Author's Note: I am so sorry I haven't updated in forever, I was dealing with grad and getting around to Register for Post Secondary. I'm back now and will try post more chapters when I can!

It was autumn and the leaves started to turn red, yellow and orange. Everything looked so beautiful at this time of year. I walked into Lehigh University with Lissa and Dimitri quietly as we headed to her morning class. By looking at Lissa she was definitely excited to start psychology. I led us to the back but I could feel those green eyes staring at me. Her thoughts rung through my head, we're sitting in the front Rose. I sighed and picked up my binder. She had a smile as she sat in the middle, I rolled my eyes at her. Dimitri chuckled and we held a glance for a few seconds. I looked away after still being childish as the professor came in. He opened the text book and started talking about the basics of mental functions and behaviors of the brain. Slowly, I drifted off into my own head.

Dimitri put on a very good game face after what happened a few days ago. It was like what happened did not even happen. But for me, I wasn't that put together as I thought I would've been. Not after talking with Lissa about the drama with Dimitri. We've been together for quite awhile now. We have survived through the tragedy experience living at the Royal Court.

Although the queen had survived but not in a conscious state, she's still in a coma. Everything was complicated with deciding if Lissa would be queen or she would head off as a university student. Obviously she had become a student here. It's been a few weeks of school and I wasn't liking it so much. Mostly because Natasha Ozera decided it'd be a good idea to head a career as a psychology professor. She teaches the next class and I dread that the most.

Tears started to appear at the brim of my eyes, I blinked them back. The words echoed in my head. Love fades, mine has. "You knew it was going to come to this Rose. Don't look so surprised," I held my breath.

I could barely feel my own presence, but to him he thought this was my fault. The point is that it wasn't and he would never forgive me for what happened, even though I tried saying it was Mia Rinaldi.

It all started like this. Later that night I was doing a through final check before the next set of guards would go out and watch for Strigoi at the University. Mia had somehow arranged a trap for Tasha. And it was a brilliant frame for me. There was a note on her desk that had neat handwriting like mine and also looked like the department of humanities. It said on the note that Tasha was going to have a day off for more training at a more academic university for a couple weeks. But instead she had somehow got someone to contact a Strigoi in a car waiting to pick up Tasha. In Dimitri's head he thought I was handing over a Royal to the undead to get rid of her. He thought I was jealous which I was, but I knew the rules and would never have thought of what Mia did.

"I can't believe how immoral you can be!" He shouted at me as soon as he found out. Dimitri had dramatically bumped past me, already dialing someone on the phone. Quickly, he set up a plan to find Tasha before they killed her. They were lucky after a week they have found her. She was really weak though.

For awhile Dimitri avoided me and I was trying to find a way to talk to him personally, and I finally have. This time he didn't look at me then left. "We're gonna get over this right? Or is it over for good?"

Dimitri looked away. He had tears in his eyes, "Rose love fades, mine has." I couldn't breath or hold back my tears at this point I knew we'd never have the same thing before the incident. I ran away back to the dorm in the Lehigh University.

Class ended and I found that Lissa was shaking my shoulder. Dimitri was waiting but wasn't looking at me, I felt uneasy. "The guardians want to talk to you today at lunch. It's gonna be a meeting about what happened," Lissa said quietly. Surely Dimitri would've heard. She was the only one that believed me.

I got up my heart pounding hard, and my hands started to shake nervously. I picked up my books and put it back in the dorm room. Straight after that we left to the Royal Court. We all drove in silence and I couldn't sit still, my mouth was dry as the desert. As soon as we got there I froze looking at how much people were sitting at the long table with glasses of water.

"Good you're here Rose," Tatiana said in a flat tone. She had a small smile that you could barely see or detect if she was smiling at all. I sat down quietly. "Dimitri and Vasilisa you can go around and do what you feel like. We shouldn't be very long with Rose."

My eyes looked around at the people in their business suits then my eyes caught Janine sitting disappointed. She was never around, now I know this is definitely bigger than I thought it was.

"What you did is unacceptable. We are here to discuss if we should keep you as a guardian, but put you back to the academy and learn again or you will finally be on the streets doing blood whore work. You will be very good at that to Hathaway."

I could feel all the anger and rage rise inside of me. I stood up with angry tears in my eyes, "but you can't do that! You have no fucking proof that I almost killed Tasha. Mom you know I wouldn't do this." The last few words I could barely say. She looked at me very unsure about this.

Janine spoke, "Rose they got you on tape." She didn't have much to say.

I shook my head, "they couldn't. Prove it to me."

Tatiana got one of the guards to get the tape and there it was. It played and the video showed I wrote the note and slip it into the teachers lounge. It confused me a lot. I didn't remember doing this. Thoughts went through my head, thinking if Mia drugged me or something or if it was compulsion from someone strong. But surely enough I couldn't get myself out this one.

I had nothing to say, I was at a lost for words. "B-but I'm pretty sure Mia compulsed me to do that. There is no other explanation," I whined. My hands sweated under the table and I kept playing with them. Then it came into my mind, Dimitri must have already seen the footage.

Angrier Tatiana protested, "none of the younger students are strong enough like Lissa to pull off compulsion like this. And she wouldn't do that to you. Nothing is going to change our mind. We are here to simply discuss what we should do with you."

"What did Dimitri have to say about this?" I asked as soon as it came out of my mouth I regretted asking.

"He and we all believe that you are a danger to all of us and that we should release you. You are not to enter the Royal Court after you leave here again, and you are going to drop out of University. From now on you are no longer Vasilisa Dragomir's official guardian."

Tears were streaming down my face by now. This was so unfair and I didn't have much to back me up. I looked over at Janine who wasn't looking at me anymore. "Mom you got to do something," I cried.

She glanced over at me shaking her head. Janine dug something out of her pocket and handed over a lot of money. "You screwed your life the least I can do is give you money other than that you're on your own. You know how to fight Strigoi very well. This meeting is over now, that's everything we need to discuss. I'm very busy and have to go catch my plane now." She got up without saying another word and so did everyone else.

I was sitting here living one of my worst nightmares. Dimitri came back he was just standing at the door quietly waiting for me. I walked up to him, "what are you doing here?" I asked.

"I have to take you to the airport now." We both left. It was a very quiet drive there. I was going to New York and figure out what to do with my life. They all said I have to live like a human or do blood whoring. I had all the bags in the back that I would need including my stake. At least I had that with me.

By late afternoon we arrived at the airport. Dimitri helped me bring in my luggage, and I could barely keep myself together. My body still a little bit shaky. I walked to security and Dimitri was about to leave, but I grabbed his hand. "What do you honestly think?" I whispered and my heart stopped.

He stood in silence for a few seconds and his real emotions came pouring through. He kissed the top of my forehead then pulled back, "honestly Rose I want to believe you wouldn't do such an idiotic move." That's all he said and left. I watched as he headed out the door and all I could see was a tiny figure out by his car.

So that's it for now. If any of you guys have a great idea please tell me and review! :)