Chapter nine

I was checking us into our hotel in St. Petersburg it had some Russian name I couldn't pronounce. Lissa was looking around very tiredly and she was holding herself up by Dimitri. I wanted to laugh because he looked so uncomfortable holding her up, it was a sight to see a giant Russian shyly holding a delicate looking blonde. The rest of the guys were watching our surroundings. Even though we were in a Moroi hotel we still needed to watch what was going on around us because Princess Vasilisa(Lissa) was a high person and everyone wanted to be near her or take her.

After getting settled into our rooms I had called some contacts to get some information about my surroundings. I had found out there was a rather large group of Strigoi in the area and that I need to be super cautious when going out. We were all talking strategy when my phone rang showing me it was Christian. I walked away from the group and answered.

"Hathaway." It was a habit and I always answered my phone professionaly. I knew Chris hated it everytime I did when it was him but I couldn't shake it.

"Hey Rosie, So how is your oh so secretive trip going? I miss you and so does Luka he is being twice as evil and he already beat up Eddie. It was rather funny though." He was always calling to check on me it was rather sweet, I was actually suprised he lasted as long as he did without calling before hand. I knew he was missing me because I was missing him but I sure as hell wasn't letting anyone know.

"Hey Chris, everything is going good so far. Well you better tell Luka not to beat up every Guardian while I'm gone or we will have some problems." I heard Chris chuckle, he knew that Luka was always trying to fight all the Guardian's just to prove he was better then them all. "So how is everything there? Have you gotten ready for you classes that are about to start?"

"Well I will tell him you said it but if he hurts me you have to take care of me. Thinkgs here are good, Adrian has actually come back and is here to be near his son while you guys are gone. I am actually ready for class this year though I am not so sure that I am going to teach my students anything that can hurt me in the long run like last year. I can still remember when I didnt have any hair on my arms from that boy lighting me on fire." I was laughing thinking back to that moment it was histerical.I was quickly interupted by a strong arm grabbing my shoulder and making me stop laughing. I looked up to see Dimitri staring at me.

"Hey Chris let me call you back I got to do something. I will call you as soon as possible and if you get hurt by Luka I will kick his ass and take care you like always." I was smiling when I heard him snort. I knew he hated I was always taking care of him due to me teaching my students a new move or something.

"Bye Rosie. I hope to see you soon, come back in good shape." With that said I heard him hang up the phone and I closed mine to turn to see that Dimitri was gone now. Oh that dickhead ruined my phone call for nothing. So I decided to go take a shower and get some rest instead.

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The next afternoon

We were headed towards an office building to meet Lissa's next client and I wasn't thrilled but it was my job to do this. I was watching Forester he seemed to tense up as we entered the building. I pulled myself back and grabbed him while everyone continued on.

"Forester what is your issue?"

"I am fine, it's just the last time I was in this building I watched a man kill my father who was a Guardian. I just don't like to think about it and now I am back." He looked a little scared that something might happen.

"Hey nothing will happen to any of you, I'm in charge and if they try to lay a hand on any of us I will kill whoever it is because it is a threat to the Princess." I gave him a reassuring smile and he nodded. "Let's join back with our crew so I can keep a watch on everything." We caught back up fastly and joined back into our ranks.

I was looking around when I seen a Moroi man approach. He looked more like a mobster then my dad and that's saying alot. I knew it was the man we were here to meet by the look of pure business on Lissa's face. I was getting kind of nervous like Forester had been doing earlier. I watched as Lissa and the man walked to a room with Dimitri following closely. I stood on the side of the door so I could here if I was needed, the others lined up agains the wall.

The Princess and the man talked for about an hour before he had finally agreed that it would be a good idea to have a force just for eliminating the Strigoi. I heard him saying he would talk to some of his other associates to help her get it approved. When they finally got done talking it was starting to get dark and I was getting an uneasy feeling. As we walked down to the main floor I decided to send Radu and Forester to get the car so we didn't have the chances of an attack. As we neared the exit I felt the nausea come over me and knew we were going to have a fight ahead of us. I turned to our group and mouthed 'Strigoi" and watched as everyone changed to battle mode. I seen our car pull up and went towards it to get the Princess safe.

I stepped through the wards and was instantly surrounded by Strigoi I was fighting two and as one was distracted by the transfer of the princess I staked him easily. Then I went for the next and after a couple minutes and a couple hits I staked him. I looked and seen that they got Lissa out of here and it was Mattox , Forester and Alto fighting with me so altelast she has two good fighters to keep her safe. I was now on my seventh Strigoi and was getting irritated by his behavior so I gave him my hardest punch ramming him into a wall and then staked him. My neasuea was now gone so I knew it was just us left. I looked up and seen all the guys there. Mattox was holding Forester up due to his injuries but otherwise they were fine. I looked around and would have to say we killed atleast 25 to 30 in just that fight. I told the guys good job and then called Sydney, my alchemist friend.

We moved the bodies to an alleyway while waiting for Syd. When she finally arrived she didn't looked to happy and I knew it had to do with me. She had gotten tired of my crazy jobs that would keep her awake at unholy hours. After she had disposed of the bodies she took Forester to the hospital to get checked out. We finally grabbed a cab and headed back to our hotel. I decided it best to clean up before going to the hospital to see Forester.

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three days later

Forester had gotten out of the hospital with two broken ribs and some bruises, the doctor told him to take it easy for two weeks. After that I sent him back to Abe's to get rest and so he would be safe. We were getting ready to head back to my father's house so I could check on Forester and so we could all get our things and head back to our normal post. I was so ready to get back to the academy with my kids. I was actually excited to see Christian too. Lissa had come to me telling me how lucky I was to have Christian now and that she still loved him. She had confessed that Adrian and her got married under the queens orders. She also told me how Dimitri always mopes around and he flinches when he hears my name. I just took in the information and decided those were their decisions so it's nothing I can do for them. She got upset and left my room. I just wanted to be home away from Dimitri and Lissa altogether.

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We were back at my dad's house and I had my stuff packed and ready to go my jet was packed and I was to take off in a few hours. I had already talked to my dad who knew how much I wanted to get back. I had went and told everyone bye and to be safe going home. I was now sitting in the garden in the backyard looking over the little fish pond thinking. I was thinking about what to do with Chris, I like him alot but I am scared he is going to hurt me in the long run. The more I thought about the more I realized he really was a good guy and would treat me right. So when I get back I had a plan to tell him I wanted to be with him and I was overly excited to pull it off.

I realized it was time to leave and headed towards the air strip and boarded my jet. I was sitting there trying to get my body to calm down so sleep would take me over. After we had gotten into the air I realized I was too hyper and went into my office to put away what I had taken from my stash. That's when I finally started feeling the fatigue taking over. After sitting in one of the comfortable seats I buckled in and fell into a dreamless slumber.