RPOV

"Dinner was delicious, I'm not used to taking my dinner so early though," I told them.

"Pleasure's all mine," Abe smirked and I gaped at him.

"You cooked this?" I asked him.

"He was the cook all the time Rose," Mom told I shrugged my shoulders.

"Same with me and Dimitri but I'm learning you know," I told them and they smiled. An awkward silence filled us until mom decided to break it.

"So Dimitri told us that you've been having nightmares," I looked at them and nodded.

"I do, and they're about you two," I whispered.

"Do you want to talk about them?" Abe asked. I opened my mouth but no words were left. I wanted no needed answers first.

"Why did you both leave me?" They were taken back from my question.

"Is that what your nightmares are about?" Mom asked and I shook my head.

"I want to know the truth," I told them. They nodded.

"How do you want us to explain everything to you?" Abe asked.

"Umm... I don't know," I told them. Truthfully I didn't know where to begin. Abe took my hands in him.

"How about this kiz, we'll talk to you separately, that way you can hear both parts," I looked at him nervously.

"Sounds like a plan, but umm who would explain me first?" I asked them. They looked at each other, a silent message passing between them.

"I'll go first since Abe has a lot I think it'll be easier if I talk to you first," Mom told. I looked at her and nodded.

"I'll do the washing then," Abe told getting up.

"Come on Rose. Let's go to the bedroom," Mom told me, I nodded agreeing. Once we came to the bedroom she looked at me.

"Will you just listen while I talk, letting me tell you how everything happened?" She asked me, I nodded. She touched my Nazar.

"Can I hold it while explaining?" I nodded and gave it to her.

She took it smiling, probably because of the memories. After a few seconds of silence, she started.

"Ibrahim and I met in an unexpected moment. I was 18, newly graduated and he was 21. We met here, in the court. I was with Lord Szelsky, we didn't meet right away as soon as we came here. I had some off time and I usually liked to spend them alone in my room. But on the third night, I decided to explore the court a little more. That's how I met him," She paused.

"You bumped into him?" I asked her she shook her head chuckling.

"He kinda saved me," My eyes widened with surprise. "How?" Mom chuckled.

"I was walking around when I accidentally got lost. I didn't know where I was, even though I was scared, I kept telling myself that I'm a guardian and that I'll be fine. I kept walking trying to find someone or something that'll lead me back to the right path. Sometime later I heard voices so I went in that direction and there were some moroi men. They mistook me for a bloodwhore. they tried to hurt me, I tried to fight but there were like 13 so you can say it was hard until Ibrahim showed up," Her face got lost in memories.

"He wasn't there at first but after he came he told them that I'm his girlfriend, surprisingly everyone backed down. At that moment I realized he's some sort of a powerful man. I didn't know why he helped me and at first, I thought he wanted to sleep with me too" She paused.

"But he didn't want that?" I asked her and she shook her head. "no he didn't, I realized that after quite a time."

(AN: Flashback starts here.)

Janine's POV

"Thank you, for helping me," I told to the Turkish stranger who had an arm wrapped around me. He smirked.

"Pleasure's all mine," He told me looking into my eyes.

Damn his eyes! His eyes are dark brown. Before I could get lost in his eyes I snapped out and slowly got away from his grip.

"I'm Janine Hathaway by the way, Guardian Janine Hathaway," I told him trying to emphasize the word guardian.

"Guardian Hathaway? As in Szelsky's guardian?" I nodded.

"I'm Ibrahim Mazur," He told me. I narrowed my eyes.

"I've heard your name from somewhere but I can't catch up from where," I told him. A cocky smile crept to his face.

"I bet you have, I'm quite outstanding," I raised an eyebrow and trailed my eyes over his attire.

"Yeah, I can see that," I told him looking at his colorful attire, he looked like a... like a rainbow. He just smirked.

"Oi Mazur," I turned my head in the direction of the sudden voice. I gasped. It was Lord Szelsky and another guardian.

"Janine," Lord Szelsky looked surprised.

"Lord Szelsky, I uhh... got into a uhh.." Shit! what should I tell?

"Into what?" He asked.

"A little bit of trouble," I told him. I closed my eyes biting my lower lip expecting to hear an ear-piercing lecture from him. We got along very well so that he decided to treat me well. But all I heard was a burst of huge laughter from him. I opened my eyes to see him laughing clutching his stomach. What the...

"Anything funny Lord Szelsky?" I asked him.

"You got into trouble? I mean you? Here I thought you're in the gym practicing," I rolled my eyes and didn't tell anything. I glanced at Ibrahim to see him looking at me with a strange look. That guardian who came with Lord Szelsky is now standing beside Ibrahim. I guess his guardian.

"Anyway Janine, meet my friend Ibrahim Mazur, oh wait! I think you already know each other," Szelsky told with a funny smile on his face. I looked at him weirdly.

"What were you two doing together because Abe here is practically a rule-breaker unlike you," he asked wriggling his eyebrows. I blushed deeply at his words.

"Well, I think I should go back to my room. Or else do you need me to stay with you?" I asked him. He patted my back.

"No need Janine. but it's a party we're going to you can come with us if you want," I shook my head.

"No, but thank you. I think it's better if I go to my room," I told him. He sighed, "Live a little Janine," I smiled and bowed my head a little bit.

"Excuse me," I told him and looked at Ibrahim and nodded my leaving. He smiled and took my hand and kiss my knuckles softly.

"Until later, Guardian Hathaway," I blushed again. I nodded.

"Thank you for your help, Mr. Mazur," I told him and left.

I closed my door as soon as I entered my room and leaned to it.

HOLY SHIT!

(FlASHBACK ENDS HERE, BACK TO RPOV)

"So that's how you two met?" I asked her and she nodded.

"What happened after that?" I asked her. She took a deep breath.

"We met again, it was hard to avoid him but I always managed to keep my distance from him until, until..." Her voice broke.

"Until?" I asked her.

"Until the day strigoi attacked. It was probably six or seven months after we met for the first time, he flirted with me but I never showed anything. I kept telling myself that I don't feel anything for him, but that day we met in Turkey. I had to go to Turkey with Lord Szelsky.

Lord Szelsky wanted to buy some gifts for his family so Abe agreed to accompany us. It took time while we were coming back we were attacked by strigoi. There were enough guardians but Abe almost died that day. I fought all the time, that wasn't my first kill but that was the worst. Pavel was fighting so hard to protect Ibrahim but I don't know from where a strigoi jumped on Abe. I felt horrified. I went there and killed him saving Abe, one look at him I realized that I like him." She stopped smiling at the memory.

"I was injured and scared, I was so scared of the feelings. I went straight to my room after that avoiding him and all the others."

(FLASHBACK STARTS HERE: JANINE'S POV)

I heard a knock on my door just when I took the first aid kit.

"Who's it?" I asked but no reply came so I turned around to leave but the knock came again. I opened the door to reveal the person I didn't want to meet.

"Abe? Is everything alright? What are you..." I was cut off by a ... by a kiss. I gasped at the sudden attack and he took that opportunity to deepen the kiss putting his tongue. I was too surprised at first but seconds later I closed my eyes and one of his hands moved from my cheek to my waist. He came inside and closed the door kicking it pushed me against it.

"Tell me, tell me that you don't feel this, Janine, and I'll leave you alone, He told me after we both pulled out.

"I... I..." I didn't know where to start. I do feel this but it's not right, I can't love him, not when I'm supposed to protect Lord Szelsky. And Abe, he's dangerous. He's not even a royal but he still has a powerful background from his business.

"Don't even think about lying to me," My eyes widened at his voice. His voice was gruff and so, so manly. I've never heard it like that.

"I ... I, this is wrong," I told him.

"What. .Want?" I looked at his eyes hoping to find lust, hoping to find the same thing I find from every other guy.

But no. They were the same dark brown color, they were those same eyes I fall every day more and more. Right then I knew Abe is not the same other guys.

"You," Right after I uttered those words he kissed me again.

"And my career," I told him after our intense kiss. He threw his head back and laughed and I joined it too.

"Of course," He told chuckling.

(END OF FLASHBACK -RPOV)

"That's gross," I told her after a long silence.

"Rosemarie," She gave me a stern look.

"What? I didn't want to know about your romantic life, but continue," I told her. She paused.

"Your birth, it was unexpected. It kind of broke me actually, I was in a huge battle from inside but your father helped me," She touched my cheek and I looked at her.

"The day you were born, I fell in love with you instantly," I looked at her surprisingly. Neither one of us talked.

"Why did you leave me?" I asked her, I needed an answer, a real answer and she knew it.

"I was jealous," that's it. My jaw dropped, millions and millions of questions came up to my mind but one look at her eyes told me to shut up.

"Of?" I asked her.

"Lissa's mother, I was so jealous that I couldn't be that person. I watched you. You were so happy with them and I was so jealous," She started crying.

"I'm so sorry Rose, you have no idea how much, when I heard about the accident I just wanted to die. And about not showing up, how could face Lissa after hating her parents so much? I'm so sorry, you have no idea how much sorry I am," I wrapped my arms around her.

"You shouldn't have felt like that, I wanted you not her," I told her she cried to my shoulder.

"I love you, Rose, so much," I sighed.

"I love you too," I told her.

"I think you know everything that happened after," She told and I nodded.

"Yeah, it's Abe's time now, And he has a lot to tell," I told her.

"I know but let's stay like this for a minute," She told me tightening her arms around me. I nodded and breathed her scent.

"Umm sorry to interrupt but the dessert is ready," We both pulled out and looked at Abe who's now standing against the door.

"How much did you hear?" I asked him.

"I swear, not even a bit," I smiled getting up.

"You know, I never thought of you as a cook Oldman," He laughed.

"Yeah, well someone has to cook you know, God knows why you guys don't like to learn," Mom rolled her eyes at it.

"So we ate Turkish pasta, what now?" I asked him.

"A Scottish dessert called Cranachan," He told funnily.

"Whoa, are we celebrating our cultures? That's cool!" I told making them laugh.

I think Dimitri's right, this is nice