Yes, I am amazed too, updating already! My school has been off the last couple of days because of the snow so I have been writing. An extra long chapter as well!

I'm still curious as to who wants Viktoria to return to the Academy with them.

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Chapter Thirteen…

I stared at her, completely gob smacked. Did she just say that? That man is my father. I couldn't contend with it. How was I supposed to deal with something this big? All my life I had gone without both my parents, not even knowing my father existed really. I just assumed he was a one night stand or something.

I still hadn't said anything and everyone was looking at me expectantly, waiting for a reaction other than my mouth hanging open unattractively. Dimitri squeezed my hand reassuringly and rubbed soothing circles into it.

I didn't know what to say. I just couldn't come up with a response. The only thing I could manage to utter out was. "Dimitri," before pulling him outside with me.

He wrapped me in a warm embrace and spoke soothing words to me in Russian. "I know it's a lot to take in." He said, calmly. "Do you want to go home?" He asked, knowing I wasn't in any state to deal with this.

I nodded weakly. "I'm going to go and tell them, stay here." He ordered, but not harshly.

He came back a minute later and wrapped an arm around my waist, guiding me towards a car. A guardian who I'm guessing was Abe's - I mean 'dad's' - opened the door for us and got into the drivers seat. At least he had got us a lift back.

I curled up into Dimitri's side, my mind still swimming with the new information. Was I supposed to just accept him straight away? I was okay with the fact he was with my mother, but this was just too much. I didn't know anything about him and then here he is, my mother trying to tell me he's my father.

"I don't know what to think Dimitri." I said, quietly.

He rubbed his hand up and down my back. "I know. You just need some time to process it." He reassured me.

We got back to the Belikov's house, but I wasn't really sure how long it had taken. I just felt tired and upset.

It wasn't too late when we got back, though, I knew that. Everyone was still sat in the living room you had to walk through to get to the stairs.

I was greeted with curious glances and confused looks, but I ignored them and went upstairs, Dimitri following close behind.

I stripped off and didn't bother with pajamas - I was too tired. Laying down underneath the covers, Dimitri sat next to me. "Go to sleep. You might have a better look on the issue once you've had a good nights sleep." He soothed softly.

I nodded and was out in a matter of minutes, not before muttering an "I love you" to Dimitri, like I did everyday.

DPOV.

I sat and stroked her hair for a couple of minutes, wondering what was going on in her mind. When I thought about it, they did look kind of similar, it was something you would only recognize if you knew. There personalities were also similar. I always wondered where Rose's sarcastic side came from, because it certainly wasn't from her mother. I don't know how I would have taken such big news, especially under the stress Rose is at the moment with the Strigoi attacks. She looked so peaceful when she slept and I couldn't help but admire her.

I headed back downstairs, to explain to my obviously confused family. I didn't know what to say exactly, though. Would Rose want me to tell my family, or did she want to do it herself?

I sighed and carried on down to the room where everyone was talking in hushed tones. As soon as I entered the room, talking ceased and I was instead given anxious looks, asking for me to explain.

I sat down heavily in a chair, waiting for someone to ask.

"What happened." Viktoria inquired, giving into her curiosity.

"Well…" They all looked at me expectantly, not accepting 'well' as an answer. "Abe is Rose's dad." I decided to just come out with it and deal with the onslaught of questions afterwards.

Looking around the room, everyone's expressions were a mixture of utter shock and amazement. They looked as though they wanted to say something, they just didn't know what.

"Wow." Karolina spoke. "I was not expecting that."

Everyone nodded in agreement. "What…? When…?" Olena stuttered.

"We both knew than Janine was hiding something from Rose and today, well today, she told her." I explained. "Rose is just in shock. She doesn't know what to think."

"I don't know what I would think either!" Sonya exclaimed. "I can see the resemblance though."

"I just hope she is okay in the morning." I sighed. "I'm going to go to bed now, I just think you needed to know what had happened."

After walking upstairs, I stripped off to my boxers and climbed into bed next to Rose, automatically pulling her into my arms. I hoped she would have recovered in the morning, I didn't like it when she was upset. I did notice the slight smile gracing her face as my arms wrapped around her.

RPOV

The blackness of my sleep began to change and suddenly, I was stood back on campus. Could he have picked a better day to dream walk me? "Adrian." I announced sharply. "Where are you?" I didn't know why he always bothered to hide until I asked him to reveal himself.

"Here I am Little Dhampir." He greeted warmly, slinging a comfortable arm over my shoulder. "How are you?"

"Shit." I replied, coldly.

He seemed to finally realise my foul mood and came to stand in front of me, studying my face. Then, he began to look deeper and I realised he was studying my aura. "What happened." He demanded, obviously taken aback by whatever my aura had shown him.

"I found out who my dad is." I deadpanned, my expression not changing from one of hardness.

That really had stumped him. I was guessing he thought it was something to do with Dimitri, seeing as though it normally is. "What?" He spluttered, being the only word he could get out.

"Yup. My 'father'. I haven't really updated you on any of the drama going on, have I?" I realised. I had only spoken to Adrian once since I'd been here.

"Nope. I have no idea what's been happening at all." He stated, before sitting down on a bench that had magically appeared behind me and patting the spot next to him. "So sit down and spill."

I sighed, but sat down heavily next to him. "First thing you should know, Me and Dimitri are together."

I saw him flinch, but there was no other signs of discomfort that he showed. The only thing that did worry me though, was the hint of achievement in his eyes. "Well that's no surprise." He muttered.

"And my mother is here."

"Now that, I am surprised about." He responded, clearly shocked. "Does she know about you and Dimitri?"

"Yeah, she kind of caught us when she first arrived. We weren't exactly expecting her to just walk through the door." I remarked. "Mind you, she wasn't expecting me to be there either."

Adrian raised an eyebrow. "Why was she there then? And didn't she kick Dimitri's arse? That would have been something I enjoyed watching." He chuckled.

I laughed. "No she didn't beat him up in anyway, not that she didn't try however. She was there because she was visiting Abe. He knows the Belikov's." I couldn't help the distaste that leaked into my voice at my new found father's name.

"Who's Abe?" Adrian inquired.

"Abe Mazur he's m-" I began.

"Abe Mazur, you've got to be kidding me. You know Abe Mazur!"

I cut off his rambling. "What's so great about him?" I asked.

"He's like some mob boss who nobody messes with. Have you really not heard of him? Apparently he does a lot of illegal business, but I'm not sure how much of that is rumours." He explained.

I exploded. "My dad is an illegal mobster!" I shrieked, horrified.

Adrian paled and looked at me, clearly disbelieving. "Your father is Abe Mazur…" He trailed off. "Wow. Well you officially have badass parents. I thought Janine was bad, but…"

I chuckled. "He can't be that well known, I've never heard of him." I stated. "Besides, he's now my mom's boyfriend and my father."

Adrian seemed to be brought back to reality now and gave my shoulder a comforting squeeze. "Are you okay? This can hardly be easy for you."

I shrugged. "It's not. It's horrible. I have no idea what to do! I don't know whether to just accept the fact he is finally in my life, or to hate him because he wasn't there in the first place."

Adrian seemed to think this over. "It's your choice, but I think you should get the facts before you decide. How much have you been told?"

"I walked out after I heard the words 'Abe is your father'. So I don't really know anything." I admitted.

"Well then I think you need to find out everything that happened. Everything. You can only make a proper decision when you have all the facts." He reasoned.

I sighed. He was right. I just didn't know if I wanted all the facts. It would surely be easier to ignore this without all of the knowledge I could have. "You're right. I just don't know if I'm ready to know everything."

Adrian tightened his grip around my shoulder. "You will be fine. As much as I hate to admit it, Dimitri will be there for you and I know he would never let anything happen to you. I'm here for you too, don't forget that." He added on. I did know Adrian was here for me, I just felt guilty coming to him because I know how he felt about me.

He began to fade now. "Just find out all the facts." He urged. "I will see you soon Little Dhampir!" His fading voice informed me.

I waved before he was gone completely and then woke up. Adrian was right. I did need to know everything before I could make a proper decision. I didn't want to hurt him, but he had hurt me. I didn't know if I could ever forgive him for missing out on my life.

I looked next to me where Dimitri was sleeping soundly, his arm draped protectively around my waist. Adrian was also right about that. Dimitri would always be here for me, at least I hoped he would, and he would help me with this. I would never be alone in making my decisions or following them through.

I had lots of friends here for me. Including Lissa. I hadn't been into Lissa's head more than a couple of times whilst I had been here, and felt mildly guilty about it. I had been keeping a tab on her emotions, like always, but nothing extreme had happened - other than the Strigoi searching the school for me.

I decided now would be a good time to see what was going on back at the Academy. Focusing on the bond alone, I slipped into her head.

My friends were all sat around Adrian's room. They must have been there when Adrian was dream walking me. He was back to reality now, like me, and sat facing the group. "How is she? I am missing her so much." Lissa gushed. Oh, they had used Adrian to see how I was doing. I wondered why he had picked tonight to talk to me.

I watched Adrian through Lissa's eyes curiously. Would he tell them about my latest dilemma? "She's fine." Apparently not. I was grateful for this, I wanted to tell them myself, when I had made the decision. If I decided not to bother with him, I was tempted to just not tell them anything at all. "Her mother is there though."

Everyone's eyes widened. "What?" Lissa squeaked. She knew how much I hadn't liked my mother and was worried it might have ruined my trip. "What is she doing there?"

"She is taking a vacation and visiting her friend who knows the Belikov's so it was a coincidence really." Adrian explained, partially, missing out the major details.

"How is she taking it? We all know how much she dislikes Janine." Christian spoke for the first time. He was sitting close to Lissa, his arm draped around her shoulder in a relaxed fashion.

"She seems fine. I think that she is getting on better with her, she's talked to her while she's been there." Adrian replied, kind of guessing since I hadn't really talked about my mother, more about Abe.

"How many Strigoi has she taken down so far?" Eddie questioned.

I also realised I hadn't told Adrian about the Strigoi targeting me. That was a good idea, I decided. Adrian would just be worried and he would no doubt tell Lissa. Which would worry her even more. I didn't want people to be worried, I just wanted to ignore it and hope that it would go away. That seemed unlikely, however.

"I don't know, she never mentioned it." Adrian replied, obviously curious. "She probably hasn't had any. I doubt somewhere with lots of dhampirs is going to be targeted." He reasoned.

"Yeah, good point." Eddie replied, shrugging. "You will have to ask her next time."

Just as Adrian was opening his mouth to respond, I was pulled from Lissa's head by Dimitri shaking my shoulders. When I blinked rapidly and focused on his face, he looked slightly amused. "How's Lissa?" He asked.

I nodded, "Yeah, she's fine. Nothing interesting has happened there."

He looked happy that there had been no more Strigoi activity and everyone was okay. "Shall we go and get some breakfast?" He inquired, clearly avoiding the inevitable topic.

"Sure." I grinned, getting up and throwing on some clothes.

We walked downstairs in comfortable silence to find only Viktoria sat at the table, eating some cereal. Dimitri went straight into the kitchen to make us something to eat. "Hey." I greeted her, smiling.

She looked up and said hey back. Then she seemed to realise something. "Hey, are you okay? Dimitri told us last night about the whole Abe thing." She asked, genuinely concerned.

I nodded. "Yeah, I'm okay. It's just taking some time to settle in." Dimitri came back into the room then and placed some cereal down in front of me. "I was talking to Adrian last night." I told him.

He raised an eyebrow questioningly. I didn't miss the spark of jealousy in his eyes though. I think he knew he could never be replaced with Adrian, but everyone had their insecurities. "What did he want?" He asked, slightly bitterly.

"He was checking up on me for Lissa." I responded. "I told him about Abe."

Dimitri looked slightly surprised. "What did he say?"

"He told me I need to know all the facts before I make any decisions. He's right. So I am going to invite them over today if that's okay with you?" I explained.

He nodded. "Yeah, I'm reluctant to say that he is right." He admitted.

I chuckled. "Never thought I would see the day you said Adrian was right about something." I teased.

He laughed. "Me neither."

Viktoria butted in then. "Who is Adrian and why do you hate him so much Dimka?"

"Adrian is my friend back in America. We met him at the ski lodge. He wields spirit like Lissa so he came back to the Academy to practice it with her."

Dimitri snorted. "Yeah, that's definitely the only reason he came back to the Academy."

Viktoria raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong with him?"

"Nothing." I said. "He's been a good friend to me. Dimitri's just jealous."

Dimitri chuckled. "Understandably. You know how he feels about you."

I sighed. "Yeah, I do. But he has no chance. Adrian knows that." I assured him.

"I know that too. Doesn't stop him trying though."

Viktoria looked at us curiously and then Dimitri got up to go and wash up the bowl I had just emptied. "So, what's Adrian like then?"

"Adrian Ivashkov, h-"

"Hold up." Viktoria interrupted. "Adrian Ivashkov, as in the Queen's great nephew, is in love with you!" She exclaimed.

I nodded. "Yep, pretty much." I replied.

"So, tell me more about him. Your friends sound so cool." She said, awed slightly.

"He is 21, messy brown hair. Drinks and smokes constantly. Stylish. Spoilt." I listed Adrian's qualities. "He's a great friend though and he's always been there for me. He wields spirit so he can walk dreams and see auras."

"What do you mean, 'dream walk' and 'see auras'?" She questioned.

"Dream walking is when you can go into someone's dream and talk to them. It's like seeing them in real life, just in a dream. An aura is a band of colour around someone which can tell you about their emotions." I explained as best I could, it was hard for someone who hadn't experienced it, or been told by someone who seen an aura. I still didn't grasp what they were exactly.

She nodded slowly. "So that's how you were talking to him last night?" I nodded. "That's so cool. Does he have anyone bonded to him like Lissa has you?"

I shook my head. "No. Adrian can't heal like Lissa can. The only common ability that they have is being able to use compulsion on Moroi and Dhampir's as well as humans."

"Woah. That is cool." She exclaimed.

I nodded. "It comes in handy sometimes."

Dimitri re-entered the room then, cutting off our conversation and holding a phone in his hand. "I rang Janine and Abe. They should be over soon."

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