a/n: I wasn't to post this tonight, but I had to get this chapter out there. Again. I don't own anything of VA. The only one who does is the awesome Richelle Mead.

Chapter3: The long walk down the road

(Rose's POV)

I can't believe that he would just leave me with Adrian! Boy, Dimitri must trust me an awful lot to be alone with Adrian. Even though nothing would be tried on my end, but I don't know about his end. What really sucks is that every night he still comes into my dreams, and it annoys the hell out of me. It's not like I am trying to get a restful sleep or anything, but all he wants to do is talk about meaningless stuff. Please, why won't this guy just let me dream!

I better get that information he knows about Katica before he gets the wrong idea that I enjoy our time together. "So, Adrian, tell me about her. Is she really that bad ass Dimitri thinks or is that all talk?" I asked looking straight ahead of me. "Well, really. For me, she is really cool, like the first time I met her, she was welcoming and hugged me. I use to chase her around the grounds of her parents property. It was all laughs and jokes, even Anton was goofing around too. Now he's just a straight noise character that having fun isn't his forte. He is all business when they are at home, but I suspect at the royal court he will let his hair down." Adrian laughing at the memories, but continues, "But seriously, she does have a temper on her, just like you. If she doesn't like or want to do something, she voices her objection and doesn't give it a second thought. She always puts her foot down when somebody treats her dhampirs wrong, she considers them her equal compared how you are treated."

"He told me that she doesn't want to be at the royal court, so is that why we are going to be their guardians because to make sure that she doesn't take off?" I asked looking concerned knowing I wouldn't or couldn't get an answer. Gee, why is everything about this mission so crypt. I knew it wasn't going to be a cake walk, she must be one pissed off Moroi. "I need to know more about her, so tell me more. How about her parents, what are they like."

"First off, I can't answer your first question, because I don't know why you are going to be one of their guardians. Maybe because of your marks and your adversity, but truly I don't know why. The second question, I don't know much about her parents but they died awhile ago. I never had the honor of meeting them. But what I do know that since they died, she never left her land. So none of the Morois knew if she was still alive, all communications between her and the royal court stopped the day after finding out her parents were killed. When my aunt went to the castle, she was surprised to see Katica alive. They thought she was died like her parents were. Not to this day do we know how her parents died. She won't talk about it, nor will Anton but I do know he wants to tell somebody. This treaty, I guess, is really important, my aunt says that a lot of Moroi will no longer have to worry about their lives and that of their dhampirs." He said looking down at the ground. I am guessing he knows more than he is leading on, plus more than the queen knows. I want to pry, but I know I shouldn't. I will just wait and see if he gives me anymore incite of these new known Moroi. "So, are they related or were his parents her new family?" I asked, hoping that this would start him to talk more about their personal lives. "Umm…. I…… really am….. umm…. not….. umm…. Rose, those are question I don't think I am able to talk about just yet. So please don't ask again. But I can tell you this, Katica will be the most important person you will ever meet in your lifetime. Another thing that will make you so peach kean is she is just like Lissa and myself, she is spirit too. Anton's element is the wind and it might just come in handy when you really need it the most. I know you don't like me the way I love you but you need to understand what I am about to say: Right now there are things in the works that makes everyone unsafe. When we leave St. Vladimir, you and Belikov better be on alert. We will no longer be safe anymore and I'm not only talking about random Strogoi attacks. I don't want Belkovic to know any of this because he knows more than his is telling you, little dhampir…" He stopped me by grabbing my waist to make me turn towards him and whispered in my ear, "I'm trusting you with my life along with Katica and Anton. My family has kept her safe from our world for far too long to just have a stupid Moroi and a thrill-seeking Guardian to ruin this meeting."

"Adrian, I know that Dimitri isn't your favorite person…." I was trying to say but I was cut off by Adrian stating," Ain't that the truth…."

"Will you shut it for a moment and let me finish!" I yelled at him. He just gave me a nod and gestured with his hand to allow me to finish."I know he isn't the kind of guardian you think he is. He isn't that thrill-seeker, he just knows what he is doing. But I believe he will tell me everything he knows about her, you just wait and see." I finished speaking and looked at him like he just put salt inside a wound of mine, claiming I shouldn't trust Dimitri. "Rose, I didn't mean to upset you. I will try harder to be nicer to him for you. But if he is the guardian I think he is… Never mind, because I know you and Katica will kick my ass if I don't try." He said smiling at me.

I can't believe Adrian would try to put this in my mind that Dimitri was hiding something about Katica. As we walked up to Dimitri, he was talking in Russian and hung up quickly. He didn't look happy when he got off the phone, but he never looks happy when he sees Adrian is. This time it was different, I wonder what that conversation was about. I must remember to remind myself later to ask what it was about. "I told you he was hiding something from you." Adrian whispered in my ear, Adrian glaring at him. I turned my head to say something but Dimitri was in front of Adrian with hands out to grab his luggage to put into the back.

"Come on, we don't have all night. (Our days and nights are different than humans. Our days are night for humans and our nights are their days.) Adrian, it would be best for your safety if you were in the back seat." Dimitri stated not even looking at him, but I say Adrian's eyes rolled. He motioned for me to sit up front. Usually I fall asleep during car rides, but I have make sure not this time. I have too many questions to ask both of them and I better get them, plus Dimitri is acting too weird.

While we were driving, I kept looking at Dimitri but he wouldn't look at me. I was starting to getting really irritated with all the silence in the car, that's when I would usually get sleepy and the motion doesn't help it either. So instead of starting off with Dimitri, I would go straight to Adrian. I asked, "So, what else is she like? You said she is cool to your family and to her dhampirs but how about other dhampirs?" He looked at me like he didn't want the questionings to start, but he thought otherwise. "Let me see, she is smart, very…. umm… intuitive, extremely beautiful, not as beautiful as you though (I blushed at that), she stands by her convictions, and she has the best smile you will ever see. I don't believe we'll be seeing that smile, or at least that much. The next few months or so will be very trying, but I am hoping to be one of her stress relievers. (He smiled at that one) Anton will be another stress reliever, but her walks are the most stress reliever she has. But for me, it has been a few years since I have seen either of them. Also, to show respect, she will probably not want to use the proper terms the Moroi's use on dhampirs. She will probably want to call you by your given name, Rose. But she will ask and it will be your choice how you want her to call you."

At that moment, I saw Dimitri has put a smile on his face for some reason. I want to ask but I don't know where to start without sounding so pissed off. Here goes nothing, "Excuse me, why do you have a smile on your face? Do I amuse you by asking personal question about her? If you would give the Intel that you promised to give me, I wouldn't have to ask those personal questions." He looked at me and laughed, but I should be pissed off that he laughed at me. I didn't care because I loved him so much that sometimes it hurt, plus his smile always made me smile, but not this time. He said, "All you had to do was ask for the Intel. Usually you pass right out once a car is in motion but you're not this time. The answer your questions, yes, you do amuse me." And with that he looked in the rear view mirror to see Adrian looking out the window. I saw what he was doing and I looked at Adrian myself. All I saw was a scared looking man but his body was slouched like a child scared out of his mind. "Rose, why don't you sleep and when you wake up, I will tell you everything I know." He said, but out of the corner of my eye I saw Adrian smiling at me and mouthed , "Let's wait and see." All of a sudden, my eyes got really heavy like magic was involved. And with that my eyes closed and fell right to sleep.

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