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When I entered the gym, a bunch of juniors were warming up. They looked so young. When they saw me, they stood up and stood still.

"Hello. I'm Guardian Hathaway and from now on, I'll be your trainer." Everybody was staring at me and not saying anything. They were so shy.

"Calm down," I said smiling. "Relax. You don't have to be so scared. From you I expect hard work and I want you to show me the wilth to become a Guardian. You are 4 years away from your graduation but don't worry you still have time to learn all the skills of a great protector. All you have to manage is to forget about your fears and believe in yourself."

All of this made me remember something. Or better someone.

Dimitri.

With his help I got through school and graduated. He showed me how to fight, block attacks, run fast and he filled my head with all of those zen life lessons. He was the best mentor.

I miss him. I hate to say that but I do. I feel like a fish out of water. I don't want to get out of my bed if I don't wish him good morning, I hate eating without wishing him good meal, my day sucks if I don't wish him a good day and say to him "I love you"...

But he broke my heart to pieces and stepped on them so it turned into ashes. So did Lissa. The only family I had disappointed me and doubt in me. I wouldn't care if my mother wouldn't believe me… I don't care if the whole world was going to call me a bloodwhore. But them…

Now there's only me and my child. We will get through this. I will make sure my child will have the mother I never had.

"If you manage to do that and to not be late for class, I'm sure we can all have a great relationship." I hope I calmed them down a bit.

The class had 22 novices. 15 male and 7 female students. First I sent them on a run. Then they were ready for practise.

They had knowledge of fighting but they were just too shy. I showed the moves Alberta said they need to practise and they loked like they can handle it quickly.

When the class ended I heard novices talking about me. And the comments they had were mostly positive. It made me feel happy.

It was lunch time and after lunch I have an hour of free time. I was starving. I walked to the teachers chambers and left the papers on my desk.

"Guardian Hathaway, Guardian Castille was looking for you and he said he's waiting for you at the driveway." Shit. I forgot about him. We knew each other forever. I guess he won't judge me. I hope he will believe me.

I put on my coat, grab a snack on my way and step outside. It was windy but not really cold and a little foggy. I was walking to the driveway gasping, my hands shaking and thinking about Eddie's response. I didn't even finish my snack.

Eddie was sitting on a bench. He was showing me his back.

He turned around. He probably heard me coming. He stood up and waited for me to come.

"Let's take a walk." I say and start to walk away from the school. He followed me and started to ask me questions that I didn't want to answer but I had no choice. I won't be able to keep it a secret forever. And I wanted him to find out about this first.

"You were right, of course. I'm not here because Lissa told me to protect Jill. It's a lot more complicated. And you probably won't believe me. But… I have no chance anymore. I have to get this out of me." I said.

"Rose you are scaring me. What the hell is going on?" he asked in a loud voice.

"I'm pregnant." I pushed a voice out of me.

He stared at me with wide eyes and his mouth was wide open. He froze.

"And I know what you are thinking right now. Child is Dimitri's! I don't know how… But I didn't cheat on him! You know I would never do that, right?"

I told him about the sickness and then I told him what happened to me at the dinner… And then the conversation in the hospital. We were walking down the small path and we were close to the gate now. Eddie was listening and not commenting on anything. I don't know if that was a positive or a negative thing.

"And why I came here? I want to raise him, watch him grow up and never miss any important events or any new experience. I don't want to be like my mother. My child will never miss me."

"Child you say?" Somebody behind me said that. That man was on the other side of the gate. I knew the voice. But it was colder than I remember. Eddie looked at him and whispered, "not possible". He reacted and stood in front of me, not even letting me see who that was. I turned around and saw someone I thought I will never see again in my life.

Robert. Victor's brother.

But the best is coming. He is a strigoi. Victor's brother is out of the prison and here standing by the gate looking furious and evilly smiling at the same time.

Eddie pulled out his stake and prepared to fight.

"Don't worry. I can't enter." Robert smiled. "A birdy told me that you left the Court and with the wish to catch you I was too late. You already entered another place I'm not able to come. Yet." He was wearing a grey suit that made him look even more pale. Why do strigois even wear that expensive clothes if they mess them up with blood every night? Dumb creatures…

"Rose, run and call backup!" Eddie yelled.

"Oh, no. No need for that." He didn't look away from me. His eyes were watching my every move. "I came here just to let you know I'm watching you."

He blinked at me. "And don't worry about the child. I'm sure that it's going to be just fine. If it's ever born." He laughed. Okay, now I was getting mad. How does he dare to threaten me with my child?

And suddenly, there's a gunshot. It hit Robert in the chest.

"Damn it!" Alberta yelled. She was hiding in a bush behind us. Eddie and I turned back to see who shot it and the next second we looked back Robert was gone.

Alberta ran to us.

"Are you both okay?" We nod. "Let's quickly go back and I'm going to order better protection around here." We were rushing back to the Academy and all I heard was our fast breathing. I couldn't even think anymore. So many memories got in my mind right now. First time I met Robert, all the time we spent on my run, Victors death… I killed Victor. He wants revenge.

"Oh, and by the way," Alberta interrupted, "YOU ARE PREGNANT?" she yelled. "And when were you going to tell me this? Do you know what will Kirova do when she finds out?" She was talking and pausing in between because she was breathing hard. All three of us were shocked. I, because of Robert, Alberta because of the pregnancy and Eddie for… for both.

I stop and take a minute to breathe.

"Look, you can't tell anyone about this." I said. "Both of you."

"Why? The baby is going to grow anyway so it doesn't matter. You won't be able to hide that stomach." Eddie said.

"Not just that. This Robert situation too."

"Are you insane?! I know about the pregnancy and Kirova doesn't... Now you want me to act like this strigoi never came and put in danger all the Academy? This pregnancy affected your brain, girl!" She shook her head and looked at me like I'm crazy.

And the ground started to dance. Shit, again with this. Alberta had to go and Eddie carried me to my room. He helped me to get in my bed and gave me cell so I'll call him if I'll need anything.

"Your secret is safe with me." he said and went to Jill.

That calmed me down and I was too tired to think about them telling anything. I fell asleep and slept for whole night which didn't happen for a long time