So here is chapter 2, what will happen when Rose and Marcus get to the Academy? Will it be too later?

Enjoy SK

Chapter 2 Life Hates Me

We boarded the plane, and Marcus could tell I was nervous. I was fidgety and was talking way to fast. He took my hand and kissed each finger, and I started to calm down. I mean it's my mom right?

"Breath, babe. It's going to be fine, I will be there with you the whole time" I smiled at him, since the beginning he always made me feel better. I leaned against him yawned and closed my eyes.

Seven hours later I woke up as the plane touched down, in Montana.

"Sorry, I guess I was really tired"

"No worries, I slept most of the flight too" I smiled as he stood and extended his hand to help me stand. We exited the plane, and headed for the rental car agency. I tapped my foot, impatiently while we waited for the woman behind the counter. She was human, and smiled sweetly at Marcus when we walked up. I stifled a laugh; she was trying to flirt with him. He looked uncomfortable, and shot me a HELP ME look. I laughed and took his hand in mine.

"Oh hunni I can't wait to get to the hotel so I can rip your clothes off" I smiled seductively at him, and he was trying not to laugh. The woman behind the counter quickened her pace, probably fearful we would start making out right there.

"Oh Rose your evil you know that?"

"Well you asked for help, I could have let her ask for your number" Stopping, I turned and started back towards the building.

"What are you doing?"

"Going back to give her your number" I said with my most serious face. I was trying so hard not to laugh. He grabbed my hand and started pulling me back towards the car; I couldn't hold it anymore and burst out laughing.

"Always a tease" He shot, I caught up to him and grabbed his hand.

"You love it, I can tell" He laughed this time.

"Only you could do that and get away with it" He winked and I giggled. I knew he was right, I could do almost anything and he never got mad. It was so nice, he was just like me. Sarcastic, lay back and he almost never followed rules.

We found the car and I gaped. It was a 2010 Corvette, I looked at him and he smiled.

"Well, this should turn some heads" I heard him laugh. I slid in and he turned the key and we were off. We only had about an hour and he filled it asking questions about how it was growing up at the Academy. Soon, and I mean far too soon I saw the gates to the Academy. I tensed, Marcus took my hand and as usual I started to calm down. We pulled up to the gate and a guardian approached the car.

"Can I please see some ID?"

"Well I don't have any ID, what happens then" The Guardian bent down to look into the car and gaped.

"Rose Hathaway, so the rumor's are true, you have returned" I laughed and shook my head.

"No Guardian Alto, I am only here to see my mother" He looked sad, but let us through. We pulled into the parking lot, Marcus turned to me.

"You ready?" I took a deep breath in and then out. I nodded and we got out of the car. We headed for the office, as Alberta said we would have to see Headmistress Karova when we got here and she would give us our room key.

"Hello how may I help you" Said this weird woman sitting behind her desk.

"Yes, we are here to see Headmistress Karova. I am Rose Hathaway and this is Marcus Taylor". She nodded and picked up the phone and spoke quietly into it. She hung up.

"You can go right in." I thanked her and we walked over to the door. I knocked and heard Kirova tell me to come in. I opened the door and we stepped in.

"Guardian Hathaway and Guardian Taylor welcome" She smiled. This must be killing her, she hated me.

I smiled "Thank you Headmistress, when I spoke to Guardian Petrov she said you would have our room key?" She nodded and handed it to me. We were to stay in the guest housing. She told us that after we went to see my mother we were to find Alberta and she would fill us in. I thanked her and we left, going to the clinic.

Marcus took my hand, and we walked in. It all looked the same, all of it. The school, the clinic, the only change was the people, well some of the people.

"Guardian Hathaway?" I turned to see (not sure if that is how you spell it)

"Hello , this is Marcus Taylor" She smiled.

"Nice to meet you Guardian Taylor. Rose your mother is resting, it might not be the best time to see her" She said, with almost panic in her voice. What is that about?

"Look I understand that, but I just spent 8 hours getting here as fast as I could. I would like to see my mother, I won't stay long I just want to see her" She nodded and told me that my mother was being held in the intensive care wing. I thanked her and Marcus and I made our way there. We stepped through the doorway.

"Rose?" I looked up to see Lissa, and Eddie.

"Lissa what are you doing here?" I was confused. Maybe she was here to heal my mother.

"You mean no one told you?" I shook my head. She sighed. "There was an attack on the school your mother and other guardian's saved so many lives. But were very badly hurt. Guardian Petrov called me and asked me to come help heal them" Great another attack, I mean it's been years since I actually fought a strigoi, but I added the stances into my training.

"Well, they are lucky to have you, I will see you later Liss. Marcus and I are going to go see my mom. I will find you later and we can have dinner together" I felt worry come through the bond, but I thought it was just because my mom was in bad shape.

"You know Rose why don't you both come back later, she is resting" Ok now Lissa sounds panicked, what is going on here?

"Look Lissa, we won't stay long I just want to see her" I said as I pulled Marcus passed her. Leading him to the room that had my mother's name on it. I sighed and opened the door and stopped dead in my tracks.

"What the FUCK are you doing here?" I growled, Dimitri was standing next to my mother's bed. His head snapped up and he looked sad.

"Roza loo..."

"You know what it doesn't matter, just get out and stay out understand" I snapped at him. I mean really what the hell. I heard someone clear their throat in the corner, and I looked over to see Tasha looking smug. Ok this is too much.

"What the hell is going on here?" I pointed at both of them "Neither of you gave a damn about her when she was healthy, but now that could be dying you come running to her bedside?" I felt Marcus squeeze my hand, he was trying to calm me down. I smiled at him to let him know I was under control.

"Look Rose you aren..."

"No Tasha, I am... she is MY mother. Now if you don't mind I would like some time alone with my mother. Wait you know what, I don't care if you mind, get out!" They looked at each other then at me and walked out the door. I watched them, and as Dimitri passed Marcus he glared at him. Marcus just laughed and kissed my cheek.

I shook my head and walked over to the bedside. There were so many tubes going from her to different machines. I stared at her, she looked peaceful. Well if you didn't see the tubes, the black eye, and the many bruises all over her she would of looked like she was just sleeping. They had told me when they brought her in, she had asked for me. Then she fell into a coma, and hadn't awoken since. I felt tears building up in my eyes, and sunk down into the chair beside her bed. I know that we weren't close, and that she had disowned me but she was still my mother and I loved her.

"I'll go take our stuff to our room, call me if you need me ok?" Marcus had bent to talk to me, I nodded and he kissed me and left. He was so sweet, this was his way of giving me some privacy with my mom.

"Mom? It's me Rose" Duh Idiot she knows who you are! "Lissa says you did a great job, and that you saved lots of lives. I am so proud of you Mom" I could feel the tears sliding down my cheeks now. "Please Mom! I need you to wake up. I know we haven't always gotten along, but I need you to wake up so we can talk about this. I need you Mom, I need you to open your eyes and say anything. You can yell at me if you want, just wake up please!" I was sobbing, I had taken her hand and brought it up to my face. She smelled like some sort of vanilla musk.

I sat there staring at her and crying for what seemed like forever. I sighed and stood up and kissed her forehead "I love you Mom, I will be back in the morning" I turned and walked out, I met Lissa in the hallway.

"Rose, I am so sorry I didn't know how to tell you they were in there" I gave her a small smile.

"It's ok, besides it's not like I threw either of them through a wall" She laughed and we walked out and down the hallway. As we walked we must of passed 40-50 Guardian's some I knew and some I didn't.

"Liss, do you know what is going on?" She sighed and stopped me.

"Look, you need to go see Guardian Petrov as soon as you can. You and Marcus, there is some stuff happening Rose, some really bad stuff." Ok I am totally confused now, what does this have to do with me? I nodded and headed off towards my room to get Marcus.

"Honey I'm Home!" I said as I walked through the door. No answer...hmmm. I walked into the living room and it was empty, I walked down the short hallway and pushed the door open to the bedroom.

"Oh my god, Marcus what happened to you?" I rushed over to him, he was sitting on the bed trying to get a blood soaked shirt off. He look awful, his left eye was almost swollen shut, he had a cut under his right eye, and multipule bruises on his face, arms and neck.

"Well...umm...I sorta ran into to someone on my way back to our room" I was furious.

"Who?" He wouldn't look at me and said nothing. "Marcus, tell me who" Again nothing. I knelt on the floor and looked up into his eyes. "Marcus, please tell me who and what happened" He sighed.

"Ok so I left the clinic and was walking to the parking lot. Dimitri came out of nowhere and told me I had no right to be here. I told him I was here for you and that it was none of his business. He told me that he had no intention of letting you waste your time with a loser like me. I told him, that he had no right to anything that you decided that he had ruined that when he betrayed you. He tried to punch me, I dodged but he told me to stay away from you. That you where his..." I didn't hear anymore I was furious, the next thing I knew I was out the door and on my way to the Guardian's housing.

I knocked on the door, but no one answered. I knew where he was, the gym. I ran as fast as I could to the gym and barged in. He was in the weight room, there were a few other guardian's there too. When he saw me his eye's widened.

"Now Rose.." I slapped him across the face. He just stood there.

"What's the matter Dimitri, afraid that I will kick your ass in front of all these all too important Guardians" I was taunting him, I knew that in the mood I was in now I would no doubt of killed him. He reached out to touch me , I smack his hand away.

"Let me tell you something Dimitri, oh high and mighty fucken waste of skin. Who I am with is no concern of yours. YOU" I ponted at him, stalking closer to him "decided that you didn't love me, you decided to lie to me, you decided that you didn't want me and that you wanted Tasha instead. So therefore" I was now poking him in the chest " have NO FUCKIN SAY IN MY LIFE, so unless you want your ass handed to you. I suggest you stay the fuck away from me and Marcus." I turned to walk away and heard his steps to follow me. I whirled around catching him off guard. Ha Dimitri off guard this was really new!

"You know what's funny, I mean Marcus and I had a really good laugh over it. With you sex was great, with Marcus it's a mind blowing experience, you are half the man he is. He does love me, I am enough for him, and the best part is..He DOESN'T LIE to me. So back off Dimitri, because the next time I see you, I will not hesitate to hand you your ass." I turned to walk away and he grabbed my arm. Is he retarded? I glared at him "Don't touch me, unless you want to be worse in bed than you already are" He let go of my hand and I stalked out of the gym. I was headed back to the guest housing when the nausea hit, I looked up and scanned the field in front of me. My eye's widened when I saw all the eyes staring back at me, they weren't just eyes they were red eyes. I started to run for the guest housing, I got inside the door, and picked up the emergency phone and spoke one word into in.

Buria!

Here is chapter 2 hope you like it, but what is going on? Did Alberta call Rose there for other reason's than her mother being very hurt? What will happen when Dimitri, Rose and Marcus have to fight together to save the Academy?

Review and let me know what you think so far.

SK