The way that it should have been

Chapter 37

"She has six funeral appropriate dresses at the academy. Most of her more... 'dressy clothes' are still in Turkey. But I will get online, when I get back to my room, and order her some more funeral appropriate dresses and ask for them to be overnight shipped to the academy. Maybe that way they will be there when we get back. Do you know when they will be back at the academy?"

"I told them to take all the time that they needed. But if I know Rose as well as I think I do, then she will be back at the academy at the very latest a few days after we are. But she will have to leave again soon afterwards for the funerals, and they will all most likely be out of the country. Do any of you want to go with her for this?"

"Yes." They all answered, just as I knew that they would. I wish that I could go with her, to support her, to be at my friend's funeral. But I couldn't leave the academy, especially not if these attacks could come to the academy.

"All right, I will make the arrangements. When you all get back to the academy, after the funerals, we will have a memorial service for Abby and Xander. Mason, Eddie do you have more than one dress shirt and tie. One suit should be fine as long as it's black and you wear it with different shirts and ties."

"I have four dress shirts and two ties." Mason answered, and Eddie nodded.

"After I have ordered Rose's dresses, the four of us will go to the shops here at the ski lodge. And I will get the two of you a couple more suites as well as some shirts, ties, socks, and shoes. As well as Rose a few dresses just in case all of the others don't get to the academy before we have to leave."

"Thanks, Lissa." The two boys and I all said in unison.

"There is nothing to thank me for. We are all a family, and we all need to stick together as a family, especially right now while Rose needs us the most."

"Yes, we do." All three of the boys and I answered.

Lissa stood up tears still running down her face, "thank you for everything Guardian Petrova."

"Yes, thank you." The boys all added.

"There is nothing to thank me for, just be there for her when she needs you."

"We will." They all answered.

"Oh, and Lissa?"

"Yes?"

"I transferred Dimitri to be Rose's guardian, and he asked for it to be permanent."

She smiled through her sadness and the remnants of her tears. "That's fine, I understand. I had already decided to suggest it after graduation anyway. She and I had already discussed the fact that she shouldn't be a guardian, and I wanted her protected. Plus, they should be able to always be together."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." She replied with an understandably sad smile on her face.

(CPOV) Christian

We hadn't even taken three steps out of Alberta's office before we were accosted and bombarded with questions from my Aunt Tasha. And with my nerves already being frayed into a live wire because of my worry and concern for Rose it didn't go very well for my Aunt Tasha.

"Where is my Dimka? Is he hurt? Is he sick? Can I talk to him? Can I go to him?"

And on and on and on it went until even I'd had more than enough.

"Aunt Tasha, please shut the hell up!!! None of us are in the mood for your jealousy and childish bullshit right now!!! You seriously need to grow the fuck up!!! He doesn't love you and he doesn't want to be with you!!"