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RPOV

But I did know one thing, Lissa needed me, so I was going back.

I decided I would return tomorrow, after I cleaned up a bit.

Then I laid down to get some rest while the sun was still up.

It was going to be a long day tomorrow.

RPOV

That night I headed out to the shops, I had a bit of money saved from jobs I had done here and there so that was no problem. I had to fix myself up a bit, it's not that I wasn't taking care of myself, just not as good as I use to and I didn't want to turn up at the royal court looking like a homeless person.

I went and bought some new clothes first, just some jeans and a couple of shirts and some new underwear and training cloths. I went to get some good shampoo and make-up after that and a new pair of sonnies. Hopefully I wouldn't be recognised until after I had found Lissa. It was almost 11p.m. By the time I got back to the hostel I was staying in.

I showered and changes. I threw out the stuff I would need and packed my new cloths into my duffel bag and left.

It took me two hours to get to court, I took a taxi most of the way but still had two walk a few k's to get there. At the gate I showed the guardian my eyes, promise mark and stake before they would allow me to pass.

There were people out and about everywhere around the court, but I didn't know what else I expected it was technically the middle of the day here.

A few people looked at me as I walked past, but no one tried to approach me. I knew Lissa was on her way back from Leigh university were she was attending and it would still be about an hour before she got back home.

I thought I saw him once walking though the crowd, but it was impossible and I was probably imagining things so I shook it off and went the other way.

I decided to get a cup of coffee while I was waiting. I ordered my coffee and sat down at a table outside. I was starring at the stars when I heard the chair across from me pull out. I looked across to see a Moroi man I definitely recognise sitting across form me.

"Well, well, little Dhampir... bout time you came back." Said Adrian pulling out a cigarette, I looked at him pointedly . "Where have you been?" he asked sounded like a lost child, it made me feel so guilty.

"I'm sorry Adrian." I told him sincerely. "How did you recognise me?"

"Your aura." he said simply, shrugging, I nodded understanding. "Your miserably you know."

I nodded glumly. "What happened to you Rose, where did you go? Why did you come back? Dose Lissa know you're back?" He asked.

"I went a lot of places, I am back because Lissa needs me and no she doesn't know I am here yet." I answered promptly. "Now do I get a hug?" I asked pouting as I stood up. He jumped up quickly almost knocking the chair over a flew into my arms. It must have looked funny from the outside, a six foot Moroi man jumping into a five foot woman's arms, but luckily I was strong, so I wasn't knocked to the ground.

"I missed you so much Rose." He sounded like he was crying and I knew he was serious because he hardly ever called me Rose. "Please tell me you are back for good?" he whispered.

"I hope so." I told him truthfully, he pulled away and smiled at me. "So would you like to walk with me to Lissa's place?" I asked. He nodded and held out his arm out, which I took.

"So what have you been up too?" I asked him.

"Well..." He said biting his lip, I wondered how they never cut themselves with their fangs. "I am engaged." I stopped walking, in shock, how did I not know this after all those visits. "Rose." He said waving his hand in front of my face, I snapped out of my daze.

"Hmm sorry, just in shock... who would have thought, Adrian Ivashkov the womaniser, engaged" I said grinning and we started walking again. "So who is she? Do I know her?" I asked even though it was seriously unlikely.

"Yes you know her." He said smirking, not actually telling me who it was.

"Well who is-"

"Adrian Ivashkov that better be your long lost sister." Some shouted from behind us, I turned around to see a short Moroi woman with long blond hair stalking towards us and I immediately dropped Adrian's arm. I guessed this was his fiencee. As the woman got closer I recognised her.

"Mia!" I screamed and pulled her into a bone crushing hug. She had changed a lot in the last couple of years, her baby like features had changed into those of a young woman's and her curve's had become more pronounced then any Moroi woman's usually do, she also seemed to be packing some mussels. She stood there still as stone, obviously wondering who the fuck I was.

"Umm... who are you?" She asked pushing me off her, well you know what I mean.

I stood back and took off my glasses, smiling at her.

"Rose!" She screamed and launched herself at me, and I looked around to make sure no one had heard her. I hugged her for a minute then let her go. Adrian was standing next to her, hugged her and kissed her forehead.

"So you guys got ingagged?" I said, shocked, last time Mia and Adrian met Mia had hated Adrian.

"Yep." She said proudly, looking up at Adrian and holding out her left hand, which was now playing host to a beautiful ring. I looked back up to find them gazing at each other lovingly, it made my chest hurt and I looked away with tears in my eyes.

"Congratulations guys, I will catch up later okay.. I have to go find Lissa, before anyone else spot's me, and please don't tell anyone I'm back." I said before running off.

"Sure." I heard Adrian call before I was out of ear shot. It wasn't long before I was standing in front of Lissa's door.

The guardian on duty – cause the air to the thrown gets a few guards - was watching me. I stood there for a minute, trying to get my breathing under control.

"Can I help you Miss?" asked the guardian impolitely.

"No." I said snapping at him.

"Well then would you please leave?" he asked.

"No." I told him again and knocked on the door quickly before he could say anything else. I held my breath as I waited for someone to answer it. What if she was mad? what is she hated me? what is she never forgives me?

My worrying was cut short when the guardian got a message on his head phone, he replied so fast even I couldn't understand. I looked at the ground and a minute later the door was opened, I could tell be the shoes it was a female Guardian. I heard her gasped and looked up to see Alberta.

"Rose?" She questioned, I nodded slowly and she threw her arms around me. Tears sprang to my eyes as I hugged her back and pretty soon I was crying heavily on her shoulder. "Rose what happened where did you go?" She asked.

I pulled back and wiped my eyes, trying to quieten my sobs. "Can we go inside and I will explain to everyone?" I asked and she nodded, putting her arm around me.

"Who is she?" I heard the Guardian ask Alberta.

"Guardian Hathaway." Alberta said and I heard the guardian gasp. I guess I was know around her. I clung to Alberta as she led me through the halls, I had never really seem much of anything but her and Christian talking when I visited Lissa because of the time frame so all this was new to me. "I missed you Rose, we all did." Alberta whispered.

"I missed you to Alberta." And it was true Alberta was like a mother to me and I had missed her a lot while I was gone... and even when I was there, but couldn't tell her what was really wrong.

"You ready?" she asked as we stopped outside a door to where I guess was the lounge room. I took a deep breath and squared my shoulders, nodding. "Wait here." She said before entering the other room.

"Lissa, Christian there is somebody here to see you." Said Alberta politely.

"I'm not in the mood for visitors." Lissa was upset.

"I think you will want to see this one." Alberta Insisted, I decided to take matters out of there hands and opened the door. Lissa and Christian were sitting on the couch, Lissa laying down with her head on his lap, her eyes closed.

Christian saw me and did a double take, he nudged Lissa's shoulder. "Lis, open your eyes." She opened her eyes with a scowl on her face.

"What?" she asked angrily, he just pointed to me with a big grin on his face.

"Hey sis." I said,, she looked up at me and her mouth pooped open, she stared at me for a minutes, before launching herself at me and not in a good way, she started hitting my every where she could and was screaming hysterically. Christian grabbed her and she broke down sobbing on the floor.

I didn't know what to do, I just stood there is shock. "Rose." she sobbed, "please." I sat down on the floor and pulled her into my lap – which was a bit awkward since she was like a foot taller then me – she clung to my shirt and we cried together. I had missed her so much.

"Why Rose," She whispered.

"I'm so sorry Lissa, but I will tell you, I will tell you everything" I whispered. "If you will listen." I added softly.

"Of course I will listen." I sighed in relief.

"You don't hate me." I asked

"Never rose, I love you." She whispered and hugged me tighter.

"I love you too Lissa." I stood up, picking her up with me, she giggled, Christian laughed and sat us down on the couch.

"So..." Started Christian.

"So what?" I said, rubbing Lissa back as she clung too me as if afraid I was going to disappear, which she probably was.

"So start talking." He stated. I took a deep breath.

"Okay guys this is going to be really hard for me and I am going to have to start with the stuff I already know, so please don't interrupt me." I begged, they all agreed. I sighed and started talking.

"Okay so when you guys first brought us back to the Academy Dim-" I choked off it hurt to say his name, "Well we were attracted to each other, we fought it, well he did, because we knew it wasn't legal... but the night Lissa was attacked by Jessi, and the darkness took me well we let down all our walls and were together." I already had tears in my eyes and wasn't looking at any of them. "We snuck around for a couple weeks after that, but then her left to go with Tasha. The last time thing he said to me was 'I love you'." I took a deep breath to steady myself. "So then you know what happened." they nodded, well at least Lissa did, I wasn't looking at any of them. "After graduation I left, I went to town got on a bus and ended up in Florida, then I started travelling around looking for Strigoi. Please don't get mad Lis, but I have been visiting you every week on a Wednesday night. I just, I couldn't leave you not completely, you were my anchor, the only thing keeping me grounded." She pulled back.

"It was you." she said.

"What do you mean?" I asked confused.

"Every Wednesday night I thought I could feel something, like someone in my head, I tried communicating with you, but after a couple of months gave up, I felt it every Wednesday though" She said smiling.

"Why did you come back today Rose?" Asked Alberta.

I looked at Lissa, speaking only to her "Yesterday when I came and you were so upset and it was the first time that you had needed me, so I came."

"I have always needed you Rose." she whispered, holding me tighter.

""No, not like you did last night, you have always wanted me, but would have been okay without me, last night was different. This wasn't something the other could do for you, it had to be me." I told her.

"Thank-you for coming back for me Rose." She told me.

"I'm sorry it took so long Lis." I hugged her tighter "But when he left he broke my heart and I couldn't be what you needed while I was like that. Hell even now I still love him and I probably always will." I finished with a sigh.

"Rose I'm sorry but may I ask, how many Strigoi did you kill exactly?" I looked up at her before I answered.

"Three hundred and sixty-seven." I said stonily, her mouth popped open into a small o an di could feel Lissa's shock, amazement and pride throw the bond.

"That means that," she stuttered out.

"That I'm the Slayer." I finished for her, nodding

"God of course it would have to be Rose." Said Christian like it was obvious,while Alberta just looked at me in awe, it was kind of wierd-ing me out. I noticed Lissa hadn't said anything for a while and sure enough when I looked down she was asleep.

"You'll have to get the marks." I shook my head.

"But you have no idea Rose, you are a hero, there are stories about you, kids play games where it is Slayer vs Strigoi." I gaped at her, was she serious. "You have to Rose, and you have to get your marks."

"Not yet, I'm not saying I won't I'm just saying not yet." I told her and she nodded. I had one more question, it was stupid and would probably break my heart with the answer but I had to ask it.

"What about.. Dimitri." I said his name with a lurch forcing it out. "Have you heard about him?" Albetra looked down at her hands. "What , what happened to him?" I asked, panicked.

"Well he is here, at court."

"Wait what about Tasha?" didn't he go off to have his family with her.

"Well after he found out you went missing he left her, he went AWOL for about a yea and then he came back and took up a position here." She said frowning.

"And..." I pressured her for more, drinking in the information about him like a drug.

"He is M]miserable Rose even worse then when he first came to the academy when Ivan was killed. He doesn't speak to anyone, unless discussing work and he is either in his apartment or on shift or in the gym training, he refuses to take any Moroi assignments, even though he has been offered a few pretty good ones and... well he just looks broken." She finished with a sigh.

I couldn't believe what she had just told me, why had he left Tasha? Why was he so miserable, I thought he didn't love me any more. I yawned and looked down at Lissa, I needed to sleep, to think.

"Christian, where is her bed?" I asked standing up, careful not to jostle Lissa.

"In here," He said.

"Good night Alberta." I said quietly before following Christian, who led me to their huge bed room, which was huge. I put Lissa down on the bed and gently tried to detach her from my shirt and neck.

"No please Rose stay." She begged, not opening your eyes. I looked at Christian who nodded.

"She needs you tonight."

"Thank you Christian."

"Good night Rose," he said leaving the room.

I kicked my shoes off and hoped into bed with Lissa, pulling the covers over both of us and closing my eyes. I could faintly hear Alberta and Christian talking, but didn't try to hear what they said. I felt my muscle's become more relaxed then they had in years as I layed with Lissa asleep in my arms, I felt more whole, not complete, but... better.

I sighed and closed my eyes, thinking over everything thing that had happened, the last thought i conciously had before asleep was 'I'm Back'.

There you go chapter two... :D... hope it is good.

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