Christian's Aunt

As Dimitri and I finally made our way to the throne room slowly, where I know Lissa while be, I smile up at Dimitri, noticing him smiling at me too. I squeeze his hand harder, pulling him down for a kiss as I hear Lissa yelling.

It had been a month since Lissa has been queen. She's been doing such a good job, fixing the age rule back to the way it was, getting Victor Dashkov's half-brother, Robert, put in prison after weeks of searching and finally finding him back in Vegas, and of course putting Tasha in prison for the murder of Tatiana and more until her execution date. Every time I think of her, I always think back to that night that she shot me, and everything and everyone that I could of lost forever. But the one thing that I did lose forever though was the bond with Lissa. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing, with her love life and all, but I miss having it to relay on. But I'm slowly getting use to it not being there anymore.

But even without the bond, I can tell that Lissa is sad, and agitated.

"No, Christian," I hear Lissa said angrily. "I know you want to see her, but she's too dangerous."

"She's my aunt for crying out loud," Christian yelled back. "She won't do anything to me."

"You don't really know that. She could use you to get to me," Lissa replied, thinking back to how Tasha Ozera had tried to get close to her to try to change some rules in her favor.

"I don't think Tasha would stoop that low, to hurt her own nephew. I've known her all my life Lissa."

"I know that," Lissa whispered. "But I don't want to take that chance. I don't want to lose you. I really love you Christian."

"And I love you Lissa," he said as he held Lissa's face in his hands. "It's just that- I'd like to at least talk to her. I am still related to her after all."

"I know, and I'll think about it," Lissa said as she slowly brought her lips to his, dropping the subject, for now.

"Ahem… Do I need to get you to a room?" I ask as I walk in.

"If you want to," Christian said teasingly. "Or you could just leave. Either one suits me." He then started kissing Lissa again, but harder.

"I wasn't asking you. You have your own guardian now to help you," I said smiling up at Dimitri as he squeezed me hand.

"How can I help?" Dimitri asks with a grin on his face while staring at me.

"By getting Rose out of here," Christian says flatly. Then pointing at Lissa he says, "And maybe by helping me talk Lissa into letting me see Tasha."

"Christian, you know that's dangerous."

"But-"

"But," Dimitri continued, ignoring Christian, "Lissa, I think Christian should at least deserve one talk with Tasha."

"Really?"Lissa practically screamed, looking at Dimitri like she was about to kill him. "But she's dangerous. She shot and almost killed Rose for crying out loud. And of course killed Tatiana. Or has everyone forgotten about that?"

"No, how could I forget?" Dimitri muttered with a sad expression in his eyes as he thought back to when I was so close to dying. Of how close he had been to losing the one person that he truly loved. "But Tasha's locked up with loads of guards and barely enough energy to put up a fight. So Christian deserves at least one talk with his aunt."

"Aww," Lissa growled, not one bit happy. "If, and I mean if, I say okay, will you shut up about it? All of you?" She glared at each one of us, making Christian look away from her before we all answered 'Yes.' "Fine, since I know how important it is to you, Christian, we'll go. Next week."

"Next week," Christian started to argue back, but as Lissa glared at him again, he shut up.

"Gosh, Christian," I laugh. "Grow some fucking balls. You're the damn man, stand up for yourself once in a while." As I laugh some more, Dimitri squeezes my hand again, trying to make me stop laughing. But that's not going to happen; Christian is just such a fucking wuss.

"Shut the hell up Rose," he yelled at me. And then lowering his voice and facing Lissa says, "I can wait, I understand." He kissed Lissa as I kept on laughing.

"Rose," Lissa said firmly kissing Christian one more time before facing me. "Please stop making fun of him. It's not his fault that I took his balls." As she laughs hysterically with me, Christian crossed his arms and plopped down on a chair madly, looking like he was going to cry.

"Christian, can't you.. ever take a… dang joke?" I say through laughs. "Seriously, lighten up a bit." I finally stop laughing as Lissa goes over to Christian and plops in his lap, making him groan in respond, but making him grin a little too.

"I'm sorry honey," Lissa whispered as she nibbled at his ear. "I couldn't help myself." She kissed up his neck and kissed him hard as she got to his lips, putting her hands in his hair. He wrapped his arms around her and pulled them closer together, pushing a hand under her shirt. Lissa wrapped her legs around his waist, making him groan low in his throat. Noticing that they weren't going to stop with Dimitri and me the room, we said we'd see them later and left for our guardian duty, as I saw Christian pulling Lissa's shirt up and over her head. We made our departure, but not before a long, hard good bye kiss.