I am so sorry I didn't update sooner, I had my front door smashed in last night, and our whole street got smashed by a group of youths. But you're not allowed to hate me cause I'm updating NOW!

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CHAPTER TWELVE

We all discussed possible situations that we may find ourselves in. We talked for hours all the way back to the Academy.

Although we were freshly graduated, we were welcome to remain at the academy for the rest of the holidays. We just had to be out by the week before school began again, so the rooms could be re-allocated to the new dhampirs and moroi entering the school.

It felt like we had been gone for weeks, but in reality we had been away for less then24 hours. Thanks to Abe's personal plane…

By the time we actually reached the academy air strip we had a plan. I had decided to let abe know about the letters I had been receiving from Dimitri. I think they made him a little angry. He is good at hiding his emotions but he was too much like me and I could tell.

Once he knew, we acknowledged the fact that there must be either someone spying on me in the academy or someone being seriously compulsed by Dimitri or one of his minions. It's the only way he could have gotten those letters to me.

We decided that in light of there being a possible spy within the academy, that Lissa and I would leave the jet just as if we had gone shopping. Abe even had shopping bags full of all sorts of things to make it seem plausible. I have no idea how he managed to get it all, but I could NOT wait to get back to Lissas room and look through all our awesome stuff.

Hey, I may be on a suicidal quest to save the man I love, but a girl still has to look good…

After we left the plane and started heading up to the school, Abe took off with Robert and Victor in tow. We had decided that it would be best if absolutely noone knew where we had been. So the shopping cover seemed like a great idea.

We ran into Lissa's room, almost falling over eachother in eagerness. We ran straight for her bedroom and dumped our bags on the ground before collapsing on top of the bed and laughing so hard it brought tears to my eyes. I think I could almost believe we HAD been shopping at this point.

"Ahem" Coughed Christian from a single lounge in the corner of her bedroom. "Did you two best buddies have an awesome time shopping?" He asked half sarcastically and half bitterly. Lissa gasped in shock. We stopped laughing at once and sat up to look at him.

"Oh don't let me stop you from enjoying each others company all day and all night" He got up and turned to leave. Lissa looked from me, to our bags, to Christian all within 2 seconds and I felt the pain she was in. She loved me and wanted to stay and see what we had 'bought' together. But she also knew that she needed to go after Christian, she couldn't bear losing him and wanted to talk, but at the same time was angry that he was interrupting our time like this.

I sighed "Go Liss" She looked at me with uncertainty in her eyes. "Go NOW Liss, you need to sort him out. Make him feel like he is important to you…"

That was all it took for her to high tail it out the door. I gave a long sigh and laid back down onto her bed. The bags didn't really hold as much interest for me, knowing Lissa was upset, and we couldn't open them together.

I figured I would wait for Lissa to come back. Sure it was a gamble, they could both end up back here. Then again, Lissa WAS a girl, and my best friend. How long could she not know what were in the bags for?

Turns out it's a long time. I fell asleep on her bed. It had been nearly 24 hours since I'd had any sleep after all.

I was having the best dream… His lips were on mine, his hand trailing down my spine while his other grasped my hair... He was pushing his body against mine until there was no space between us… he started moving his lips down my neck and I tilted my head to allow him more access. Oh god I loved him. I loved….. NOOOO NOT AGAIN!!! BAH CHRISTIAN.

I tried to pull myself out of her head, but before I could manage it the whole scene changed.

All of a sudden I was standing next to a little lake surrounded by trees, yet bright at anything with the sun shining down.

"I know you're there" I sighed. Might as well just get it over with. "Come out, come out wherever you are" I called out in a sing song voice.

He stepped out from behind a huge oak tree and smiled his devastatingly handsome smile at me. "Hello again little dhampir" He said.

"What are you doing here Adrian?" I decided to get right to the point, I mean we were over, I couldn't give him any reason to think otherwise. I couldn't hurt him more.

But that's exactly what I seemed to do.

He looked at me with hurt in his eyes, yet his jaw was set in a determined position. "I came to talk." He sat down and motioned for me to do the same. I thought for a second then figured what the hell.

"I know you are planning something, Little Dhampir, something big. I know I can't stop you whatever it is, but I want you to know, I'm here for you, I want to help. I…" He stopped there and looked at the ground. I knew he was going to say he loved me.

"Adrian…" I began. "I… loved you, I still do in a lot of ways, but its not the same as being IN love with you. I don't think I could ever give myself to you fully. Especially when I've got a chance to…" Woops.

"A chance to what?" He looked both curious and wary "It's got to do with him doesn't it? It's always him."

"Adrian, I want to go. NOW" I said glaring at him.

He just looked at me sadly. "My offer still stands, I will do anything I can to help you. No matter the consequences…" As he said that everything started to fade. The last thing I saw was his sad eyes looking at my face.

I woke up still in lissas room, about an hour later. I tentatively reached out for the bond and sighed a sigh of relief when I realised she was on her way.

About five seconds later she came bursting through the door and looked happy to see me. "You didn't have to wait…" She said looking at the ground, but I could tell she was really ecstatic I had stayed.

I decided to spare her the guilt. "Actually I fell asleep, so don't feel bad, I woke up just before you came back in"

We spent the next hour looking through our many bags. I was delighted to have a few new pairs of jeans and shorts, LOTS of new tops, and a few VERY me dresses. Lissa had the same sort of things, but everything in her style.

I would just HAVE to ask how Abe managed this when I saw him next.

I decided to stay over Lissas that night, like old times. We used to have sleepovers all the time, sneaking into eachothers dorms, well usually me sneaking to hers anyway.

As we laid in bed we talked about everything, it was so great being able to share everything with the one who SHOULD know everything.

I even told her my newest fears, the ones where I brought him back, and then found out he didn't WANT to be entwined with me. He never wanted to be that close.

"Rose…" She rolled over so she could see my face. "You have to keep believing in him as I believe in you. You will bring him back, and he will love you. You know he does. Anyway if he didn't love you with all his heart, this wouldn't be possible in the first place. But it IS… because he loves you."

I smiled at her but didn't say anything. We talked a little more and went to sleep. Lissa hadn't really helped, I don't think anything could have helped my fears.

I fell asleep long after Lissa so I was very cranky when there was knocking at her door waaaaaay too early in the morning.

"What?" I demanded as I opened the door.

The guardian standing at the door looked disapproving at me and said "You and the Princess have been summoned to attend court. Along with Guardian Petrov and the headmistress.

Her majesty's orders.

Shit. This sounded serious.

Sorry about the short chapter, but like I said we had problems last night and I really wanted to get this chapter up.

Next chapter will be the court meeting… then the official chapter by richelle mead will be uploaded straight after

I hope you all enjoy… I hope you choose to review… (I'm filled with hope lol)

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