RPOV

"Rose! Rose!" Lissa slammed into me as I walked down the hall, not paying much attention to what I was doing. She bounced up and down in excitement, a huge smile plastered onto her pale features.

"What? What? What?" I asked smirking while suppressing a laugh.

"I convinced Alberta to let us have a dance this year! Like the prom we saw at the end of Mean Girls! Rose we can wear pretty dresses and we can curl our hair and do-"

"Wait what?" I interrupted her, confusion leaking onto my features. "I have to do what?"

"Oh come on, it'll be fun! You can even get a date if you'd like." Lissa winked awkwardly at me, one eye closing as that half of her face crunched up into a ball. I giggled.

"Lissa, I don't have money for a dress." Her face gleamed brighter as the words dropped from my mouth. I knew immediately what she was planning- and I knew exactly what it was before she even said another word.

She was going to buy me a dress.

"Oh no- no Liss, you are not doing that. Either way I'll probably have to stand guard and everything. Dimitri would want me to and its good practice anyways."

"Oh but that's the best part! Dhampirs don't have to stand guard! They get to dance with us, and have fun and oh my Rose! This is going to be so much fun!" Lissa smiled as she gripped my hand and started to jump up and down in excitement.

A laugh formed at my lips as I watched Christian stroll over to us.

His hair was a mess, the same with his black shirt that hugged his muscular torso. Christian wore skinny jeans that hugged his ass nicely, and of course all this was completed with the same dazzling blue eyes he always had.

Wow he was sexy.

Stop it Rose, that's you best friends boyfriend not some stranger.

"Hello ladies, Lissa," He kissed her cheek as he hugged her from behind- or attempted rather. She still bounced but now turned to face him.

"Did you hear?" She gleamed.

"Of course I did, do I have to get dressed up for this?"

"Of course you do silly!" He groaned as a smirk grew on my lips from his displeasure.

"Shut up, you have to get dressed up to." He sneered at me.

"I know, but I don't mind it- you despise that." I adjusted the one armed bag on my shoulder so it wouldn't fall down. "I'll see you later Liss, flame boy," I nodded and stalked off, heading back to my dorm.

Not even half way there someone stopped me in my path, a tall, pale, green eyed moroi, which had the smell of whisky and cologne radiating off of him.

I gazed up at him as his emerald irises brightened at the sight of me. "Hello my little dhampir, have you heard about the dance?"

"Of course, and why may you be asking?" I raised an eyebrow, but I knew exactly what he was asking- he was asking me out.

"I was hoping you'd consider me to take me as your date. You know since your Russian god," He sneered, "cant."

"Me and that Russian god are over. I'm a single women now Ivashkov, and I'm sure you're more than thrilled to hear that." I flashed him a quick smile, and tried to continue to walk around him.

"Ah, ah, ah, not so fast little Rose." Adrian stepped in front of me again, tapping my nose with his pointed finger, as my face crinkled up as he did. "You didn't answer my question."

I sighed, he deserved it anyways, why not give him a chance? "I don't have a dress yet, I need to go to my dorm and look online for some. You better look nice and make sure you are somewhat sober during this event, understand?"

His grin then spread from ear to ear, "So is that a yes?" Hope gleamed in his eyes as he stared down at me, he looked happy. Just truly and utterly happy, something I haven't really seen on him since of the spirit darkness.

I couldn't help myself; I smiled back at him, my grin almost as big as his and replied. "Yes, Adrian, that's a yes."

Adrian picked me up from the waist and spun me around smiling. When he placed me down again he hugged me tightly, the same stupid grin etched onto my face like his.

"Thank you Rose, thank you. Maybe I can buy you dinner before that, or after, or anytime really. Or just dessert or something?" Adrian looked like boy with a pocket for of money in a candy shop, absolutely amazed.

"Sure, Adrian, I have to go though, I have training and then I have to head back to my dorm. I'll cya later." I smiled as I looked back at him when I started to walk away again.

From far off in the distance I could see Dimitri starring at me- no not me- and Adrian. His eyes pointed like daggers towards him when he spun me around. Thinking about Dimitri I glanced down at my watch- shit I was late, someone wasn't going to be a happy camper.

I ran to the gym as quick as I could to change and start to train. I walked into the locker room, slipped on a sports bra and some Victoria Secrets cropped yoga pants.

As I made my way out of the changing room I heard Dimitri cursing in Russian, as I heard his fists slam again a punching bag. I began to study Russian a little bit, just to understand some of the things he says sometime and this- well I could understand this.

Stupid fucking moroi stealing my Roza.

I walked out quietly, he must not of have heard me because when I spoke he jumped. "Comrade," I used his nickname lightly maybe to lighten the mood, "Are you okay?"

"Roza did we mean nothing? Nothing at all to you?" Dimitri sounded hurt, and pain showed in his eyes as well. "I know we're not supposed to be together but Adrian? So soon?"

"You saw that huh?"

"Of course I did, and maybe I shouldn't make assumptions but why did he pick you up exactly?" His tone went to hurt to angry to hurt and then a mixture of both.

I felt a rush of guilt surge up inside me, I knew he'd be upset if he saw but I almost didn't care. Did I love Dimitri? Fuck yeah. Was I supposed to? No, I can't. Did I love Adrian? No but I could. Was I supposed to? No, but I can.

"He um…" I gazed down at the floor as he walked over to me, ripping off his boxing gloves.

"He what Rose?" His tone was harsh now, the anger taking over his words.

"He asked me to that dance, the one for all the students." I looked up at him, and stared into his deep brown eyes knowing that the next four words would hurt him. "And I said yes."

Dimitri slammed the wall next to me, pounding his firsts onto it. This has been the only I've ever seen him angry; he usually was so calm and hard to read but this? This could be spotted from a mile away.

"But I love you." He whispered it, and I was pretty sure I wasn't supposed to hear it, but I did and I commented on it anyways.

"And I love you too, but we can't do this. You've said it a million time hoping I'd be the one to take responsibility" Whoa, responsible Rose? "And I am, you should go fall in love with someone you love, someone who's not me."

Dimitri let out a frustrated sigh and ran his fingers through his long brown hair as his brows furrowed. "You're right. And I know you're right, I was just hoping you wouldn't listen. I was just hoping I could do this-"

He stopped and kissed me. I could feel every cell in my body yearn for him as I instantly reacted and touched his face as I placed my hand on his chest while he pulled me closer to him. I could've made love to him right there on the gym floor- and I wanted to- a lot- but I couldn't. We were supposed to be moving on, not falling back in love or acting on our emotions whatever.

Dimitri began to push me down to the floor and I let him, I let him run his hands all over my body. I let him caressed the small of my back and run his hands along my legs.

It was explosive. Everywhere he touched I wanted more; I wanted to soak up everything I could possibly have of him. I wanted his sweat mixed with mine (as disgusting as that seems), and his skin grazing mine as we move back and forth across each other.

This must have gone on for ten minutes before he broke the passionate kiss, and stared at me long and hard. "And have you react just like that except more intense. But you're right we can't do that," He panted his words as he pulled me closer to him. "No matter how much we want to or don't, you're right. Go be with Adrian."

Even if his words sounded sweet, almost, Adrian' name was spit out like venom.

"I think we're done for today, we can train tomorrow." He said it plainly, coolly as he lowered me all the way to the floor and stood up, wiping sweat off of his face. "I'll see you tomorrow my Roza."

Dimitri walked away, grabbing his bag as he walked out of the gym as I sat on the floor and watched his movements.

Damn it. Now I have a problem.