Surprise graduation

Chapter 6

14 years of training and teachers have lead to this day, final trials seemed so long ago but they were only last week I don't know how I did though because scores get read out at the ceremony. The gym was full I sat towards the back leaning against the wall but I was soon interrupted
"Hi Rose can you believe it we graduate today " exclaimed Eddie. After Spokane Eddie changed he took being someone's guardian serious and for better terms grew up, looking around the gym so many of the novice here aren't ready they think strigoi fight like their teachers only me and Eddie know what it is like. Eddie may not have killed any but he still knows what they are like and I don't like it, eddies like my brother and I can't bare to think of him getting hurt.
"Hi Eddie yeh it's strange I still can't believe we are. Little 6 year old us never thought we would get this far" I looked in to his eyes and they dropped he was thinking about Mason, "Eddie he would have been so proud of you and I know he watches you even if we can't see him he's still here"
"Thanks Rosie I know he'd be proud of you too, listen I'm going to go speak to Shane so I'll see you at the ceremony late"
"I'm going to let you off calling me Rosie because your my brother but don't make the same mistake twice, see you later bro" Eddie smiled
"See you later sis"
I sat back again and watched as people went in and out ages went by because when I actually focused again there was only 4 of us left but for a soon to be guardian I didn't do very well at checking my surroundings because next thing I knew I was poked.
"Hey watch it"
"Sorry Roza you were just staring off into space so I came to see if you were ok and to tell you that you need to go get your mark. Do you know you still have your engagement ring on?" I looked down
"Sorry I snapped comrade I was just thinking and yeh I know it's kind of become a part of me now, I took it off to have a shower and felt lost so I'm not taking it off now and anyway it reminds me of you when I'm not with you"
"Come on I'll take you to get your mark"
"You know just because I'm pregnant, I said that part quietly, I can still walk across the gym and kick your but if I need to "
" if it was up to me Roza you wouldn't walk anywhere" he looked around but it was empty, the gym was just for waiting they were using the old store cupboard to give the marks. So Dimitri picked me up bridal style and carried me to the cupboard
"Arrr comrade put me down some one could see"
"I don't care and anyway I could say you tripped, here's your stop ma'am"
"Thank you comrade I'll see you later "
"Bye Roza congratulations"
"By the way I love the happy care free you" and with that I walked in the cupboard and shut the door behinds me. Alberta and the tattoo person were standing behind a stool however you can imagine what my face was like when Dimitri walked in,
"Comrade what are doing here you said you had guardian business to attend to!"
"My students getting her promise mark and thinks I would miss it, I'm hurt"
Alberta butted in "Rose did you just get Belikov to make a joke?" I turned to look at her
"No I don't think so, he's always like this when we are training I guess I've rubbed off on you hey comrade" This innocent act is killing me "any way could we get on with it because if I'm not back by 11 I'm going to have one angry princess" Alberta smirked, ok that's weird. Dimitri stood in the corner and I sat down on stool and leaned my head forward; exposing my neck.
The tattooist didn't start immediately "your a novice"
"Yeh and... "
"You have got 4 molnija marks and 1 battle star that's un heard of" (I added a few)
"I kind of attract trouble not to mention my mentor over there taught me how to kick ass so yeh " and with that he began and I blocked out the pain.

APOV
Marking the novice is not a quick job, we only have one tattooist so it takes a while.
No one had come in for a while so I assumed we were finished but I haven't seen Rose. I looked through the blind to find her alone in the gym talking to Dimitri, they were In each other's space again, but before I knew it he had her in his arms bridal style and was carrying her over. Just before the door he put her down and let her walk. They look so natural together, they really are soul mates.
I was kind of surprised when she walked in alone, I would have though Belikov would have come in to watch his 'student' get marked. Only seconds after she walked in, he did to. They had a conversation where he actually joked, while waiting for them to realise a world exists I watched the two only to be drawn to roses left hand as something caught the light. Oh my goodness he had done it, the one thing that never happens to a guardian he had asked her to marry him and she said yes. They continue to change everything that people see as right. I couldn't be happier for them, I'm shocked she said yes though it was as clear as day that she loved him but Rose has never been one for getting married or anything like that. When they were little Vasilisa would be planning her wedding and Rose would promise she would never get married or fall in love because as little Rose said 'it's stupid' I guess that's a promise she couldn't help but make.

The tattooist finished and bandaged her neck, Rose stood up and turned to face me "congratulations rose you really deserve everything from today so be proud " there was a double meaning to that but I'm not sure if she picked up on it "thank you Alberta not just for this but for everything you've done for me since I was 4 years old, a tear escaped but she wiped it back quickly, Lissa was right you have been more like a mother to me then my own and that is something I can never thank you enough for" she hugged me and I hugged her back. I no longer saw Rose Hathaway the child, I saw Rose soon to be belikov the woman. The women who has killed more strigoi then anyone on campus even me, the women who is getting the happily ever after she never thought she'd get.