I walked back to my dorm after practice with Stan. He had me working with the younger novices ever since the attack on the school. Rose and I were the only senior novices that had more kills than most of the guardians. Rose worked with the females and I was working with the males.

I opened my door and dumped my stuff on my desk chair and went to turn on the shower. While I waited for the water to heat up, I checked my cell and frowned at the 'no messages' icon that came up. Rose usually texted me during my practices.

I made my way to the bathroom when I heard a knock on the door. I turned off the water and opened the door to see Rose. Something was wrong though. Her eyes were red and she was hugging her chest. She looked like she was shaking in the light jacket that she had on.

"What's wrong?" I demanded.

"Dimitri…I have something to tell you," she answered quietly. She looked around and I gently pulled her into the room. I sat her down on my bed.

"What is it?"

"You remember the night before the Strigoi attack last month?" she asked.

"Yeah how could I forget?" I smiled at the memory of making love to her in the cabin.

"Well…um…Things changed that night…and I don't know how you will handle it." Rose was visible shaking now and she wouldn't look me in the eye.

I bent down in front of her and put my hand against her cheek. She flinched a little but took a deep breath before continuing.

"Dimitri…" her voice dropped to a whisper, "I'm pregnant and it's yours."

All he could think about was

I'm too young for this

Got my whole life ahead

Hell I'm just a kid myself

How'm I gonna raise one?

I stared at Rose as she looked at me, begging me to understand and to say something. The look in her eyes told me that she was scared and that she needed me for support. I pulled her into my arms and held her as I thought about what was going to happen. There was no way in hell that two dhampirs could have a baby, but something told me that Rose was telling the truth. She wouldn't cheat on me. I was going to talk to the campus doctor when I went to class tomorrow morning.

"What are we going to do?" Rose asked, her voice was hoarse from crying and freaking out all day.

"I don't know. I'll talk to Alberta and we'll figure something out," I said into her hair. I took a deep breath before I felt the tears run down my face.

All he could see were his dreams

Goin' up in smoke

So much for ditchin' this town

And hangin' out on the coast

Oh well, those plans are long gone

Rose fell asleep after an hour of crying. I tucked her in my bed and I went to take my shower. While the water ran through my hair and down my body, I cried. My dreams of becoming a guardian and moving to some place where I could get into the action will have to be put on hold. I couldn't raise a kid and support Rose while I work in an action-filled area. I wouldn't live with myself if I wasn't able to help my family or I died and left them alone.

What about my mother? She would shot me if I left Rose alone with a baby. I've seen the side affects of that. My father leaving my mother after Viktoria was born made my mother work ten times harder than if the bastard stayed. I wasn't going to be like my father. I couldn't be.

And he said

There goes my life

There goes my future, my everything

Might as well kiss it all goodbye

There goes my life

I turned off the water and changed into a pair of flannel pajama pants and slid into bed with Rose. My hand rested on her belly that was now holding my child. I rubbed my thumb in circles while I thought about our future until I fell asleep.

Okay guys, new story and once again, i have to do the disclaimers. I, SagWarrior, do not own this song by the ever so handsome Kenny Chesney, nor do I own the Vampire Academy characters. Those belong to the amazing Richelle Mead. I do, however, own the mix of these to lovely pieces of art. I hope that you enjoy my little story! -SagWarrior