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Chapter 10
St Basil's was exactly like . It looked like a university with ancient architecture. The main school was in the middle with the dorms surrounding the building. Guardians were on patrol and students were running around shouting, laughing and just being kids. When we arrived, about 5 miles before the building, was a large iron fence and 2 watch post huts for guardians. We approached them in our car; once they verified who we were they let us through. Viktoria said a quick good-bye before we walked to our new house. Lissa had pulled some strings as queen and gotten us a studio flat. I think she's spoiling me but who am I to complain?!
We bought our entire luggage in and I flopped onto the new couch. When I opened my eyes Dimitri stood there with a disappointing look on his face but there was also a hint of amusement.
"What?" I asked him.
"You know what? Aren't you going to help unpack?"
"No, I feel really tired" I complained.
"So do I but we need to go to the guardians meeting anyway in 10 minutes so get up and get ready" I hated being treated like a child. I frowned the dragged my suitcase into the bedroom. It was huge! The walls were turquoise and were the bed is was a brown and turquoise wall paper with had a leaf pattern on it.
I rested the suitcase on the bed and took out my new uniform. It was just like the normal average guardian uniform however the St Basil's crest was on it but my uniform was still different from the others. Because I am part of the Queens Guardians Force I have a red collar which no one else has in this school. I felt privileged to QGF it made me feel special.
Once I'd showered and changed I walked into the living room and found Dimitri talking to someone. I walked forward to notice a face I thought I'd never see here. My mother.
Janine Hathaway, all 5ft 2inchs was standing in front of me. If someone had told me about a year ago that my mother and I were really close I would laugh. Now, we have a solid relationship. We figured out our differences and ever since maintained a healthy relationship.
"Mom!" I squealed and hugged her. She seemed surprised as much as I was on my reaction. She calmed down then hugged me tightly.
"Hey kiddo! How are you?"
"I'm fine but what are you doing here?"
"Hans told me to help replenish numbers here and also this is a chance for you and me to spend more time together." she smiled.
"That's great! Where are you staying?" I asked.
"In the guardian's dorms. You got a nice place here." I immediately felt a bit bad for her. We were staying in a place that looked 5 stars and she was in a small guardian room.
"D…do you wanna stay here with us?" I stuttered. I wasn't really sure if having her stay with us is a good idea but she is my mother, I have to ask.
"No, that's okay. I like staying in my own place." She smiled and then her expression changed.
"I almost forgot we need to go to the guardian meeting" she said. She then looked at her phone. "crap and we're late!"
I was astonished usually it's her telling me to mind my language. We half walked half ran to the meeting room. They hadn't started yet, that's a relief. About 2 more guardians were missing we had to wait for them before we started.
When they arrived we all sat down around a large table. The head guardian, Smith, arrived and welcomed us all. He explained to us what had happened during the attack then told us of the new job openings.
They needed a theory class teacher, combat class teacher, perimeter guardian and a personal mentor for a 'troublesome' student.
Dimitri and I had discussed that I cannot teach theory because I'm impatient and will end up hitting a student with a book or something. So I was going to apply for the combat class or the mentor job. About 6 people applied for each job but only one person was allowed each so they were going to decide who gets the job on experience.
My mother, surprisingly, applied to be the theory class teacher. I gave her a questioning glance but she just shrugged. Weird. Smith compared the 5 applications for the job and in the end my mother got the job. Dimitri applied for the 'troublesome' novice. He got the job, he was also the only applicant. Now it was time for the combat teacher. I was on the edge of the seat waiting for my name to be said, but Smith just said something that excited me more. We were literally going to fight for the job.
6 guardians including me applied for the job. 2 of them dropped out thinking it was hard work. Chickens. I was really excited. Senior novices were in the gym and they were taking this as an educational experience. We were all introduced to everyone before we started.
Smith stood at the front and spoke in English proberly my benefit. She pointed at my partner.
"This is Guardian skull and his apponent Guardian Dean"
She then pointed to me and my partner.
"This is guardian Karl and Guardian Hathaway" Immediately after she introduced me the crowd broke out into whispers that rose in volume. One novice stood up. She was about my height, a bit taller, and had good looks. Not as pretty as me but properly the best looking novice here.
"Wait a sec, Guardian Hathaway as in Rose Hathaway" she asked.
"Yeah I'm Rose Hathaway" she sat back down and talked to the boy next to her.
All the novices were whispering like mad.
"I heard that she was hot, I didn't know she was this hot"
"She killed like 300 strigoi in hour" and these carried on for a bit until everyone settled down. The girl that stood up before carried on talking to her neighbour.
"Bree!" Smith shouted.
"Yes Guardian Smith?" asked in a sweet voice.
"Would you like to share what you were talking about after I told you to be quite?"
"Sure." She said. "Luke, here, told me that Guardian Hathaway is hotter and a better fighter than me. So I retorted that I am 100 times better than she is, and in looks I mean there's no comparison, I win" OMG she is not serious. In a flash Dimitri was next to me trying to calm me down by holding my hand and whispering to me that I was nothing compared to her. I knew that but she didn't.
I scoffed. "Did you wanna say something Guardian Hathaway?" Bree asked in a sweet voice.
"I got a lot to say" I retorted. Everyone was on the edge of their seats waiting for something to happen.
"Yeah? Well go ahead?" She challenged me. Game on bitch.
"You see the last person that challenged me got put in the hospital for 1 week, and we wouldn't want that to happen to you now would we?" I asked. Students were now chanting 'fight, fight fight', God what are they 5?
"You bit-"
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Guardian Smith shouted. "Miss Gordon you will apologise to Guardian Hathaway immediately".
"Are you serious?!" She retorted. "She just threatened me and I have to apologise?, over her dead body!" She shouted.
I was about to tell her where to stick her attitude, when Dimitri looked at me. We fought a silent battle , he obviously won.
"No need to apologise Miss Gordon now about you prove your friend here wrong?, Why don't we spar?" I challenged her. I looked at Guardian Smith wanting approval she nodded and sighed in defeat.
"Your on" Bree answered. I walked over to the mats and got myself ready. I was stretching my arm s when I felt Dimitri wrap his arms around my waist. "Good luck" he whispered in my ear. I turned around and looked at him in the eye.
"I don't need luck when I have you" I said. I leaned forward on my tip toes and kissed him until someone very rudely interrupted us.
"You stalling?" Bree asked me.
"Not at all, you better get ready" I told her.
I got ready in my fighting stance and I anticipated her every move. She was good but I was better. In under a minute I had her pinned down and announced her 'dead'. She glared at me in hatred whilst I let my guardian mask slip and I smirked at her. Cheers erupted throughout the gym and everyone was chanting my name. Dimitri picked me up and kissed me. I wonder why he was being all lovey dovey all of a sudden. I pushed that thought to the back of my head and I got ready for the real fights.
I fought the first guardian, Guardian Skull, and he was a bitch to fight. After 10 minutes I had pinned him down and we were both panting. The other pair were finished so I was against the winner, Guardian Dean.
He was a really handsome guy, but nothing compared to Dimitri. He has a reputation as a flirt. His facial features reminded me of Mason a lot. We crouched into a fighting stance and he winked at me. In return I showed him my man-eater smile. He looked behind me and started laughing. I looked at him strangely, after noticing my expression he explained.
"Your boyfriend looks funny when he's jealous" I turned around to have a look after my head turned I was knocked down to the ground and he was trying to get a opening to my chest.I managed to wriggle myself into a better postion and then kneed him in the nuts. He fell back into a foetus position and tried to doge when I punched him but he was weak. He regained some of his strength and then finally I got a opening to his chest.
That was it. I was now the combat class guardian/ teacher.
* peaks from behind the curtain*
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