The Fake Tombs

Once I got back, I had to get back to the vampire time. After three days, I was call to Kirova's office. I walk in there. There was a women and Dimitri. Oh God! WHY! He was wearing the same jacket as usually. The women had some features that look familiar, but I couldn't see where I saw them from.

Andy soon joined us, too. I though we were in trouble, but who knows. He had a confusing face. What are we going here? he though coming into my mind. I had to learn how to keep him out.

I don't know. What did you do?

Me! You were the one who left to New York. I've been a good boy since we came.

I smiled. Some faces turn to look at me.

"So how was your trip, Rose?" Kirova asked.

I nodded. "Good thank you."

"I heard you won second place. That's very nice."

I nodded. "Yes."

"Okay so you guys might be wondering why are you here. Right?" she asked.

Andy and I nodded at the same time.

"This women right here, she's your mom's sister."

The words hit me like a wild wave from the ocean. No wonder she looked alike.

"Hello. My name is Abigail Hathaway. Guardian Hathaway for you two," she said. I didn't like her tone of voice towards us. She might already hate us.

Very formal, Andy whisper in my mind.

Ya think!

"You will attend to your parents burial." Kirova said.

"Did they even find the bodies?" I ask all the sudden.

She hesitated. "No. But the alchemist have to clean up the mess."

"Mess?" I said in sarcastically tone. "What mess are you talking about?"

"I am aware this is a delicate point for you two, but you two have to face it."

Andy was ready to burst out.

Relax, I though to him.

"Don't Ronnie," he said out loud.

All three pair of eyes stare.

Andy went on. "My. Our parents death is not a mess. Its not something you guys have to clean it up. What are y'all thinking! Y'all think that just by putting rock stones as graves will help Ronnie heal from this!" He was screaming.

He was right about one part. It wasn't going to help me get through this, but I didn't need him to shouted out, especially in front of Dimitri. The other thing that bugged me was what he called me. Ronnie. It's short for Veronica. Dad only called me that.

Calm down you idiot, I tough.

"I know…Rosemarie is dealing with a lot right now, but I will not let you scream it out loud. You will do this. Its good for everyone."

"You just want to keep your stupid world a secret," Andy said through clenched teeth.

"Andy!" I finally yelled at him. "Shut. The. Hell. Up!"

He looked at me. He started to go on and on in my mind about how this was wrong, but to the others it finally shut him up.

"You will be there for a week also. You may go to that festival that is going to happen."

I nodded. "Thank you."

She nodded. "Guardian Belikov and Guardian Hathaway will go with you two."

I nodded.

"You will leave tonight." she announce.

I nodded. We left in silence. After we were far away from her office I started to scream at Andy.

"What the hell were you thinking. Especially 'Ronnie!' Thanks you know. Plus, I knew she was going to let us go to your favorite social network. (the festival) Be happy you are going to get out of here-"

"I don't want to leave. I don't want you to go and cry on a grave where they are not there. What if they became one of those things. (Strigoi). They can still be alive." he said hopeful.

I shook my head. "For them, they're dead. Gone. There is not between."

"You heard the stories dad told. Of course he never believe them himself, but they might be true. We are healers and might be able to bring them back."

"First we are not strong enough for that. Second, where in the world can we go look. I started to think you were smarter then that."

He rolled his eyes and dropped the subject.

We went on a jet to the town I grew up in. Again, we had bodyguards like little children. I was planning to ditch them, but I quickly dismiss that plan out of my head. We went on a fancy SUV driven by Alberta. I had my iPod on all the time with the loudest volume ever.

As we drove through the main street of the town, I saw poster for the festival. This was always big for them, us. There were a few posters for band performing in the festival. Like I said before, it is pretty big, and other people from different town come.

I saw stored getting ready to open. We came in the morning, I was tired since I was getting use to the vampire schedule. It seem like it was the same as I left it. The stores had different poster, which meant each one supported different schools. The posters are about who donates money to which school. I saw most of them were private schools, like RBC and Saint Alice, they were schools I attended.

I felt someone elbow me, taking me away from my thoughts. I turn around quickly to see what it was.

"Kings of Leon, 30 Seconds to Mars, and Paramore are coming!" my brother said enthusiastic.

I rolled my eyes. "Don't forget the top students sing," I said trying to joke.

He didn't say anything. He knew what I meant. "Don't worry you can go for your boyfriend."

"He's NOT my boyfriend. God! Can't you carve that in your useless brain!"

"Its not that hard to tell he still cares!"

I nodded. "It would have end different if I wasn't dragged to hell."

And with that we didn't talk the rest of the way. When we got the ranch, it was the same still. Even before going inside, I ran to the dog house. I let them out running back as fast as I could.

Out of breath, I said, "Still complete."

He nodded looking around them. "Where's Alaska?"

I look around, "Right there," I said gesturing towards the dog.

He got to his knees. "Hello boy. How are ya?" He hugged him, and it seem like they connected.

"C'mon, we gotta go inside, let them out for now, I will call them later." I said.

We went to the house. I notice Alberta was already there along with 'Guardian Hathaway'. Dimitri and Stan were still outside with us and follow when we went inside the house.

The same. Still the same even after like a month or so.

"Go to your rooms and I will tell you when the funeral is." Abigail said.

Andy and I stared at each other and then look back.

"Can't we go and see around?' I asked.

She looked at me. "I'm afraid not Rosemarie."

I nodded. "Okay."

You're giving up that easily? Andy said.

No idiot. We are going to escape by the tunnels. Its the only way out.

He though about it. Fine.

"We'll be in our rooms," I said, "Music all the way up so don't disturb please."

She looked at me like I was crazy. She was about to argue but then Paul showed up with Travis. Travis still look as handsome as ever. Then I notice that they were wearing black.

"I'm sorry about your parents," Paul said.

"They're in heaven," I lied.

He nodded.

It was about 6 am early for some people, not early for us or them. I plan my schedule in my mind. Today we had the mass. We were Roman Catholic so it might be different for the guardians here, even though they are Orthodox Catholic, I think. Tomorrow, we have the funeral. The next day, we were going to burry them. Then we had two days left for the festival.

Let see how it goes.

I went upstairs. I put on something black, and comfortable. I didn't feel like putting on make up and stuff like that for some fake tombs. I put my hair down though, it was getting chilly in the afternoons. I put the music up, and close the door. I had a key thank God.

I went through the back stair case, although I couldn't go to the back door, I went to the basement door. The basement was well done. It was like a game room and cinema. There was a big painting of the family. Most people would say it was vault, but there was nothing. Put if you look closely, there it is. It wasn't a vault, it was tunnel. It lead to my cabin and then out.

I had to press the code first then I jump and got in. The door close behind me, and everything went dark. Soon after three seconds, little lights appear showing the way through the tunnel.

Ugh, I though to myself.

I kept crawling, and it felt weird somehow.

Where are ya? a male voice whisper in my mind.

In the tunnel, I said.

You're slow! he said.

Where are you at?

Already ahead of you, just waiting here to get the code…

I ain't telling you! FYI

There was silence again. It took about two minutes to get where Andy was. I press the code to the cabin, and we went inside. It felt like home, back when my parents were still…alive. My books where still there. Dusty, but still there. My clothes where there too. I usually kept some in here just in case, you know. My bedroom was clean besides the dust. The television was cover by a white sheet; it was a plasma TV that I got for Christmas a few years ago.

"So where's the way out?" Andy asked disturbing my thoughts.

"Can't ya see the door?" I said annoyed at him.

He nodded. "What are ya planning to do?"

I shrugged. "Spent the day with my babies. And by babies I mean my dogs. We got some can food there. Remember?"

He nodded. "So evil sister come alive again?"

"Yeah… lets go with that." I took his hands and led the way.

The guardians were already up, probably looking for us. I sneaked away, leaving Andrew behind me. He caught up quickly, just to find out something. I snaked through them by crawling. I was thinking my brother would be behind me, and I was whispering to him. I kept crawling until I came to stop in front of shiny black shoes.

Damn it! I though.

I looked up slowly like if I was going to face a bright light that was going to hurt my eyes.

"Hi!" I said trying to sound normal.

Dimitri stood still, silent like a Michelangelo statue.

I stood up rather quicker then I though I could do.

"We will be leaving in two hours. You need to get some breakfast," he said showing the way to the house.

I sigh aloud while walking like a little child by stumping my feet. I enter the house to the dining room, Andrew was sitting there.

"Traidor (Traitor)," I said in a different language so they didn't understand me.

"Pienso por mi mismo ( I think for myself first)," he said.

I rolled my eyes.

The maid served us breakfast. It was the usual American breakfast. Pancakes, bacon, eggs with cheese, sausage, and hash browns. DELICIOUS! The time went on. It felt weird being watch by two guys just standing on the wall like if they belong to the wall instead of the world.

I eat quickly, but two hours past by that. I quickly brushed my teeth, and got my jacket. I didn't know what was the story the Alchemists told, I actually didn't know anything. I wasn't sure who was going to be there or what I was going to say. I am scare.

We got of the car. The priest was already there, and some people. Paul and his son were here along with their family, or some of their family. I walked slowly towards them, afraid ran through my body.

"Ronnie," Uncle George said with such calm low voice, but it wasn't totally sad.

I faked a smile. Uncle George was a Moroi. He was always there for me whenever I needed him. He was my father's best friend. He was the one to tell me to sing my heart out, to never be afraid of anything, and best of all he taught me to never be afraid of the stage or to myself for some reason.

"How are you?" he ask.

I nodded. "Copping…"

"You will be okay," he said putting a hand behind me. "You know where they are now," he said it as a question and a statement.

I was silent. I looked around me, and saw many familiar faces. Mrs. Hale, she owned a store on Main Street; I know her because my dad use to go there a lot for our breakfast when mom wasn't around. Others stood there with mourning faces. Then I saw the most familiar face of all, Jeremy.

Uncle George saw me looking at him. "You should go say something," he said in a whisper. "He has been worry about you a lot. He kept asking me about you along the way here…Go…"

He gave me a slight push and I walk towards him. Jeremy was wearing black to be polite, but not because he liked it. I guess he heard me coming because he looked up. He tried to smile, but it didn't come out right.

Without words said, I hug him. Tears ran down my face. All the grief I had been holding back came out. I didn't care if people stared, I didn't care if Dimitri was looking.

"It will be okay," he said once I pulled back.

I nodded not knowing what else to do.

"I'll be here, no matter what…I promise," he said. He shouldn't had promise that.

I smiled. With his thumb, Jeremy removed a tear, the last tear that came out.

"Please take your seats," the priest said. To my surprise, it was a Moroi priest meaning he wasn't the priest I known and actually loved. I was going to have a fit later on with the ones who set this up. Everyone took their seats. I kept my hand with Jeremy. He was sitting next to me while in the other side was Dimitri.

"We are gather today to mourn for the lives lost. Adrian Ivashkov and Jeanie Hathaway…" the priest said something after that but I was lost in my own thoughts.

I started to wonder where were they? I knew the guardians didn't find them, but I couldn't bring myself to ask if they were Strigoi or just dead somewhere. My imagination started to go wild once I started imagining them killing a couple that would pass as my parents. No. I dismiss that thought rather quickly then it came.

They were starting to lower them down. As usual, people threw flowers down the hole. I looked down before throwing the flower down. A single though came to my mind, what if I threw myself down a hill. I closed my eyes knowing what I was saying, and forgot about quickly.