpanned. Their eyes widened at the revelation that I had daughters.
"Daughters?" Aro asked with an eyebrow raised. I nodded and held out my hand where he could see what I was talking about. His eyes showed remorse and surprise.
"I want them to pay and I want my daughters back. They haven't fed from me in over 12 hours. And they weren't even a day old when they were taken. The Romanians will also pay for attacking their father who hadn't regained consciousness when I left." I explained.
"I see, well the Romanians aren't ones to keep us informed on their whereabouts, but the last I knew, they resided near Omsk Russia. They wouldn't have taken up residence in the states due to your clan. I hope that you can find them." Aro said and I smiled.
"Wouldn't be the first time I've tracked a vampire in Russia." I stated while smirking and he laughed.
"Of course Rose. Go and get your daughters." He said and I started to walk out when I turned and spoke to him
"I am happy to see that you were humbled by our last encounter Aro. Marcus, Caius, I hope that you share his newfound humility." They both nodded but I could see that Caius wasn't as happy about it. "I assure you that if your information is accurate, I won't forget your help and you will have regained some of the respect you three once had." I said and left Volterra, heading straight for Omsk Russia. Getting to Russia was a long flight and the more I was away from my girls, the more worried I got. I was also worried about Dimitri but I knew where he was. My daughters were a different story.
Peter and Charlotte found me in Russia and I cursed Jasper for sending them after me, but they had found that I was on the right track and gave me a contact number that they had discovered for them. I took the number and immediately dialed it and waited impatiently for someone to answer.
"Ahh Hello Rose." Stefan said. "I knew that you would get in touch with me eventually." I growled.
"Where are my daughters Stefan? Give me back my girls and I'll think seriously about letting you live another year." He laughed.
"Ah Rose your daughters are just fine. Hungry, but fine. They are In good hands until you get here." I scoffed.
"And where is 'here' Stefan? I am tired of playing games. Cut the shit and tell me what you want." I said.
"I want you Rose. Come to Novosibirsk, Russia and meet me at the address I will send you. Come alone Rose." Stefan said and I heard my girls cry in the background.
"Ok Stefan. Just know that if you harm a single hair on their heads I will end you both." I hung up and he texted me the address. I planned to end them both anyway because they crossed the line when they involved my daughters. Peter and Charlotte stayed close until we got to Novosibirsk. I went to the address and Peter and Charlotte fell back at a safe distance. When I entered the door at the address they gave me, I immediately heard my girls crying for me. I kept an eye on my surroundings but everything in me wanted to run towards the sound of my daughters' cries.
As I entered the room where my daughters were, I felt a presence behind me and I whirled on one of them as another figure managed to pin my arms. Vladimir held my arms and Stefan sneered evilly at me while I growled at him. He simply smiled at me.
"Rose, Rose, Rose." He said in almost an exasperated voice. "I knew you would come alone to rescue your daughters, and you can take them. But first there is something I want from you and if you are good, you will live to fight another day." I scoffed and spit at him. He simply glared and slapped me hard across the face, making my anger grow. He nodded to Vladimir who dragged me towards a table where I tried to struggle from his grip. These two were old vampires and I had to think of what to do. I had trouble getting the darkness up because of the exhaustion I experienced so that wouldn't work. As Vladimir threw me onto the table I realized that they hadn't taken my stake from me. A plan formed in my mind a little too slow for my liking but I just prayed to whatever God there was that it worked.
"Alright but at least let me feed my daughters first." I could see Stefan working this through his head and he agreed. I went to my daughters but Vladimir took one of them while I fed the other, making sure that there was no way I would have access to both of them. I felt violated exposing myself to feed my daughter and the Romanians leered closely watching me feed them. My girls were both very hungry since they hadn't fed in so long, but I had to switch my girls, making sure that both were fed enough to get through this. I could see lust in Stefan's and Vladimir's eyes while I fed my girls. They told me that they had fed enough and I growled a little, not wanting to let them go after being away from them so long. I reluctantly lay Alyssa down beside her sister and turned to face these two idiots. I discretely pulled my stake, keeping it hidden from sight. Stefan was the leader obviously from what I saw. He grabbed at me but I dodged at the last second and plunged the stake into his heart. I wasn't sure whether the silver would have an effect on them, and it didn't, but bought me enough of a distraction to grab Stefan's head and give it a twist. As he fell to the floor, I turned to Vladimir who had Alyssa in his arms. I froze him quickly and took my daughter from him, putting her back with her sister for a moment. I knew he could hear me while frozen so I walked right up to him and spoke.
"You two brought this on yourselves by getting between me and my daughters. I will see you in Hell, if I ever get there. While he was still frozen I ripped his left arm off, followed by the right. I was tired of all this so I just ripped his head off, finishing them. I piled their bodies together and lit the remains with my power and watched as they turned to ash. I heard my daughters begin to cry and I went to them, clutching them tightly to me. I was aware that Peter and Charlotte had come in, but I didn't care right now. I was way too busy with the reunion with my daughters to care.
Peter and Charlotte came towards me and I was in a serious mom mode now. I growled at them slightly and they stopped, holding their hands in surrender. I held my daughters close as I apologized to them.
"Guys I'm sorry but I just want to be with my daughters. Give me a few minutes and then we will leave for home." They nodded and went back outside. When I finally got my head on straight, I walked out where Peter was waiting. Charlotte came back with the car and had stopped somewhere and bought things for the girls. I changed the girls quickly and we set off for the jet and home.
Dimitri POV
I woke up at the court's infirmary and at first I couldn't recall how I got here. Minutes after I woke up, the memories started to come back to me and I feared for my daughters and for my Roza. I knew that the girls being gone when she returned from hunting would be devastating to her and I wondered where she was at this moment. Edward was suddenly at the door to my room and I wondered why Roza wasn't here with me but I figured that she would be so broken from the loss of her daughters that she would hunt down the bastards that took them from us and injured me.
"How long have I been out Edward?" I asked him.
"A week and you are correct. Rose went to track down the ones that took the girls. Jazz sent Peter and Charlotte to follow her after a few days. They reported that they were in Omsk Russia but the last report was two days ago." He said and I was worried for my Roza and our girls. I knew how tough it was to get around in Russia.
He suddenly began to smile and I wondered what he had heard. The nurse finally allowed me to leave and we went back to Lissa's, which had become a base of operations of sorts, trying to track Roza and our daughters. Abe was trying to track his jet which he had given her to use. He looked puzzled for a minute at the data he was reading when there was a knock at the door. I opened the door and I almost cried in joy. Standing there with a wide smile was my Roza. Just behind her were Peter and Charlotte, but there was something different about them. It was then that I realized that their eyes had lightened, meaning they had reverted to the animal blood diet like the Cullen's had. I didn't worry about that much as the two of them held my daughters and I flung myself at Roza. I hugged her as tightly as I could and twirled her around. I kissed her hard on the lips, making up for lost time with her. I thought that her loud squeal of surprise might alert the others and I was right of course. It suddenly got very crowded around her so I let her have her time with them and took my daughters from Peter and Charlotte. I held my girls close to me and I looked them over, making sure that they were alright.
Once the greetings were done, Roza sat down with us and explained the confrontation with the Romanians who had taken the girls. She also explained talking to Aro and his change of heart and I was surprised but happy that they were no longer enemies. Roza watched carefully as the girls were passed around to our extended family. I wrapped Roza in my arms again and I had a thought. It was now or never.
I stood and faced her sitting there on the couch. I got down on one knee and took both of her hands in mine.
"Roza, I have loved you since the first time I saw you and I was just too stupid to see it. I have pushed you away so many times and you have always been right there waiting to see what an ass I made of myself." I heard the others laugh and Roza gave a strangled sounding laugh. "You never judged me, and gave me hope that I could go on with my life without the fears and guilt of the past. I love you Roza with all my heart. Actually, I love you with half a heart because the other piece is sitting right in front of me. I would be extremely honored if you would be my wife. Rose Hathaway will you marry me?" I said.
"Yes Dimitri. There is nothing in this world I want more. You are the father to two beautiful girls and I can't see my life without you and our girls." She flung herself at me as soon as the ring slipped on her finger. The force knocked me backward and we fell on the floor in a heap. We laughed and so did the others in the room. After we had composed ourselves, Lissa rambled something about planning the wedding and her and Alice squealed at the thought. They took off into the kitchen with all the other girls and the guys went with Christian to play some video game which he will probably lose. Janine and Abe took the girls upstairs and watched over them since no one wanted to leave them alone. Roza was smiling but I could tell she had something on her mind so I asked her what it was.
"Dimitri, I wondered whether you were going to continue to be a guardian or would you choose the life like I have?" She asked. I had already thought about all this and I finally knew my answer.
"Roza, I follow you where you go. As long as I'm with you, we could be living in a cardboard box and I would be happy as long as I have you." I said and she suddenly laughed and I raised an eyebrow and she returned it.
"I was just thinking it would have to be a pretty damn big box." She said with a smirk and I shook my head, both laughing and exasperated.
"Anyway, I want to be where you are. I can't stay here without you and you can't stay here because we know that the court won't allow it. I will join your little family with the Cullen's if they will have me?" I said.
"Well duh! Of course we will have you. Rose wouldn't shut up about you until you came into her life again. We still can't get her to shut up, but she is happier with you around. Besides that, those girls need their father around all the time, not trying to lead two lives." Rosalie said and Esme, Alice, Lissa, Mia, and Jill were there with broad smiles on their faces. I heard Roza growl at the comment about her never shutting up, but she was still smiling.
"Rose I know that you are torn between being here and there. This is your old life here at court, you've outgrown it and moved on. I will miss you sure, but we still have the bond and we can always visit. Do what your heart says to do." Lissa said. Roza stood, tears glistening in her eyes at her words and she rushed over, hugging all the girls one by one. She looked over after they were done and smiled.
"Oh Boys?" She said. The guys were all there on the other side of the room after being called from their game. "What do you think about adding Dimitri to the Cullen clan?" She asked.
"Bout damn time we had another dude." Emmet said and we laughed.
"I can't see any reason why not. Besides we need the odds evened around the house a little, too many girls." Jasper said with a big smile.
"Well does everyone agree to him being in the family?" Roza asked. They all nodded. She flung herself at me again, nearly knocking me off the couch while the others laughed. This was the start of our new life together. Everything was going according to plan now, that is until Janine overheard the conversation of me being turned. Shit! Can't get a break can I?
