I entered my room to find Dimitri lying on my bed reading one of his many westerns. He was so involved in his western world that I didn't think he'd even noticed my entrance. I took the opportunity to just look at him and drink in his features, the perfect face with those deep brown eyes completed by a single lock of his dark brown hair framing one side of his face as it had fallen out of the tight pony tail he usually kept it back in. I don't know how long I stood looking at him but he finally looked up and spoke to me.

" Roza, come here what's wrong?"

His tone and sincerity caused me to break down into tears again. Dimitri looked worried, I never cried, like ever. He just held me until I was able to tell him what had happened and how upset I was with Lissa. He seemed slightly concerned but thought she would come round, we had been best friends since kindergarten- try get two little girls to spell Rosemarie Hathaway and Vallissa Dragomir and they were bound to join together! I knew this time was different, I could tell through the bond and that's what scared me the most. I continued to cry while Dimitri just held me and murmured in Russian. I don't know what he was saying but it was comforting and I fell asleep wishing things would be different when I woke up.

It appered however I would not get a peaceful sleep as a familiar sensation indicated that I was going to get an Adrian Ivaschov induced dreams - oh the joys of having spirit friends. We were in court somewhere but I'm not a hundred percent sure where, some garden Adrian liked anyway as he chose the scene. Thankfully I was in my normal Guardian clothes ( Adrian was prone to dressing me according to his fancy).

" Hey little Dhampir, What happened between you and Lissa, she is like royally pissed off. Now before you interupt me I know it's my fault, I'm the one with Jill and everything else but why is it affecting your relationship?"

" Honestly Adrian, I don't know. I went to talk to her and she told me about you and Jill. She realised I already knew and things started to spiral out of control. She began twisting my words and eventually kicked me out and fired me from being her Guardian."

"Oh, I'm sorry Rose, this is my fault"

"No Adrian it's not, it's Lissa's problem she's the one with jealousy issues not you".

Adrian looked upset but didn't say anything. I suppose he picked up on my Rose mood and decided not to argue with me.

"Look Adrian I am wrecked after such an emotional day do you mind returning me to my sleep?"

He said nothing just nodded and I felt myself fall into a deep slumber. I awoke much later still wrapped up in Dimirti's arms. He planted a kiss on the top of my head and I sat up to put a trail of kisses down his jaw and throat. I could feel him tense and knew this was not going as he wanted it to but at that moment I didn't care I needed to feel loved, I needed him. He finally gave in and we rolled onto the bed with him hovering over me. God he was so Godly during moments like this. Slowly but steadily we advanced and shortly there was nothing left between us. I could tell Dimitri was shortly going to lose control so I gave into him. He was just so loving and tender even in the most passionate moments. God I loved him so much. It was over all to soon and we had to go shower.

He went first and I dragged myself in after him. When I came back out I met him sitting on t he bed looking expectantly at me.

" What?" I asked slightly confused as to why he was looking at me like this.

" Just wondering what happens now?"

I was just getting more and more confused.

"What do you mean what happens now?"

"Well your no longer guarding Lissa and no longer talking to her I can't see why you'd want to stay in Court any longer seeing as there's nothing holding you here."

I wondered what he said for a moment while I got my thoughts together.

" But what difference does it make? Just because I'm no longer Lissa's Guardian doesn't mean your no longer Christains. You have commitments here and I'll stay as long as you stay regardless to what happens between me and Lissa."

He looked at me with his Guardian mask on and I could not figure out what was going on inside his head. His eyes showed there was turmoil but other than that he was unreadable. He got up to leave as unlike some of us he had to go to work.

The day was now mine and I had to figure out what to do with it. I still hadn't apologised to Adrian for breaking his jaw but I reasoned I was forgiven, Adrian was always so lenient when it came to spirit induced madness. I thought I might go see my parents but I was instantly turned off the idea, my mother would pick up on my mood and I really didn't want to talk about it, although word would spread VERY quickly once word got out that Queen Valissa was in need of a new Guardian.

Sure enough a few hours later my mother came looking for me. Lissa had requested my mother to be her Guardian and was very disappointed when she was turned down, she had yet to find out that my mother was pregnant. My mother wanted to know what was going on as Lissa had refused to tell her, I remained the same and refused to spill. She gave up and we just started talking about various Court politics and of course the new age-limit and Morois learning to defend themselves. I still disagreed with Lissa about the new age limit for Guardians but she refused to listen when I tell her that 16 is too young to send out Guardians but I suppose she'll learn that hard way, as did many before her here but still so many lives were going to be lost due to too many Morois being to lazy to learn how to defend themselves. My mother left after a little while to get back to Abe- some things I did not need to know. I settled down reading one of Dimitri's westerns, I don't know how he reads them they are soooo boring but thankfully Dimitri returned before I actually died of boredom.

Dimitri entered looking very happy with himself, I was thoroughly confused before he eventually gave in and told me what he was so happy about over dinner.

"Roza I was thinking, I'm due some time off and your presently unemployed so I was wondering if you would like to go to Baia for awhile, come visit my family this time with me by your side?"

I was delighted, I reached over and kissed him across the table

"When do we leave?"

"Tomorrow morning at 8:30 am"

I was overjoyed. I had stayed with the Belikovs once before and felt very at home with them, I couldn't wait to go see them all again. Despite my argument with Lissa I just could not contain my excitement. Dimitri just watched me amazed by my reaction and happy to be going home after many years away.