We finally got to meet Roses daughter! Isn't Lily the cutest? I can't wait or more of her, and if you feel the same then enjoy this chapter.

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ISN'T SHE LOVELY

I didn't really know anything about children. Well other than the basic stuff like don't get them wet, don't leave them in the sun, and don't feed them after midnight. I think that's children right? Or maybe that was gremlins? They're basically the same thing.

I was so bad with children. This job was a terrible idea instead of risking the lives of our next generation by putting them in my care they should've just let me stay at home. I'm sure they are only doing this to keep me out of trouble. I just didn't want to be here. I'm sure everyone here knows me or about me. I was the dhampir who managed to do the impossible and have a child with another dhampir. Not mention my mentor had knocked me up at 17 then I left him to take care of the baby. That was all anyone at the Academy thought of me; I was a whore, a bitch, an anomaly or all of the above. A whore because I had gotten pregnant at such a young age by my mentor, an anomaly because I was knocked up by another dhampir, and a bitch because I left them both. These people didn't understand I never intended to keep the baby. I knew the moment I found out that I could not be a mother, not then maybe not ever.

I was immature, having a secret relationship with my mentor, going through a bunch of that shadow kissed nonsense. I was in no state to be a mother. I had hopes and dreams too. I didn't even keep the baby and they were still all shattered.

A stray thought floated into my mind. I wondered what Dimitri had told the kid, about her mother. That she didn't want her? Or did he just avoid the topic? I wondered if he even found someone who could replace me and be the girl's mom. I honestly didn't know. But the last thought made my stomach turn.

I shook my thoughts away as I entered the classroom and my senses were assaulted by a room so colorful it belonged in a gay pride parade. I almost needed sunglass just to enter.

I knocked on the door to announce my presence not exactly sure what I should be doing. There was a blonde moroi women sitting in the middle of a swarm of kids, reading a book. The women swiveled around, which was difficult for her to do since she had two kids in her lap, to look at me.

"Oh hi!" her voice were like bells. Extra sugary and high pitched the kind of voice that after a while would probably get on your nerves but was perfect for working with kids. She lifted the kids from her lap and came to great me. "I'm Violet, you must be the Guardian they told me was coming to help out for a few weeks."

"Uh, yeah that's me," I smiled weakly.

"I'm sorry I'm bad with names, I know I have the paper they sent me with your name somewhere on my desk, but lord knows I'd never find it." She gestured to a desk that was piled high with paper, crafts, and child art. It was so messy I couldn't tell if it was wooden or metal.

"That's okay, I'm," I thought for a second before I answered. If I told her Rosemarie she would probably know instantly who I was, and I didn't want to spend the next couple of weeks working with someone who was judging me the whole time. So instead of Rosemarie I told her, "Marie."

She smiled brightly and turned to the children waving me forward closer to them.

"Friends, this is our new teacher Miss Marie, can you tell Miss Marie hi?" she trilled in her ridiculously high voice.

"Hi Miss Marie," 20 little voices called out to me. I waved at them awkwardly.

"Class do we know which letter Miss Marie's name starts with?" Violet asked the kids. No one answered. Could these kids not read yet? They seemed big enough but again I knew nothing about children.

Violet was about to give up on her question when a little girl in the back called out, "M!" proudly. She was tiny a lot smaller than her bigger peers she was also one of the only three dhampir girls in the class and all the boys in here made her look tiny. Poor kid hopefully she could learn to fight. I know how tough it was to be the smallest. Good thing I was also the toughest.

Violet clapped and smiled, "Good job Lily!" I wrinkled my nose, a flower name too; poor kid couldn't catch a break.

"Our letter of the week is M," Violet explained. "So, I'm reading "Are you my Mother?" You can come sit with us." She smiled at me and moved back to her place with the kids. Two of them immediately jumped in her lap. Jeez they were like vultures for attention. I sat in the back hoping no one would bother me or try to get in my lap. That was not about to happen.

I was minding my own business listening to Violet when this kid just crawled up to me and sat in my lap. It was the tiny flower girl.

"No sorry, this isn't a seat," I told the child picking her up and setting her beside me.

She wrinkled her little nose but didn't protest otherwise. Good, I didn't need to get in a fight with some little brat on my first day.

I tried to ignore the little flower girl who sat too close to me for comfort, but she was staring at me, looking up at me with these piercing brown eyes. Finally trying to break the awkward tension I smiled at the girl, which turned out to be a huge mistake. She took that smile as an opening to start talking to me.

"Hi I'm Lily!" the girl announced in a whisper yell.

"Um… Hi," I said back awkwardly, rolling my eyes at her ridiculous name.

"That's rude," flower girl claimed her hands on her hips.

"Excuse you?" I asked astonished this tiny girl had such nerve.

"Daddy says it's rude to roll your eyes at people, you need to apologize to me."

"Did your Daddy also tell you it's rude to talk back to your teacher kid?" I know she was just a kid and I should've just apologized and moved on but this kid was getting under my skin. I was already sick and tired of people telling me what to do.

"My names not kid, it's Lily!" she was getting mad. Her little face was turning red.

"Trust me kid is better than your real name, nothing is worse than being named after a flower." I murmured. I knew she could hear me but before she had a chance to reply Violet called all the kids attention and announced they could free play at any station they wanted. Which meant I could get away from this midget.

I stood up and began walking to a chair to sit and "supervise". When I felt a little presence behind me. I looked back and saw the flower girl, I mean Lily following me. I sat down in the chair and she just stood there looking at me.

"What?" I asked annoyed.

"Why are you wearing a T-Shirt as a dress?" she asked giving me an innocent looking smile, but I knew she was anything but.

"You're going to question my outfit choice? You're wearing a Dora the explorer T-shirt. No mom should put their kid in anything with Dora on it, it's lame." Call me mean, I don't care, but this kid was making my already shitty day even worse.

Lily looked down at her feet and said something in another language. Russian maybe? Okay maybe I had been too harsh.

"Look ki- Lily, I was just kidding Dora is pretty cool." I back peddled looking around nervously. I didn't want Violet to see me picking on a kid. Shit.

"I don't have a mommy," she peeked up at me through her lashes. Double shit. Now what I had said was three times as mean. I had to think of something before she cried. Too bad I knew nothing about kids.

"Um… that's okay Lily, at least you have a daddy, I don't have one," I tried to relate, not sure if it would work.

"Oh, I'm sorry. You can play with my daddy if you want," she looked up at me again, tears no longer in her eyes. Thank god. I lifted a single eyebrow, in question. Play with her daddy? I'm sure the kid didn't have the same definition of play as I did.

She smiled a bright smile at me. "My Daddy can do that too!"

"Your Daddy must be pretty cool then." I said with a little chuckle. Okay I had to admit the kid was kind of cute, and had a lot of attitude, despite her terrible name. There was something so familiar about her. She had tan skin, and dark brown hair with a hint of red. I'd always envied my Mother's red hair and wished I had gotten some of it. Her eyes were an incredible shade of brown, but not a flat dull brown, her eyes seemed to dance and shine. They were so inviting, just looking into them seemed to make me want to smile.

She nodded agreeing with me, but didn't say anything. "So, you speak Russian?" I asked awkwardly.

"Dah," she replied in Russian.

"That's pretty bad ass," I smiled at her. Ops I don't think I was supposed to cuss in front of the kids.

Her eyes went wide in shock, and then she giggled. "I won't tell," she promised.

"You're pretty cool kid you know that?" She actually was. She was one of those kids that grew on you I guess.

"You sound like my Daddy," She smiled up at me.

I narrowed my eyes at her, "What with all this Daddy talk? You trying to set me up with your Dad or something?" I asked halfway joking.

"Daddy needs a lady friend," she looked down and blushed.

"Sorry kid I don't date dads," I told honestly.

"Why?" she asked a wrinkle forming on her forehead.

"Just don't, sorry kid it's kind of a rule I have," Yeah, I gave up my own offspring I wasn't trying to adopt anyone else's.

She stuck her bottom lip out and pouted, but didn't say anything else. "How about instead of being your daddy's lady friend I teach you something cool?" I asked her.

"What is it?" She asked practically bouncing up and down. Holy Shit. This kid seriously had severe mood swings, maybe she was bipolar, or is this how hyper kids normally were?

"I'll teach you how to do this," for dramatic effect I lifted my right eyebrow as high as it would go. Apparently, I was beyond cool because she gasped then started squealing clapping her hands. It caught Violets attention, and I smiled nervously at her. She just sent me back a bright smile, flashing me her fangs and continued playing with some of the kids who were coloring.

"Please!" she begged.

The rest of the day seemed to fly by. Violet had them working on more art either themed around the moon and space or the letter M. The whole-time Lily stuck by my side and it made me smile. It was adorable she kept asking me to play with her and do her hair, I obliged not because I had to because I actually wanted to. She was a sweet little girl, and it was a nice feeling, her wanting to be near me. Most people didn't really like me at the moment, so I felt like she was my little friend, as sad as it sounds to have a four year old friend.

Before I even knew it, lunch had flown by, I opted to eat with the kids, but did as promised and ate twice as much as normal. Lily thought this was particularly funny and tried to match me plate for plate. I was impressed; the girl could eat, despite her tiny frame. I asked Violet if I could leave early I didn't want to be late to my training sessions at least not the first week.

"I'm impressed," Violet commented as I started to head for the door.

"Really?" I asked surprised.

"Yes, I can never get Lily to listen to me, to be honest she drives me a little crazy, but she loves you. I've never seen her so well behaved. No fighting, no yelling, and she was listening. I don't know what you did but I'm glad you did it," Violet explained. Fighting? The Lily I met today was a sweet girl. Yeah, she had tons of attitude but I could stop her with a look. She seemed like a pretty well behaved girl to me. Anyway, I thought her spunky attitude made her even cuter.

I just shrugged, "she's a sweet girl."

"Well that's great she opened up to you, she really needs a female to look up to," Violet told me absent-mindedly. I wanted to admit that I was definitely not someone she should be looking up to but I bit my tongue on that one.

I was about to walk out of the door when I was stopped again, this time by a small voice.

"Miss Marie!" Lily's little voice beckoned.

"I have to go kid," she wrinkled her nose, in an expression I now know of annoyance.

"Why?" she questioned crossing her little arms.

"I have to go train," I told her feeling a little silly explaining myself to a child.

Her eyes lit up, "You're a Guardian?"

"Of course, kid," I swept my hair back to show her my tattoo-clad neck.

"My Daddy has that too! You have to meet my Daddy tomorrow!" She clapped her hands excitedly, and I could see a twinkle of mischief in her chocolate brown eyes.

"Remember my rule kid?" She just ignored me, too happy about my Guardian status. "I have to go Lily," I told her gently I kind of felt like she was holding me hostage.

She pouted and I sighed bending down to her level, "Don't worry I'll be back tomorrow," I flashed her my brightest most honest smile and she seemed to accept my answer. Good, I didn't want the little girl to be upset because of me.

"Buh-bye Miss Marie," she threw her arms around me and pulled me into a hug. Warmth spread all over my body, I was blushing. Why? Because I actually liked this kid? I slowly hugged her back; a little awkwardly I had never hugged a child before.

"Bye Lily," I murmured before heading out of the classroom, and rushing to my room to change. Despite my rushed pace a smile held itself on my face.

Soooo? Rose and Lily. I hope you liked their conversation.

The Next Chapter will be in Dimitri's point of view.

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