I woke up to an alarm blearing. What I normally would do is take the clock and torture it to dead. The only problem though: This blearing sound wasn't coming from a device, brought to earth straight from hell. It was the only sound who got me out of bed ready for action in a fraction of a second. It was the only sound who did that to anyone. Guardian or moroi. I grabbed the first piece of clothing I could find, which was Dimitri shirt, he was already putting on his trousers, put on my combat boots, grabbed two stakes and my gun and went into Lissa's room, where Lissa was already awake putting on a bathrobe over her silk nightgown. Typical Lissa. Always a queen, at any time of the day.

"Let's go." I said.

Dimitri and I took Lissa and Christian to the safe room just outside her chambers. There was already a night guard inside. We let them in and I said one last thing to Lissa.

"Be strong, people are looking to you for reassurance." I gave her one of the radio's, queen was obligated to know what was happening all the time.

She knotted. "Be safe!"

Just then Eddie, Jill and Jill's night guard arrived. Dimitri and I stepped outside together with Eddie. Standard protocol. We protected the door. The night guards stayed inside. They were their responsibility now after all.

"Eagle, consort and pigeon are secured" I called in to Hans.

"Lock the volt." He answered.

We where closing the door when two guards came running down the corridors with a bunch of moroi in-between them. Royal and not royal.

"Hold the door" One called out.

"Get your ass in their fast" I shouted. "Come on, hurry up! I don't give a shit about your status right know!" Some people looked shocked and I just pushed them in. This door needed to be locked shut, now! As I pushed the last ones in. The two extra guards helped locking the volt door.

"Satus." I asked Hans.

"Perimeter was invaded. Five S where killed. Three guards down, six injured. We're sweeping the place. Stay put and on guard, this could take a few hours."

Now the only thing we could do is waiting.

A few hours lather we heard the words we've been waiting for.

"All secure, open volts. Escort Eagle to conference room A.3.1." It was the closest to where we were now. The volt was opened and I got Lissa out and walked her towards A.3.1.

As I entered Hans started going over the events of what just happened, as he ended, Lissa was lead out and back to her chambers. He looked me up and down.

"Why are you dressed like that guardian Hathaway?"

"Because I was asleep when this all started and I think it was more imported to get Lissa to safety, then me to wear my uniform. In my defense, I'm wearing part of the guardian uniform."

"You're wearing my part." Dimitri whispered in my ear.

"You want it back?" I said and started raise it. I got as much as my boy-shorts covered ass visible, when he janked it back down.

"No" he growled in my ear.

"Just get back to sleep." Hans sighed.

We walked out where Lissa and Christian stood. Their night guardians right behind them.

"Lissa, why didn't you got back to bed?"

"Adrenaline, I would gave a hard time falling asleep now, even if tried."

"Let's stay up for a while then. Come on." We went to the queen chambers and made ourselves comfortable on the lounger. The boys went to the kitchen to make some hot chocolate.

"Nice outfit by the way." Lissa said.

"Yeah, I was thinking, maybe I can stun any intruders so much with my sexiness, they forget to attack."

"In your case, that could actually work. You look like sex on legs. Apart from the combat boots. Though maybe it would turn some guys on." she said sniggering.

The boys came out of the kitchen and handed us our hot chocolate.

"Thanks comrade."

He lifted me up and put me down on his lap. We talked for a while over every day, relaxing stuff. It helped calm Lissa down. After a while we were just sitting enjoying the chocolate. Lissa yawning and I knew she was going to go to bed again any minute now.

"I love the slogan on your lovely backside." Dimitri whispered in my ear.

Huh? Oh yeah. Lissa gave me a collection of boy-shorts once, they all had little quotes and slogans written on them.

"Is that way you don't want your shirt back?" I whispered back.

"I wouldn't want to inspire anyone."

"Is it inspiring you?"

"I don't need inspiring."

"Prove it."

"I fully intend to the moment we're alone again."

With perfect timing, Lissa said she was going back to bed. The moment they were out of view, Dimitri lifted me up and threw me over his shoulder. Slapping my ass, as he took me back to our bedroom.

He was right, he didn't need any inspiration, he always gave me what I wanted.

After all.

It ain't gonne spank intself

A little Idea that popped into my head, while studying. Enjoy

Lots of Love

Born to Love, Protect and Die