Ok so I decided to work my butt off and get this next chapter up for all of you because I left you off on a bad cliff hanger. So this is when the action starts to kick in! Took a while huh? Lol anyways I hope you like it and don't forget to review because we are STILL looking for our 50th reviewer!

Disclaimer: I dont own anything from Vampire Academy (the names you see other than Mikhail are just fictional names i made up)

Chapter 11: I Don't Want to Leave

LPOV

No. This is not good. This is not good at all. I needed to tell someone, anyone. I started to run back to the palace when my anger slammed back into me. I was still mad at Christian but…shouldn't I tell him? No, go to someone else. He treated you like crap, go tell someone else. I listened to the little voice in my head and continued to run to the palace. Jill. I could tell Jill and we'd go to the guardians with it.

When I reached her door I was more than breathless but I used my strength to pound on the door. "Jill! Jill wake up! It's Lissa!" I shouted to the door.

A few seconds later the door opened. "Lissa? What's going on?" Jill asked, rubbing her eyes.

"There's…there's a stake behind the wards," I explained breathlessly.

Jill was instantly alert. "What? Did you tell Christian? Did you call Rose?" she questioned.

"No I haven't told anyone but you," I replied.

"Why? Rose will freak we need to call her." She turned to go back into her suite but I stopped her.

"No we can't call Rose, she'll come home and she's supposed to stay in Russia for a week."

"But she—"

"No Jill, we'll tell the guardians but not Rose."

Jill still didn't completely agree, I could see it in her eyes but she allowed me to drag her to the guardians.

We didn't go to the Royal Guard. Instead we went straight to the guardian building. I was hoping to run in to Hans but I was pleasantly surprised when I ran into someone else.

"Eddie!" I yelled as he passed by. He turned and smiled at us.

"Hey Lissa, Jill, what's up?" he asked, coming to us.

"We need you," Jill said. She and I were practically panting from running so much and our words were breathless.

"Why? What happened?"

"There's a stake behind the wards near the palace," I breathed.

Once the words left my mouth, Eddie was in motion. He had his cell phone out and started calling the guardians within seconds. Before I knew it, the Royal Guard, along with five other guardians were all huddled together in the middle of the office.

"Alright! Quiet down!" Hans called, entering the huddle. The guardians went silent. "Now we are going to let Queen Vasilisa speak and we will listen and follow her instructions. Is that clear?"

"Yes sir!" the guardians replied in unison.

"Good. Now, your majesty, the floor is yours." Hans stepped away from where he stood and I took his place.

"Okay, as much as I would love to say I have a lot of information for you, I don't. All I know is that someone tried to break the wards but they missed. I found a stake right behind the ward line but that was it. What I want you to do is send a team with me so I can show you where it is. Then the court needs to go under lockdown. No one gets in; no gets out. But do not let the people know we are under lockdown or else there will be mass chaos. Until we have further information, you do whatever I say or whatever Hans says," I explained. "Is that clear to everyone?"

"Yes your majesty!" they all answered.

"Hans, if you don't mind creating a team to come with me," I requested.

"Certainly. Castile, Tanner, Lawry, Edwards, and Jullian, go with Vasilisa to the stake location. The rest of you alert the other guardians that we are under lockdown. Castile, call Hathaway and Belikov, we need them back here for this," Hans commanded.

"Wait no!" I interrupted. "Don't call Rose and Dimitri!"

"Your majesty, we need the best guardians for this. We need those two," argued Hans.

"But they're on vacation! Rose is still hurt! You can't call them," I protested.

"I'm sorry, your majesty, but we need them right now. Everyone's lives are at stake and we don't need a repeat of what happened at St. Vladimir's do we?"

I opened my mouth to protest again when his words sank in. "No," I agreed, defeated, "we don't."

"Right, Castile, get on that call," he commanded.

"Yes sir!" Eddie replied. He flipped out his cell phone and dialed one of their numbers. I couldn't help but feel bad that we were cutting in on Rose and Dimitri's vacation but I guess when it came down to it, they'd leave no matter what. Hopefully they'll go up and visit again.

"Hey, it's okay, you know Rose would want to be here to protect you," said Jill, putting her arm around me. Things between us have been a lot better and less awkward. We still weren't on the sisterly love part yet but we were getting there.

"Yeah I know, I just can't help but feel that it's my fault they're coming back," I said.

"It's not though, so don't worry about it, okay?"

I sighed. "Okay."

Eddie and the other guardians showed up in front of me. "Are you ready Lissa?" Eddie asked.

I took a deep breath. "Yes. Follow me everyone."

RPOV

Dimitri and I were sitting in the taxi that was taking us back to the Belikovs' house. We were into our third day here in Russia and I couldn't be happier. Spending time with Dimitri and his family is the best. Dimitri seemed so happy to back in Russia with his family again and seeing him happy just made this vacation so much better. Although I couldn't help but wonder about Lissa. In some ways I miss the bond because I can't check up on her anymore to make sure she's okay. But not having the bond has left me darkness free and I was my own woman now. I also wondered what was going on at court while we were gone. According to Hans, Dimitri and I were the best guardians he had which was definitely flattering.

The taxi pulled up in front of the house, interrupting my thoughts and we got out. Dimitri paid the driver and we walked up to the front door. I knocked lightly and the door was opened immediately. Viktoria stood smiling in the doorway.

"Come on in guys," she said and ushered us inside.

"Thanks Viktoria," I thanked.

"So what are we doing today, Vika?" asked Dimitri.

"Mama planned a nice outing in the backyard for everyone in the community. We explained part of your story to everyone and they're so excited to see you," Viktoria explained.

Dimitri smiled. "That's great. Is that where everyone is right now?"

"Yes, so how about we go out back."

Dimitri grabbed my hand and laced our fingers together. I smiled up at him. "Yeah, let's go," I agreed.

Viktoria led us out back where the yard was set up a lot like it was when we had the mock funeral for Dimitri. The air was much happier this time and as we walked out, a crowd surrounded us. Dimitri spoke in Russian to them and I heard my name mixed in there from time to time. I stood at Dimitri's side awkwardly as he continued to speak to everyone but when someone tapped my shoulder I turned.

"Denis!" I exclaimed, throwing my arms around him.

"Whoa Rose, I missed you and all but your boyfriend is glaring," said Denis hugging me back quickly.

"Oh you missed me did you?" I questioned, ignoring the part about Dimitri.

"Hell yeah I did, you were one unpromised badass," he complimented.

"Thanks but I'm no longer unpromised." I lifted my hair to show him my promise mark.

"Wow," he breathed, "That's awesome, almost makes me want to go back to school."

I put my hair down. "Then you should. Imagine how much more you can learn! Because I went back I'm not able to take down this badass right here," I said, patting Dimitri's arm.

Dimitri turned and smiled down at me. I knew he was listening to our conversation and he made no move to hide it. "That's right, Roza can take me down but not without breaking a sweat first," he said.

I laughed. "You got me there comrade," I agreed.

"Will you guys stop standing around and come and sit?" Viktoria called over to us.

"Coming!" I called. We led the group over to where Dimitri's family sat and we all took our own seats. We sat in a circle and this time, instead of wishing

Dimitri was sitting next to me, he really was.

"So Roza, care to enlighten us with your story again?" Karolina asked.

"Only if Dimitri will tell it with me," I said, looking up at him.

"Of course. You start."

I launched into my half of the story, recapping all the events that happened up until Dimitri capturing Lissa. Then he took the lead and explained our adventures from my escape from prison up me getting shot. We also answered a few questions some of the younger kids had like: "what's it like to be in love?" "do you like being a guardian?" and things along those lines.

We were in the middle of telling them a story from the academy when my phone started to ring. I told Dimitri to finish the story while I excused myself to answer it.

"Hathaway," I said into the receiver.

"Rose it's Eddie."

"Hey Eddie what's up?" I asked.

"Rose we need you and Dimitri back at court as soon as possible," he said.

I was instantly on high alert even though I was miles away. "Why? What happened?"

"Someone tried to stake the ward line near the palace."

"What?" I screeched. All eyes turned to me and I waved Dimitri over. He was up and by my side within seconds.

"Lissa was taking a walk and found a stake behind the ward lines. The court is under lockdown and Hans needs you and Dimitri back here ASAP," Eddie explained.

"Alright, we'll get a plane back out there as soon as we can. Thanks Eddie," I said.

"Yup, see you."

The line went dead and I turned to our audience with a sad expression on my face. "What's wrong?" Viktoria asked.

"We have to go back to court," I said solemnly.

"Why?" Olena asked.

"My charge, Queen Vasilisa, found a stake just outside of the court's ward line. My supervisor wants Dimitri and me back ASAP," I answered.

Denis hopped up. "Take me with you! I want to train and be a guardian like you and Dimitri," he pleaded.

"Sorry Denis, we can't. We're going back to court not the academy," I apologized. This little situation reminded me of when we were with the Keepers. At least it wasn't a girl who thought I was going to marry her brother.

He sighed. "Alright, good luck you guys."

"Thanks."

We took the rest of the time to say our goodbyes and we headed back to the hotel. When we got into the suite I was more than sad. Our vacation together was cut so short for something the guardians back at the court could handle on their own. Dimitri pulled me into his arms before we started packing.

"I'm so sorry we have to leave Dimitri, I know you love it here," I apologized.

He pressed a kiss to the top of my head. "It's okay Roza, we have a duty back at court," he soothed.

"I don't want to leave though. I could spend the rest of my life here with you," I whined.

"I know Roza, I could do the same but remember, Lissa is back at court probably worried out of her mind and needs her best friend," he reasoned.

I sighed. "You're right and at least we get to stay in the same suite."

"Right and I promise once all of this is done, we'll make love for hours."

I smiled. "Hours?"

"Hours."

I looked up at him. "I love you."

He kissed me. "I love you too."

Hours later we were boarding a plane home to Pennsylvania. As we got into the terminal I heard my name being called out.

"Roza! Dimka! Wait up!"We turned around to see Viktoria running toward us. I looked up at Dimitri to find a disapproving look on his face. He started speaking to her in Russian so I had no idea what they were saying. In the end Dimitri looked defeated and Viktoria took a happy spot next to me.

"Uh...what's going on?" I asked.

"Viktoria is coming back to court with us," Dimitri answered. There was annoyance clear in his voice but Viktoria wasn't bothered by it. We boarded the plane without saying another word and the ride itself was quiet. I ended falling asleep for half of the flight but Dimitri woke me up when we were about to land. Not long after we were on our way to court with Dimitri driving, me riding shotgun and Viktoria in the back. As soon as we got past the gates and parked, Dimitri and I were in action. We had Viktoria go back to our suite and bring the suitcases with her.

We sprinted to the guardian building and burst through the doors. "Hans!" I shouted.

He turned around and was by our sides in a second. "Belikov, Hathaway we need you going to where the stake is. I want you two to out past it and see if there's anything out there. Find Castile or even Vasilisa to lead you out there," he commanded.

"Alright we'll report back when we're done," said Dimitri already turning away.

He was all business now and as much as I'd rather be in Russia right now, I need to be in business mode too.

"Hurry." that was all Hans said and we were out the door.

"Let's find Eddie, he'd most likely be out by the gates," I said.

"Right, let's go," Dimitri agreed.

We changed directions and ran towards the front gates. Even if he wasn't there we could find out from the other guardians where he might be. Hans, in all the chaos, didn't give us earpieces so we had no idea who was where.

I reached the gate a second before Dimitri. "Eddie?" I called.

"Rose!" Eddie appeared out of the little office near the gate and came over to us. "You got here quicker than I thought."

I smiled. It was true. We booked a flight as soon as we finished packing and took a one-way trip home. Overall it took us about a day to get back here and I felt bad that Dimitri didn't get much sleep.

"Well you know us, always on top of the action," I replied. "Now back to business, we need you to take us to the stake sight and brief us on what's going on."

All signs of joking around disappeared and Eddie started the run over. God I was ready to come right out and thank Dimitri profusely for making me run all those laps back at the academy.

"Okay so the court has been in lockdown for about twenty-seven hours now but only the guardians and council know about it, everybody else has no idea. Lissa came in the guardians' office a little after three yesterday morning and informed us about the stake behind the ward line. Then she led a team of me, Jacob Lawry, Mikhail Tanner, Phillip Edwards and Ray Jullian out to where it was but Hans wouldn't let us go out of the ward line. Other than that we have no other information but we suspect an attempted Strigoi attack," Eddie explained.

Great we're going to have a relapse of the attack on the academy if we don't fix this soon. I couldn't let another attack happen, I couldn't risk Dimitri again. We said nothing more and reached the site moments later.

"Thanks Eddie, we can handle it from here," Dimitri said, dismissing him.

"Good luck you guys," he called taking off back to the gate.

Dimitri and I went right over the ward line and he examined the stake. While he did that, I started to search the area for any types of clues to whom or what tried to stake the wards.

In the midst of my search I nearly tripped over something. I cursed and look down to see what it was.

Oh God. "Dimitri!"

dont hate me plzzz! it had to be done! im giving so many cliffhangers im sorry :( so any ideas on what Rose tripped over? let me know in a review and again review review review, it makes me write faster and it might land you a spot in the 50th reviewer position and you get an early excerpt from the 12th chapter or 13th...depending on when we get it (Thanks you much to RozaliaBelikova for editing this for me ytl 333)