Lissa

I felt a lot better suddenly. I couldn't figure out why, but then Christian's arms were around me and I began to feel sleepy. My eyes soon became very heavy, each time I blinked it was harder and harder to open them again.

"It's okay, you can go to sleep." He carefully laid me down on the bed. I opened my mouth but his lips found mine as he kissed me softly goodnight. I gratefully gave in to sleep, but quickly hated myself for that.

"NO!" I screamed, watching in slow motion as the two cars crash. "MOM!" I cry, because its all I can do. I knew what was happening, it had happened a hundred times before. THough I still continued to scream. I couldn't stop what was happening, I couldn't save any of my family that night and I hated it. My family had died, but I had been the only one that truly lived, I'd brought Rose back to life. Though I hadn't known that at the time, but it was true I had.

I'm falling to the ground in desperation, when arms wrap around me holding me up. I try to fight free, but the arms are like stone, they don't give way to my weak attempts to get away. I let out a scream hoping that someone would come and help. I continue to fight to break free. "LISSA!" It was Roses voice. Her voice was harsh but controlled and calming. Rose was my rock, she seemed to always be there. I turned to bury my face into her shoulder and started to cry.

"Nooo…" I whimpered yet cried out.

"LISSA!" My eyes snapped open, my breath quick. I felt Christian shaking me. Once he saw that my eyes were open he stops and pulls me to him. "You're not there." I whimper into his chest just as I would've if it was Rose who'd woken me up. "It was just a dream," his words are calming, but it still takes me some time to stop crying. He continues to whisper calming words.

Rose didn't come to find out what was going on. I'm guessing she slipped into my head and found out. In moments like that I don't think that I minded her doing that. I wondered if Christian, like Dimitri had figured out the bond was back. I had no idea what was going to happen now. Christian hadn't commented on the absence of his engagement ring, which I was grateful for.

Rose

The next week went by without problem until today. Today was the day of the vote. Lissa was getting ready when there was a knock on the door. I opened the door to find Jill's mom, laying down on our porch. She wasn't moving except for her hand that twitched. Panic filled me, I wanted to scream but nothing seemed to come out.

Christian wasn't home and neither was Dimitri, I had no way of getting help Lissa was going… Lissa came running to my side in an eleguint dress. I felt the spirits through the bond. WHo was sadistic enough to do something like this.

Lissa

It was Jill's mom, I had to heal her, I had no choice. I couldn't' let Jill too live the same way I had, without a family. Rose didn't even try to stop me and truthfully if she had I'm not sure really what I would've done. I was afraid to even think about what I would've done.

I felt the spirits rust through me, I felt on top of the world, I'm careful not to get blood on my dress as I kneel down next to Jill's mom. I place my hand on her shoulder. I let the spirits flow from me to her I never got tired of watching the wound heal before me. It gives me a kind of purpose, as though this is what I was born to do.

Jill's mom took in a deep healthy sounding breath. I took my hand away and stood. Rose helped Jill's mom up. "Thank you, I have no idea what happened." She looked relieved and scared at the same time. I knew she was worried about Jill. I had told her thousands of times that with Sydney and Adrian she would be okay. I hadn't told her about how Sydney was now at a re-education center. She didn't need to know that.

Today was a big day for us both. It was the day I found out if I got my friends back. I missed Adrian and Eddie. Today was the day she found out if her little girl was coming home. I hadn't slept much last night. I'd been trying to make sure I completed everything before the vote today. Nothing could go wrong, yet everything had gone wrong.

"Let me walk you back home." Rose said to her. "Christian and Dimitri are just getting out of the car. YOu'll be fine." She turned to me, kissed me on the cheek and then gave me a hug. She was trying to convince herself that I would be okay more than she was trying to convince me that I would be okay. Which made sense because lately she seemed way too on edge.

"I'll be fine," I tell her as she walks out the door.

"Let's go get you cleaned up." She says in an upbeat tone to Jill's mom.

"What happened?" Dimitri asked. He was definitely concerned and his guardian instincts seemed to be extremely high. I was afraid of what to tell him. I decided to make it look like no big deal., as though nothing major or life threatening had really happened.

"Jill's mom cut her hand doing something. It was pretty deep and she didn't want a scar or to go to the infirmary. So she came here, I willingly healed her and now Rose is just taking her home to help clean up and get her ready. It is a the big day after all." I say. I know they believe me, I'm using my Queen abilities so I know for a fact they aren't going to question anything.

"Okay," that was all Dimitri said before walking past me into the house. Christian walked up to stand in front of me. We had a bit of a fight because I wasn't wearing the engagement ring, but today, hopefully all that would change. But I still had to get through today as planned. Nothing else could go wrong. No more nearly dead people could appear at our door step.

"It's all going to be fine." Christian said. "How much time do you have?" He pulled me close to him kissing my neck softly his fangs brushing against my neck. "You are to tempting in that dress." He picked me up and carried me to our room. I wanted to fight against doing it, but I had so much tension built up in me from the past week that I knew I needed to, so I didn't fight back, I took charge which surprised us both.

Dimitri

Roza told me to wear a suit but what if something happened? She still told me to wear a suit. The memory started to play in my head in her absence at the moment. It seemed to happen all the time now, it helped me get through being away from her, as though I had a part of her with me at all times.

We laid in our bed wrapped in each others arms as we often did. Roza hadn't been sleeping well with all of Lissa's worries. They were making her worry about the breaking point in all of this.

"You need to wear a suit." She'd said out of the middle of nowhere. I was confused and I guess I let it show in my face. "I guess you're no longer the god." She joked and kissed me. I couldn't help but let my guard down with her now. I felt just as safe as she did around me, though she was still stubborn as hell. I still loved her with all my heart.

"What are you talking about?" I asked her, seeing as she still hadn't answered the confusion on my face.

"Tomorrow. I'm even wearing a dress. Lissa requested we did so don't go all it's part of the job to wear sweats to everything. THe Queen had asked us to dress up so we will."

"But it is part of the job to wear sweats to everything." I complained. I didn't like suits, yes I owned some but I wasn't proud of it. I was a guardian not Adrian.

"She said wear a suit, you're going to wear a fucking suit." her voice assertive and attractive.

Lissa

I sat waiting for the vote. Time was slow we still had time. They were discussing the vote but that had started only after I started my speech. I really had no idea what to say, but Rose was by my side and I had no worries. Her nearness gave me confidence that felt comforting. I hadn't prepared a speech but this is what ended up coming out of my mouth.

"My people," I began just like with most of my speeches. "You've heard everything I have to say on this matter once and then some. I wish not to bring this up again so instead I want to give you a reason to one hate me for my carelessness but also have reason to trust me."

I had no idea what I was doing but I looked at Christian who was in a chair next to Dimitri, who looked way too tense in his suit. Christian stood and walked up the stairs to stand next to me. What was he doing.

He took the mic from the stand. He gave me a kiss and whispered in my ear, "Just go with this, beautiful." I blushed but quickly composed myself. I was infront of everyone who hated that I choose Christian to be with.

"Before you, my love say anything else, I need to get something off my chest. Something that seems as though is bothering me about your people. But these people here now must understand that I love your Queen and that you chose her to be Queen. She may make some mistakes but everyone has. My parents made a mistake or at least that is what I've grown to believe. They may just be my parents but I feel like I never knew them.

"My aunt has made a great mistake and will be paying for it the rest of her life, but in no way does this show who I am or who I will be. I am the one that decides that and I know in my heart that without a doubt that I love you Lissa.

"But you know what she is always doing for you? She is always putting all of your needs before hers. I find this frustrating at time, but it is also loyal, and look I'm still here right? I will always be here waiting, but I think I've waited far to long to do this." He reaches into the pocket of his tux and pulls out the box from a week ago. He gets down once again on one knee. I can't help it I show how I truly feel and I can see that this is what Christian was hoping for.

"My beautiful Queen, My Lissa, my love, will you do me the greatest honor and agree to spend the rest of your life with me?"

This time I don't think, there's nothing to think about. "Yes! Yes Christian I will." I said and I believe for the first since becoming Queen I showed him affection in public. It took not only him but everyone else including me by surprise too. He quickly responded.

Once we pulled apart he put the ring on my left ring finger. I found i amazing that that was where the one vein that lead directly to the heart was located. Everyone was cheering and clapping. I almost didn't want to give my speech now. Nothing I'd say could top what Christian just did.

"he's all yours again people." Christian said once everyone had quieted down. I gave a weak sigh and knew I had to continue with my speech whether I wanted to or now.

"So, my people," I started again a little breathless. "A lot has happened in the last week leading up to today. I feel I need to share this with you all. I feel I must be honest because you've chosen me to to be your Queen.

"First of all I believe someone is making threats against my life and those I love." This brought lots of whispers. "Second, I believe it is because I've failed to tell you all that I'm Pregnant." This brought a mixture of reactions. "Also, Rose can you please come here?" She gracefully walked up next to me from where she'd been standing next to Dimitri.

"Our bond is back." This brought silence until someone walked in through the door.

"We've come to a conclusion on the vote." I didn't know the person who said this, but she stood tall and confident.

My heart raced, this was it, this was the moment that I'd been stressing over for the past week. THis was the moment when we would find out if life would calm down just a little more or if all hell would break loose. I thought of Jill and her smile. The way she'd looked up to us, how she used to do anything just to help us. I missed Jill, but I knew the Jill we'd get back wasn't going to be the same Jill.

Dimitri

"We've come to a conclusion on the vote." A tall confident woman said in the doorway. Everyone's eyes on her as though her next words would decide everyone's future that stood in this room right now.

My mind went to last night with Roza.

"Dimitri?" She asked with fear in her voice. "What if the vote doesn't go as we think it will? What is going to happen? How many more people are going to end up bloody laying on our porch?" Her words came out in a frantic rush. She was scared, not just for Lissa, but for everyone.

"Roza," I said taking her face gently in my hands. "It is all going to be okay. If it doesn't go the way we think we will have to keep Jill in hiding. Maybe even put her parents in hiding, but there is nothing to worry about in this moment." I told her hoping to calm her but I know that she was still very worried.

"The verdict is…."

Rose

Every worry I'd had last night whether it was mine or Lissa's, maybe it had been both came flooding into me. I almost even fell over I had no idea what I was going to do. What we were going to do if it was no.

Dimitri held me close squeezing me to him tightly. It almost seemed like if he let go we both might just fall apart.

We hadn't started planning our wedding, but with everything going on, I think it was the least of our worries. My heart was racing and so was Lissa's. Time seemed like it was going to drag on for the rest of our lives like the answer would never come.

"The verdict is…" the tall woman in the doorway started but taht was all I heard because I'm pretty sure that's when I passed out.

Christian

"The verdict is.." No one but Dimitri and I seemed to realized Rose had just fainted. THe tall woman paused though. Maybe trying to add a dramatic effect, but it was lost on everyone.

"Roza!" Dimitri hissed. I think he was even crying I wasn't really sure I was too out of it to be of any use. He picked her up carefully as though not to break her and discreetly left.

Lissa noticed and her eyes went big. She was worried there was no hiding that. They always worried about the other.

Lissa

I watched in slow motion as Dimitrie carried Rose out of the building. I hoped with all my heart she was okay. Then the thought that it was my fault came to my mind and I felt like I was hyperventilating. What if it was my fault had my my emotions been just too much? OH NO!

"The verdict is…"