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RPOV

"Guardian.... my mom?" I ask, dumbfounded. How is it that this woman can find her way into every good thing in my life. She is seriously trying to drive me insane!

"Yes, Roza" Dimitri confirms, eying me cautiously. He must have known the fit I would through when I found out. His eyes are begging me not to through that fit.

"Damn It" I growl. "I really wanted your family to like me, once they meet her someone will object at the wedding for sure! No one would willingly tie themselves to that woman for the rest of their lives!" This made Christian chuckle, little did he know I was dead serious. Dimitri just comes up and wraps his arms around me.

"They will love you Roza. If you just be yourself there is no way they could not love you." He whispers in my ear, getting a sigh from me.

"That was corny Comrade, just plain corny" I inform him. He just hugs me tighter.

"It will be great Roza, don't worry" he tells me before pulling away. "Besides, this could be a good thing" He states, matter of factly.

"yeah, it's right up there at the top of my 'good things' list. Right along with being diagnosed with a fatal disease, and spending excessive time with Christian." I tell him, a hint of sarcasm in my voice. Okay, maybe a little bit more than a hint of sarcasm....

"Roza, think about it" He tells me, frowning at my pessimism. "this could really be the best thing for us all. We don't want anyone to know about us yet, and both Guardian's going know about us. This could save us a lot of problems. Plus, not even you can deny that your mother is amazing at what she does. She can help us keep Lissa safe, and I know that's what you want" Damn, he knew me too well.

"Yeah, fine" I mumble, I was a sore loser. Dimitri just smiles and hugs me again.

"I knew you would see reason, Roza" he try's to sooth me farther. I know that what he says is the truth, if I was to trust anyone to protect Lissa other than myself and Dimitri, Alberta and my mom were on the top of the list. They was no doubt about it, they were bad-ass Guardians. "Now, I have to go, I had to pick up a few extra shifts, trying to even out things for while we're gone, so I will be pretty busy for the next couple of days." Then he leans down and whispers "I will try to stop by and see you as much as possible" He promises. I just smile and hug him closer. God, I loved this man. All to soon he is pulling away, I look up at him with what I am sure is a pout on my face. He smiles and brushes his lips against mine softly. If he was going to be away for a couple of days he was going to have to do better than that! I pull him back to me and kiss him fiercely. Trying to convey just how much I love him without the words. I must have done a good job because when he pulls away he whispers "I love you too Roza" before bowing to Christian and Lissa and leaving.

I sigh and fall back onto the bed. "That was pretty hott, and I know hott!" Christian pipes up.

"Way to ruin the moment, flames for brains" I criticized him, not even bothering to open my eyes. He just chuckles.

"It's what I'm here for, so get used to it" He warns me. Oh well two can play at that game, he'll regret it next time him and Lissa are getting hott and heavy and I just 'happen' to send a interruption, in the form of the priest, into the attic of the chapel. Ha! Stick that in your juice box and suck it Christian Ozera!

The rest of the night was a flurry of packing everything Lissa might want or need while we're in Russia. I was still astounded at the amount of stuff one can pack into two bubble gum pink suitcases. Albeit they were large, but still, the amount of stuff Lissa forced into them, I am shocked the zippers didn't break. We were trying to zipper the second one when there was a knock on the door. Sense I was sitting on the suitcase, and Lissa was trying to zipper it, we sent Christian to answer the door. He walked back in a few seconds later, with and amused look on his face. I was about tell him to wipe the look off his face and come be useful, when my mother walked in behind him. She took in the whole scene with a slightly amused look on her face.

"Rose, I was looking for you. Do you need some help?" She asked.

"Yeah, come sit down, Lissa packed her whole life in this beast" I tell her. She plops down beside me and Lissa and Christian wrestle the zipper closed. Thank God! Lissa would have been very upset if she had to unpack, and pack a third suitcase! "So," I ask, turning to my mother "did you need something?" I ask, kind of surprised that my voice didn't come out harsh or angry.

"well, I assume Belikov has told you that I will be accompanying you to Russia?" She asks skeptically. She was probably worried about the way I would react if he hadn't told me.

"yes, we've heard" I tell her. Sounding only slightly bitter. She either didn't hear my bitterness, or chose to ignore it.

"Good. I thought I would come see you because after Belikov me and Alberta were discussing it, and we have had to make some revisions to this trip" I scowl at this.

"What kind of revisions?" I ask her, annoyed that she would just decide to change the plans of my trip.

"Well, I know that when it was just the two of you, Belikov was planning on flying you there on a commercial flight, and staying with his family. Now our group is quite a bit bigger. The Belikov household is hardly going to be big enough for all of us. I have an.... acquaintance who owns a house near Baia. As I'm sure you know that is a dangerous area. This acquaintance is a Moroi, so the house has wards around it, it will help us keep everyone safe." I nod at her. Sure I was looking forward to spending time with Dimitri's family, but at least if they don't like me I will have somewhere to escape too.

"Who is this person? Why would an acquaintance let you borrow their house? How do you know if it is even safe?" I ask her, not giving her a chance to answer until all my questions were out.

"Well, maybe acquaintance is too vague a word. How about friend. The house belongs to a friend" She looks sheepish, so I can't help but push the subject.

"Does this friend have a name?" I ask her. She looks down, and at first I don't think she is going to answer. She does finally.

"Abe Mazur" She murmurs.

"This is a guy friend then" I ask her, intrigued. I didn't know my mom had friends, let alone male ones!

"Yes this is a guy friend. Now would you like to sit there and evaluate my every word or would you like to hear the rest of what I came to tell you?" She snaps. I wave my hand, silently asking her to continue. "When I phoned Abe it was really just to ask him where he thought was the best place to stay was, seeing as the group had grown, it was going to be harder to guard you all. He then offered his home for us, it is in a good location, heavily warded, big enough for all of us, and Dimitri's family should they chose to come stay with us. It's empty, because he is staying in Turkey, where he lives for most of the year. He also"

"Why does he have a house near Baia if he lives in Turkey?" I ask, wondering how rich this guy was. Mazur was not a Royal name, so this guy had to be someone very influential.

"Abe does a lot of business in Baia" Mom tells us.

"What kind of business" I knew that Dimitri's family lived in a Dhampir commune, Moroi men liked to visit there for sex. If that was the kind of man he was, I don't know if I want anything to do with him.

"That is not any concern of yours" she says elusively.

"He doesn't go to Baia looking for …... blood whores does he?" I ask. I don't think I really want to know, but I have a driving need to know what kind of person I am accepting help from.

"Of course not. Abe is a good man. Trust me Rose, he is. Which is why he is letting us stay at his house. It is also why he called the school, and arranged a private flight to Russia." It was Lissa's turn to interrupt.

"What? We are flying on a private jet?" Mom nods at her "Damn it to hell, now I have to think of something else to do for your birthday" Lissa pouts at me. Mom looks slightly confused so I tell her about Lissa wanting to buy my plane tickets for my birthday. Then something occurred to me.

"Why would he be able to do something you and Dimitri couldn't. Kirova told you both that the school planes were occupied for the vacation!" I ask, astounded that Kirova would bow to will of someone else!

"Like I said, a lot of people misunderstand him, and fear him for that. Plus, he makes a very generous donation to this school every year." My mom says, with a smile on her face. This is just weird, my mom hardly ever smiles, who is this guy? He must have been pretty important to her. For the first time in my life, I regret not being close to my mother. Maybe if we had grown up together, I would know why the mere thought of this man brings a smile to her face, why she called him when she could just of easily asked Dimitri about where we should stay. Maybe I would know why she was so important to him. Why he would offer his home for her and a bunch of teenagers to stay in, why he would call the school and insist they fly us there. And why in the hell does the name Abe Mazur sound so damn familiar.

"Oh. Well, that's great. Does Dimitri know any of this?" I asked. She shakes her head.

"But I will go fill him in right now" She assures me. I want to tell her that I will tell him, but he is on guard duty and I don't want to distract him. I quickly scribble a note for him and ask her if she can give it to him when she finds him. She agrees before taking the note, saying goodbye and heading off to find the love of my life. I sigh and sit back on the bed again.

"Anyone else find it a bit odd that Janine Hathaway is friends with Abe Mazur?" Christian asks. I pick my head up and look at them sitting together on the couch.

"Why does that name sound so familiar?" I wonder out loud.

"Because he is the famous Turkish mob boss! Who doesn't know of him!" Christian is just way to excited about this whole thing. "I can't believe we are going to stay in the Abe Mazur's house!"

"Yes baby, we know you are very excited." Lissa coo's at him. God, he is such a child sometime. There was another knock at the door then. Lissa was still calming Christian down so I got up to answer it. It was Eddie this time. He was looking kind of down.

"Hey Eddie, come on in" I motion for him to follow me into the room. He comes in and softly closes the door after himself. I climb back onto the bed, and Eddie sits next to me. "What's up?" I ask him.

"Nothing much" he reply's "Just came to see what you guys were up too." We all just shake our heads, we really weren't much fun anymore. He must have noticed the suitcases on the floor (it really would be hard to miss the big pink beast) because he asks "you going somewhere Lissa?" The three of us look at each other guiltily. We had forgot to tell Eddie too. I felt really bad. He really relied on us, sense Mason died. I look at him now in his already sad state. Lissa must have been noticing the same thing because when I look up she catches my eye and asks is there room for one more? through the bond.

"There is always room for one more" I say out loud.

DPOV

I was walking around the grounds considering how well Rose took the news when Janine Hathaway shows up next to me. She doesn't say anything at first so I just keep quiet, walking slowly.

"So, I just came from seeing Rose" she starts. Oh no. What did she do now? "She seemed to take the news pretty well" I nodded, relieved she didn't seem to have killed anyone. "She asked me to give this to you" she hands me a folded piece of paper. I open it and read

Comrade,

Mom came to see me. I promise I was nice, and didn't even swear at her. She has made a few arrangements for our trip. At first I was upset because she was butting into our trip, but what she did was really nice. I will let her tell you about it. Anyway I just wanted you to know that I think it is best this way, and hopefully you will be able to work everything out. I know you and you need to keep everything, and everyone safe.

I love you with all that I am. Roza.

I smile at these words. How I had ever gotten lucky enough to have someone like her love me, I will never know. I know I don't deserve the happiness she brings me, but I am eternally grateful to have her. I fold the note and stick it in my pocket.

"Rose says there is something you want to tell me?" I ask. She looks slightly shocked, I guess she didn't read the note, not that I expected her too. She nods. I listen quietly while she tells me about the 'arrangements' she's made. I wait until she's finished before I ask "You are friends with Abe Mazur?" Skeptically. I have heard of him, who hasn't. He was said to be a dangerous, lethal mad. I would not want to get on his bad side.

"We used to be.... friends." The way she said it made me wonder what it was she wasn't saying. I knew better than to push the subject, but I couldn't help but ask

"And you're sure they will be safe?" I was thinking primarily of Rose of course, but I don't want anything to happen to Lissa or Christian either. She gives me a look that would make almost anyone squirm. She sighs and seems to make a decision.

"He would not endanger his own daughters life..."

Dum dum dum!
Thanks for reading.
I know the group just keeps growing, but i couldn't bear to leave Eddie in america!!
it isn't a trip without Edison!!!
Anyway im going to go work on getting a chapter up for when i was young.
Adios!!