Chapter 12

It was quiet, to quiet.

After the incident the other day It's been eerily quiet. Abe had completely lost his cool at us , than he relocated again, this time in the middle of no where so I can't leave. The closest town was an hour and a half away by car.

No one was here.

Well that I can see anyways, out on the property was about a half a dozen roaming around and also my personal guardians in the house somewhere. Most likely the gym.

This afternoon Abe revived a call from one of his contacts with the news Courts on lock-down. An assassin attempt on Queen Tatianna has cause our world into a panic, Abe and Pavel left in a hurry to take care of some business there while I had wait for Sydney's arrival.

By request I have asked Abe to personally ask Sydney to help me with her smart Alchemist knowledge to help me with my son's surprise. Knowing I can trust her not to get overly carried away, she was the perfect candidate to not turn me into a science experiment.

Maybe blood work or something can tell me how this happened, there was only one way to find out.

Anymore expecting surprises may actually kill me this time .

Which reminds me, I had a letter hidden under my pillow to still read. After everything I completely forgotten to read it after leaving Abe's office.

Walking up the grand-stairs, I walk to my room them closed it. Locking it behind me, walking to my pillow I pull it out from under it. Looking a the card I am confused on who send me this, the hand writing didn't look like someone I knew.

But who could know where I am or who I was with, none of my friends know I'm here?

Looking at handwriting, I ruled out anyone I few up with.

Definitely not from Dimitri.

Shrugging my shoulders, I was about to find it's from anyways.

Roza,

Everything will be okay, believe in yourself and the answers will find you when the time is right.

Congratulations, and bring my boys home to me soon.

Yeva

Rubbing my face in my hands tiredly, I re read ithe letter again. How did Yeva know where I was ? Did Abe have contact her?

Why am I even arguing with myself, of course she would know where I am. She probably knew this whole time back in Russia, I was pregnant and on yet another mission.

Boy is she going to get an earful when I see her next.

Knowing Yeva's and her freaky power of knowing everything I won't question it any further and move on . Though her messages gave me a shine hope in this thick fog glooming over me, It makes me feel like I will find a way to fix this mess called my life.

Placing the letter in my Journal, I then stuffed it back between the bed mattresses and retired to the bathroom for a nice long soak in the bath. Yes, Just what I need.

Laying back my eyes fluttered shut, relaxing music body I let everything go. At least for a few moments.

"Mama!" A tiny girls voice giggled, pulling on my pant leg. Taking a glance down I spotted a brunette little girl, who looks like a spitting image to Dimitri and I. How is this possible? I'm having a boy

'If this is a dream, I have got to stop staying up so late watching horror movies.'

"What is it darling." I asked nervously.

"Hurry up, we've got to go now." She said.

"Go to go where darling." I questioned.

Giggles she replied. " Mommy stop calling me that! My names Lily, L-I-L-Y." Smelling her name carefully. " Lets go before where late?"

Go where exactly!

" Where exactly are we going Lily." Repeating myself. Being escorted by my 'daughter.'

"To get daddy silly, hurry before it's to late."

Ding dong

Before I could answer, I woke up.

Ding Dong.

Waking in a cold bath tub at the sound of the door bell I quickly slip out, and pulled the plug. Wrapping myself in a towel and house coat, I dashed my way to the staircase.

Moving quickly to see who rang the door bell, I spot Guardian Jackson letting Sydney through the front doors, who was holding a few medium sided suitcases. Sighing in relief, I went back to my room to quickly change. Once I finished I went down to greet Sydney.

Down in the living room, Sydney was sitting with Guardian Brendan and Jackson discussing something as I was walking in. When they heard my arrival they stopped talking immediately. Weird much, why is is suddenly silent.

"What you guys talking about ?" I asked, suddenly feel like needed to know what's going on. Not really sure what to say, but guardians looked to Sydney for help.

Clearing her throat, she said. " Nothing to concern you with Rose, also you are glowing, congratulations ," Trying to distract me. Which makes me wanna know even more than before. " How are you and the child, your father told me the exciting news and had requested to be here on and off during your pregnancy."

" We are fine, maybe we are a little bit of a freak but who isn't these days." I joked, giving her the ' I am so coming for you for questions later look.'

" So you even know how to delivery a baby?"

Smirking at me she stood up." No but I am quick learner." I felt faint. Is Abe and her for real! Have they lost their minds.

Sydney laughs." Don't you worry, Abe has asked a Moroi professional to come in, I am here for the research and support." Causing me to glare at her intensely. Why you sneaky bitch, if I wasn't pregnant I'd whoop your human ass for scaring the living life out of me.

"Well that's fine, start off with that next time so you refrain from give me a heart attack would ya?" I mocked.

"On you'll be fine, man up." Grinning at me.

After chatting all together for a hour, Sydney and I got up to get down to buisness.

"Alright guys, I guess Syd and I will be setting up in the space bedroom, I'll catch you guys later for a tiny lesson in the gym later."

"Got it boss see you in a jiffy." Brendan saluted, as Jackson rolled her eyes. I have to admit, these two are growing on me. Especially Jackson, having her here during this troubling times is a blessing.

Following me down the hallways, then closing the door behind her, Sydney flicked the lights on and laid her suitcase on the desk as I cleaned the space quickly. Flicking it open, she started pulling all sorts of different medical objects.

" Alright while I get set up, why don't you take your sweater off and sit on the sofa." Putting rubber her gloves on, she got straight to business. " First we will draw some blood, I wanna take a look under the microscope, We can try every option I can think of if your comfortable."

"Thank you, if it was anyone else they would use me as a lab rat. Even though you hate us creatures of the night, I'm glad to have a friend like you Sydney Sage." Grinning at her. "Let's start with blood work, we can discuss these other options you have in mind."

Sitting on the sofa, Sydney prepares me for drawn blood which is making me nervous.

"Alright hold still this will only take a second ." She smiled, holding a needle in her hand.

Laughing nervously, I gulped in oxygen and leaned backwards trapped. " On second thought, is it to late to back out?"

Sydney just rolls she eyes. " You fight Strigoi and have been to hell and back and your afraid of a needle." Clearly annoyed at my behaviour. " I have experience with drawing blood, so man up." Causing me now to roll my eyes now. Bitch.

"Hurry up." Closing my eyes, while holding my breathe through the quick process. Don't get me wrong I'm not usually afraid of needles, but recently the thought causes me to panic.

"Alright, all done." Sydney softly whispered.

"Thank god," I retorted. " Now that process is done now what?

"Now I get started on this, which will take a bit of time." Passing me a juice box, before she moved back to her tiny area of weird gadgets.

Giving her a weird glance I didn't question it, I than cracked it open of the juice took a swig of the refreshing apples.

Instead of what Sydney thought I would do was quite the opposite. See she thinks she is getting off the hooks for keeping me in the dark of everyone's whispering around here. Not today Sydney.

"So how is that mission my old man has you running around doing lately." I asked curiously. "Not to bad, a lot of the head quarters I've been too I haven't been to so they don't know be it's the one I'm working on now the object of my demise." She explained, glancing at my blood under a microscope. Wow she actually said something. Maybe she will spill the beans after all.

" What exactly is this problem you have?"

"Well, unfortunately I've been to this head quarters many time when I first became an alchemist so to many people know my face there to get in and out." Adjusting the microscope, looking at a sample of my blood. Jotting down little notes as she works.

" Well what exactly are you looking for? Maybe I can help."

"No. Your pregnant and there isn't anything you can do, unless you know a way to magically change my face nothing will work." She cracked a joke with a deadpan expression on her face. "Even if you could, no is no!"

That's not fair! Just cause I couldn't fight doesn't mean I can't do the desk job. Think Rose think, what can do to help. Pondering on a plan it suddenly came to me, making me grin darkly.

I suddenly had a great plan, one that could actually happen.

"Well what if I can help you with your situation." I asked curiously. Take the bait.

"Yeah and how would you be able to do that ."She asked, clearly not a hundred percent on board with my sudden plan.

" Yes it's true I can help ! But on one condition." Not giving her."If you tell me what exactly this mission is, I will personally help you with your problem." Hoping she will cave to my request. Don't get me wrong I actually have a solution and will tell her eventually , but it's a bonus to know what this mission is especially on the safely of everyone.

"It's classified Rose I cant tell you anything."Sydney frowned. " You know how your father is, if I tell you I will be in trouble."

"Don't worry about Abe, I can deal with him when he gets back."

"If I give you basics will you let it go." She comprised.

Thinking about it for a few moment, I agreed.

" About a few months ago, Abe caught wind of an old 'colleague' you can say, stealing valuable top secret documents your Queen has entrusted us to guard."

"Okay so what are these documents ?" I asked. "Why are they so secret ?"

Clearing her throat she continued. " Well that's the thing only a few selected people know, only the Queen entrusted Abe, Hans Croft and a few Alchemists the knowledge. Abe has asked the Queen that I use my resources to find any paper trails, but even than it's vague to go off of. Not even that the Alchemist don't know what I'm doing." Meaning Abe sucked he into this mess again. Him and I are going to have a long chat one of these days.

What is those documents? Why is the old man even involved?

"So have you found anything, any paper trails?" Hoping to squeeze a bit more form her before telling her my idea.

"Besides what we already know, not really anything." Sighing in defeat. "The person who stole the documents are great at covering their tracks, especially when hiring the right person for the job.

"Oh okay than, so that's really all you have this situation?"

"Yeah unfortunately, I just haven't reported in to Abe yet."

"Okay well that's a bummer, now I can tell you my plan." I smiled. And so I did. I explained everything, down to almost every detail, besides the actual solution.

Carefully explaining that if I got the approval and okay from Abe, I will for sure help her solve her mission by giving her the perfect solution.

" So how sure are you, that this is going to work?" Sydney asked.

I just smirked at her, because who I have in plan for this will be solution to her problem. Looking directly at Sydney I said.

"I know someone who can do the job, no way will this fail."