I didn't know if leaving was the best thing to do but I just couldn't stay there and act as if everything in the past hasn't changed me, I know Lisa may not have been able to fight the darkness and that's what might have made her do those things but the things that stops me from going back is even if she meant to or not she still did them, I can't just forget those things.

So now am again living in some strange city, sleeping in a BnB and just reading and spending most of the days, walking around thinking, or fighting the odd stray I came across. Everyday wishing I was at home, sitting with my family eating dinner, or playing with Paul in the backyard, sitting under the night sky with Yeva.

Most nights I would cry myself to sleep thinking of them, I wonder how Christian is and the babies, although I guess now their not babies any more.

I wonder if Christian and Viki had their wedding yet, I so regret not being their to celebrate on their big day.

I lay down on the bed and closed my eyes, my mind knowing the feeling that was coming I felt free and soon I was opening my eyes to see Anna's small cottage, it never changed the flowers were always in bloom, the sun always shining. This place truly was a wonderful place, everyone was together, there was no pain or evil, you lived with you loved ones and never worried about what could go wrong. Even thought this place seemed wonderful I couldn't help but wonder if this was truly it or if there was more when you had been here for so long, did we move on to somewhere else did we get re-born I had asked Anna and Vlad once but they didn't know.

"Aunty Rose" a small voice screamed and pulled me out of my thoughts, I looked up to see Adam running towards me, he jumped at he and I caught him in my arms

"hey little man, where's your mommy ?" I kissed his check and smiled

"making cookies for me and daddy" he laughed and jumped down, then processed to drag me into the house

"momma, Aunty Rose is here for a visit" he called

"in the kitchen Rose" Anna called, I walked in and couldn't help but laugh her and Vlad were covered from head to toe in flour, they looked insane but were laughing and kissing, they looked so happy compared to the time I had first seen them.

"hey, just thought I would come visit" is smiled and sat down pulling Adam onto my knee

"are you ok ? Is everything ok back home ?" Vlad sat down beside me and kissed my check

"yeah, everything is ok I guess" I sighed

"Rose" Anna muttered in a clipped voice

"well I saw Lisa again and she was consumed with shadows and I took them from her she has had them a long time and its made me wonder if it was her or the shadows that made her do everything" I felt a tear run down my check

"well there is one way to find out, ask her" Anna smiled

"I don't think I can do that, Anna not yet anyway"

"I understand" she whispered and hugged me

I spent the rest of my time their playing with Adam in the garden or helping Anna out with making cookies, she really was an awesome cook, but soon I was leaving

"come back soon Rose" Vlad smiled and pulled me into a hug

"oh you couldn't keep me away" I laughed and bent down to kiss Adam goodbye

"see you next time aunty Rose" he smiled

I closed my eyes and felt myself fading, I tried to visit every week but sometimes I would forget. It seemed every time I did Adam had changed a little, his hair a bit longer, or his face a little fuller.

I was sitting in my room, reading when their was a knock at the door, I assumed it was the young girl who owned the building, she often came up to see if there was anything I needed.

I pushed my book under my pillow and opened the door, my breath caught in my throat and I couldn't help but smile.

My dad, the one man who could have found me when I didn't want to be found, stood at my door smiling and holding a bag of doughnuts

"hey kiddo" he smiled

I couldn't reply I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him into my room

"how'd you find me ?" I whispered

"well I've been trying for some time now, but you are one hard girl to find when you don't want to be, but when I herd you were in England and had seen Lisa, I came straight here"

by now I was stuffing the doughnuts into my mouth

"does any one else now where I am ?" I really hoped no one else knew I couldn't stand if more people I loved started showing up, I wouldn't be able to leave them again if they did

he shock his head "not even your mother, who is going bonkers" he laughed.

We sat and talked for hours, I told him about my time in England about the people I had meet and my new gifts, I also told him about Anna's journal that had been helping me, he didn't seem worried he simply replied 'no daughter of mine would be anything less then magnificent' I had laughed thinking he was joking but he was being serious, he told me about my family, he had been visiting often to make sure they were well and had everything they needed.

Christian and Viki had postponed their wedding hoping that I would have returned by now, they celebrated Rosalie's first birthday, Yeva was holding the family together, and my mother had been staying with them for a few weeks, she wanted to get to know them better, that made me smile, the idea of my blood family spending time with those who might as well be my blood.

Lisa had talked to Christian and apologised for everything she did and wished him all the best with his life, and asked if some time in the future when she was better if she could go to Russia and see him, Viki and Rosalie, he had said that he would love her to come.

That made me sad how come he could have forgive her and I couldn't.

My father went out to get us some dinner, while he was gone I went in the shower and got dressed, I had just dried my hair when he came back.

We sat eating out food and laughing

"so when you coming home, kiddo ?"

I shrugged my shoulder's

"I'm not sure dad, I not sure where my head is at yet" I smiled

"well I was thinking you get on a plane with me, we get to Russia tomorrow, well land a hour before Christian's wedding"

he had a small grin on his face, he knew who much I loved Christian and would give anything to be at his wedding

"OK, dad I'll come for the wedding but there is no guarantee that I will be staying very long" I muttered I watched his face, to see if he understood me.

"I understand, and you might want to get packed we leave in a hour" he laughed. So he had known that I would agree, fucking sneaky old man. I got everything packed and we headed off.

We were on the plan and I was sitting looking out the window, I would be sad to leave England, the weather is crap and there isn't much to do but the spirit and soul of the people is so awesome.

My dad hadn't spoke much on the plane apart from to tell me that no one knew and it would be a total surprise to every one. I just hoped they understood when the time came for me to leave again.

Finally after what seemed like forever the plane landed and I couldn't sit still, I wanted so badly to see my family. My dad had a car waiting for us and within minutes of the plane landing we were driving on out way to the house.

I had the biggest smile across my face the whole ride, I couldn't wait to see them and hear about what I had missed. I hoped they would forgive me for leaving and would not be upset to much.

When we turned the corner I could see the house, the back yard had a big tent looking thing and there was thousands of candles in little jars, they shinned in the night sky it looked amazing. I knew Christian and Viki would want a wedding in the evening an close to home, and well I don't think you could get closer then in the back yard now could you ? .

We pulled up and I could hear the music and laughing but as we got closer it turned in screaming and the music was cut off dead, I turned to my father to see him watching me

"stay here, do not follow me, do you understand ?" I whispered, he just nodded instead of speaking, I left my bags with him, I was glad I had comfy clothing on, I had changed on the plane, simple plain black jeans, a black vest, my military boots and of course the one thing that I wore always my weapon belt.

I crept around the house and could see my whole family and friends backed up against the far wall, none of them saw me and for that I am grateful, in front of them with their backs to me I counted 60 or more Strigoi, and I could hear more coming, from the west side of the house, I listened to the foot steps, another 37 to make that a total of 97 Strigoi, my family could fight but they would not endanger the other's this way.

Whilst watching them, I saw Lisa, why was she here that's all I need the princess being in danger, in that moment I couldn't believe after everything I was still willing to fight to save her, but tonight I would be fighting to save a lot more, I was trying to save my family.

My family and friends were pushed behind the guardians, My mother, 3 of Lisa's guardians 2 of them were the one's I had hit for talking about her in a disrespectful way, there was Christian even thought he was a Moroi he was still willing to kill to save his family and with his finance and child here he would fight as good as any one, then there was the love of my life, Dimitri, he stood there with his guardian mask on, in a crouch ready for attack, he looked like a true god. My heart was screaming at me when I looked at him but I had no time for it at the moment I needed to think and come up with a way to save them.

A tall, dark hair male began to speak, so I assumed he was the leader

"when my sources told me that there was going to be a gathering of Moroi and Dhampir, well I just had to come say hello" you could hear the smirk in his voice, wait his voice it sounds familiar

"to have such people, as the Princess, Guardian Hathaway, Guardian Belikov, well it was worth the trip" he started laughing and the other's joined in I used this as a chance to move, I was over the fence and crouched behind the garden bench, right behind the Strigoi but they were to preoccupied to notice me, along with every one else.

"What do you want ?" my mother's voice was bold and strong, she was born to be a lead, I smiled to myself.

"well you see since I killed your daughter, I thought it only far I come to finish her family" he was such a bullshitting twat but he knew this would get my mother to slip up and it almost worked if not for Yeva

"Janine do not move" Yeva snapped

she did as she was told, and stayed on the stop, but you could see she was dyeing to go after him.

While they were talking I grabbed my stake and coving the mouths of the Strigoi I staked 25, without alerting the other's, I kept moving around the group until some one spoke my name, and my attention was alerted

"my Rose would kick your butt" this voice was very high pitched and small, I aloud my eyes to wonder the group and see who had spoke and standing at the front of the group was Rosalie she was small but she held her self as if she was 10 ft tall, she was bold and her jaw was in a hard line, she looked adorable.

"well child, I will enjoy drinking you blood or maybe I could use you as a blood whore" he snapped that was it my anger controlled me, I stood up quickly taking 6 more of them with me, I took to steps forward and then snapped

"say that again" I shouted to him, he slowly turned round to meet my eye, the other's moved from our path

I herd gasped and my family muttering my name

"Rose" the leader whispered "the one and only" I smiled I couldn't help it but to see a deadly killing monster stopped in his tracks by a girl was just amazing, it was worth all the pain I went through and I predict will go through.

He seemed to gain his self again and looked over to his army, when he realised his numbers had lowered he looked over to me, I held up my stake

"they didn't even see it coming" I smirked

A primal growl escaped his lips

"kill her" he snapped, the moment his words left his mouth, I was surrounded by Strigoi each looking for my blood, my family tried to moved to help

"don't move" I snapped

"Hey Kiddo" I looked over to see that during all this my father had joined my mother

"give them hell" he laughed, my family was looking at him like he was mad, but he knew of my new gifts and of what I can do.

Then it started my stake was penetrating bodies, left right and centre, my body was moving faster then I have ever recalled, my flexibility came in handy, I herd Rosalie cheer for me but it was my mistake I looked over to her and smiled and I gave a Strigoi the chance to get my stake's from me along with my weapon belt, I stood there and was momentary taken back, not once has any one ever been able to get my stake away from me, but to be truthful I didn't need it, a dark smile crossed my face

"get the little ones away now" I muttered but I knew they herd me as one of Lisa's guardians got the children and lead them inside, as much as they moaned they went with him.

I kept fighting but I was just punching, kicking and throwing until the kids were gone, then the fun began, the first to come at me was a female, in her late 20's when she was turned, she might have been beautiful before but now all I saw was the evil smile and the red eyes.

She ran at me but I was quicker, I flipped and my fist went though her chest, her face as a mixture of hatred and surprise, I twisted and with one final pull her heart was out.

"what the fuck" I herd Dimitri moan, It was very uncommon to hear Dimitri curse in English but when he did you knew it was for real.

My father was in fits of giggles by now

"she's magnificent" he gasped

I finished most of them the same way but they seemed to keep coming, I slowly backed up so I was standing in font of my family, 20 more Strigoi had just arrived, and they looked fit and ready but they had not seen my greatest trick yet.

I felt my mother's hand on my shoulder's

"baby, do you want some back up" she whispered in my ear

"no mam, I got this covered, how many so far any one kept count" I laughed of course it would be Yeva so answer, she always kept count of my kills

"you've killed over 78 so far" she smiled

I mouthed 'missed you' she laughed

"so Rose what now, you just going to keep fighting you'll get weak before we will" the leader spoke again

I stood tall and aloud the darkness to be sucked into my body there was so much, I have never taken this much before, I began to shake, some one behind me when to touch me, but if they did it would kill them

"don't touch me" I whispered and they stepped backwards

"Christian babe, you still there ?" I gasped, the darkness was making me weak I needed them all in one place and unable to run so that I can send one blast and get them all

"Yeah, sexy am still here" he was standing beside me smiling

"i need you to round them up for me" I smiled he understood me, and a ring of fire went around the Strigoi making it impossible for them to run, I took the last of the darkness and a small cry escaped my lips

The current was running through my body making me tired and hot, as before I guided it to my hands and held them out, I took one finale look at the leader and smiled, he looked worried then scared, I wonder if Strigoi fear death

"FFFUUUCCCKKK" I scream as the familial blast shot through my hands and spread out towards them, they were gasping and then they were burning.

Once the last of it left my body I fell to the ground, I waited and watched when I was sure all were dead I patted Christian on the hand telling him he could stop the flames.

Then I was gone the relaxing, peaceful darkness took me and for once I was glad for I needed the rest.

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