Hi all, this is my first attempt at a fanfic, but I hope you like it. R&R, and feel free to suggest ideas for the plot.

(I don't own any of the characters from the Vampire Academy Series, they belong to RICHELLE MEAD)

Rose's PoV

"Roza, you know we can't…" His voice trailed off. His warm, brown eyes were unusually melancholy.

"But, Dimitri, I love you!"

"I know, and I love you too. Just wait until after graduation. It's to risky for us to stay like this at The Academy." He reached over and stroked my cheek. I caught his hand and laced my fingers through his. He took our intertwined fingers and kissed them, almost like he was saying goodbye. Then I realized he was.

Impulsively, I kissed him. He pulled away and left the gym without looking back. Rose, we need to talk. I heard Lissa, my best friend, through the bond that we shared. Not for the first time, I wished that the bond was two-way so that I could tell her that I needed alone time. But she was my Moroi, and guardians had no time for themselves where their Moroi were concerned. I sighed and followed Dimitri out the door.

"What's up?" I asked as I sauntered into Lissa's room.

"Nothing, I didn't call you here to talk about me, I wanted to talk about you." I looked at her, puzzled. "Rose, I'm your best friend. I can tell when something's different, you need to trust me, tell me what's wrong!"

I sighed; there was no way I was getting out of this conversation. "You know how it is with you and Christian?" Christian was her boyfriend, we didn't exactly see eye-to-eye, but we got past it for her sake. She nodded. "I think I found something like that too…" I paused. Before I could tell her the bad news, she jumped up and started hugging me.

"I'm sooooo happy for you!" She exclaimed, then she noticed my expression. "Wait, there's something else, isn't there?" I sighed, she was really going to make me go through with explaining.

"Well, if I got together with the guy, I would be breaking rules in most societies and countries." Her eyes widened in shock. Just as I was going to explain further, someone knocked on the door.

"One sec, Rose, but I need to get this." I nodded my consent. I had started to zone out when I heard His voice.

"I'm sorry Princess," He was talking to Lissa, "but I really don't think that I will be able to be your guardian for a while."

"How long is a while?" Lissa asked, sorrow in her voice, for even she liked Dimitri, as a friend.

"At least until you graduate." I noticed how He didn't say 'you and Rose.' I decided to interrupt their conversation. I walked into His line of sight.

"Oh! Hey there, Dimitri, fancy seeing you here!" He smiled at me and I checked His eyes for signs of regret, but all I saw was sadness.

"Rose." He nodded in my direction, then continued his conversation with Lissa, who was clearly puzzled about our exchange. "It has been an honor serving you, but I really must be going, Princess." He turned around and left, again, without saying goodbye to me.

"What was that all about?" Lissa turned around to address me. "Normally I can't get the two of you to shut up!" Then I saw it click for her, "No, it can't be… Is it?" I nodded, silent and ashamed. She sent me comfort through the bond, but she could see that it wasn't helping. She reached up and hugged me, as I stood there sobbing into her shoulder.

Dimitri's PoV

Leaving her was harder than I expected. The sadness in her eyes when I went to inform the Princess nearly ripped me apart. I wished that I didn't have to leave her. I thought of the sweet smell of her beautiful hair, and that brought me comfort. I then thought of how I wanted to make her happy again, but how I knew it would all be in vain.

As I packed my bags, I heard a soft knock on my door. I was foolish enough to open it without check to see who it was first. It was her, my beautiful Roza.

"Comrade, we need to talk." I fought back the smile that her nickname for me brought every time she uttered it. She walked in and shut the door. I stood there, kind of stunned. I turned around and followed her to my bed where she was sitting.

"Roza, I don't think that this is a good idea." I sat down next to her. As I looked at her, I got lost in the depth of her eyes. A piece of her hair escaped from her messily prepared bun and hung by her ear. I fought the urge to fix it, to tuck it behind her ear. We sat in silence, drinking in the other's presence. She leaned forward, as if to say something, thought better of it and moved back a bit. I couldn't help myself, she looked so sad. I longed to help a smile appear in those eyes again. I kissed her. I stroked her cheekbone and felt something hit it, a tear. I realized that she was baring her soul to me. She leaned forward and kissed me again, wrapping her arms around my neck.

Rose's PoV

He wrapped his arms around me, drawing me closer. The moment was sweet and sad. There was no lust in this kiss, just pure love.

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