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We drove in silence for awhile before Dimitri spoke up

"emm Roza I think we should tell your parents cos Abe will get hold of the news fairly quick once it is announced in Baia."

I sighed in frustration I was NOT looking forward to telling my parents, I unlike Dimitri was pretty sure that my parents would not be as accepting as he thought they would be, or as accepting as his family which I'm sure will be absolutely over the moon, other than perhaps Vicktoria, that was so a conversation I was not looking forward to!

" Do we have to Dimitri? I mean it's just so much easier to just let them find out that way."

"Roza" was all he replied while raising one eyebrow.

"But Dimitri"

"Roza" he continued in his stern voice I could tell that he was starting to get pissed off with me now.

"But Dimitri" I whined to be interrupted by Sydney

"ROSE for heavens sake just tell your father if your so worried about your mothers reaction. Abe won't mind, in fact he'll probably be delighted you being his only daughter and all."

"Yea the only daughter that we know about" I said darkly

"oh for heavens sake Rose he had only EVER had eye's for your mother!"

I was stunned into silence by this. Loads of married Morois had affairs with dhampirs and of course other Moroi. The thoughts that my father had been loyal to my mother didn't fit right and even if that was the case I was not going to believe it so I said so being the immature child I am

"I don't believe you"

"Of course you don't. it's not as if they were together for very long. She guarded him for awhile and then resigned as his guardian and moved around protecting various Moroi not always royal Moroi. Your father was disappointed she left, I guess she felt he was just using her as a blood whore, so when he heard she was pregnant he was delighted and expected her to go back to him but she didn't. he continued with his life but never filled it with women just devoted himself to his dealings all the more straying from somewhat legal activities to extremely illegal activities seeing as there wasn't anybody to stop him. He went through a ridiculous amount of guardians plenty of whom were women but it failed to make your mother jealous so he settled with some of the best male guardians he could get. I don't think he ever moved on. Once you were born he went to see you but your mother pretty much locked him out of your life, not wanting you 'to make the same mistakes' that she did. She practically broke your fathers heart and she didn't even flaunt any other men in her life, I don't know if she even did. But I know your father traced as much of your movements as he could, including when you and the princess ran away, that's why you didn't encounter any stirgoi, his guardians took care of them. Then you ran away to Russia for Dimitri and he could openly deal with you under your mother's permission that he never disclosed his identity or rather that he was your father. I heard they're back together now or is that just a rumour cos your mother's pregnant?"

If I hadn't been so busy processing what she had just said I would have realised I have never heard Sydney say so much particularly without breaking in the middle, wow she must be pissed off with me. Part of me also acknowledged that news of my mother's pregnancy spread very fast, or I was one of the last to know! My mind mainly registered the fact though that my mother had stopped my father from being a part of my life. I was indescribably angry.

"What do you mean she locked him out of my life?"

I heard Dimitri sigh behind me

"Did you really have to say that?" Dimitri said exasperated.

"Sorry, that's all I have to say on the subject Rose. You know I don't like Zmey but really give him a chance, he seems to genuinely care for you." she simply replied.

"Really? I'd have thought that if he really loved me he would have ignored my mother and make himself known to me!"

"Roza, it's not Sydney's fault and I'm sure they both felt that's what was best for you. Don't take it out on her. You should be glad that your parents actually love each other."

Ugh I hate it when Dimitri's right and I'm pretty sure that he's really pissed off seeing as he came from a blood whore community, although that's not what they're really like. I decided to just sit in a dignified silence although I'm pretty sure I just appeared like a toddler sulking.

The car was in complete silence until we arrived in a village around half an hour away from Baia. I was confused as to why we stopping, there wasn't much in the village. It consisted of a little shop that seemed to sell everything one could want and a little pub. The only toilets were in the pub and they were just not any way hygienic so I decided to hold it, Sydney agreed. We went and sat down while Dimitri talked to the bar tender in Russian I had no idea what he was saying so I looked to my translator, Sydney.

"SO, what's he saying?"

"just catching up with the barman, he seems to have known him quite well once upon a time, and ordering us food."

"Now I wasn't confused. Dimitri was hungry. So was I coming to think of it but I failed to see why we couldn't wait until we got to his home place. I always got the impression that his mother was very motherly and longed to cook for her prodigal son and his fiancée, maybe she just wasn't a very good cook. I decided to let it drop once or food arrived.

"Yum" I said as I got a place of chips and chicken nuggets, yes I am such a child.

I checked what the others were eating. Dimitri had a humongous burger and chips while Sydney had some salady thing, ugh rabbit food.

It took ages to finish our food. I was waiting for around ten minutes before Dimitri finished which was very surprising, he's just about the only person I have ever seen eat quicker than me. It took a further ten minutes of Sydney pushing her food around her plate before we finally went outside to leave.

I was so grateful to leave the dark, dingy room. The food was nice but the place just gave me the creeps, it was so dark and unhygienic, but when I got outside all I wanted to do was run back in and escape before being seen. I was torn between this and beating the crap out of Dimitri seeing as he organised this and refused to tell me.

Outside leaning against a black SUV was my father. I turned and glared at Dimitri but walked right up and slapped him when I saw my mother walk around the SUV and join my father. There was a shocked silence as everyone had eyes only for me and Dimitri. My father had a mischievous glint in his eye as if he found my response funny, my mother looked shocked that I had slapped Dimitri (thankfully with my right hand so they didn't see my engagement ring.), Sydney however didn't look surprised. I guess she knew I'd react like that, and I guessed right

"I told you so Dimitri" was all she said, possibly in an attempt to break the awkward silence which no one was comfortable in.

I turned to look at Dimitri and instantly regretted slapping him. His usually gorgeous dark soothing eyes were now full of anger and I was momentarily terrified of how he'd react. On the right side of his face my hand had an imprint, I'd slapped him pretty hard and he did not seem to be in a forgiving mood.

My father decided he would try to break the silence however he had just opened his mouth when my mother jumped in

"Rose-"

"ROSEMARIE HATHAWAY HOW DARE YOU"

I couldn't believe it! My mother was NOT happy about our relationship and now she was siding with him, not paying me the slightest piece of attention. She started to move but before she could take two or three steps my father restrained her. He sent me a look that just screamed pregnancy hormones, pleading for me not to react. Sydney had somehow managed to disappear. I wish I could do that. The awkward silence had once again enveloped us before my father decided to break the silence again. This time clamping a hand over my mother's mouth much to her annoyance as he resisted her attempts to move his hands. Hmm I thought Abe must be stronger than he looks. Probably practises offensive magic I thought seeing as it was highly illegal.

"Look, Rose we are just after flying over to Russia from America, what do you want?"

I was seething, I didn't want to tell them in this situation, particularly as I didn't think Dimitri was not talking to me, or even looking at me.

"Well Rose are you going to tell them or not?"

"Me, why should I you're the one that brought them over here!"

He said nothing but simply rose one eyebrow which made me want to slap him all the harder but I decided not to try break his jaw so I simply kicked him and ran, my first instinct which they always say to follow.

I don't know how long I was running but I eventually heard Dimitri behind me. He was either in a rush to get to me or confident he could reach me as he didn't seem to make any effort t be quite. It wasn't long before he had me pinned to the ground, out of breath. He had something sharp in his pocket and I realised he had a set of keys in his pocket which meant the others had left while he ran after me. Humph how dare he even think that I would want to!

"Roza, what the hell?"

"Fuck off Dimitri"

He turned my around on my back so he could look at me while never loosening his grip. I knew it would be a hard grip to escape from. Instead of squirming and giving my intentions away I leaned up and pulled him closer. He was surprised but gave in to a passionate kiss, his last passionate kiss I thought smugly but it seemed he had an idea of my intentions as he was slightly hesitant and never relaxed, that was until I started to unbutton his shirt. I let him relax and dragged out the kiss until I was positive that my scheme would work. When he finally moaned I put my plan into action and kneed him in the groin.

He grunted in pain, nearly collapsing on top of me but I pushed him back and ran in whatever direction I was facing. A part of me knew that was behaving childish but I didn't care, he was making decisions without me already and I was not having that. Finally the mature part of me broke out as I was getting concerned as to why Dimitri wasn't following me, unless he was doing it very quietly.

I decided to stay where I was for a moment to try figure out where I was and how to get back to the bar. By the time I had figured all this out I was worried as to where Dimitri was. I gave in to myself and ran back in the direction which I had come from.

I finally found him where I had left him. He was out of it. I had made no effort to make a quite entrance. He was lying on his back with his arm over his face. He didn't notice me until I was on top of him moving his arm off his face. Suddenly I snapped

"What the HELL Dimitri? It is fast approaching nightfall and your here lying down paying attention to your surroundings.

"Yea, well at least I have a stake."

"so do I "

"No you don't"

I checked my pockets, shit where was my stake? As if in answer to my unasked question Dimitri pulled my stake out of his pocket.

"Are you trying to kill me?"

He looked hurt but right now I didn't care. I stalked off in the direction of the pub and this time heard Dimitri follow me. I reached the car and pullde open the passenger side door once he unlocked the car. It was clear neither of us was talking to the other as we sat in a stoney silence until Dimitri broke it

"Roza, please talk to me."

I heard the hurt in his voice but I didn't care.

"Fine, were over"