-Rose POV-

I picked Dimitri's heavy arm up and slid out from underneath it. I carefully set it back on the bed as to not awake him. He made an unhappy grunt in his sleep and rolled over to the edge of the bed. I sucked in my breath knowing what was going to happen. Thunk. And queue another very unhappy groan.

"Why are these beds so small?" he said as him arm came up over the side of the bed and he picked himself off the floor. He looked at the bed in irritation for a few moments until he made his way to the bathroom. I snickered as he passed me, which earned a glare from him.

"Aren't you supposed to graceful, almighty god?" I asked with a smirk on my face. I heard him huff in response.

He tugged off his shirt and tossed it across the room and onto the bed. "Where did that come from anyway?" he asked me.

I debated on telling him and decided two years is a good enough span to let someone in on a joke. "When you brought me and Lissa back to the Vlad's and I went to my first class with Mason. After you left he said you were practically a god and that you were unbeatable. I kinda stuck with it."

"You guys talked about me? Hmm," he commented with smug satisfaction. I rolled my eyes and turned on the shower so we could hurry up and find the others and ask exactly what it was we were going to do.

-Clary POV-

Isabelle was the only one in the kitchen when I arrived; she was rummaging through the fridge with a determined look on her face. "You're not going to cook are you?" I asked wearily as I looked closer at what she was doing.

"I wanted to make breakfast for Rose and Dimitri before everyone heads to the library to talk." Isabelle took out a dozen eggs, a package of bacon, and cheese to the pile already on the counter.

I shook my head at her with wide eyes. "We don't want to poison them, Izzy!" I cried while I started putting stuff away.

"You're going to try and poison us?" Dimitri asked skeptically as he finally found his way here just as Isabelle shrieked, "My cooking isn't that bad!"

All Dimitri said was, "Oh."

Rose just laughed. "I can't cook either." She sat down at the counter on one of the swivel stools and swung back and forth on it, clearly amused.

I piped up with a solution, "Why don't we all go to Taki's and talk there instead?"

"I don't think anyone wants to get food poisoning today, so I'd say that's a great idea," Jace said rudely as he came in with his parabatai. "We're all here so let's go."

Rose took her time enjoying the city as she slowly walked behind everyone else, "Me and Lissa should have come here when we ran away, this place is beautiful."

"Who's Lissa?" Isabelle asked as we turned a corner.

Rose caught up with Dimitri before she answered. "I'm Lissa's best friend and guardian. She's the last remaining Dragomir – one of the royal families. I've been best friends with her since kindergarten and her parents always wanted me to be her guardian. In fact it was their dying wish."

Jace looked at her with a twinge of sympathy. He could relate. "How'd they die?"

Rose took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Lissa's entire family and I were in a car accident. Her mom, dad, and older brother died. I did too – until Lissa brought me back," knowing what they were going to say I kept going. "Moroi have a small control over all elements and each Moroi at a point in high school develops a strong control over one. We call that specializing. Lissa never did specialize, at least not in any element we know of.

"Spirit is an element that was so rare among Moroi that we actually forgot it even existed, until Lissa and I started digging up information on why she could do the things she does. She specialized in spirit, but spirit brings on a lot of consequences the more you use it. Because to use spirit you have to give a part of yourself every time you do. The magic literally takes away your spirit – your soul. When people use too much of it, it can actually drive you insane. Which brings us to me."

"What about you?" I asked curiously as we slid into the booth at Taki's. Rose took a quick survey of the room and found that most of them were Downworlders.

"When a spirit user brings someone back to life it leaves them shadowkissed. It means I'm bound to her with a bond. I feel the things she feels, I can read her mind, and I always know when there's trouble. I can also see ghosts, because I've been to the world of the dead before. Most importantly I take spirits darkness away from her and into me. That means the depression, the anger, the violence. Being a guardian though, means I'm more equipped to handle it. The bond is only one way at least." Rose finished.

I looked at her with curiosity. "Spirit seems like it's more of a burden than a gift." I commented as I ordered my food.

Rose shrugged her shoulders. "It is, but it can do a lot of good if it is used the right way." She ordered her food and everyone else followed suit.

"So all of this started when Lissa brought you back from the dead?" Jace asked. It looked like he was very interested in the story.

Rose nodded her head and took a sip of her soda and Jace continued. "So, this bond, at this very moment if you wanted to you could just pop in and see how she was doing?" Rose nodded her head again.

Jace smiled like an entertained child. "Do it."

-Rose POV-

I sighed and decided to take a peek. Lissa was worried and wondering where I was, though she was happy that if I had to bring anyone with me I brought Dimitri.

Alberta and Kirova were questioning her on our whereabouts, but she didn't know anything to tell them.

"I swear I have no idea where they went. Please, please, go find them!" Lissa said and it looked like she had been crying. With everything that happen the past few months it's not like I could blame her on being over worried.

Kirova looked into her eyes. "You two share a bond, are you sure you don't know?" her tone was questioning.

"It's only one way! I never have any idea what she's doing," Lissa stood up from her chair and she was dismissed and brought back to her dorm.

I cut back to the present. "What is it? You look worried." Dimitri looked at me sternly.

I scrunched up my face. "I should have checked up on her sooner. Alberta and Kirova were questioning her on where we went. I'm glad I didn't have time to tell her anything, but we should really work on getting back there. The sooner the better."

Dimitri nodded his head and looked at Jace. "It's a good idea to get back there anyway. We still need to get a conference with the queen," said as he finished up meal.

The others nodded and stuffed the remainder of the food into their mouth. Jace stood up and let a fifty dollar bill float down to the table top.

"Let's go to the Vampire Academy, then," Jace said as he walked out the door with the other's following.