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Rpov

"What the Hell kind of guardians are you? You just sat there as she convulsed? God and you are accusing her of killing someone? What Kind of bullshit is this?" An angry voice sounded awaking me from my light slumber. My eyes drowsily opened and i squinted as shards of light slammed into my eyes through the cracks in the brick breaking any illusion I had of being in my own bed. I slowly sat up and turned towards my guards, finally recognizing my visitor my cracked voice sounded out, "Abe?"

All the guards and Abe froze and turned to look at me. Shock regestered over their faces and a concerned look over came that. I looked into Abe's eyes and he looked at me with such pity that it made me shutter. I turned back to the wall finding more comfort. "If you came to tell me about my trial, " I paused, "save your breath. I already know about it."

I could hear Abe's lips break into a smile as his heavy footsteps sounded as he approached my cell, "So you were listening? I noticed something in Lissa's eyes when I looked at her. A shadow, or a mist even, just clouding around them..." He took a breath and I could feel his stare boring into me, "Have you eaten anything in the past 17 days? You look like death warmed over." I shook my head and a small smile creeped into my features...even in the darkest of times he never could be serious, "It's nice to see you to old man."

"Rose...you mentioned a letter to me last time we spoke. A letter of great importance? I need to this letter." I froze...had I mentioned the letter to him? I couldn't remember...the days have all blurred together and the only thing that keep me sain are those 17 dash marks. "What letter?" I asked nonchalantly.

I heard Abe squish against my cell, "Rose! Look at me!" His anger and tone startled me and I spun around, "What?" Abe froze seeing my features and he shuttered. He took a deep breath before he began , "This is no time to bullshit me Rose. We have one month before your trial and we need hard evidence to prove them wrong. Hard Evidence, Rose."

I gingerly stood up and made my way to the bars...my knees wobbled and I realized I didn't remember the last time I had eaten or slept well. Yesterdays activities had drained me out, making me more immobile then usual. I grabbed the bars for support and reached into my pocket pulling out the letter sliding it into Abe's awaiting hand. I grasped his hand, "You will find all the answers you need in their. Also There are more than one mystery that needs to be solved in this letter. I believe in you," I took a deep breath and whispered, "don't let me down dad." I backed away from my cell and turned around laying down on my cot pulling my self up into a ball. I heard the distant and quite whisper of, "I wouldn't dream of it Rose, " then Abe was gone and again I was left in silence.

Rpov

I don't know how many hours I laid there before I felt the magnetic pull into Lissa's head. Too weak to fight I was sucked in...

Lissa stood by herself looking out her window. She laid her hand against her chest and softly spoke, "Oh Rose I don't know if you can hear this but I miss you. Everyone misses you. The world seems darker without your brilliant smile and tough bitch personality. I wish I could just see you...to tell you all that you have missed." I wanted to scream and shout at her. I'm listeneing keep talking! I'm here Lissa! But no matter how loud or long I would shout, she never would hear me. "I'll update you anways. Eddy is doing fine, hes worried about you and visits the jail everyday to see if there is any chance to see you. Christian evne though he pretends to be unfazed misses battling you and being a general pain in the ass. Oh how I love him Rose. Adrian has been teaching me about Dream Dropping and I am starting to get the hang of it...hopefully we will see each other soon. Dimitri, oh Dimitri, is looking at being reinstated as a guardian. He was always serious before when I knew him, but since he came back he is even more somber than usual. All he does is watch me and lay around reading cheesy western novels." I smiled remembering all the crap I gave him about those novels..but the pain from the memories caused me to shut them out. Oh Rose...how I miss you...I wish..." suddenly her door opened and in walked the man who stole my heart. He looked up at Lissa and nodded.

"Good evening Dimitri." "Good evening Lissa. Who were you talking to?" As he spoke I could hear his faint accent splayed across the words and I shut my eyes drinking them in. Lissa looked down bashfully, "No one." Dimitri gave her his skeptical look and she shook her head, " I was imagining if Rose was here what I would say to her." At my name Dimitri stiffened and his guardian mask shut out all emotions. He looked wearily at her, "Have we heard any news?" Lissa sat down on the couch and Dimitri followed. "Abe came to see me today, " she began, "he said she looked as if she hadn't eaten in months. Her eyes were full of sadness. Apparently last night she had some attack or something..she started to convulse and spasm and the guards did nothing. She eventually stopped moving and feel asleep. Its killing me just sitting her, waiting for her trial." Dimitri looked started about my attack, "What kind of Attack?" His gorgeous brown eyes searched hers and I felt like he wasn't looking at lissa.. I felt like he was looking directly at me. I knew there was no possible way that he could be looking at me, it wasn't possible..but yet I still felt like he was. "Lissa...no matter where you go in life or how bad things seem to get never forget that Rose is with you..that she will always be apart of you and will see things through your eyes. " He reached forward and grasped her hand and smiled my smile, " She will survive this...Roza is a fighter."

Roza that bame tinged and poked at me..tearing my insides apart. The minute he smiled I somehow knew he hadnt saw me. I knew he would never smile like that when talking about me. I was a pain, a reminder or his life, the life that he certainly didn't want and didn't want to remember. As Dimitri opened his mouth again, I closed my eyes and focused, rathering than being there I wanted to withdraw to my cell and think.

I jolted as I came out from under the spell. It was late (early for humans, but for us vamps it was really late) and I just layed and pondered what thought had just run through my mind. I finally had figured out the way to make both myself and Dimitri happy. When this trial was over...if by chance I survived..I would leave court. I would let Dimitri finally be rid of his constant and painful reminder.

(7 days later)

24 days of nothing...but today was different. Today was my hearing...to address any new found evidence and set up stuff for the big shabang in 3 weeks. This morning I had talked to the guardian on duty and they had released me into Abe's custody with 9 guardians. If I was going to a pre-trial and every single guardian and mori was going to be there I was going to look my best. For the first time in weeks...I showered and pulled my hair into a tight professional bun. My old clothes were enormous on my new anorexic figure so "My mobster father" bought me a new black suit. I stood in front of a mirror and was sent into silence from how I looked. I looked like my worst nightmare come to life.

The ghosts that I had seen in my nightmares were a replica of myself at this moment. I looked dead. My Normal kick ass attidue and flare was missing, my wonderful color and sexy smirk and attitude had diminished to nothing. For once in my life, I was nothing. Not beautiful, not anything. I looked like a war veteran who's horrors had consumed them and taken them slowly to their death.

"Rose?" Abe called from outside the bathroom, "Are you ready?"

I glanced at the mirror one last time, I Rosemary Hathaway am a Guardian...and I looked like one.

"Yes, I'm coming out, " my voice cracked. This was going to be a long day.

I opened the door and looked into the eyes of my father. His dark eyes (which I inherited) stared into mine full of pity and concern...a look you do not want in your lawyers eyes. I pulled as much Rose bravado I had left and said, "Come on old man, we have got a lot of fools to prove wrong." I smiled my man eating grin and he laughed, a little bit of his worry removed. He turned to the other guardians, "Alright shes ready." The guardians moved behind me and we began to move towards the court. We walked into the back door and then into a small room before we we entered the main room. I could hear the commotions and words as I stood there. I closed my eyes and shut everything out, breathing was I could here. I felt Abe reach forward and touch my shoulder, "Hold your head high Rose, show them no weakness, " he whispered. I nodded my head and then they opened the door and the room was absolutely silent. I held my head high and my wandering eyes searched for Lissa. I spotted her in a corner and her lips formed a perfect O. I cocked an eyebrow and she smiled a weak eyebrow. Half the croud looked at me with disgust and contempt while the others looked at me with horror and pity. I slunked back a bit into Abe, more concerned than I should be. I had forgotten how different I must have looked. The spirit had not been good to me. I looked haggard, exhausted, and weak. I was nearly anorexic from not eating and my clothes showed just how unhealthy I was. I moved over slowly using Abe as my support and sat down. My hands were shaking so hand I shoved them under my butt to conceal my nerves. One guardian moved forward and announced, "All Rise for Your Honer." The judge walked in the room as we all stood and we then sat.

She looked over at my through her glasses and I could see shock register over her face. Did I really look that bad? Her eyes glanced over at Abe, "Are you ready?"

Abe smiled his woman eating smile, "Yes ma'am I am."

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