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Chapter 18

My mother stood by the doorway for almost a minute staring at me. It felt so awkward that I didn't even say anything until I could feel my head hurt.

"Ow." I said suddenly as a migraine like pain hit my head.

She quickly hurried beside my bed and touched my forehead.

"Are you feeling okay? Should I get Dr. Olendzki?" She then worriedly asked. I grabbed her hand and forced her to sit and calm down.

"M'kay mother. Just a mild migraine s'all." I said woozily. Before my friends all left, a school nurse came in and injected an anesthetic to calm my nerves down and help me sleep.

"You had us all worried back there you know." She said beside my bed after a moment of silence between us. She reached out and stroked my forehead. I think it was be being dosed with some unknown drug that got me to do it, but I suddenly got cheeky with the great Janine Hathaway.

"Hmm, Was it me or did you just say you were worried about me? What did I do right for once? Get attacked?" I told her smiling.

"So I see you didn't lose your attitude. Good to hear." She told me but her facial expression told me otherwise.

"Are you sure you're not the one to hit her head? Last time I checked you were edging on murdering me for conniving with Price Ivashkov." I told her. Man, those medicines must have been hardcore to make me this brave and thoughtless.

She pulled a deep breath, probably holding herself back for bitch slapping me. Hahah. I might get another black eye from her, suddenly that thought wasn't as attractive as I first thought.

"Rosemarie, you should rest. Take a break with that head of years…and that very very interesting mouth of yours." She told me as she patted my arm. She pulled a tight smile on me with that one. "Glad to see you okay, really." She was finally about to stand up and leave.

In that moment, people might say that I was being a baby and all, but I still and really blame whatsoever drugs the nurse injected me of what made me do it.

"Mom?" I croaked at her. She turned back to me, I grabbed her hand and pulled her down.

"Please, stay with me mom…?" It came out as a question. I was already half asleep by then and no will power to whatever was coming out from my mouth.

"Sure." I heard her murmur. My eyelids were getting heavier by then. As the last flutter of my eyelids, I saw her smile lightly and continue stroking hair. My my, I'm gonna have to compliment on Dr. Olendzki with her drugs when I wake up, makes me hallucinate things I shouldn't.

I was discharged from the hospital 2 days later after that. The days before were spent with my friend coming in and out of my room and entertaining me from boredom. But when I woke up the day my mom visited, she was gone before we could spend a few more moments in awkward conversations or silence. But Eddie assured me that my mother was around helping the school guardians in stabilizing the situation, but she didn't visit me after that- I was thankful.

Adrian mostly never left my side, only in the night when the nurses threaten to call the guardians to drag him out screaming and begging, good thing that he still was in no condition to fight that, he sullenly follows the orders.

All of my friends wanted to be there when I got out of the hospital, when we came out of the building, I would have guessed that anyone would laugh at our group; I was sporting a bandage in the side of my head, Adrian was still using his crutch, so as not to strain his ankle, Eddie had a few scars and bandages in his arm, Christian was in a foul mood- because apparently, he was now a hero for helping in the battle and students keep on annoying him and assuming they were close and practically kissing the ground he walks on, while Lissa was beside him, full of sunshine as ever, glad that I was finally out of the hospital.

We all went back to Adrian's room to hang out like the old times.

But upon entering the room, we saw none other than the Queen sitting in Adrian's couch. Oh God HELP ME.

Adrian and Lissa, being the polite and obedient royals greeted the Queen with warmth but wariness. Eddie also greeted the Queen politely, but me and Christian? We just smirked at each other and nodded at the Queen when she spotted us by the door, not moving.

She narrowed her eyes at us but didn't comment further.

"What are you doing here Your Majesty?" Lissa said.

"Princess Dragomir, I was worried of everyone about the incident." She said to Lissa.

"Why didn't you tell us you were visiting? We could have met in a much more bigger and accommodating place." He looked around, as did I. My blood ran cold as I saw some of my shirts and shorts plus pajamas were laid out in his bed along with my small duffel bag, I was planning on staying here for the night, Lissa must have packed my things for me.

The Queen didn't turn around, but I could guess that she had already been snooping around before we arrived. Shit. Well you asked for it.

"No, it was fine dear nephew. I'm just here to make sure all is well." She tightly, she glanced down at Adrian and frowned at his cast. "You are much safer back at the court dear. You wouldn't be in that cast." She looked disdainfully.

"But I just visited. You won't see me there any time soon probably." For the nth time the Queen narrowed her eyes and I swear I saw her eyes dart to me for a millisecond.

"No, don't give us that. You barely showed your face around while you were visiting. And your dear mum was heartbroken when you left." She scolded at him lightly.

"Yeah yeah...Sooner or later probably." He shrugged. The Queen finally nodded and walked to the door. Lissa and Eddie bowed as low as their waist. The Queen merely nodded to them.

Since Christian and I haven't left the side of the door, the Queen met my eyes as she was walking towards the door, I saw fury. Well, I love him Queenie, what can I do? Or what more could you do?

Half grudgingly out of respect for her title, Christian and I barely bowed to her.

As she was about to leave the door, she suddenly turned to me. "Oh and Miss Hathaway, I ran into your mother today. Please give her my greetings." She smiled at me. A smile full of hatred I'm sure.

"Yes Your Majesty." I nodded once again with my sugar coated voice.

Then she turned to Lissa," And Princess, I almost forgot, I should remind you of your duties back at court." She said meaningfully.

Lissa's face showed confusion for a moment before comprehension draw her face. "Oh yes Your Majesty." She nodded then bowed once again.

Once the door has closed, we all sighed in relief, mine was the loudest.

"What was all about Liss?" I asked her after I made sure Queen Bitch wasn't returning.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you guys. Headmistress Kirova announced earlier today that all senior students were to report to the Royal Court, there we will spend the last month of our school year. The morois training the royal protocols while dhampirs will help and train with the guardians there, this was because of the recent incidents." She told us.

That deserved another groan from me.

"Are you sure you heard right? Please tell me you're joking or something, please!" I keep telling her while she continued on the room and to the small kitchen to fix some snacks for us.

"Too bad Rose." She smirked at me evilly. "I am not." She turned away from me while I grudgingly went back to the living room and sat on Adrian's lap.

"This is your fault." I said to him while poking his chest. He laughed.

"Yeah, blame me." He told me then he kissed my hair.

Who knows what waits me back at court?