Once again the whole room went silent.
Was she freaking kidding me? Why? Why, did one of us have to stop guarding Lissa?
I felt like yelling her all these questions but I controlled my temper and anyone who knows me, knows how hard that is for me to do.
I shot a look at Eddie and caught him staring straight back at me, he swallowed and looked back to the Queen.
I could feel Lissa's feelings, she was feeling infuriated but also confused, she was the first to speak.
"You...can't possibly mean—"
Queen bitch cut her off. "I mean exactly what I say Princess" she said coldly. Then paused "It's only for your safety" she added more softly.
Lissa looked over to me with a worried expression What do I do? She asked silently. Before talking out loud. "But...but they're both fully qualified" Lissa repeated Adrian's words from before.
Tatiana seemed to study Lissa's expression which I could tell was making her uncomfortable. Should I say something? I thought to myself. It's probably best to shut up before I say what I really want to...which will get me kicked out.
This time I saw Adrian look over to me. He had been silent for a while and I could tell he was feeling uncomfortable, he didn't look at me long enough for me to register any sort of expression for him.
"Aunt" Adrian started. "Surely you could at least think over the circumstances, they both know Lissa quite well, Rose and Lissa's bond being an advantage as well."
The Queen rolled her eyes looking bored with this information. "I am well aware of the bond Hathaway shares with Vasilissa"
My jaw clenched, I hated when she talked about me like I wasn't in the room.
"Guardian Hathaway, Castile" she suddenly said. "Join us"
This couldn't be good.
Without looking at each other Eddie and I walked over to stand next to Lissa and Adrian. I could feel Lissa's immediate comfort with me next to her.
She looked at the both of us. "You should be a part of this discussion" Tatiana said, not very flattering. "It is about the both of your career's anyway" Oh so you noticed? I thought. For some weird reason, I didn't like the way she said careers, like it meant nothing to her.
Well it was everything to me. My career, to protect Lissa always and forever, no matter what. And nothing, nothing was going to stop that.
I knew the Queen didn't really like me but I think she would be smart enough to realise Lissa was in safe hands with me, as in I will be able to tell whenever she is in danger, an advantage I have against any other guardian.
But that would mean Eddie leaving Lissa and I knew he would be heartbroken, he cared about Lissa as well.
That's why this was really unnecessary; none of us should have to leave her.
The Queen sighed and I could tell she was about to start talking again. "I guess I have a decision to make" she said looking from me to Eddie.
"What?" Lissa blurted out in shock. "Their my guardians, they've just been assigned, you Majesty"
"Vasilissa—"
"She's right Aunt. Wouldn't it be bad to reassign them now? Just after they've graduated and started to get their lives on track?" Adrian said. Even though I had been mad at him, I really appreciated the way he kept standing up for us, especially when it was against his own aunt.
"Adrian" Tatiana rubbed her forehead. "Please leave" she ordered.
He looked at her shocked. "But—"
"This has nothing to do with you" she interrupted. "I already talked to you about what I needed to, this is completely different"
He looked like he was going to argue again but decided against it. He looked at me and Lissa once before exiting out of the room.
Well, this meeting had taken an unexpected turn.
Tatiana cleared her throat. "Well it would seem our conversation has changed quite a bit" she said replaying my thoughts. "Princess, I hate to do this to you but since they will be one of your lifetime guardians, I will let you choose."
Lissa just stared at the Queen in shock. Then looked at me. Rose...
I opened my mouth to speak but hesitated.
"Hathaway?" said the Queen gaining my attention. "Is there something you would like to say?" she asked her voice was not friendly. Oh there are lots of things I want to say, bitch...
She didn't even give me a second to answer.
"Well in that case, Princess I think—"
"Hold up!" I spoke for the first time glaring at the rude bitch. "This is stupid, Eddie and I care a lot about Lissa and would do anything to protect her"
The Queen looked shocked from my outburst but regained her composure glaring back at me. "That's not the point" she said raising her voice. "The point is both of you are not as experienced—"
"Bullshit!" I blurted out and then immediately regretted it, swearing to the Queen was really not an ok thing... ROSE! Lissa yelled through the bond.
Tatiana's eyes widened. "I will not be spoken to like that" I really felt like rolling my eyes but clenched my fists instead. "Especially by a novice!"
"She's not a novice!" Lissa ended up yelling back. Yeah and she gets mad at me when I talk back, well at least she didn't swear. "Rose is a guardian, they both are!"
I could feel how much Lissa's temper was rising and I felt the need to calm her down.
"Enough, If you won't make the decision then I will" the Queen said directing it at Lissa.
"Please" Lissa said in a softer voice. I really felt like telling her not to beg but right now I think that's all she could do. "Please let me keep my guardians"
"I'm sorry Princess but—"
"You will" Lissa said in a hard voice. I had to actually turn and look at her I was so surprised by the sound of her voice. And then I knew what was happening...
"Excuse me?" the Queen asked confused but no longer mad.
"I'm keeping my guardians, both Eddie and Rose" Lissa was using compulsion.
Something that she didn't know had an effect on me...
A serious one at that...
"Lissa" I put my hand on her arm as to say be careful but her eyes didn't leave the Queens.
It's then that I realized something that I had noticed earlier but had forgotten after this conversation.
The Queen still had some guards in the room, guards that could see what was going on, guards that could report Lissa using compulsion on the Queen. Which could get her in amounts of trouble.
I saw Eddie looking between me and Lissa confused.
"Lissa, stop" I said before I sucked the darkness in...
I recognized the feeling, the dark feeling, the anger, the need to keep Lissa safe, and whoever she was mad at, I was.
And that's when I lost it, and lunged for the Queen.
AN: Hey guys, this is a long AN so plz read
Ive know that none of my chapters have been that long, so for now on im going to try and make them longer.
Ok and important note, which I want you to respond from; im thinking about changing the name of my story.
I honestly dont really like it and im pretty sure two other Vampire Academy stories have it and I don't want people getting confused. Im not mad or anything that people have the same name but I want mine to be different...
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