This chapter is dedicated to Olivia Williams.

Viva La Revolution

After we ate and cleaned the kitchen, we all decided to go down stairs and play games.

"Finally something I can beat Rose at!" Christian's yells of victory echoed around the room.

"Just because you one two games out of three, doesn't mean you're the best. Pool is anyone's game." I said back, racking up the balls again.

"Anyone with patience. Patience you clearly lack." He snorted.

Another scream of victory from across the room. I looked over towards where Lissa and Dimitri were playing air hockey.

"I won! I won! I won! In your face, Dimitri!" Lissa jumped around and did her happy dance. "Big bad guardian got nothing on me."

I laughed. "Lissa, let's see if you could win me."

"Rose, we all know you can play air hockey better than anyone in here." Adrian said from his seat next to Sarah in front of the big screen.

"I doubt that." Abe said from his seat next to my mom.

"You think you could take me on, Old Man?" I said to him.

"No. I think your mother can though." He said, standing the two of them up. My mom's face was pale. "She was the best when we were still together."

"Whoo! Game on! Mother vs. Daughter. Who will win?" Adrian yelled. "I bet on Rose!"

"Rose." Christian said, handing Adrian a twenty.

Lissa pulled another twenty out. "Rose."

"Rose." Dimitri said, pulling out more money.

"Janine." Sarah said. Putting her money in Adrian's hand.

"Janine." Abe said, putting in a fifty. We all stared. "What? I have nothing smaller than that." He shrugged. Janine and I walked towards the air hockey table. Dimitri threw up the puck and we started.

**VA**

13 to 27. Who one? I did! Not. My mother won by a landslide.

"Hand over the money and make me richer than I already am." Abe said to Adrian. Adrian sighed and hands him the pile.

"Hey! Half of that is mine!" Sarah told him and ripped the stack out of Abe's hand. She took hers and gave him his. We all laughed and continued playing throughout the night.

**VA**

"No. I don't think so. I don't want to, and you can't make me." I pushed the bowl of oatmeal away from me, back towards the insistent Dimitri.

"Roza, it's good for you." He said.

"Anything that nasty cannot be good for your health." I pulled the bowl back and picked up the fork. "See? Look. All that mushy stuff… it's just not sanitary." Dimitri sighed and took the bowl away. I smiled in triumph.

"Hey Little Dhampir." Adrian walked in to the kitchen fixing his ruffled hair. "I'm glad you turned the T.V. on last night. Me and Sarah did to." He winked and I groaned.

"You know what, Comrade? I think I just lost my appetite." Dimitri laughed.

"More for me." Adrian said, seating himself at the table.

"I don't think you want any." I said to him.

"Why? What is it?" He asked, concerned.

"Oatmeal." I told him, just as Dimitri set a bowl in front of him.

"Oh." He said, poking his fork at it.

"'Oh' what?" Sarah came in.

"'Oh' oatmeal." Arian and I said as Dimitri chuckled.

"Yum! I want some!" I looked at her like she grew a second head.

"Are you kidding? That stuff is toxic!" I said to her.

"It's delicious and healthy." She replied, getting herself some.

"Adrian, you found the girl Dimitri. What have you done too yourself?" I asked Adrian.

"Not sure whether to take that as a compliment or an insult." Sarah said.

"Better be a compliment." Dimitri said, sitting next to me.

**VA**

Bam. I brushed off the hit.

"That all you got?" I told the Strigoi. She screeched and came after me again. I dodged her and hit her side. She stumbled, but kept her balance. She threw a punch at my face, but I move to the side and grabbed her wrist. I twisted her arms and she cried out in pain. She toppled in to the ground and I jumped on her.

"Who the hell are you?" She spat at me.

"Your worst nightmare." I grabbed each side of her head and pulled. Her head rolled away and she stopped fighting. I got off of her and hid her behind a bush. I would call Sydney later.

I started the walk back to the house. Geeze. A girl can't even go to the store without getting jumped. But luckily, I am tremendously stronger than most. Especially in my half Strigoi state. I opened the large door and stepped into the house.

I was expecting at least one person to come and great me, but no one was there. Not even the lights were on. I walked over to the switch and turned it on. Bad idea. "Fuck."

I switched the light back on and hit the floor. A chorus of bangs erupted exactly where my body was only a moment ago. "Guns? Really you guys? Losers." They couldn't see anything in the dark- even with their dhampir senses- but I could. I crawled to the stair case while the guardians fumbled around looking for a light switch. I counted the heads, and saw around 8. Alright, easy enough.

I went up the stairs silently and ran into my bedroom. I went to the closet and slid back the cloths. I fumbled for the lock and ripped it off. I walked into the secret room, and grabbed the essentials. You know.

Smoke bombs, guns, grenades, the usually mobster stuff.

Apparently, every single one of Abe's houses has a "Secret" room. For exactly this reason. I ran back out and saw that the lights were on. I threw a smoke bomb down to the first floor and heard it go off. I waited a couple of seconds then bounded down the stairs. I saw 3 guardians on the floor, unconscious from the gas. I ran through and went to the kitchen. There were 2 guardians in there that I snuck up in. I had no intentions of killing them, but I would hurt them if I had too. I knocked them out and set off to find the other 3. A fist came in to contact with my face, and I stumbled back. The 3 missing guardians came out. I reach to the counter and grabbed two knives. I threw both of them and two guardians went down.

If they want to take me down, they are going to have to send better guardians. I mean, really, it's taken me five minutes to take out almost all.

I sprang the last one and held him down. "Where are they?" I asked him. He stayed silent. I hit his head against the floor, but not hard enough to knock unconscious. "Where are they?"

I groaned. "Outside in the back." I hit his head again- harder this time- and left.

I walked outside and saw al my family and friends tied up. They looked up and started to mumble- they were gagged- at me. I laughed and walked around and cut their ropes.

"I got to the store for fifteen minutes and you guys get tied up and I get jumped by Strigoi." I sighed. "Can't leave you alone for a little while, can I?" Dimitri was the last one I untied and he jumped up and attacked my lips with his.

"Are you okay? How many guardians were there? You got attacked by Strigoi? Are you oaky?" He asked after he assaulted my lips.

"I'm fine. Now come back here." I said and pulled his lips to mine once more.

"Yuck! Get a room you guys!" Christian yelled.

"Shut up and kiss your girl." I said back.

"Good idea." Lissa said and pulled Christian toward her.

"Wow. Never knew how nauseating that actually is." I said. Everyone laughed and we started toward the house. "Well this house isn't safe, so everyone get you crap packed." I said. Everyone dispersed.

15 minutes later, we were all putting our stuff in the van that Abe had called.

"So where we headed to, Captain?" Sarah asked me.

"Court." I said.

Looks like Rose is getting a tad angry with the Moroi and Dhampir world. Looks like there will be a showdown, huh? Well, I'm finally giving Olivia Williams her revolution.