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Sorry for not updating in a long time. I have been very busy lately, but now I am back.

I will try to update every two to three days because of school. Now here is the chapter you have all been waiting for since May.

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Chapter 4: Court

Rose POV

I am on my way to Court, and on an airplane to the place where my newly found grandmother happens to live. To say I am not nervous would be a total lie. I know that Old Man said that she has no problems against me, but I cannot just wonder if she does because of all the trouble I have caused her. I do have to say this though; I would have never thought I would be related to her in any shape or form, but I guess fate always does have a crappy ending for me. That is just how Rose Hathaway roles.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Please fasten your seatbelt for we are about to land. When we touch down, please unbuckle your seatbelts, and we will have employees escort you out. We hope you had a fantastic flight." Man that flight attendant was so damn annoying. Well at least I did not have one of my shadow-kissed incidents.

"Kizim, we need to leave as soon as possible. When we are late, mother will not be happy so I hope they get a move on. I want to warn you about her, she is a little feisty so do not make her angry. I know of your reputation with her, but please let your differences aside to make her happy. She hates it when people argue with her so please do this for me?" Well, I could not say no to that, but sometimes I just want to yell at him for his wiseness.

"Okay, Okay, I got it Old Man. Just to let you know, I am only doing this for you. Not her." I think he got the idea because he nodded. Right then, the flight attendant called and said it was time to be escorted out of the plane. I was relieved anyway; I hate being stuffed up in that closed space for that long.

When Abe and I got to the gate, Guardians were waiting for us there. About four or five since we were Royals, but I still hate it. The first one that I noticed was about six feet tall and had blond hair and blue eyes, and the second one looked about the same but with emerald green eyes that shine. The third one was the same height as the other two but with black hair and dark green eyes that are stunning. He was hot, but not as hot as my lover. The fourth one had the same appearance as the third but taller and dark brown eyes, but it was the fifth one who took my breath away. He was taller than the other six-foot tall guys, more muscular, dark brown hair to his shoulders, and the dark brown eyes that I have grown used to love. My Dimitri is here, and he is guarding me.

"Dimitri! What are you doing here? I thought you had to stay at the school." I am so confused, but he started explaining it to me.

"The Queen thought that since I am so close to you, that I should guard you while you are at Court. I thought it was a great idea so we can continue your training." Okay, I was not expecting that. Maybe the Queen did care about whom I loved and whom I wanted to be with. Maybe all this time, she actually did care after all.

"Sorry to interrupt you, Princess Hathaway, but we really need to get back to Court to avoid sun down. We are planning not to run into Strigoi." With that, we all piled in to the limo Queen Tatiana brought for us and headed to Court.

When we arrived, we were rushed inside of the gates. I have been to Court before, but it was when I was very young; the place is probably the most beautiful place I have ever seen.

"Welcome, Princess and Prince Hathaway. The Queen would like to see you both immediately. Follow me this way." Dad and I did as he said and followed him.

"Ah, my lovely son and granddaughter. Please have a seat. I would like to speak to both of you. Now, Guardians, I do not need any of you in here for I just want them to hear what I am going to say so please leave and come back inside in about twenty minutes." Aw man. She is probably going to lecture me. That is just how Queen Tatiana is.

"Now son, eighteen years ago I was so angry at you for getting involved with that dhampir, but it is not such a big deal now because she ended up Moroi anyway. For I know now, you loved Janine, and I will not get in the way of any of your loves even if they are dhampirs. I probably won't like it, but if I am going to have a strong community, I will have to comply with your wishes. I love both of you with all my heart, and since Ibrahim has given up the throne, Rosemarie, you will be the next Queen."

"What! I have been trained to be a Guardian my whole life!" I yelled before she continued. Whoops. I did exactly what Old Man told me not to.

"Princess, I understand that, but we are going to train you for the Moroi life, your elements, and training. For what I understand, you, my dear, are supposed to be the most powerful and strongest person in the whole world. That is another reason why you are perfect for the throne. You will be able to help both Moroi and dhampirs since you will have seen both sides. You are going to be the one to save us all. Now what do you say? Will help save what little community we have left while it is still here or are you going to go back to your other life and be a Guardian?"

Wow. That is all I could say. This is the first time that Rose Hathaway has been rendered speechless. This is a difficult question though. All my life, I have been taught to save and guard Moroi from Strigoi, but now that I am a Moroi, my life is left with a question. My whole life I have been training to guard my best friend, Lissa, but I can't do that if I decide to agree with my grandmother. This yet is the hardest decision of my well being, but if I say no, the whole world would be put in jeopardy. It would be my fault too. Before I knew what I was doing, I made my decision.

"Okay, I'll do it."

Ohhhh. A cliffy :D.