Everything Happens For A Reason

Chapter One: Sleep Deprived

I thought I was finally going to get a good nights sleep, which would be the first in about a month, until I was unexpectedly and reluctantly pulled into Lissa's head. The good thing was that she wasn't in any danger.. Bad thing was, that I was in serious danger of seeing Lissa have sex with her boyfriend, Christian.. For the umpteenth time this month. Now you know why I haven't been sleeping well. The worst thing of all was that, for me, it would be as if I was having sex with Christian. And trust me, that was something I never wanted to do.. Ever.

Come on Rose, not again. Just wake yourself up! Lissa And Christian were starting to remove clothing.. Too much for my liking that's for sure! Rose.. GET OUT OF LISSA'S HEAD! And just like that I woke up in my own bed in my room as if I had just woken up from a nightmare. Well it may as well have been a nightmare.

"Just breathe Rose.. Breathe." I told myself. I knew there was no way that I would be able to get another wink of sleep in the mood that I was in. I didn't want to risk falling back into Lissa's head again.

I was contemplating sneaking out of the dorm to get some fresh air when someone knocked on my door.

"Rose, can I please come in?" The irresistible Russian accent asked. I knew his voice too well.

"Sure.." Was all I could get out. The door opened and in walked Dimitri, looking as divine as ever. Why did he have to be so beautiful? He just stood there staring at me. I hadn't realised before that I was only wearing a slinky singlet top and my pijama shorts.. My very short pijama shorts. The silence was deafening. I couldn't stand him watching me like that. It reminded me of the way he looked at me when he had caught Jesse and I making out, getting pretty hot and heavy, in one of the abandoned dorm lounge rooms after he had brought Lissa and I back to the Academy. I wanted him to say something.. Anything. Just to break the silence. I guess it was up to me.

"Did you want something in particular?" He immediately snapped back into reality.

"Yes, I was here to ask you about Lissa, actually." He stated matter-of-factly. I should've known that was why he came to my dorm room. I guess a part of me hoped there was an ulterior motive. I was way off. His guardian mask was at its full force tonight.

"What about her? She is fine if that's what you're wondering." Of course I knew she was fine.. Only minutes ago was I not only feeling what Lissa was feeling.. I practically was her when she was on the verge of having sex with her boyfriend. Of course I would never tell Dimitri something like that.

"No it's not that. I think she has stopped taking her meds." Okay, where did that come from?

"Wha-? How? Wh-what makes you think that?" I stammered out.

"She just seems to go into these moods lately. It doesn't seem to be as bad as it used to be but it doesn't seem to be improving. In fact I think it's getting worse." Dimitri could see my panic. I could tell he wanted to comfort me but he needed to be on good behaviour. He was here on business, that was it.

"Dimitri I.. I didn't notice. How could I not notice? I am supposed to notice these things about her. And not just because we have a bond, but because I am supposed to be her bestfriend. How could I not have noticed this before?" I was on the borderline of hysterics and Dimitri immediately recognised that. He came over to me and wrapped his arms around me as if protecting me from myself.

"Shh, Roza. It's alright. You couldn't have known. Don't do this to yourself. Please don't do this to yourself. I can't stand to see you hurting like this." I was in tears. As much as I hated crying in front of people, especially Dimitri, I couldn't stop myself. I hated looking weak in front of him.

"I don't know what's wrong with me. I can't even see that something is seriously wrong with my best friend and I have just been too screwed up to notice." I was definitely in hysterics by now. I couldn't stay in Dimitri's arms. It hurt too much. I needed to get out of there. I tried to break free of his arms and half succeeded. I started to run toward the door when he grabbed my arm and pulled me into the sweetest most innocent kiss that anyone could ever imagine. It soon grew into something much more intimate and hungry. His hands, which were previously on the sides of my face, moved. One lacing behind my neck, while the other moved to my hip. I wrapped my arms around his neck, knotting one in his silky hair. I knew this couldn't last because of Dimitri's boundaries. It would end very soon, but I didn't want it to. I pulled him closer to me to make the kiss last longer. I breathed in his luscious scent between kisses. I wanted this moment to last forever.

The kiss hadn't ended, which was surprising enough. But what surprised me the most was that the kiss was starting to get even more hot and heavy. In fact, it had turned into a full-on make out session between me and Dimitri. The hand Dimitri had on my hip had started to slowly move down my leg and he pulled my leg up so that it was wrapped around his waist. He pushed me up against the wall with my leg still wrapped around his waist. His whole body was against mine. I could feel every inch of him and I never wanted that feeling to go away.

"Roza.. We should stop before this gets too out of hand." Dimitri said between gasps. He wanted this as much as I did.

"I think it's a bit late for that, comrade. Besides, I am too good a kisser for you to say no to." I must admit I was doing a pretty good job at my wittiness while doing what I was doing at that moment. Dimitri smiled against my lips. This was how I wanted it to be forever. Just Dimitri and myself.. Together as if we were one person.

I felt like I could walk on air I was so happy. So Dimitri and I didn't have sex or anything, but we did spend the entire night together. Talking and just spending time together. It was wonderful. Exactly what I needed. Not to mention exactly what I wanted. I had wanted to spend time with Dimitri in so long but never had the chance to because of all his boundaries and rules. I don't know why he finally decided to let his guard down but I am just glad he did.

I was walking through the hallways and didn't even realise when someone started walking next to me. I was too deep in thought to even notice. When I suddenly realised I wasn't walking alone, I turned to whoever it was that was walking beside me. I literally stopped in my tracks, almost tripping over in the process. I was shocked. Completely and totally dumbfounded. This was the last person on Earth I expected to see standing in front of me right now. I didn't know what to do, let alone say. I couldn't speak. How could this person be standing in front of me right now? Just then everything started to get really blurry and then it all just turned black.