**Chapter 16**

The plan works and once the other cars is for enough we swamp the estate. All in action mode we encounter our first ring of strigoi guards. Von and two of my court men enjoyed ourselves. They as the second ring hit it was not so easy to break through their deference's. My opponent was one though cookie she got a hold of my kick leg and fling me in the air then let go of me.

My stake fell from my hand as she jumped on me holding me by my throat squeezing as I reach for my stake and found it as she lick my face then I ram my stake into her heart. She fell backward then I move to the final ring of strigoi guards. They are even faster and stronger than the ones of before. We fought them in teams. Von held one down and I staked him. We kept moving ti the inner house and found Yevan, reading Russian poetry. Von and Mike worked with me.

'Well. Well. Well. Rose Hathaway as I live and breathe.' Yevan said as he looked at me placing his finger in his book, looking at me with his chilly red strigoi eyes at me.

'You're dead monster.' I spat at him, then leaped at him with 'Halle Berry's', 'Catwoman' move. I jumped him so hard, I heard his scull crack at the impact. My stake out burning him all over. McLeod and his group reached us as Von and Mike holding Yevan down as I continue to burn him with my stake then almost press my stake half way into his throat.

'Is there more in your nest?' I yelled at Yevan.

'Fuck you. What does that matter to you?' I keep my stake against his cheek, the smoke that traveled from his burned skin smelled like rotten meat being burned.

'Don't fuck with me Zmey? Is there more in your nest?'

'Yes. Yes, here about 30 more in Oklahoma and at least 50 strong in Romania.' He said quickly.

'Where in Romania?' I almost felt like yelling my frustrations out at him.

'The old academy grounds. The old St Victor Barnikov grounds. The academy moved to their new premises north west of old campus about 60 miles from old campus.' Yevan spilled his guts.

'Thanks.' I said and sunk my stake into his chest before he could break free or say anything else. McLeod said we have a few miner casualties from our other men but more strigoi killed then anything not one strigoi got past the guardians. We got back to campus and started filling out our reports. That includes me. I was shown to a guest room then got in a nice hot shower. As I got into bed I text Dimitri: 'We fought Yevan, got only skid marks but still in one piece. Going to sleep now. See you real soon. Love, R xxx'

He replied: 'I'm just glad to hear you are okay. Can't wait to see you. Love and miss you more. D. xox.' It made me smile and then I finally fell asleep.

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Back at HQ. I done my reports of all the events that happened at St. Marcus Academy. Sat in my office, saw my stack of paper work on my desk. I started working through all of my leaving the three guardians first reports for last. It was mid-day then, I was done with the paper work. The tree young guardians files, I kept in one of my desk drawers. I read through them. Only the first two and the third guardians are holding some promise of any change. Taking what I told them to heart. The second one, well is not so promising. This change may take way longer than necessary.

I filed it away and store their files back into my drawers. Gave Veronique the stuff that she need to process and file, then I left for home to shower and change into a fresh uniform,. I set out to a bakery to order Junior's 'Mickey Mouse' birthday cake. The I got some party decorations and a couple of presents for him like books, to read and to write in and some toys. Then finally joined my royal guard at the last stretch of a court session. Standing at the back of the court room. No one saw or noticed me, which was great.

As I drove alone over to Lissa's place with Junior I picked up early from day care and I already have his bag with food and his clothes in the car since I was already at home. I even got Dimitri some fresh clothes in the car. Junior and I sat and wait for our party to get back to Lissa's house. They got home and Dimitri's face lit up when he saw us sitting in the monitoring room. I took my jacket and tie off. It was draped over the back of the chair. He came over and hugged me and Junior in a bear hug. He kissed Junior's head and for me he gave a proper kiss.

'Mama, look.' Junior said and gave me a picture he had drawn.

'Oh, my angel it is beautiful.' It's a drawing of the three of us. Dimitri spoke Russian to Junior and he would point at which is which on the pictures. After their squabble in Russian I don't know yet, I let them as I start working through the new curriculum for the novice. I was one quarter of the way in when I paused to do my patrols through the house then came back to feed and bath junior. Dimitri got Junior dressed for the night. Dmitri have gotten Junior a couple of Russian children's books and is learning him to read Russian slowly. I continued working through the novice educations. By the next morning I worked through more than three quarters of the whole curriculum. Dimitri took Junior to, day care.

I head over to HQ. Checked on with all the departments at HQ. I am making an effort to learn everyone's names and a little about everyone. We have a couple of prisoners here at court, for their court hearings. Finally back on my office with the new curriculum on my desk. Going through the last of the work. I can now see Vivian left so spaces blank for me to pen down my strigoi experience. I wrote it in for her. I finished it and now I'm done with the elementary novice education. Start working through the high school curriculum . I was half way through it when Veronique walked in to bring me a cup of coffee. I thanked her and asked her to please give Vivian in for me. She left doing what I asked her. I was still busy going through the high school work when Vivian walked into my office.

'Guardian James. Thank you coming.'

'Guardian Belikov, thank you for seeing me.' She sat down and I walked around my desk to my seat and jumped right in.

'I've gone through the elementary school curriculum and I am very impressed. You have done a great work. I have filled in the blank spaces you kept open for me.'

'Thank you. Thought you would appreciate it. There is a bigger section for you in the high school curriculum, under knowledge of strigoi and strigoi strategy.' She said and took the elementary curriculum files. Yes, it's two extraordinary thick files. Then Vivian and I had some coffee and I found that teaching is something she always loved to do and being a novice teacher she lives herself out in her class room. I told her about Dimitri Junior and how advance he is for his age already and how Dimitri and I try to keep developing his clever mind. She thought it was an amazing. It even gave her an idea to work Russian in as a compulsory secondary language elementary and high school novice.

She left with her files I gave back to her, she walked off, to add Russia to the novice studies to our improved elementary curriculum. I worked through the rest of the last half of the high school curriculum after I picked Junior up from day care. Tonight we spend the night at home with Dimitri. I was helping Junior with his homework then afterward started on dinner. Had Junior take a bath before his father gets home from his shift at 6AM. Being on a vampire schedule our days and nights are flopped upside down as guardians. We are all having dinner when the rest of the human world are really having breakfast. Our dinner was about done when Dimitri got home.

'Honey, I'm home.' He said loud as the front door slams shut behind him.

'Daddy!' Junior yelled excited as he ran to his father. I was still busy in the kitchen making a salad. By the weekend we are going to have a full house. Dimitri's family are flying in from Baia. My own mother couldn't get off so she and Abe are sending Juniors gifts via air mail. Back in the kitchen, Dimitri walked over to me with Junior in his arms and gave me a kiss with a bit of tongue it heated up a certain area of my body almost instantly. Junior placed his tiny hands gently on our cheeks as we both turn to look at him and we gave him each a kiss on his cute chubby cheeks.

We all pulled apart and I leaned my head on Dimitri's chest. He smoothed my hair back then kissed the top of my head. Looked up and l cupped his face. He smiled at me then gave me palm a kiss. We all sat down for dinner and after I made sure Junior was fed and had a bathed. I let Junior go and play some more so I can finally eat, Dimitri set a place for me right next to him. I ate my dinner while Dimitri cleaned up when he was done he joined me again at the table. I was done eating my dinner and was now working through the last bit of the high school curriculum.

'What are you doing, honey?' He asked me rubbing my back as he came to sit next to me.

'Going through the new high school novice curriculum.'

'Oh, new curriculum, it's about time for some new material. Have you pitched your theories to them then?'He asked jokingly.

'To be quite serious I have and they all thought it was a extreme thing to do but in the end thought it will be great and they are now working it into the new curriculum for elementary and high school novice and even the novice training have been kicked up by four notches.'

'What? You're going to pull it off?'

'Yes, it would seem so.' I said as his smile grew even larger. He gave me another kiss then I smiled at him then turned back to the curriculum I am busy with and all the spaces Vivian left blank for me, I filled it all in and answered her questions. Junior was now long gone in la-la land. I was done by 9AM then went to bed where Dimitri was staring at the ceiling. I was getting undressed and walked over to where Dimitri was now staring at me. Stepped out of my shoes and socks and pants now only in my underwear and my shirt is already unbuttoned His eyes look so hungry looking up and down. I let go of the pins in my hair. Had a bandage in the back of my neck of the four more strigoi kills I have preformed. He rolled over to me and pulled my shirt off my shoulders and let it fall to the floor.

'Hmmm…' He moaned as I touched his face and then trailed my hand down as I started to rub him. Sitting now on my knees in front of him I undress him completely. I started to suck him off till he came in my mouth. He lay me down and slowly removed my underwear I still had on. His kisses and tongue traveled all over my bare body till he found the wetness at my sex and started to suck and lick me. Ever so often stick two of his fingers into me. I started to beg him. He hates it when I beg him for things and without thinking he sink into me so wonderfully. We moved as one and over and over we made love till we both could not go anymore. I fell asleep in my wonderful husbands arms with my head on his chest listening to his heart beat.