A/N: See, I told you there'd be another chapter today, and it's only like 15 minutes after the first!
The next three months past uneventfully. Lissa, Rose and I became partners in crime, and the guys were starting to hate it. I was in my room getting ready. Adrian and I had decided to make our relationship public, meaning I was going to meet his family tonight. Including his aunt Tatiana, the former Moroi queen. So Lissa and Rose had been recruited to make me look worthy. I had on a black dress with short sleeves that fell to my knees. It hugged my chest then fell away from my body. My hair was curled and fell to just under my shoulder blades. Lissa had done my hair while Rose gave me amazing smoky eyes and put a bright pink lipstick on me. I held a gold clutch that matched the dangly earrings and heart necklace Adrian had given me. I let out a nervous sigh.
"I guess it's now or never…"
"Oh come on, you look gorgeous! They're going to love you, plus it's a family dinner so everyone will be there. It'll be fine." Lissa comforted me. She had a point though. It had been Rose's idea to invite them to dinner, so that I wouldn't have to face the Ivashkov's alone.
"Well, let's go then." Rose and Lissa were both dressed up, Rose in a blood red dress that made her look amazing, and Liss in a pale pink dress that showed off her bump.
I followed them out of the room into the living room, where Arian was waiting for us, in a tux, looking hot.
"Starlet... You look… Wow."
I laughed and kissed him, pulling my black stilettos on.
"Thanks. You look pretty good yourself."
"Thanks," He smiled then turned to Liss and Rose, who was holding an excited Kat. Kat wore a white dress with a brown bow that almost matched her chocolate eyes. "Little dhampir! Tiny dhampir! You look great, and of course, so do you, cousin."
"Thanks!" they all responded.
"Alright let's go," Adrian said as he wrapped his arm around me and led us out and down to a banquet hall that Liss had gotten for this meal. We walked in and Adrian went to the bar that had been set up for us. He came back and handed me a glass of champagne before leading us to our seats. His parents walked in, and while his mom smiled kindly at me, his father glared. Tatiana came in shortly after and dinner started. Lord Ivashkov made a lot of jabs at me and made me feel like unworthy shit, but whenever he'd say something particularly nasty, Adrian would squeeze my knee and glare at his father. His mom and aunt looked sympathetic but kept quiet. Halfway through the dinner Rose handed Kat to me, looking at all the other guardians in the room.
"Strigoi," was all she said. All the guardians got into battle mode and grouped the Moroi, along with me and Kat, in a corner. Adrian held me close while I calmed Kat down, making sure she watched me and not the monsters fighting her mother. Suddenly I was jerked away from her into the arms of a strigoi.
"Hello beautiful, don't you look lovely," he chuckled coldly and I struggled wildly. He sank his teeth into my neck for a moment before tossing me aside. Adrian broke away from the group and dropped to the ground beside me. He must've healed me, but I was too high on the endorphins to realize. I passed out, and when I woke up I was in a hospital bed.
"Adrian?" I croaked. Suddenly he was in my field of vision and I cried with relief at the sight of him. He pulled me into his arms and I felt silent sobs raking through his body.
"Thank god you're okay; I thought I lost you for a second."
"Can't get rid of me that easily," I choked out between sobs. He pulled me to him again and crushed my lips to his. After a second I pulled away. "Is everyone okay?"
He nodded, "no one was seriously injured. Plus, it's been an hour; Lissa's probably healed the worst of it." I nodded then buried my head into his chest. The doctor came in shortly after that and cleared me to go home. Adrian led me back to our suite. We'd be moving in a couple weeks to an actual house close to Lissa and Rose.
I kissed him and I think he understood how much I needed him because he took me to the bed.
The next morning I went over to Lissa's to make sure she was okay. Rose was already there and we sat and had a quiet day hanging out.
We moved five days after; the house had two floors, four bedrooms, each with an en suite, and there was another bathroom on the first floor. The main area was very open. The kitchen had an island and a breakfast nook. The living room had a fireplace and a huge flat screen. Our closet was huge, but between Adrian and me, we had no problem filling it. We were sitting on the couch one night, enjoying our new home, when Adrian stood up, walked in front of me and got own on one knee. I gasped as he opened a little box that held the most beautiful ring I'd ever seen. There were tons of diamonds surrounding an emerald.
"Faye Carson Iris Aldaine, would you do me the honour of becoming my wife?"
I wiped away the tears that were flowing and nodded. He slid the ring onto my finger and stood up. I attacked him with a hug and laughed. He laughed with me.
"Oh my god, Adrian!" I kissed him. "It's beautiful!"
"Not as beautiful as you." He took me into the bedroom and we didn't resurface all night.
A/N: For those of you who enjoy fluff, you're welcome :P. I had a lot of fun writing this, so tell me what you're favourite part of the story so far is!