Disclaim: Characters and background are own by Rachell Mend.

Please keep in mind that English isn't my first language and this is the first story that I wrote. Comments that are correcting grammar and spelling are appreciated and anything that can improve my writing.

This story also future on Wattpad under the name: InTheShadows3


Rose pov

I woke up covered in sweat.

Image of red eyes and blood still in my head.

It seems that this became my daily routine, me waking up from a nightmare, I mean. But tonight something is different. I glance at my watch its 12 AM - the middle of Moroi night. Sun is looking through my curtains shining up my room.

Suddenly, I felt like the walls were closing around me. Mason's lifeless face flashed in my head. I felt tears welled up my eyes but I tried not to let them out, I already cried too much in the past few days.

I need to get out.

I threw some sweeter and started to climb out through my window. As soon as my feet hit the ground I took off running towards the woods but at the same time trying to stay in the shadows because I think guardians wouldn't appreciate me sneaking out of my room.

After I arrive on the edge of forests I made my way to a small lake just before the wards. I place myself on the shore and watched tiny waves on the sheet of water. It was February so I'm a little bit cold but it was warm enough for a winter plus my dhampir genes made it bearable.

I don't know how long I was sitting here but after a while, I heard some rustling. I turn around and saw HIM. "We need to stop meeting like that." His deep and beautiful voice rang through my ears.

Dimitri

Why is it always him that catches me breaking the rules? - I think I said that before.

I glanced up to his chocolate bottomless eyes that I could stare for the rest of my life and die happy women. "Hi" Wow Rose, Hi, really? "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?" I broke the eye contact and finally look at him. He was wearing grey sweats, black t-shirt that hug him in all the right places and of corse his duster. It would not be Dimitri without it. Overall he looked casual AND hot. "I could ask you the same thing, you're not in your guardian uniform so you're not on the shift."

I wonder what is he doing here.

I saw him stiffen a little and some unknown emotion flashed through his eyes but it was gone before I could name it. What he did next surprise me. He sat next to me. "What's wrong?" He asked in the most casual way possible. I took my time answering as I didn't know what to tell him. "Lets just say that I can't sleep" He looked at me with a weird expression. "You sure you don't want to talk about it? It might help."
"How about for once we talk about you? Why it's always me? What are you doing here in the middle of the human day?" I replayed gesturing around me. I don't know what I expected from him after I asked. Dimitri is a really private person, he didn't open up to people but sometimes when I was lucky he would tell me stories from childhood or something about his family. I love when he did that, talking about his sisters and mother always bring up this real smile of his.

"I couldn't sleep." His voice brought me back from my train of thoughts. "Why?" He looked down to his hands. I followed to were he was looking and saw that he was holding a small rock and was playing with it.

Was he nervous?

Then I gaze at his face and saw that he let down his guardian mask. His eyes were full of sadness and guilt? Worry filled my heart. I took his hand in mine and made him look up at me. Rubbing his hand with my thumb in an attempt to calm him down, I asked "Comrade? What's wrong?" He squeezed my hand and finally met my eyes. I started to be really worried, he never acted like that. "Um... My mama called a couple of days ago to tell me that my grandmother got sick." After seeing my frighten face he quickly added "It's alright now but it got me thinking, you know. I'm here and they are on the other side of Earth." Then it hit me.

He was homesick. The Russian Badass Battle God was missing his family.

I did something that surprised both of us. I hug him. At the beginning, he tense but after a moment he pulled me to his laps and buried his head in my hair.

Everyone once in awhile needs a hug. Especially Dimitri. I love that we didn't need words to communicate. He knew what I meant by that, I always be there for him, just like he, for me.

I saw some movement in the bushes and quickly pulled away. Dimitri looked a little bit hurt but then followed my gaze and pushed me behind the tree. "HIDE" he whispered-yelled. I obey and started ears dropping. "What are you doing here, Bielikov?" I immediately recognise that voice. Stan. "Nothing guardian Alto. Couldn't sleep so I went for a walk. I was just heading out." Stanny just nodded and walked away. "Come on Roza, I sneak you back to your room." I smiled "You know, I'm rubbing off on you." I saw corners of his lips going up.

After we arrive back to my room I was just about to close my doors when I heard "Roza?" I looked up at him "yeah?" He just smiled "Thank you" before I could answer him, he was gone.

The End


This is just me trying write for the first time so it's short and not much is happening but I want you to know that I have a lot of ideas that are more interesting then this.

I may or may not post another one-shot but it depends if I get positive review.