AN : Now well here's my lame first attempt at a short story featuring my most favorite couple in the entire fanfic universe ! :D But let me tell you one thing English is not my native language so I'm really sorry in advance if there's any grammatical error. And I really appreciate constructive criticism so go ahead but please don't be rude cause I'm not a professional writer but am just writing it for fun. Thank you and I'll really appreciate if you'd review. Thank you :)

Important Story Note : I know Pink Rose is not a rare thing but is one of the most common flowers but I was just too lazy to think about another flower :P

All I Want Is A Place In Your Heart

Chapter 1

She looked at the clock and sighed. There were still 15 minutes to go before the clock struck 12 and she would turn 23.

Not that she cared. Gone were the days when she would eagerly wait for her birthday and all the wishes and pampering and gifts.

But amongst all the gifts, there would be one person's present she would be the most excited to open. The gift would always be wrapped in a purple wrapping paper, her favorite color, along with a single pink rose, again her favorite flower, with a greeting card written in absolutely the weirdest, the ugliest and the handwriting almost everyone had failed to understand completely, except her, by her favorite person on the planet.

And who was this one person ? None other than her best friend from ever since she had shifted her house in the posh locality of California when she was 7 years old- Dimitri Belikov.

Studying in the same school, the two were absolutely inseparable. While Dimitri was the hottest and the most popular hunk in school, Rose was the carefree adorable doll.

Dimitri was neither a playboy and nor was he into dating.
He may have been the most popular hottie but he wasn't a jerk.

But for him there was only one girl- Rose, his best friend. Girls envied Rose for being so close to Dimitri and almost everybody was aware of the fact that she was the most beautiful girl in school with her dark almost black hair and her sexy figure.

Well yes everyone was aware of it except Rose herself.

And almost every boy in school itched to take her out for at least a cup of coffee, but were way too scared of Dimitri. Not that the two were dating each other, in fact whenever anyone would confront them to be a couple, they would simply laugh their heads off.

But as they say that a girl and a boy can never be just friends. Same was the case with Rose.

She herself didn't know when the lovebug had bit her. But the realization had hit her like a storm that one afternoon after school, when she saw a panting Dimitri, running up to catch up with his best friend, with a I-need-to-tell-you-something-damn-important look on his face.

'See that girl over there ?'

'Yeah, that's Tasha Ozera. She's my partner In the science club. Why ?'

'I think I like her..'

Rose had absolutely no idea what had happened the moment he said those words to her. Even though he had made kind off clear that it was just a small crush and nothing serious. But that was enough to break her heart in a million pieces. Tasha and Dimitri had dated but broke up after 3 months. But Rose had no idea why those 3 months were sheer torture for her. And her happiness knew no bounds the day Dimitri had parted ways with his girlfriend. Though she did think that it was kind of selfish of her, but her heart again clenched at the thought that even if just for 3 months she had to share Dimitri's undivided attention with her. And the fact that Tasha was nothing less of a bitch. What else would explain the incident when at the school dance, Tasha had 'accidentally' spilled her wine glass over Rose's beautiful red dress which was Dimitri's favourite color on her. Or the fact that she looked really gorgeous in it and her best friend couldn't take his eyes off her the entire night and had spent most of the evening laughing and joking around with Rose instead of dancing with his whiny girlfriend.

But a few months later when there were just a few months left for their graduation, fate had taken an ugly turn and changed it all for the worse.

Dimitri's mother, Olena Belikov, had died in a car accident.

And nothing was the same anymore.

He had changed

Rose knew how much Dimitri loved his mother. When Dimitri was just 12 years old he had beat up his father in a fit of rage after he saw him beating the life out of his innocent beautiful mother. Ever since then Dimitri had taken a vow to protect the ones he loved dearly. He was a complete Mama's boy and he didn't care to hide it. Something Rose loved more than anything about him.

However she had no idea that this tragedy would take such a toll on the love of her life.

Dimitri would hardly talk to anyone and would always keep himself locked up in his room. No matter how much his sisters would try to talk to him, but he would never open up with them. The only person he spoke to was Rose. And she was thankful that at least there was someone he had allowed to let in, in his dark world.

Even though he would only answer her in monosyllables, sometimes not even that, yet she was sure that day wasn't far when he would open up completely to her again and let her fight his inner demons alongside him. She was sure that she would bring her old Dimitri back no matter what. The same Dimitri, who would spend half of his day planning pranks to play on her, not sit in a corner in his dark room, staring at his Mother's picture for hours.

But then she remembered the day of his mother's first death anniversary. The day when he was completely broken. She remembered seeing him crying in the morning and how he had wrapped his arms around her body and cried into her chest while she stroked his hair and let her own silent tears fall.

In the evening she thought of checking up on him again to make sure he was alright. But when she entered his room, the sight that had greeted her made her eyes widen in horror.

There he sat in a corner, leaning against the wall, eyes closed and tears streaming down his cheeks, with a broken piece of glass held tightly in his hand and completely unaware of the blood that had stained the sleeve of his white shirt red.

'DIMITRI !'

'What's wrong with you ?!' She rushed towards him. And threw the piece of glass out of his hand.

'Ro...Roza I'm tired of it all now..I c-can't do this anymore I want M-Mama and the only way I c-can get to her is by killing myse-'' His hoarse voice was stopped by a soft palm on his lips.

''Don't you dare say that ever again ! Didn't you once think of what will your family go through if something happens to you ?! What about,Sonya Karolina and Victoria huh ?! And Paul ?! How would that little boy react when he sees his Uncle Dimka like this ?!' Her voice choked with tears as she continued, 'And what about me Dimitri !? Ho-How would I survive without you ?! You didn't even once think of me ?!' She shook him holding his collar.

'You would have managed Roza, I'm sure even you would not have wanted a friend who barely talks to you. I really think, you should find someone else as your fri-' His voice that was barely audible was now stopped as he felt soft luscious lips on his. His eyes widened in shock as he realized his best friend was kissing him and that also with so much passion and love.

His heart skipped a beat, as he realized his first kiss was with his best friend, his Roza.

Even though he had dated Tasha for a few months, but he had never crossed his limits. The only physical relation they ever shared included a few occasional hugs or pecks on the cheek- mostly which were initiated by Tasha.

He had no idea why he had never liked Tasha coming closer to him. He didn't know why but it just didn't feel right. Everytime she would lean towards him expecting to kiss her he would just give a light peck on her cheek. She even tried to kiss him. Many times but he never allowed her.

And now that he felt his Roza's lips on his, he knew exactly why.

The kiss ended as abruptly as it had begun. Breathless, she said against his lips, '' . .Again. Understand ? No one. And I mean NO ONE can take the place of Dimitri Belikov in my life ! And you cannot leave me alone ! Not now, not today nor EVER ! Can't you see it ?! I-I LOVE YOU DAMNIT!

She gazed in his chocolate brown eyes as her words echoed in the dark confines of his room , the feature of his perfect face that she loved the most. She could see a string of emotions in his eyes-

Shock. Happiness. Fear. Hurt. Love ? (Or had she Imagined it ?) Because as soon as she saw the hint of love in his eyes, she immediately saw it getting replaced by an emotion that left her heartbroken- Anger.

She watched horrified, as his entire body shook with a fury so strong, it broke her. He held her arm and pulled her up, pinning her against the wall. With eyes full of hatred, he said through gritted teeth, 'Get that thought out of your mind Rosemarie Hathaway Mazur. You and I can never be US. The sooner you understand this, the better or else, I'll forget we ever even knew each other. Now, get the hell out of this room.' He said in a menacingly deadly whisper.

To say that he had left her shattered would be an understatement. She didn't know what hurt more, knowing that he would probably never even look at her again or the fact that she lost him.

She had lost the Dimitri, she knew. The Dimitri who had a heart of gold. The Dimitri who would beat the hell out of the person who dared to bring even a single tear in her brown eyes. Because standing here in front of her was not her Dimitri but a complete stranger. A person whose dreadful past had destroyed him. A person who was now in complete control of his inner Demons as he had lost the battle fighting against them.

She walked out of the room unaware of where she was going. She was numb. That's all she knew.

She was unaware of the sound of a glass shattering in the room she had just exited because the sound of her own heart breaking into a million pieces was all that echoed in her ears.

She was completely unaware of the heart piercing screams as everyone rushed towards the source of the sound, and collided into her, thundering her with questions she just couldn't hear.

Instead, she kept walking and had no idea how and when she had exited the Belikov Mansion and crossed the Gazebo that they had termed as their favorite spot where they would spend most of the time fooling around or planning ways to irritate his sisters and her brother, Christian. She didn't know when she had stepped in her room and slid against the door waiting for the unshed tears that stung her eyes to stream down her cheeks.

It wasn't his words that had sliced through her heart that day. But the hatred she had seen in his eyes that had killed her.

She was brought out of her reverie and she heard the clock chime and wiped the tears on her face. It was midnight and now she would have to start her fake happy act again. Putting on the best fake smile that she could manage, she unlocked the door and went down the stairs to see her family, friends and the entire Belikov clan standing with huge smiles, holding the gifts , on which she was sure they had spent hours of thinking on, in their hands.

She didn't have to search each and every corner of the room to know he wasn't there. Because she knew he won't be there.

It had been 5 years since that dreadful night. And ever since that day, he had tried his best never to cross paths with her again. Within a week of that incident he had left California, to complete his education and never came back home even in his vacations. He would call his sisters back in New York where he had bought an apartment and would spend the holidays with them there.

And when he had returned after 3 years, he had immersed himself completely in the family business his mother left behind. And even if ever he visited her house, it would only be to meet her family. She had tried talking to him a few times, but he had always ignored her without even looking at her once. And she had lost all hopes, when he had not even wished her on her birthday the year he came back from New York, despite living just a few steps away. And just like the previous times, she knew he wouldn't be there.

Thanking everyone , she sat and chatted for sometime before hugging them goodnight. She sighed as she entered her room to see all the gifts on her bed, kept by her housekeeper. Even though she didn't feel like opening them, but still thought against it for the sake of their feelings and love.

The moment she switched on her lights and looked at the pile of gifts, her breath hitched and her heart skipped a beat.

Because, sitting there right on top of the sparkling wrapped gifts, lay a purple sheet of paper neatly folded along with a pink rose.

Chapter 2 coming soon people ! :) Don't forget to review !