Okay, so sorry that it's been so long, I just had some time to write today and I just got this one finished. If I got any of the royals titles wrong, sorry!

Royals and Scary Guardians

"Are you sure they'll work, Lissa?" I said, studying the ring in my palm.

"If it doesn't you'll be the first to know." She said with a small, unsure smile.

I nodded; if I spoke real words, the contents of my stomach would come up.

"I've got good and bad news." Abe got off his phone. "It's actually only one thing but I can go both ways." He said.

"What is it?" Dimitri asked.

"Queen Tatiana was killed by Strigoi yesterday." He said.

"Not sure whether to be happy or sad." I muttered. Dimitri, being the only one who heard, just chuckled.

"Alright. Is everyone ready?" My mother asked. We didn't respond, but just climbed back into the van.

Since my mother and Abe were fugitives as well, they also had rings on. My mother and I were going to be Lissa's guardians and Dimitri was going to be Sarah's guardian since Adrian never had one. Abe didn't have any charges against him, so he was in the clear. We didn't actually have a plan yet, but Abe said that there were a whole bunch of undercover guardians in court, just waiting for orders.

If we could just get the council in a room of our choosing, then we could talk to them and hope they understand. Hopefully, they won't think twice about it because the court is still in an uproar about searching for a new monarch.

I tried to steady my ragged breathing. If Dimitri and I were found and someone took our rings of, then we would be killed. But if we can just get the council alone, then we would be okay. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I opened them, and looked at Dimitri who was sitting next to me. We grabbed each other's hand a squeezed. We smiled at each other and I leaned in for a kiss. He gladly returned it. We broke apart, but kept our faces close together.

"Be careful. If I ever lost you…" Dimitri trailed off.

"I know." I said, knowing exactly what he would be going through if he lost me. I would be the same if I lost him. I kissed him again and the van came to a slow stop. Abe, who was driving the car, had a few quick words with the guardians at the gate. The entire time I held my breath, just waiting for one to see through the charm. When we were waved through, I gasped for air.

We had made it through.

But we still had a long way to go. Abe parked the car in the garages and we all got out. We walked towards the main set of buildings nervous, but unnoticed. Now came the hard part. Getting the 11 members of council out of the building. We walked into the hall, and spotted five guardians posted in front of the council door.

When we got close enough, the guards spoke up. "I'm sorry, but the council is in session right now. No one-"

Lissa stepped out of our group and caught their eyes. "You willet us through, and not remember any of our faces." They slowly nodded and two of them opened the door and let us in.

"Great going, Liss." I said, letting out another breath I didn't know I was holding. She nodded and grabbed Christian's hand for support.

The council turned towards us from their large table in the middle of the room. Princess Voda stood up. "What are you all doing here?"

Lissa and Adrian were about to go and compel them, but before they could, Prince Badica spoke up. "Is that Abe Mazur?" I looked towards Abe, who looked about as shocked as the rest of us were that they were calling him out. He hesitantly walked to the front.

"Yes. I am here." He said.

"We have been talking about a new monarch, and well, we were umm…" Prince Badica sighed and started again. "For hundreds of years, only those of the twelve royal family's ever became our monarch. We, the council, have decided to change that law."

The Dashkov Prince stood. "You strike fear in the hearts of Dhampirs and Moroi alike. Hopefully, you can also be kind and caring for your people if you accept our offer."

Abe's eyes were practically popping out of his head. "Are you- you- huh?" In all of my months knowing Abe, I would never of had pictured him stuttering.

My mother walked forward, still in disguise. "Are you asking Mr. Mazur to become king?" She asked, a tint of hope in her voice.

"That is exactly what we are asking." The Lazar princess's squeaky voice rang out.

"Holy shit." I muttered.

"No kidding." Lissa said.

"Do you accept, Mr. Mazur?" Prince Badica asked.

I could see the battle going on inside Abe. This went against everything he stood for.

"What does that mean for my family?" He asked.

Princess Voda fidgeted. "We are willing to drop all charges against Janine."

"What about my daughter?" He asked again.

Now, everyone started to fidget. "We will hold a trial for Rosemarie Hathaway." Princess Ozera said.

"Even so, she will not be dealt the death sentence if convicted." Prince Zelkos stated.

"Fine. I accept." Abe stated, with his head held high.

I slowly walked up to him and whispered in his ear. "Abe, you don't have to do this for me. I know you don't want to."

He turned his head and smiled at me. "I do, Kiz. And out world needs change. And you know it." With that, he grabbed my hand and took the ring off.

The entire council gasped. I turned towards them. "I am Rosemarie Hathaway. And I am part Strigoi."

"Kill her!" Princess Lazar screamed.

"Roza, no!" Dimitri said, jumping in front of me, and ripping his own ring off. Everyone else automatically surrounded us. The few guardians that were in the room wouldn't dare hurt the Moroi, so they backed off. Dimitri and I faced the council in front of us. "We only have strength and speed and the looks of Strigoi."

"The rest is purely Dhampir. We don't even need blood." I added.

A few minutes passed as the council studied us. "How is this possible?" Princess Ozera asked.

"Spirit." I said.

"You mean what Princess Dragomir and Lord Ivashkov has specialized in?" Prince Badica asked, unbelieving.

"Yes." And once again, Dimitri and I delved into our story.

At the end, the council members just stared at us. "Good god." Prince Tarus said. I chuckled.

"Yes, our story is a most unusual one." Dimitri said.

"Lissa, do you mind healing me?" I asked her.

"You know I will."She turned from the guardians and towards me.

And that was our worst mistake. The second her back was to the awaiting guardians, they leapt. One of them shoved her out of the way, and leapt for me. Everyone turned towards me and the guardians and another leapt toward Dimitri from the other side. Dimitri dodged, and started to fight the oncoming guardians. I was knocked down to the ground by one guardian and landed on my back with him on top of me.

He brought his stake down over my heart.

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