I do not own the VA series. Richelle Mead does.

I found the closet hotel to court, it didn't matter if it was a human or moroi/dhampir. I only had one thing in mind and that was how I was going to handle this situation. As I sat in the lobby drinking a cup of coffee and pretending to read, my thoughts were going wild. If I just waltzed right in and said "Hey, its me Rose! I've been working with my father as an interrogator or basically assassin and now I'm also learning how to run the business along hie side." I think they would probably pay that guardian that just walked in here. Hmm, he's kind of cute. I quickly wrote down a number that went to one of my phones and addressed it to Mia. It was signed with my fake name of Isabella Smith. I decided that I would get to know them again before I slowly let them know who I was. I don't think that I'd ever be able to tell them what I have done and what I have been up to since I left them.

I hadn't given my attire a second thought this morning because I was still in my planning stage so I didn't bother really to dress up. I had a simple white halter top summer dress the fabric was thin and flowy but it wasn't see threw. I didn't bother with any make up and did nothing with my hair. I couldn't put my hair completely up because of all the marks that I have. Now my hair had grown to just below my shoulders so I didn't have to worry about putting extensions in every time I went into public.

Maybe I should play up the way I look today, sweet and innocent. Ha, this would be a first for me. I hardly had time to play nice. Most of the people that I come in contact with are in the mob or are on the run from the mob. He must have sensed me because as I walked up he turned around. He was blatantly staring at me. You could see his eyes move up and down my body. I had put a little more sway in to my hips and his eyes seemed to darken and he adjusted the way he was standing.

"Hi, I was wondering if you would want to take a walk with me?" I didn't want to talk to about anything about "our" kind in front of humans. He must of caught on because he took in his surroundings and noticed that we were the only dhampirs around. I didn't wait on his answer. I don't have any patience, at ALL.

If he followed me than I would be happy, if he didn't than I would wouldn't think twice about it. I got out the door and it was almost sunset. I never went anywhere unarmed. I had my push dagger in my purse and my stake in a thigh holster. You have to always be aware of your surroundings otherwise you loose and you loose big and the cost is your life.

I heard his foot steps as he walked out the door a few seconds after I did. I turned around with a small smile on my face and asked "I am new around here and was wondering if the court is close by?" He smiled at me and said that he was on his way to court. He had just been assigned to guard Mia Rinaldi. It was a pleasant surprise and it seemed luck was on my side. I didn't believe in luck so...

I was just happy that I had found a way in without bringing attention to myself.

Now all I have to do is to figure out what will make him help me get in. I had all of my paperwork proving that I was Isabella Smith and was still technically still a guardian promise mark and all. However, I was not officially assigned to anyone after I received my promise mark and most guardians frown down at those that do guard someone else for better money.

Wonder why he had stopped here. "So, what are you doing at this hotel? Wasn't there one that would have suited you better just a little farther down the street?" He asked me. "I blend in better with humans and I had just stopped into rest before I could continue to court. I don't know how far away it is and I don't want to be out at night." was my response. The comment about my looks were true unlike Moroi, I am not model skinny and tall. Don't get me wrong; I know I look good with my tanned skin, brown eyes (didn't have any contacts in for a change) and a body that showed that I worked out plus I had more ass and boobs than any moroi. We continued to talk for a few more hours. I had taken him to a local bar that I remembered from my "visits" here. Thankfully, every time that I came in here I had always been in disguise so no one would ever recognize what I looked like. While I only bought two drinks that had barely any alcohol in it while he kept getting Lemon Drops and drinks like that. I'm not sure if he actually knew what he was drinking after the third one. He must not get out much, which is a surprise considering that he is hot. He was about 6' even. He had hazel eyes that looked more green because of the shirt he was wearing that showed off his muscles and some jeans that rode low on his hips. When he seemed to start to get a decent buzz it was time to cut him off. I don't like the taste of alcohol much so I distracted him from the alcohol by turning on my charm.

During our talk while at the bar he had told me that had just stopped in to eat at the restaurant that was here on his way to court.

Later that night we went to a club after a day of walking around and just sitting around enjoying each other's company. While we were at the club a good song came on that had a great beat called Hand Clap by Hurricane Chris. It was an interesting song to say the least, but it was a fun song to dance too . Next song was Teeth by Lady Gaga than it was a song called Avalanche by a band named Manafest. This was a good club it played a variety of music, thankfully it wasn't the type to just play genre of music to attract only one type of crowd. We were dancing and it was turning me on so it had to be turning him on as well. The last song that played was Bottoms Up by Trey Songz, by the end of the song I was already wet and ready for any thing. The way he was acting I was going to give him a night to remember for a long time.

At first he wanted to stay at the hotel but than when I refused that (A/N; I mean, come on who knows what goes on hotel beds. Used to work at one, which was one of the better ones because after every guest we washed EVERY thing in there. Which was a pain in the ass but hey it wasn't a 4 star hotel for nothing. Sorry got a bit distracted) because for one it was not a very good hotel and the only thing that they're known for is having a good little dinner that had good food and was cheap.

I am not to particularly fond of humans. They aren't that much of a challenge and lets face it, they are very easy prey. In my line of work its a predator vs. prey world. I was one of the best out predators there. I got this way by training with everyone that has a good or even a decent reputation of being the best in the area as much as I could. There is always some body that is going to be better than you. My thoughts are that everyone has different styles, techniques and moves. Plus they could always have a trick or two up their sleeve that I didn't know. If I wasn't training with other people in fighting styles. I have others teach me how to perfect moves with the weapons that I prefer and to teach me new weapons and how to use the weapons.

I found out that he had an apartment on court. I could have just gone into court by myself but this killed two birds with one stone. I needed an excuse to get on and to take care of how horny I had gotten from just dancing with him. If the way he danced in the club was any indication of how he was in bed, I don't think there is going to be any disappointment on either end. I was really looking forward to this. Haven't had anyone that I chose for myself for a long time. Its always been what was best for the job.

I told him that I would follow him to court in my own car. I needed my car and was NOT leaving behind my baby. It was a Hyundai Genesis Coupe that looks like an average car but looks are deceiving. I LOVE this car. It was my favorite color, baby blue. He agreed that it would be best to go to his own room that way there would not be a time limit. I had loads of things planned and the longer we took the longer the list was going to be.

When we got to court, I did not like driving the speed limit so I was a little pissed about how long it took us. What took him 25 minutes would have taken me at most 10. What can I say, I have learned that the slower you drive the quicker than can catch up to you. As we pulled up to the gate he had told the guardians at the gate that I was with him. They still made me stop to make sure I was not a strigoi. The guard was an old friend, Eddie Castile. At first no words would come out of my mouth but than I gave him my ID card and showed him my neck.

I had lost count of how many marks that I have received but in the end they found one. It was the Greek number that looked like a lower case cursive v and pronounced nu. It was barely used anymore, but each one stood for 50 and 35 regular molnija and of course my promise mark. I only had one nu because most of the time I am usually dealing with moroi, dhampirs and the occasional human but my run-ins with strigoi were few and far in between. If I had to get a mark for every single being, whether it be dhampir, human, moroi or strigoi, that I have had killed in the past two years. I would need a lot more than one. Don't think I would have enough time or patience to even attempt to try to figure it out. I'm not sure whether or not its good that I don't regret my past, well in the line of work I'm in its a good thing. Oh well, tired of thinking about it. I don't feel like thinking that hard anymore. I like things simple, don't get me wrong I like solving things and planning but my mind was focused on one thing and one thing only. And that thing just happened to be in the car in front of me.

I couldn't remember where everyone that I used to hang out with lived, I have a very detailed map of this court. I started to get worried that he was going to go to Mia's house but thankfully he went to the guest quarters. He checked in and asked if I was going to. Let me think about signing in right now, Umm, NOPE! I just told him later. The guy at the desk looked at me than at the dude and smirked. I just ignored him, see I do know when to control my temper. He had gotten a room on the third floor. I didn't care which floor he had, if need be I could get out threw the window, its easy.

I wanted to see what type of guy he was, either he wanted to be in control, be controlled or both. I walked into the living room and turned the tv on. I asked him what type of movie he would like to watch, which was a whopping 3 for him to choose from. We ended up watching "The Ugly Truth". It's a funny movie by the way. about half way threw the movie I decided to find out what type of guy he was. He was sitting with one leg on the couch and the other on the floor so I slid over and put my back against his chest. I felt him getting turned on by the fact that he was starting to get hard. He didn't say anything though. It was looking like he like to be controlled. I tilted my head back and to the side. "How are you enjoying the movie?" I asked without even acknowledging his hard on. He looked down at me and started to answer but I was sitting high enough all I had to do was stretch a little and pull his head down. The first kiss was very light, still testing him. He decided to make it more and soon we we started kissing. My underwear was soaked because of how turned on I was getting. I backed up a little to look into his eyes and leaned back in to continue only intensifying it. Suddenly I stopped and turned back around. He let a small groan. "Will you give me a massage? My back has a million knots." I asked out of the blue with small smile on my face. His face showed shock for a second and responded with with a simple "yes". He was sitting like someone would normally sit, with his back against the back of the couch, as he positioned me to sit in front of him. Shortly after we both got comfortable with some small jokes and quips he started massaging my back. It felt so good that I let out a small moan. As he had finished my upper shoulders one of his hands moved up to the back of my neck. While his other hand slowly slid around the front and started rubbing my stomach stopping just short of my breasts. I was getting more and more turned on and frustrated that he was not touching me where I wanted him too. Hmm, maybe he likes to more in charge than originally thought. He slowly pulled me back and moved my hair to one side while he started to kiss the back of my neck, it was one of the spots that instantly turns me on. Slowly his hand had slid up to rub my breasts under the top of the dress. I went to turn around but he held me in place. He moved his free hand to start to massage my thigh slowly working his way up my thigh. I'm SO glad that I wore a dress! Was the only complete thought that I could form. I noticed that I was leaning completely against his chest and we were sitting slanted so he had one leg up while I was mostly on. He gasped when he found out that I didn't particularly like underwear; unless, the occasion called for it. I reached two orgasms before he would let me move away from the way we were sitting. For the next few hours we both had lost count times that we each got off. I learned that he was an an equal opportunist when it came to whom was in charge. It was a REAL good night.

The next morning, well afternoon it was close to around 2 a.m. (human time). I decided it was time for me to get my own room. He walked with me to get checked in and to bring up my stuff. I would have more than happy to stay in the room for a few more hours but I was hungry and as if on cue my stomach growled loudly.

I didn't know court very well so he walked me into a small cafe. While we were waiting to order he told me that they give a few days for the new guardians to readjust to the new environment. As soon as we ordered the whole gang walked in. They all walked in and sat two tables away. I have not felt nervous in a very long time. I didn't like the feeling,. I was NOT used to it. I didn't realize that I had spaced out for a few until...