(Disclaimer I do not own any of the characters that would be Richelle Mead)

Dimitri POV

We have been in the air for a couple of hours and I can't help but feel a little fear creeping in. Where the hell were they taking me? They said they were taking me to where they had Rose stashed away but then again we are talking about Zemy I wouldn't be surprised if they are taking me somewhere to be buried where no one will ever find my body. I already decided the moment I stepped onto this plane that I would risk it for the chance to see her again.

As if reading my mind Zemy's guardian states. "We're flying to Turkey we will be flying for another 8 hours so I'd get some sleep if I was you." Bloody hell Turkey they really had stashed her away.

"I know as one of Mr Mazur's private guardians you don't have to tell me shit but I do have some questions." I stare at him giving him my guardian mask.

"Actually I'm a sanctioned guardian I belong to the council but my loyalties are to the Mazur's as a lot of Dhampir are. I'm Guardian Shane but you can call me Gav." He states holding out his hand for me to shake.

"Would you boys like anything to eat or drink?" The stewardess asks.

"Not for me Sally. Belikov anything for you?" Looking at the stewardess shaking my head and with a no thank you she leaves us to continue.

"How long have you been with Ze... um I mean Mr Mazur?" I start with a harmless questions hoping to warm him up to answer the questions I'm dying to know the answers to.

"Going on ten years he was my first charge and I hope my only. But that's not what you wanted to know so ask away, there's not many secrets left on the subject your interested in so I'll answer honestly or won't answer at all."

"Is Rose really his daughter?"

"Yes. Why are you surprised by that?" He answers like she being his daughter is the most obvious thing in the world.

"No it would explain a lot actually." I smile to myself I thought trouble followed her around but maybe like her father she actually brings trouble wherever she goes! "Why is he doing all this for her. I mean she didn't even know who he was. Like most our kind and our Moroi fathers he seemed to of abandoned her?"

"Abe has never abandoned Rose he was in the background her entire life. Because of who he is he felt it was safer for her if he stayed away and didn't let his enemies know her true parentage, well that was until the pregnancy forced his hand." Guardian Shane takes a pause before continuing. "Did you never wonder how it was that a young Dhampir and Moroi girl stayed safe for two years in the human world without attracting strigoi? Oh there were strigoi they just got killed before they could do any harm. Oh and the academy just got an anonymous tip one day telling you where to find them!"

This shocked me and confused me a little. First why let her wonder around for two years in the first place then turn around and disclose her whereabouts. Why the 180 shift?

Gav reading the questions on my face continues. "Abe new Rose wouldn't just run with the princess something must of happened to get her to take those measures. While she was on the run we noticed the bond and Abe wanted to know what that meant for both her and the princess. The reason we left the anonymous tip was Janine. She contact Abe and threatened if he didn't do something and find their daughter she would and I quote. 'Cut his balls off and feed them to his dog'. Abe is not scared of anyone or anything apart from her." He finished laughing under his breath

Taking a deep breath I prepare myself for the next question. "What happened to Rose after she left the academy?" Gav looks me straight in the eyes and begins.

"That's a long story so I'll give you the cliff notes version. Well after getting chewed out by her nearest and dearest Rose only had her mother to turn to, she in turn contacted Abe."

"We already gathered that and that the guardian at the gate was I'm guessing one of Mazur's?" I say.

"Yes the guardian that picked her up was Pavel. He is Abes number one guardian and head guardian to the squad. Anyway Pavel brought Rose home back to Turkey quietly we didn't want anyone getting wind of it. The first thing we did was to change her name and forge all the documentation so if anyone did a background check it would all check out and not lead back to Rose. That's when Anna Mazur was born the daughter that was kept secret who attended St Augusta academy in Scotland who was told to leave a month earlier as she got knocked up."

I stopped him there to ask the obvious question. "Okay so you forge documents but how were you going to control people's reply when asked?"

"We new no one would really look but if they did the head guardian is a friend of Janine's one of her old class mates and also now in our inner circle who would cover for Anna. But no one did as it was a couple years after that Anna's name got bigger in the Moroi world by her charity work and as long as the docs added up to the story. She is a Dhampir who was booted out of school before earning her promise mark. That's scandalous in itself, so if there was a cover why allow that knowledge to stay out in public domain. Most people's thoughts were she should think herself lucky that her rich father was there and actually cared considering she nothing but a dhamp blood whore."

Taking a breather he gets up to return with two bottles of water for us. "Okay where was I oh yeah. We didn't hide Roses identity because of her getting pregnant as Rose still could of become a private guardian to Abe and all she achieved with helping Dhampir through her charity and still be called Rose Hathaway. We hid her identity because of the baby she was carrying and what it meant. First of all Rose Hathaway's DNA is in the Moroi database as is yours. As you know from the day we are enrolled into an academy they take a sample. So for the truth to come out about Ivan the identities of his parents would come out."

Waving his hand in my direction. "Your pretty much safe after all you didn't know this could happen and you didn't tip our world upside down. Rose on the other hand will always be hated after this by some. She knows she may never be able to return to a normal life, so that's where Anna is needed while being Anna she can have a normal life as Abes daughter and guard, and be safe from being hunted or schemed against."

I couldn't be anything but impressed by the planning of all this. They thought of everything. They covered every angle. I just hope everyone in Mazur's organisations is trustworthy enough that they don't end up selling Rose out to the highest bidder.

"The pregnancy and birth all went okay?" Really how do you put that question forward any better.

"Yes everything went as all other pregnancy and births do. She didn't have an alien!" I can see he is trying not to laugh at my expense.

"You know what I mean." I mumble out feeling a little foolish for asking.

"We got a very prominent geneticist to start looking at how this happened. At first they wouldn't believe what she told them until the DNA from the fetus proved the identity of both parents. Anyway the next seven months were blood tests and conjecture from the scientists working on Rose's samples. From Rose it was morning sickness, swollen body parts, oh and becoming very cranky towards all men! The last month was the worse she felt fat ugly and well just wanted the little basted out already! Her words not mine." He quietly laughs to himself obviously going back to the past memories in his mind.

It was my turn to move around now. The last part reminded me that I'd missed all her body changes, the kicks and yes the pains of growing a baby, my baby inside her. I new I'd never get that chance again and I missed it. Having someone else remembering them with a small private smile cross their face while retelling them to me hurt badly.

Sitting back down Gav asks if I want to hear more I take a sip of water and nod. "Well after the birth the investigation continued into how this happen and they took some blood from Ivan to see if by having both of their DNA to compare it might trigger something. While they were doing that Rose healed and went straight back into training. Pavel himself is the one who took over her training." Everyone who was worth knowing new that Pavel is the true god amongst us, I remember seeing him fight when I was younger in Baia when Zemy was there on business. "Once she was fully healed and fighting fit which didn't take long she took her place as her fathers private close guard. Pavel still is passing down all he knows to her and others have trained her in other techniques. The girl is one hell of a fighter and well puts me on my arse 9/10 times now." I had heard rumours when we were at court after Lissa took her place on the council that Anna was the best fighter anyone had seen in a long time and that it was a shame she was un-promised.

"While that was happening Rose was looking into building a charity to help Dhamps get out from dens, I guess after what happened at St Vlads it opened up her eyes to how many of these girls had that life forced upon them. Most weren't there by choice. That entailed visiting communes and having to actually go into these places. Well let me tell you that ignited a fire in her. Sadly for most already in that life there was little we could do, already addicted to Moroi bites all we could do is open places they could come eat a proper meal, get sleep, clothes, showers and medical help things like that. Those that wanted to try to clean themselves up we would look for longer term care. For their children we would place with either Moroi or settled Dhampir in the communes and help pay for their upbringing until they were old enough to enrol into an academy." Gav takes a break to drink some water.

"Where the charity does the most good is with the new girls and boys who have found themselves out on their own usually because they've been kicked out of school for offensive that were usually started by Moroi. Or didn't make the cut to become a guardian or by other things happening. Not addicted to the bite as yet or even haven't had to enter that life yet. They we get out by teaching them skills so that they can get jobs in the human world or in communes. We even help them once they're earning enough to find places to live. Some have joined our ranks as private guardians to a Moroi others have joined hunters."

I can't help but feel proud of Rose for the difference she has brought to these peoples lives. Yes I grew up in a commune and new that mostly the women weren't what they are made out to be. Even most who have been bitten only have it done once in a while with a longstanding partner. Most live normal lives raising their kids and working. But they are the ones who have had family going back generations in a commune, grew up there themselves and got a job. Or retired guardians like my own grandmother who learnt other skills while working to fund themselves. The girls he's talking about are girls like Rose would of been with no family to turn to for help, no support network or skills outside of the combat skills she was taught at the academy. With that she would of had little chance of getting a job that paid enough to house, clothe and feed her specially pregnant. With little else the only place for them to turn would of been the dens.

"Anyway that was how life went for the first few years. Lady Tasha Ozera's husband joined the scientists working on the DNA and he is the one who finally figured out the how it happened and replicate the process." This is where I pause him.

"What wait Tasha's husband?" I asked surprised.

"Yeah see that's how they met in the first place just under four years ago Tasha set up an appointment with him at the hospital he was working in, she was interested in his works on DNA nucleotide that work in reproduction. Of cause originally it was to gather intel on what we could be missing in Rose's case, but after a few meetings and them hitting it off feelings grew and as they say the rest is history. Anyway Craig that's his name by the way figured it all out. While that was happening Rose was building her charity and getting a name for herself well Anna's name. The Moroi either love her or hate her depending on their personal view. Dhampir love her obviously for not only helping people but to the more backwards ones she is cleaning up their streets. Bunch of bitches. While this was all happening all of us were planning on how to deliver the baby bomb!"

"And Ivan what's he like?" I ask eagerly.

"Oh no way Belikov I'm not taking that joy away from Rose she could talk about him all day, and I'm sure you want her to stick around you for more than the ten seconds she'll take to punch you! I will say that he is happy, heathy and one hell of a kid. His mums done good." A proud look on his face as he talks about both of them. This to hurts as that should be me looking proud over my son and his mother.

I'm glad that Rose was a good mother but I'm not surprised as she was fiercely loyal, protective and loved people with her whole self, this knowledge of her inner workings again brings it into focus that I should of listened to her five years ago and not brushed her aside for her claims. Which turned out to be true. Fuck.

"Look Belikov get some rest you look worn out and tomorrow is going to be a heavy day for you. Just know that Abe and others know you tried to keep her in. Yes she knows that to. But you did not believe her or trust her enough to listen, that's what killed her. Hell it's what drove her to this action of outing everything. First off all she wanted was to prove that Ivan was yours to you and the princess then it became bigger, a cure for dhamps, then outing it to the whole society." My head is hanging my hands over my face I look through my fingers and mutter she must hate me in Russian to myself.

"Oh she tried believe me but no she doesn't hate you. But don't expect much." Shit guess he knows Russian good to know!