A/N: Hey guys! Here we are with chapter 33 :) I like this chapter...kinda. hehehe :)

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~I Heart Herondale Boys~

CHAPTER Thirty-Three

~One Day Later – In Rose's Dream~

I stood in a lush, green field. Wildflowers bloomed all around me, and bees buzzed as they lazily flew from flower to flower, collecting nectar. The sky was a lovely shade of turquoise, and clouds puffed around lazily. It was probably the most beautiful place I'd ever seen, and I found myself wondering where I was.

"You're in the place between the world of the dead and the world of the living, Rose," came a voice from behind me, answering my thoughts. That voice . . . it was one I'd thought I'd never hear again.

I found myself turning slowly, willing it to be true. "Mase . . ." I breathed. There, right in front of me, stood seventeen year old, red-haired, blue eyed, freckly Mason Ashford.

He grinned. "Hi, Rose."

"MASON!" I yelled, tackling him and hugging him as hard as I could.

He chuckled. "Miss me?" he asked.

"You have no idea," I whispered.

We stood like that for a few minutes before he pulled away sighing. "As much as I wish this was a leisure visit, it isn't, Rose," he said, his crystal blue eyes apologetic.

I was confused. "Why are you here, then?" I asked.

He sighed again, running a hand through his fiery hair. "I'm here to warn you, Rose."

"About what?"

He began to pace. "Galina has been building up an army for a while now. She's been watching you everywhere you go. She knows that you're at St. Vladimir's, and she plans on attacking."

"No . . ." I breathed. "No, this can't be happening. That will mean that I've just endangered every single person here. I've endangered children," I said. I was struggling hard to keep myself from hyperventilating.

His expression turned to one of sympathy. "I wish I was wrong. But she's going to attack today. You need to warn everyone, so that they can prepare themselves. It's going to be bad."

I closed my eyes tightly, holding back tears. "Why can't she leave us the hell alone? She almost killed my babies! What else does she want? Why is she so hell-bent on killing Dimitri and I?" I asked in desperation.

Mason wrapped his arms around me. "Shh, Rose. . . . You have to pull yourself together. Where's the fierce Rose Hathaway that I knew and loved?" he asked.

"She's worn me down, Mase. I haven't felt like myself in forever, and it's all her fault."

"Well you need to be strong, Rose. This is the battle to end it all. It's her or you. And I don't want to see you here again anytime soon," he said seriously.

Slowly, I nodded. "Thank you, Mase. What did I ever do to deserve a friend like you?"

He grinned. "You must've done something pretty amazing," he joked. He pressed a kiss to my forehead. "Stay safe, Rose. I have to go now. I'll see you again someday."

"Bye, Mase," I whispered before waking up.

I looked out the window, and it was still light out. Barely, though.

I shook Dimitri awake. "Dimitri," I said. "Wake up."

"What's wrong?" he asked, rubbing his eyes.

"There's going to be an attack."

He instantly shot up. "What?"

"I just had a dream . . . it was Mason, Dimitri. Warning me about another attack. He said that Galina's been building an army, and she's going to attack later today. We have to warn everyone!"

His eyes widened. "Are you sure, Roza?"

I nodded. "Positive. We need to get to Alberta and tell her to prepare everyone."

He got out of bed and pulled pants and a shirt on. I quickly changed out of my pyjamas into sturdy jeans and a thermal shirt.

"What about the babies? We can't just leave them here," Dimitri pointed out.

"We'll take them to Liss and Christian's room! We just need to go now."

Nodding, he handed Aleksandr and Annika to me and took Skylar. They looked slightly perturbed to be woken up, but it had to be done.

We went next door and knocked. It took a few minutes before a bleary eyed Lissa opened the door. Seeing our faces, though, she instantly snapped awake.

"What's going on?" she asked.

"No time to explain; can you watch the babies for a bit?" I asked.

"Of course. But you have to tell me what's going on when you get back," she replied.

Nodding, we took the babies into her room and laid them on the bed. Christian was still sound asleep.

"We'll be back," Dimitri said to Lissa before we set out for Alberta's room.

Once we got there, Dimitri knocked on the door. It opened seconds later to Alberta, still in her pyjamas, but looking alert and ready for any threat, like any good guardian should.

"What is it?" she asked immediately.

"Can we come in?" Dimitri asked. "It's important."

"Of course," Alberta replied, opening the door wider so that we could get in.

"Now, explain to me why you're in my room so early in the morning," she said.

"There's going to be an attack," I said bluntly.

Alberta's expression turned to one of surprise, but she quickly controlled it. "How do you know?"

"Mason," I replied simply. She looked doubtful, but I quickly reminded her of the last time Mason warned me of an attack. "He wasn't wrong that time, and I know that he isn't wrong now."

"When is the attack going to be?" she asked.

"Sometime today. He didn't give me an exact time, but we should start preparing immediately. You should gather all of the guardians that you can, even the Moroi who are willing to help. We're going to need every person we can get."

Alberta nodded. "I'll call an emergency meeting. I'll go talk with Ellen. For now, you two should go back to your room. I'll come get you for the meeting."

Dimitri and I nodded. "Thank you for believing me, Alberta," I said.

"I've learned not to doubt you, Rose. You're a very special person."

With that, we split off. Dimitri and I headed straight to Lissa and Christian's room, where we called Eddie, Mia, Adrian, Viktoria and Jill.

Everyone was grumpy from not enough sleep, but once I explained what was going on, their moods immediately changed.

"I'm helping," Christian said immediately.

"Me too," Mia chimed in.

"You can count me in," Jill added.

I nodded. "Good. We'll need the extra help."

Lissa bit her lip. "I'm going to be a nervous wreck."

I squeezed her hand. "We'll be okay, Liss. Have faith."

She nodded, but I knew that she wasn't convinced.

And so we waited for Alberta to come and get us.

Hehe, I told you that the fluff wouldn't last long!

Next up: Epic battle scene! Who will live? Who will die? Only time will tell...dear lord, I'm evil!

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Until next time!

~Sar~