Rose POV Graduation

"Sorry Liss I need to check on Dimitri" oh crap I said to much. "God you act like a couple seriously he doesn't ever smile or joke with me and he never accepts a bet or any thing" she ranted oh well here goes nothing "umm you see Liss we um sorta are a couple but please don't yell"

"You're what? Why didn't you tell me im your best friend and wow have you, you know"

"Well yer remember that time I almost killed Jesse. You should no it doesn't take 3 hours to calm a girl down." I laughed her expression was one of those OH MY FREAKING GOD YOU DID WHAT faces. Absolutely priceless. So I took this time to escape the further questions to tell her about the bet "he told my mum about us an hour ago and I want to see his bruises so bye Liss" I called over my shoulder while I ran out of my room to the gym were I was sure he would be.

"Wow you weren't kidding when you said about the black eye and every thing" he spoke once I entered the gym. "Holy crap what did you get into a fight with her or something. Wow you look real bad-ass with your black eye you no" I laughed he had a wicked nasty bruise forming around his eye and a split lip.

He looked like a little kid sitting crossed legged on the floor with an ice pack on the side of his face. I walked over to where he was and sat in his lap and took the ice pack off to see the side of his face. He had a nasty scratch from his eye brow to his ear. I placed a little kiss on the corner of his mouth.

"Well you got beat up by my mum but least it wasn't my face" I joked. He mock glared and then sighed into my hair. "At least we don't have to be in private any more" he told me and there was a hint of excitement running through his words. It was so contagious I couldn't help but kiss him.

As soon as our lips met the rest of the world disappeared it's probably why I didn't here Lissa, Christian, and Adrian enter the gym. Someone cleared there throat and we broke apart instantly. I smiled and laughed nervously at our little audience.

Christian wore a mask of shock while Adrian was completely jealous. Even though he already knew. Lissa. Well Lissa was ecstatic and wore a huge grin that should split her lips. "Um surprise" I laughed nervously to Christian who seemed to be over his initial shock. "Yer I'm surprised" Christian finally spoke up while lacing his fingers with Lissa's.

"When were you planning on telling me this? Did you know Liss? You should've told me!" that was Christian. Always worried about missing out on gossip. Lissa spoke up next. "Yer I no an- What the hell happened to you Dimitri" she asked while looking at the ice pack I was holding to the side of his face.

"Janine" he muttered. I must admit it was a good enough explanation. There was a chorus of 'oh's' telling me they understood perfect. "Aw doesn't mummy approve" snickered Christian that made Lissa punch his arm. "Shut up Christian" I snapped. He muttered an apology and then sat down pulling Lissa into his lap, mirroring our position.

We sat together for a good part of the afternoon talking and laughing until we decided it was time to get ready to graduate. Lissa and I walked away together leaving our men behind us in the gym.

Dimitri POV

I watched silently as rose walked through the doors to sit at the front of the gym ready for graduation. I let my eyes sweep over her body. Big mistake.

She looked gorgeous. Her hair was pinned in a loose bun with a few strands hanging out. She was dressed in none other than that little black dress from the night of victor's lust charm-Well I really did like that dress-It showed off her beautiful curves and the leg muscles she trained endlessly to acquire.

There was no need for make-up as her face was flawless but there was a hint of eye-liner and mascara no doubt Lissa's doing.

She caught me staring and walked over to wear I was standing with a smug grin on her face. "You know comrade I remembered how much you liked this dress and I thought 'why not shake it up a little and tease the poor man?'" she laughed.

"Tease is an understatement" I muttered. Some how she heard this and just walked away giggles escaping her lips, earning many curious glances to dart back and forth between us as she walked to her seat.

Rose looked completely spaced out until her name was called. She rose and stood before Brett the tattoo artist who would be giving her, her promise mark.

His eyes widened as he took in the two molnija marks already on her neck and the battle star. As Kirova stood in front of rose and read the oath she was to uphold. "Do you agree to protect the moroi- in this case Princess Vasalisa Dragonmire- no matter the harm that it will bring to you" she questioned

"I do." Rose stated firmly.

"Do you promise to always put them first?"

"I do"

"Do you accept the guardianship of Princess Vasalisa Dragonmire?"

"Hell Yeah….I uhh mean yes ma'am" she announced with a smile that a longed to see every day.

"well then I know call forward Guardian Belikov- you mentor- to present you with your very own silver stake and holster" she announced.

As I walked up the isle all eyes were on me and the stake I carried up to rose. As I reached her I gave her a hug that would look like a mentor saying good bye to his student and presented her with her stake.

"Thanks comrade" she announced so that most people would be able to here the nickname she had given me over the past year or so. I few people widened there eyes in shock as I simply walked away muttering in Russian.

I think they all expected me to make her call me Guardian Belikov or something. Ha silly people.

Rose POV

Dimitri and I were packing to go to the royal court as Lissa walked in announcing that they weren't going anymore. "What? Why not I thought you wanted to. What are you going to do other wise?" I questioned.

"Well Chris and I have been offered a job here as teachers and we took it. Don't worry you to lovebirds will still be together as our guardians except we sorta told them you could teach the junior novice class fighting and stuff" she stated matter of factly.

"Cool I guess. Well so much for leaving this place behind" I said out loud "you don't mind huh Dimitri? I mean of course you ignored every school girl crush when I first got back. I teased

"Except for one. But how could I say no she must've been the prettiest girl I had ever seen. Oh and what a set of lungs she had always mouthing off" he teased back.

"EWW royalty here" Christian announced as he walked through the door seeing us kiss each other. We broke apart slowly.

As he kissed Lissa I interrupted "EWW royalty here" I imitated him in a high voice.

I could tell this was going to be a very fun life. Christian being the super retarded flame-boy. Lissa being well her normal self and Dimitri and I just being together. And to top it all off little junior novices in training yup a lot of fun.