I have to say that some of your guesses to what is going on are really close, some of you are actually dead on, but you aren't there yet ;)

Okay now, this is set the day before the opening of Adrian's and Rose's cafe, they still haven't named it yet though...

And someone will be returning in this chapter, who you may ask, you have to wait and see. MWAHAHAHAHA!

Enjoy!

Chapter Twenty Seven:

It was the next morning as Dimitri and I were getting changed. My mind was spinning at why would my Mum lie to me? I didn't care if she went to , but there must be a very good reason why she lied. I wanted to confront her, but what would I say? "I know you lied mother"? I think that would make matters much worse.

"Just wait for her to tell you," Dimitri said for the seventh time, walking behind me and snaking his arms around my waist. "She might be just protecting you."

I snorted, "Yeah, how is not telling me which academy she went to protecting me? Did she have the smallest room in the academy? Shocker!"

Dimitri gave me a look, "You know what I mean."

I turned around to him, "Yeah but if it's about me, I want to know."

"I know you do, but you've just got to wait."

I narrowed my eyebrows at him, "You do know that I hate waiting right?"

He chuckled and nodded, "Yes, but you'll just have to deal with it."

I put my head on his chest and sighed, "Fine. But you owe me."

Dimitri just continued to chuckle and kissed my hair.

"Rose, what do you think of this one!" Lissa shouted, pointing at a photo of a wedding cake on the wall.

I tipped my head to the left, "Nah. I think you would want something...chocolate."

"Well you would say that Rose." Lissa joked.

"What? I think people would enjoy chocolate more than a cheese cake." I stated.

Lissa thought about it. "Yeah...I suppose you're right there." Lissa looked around the bakery. "Maybe we should have one more look before I decide."

We began walking around the bakery, look at pictures of the different types of cakes they did until Lissa broke the silence with an uneasy tone.

"So...how was the talk with Janine? I heard that she's pregnant, you must be really happy for her."

I nodded, bitting my lip struggling whether I should tell her or not. "Lis...can you keep a secret?"

Her eyes widened in...fear. "D-demends on what secret it is."

I gave her an odd lookc before going on, "my Mom didn't got to St. Vladmirs."

"What?"

I nodded, "Yeah she went to St. Morgans and the worse thing is that she keeps on lying to me about it." It was now I noticed that Lissa looked deep in thought. "Lis...you oka-"

Suddenly a voice I knew very well cut me off.

"Hey Kidz."

Both Lissa and I jumped at the voice and turned around to see my Dad with his smirk on his face.

"Dad," I said, speechless. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, someone told me it's the opening for your cafe tomorrow so I wanted to come down and see it for myself." Dad stated, "So I don't get a short welcome hug?"

I laughed and gave him a quick hug, "Welcome back Dad."

That's when he turned towards Lissa.

"Princess," He said meeting her jade green eyes.

"Abe," Lissa said without correcting him.

Even though they had only said one word to each other, I felt as if they were yelling at each other through their minds.

Until Dad finally spoke, "Well, I'm going to see your mother, I'll be round the house later to see Scott and Jill." Dad told me.

I nodded, "Okay, see you later." Dad gave one last glance to Lissa before leaving.

I looked to Lissa and asked, "What was that all about?"

Lissa shrugged her shoulders and went back to looking at the different types of cakes. I wanted to continue asking what was wrong, but something told me to keep my mouth shut.

I hated that voice in me.

I walked into the now finished cafe and it looked great! There were two brick walls and the other walls were painted either light green or cream. Pay-on four computers were near the till and tables and seats surrounded the cafe. 70s and 80s pictures were up, making the place look more...special.

I looked up to the till to find Adrian talking to someone at the front of the till. As I got more closer to the two, rememberance came to me as I knew who the other man was right away.

Derek Longarm. The man from the other day.

I stopped when I got to them, studying Derek. He noticed I was there then and shock passed hism face before he quickly covered it with his guardian mask.

Adrian - obvious to what was going on - smiled at me, "Rose, I would like you to meet the man who brought our dream to life, Derek Longarm."

I put on the friendest smile I could do and put my hand towards Derek. "Nice to meet you Mr Longarm." I didn't really know if he was a guardian, even if he was a dhampir.

Derek smiled back, "Nice to meet you Guardian Hathaway." He shook my hand.

"Please, call me Rose." I stated as our hand shake ended.

"Well," Derek said heading for the door, "Hope you have a great open day tomorrow."

Adrian did a childish smile, "Thank you for all your work!" Was that a gay voice I heard? Oh god...he likes...

Derek nodded to Adrian before meeting my eyes for second and walking out.

"Oh gosh," Adrian said putting his hand on his cheek. "Isn't he dre-"

"I'll be right back..." I said, following after Derek.

I finally caught him up as he was walking up to his truck which had a logo on it saying, "Longarm's Builders."

"Wait!" I said running after him.

Derek turned around with a worried expression but once again quickly hid it.

"How can I help you Guardian Hathaway," Derek said with a straight tone.

"It's Rose," God, now I knew how Lissa how felt - even with a bond. "How did you know my mother?"

He hestiated before saying, "She was in the year above me, we knew each other through friends." It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't the whole truth either.

I narrowed my eyebrows, "Why don't I believe you?"

Derek closed his eyes and put his hands up. "You're going to have to ask Janine."

I was taken aback, "So...she is lying to me."

Taking a deep breath as he opened his eyes, he replied, "She is the one who is suppose to tell you."

"What do you mean? Tell me what? What are you guys keeping from me?" I was begging for answers as this was messing with my head.

Giving me a sorry look, Derek said. "It's not my place to tell you."

Then he got into his truck and drove away, without a second glance.

Leaving me more frustated than before.

LISSA'S POV

There was a knock at the door and I went over to it to answer it. At first I thought it might be Jill as she was coming over for tea today, but as soon as I opened the door, the person on the otherside pushed it all the way open, nearly knocking me into the wall.

"Excuse me, I -" I cut myself off as I saw who walked in - or stormed in it seemed like.

Abe.

I quietly closed the door and Abe began to talk.

"How much?"

I raised my eyebrows, "What?"

Abe put his hands in his suit pockets, but unlike the other times, he wasn't wearing flashy jewerly or colours. "How much for you not to tell Rose."

I choked out a laugh, "You can't be serious."

"I'm very serious Princess," Saying it like we were talking about the latest Moroi world news.

"Maybe you don't get this," I started, "Rose is my best friend - my sister. And even though I've kept this secret for months now, I know its wrong to keep it and I can't any longer. I wish I never looked at the stupid file!"

"Then why did you?" Abe said stepping towards me, "I mean it's none of your business, so why look at it?"

I crossed my arms over my chest, "Like I said, Rose is like my sister and I thought she was in trouble. I mean, I did find it on the Queen's desk. I wanted to help if she was in any trouble."

"Please Princess," Abe said in a low voice, "You can't tell Rose...you can't."

I breathed out, "She has a right to know Abe! It's her life! You can't keep it from her any longer! What will happen in the future when she finds out from someone else, that will break her. That her own father didn't tell her first!" I was shouting but I didn't care. It was wrong of me to keep this from Rose.

"That won't happen," Abe stated, but there was a little bit of worry in his voice.

I slowly nodded, "Yes she will Abe...secrets don't stay secret. I should know."

I didn't want Rose to feel betrayal towards her father like I did towards mine. My father had kept Jill a secret for fifteen years, but it came out in the end.

End of this chapter guys! So next is the big reveal! Well, sort of...So now its your last chance to guess what the secret is. Let me know what you think and stay toned!