I DO NOT OWN VAMPIRE ACADEMY

Rose POV

It was the day of my wedding. I don't remember being so happy in my life. Sure, I was nervous, but I was sure I loved Adrian. And I knew he loved me too. He would always say that I could never love him as much as he loved me and I couldn't fight him. He was right.

When I'd met him in High School, he was a playboy, always drunk or with girls but when we started dating, he quit everything for me. Sure, he would still go and get drunk with Mason and Eddie but it wasn't the same. I was a wild child, but I knew when to be sober and Adrian excited my wild side. He was fun. He was ready to take risks and he was mine.

I didn't have to make sure whether everything was perfect for the wedding. I was an event planner and planning came to me naturally. I had planned the wedding myself with help from my best friend- Lissa.

I looked at the clock again. I was getting irritated. Four hours to my wedding and Mason, Adrian, Eddie and Christian hadn't returned from their bachelor party. I called Lissa and she assured me that she'd we with me in another 10 minutes.

Lissa arrived and I was surprised to see Christian along with her.

"Sparky! Where are the others?"

I called Christian 'Sparky' ever since he burnt down the dining table by knocking off the candles during their first date. I had no idea what Lissa saw in him but as time passed he had started to grow on me. He was like an elder brother I never had.

"He left early Rose, he couldn't sleep without me" Lissa answered as Christian hugged her from behind.

I stopped them before they started making out in my room. The guests would be arriving shortly. The Belikovs, who were close friends of my dad. I had never met them because my family had moved to Turkey when I was a baby. Abe still visited them when he went on business trips.

Lissa and I got busy with a few last minute arrangements. I was worried why Adrian was late but I pushed it to the back of my mind.

D POV

My mom was dragging me to see Abe's daughter's marriage. I had never met the girl and my mom kept nagging me how she was seven years younger to me and was already getting married. I rolled my eyes at her.

Abe's wife Janie was one of my mother's best friends ever since Abe saved my life. It was during their honeymoon. Janie was expecting Rose at that time. I was sleeping over at my best friend Alexander's house the previous day and we were driving back to my house. On the back home, a drunk driver took everything that I called my second family away from me. I watched my best friend bleed to death. I was miraculously saved as I had been sitting at a safer spot.

Abe and Janie happened to be driving back the same was and when they found me, they rushed me to the hospital. My mom had met Janie then and they soon became good friends.

Abe and my mom remained in touch even after Abe lost Janie to cancer when Rose was only three. He was a good man and he visited us often. We finally reached the Mazur home.

When I entered the house I wandered around looking for the bathroom. On my way there saw a really beautiful brunette. She was laughing at something that the blonde girl standing next her said. After I washed and freshened up, I was coming out of the bathroom when I bumped into her.

"Who are you?" She demanded. She was even prettier up close. Her long brown hair loose and I could see that she was getting dressed for the wedding.

"Who are you?" I asked

"I'm Rose, the bride but you still haven't answered me"

She was the bride. I should have guessed. She was easily the most beautiful woman around. My mind wandered what if she'd met me before Adrian or whatever his name was? Would she want to marry me instead? My mind began to spin all sorts of fantasies. Stop it Dimitri! She's getting married to another man, and she probably thinks you're a weirdo. I realised that she was looking at me impatiently.

"I'm Dimitri Belikov" She probably didn't even know me.

I was wrong. Recognition flashed in her eyes as soon as she heard my name. She flashed a huge smile.

"You have no idea how much trouble you're in" Now I was confused. Had she got the wrong person?

"I spent all my teenage life being compared to you. My dad always went on and on how Dimitri never came home drunk, how Dimitri was so much more responsible that me, blah blah.."

Wow she had been compared to me? What about the fact that my mom kept nagging me about how Rosemarie was younger to me and already getting married.

"Yeah and I pretty much get nagged by my mom all day about how you're younger to me and you're already married" I replied

She grinned and replied "Maybe it's not your fault after all"

Our conversation was interrupted when Rose's blonde friend came over and asked if she could talk to Rose in person. I guessed that I was not wanted around and my eyes wandered to Abe who had a sad look on his face as a black haired guy whispered something in his ear.

As I made my way to Abe he whispered "He's dead"

Who was dead? Why did Abe look so haunted?

"Dimitri, Adrian's dead" He said again. I was shocked. No. Rose would be shattered. This should not be happening to her.

"How?" was all that came out of my mouth.

"He died in a car accident. He was driving here with Mason and Eddie and they were still drunk. Their car crashed into a tree. They're all dead" The black haired guy replied.