We join Rose & Dimitri near the end of 'Shadow Kiss" as they are leaving the caves. But what happens when we change the story, what if Dimitri gives into Rose, what happens if Rose can't escape Dimitri...So many questions so much to explore.

Ok guy this is my first try at this, I found this site by complete accident & fell in love with this site, & the stories you all come up with inspired me. Please be patient, I hope you fall in love with this story. please leave comments, (REVIEW) Good or bad...just please don't be hateful.

I don't own V.A. or the characters, are all owned by Richelle Mead.

Chapter 1

Imagine a moment frozen in time. Not a memory, but a span of time that slows down. Where you see everything happen in slow motion. The leaves drifting down in slow swirling patterns. blades of grass billowing in the breeze. The rise & fall of your chest, the painfully loud beating of my heart as it breaks; by what is causing all time to freeze. They say that the human mind wonderous thing is able to slow or speed up a specific moment in time. Must be monumental, right? Well it is, the love of my life one of only two people I know I could never live without. I'm watching the life quite literally being sucked out of him.

(RPOV)

My heart is hammering so hard it is painful, my lungs are on fire. I've never run this hard before, my legs are pounding on the hard packed dirt floor on the caves. We are almost out, our mission was fairly successful. My mother, Alberta, and several other guardians are ahead of me, Dimitri right behind me. Of course he would always bring up the rear, he always made sure everyone was safe before himself. God I loved this man with every fiber of my being.

Not even 24hrs had passed since he officially made me his, and he mine. Though it was my first, second, third time...I'm counting everytime we made love. it was like a blazing fire in the middle of a blizzard. It was as wild and crazy, uncontrollable as a blizzard, but every part he touched set me on fire. looking back our eyes met I knew we were remembering the same things.

Light shone on his face enhancing my 'God' theory of him. Relief shown on his face briefly, causing me to turn around, light! We are right there I can smell the pine in the air, such a change from the dark, iron, stale water smell in the caves. I felt Dimitris hand on my lower back, pushing me faster, God I so wanted to get out of here. My feet cross the boundary of the cave, then it hit me the sick nausea rolling my stomach. I opened my mouth to yell "Strigoi" only to be thrown on the ground a few feet from where I was at a moment ago.

Picking myself up I looked back to see, six strigoi, attacking Dimitri. He must have thrown me when he saw them. He fought with everything he had, staking three with in a few seconds. I got up to help him, when a hand shot out stopping me. I looked over at who is dumb enough to stop me. My mother Janine was looking at me. I tried to pull my arm from her death grip, only she tightened it even more cutting circulation off in my left arm. I was totally gonna have a bruise from her. Looking back at Dimitri he had staked another strigoi, he was down to two, he was wearing down though I knew if someone didn't get in there to help him, Dimitri wouldn't make it. I turned back to my mother, if I didn't know better I would think I saw fear there in her eyes.

"let me go, he needs help." I said my voice cracked sounding weak.

Janine shock her head pulling me further away from the caves. Just then I heard a sound that will haunt me for the rest of my life. Turning to the sound my hair flying in the wind. My eyes settled on Dimitri, his scream had been filled of pain, surprise, fear and lose. Our eyes locked I could swear I heard him in my head apologizing for leaving me. Time Stood still as the last Strigoi sunk his teeth into Dimitris smooth tan neck. Blood gushing out, a scream rent the air. Only after did I realize it was from me. As I watched the life, a life full of love, laughter, pain, sadness, joy, passion and some many other things fade from his eyes. Dimitri staring at me mouthed something to me that had tears pouring from my eyes. No, no, no, no he can't go. He can't leave me, not after we just found each other. Not after we were finally able to be together. Why? Why God? this isn't fair.

"Roza" was not more than a whisper carried on the wind. I focused on his lips to read what he was trying to tell me. I knew this was it, this was our last moment together. Dimitri tried to say what he wanted to but no sound would come out, tears blurred my vision I quickly wiped them away to see the light completely fade from his eyes. Dimitri slid to the ground. A sick thud was heard as not a sound was made. With that thud my heart fell on the floor of that cave, I wanted to curl up next to Dimitri and just die right there with him. It was hard to breath, let alone move. The Strigoi who just killed my heart was pacing back and forth at the mouth of the cave. the nausea got stronger, as I focused more evil eyes appeared out of the dark behind him.

Wait he looked familiar, yes, He was that Strigoi who taunted Christian & I last night. His name was Nathan, he was after my best friend Lissa. I saw red, I was gonna kill him, he was after my friend and just took my heart. I started to head toward him when the hand still on my arm pulled me back. I started to fight against it, No one was gonna stop me from ripping this ***holes head of his stupid shoulders. I would kill him slowly and enjoy every moment of it. A smirk pulled on his face as he looked at me. I fought harder to get free. When a voice broke my focus.

"ENOUGH! The sun is starting to drop we need to get back now!" Alberta left no room for argument in her voice it was a order, one that will be followed.

It broke the last connection left to my heart on the floor of the cave to turn and follow orders. My mom wouldn't let go of her death grip on my arm til we were back in the safety of the wards. Though I didn't feel safe anymore, I felt nothing but pain.

I ignored the looks I was getting from the guardians that were there, like they knew what was going on between Dimitri and I. Honestly I didn't care if they did or not, it wasn't my concern anymore. The rest of the looks were from novices & a few Moroi who were in awe that a novice was involved & survived that battle. Word must had already spread about the fight, of course why not, it is High School after all. I couldn't take all the stares and whispers. I ran to my room, slamming the door closed behind me. I felt so much pain, I couldn't breath. I gasped for air no tears fell but it felt like they wanted to. I stared at my wall, til finally the darkness came for me. The last thing i remember was picturing Dimitri and his last words to me.

(I love you)

Will update A.S.A.P