Chapter 23! Enjoy! ;D FYI, there is a lot of Russian history in this one, just so it's actually like they're learning. Everything is in my own words =)

Eve's POV

I woke up and checked the time, 9:00. We had to leave the house at 9:30 to go touring! I jumped out of bed, running to each door and pounding on them until someone would say "Okay, okay! I'm up!" Maryse is hard to wake up. First of all, she likes to listen to music in her sleep, second of all, she's a heavy sleeper. And her door was also locked, so there was no way of getting in. Oh well, she'll have to wake up on her own terms.

I quickly ran into my room, changing quickly. I did my hair and ran out to the living room with my make-up kit, calling for Kelly and AJ to do the same. When they came into the room with their make-up, we put it all in a pile, grabbing whatever we needed. After about 20 minutes of rushing, we were done and ready to go. We rushed downstairs to meet the guys.

"Where have you been?" John asked, pulling me into a kiss.

"Getting ready. It takes us a long time, you know?" I said and smiled, rushing into one of the two rented cars. The car I was in went like this, John driving, Punk in the passenger's seat, Me in the back. I didn't have time to check the other car. Our first stop was at the famous Royal Russian palace, where King Nickolas ll and his wife Alexandra lived with their children. We were welcomed by some guards at the door, still protecting the palace even till now.

"So this is like, a museum, right?" John asked, looking around.

"Yeah, we can look around, but we can't touch anything. We can't pass though red ropes, and we have to stand on the podiums to read the description." I explained, standing on one of them. "Hey, this one says stuff about Rusputin, otherwise known as Father Grigori. Wow, you guys want me to read out loud?"

"Sure, isn't that what we're here for?" Punk asked.

"Okay, well it says here, 'Grigori Yefimovich Novik, otherwise known as the famous Rasputin, was known to be a healer. A prophet, some would call him. Rasputin had a a golden cross, which said to everyone that he was "Holy". He had gift which he used when needed, or paid. He was friends with the king and queen, which put the royal family's reputation on the line. Rasputin had a very bad reputation himself. He was a "Holy Man" who did unholy things. When followers had enough, they brought Rasputin to his death. They tried poisoning him one night. They had used enough poison to kill 5 men. But when that didn't work, they brought out the gun. The shot him once, and thought it was the end of that. They left to celebrate, but came back to check on the body. Rasputin had opened his eyes and tried strangling the shooter. But before he could do anything, the men shot him 3 more times. Rasputin fell. When they found out he was still very much alive and trying to stand up, they wrapped him in a carpet and threw him into the icy river, where Rasputin was found in the morning, dead. It was said he was alive for 3 hours, scratching at the ice to set himself free, which did not work and that ended his life.' Wow, that is crazy." I said, getting off the podium.

"Check out this one in Alexei's room!" Christian called. We followed his voice into Alexei's room. Christian stood on the podium, reading to us what it said. "So here goes. 'Alexei was the only son of King Nickolas ll and Alexandra. He had hemophilia, which was a disease he inherited from his mother's side of the family. His grandmother was known to have it also. If Alexei were to get the slightest cut, it would not stop bleeding. It was said Rasputin was known to be the healer when Alexei was suffering. Alexei was to be in line to rule the kingdom, until his untimely murder.' Wow." Christian stepped off the podium.

"Hey, guys, I just realized something, where's Maryse?" Mike asked, running into the room.

"What? Wasn't she with you guys?" I asked Kelly. Kelly shook her head.

"We thought she was with you guys!"

"Oh my gosh, she must be still asleep!" I said shocked. "Oh my gosh! It was all my fault! I didn't wake her up!"

"No, it's her fault for not waking up. But don't worry, I'll go get her." Kelly offered.

Mike put a hand on her shoulder. "No Kelly, I'll go. You guys have fun!" He called, running out the door before Kelly could argue. I heard Kelly mutter a "Damn," and realized she wanted to get away from Christian and Punk. I put my arm around her shoulders.

"It'll be fun Kellz, me and you." She smiled and we kept walking around.

Maryse's POV

3 words. What. The. Hell.

They did not just leave me here! I've been searching for 30 minutes now, in my PJ's all over the room. I even knocked on the guys' door, but they weren't there. I swear if they are eating in the restaurant downstairs, or swimming in the pool, I will kill them. Ugh, where the hell are they? I might as well check downstairs then. I quickly rushed on some clothes and ran a brush through my hair. I ran downstairs and into the restaurant. I groaned when I didn't see them, rushing to the pool. They weren't there either! Okay, this is getting a bit scary, just a bit. My heart started to race as I ran up the stairs to our floor to see Mike opening our door.

"MIKE!" I screamed loudly, jumping on his back and knocking him on the floor with me on top. "WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?" I screamed in his ear.

He chuckled, sitting up and helping me up. "We sorta let you sleep in. I came to get you though." He said with a smile.

"Well you guys suck! I hate you all!" I said, hitting him again and again.

"Ow! Ow!" Mike said, bringing his arms up to save him, which didn't work so he grabbed my wrist and backed me up to the wall. We stayed there for a moment. "Maryse, I came back." He said gently. I sighed, rolling my eyes. He bent down and gently kissed me. I smiled as he pulled away.

"Wanna take this to the other room?" I asked seductively.

His eyes widened, and he smirked. "Oh yeah..."

Kelly's POV

We came back to the hotel after about an hour more. I sighed, walking into our room. I was exhausted! I jumped onto the coach, not caring where I slept, as long as it was comfy. Eve walked in behind me, along with AJ. Eve looked around and then sat on the love seat next to me.

"Where's Maryse?" She asked, flipping through a magazine.

"I don't know, she didn't come back after Mike left." I said groggily, half asleep.

"Hey guys, I think she's in her room." AJ called, opening her door slightly to peer in. "Aww! She's sleeping all right, but wait... OH MY GOSH!" AJ loud whispered, closing the door.

"What?" Eve asked, jumping up. I was still as uninterested as ever.

"She was in there, sleeping. But there was someone in there with her, and, you know... TOGETHER." She said, indicating that she had slept with someone. As soon as I heard that I jumped up, opening Maryse's door to see myself. I saw Maryse and Mike under the covers, cuddling.

"Aww, they're cute! Let's let them sleep. I'm beat too." I said, walking into my own room to sleep.

Eve gasped. "Aren't you the least bit interested in how this happened?" She asked, walking into my room.

"Nope. Goodnight Evie." I said, getting under my covers. Eve rolled her eyes and walked over to the door. "If it make you feel any better, we'll ask her about everything tomorrow." I said, pulling the sheets over my eyes. I knew Eve was smiling as she turned off the lights in my room and closed the door. Ahh, this feels so good.

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