I Hope Everyone is enjoying this. I am enjoying writting it. Again, I do not own VA or its charcters.
Chapter 11
Court
ROSE POV
I didn't sleep at all. My mind has been reeling. I have so many questions, and no answer. The only thing I am certrain about is I am a guardian; however, with that happiness comes worry. Worry about whose guardian am I going to be. The last time I was here Queen Bitch or "Tatiana" as others call her pretty much accused me of wanting to be wed to her nephew. I am not sure who she trusts to get her information, but she could not have been more wrong. Dont' get me wrong I was utterly surprised how close Adrian and I are. I do believe he has feelings for me, but I dont feel that for him. I only want him to be happy. Happy with someone else who isn't me, and who isn't Lissa. That was another issue I am sure the Queen wasn't happy about. Lissa's engagement.
So here I sit in the SUV with two guys I have feelings for, my best friend/my sister, the love of her life, and Adrian. Eddie and Alberta are following in the car behind us. We make quite the team all of us. We are to meet with the Queen as soon as we arrive at the Royal Court. We pull up and get out.
Adrian looks over to me. "My little dhampir, I will be in my room waiting for you. I know you will need me after you talk to my favorite aunt."
I roll my eyes. "Adrian, there is only one thing I need that you can give me, your absense." Everyone cracks a smile, but Adrian.
"Little Dhampir, I know you can only resist my charms for so long." he says. Dimitri does not look pleased, neither does Alex.
I try and diffuse their anger with one of my Rose comebacks. "Adrian, the only thing in your bed is what you have to blow up with a pump, and I can guarentee I am not infatable." I give him my man eater smile.
"Rose, you and Lissa need to meet with the Queen. You dont want to be late." He is staring down Adrian. I can tell his fuse is growing shorter and shorter with Adrian's comments, but to be perfectly honest he is not the one to worry about. Alex is.
"Lissa lets go and get this over with." I grab her arm, and we leave all the boys staring at us.
We wait to be shown into her majesty's sitting room. After thirty minutes of waiting, we finally can enter.
"Rosemarie, Princess Vasillisa have a seat. I am glad you could make it. I wanted to speak with you too sooner, but there was a pressing matter I had to attend to." As soon as she says that. I look to the right of the room, and there is Ambrose folding up a massage table. I think to myself pressing matter my ass. Lissa must have been thinking the same thing. She had a smirk on her face, as we watched him walk out the room.
She continued, "First off, Rose I hope you are happy with my decision to make you a guardian a little early. This decision was not considered lightly. My advisors and I consulted, and decided in the best interest of Lissa it was a good decision."
I can fill Lissa's excitement, as well as my own. I am waiting for the words I have been dreaming of since I first met Lissa on the playground when we were little.
"You will be Vasillisa's guardian." Oh my God. Did she really just say that. I take back all the bad things I have said or ever thought about her.
She then looks up at me "Before you get too excited, this is a trial period." There it is. I knew it was too good to be true. Queen Bitch could not possibly make all my dreams come true.
I say it as politely as I can. "Trail period your majesty?"
"Yes, Rose. My council and I do believe you will be a perfect match for Lissa, especially with your special bond, but we feel that since she is the only one left in her family line, that she needs three gaurdians. At least for the time being. Once we feel that you have had enough life experience guarding Lissa, we might cut back to two gaurdians. " she says with pure seriousness.
I think to myself this is not bad at all. One more extra person gaurding Lissa will only help my ultimate cause. Protecting her no matter what.
"I completely understand your Majesty. May I ask who will be her third gaurdian?" I was thinking maybe Eddie or Alberta.
"Protecting Vasillisa will be yourself, Alex, and Dimitri." she says.
I wanted to slap myself in the head. That's what I got for thinking. Of course, just one more thing to make my life more complicated.
She turns towards Lissa.
"Now that that is out of the way. I hear there are congratulations in order. Congrulations on your engagement to Lord Ozera Vasillisa."
I lost my Stoic guardian face I learned from Dimitri for one second. My mouth was wide open. All I kept thinking was what is she up to! Last time we were here, she was trying to marry off Adrian to Lissa. I can tell Lissa is so happy.
"Thank you your majesty." she exlaimed. "I am very happy that Christian has chosen me to be his wife."
I could read the Queens expression. She truly didn't understand how Lissa thought of Christian as her prize, instead of the other way around.
She adjusts her expression, and speaks again. "Well girls I have arranged a celebration of sorts for you both. A graduation and Engagement deserves no less than what the Royal Court has to offer. You will both be spending the day at the spa. I have given you extra guest passes in case there are others you want to invite to join you. Please make yourselves comfortable here, your reservations begin at ten oclock tonight."
We both stand and bow. "Thank you your majesty." we say in unison.
We walk out the room and look at eachother. We both know the Queen does not change her mind on anything she believes in, but congralating Lissa on her engagement, and making me her gaurdian. She has an ulterior motive. We just have to figure out what it is.
The only person we could think of to invite was Mia. Lissa and I were sitting in our pedicure chairs with the pretty blue water soaking our feet when Mia walks in.
"Well I am glad we could pull you away to spend a little quality time with us. Why were you late?" I asked her.
She looks at us and started blushing.
Lissa and I looked at eachother. "Spill it." Lisa said.
She sits next to Lissa and I, and picks a pretty pink color for her toes. "Well," I said.
"Okay fine! I was talking to Eddie."
She tried hiding the smile on her face, but it didn't work.
"Eddie? Since when have you and Eddie well, been you and Eddie." I ask.
"No, its nothing like that we have just been talking and texting since Spokane. It's really nothing serious."
"Go lie to someone else," Lissa said.
"Sexting huh?" I ask.
"Rose I did not say that. Please do not say anything when he is around. I don't want it to be weird." she looks at me with pleading eyes.
"I won't." I promised her. She deserves a little happiness after everything she has been through, and even though I am happy for her. I feel a little jealous that everyone's love life seems to be moving in the right direction and mine is at a standstill.
"Okay, since the inquisition has started. Rose do you mind telling me who that sexy beach bunny who asked me to give this to you is?" she smiles. She hands me a note.
I open it and read it to myself. The girls start asking me all kinds of question. I tune them out.
It reads:
Rose,
We haven't spent much time together lately, and I thought I would try and grab your undivided attention. I have made reservations for us tonight for dinner. Please do me the honors of being my date for the evening.
Alex
I fold the paper and put it in my pocket.
"Rose, We are waiting. What was that about?" Lissa asks.
"Alex and I are having dinner tonight." I say. I am really excited to have some alone time with him. It has been awhile since we have had any time to ourselves, but I can't help but feel a pang of guilt. I push it to the side, and convince myself I will have a good time tonight.
"Rose, you know I don't want to tell you what to do or to feel, But the other night I know Dimitri went to your room. I know how he feels about you, and I know how you feel about him." Lissa says with nothing but concern on her face.
"Back up a minute, Rose and Dimitri? I didn't know there was a Rose and Dimtiri. I have only been gone for a month. I was just getting used to Rose and Adrian. Now I have to keep track of Rose and Alex and Rose and Dimiri?" Mia thinks my love life is hilarious. I on the the hand do not feel the same way. She pretends to be getting up. "Excuse me while I get a score card, to keep track of your love life."
I look at both of them making sure I have there attention. "I am only going to say this once, so listen up, there is no me and Dimitri, not anymore." Mia looks over hoping I would go into details. That is so not happening. "There was NEVER a Adrian and me. Only in his dreams, and I mean that literally. If he doesn't stop coming into my dreams and playing Barbie I will kill him, on the other hand there is a chance for an Alex and me. I have a new start. The slate is clean, why not start with a new relationhip? I want an adult relationship. I want more honesty, more openess, more maturity. I am a new Rose. I want a new start" I say confidently like I have been practicing this speech. I continue pleading my case "Alex is a good guy, he's sweet and sexy, and he makes me feel good about myself. Lissa dont look at me like that."
"Fine Rose, I am not going to say anything else about it right now. I do have a question for you though. Does Alex know about Dimitri? and if he doesn't wouldn't it make since to. I dont know maybe start this new honest mature relationship by telling him that you are in love with his cousin?" Lisa asks.
That did it. Mia spit out all the champagne that she had just sipped.
Oh Shit! is all I can think when I realize that I will have to tell Alex about Dimitri. How will he react? Will he hate me for not telling him sooner?
"Rose, only you would get yourself into that kind of situation. Cousins? You have the best and worst luck imaginable. Two sexy guys want you, and you have to make the ultimate choice of who you want to be with. So tell us. Who is it going to be?" Mia asks.
"I am going on my date tonight with Alex! That is the only answer I have right now." I said.
They must have realized I was done talking about this. They changed the subject to Lissa's engagment. We ended up getting a mani, pedi and I had my makeup done and hair fixed. I felt beautiful. I trusted Lissa enough, she and Mia went dress shopping for me while they finished my hair and makeup. I walked into my room and saw the dress. Now I have worn dresses and I have worn dresses. This dress was made for me.
It was black. The back was completely open and hung low, very low in the back. It was one of those dresses that made heads turn. I slipped it on, grabbed my clutch. I looked at the clock and realized I had fifteen minutes to kill. See old Rose would never have been ready early. I laugh at myself. I decided to visit Lissa with the extra time. She was with Christian, Eddie, and Mia. They were talking about the wedding. I guess that will be the topic of discussion until the "I do's". I get into my own head, just in time to hear the door knock. Still a few minutes early, but I guess Alex is as anxious for this night as I am.
"Come in, Alex. I am almost ready, let me just get my shoes." I walk into the closet looking for my Jimmy Cho shoes. It completes my dress. I slip them on and walk out.
"So how do I look?" I ask, spinning around to showing off how sexy I look, and almost trip over my feet.
His arms grab me and steady's me.
I look up into his eyes. It's not Alex.
"What are you doing here?" I ask still in his arms.
OKay i know this one wasn't as long, but who do you think is in her room! Adrian or Dimitri? Stay tuned. I am trying to get the next chapter done tonight! :) Thanks for reviewing. I love the ideas I am getting! :)
