I AM SO SORRY! my parents took my laptop for 'work porposses' on their vacation :( and I have to work on their crappy, slow computer. Here is a new chapter, with a slight lemon. Don't worry, it's hardly anything ;)

Richelle Mead owns everything, except a few characters.

Chapter Eleven

On the plane to Court, I realised something; because of my actions, everyone is in danger. Sure, my brother may know my secret, and Ryan, and that creepy stalker who's threatening me, but other than that, no one has the slightest clue as to who I really am… Maybe, I could become a doctor, or a scientist or even a singer! But, people need me, even if they like it or not.

"You okay? It looks like you're trying to solve something really hard" the Russian accent rolled off of my father's tongue. Taking a seat beside me, he waited patiently for me to say something, anything.

"Do you ever feel…how do I put this? Like, if it weren't for you, everyone would be safe?" I knew it was a long shot for him to feel that way, but I may as well give it a try, right?

"I feel that way about your mother, all the time. If it weren't for me, Tasha wouldn't be out for revenge, or whatever she plans on doing"

"True…" it was then that I realised who was sitting a few rows in front of us; my brother and his girlfriend. They were acting all lovey-dovey, but what shocked me most, was instead of feeling nauseous, I felt really jealous. They can go out in public, and be who they really are; I'll never have that. Why was I so upset about being in a relationship? I started counting off the days on my fingers; nope, not pregnant. I hadn't even realised dad left until I could hear kissing noises from behind me. Yuck! I needed to knock myself out before they started doing it in the bathrooms.

"Mind if I join you?" looking up at the familiar Moroi, I slowly nodded my head.

"We need to talk about…what happened" Jason started off slowly. I nodded my head for him to continue.

"I just want you to know, what I did was unacceptable and I know you will never forgive me, but I really hope we can still be friends" he actually looked genuinely serious, which I've never seen before.

"Me too, Jason" for the rest of the four and a half hours, we talked and joked around. I don't think I've actually ever loved him, but it was more of a great friendship.

"We will be landing in Philadelphia in ten minutes. It has been a pleasure flying with you today, and we hope to see you in the future" the pilot said over the loud speaker.

"Well, I better get back to my seat. I'll see you when we land" Jason made his way back to his seat, which was at the other end of the plane. It took three full planes of St. Vladimirs students to go to their destination, and only half came to Court. Ten minutes and many wrong turns later, we were at Aunt Lissa and Uncle Christian's apartment. After three knocks at the door and five seconds later, Lissa appeared.

"Oh, my gosh! You're all alright, thank god!" it's always amused me by how little she swore. Even when I wasn't in the room, she'd refuse to even say crap. Hugging Lilly first, and then Alik and mom. She stopped at dad and I.

"I swear, you got even more beautiful Lexi, if that's even possible" she pulled me into a bone crushing hug, which didn't really hurt. I felt a few tear drops on my head, great! She's crying. After she pulled away and wiped her eyes, she glared at dad.

"What is he doing here?" I was surprised with how much venom her voice held, it may have scared me if I were a normal dhampir.

"Looks like we have some explaining to do" mom started. To be honest, I couldn't go through watching everyone all cuddled together on the couch, explaining that they're in love.

"I'm going to go find…the café. I'm starving" I started walking down the hall to what may have been the halls to the dhampir café. The walls were lined in emerald silk; the Ivashkov colour. Tatiana Ivashkov was still queen, even after her hundred or something year old birthday. I heard someone calling my name from behind me, so I turned around to see; Abby.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Nothing, but I wanted to talk to you about…your brother and I" it looked like she was struggling, so what I said next surprised both of us.

"You're not pregnant, are you?" her eyes widened before she started waving around like a headless chicken.

"Oh no! No, no, no, no, no, no! NO! What I wanted to say was; are you okay with us being together?"

"Oh, yeah, I'm totally fine" what a lie. I was extremely jealous of them, but something was off about the two of them. She pulled her hand up to her chest and sighed, like it had been weighing her down for a while. And that's when I saw it; chipped red nail polish on her left index finger. The exact same colour as the one in my now ruined drawer.

"Earth to Lexi, anyone home" her hand was waving in front of my eyes. It was like she was taunting me. Son of a bitch!

"Yeah, I hear ya!" my voice was harsh; good! "So, do you love my brother?" if she loves him, then he must love her. If I kill her and Alik doesn't love her it's a win-win situation, right? WRONG!

"Yeah, I love him. I've known that for a few months now…" Fuck my life!

"Excuse me" I had run down the hall before she had time to say any 'goodbyes'. Yuck! I can't have that home-wrecker as a sister-in-law! That's it! I have to kill her, even if Alik loves her… but he would never talk to me again, or would he? All these questions were in and out of my head. I was starting to get a migraine. I didn't even know I was outside until another person called out my name. Aren't I popular?

"Hey, Jason, I'm not in the mood right n-" I couldn't even finish my sentence before his lips were crushed to mine. I couldn't even move I was in too much shock. By the time he pulled back, I was still frozen.

"Just know, that I will always love you" and then, he ran off. What the fuck is going on? Okay, one thing is for certain; I need to sort out my life! One things first; I have to either kill, or arrest Abby. Even if Alik hates me, it's for his own good! Ten minutes of mindless walking, Imade it to the guardian headquarters; I need to talk to Hans. Hans Croft is the head guardian at Court; he assigns peoples jobs, like protecting Moroi or even a desk job. I would die if I ever had a desk job. I knocked three times before entering his office.

"Who are you?" well, he's very nice.

"My name is Lexi Hathaway and I have some very serious news that I have to share with you" he glanced up at me for a split second, before nodding to an empty seat opposite him. His whole office was covered in oak; desk, chairs, walls, and it even looked like his computer had an oak boarder.

"Abby…I forgot her last name, but she is helping the Strigoi attack schools and royal families" I may have had a little compulsion in my words, but it's not like he would realise. I mean, I am supposed to be a dhampir.

"That's a pretty big accusation. If it were true, we couldn't take her to Court without evidence" Shit! Why hadn't I thought of that? Five minutes later, and at least 10 shopping bags full of high technology crap, I was in guest housing. My parents gave me the apartment key, so I didn't have to worry about waiting in line for keys. I wasn't expecting anyone back in the apartment, so I should be all good. 247 249. 251. Oh, door 253. I was 'home'. Opening the doors, I heard the only thing that could make me sick.

"Oh, Dimitri!" that was mom, moaning!

"That's it, Roza!" I couldn't hear any more of this. I ran out of the room at lightning fast speed. I made it outside, just as I puked in the nearest bush. Can life get any worse?

"Hello, slayer…" Now it can't get any worse…

Who do you think it is? O_O Thank you for reading, yet another chapter. I will try to upload a new chapter as soon as possible. Please, R&R. oh, one more thing; I'm thinking about changing my title. I need suggestions, so please, review or send me a message.

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