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

Lissa POV

Running into Mazur's mansion at court. Dimitri who is carrying Rose in his arms and I are following Meredith who is ushering us up the stairs to one of the bedrooms on the third floor. Entering the bedroom he lays Rose on top of a king sized bed. Meredith springs into action coming over with medical equipment to check her vitals and a light to check her pupil dilation . While this is happening I hear a rustle coming from the side of me turning towards it I see Dimitri's mother Olena come in and touch Dimitri's arm bringing him out of a haze.

"Mama?" She gives him a tentative smile and squeezes his arm. She then walks up to Meredith.

"How is she do you need any help putting in the IV?" She asks Meredith and I remember Dimitri telling me that his mother has some medical training back in Baia from being a healer and local midwife.

"Yes please she only needs the fluids bag." Handing Olena a bag filled with a clear liquid. "That will aid the reproduction of new blood cells to replace the lost blood. Her readings are all normal looks like she'll be fine. Probably be out of it for a while though, can't say I blame her and it is Rose she can sleep like the dead at the best of times?" There was an audible phew coming from me and Dimitri when Meredith finished her diagnosis.

Rose who has slipped in and out of consciousness a few times since leaving the hall is semi awake, she starts mumbling Dimitri's name. He walks to the far side of the bed and sits by her taking her hand, his mother is just placing the IV needle into her vain on her other hand so is standing on the other side of her.

"Dimitri. Ivan?" It's all you can make out as the rest comes out sounding gibberish.

"Shhh milaya Ivan is fine, we all are. We're at the mansion at court just rest baby we are all going to be fine." With that he leans over and plants a chaste kiss on her lips. Well I guess they found their way back to each other. I can't help but feel really happy about this as after all they've been through especially Rose they deserve happiness.

Olena finishing up looks at us. "Right she needs her rest let's leave her to get some peace and quiet."

Dimitri does not look impressed by this idea and is about to say something but Olena beats him to it. "Dimitri she's going to be fine but your son is downstairs at the moment scared for his mother. Yes he has people he knows with him but he doesn't have his mama or papa."

There is obviously no arguing with Olena Belikova when she puts her foot down. "Don't worry Dimitri I'll stay with Rose for a while." I say to him walking over to the side he is sitting on. Looking at me he nods and we swap places him standing by the side of the bed and me sitting.

When everyone has left including Meredith with her saying she'll check up on us in a bit I stretch myself out on the bed besides Rose.

Sitting with my back up against the headboard and my legs straight out in front of me. I idly start to stroke Rose's hair and tell her all that I've been feeling and thinking these last couple of months. I know that I had begun to cry I can feel the tears make their way down my face but I don't attempt to wipe them away or try to hide them. Rose once said that even when I cry I look "all lady like and refined" but today I can say with all certainty that I look a mess.

Looking at me hands for the first time tonight I see them covered with Rose's blood now dried on. I wipe at the blood which just won't come off this brings on another torrent of tears. I almost lost my sister before I could make this right.

I don't know how long it took but slowly I felt more and more exhausted by today's events and my emotional outpouring in this room, yet I feel a peace I haven't felt since the day I lost her. I found myself getting lower and lower on the bed and eventually I fell asleep besides Rose.

Christians POV

Sitting in the lounge that was open plan to the dinning room I can't help but feel in awe at the size of the place. I know strange thoughts after what just happened but really how the fuck are we all fitting in here and still be comfortable! I know I am still in shock and my errant thoughts are my way of coping with everything.

Tasha, Adrian, Mia and myself are sitting on the four seater sofa with Craig taking the armchairs to our left. Craig had offered to help with Rose but Dimitri's mother had told him to take a seat while she went upstairs. The other Belikovs are sitting on the other four seater couch across from us. Guardian Hathaway was leaning onto the mantelpiece of a huge fireplace to the right of of us, looking into it half of the time looking lost, the other half looking over at Ivan dreamily. Guess she to wants to meet her grandson as much as the rest of us! While the guardians either were standing like Eddie or playing with Ivan near the dinning room table.

Ivan is still shook up and will start crying often until one of the guardians who is obviously close to him manages to get a smile out of him. The boy looks so much like both of them, he is a handsome boy and tall for his age so probably will take after Dimitri physically. You could see the three Belikov sisters staring at him longingly wanting to go to him specially when you hear him crying but knowing that it would probably do more harm by freaking the kid out. He doesn't know them after all.

"Well there's no denying it he is definitely Dimitri's kid, looks just like him." Adrian says to the room.

"Yeah he looks just like Dimitri did and my son did at that age." Karolina his eldest sister says.

"I saw it as soon as I first met him when he was still a baby. It was his eyes." Aunt Tasha states bring me back to the fact that she new where Rose was all those years ago.

"Yeah Aunt Tasha what's that all about?" I turn to her giving her a glare.

Tasha getting up and moving over to Craig and taking a seat on his lap. "Oh nothing Chris." Giving me a big play it innocent smile.

"No point hiding behind your human husband not much he can do against a fireball!" I joke

"But I can!" She states flicking a little fire ball in between her fingers. That's the problem with Tasha and I we both like to have the last word. Mia is just laughing at our antics.

"Um Tasha can you do us a favour and throw that thing into the fireplace it's a little chilly in here!" Adrian getting the last word in there. Then follows with a whispered. "Just don't hit Guardian Hathaway as she scares me. "

I think our antics have taken the focus away from our injured friend upstairs.

Dimitri enters the room with his mum and the three sisters jump on him. Literally give the man a chance! They are all trying to be heard over each other I would describe the scene as bedlam and deafening.

Dimitri however is having none of it and just looking over the top of their heads at the little boy who at that moment is looking at his dad with tears in his eye and fingers in his mouth. Poor kid is scared shitless. Dimitri pushing his sisters off him and stepping in front of them opening his arms to Ivan. Ivan walks into them slowly. I mean it's the sickliest cutest sight ever.

Dimitri looking at his family. "Sit down guys don't crowd him." Already a papa, looks like he's a natural. Craig and Tasha vacate the armchair so that Dimitri can sit on it with Ivan on his lap while they sit back on the sofa with us.

Mia POV

Aww Dimitri and Ivan make the cutest sight. You can see that the boy already worships him. Dimitri is reassuring Ivan that Rose is going to be just fine whispering that all she needs is a little sleep and that he will see her when she wakes up. Ivan seems to believe him and quiets down on Dimitri's lap leaning his head onto his fathers chest.

I must remember and try not to swear even though with Rose as his mum that boy probably knows them all! "How's Rose?" I ask looking at Dimitri and Olena. Janine turns around fully so now her back faces the fireplace.

Olena answers. "She's going to be just fine. She will probably sleep for a while and will need a few good meals and days to fully recover."

There's an instant lift to the feeling in the rooms. Apart from us every single one of the guardians here were also waiting to hear how their teammate was doing. They seem to be all family here even if they don't share blood. I could see why they were all loyal to Mazur and each other there was no class division here. As if to prove my point about no class division a Moroi lady came in.

"Hi my name is Diana would anyone like something to drink or eat?" We all said yes please not really asking for anything specific as we are still a little out of it from the days events.

She then walks up to Ivan and while caressing his head. "How bout you little man do you want some orange juice?" Ivan turning to her nods his head before turning back to play with Dimitri's hands. I mean so cute.

"There will be feeders for the Moroi coming in half an hour." She informs us as she walks out into what I presume is the kitchen.

"So Dimka are you going to introduce our nephew to us anytime soon?" His sister Sonya asks I'm guessing she's the snarky one out the group!

Dimitri turns to Ivan. "Meelyi do you want to meet your family and mommy's friends?"

"Yes please." A very brave Ivan answers.

Fuck me I'm getting a toothache here! Dimitri turns Ivan around on his laps and starts the introductions. All of us were so excited by meeting him that we had to remind ourselves that the kid was only little and probably scared. He instantly ran to nana Janine as soon as he was told who she was. They'd never seen each other but have spoke many times on the phone. He also took instantly to Olena and Vika. Vika being so much like Rose. The day went on with Ivan and all of us getting to know each other.

Rose POV

Waking up. Where the hell am I? Then remembering the bang and instant blinding pain in my shoulder. Err guns such a cheaters weapon. Moving my shoulder gently I'm surprised by the fact there's no pain, looking down at my shoulder and nothing not even a mark that could only mean one thing spirit healing. That's when I see her Lissa lying asleep next to me. I smile a small smile to myself. Healing me probably wore her out a bit. Turning my body around gently I notice the IV in my hand oh gross I hate needles I rip it out and let it dangle off the hook.

I look at the girl lying next to me she is still beautiful with that dead straight platinum blond hair, she has let it grow longer and is now half way down her back. She still has the average Moroi tall super model thin body well that wouldn't of changed. Moroi eat little living mainly on blood not very fattening! Her Dragomir signature jade green eyes now closed in sleep. Yep still looks like an angel.

Pulling my fingers threw her hair. "Lissa wake up." I whisper gently to her.

She stirs then bolts up to a sitting position next to me. "Oh Rose your awake I was so worried that I didn't get to you in time. Oh god Rose I'm so sorry. I looked for you we all did. We all hate ourselves. Please forgive me Rose I've missed you and love you so much. I have all our photos."

I know when she starts babbling like this it's because she is nervous. I lift my hand up to quieten her down. She shuts up straight away looking at me with her big eyes.

"Ivan? Dimitri?" I croak out.

"They're both fine. They are downstairs your the only person to get hurt." Okay now that I know that my son and love are okay I can concentrate on the woman besides me.

"Lissa I forgive you and I want to try to build on our friendship again. It's going to take time though. In a way it hurt more losing you then it did Dimitri as you were my sister since we were four. It made the betrayal of broken trust harder to take. You know?"

I let my own tears come I couldn't hold onto the grudge and bitterness towards her even if I wanted to I missed her everyday. As if a dam broke inside her she threw herself into my arms and we hugged it out for ages both crying. A feeling of coming home enveloped me. Just then I heard her say.

"I love you Rose."

"I love you too Liss."

She looks at me and I realise she didn't say it out loud I'd heard her through the bond. It's the first time in over four years that I've heard anything through it. Hmm I guess by opening up and letting her back in the barriers had come down some what to.

Someone must of told everyone downstairs that I was awake because that's when the party started, literally I had at least ten gate crashers storm my bedroom. The first person I saw I didn't mind, my son jumped onto the bed.

"Mommy. Oh mommy I was soooo worried, even daddy was worried I could tell." He shouted out in his four year old hyper way.

"Oh my brave boy I hope you were good while I got better." I say while wrapping him into my arms and giving him a big kiss on his cheek. "Mommy is just fine now baby just a little tired but will be fighting fit before you know it."

While Ivan stayed in my arms Dimitri came over and gave me a kiss on the forehead. "Milaya." I knew he wanted to say more but there was no way to word it. "Hey comrade I'm okay we were lucky today."

"I love you Roza."

"I love you too now let me say hi to the rest of my fan club so I can get rid of you all and get some food and a million pain killers my head feels like it's been run over by a truck!"

One by one I said hi to my old family. "Um Rosie we're all glad to see you but I don't think we expected to see that much of you. I mean your looking good and everything!" With a confused frown I look down and that's when I see what he's getting at.

"Um Liss why am I just in only my bra on top?" With that realisation I kicked everyone out apart from Lissa and Ivan. Dimitri face looked like a little kid and I'd just taken away his favourite toy but we had all night together, this was mine and Lissa's time. It was time for Ivan to meet his aunt.

Adrians POV

Going back downstairs I was entering the lounge when Dimitri hits me lightly on the back and directs me to sit with him at the dinning room table. Silently following him until we are seated then I pounced.

"How long have you all known that Zemy was her father. I mean it should of been a shock but it actually make sense." Dimitri's seems too quiet he doesn't even react to my statement.

"What's up cuz? Feeling a little overwhelmed?" I ask him worry seeping into my voice.

"You tell me your the one who can read auras?" At that I look at his aura and I have to say I'm surprised to see sadness there. I see a lot of love which considering his son and Rose I'm not surprised at but why the sadness.

"I see sadness in your aura that's the only one I can't understand."

"I think I'm going to have to leave guarding which means leaving all of you. That's the sadness your seeing I guess." This shocks me Dimitri has been a dedicated guardian since he graduated why will he have to give it up?

"I have Ivan and Rose to think about I don't want to be split from them for long periods of time. Rose is a private guardian now and I'll be based at court not exactly conducive to a relationship now." Dimitri answers my question for me before I even have to ask.

"Who do you trust to take care of Lissa the only other person you trusted was Rose to be her primary guard?" That got a shrug from him.

After a few minutes of silence I can't stand this negative energy any longer so I can't help but ask. "So by your aura I see that you and Rose are looking at getting back together." His aura lights up Yep thought so no need for him to say anything further on that.

"So have you done it yet?" Aura tells all. Yep again.

"Adrian that's none of your business." Warning tone in his voice.

"So was it good? I mean rock your world mind blowing?" Yep again. Before he can either say something to me or throw a punch I'm laughing hard bringing the other Belikova sisters over to us.

"What's so funny Addie?" Vika has taken to calling me that, she's cool reminds me of Rose and in the week I've known her we have become fast friends. Karo and Sonya I only met the other day they know we are cousins but haven't really had a chance to talk.

"Oh just talking about your brothers sex life." I answer back.

"Eww gross don't think I want to hear about that." Vika comes back with looking horrified.

"So Dimka have you and Rose done the deed since meeting back up?" Sonya asks with wagging eyebrows. I don't think Dimitri could look any more embarrassed looking everywhere bar our faces.

"Oh come on Dimitri we're all family here no need to be embarrassed." I throw in there. "I just hope you used protection that is unless you want Ivan to have a little brother or sister?" I add absentmindedly, with that I see Dimitri whip his head up with a look of shear panic on his face. Well I guess that answers my question on wether they used protection.

The others also noticed Vika and Sonya were laughing their heads off at the look on his face. Helpful! Karo just patted his hand not really comforting him.

"Oh dude sucks to be you!" Yep I'm not great at comforting people either not when the situation is like a comedy of errors.

A little note!

My updates might be a little slower. This is my first fan fiction and even though I have finished I would like to expand the ending as I feel it's a little rushed.

Thanks for the lovely comments as I have been sitting on this idea for ages not really confident enough to put it out there so much appreciated. Xx