Alberta'sPOV
Hans Croft had just entered my office. And I was beginning to mentally freak. I had no clue he was coming, no notification of his arrival, and he wasn't letting on why he was here.
"Guardian Croft." I greeted formally.
"I'll get to the point here, Petrov." Uh oh. Please don't be about the lovebirds. Never mind the fact they're god-only-knows-where outside the gates, right now. "Hathaway Jr." Oh god. He knows. He knows they've been involved for most of the year. "She's been assigned." Oh, that's just great. I really didn't need to cut their date short just because he wants to send her god-knows. "To the Palace Guard." Holy shit!

The queen never took on newbies... Especially graduates. Never mind the fact Rose and the queen fought like cat and dog... got along like chalk and cheese- they didn't. It also meant one of the current Guards had been fired. The Palace Guard never had a member simply added. And a swap was almost unheard of. Well. So was Rose's trial grade and her kill count.

"Well..."
"What is it Petrov?"
"I kind of can't call her in- if you were intending on speaking with her, that is."
"Was hoping to, at some point in the next twenty-four hours. She's not needed immediately. It's planned to ease her into her duties over summer. That way she will fully begin when every other graduate does. Now, you've got me curious... Why can't you call her in?"
"She's off campus."
"Why... Is Hathaway Jr off campus?"
"She's on a date." I blurted out.
Croft choked on a gruff laugh before speaking. "Guardian Rosemarie Hathaway is in a relationship?! Impossible. I mean, I've heard all the rumours... but she's too serious- her eleven kills and three battle marks prove as much."
"You're wrong. She is in a relationship. It just started today."
"Who? Who caught The Guardian Rosemarie Hathaway?"
"The Guardian Dimitri Belikov." Please don't shoot me, or them. Well, the other way around.
"Who?!" the Head Guardian exclaimed in shock and disbelief.
"You heard. The Guardian Dimitri Belikov is The Guardian Rose Mazur's boyfriend." That caused him to pale.
"H-Hathaway Jr is also zmeyette, Mazur's mini-me?"
"Yes. She is."
"Oh boy. Belikov has hell to pay if he's dating Mazur's secret daughter."
"He's already paid it. I think."
"Say what?!"
"He got Janine and Zmey's permission before asking Rose out." 'Officially asking her out.' that is.

Han'sPOV
I never saw that one coming. Hathaway/ Mazur Jr and Belikov together. It just didn't seem possible considering the two were extremely duty-driven and dedicated to the Moroi.

I should have investigated into their past. Especially considering she'd only graduated yesterday. But... The Guardian ranks couldn't afford to lose either of them. Let alone both. That she'd been sent back-and-forth between being his student and being his superior didn't help matters any. So, I decided I wasn't going to investigate. It wasn't worth it. They may be together, but they were staying as Guardians. The two were going to do their duty and maintain a relationship. Well... They were clearly going to try doing both. I wasn't so sure it would last past the summer.

If it did, however... They could very well be more dedicated to each other. I'd be damned if their generation's two most lethal and dangerous guardians ran off together. Oh well. Whatever was going to happen between them, was going to happen. I had no control over what will be, nor what may- or may not- have been. It was pointless investigating and charging him. If they were determined to be together they'd make it work even if he was in jail for a period of time. It wasn't worth the effort.

Petrov sent me off to guest housing after notifying me that the Guardian lovebirds would be back before the Moroi graduation. Not that she had any clue when they planed to return.