An alternative ending to Shadow Kiss. This is what might have happened if Dimitri made it out of the caves safely and was never turned.

Disclaimer- Richelle Mead owns Vampire Academy and all its characters.

RPOV

Chapter 1

I was so happy when I saw Dimitri run out of those caves. The blonde strigoi had nearly got him, but it was impossible to catch Dimitri by surprise. That man was a total badass. Every guardian and fire using moroi that went with us was safe apart from the bruises and scratches and maybe even a few broken bones. While we ran back to the safety of the wards I glanced at Dimitri. He was covered in bruises and scrapes but apart from that he was fine. He wore his guardian mask but I could see relief and concern in the depths of his gorgeous brown eyes. Concern for me. Relief that I was okay.

As soon as we were back into the wards, the moroi that went with us were taken to the feeders immediately so that they could regain their strength. The novices and guardians that fought were sent to the infirmary so that their injuries could be attended to. Somewhere in this chaos Dimitri and I had been separated and I hadn't seen him for the past 15 minutes. Worry was gnawing away at my insides.

Immediately after my wounds were bandaged I was escorted back to my room. I still hadn't seen Dimitri yet. With a sigh I opened my door and got in, slamming it behind me. I slumped down against the door and my hand touched a piece of paper.

Roza,

Meet me in the cabin after curfew and please try not to get caught.

Love,

D

I smiled to myself. There was still plenty of time till curfew and I was pretty tired so I just plonked down on the bed and just fell asleep and was suddenly pulled into a spirit dream.

Adrian.

We were in the academy's library. Interesting choice of location. Adrian stood across from me dressed in a blue shirt and grey dress pants. His emerald green eyes were piercing and his face was a mask of worry. Wow, this was really unusual.

"Little Dhampir, are you okay?"

"Um, yeah I'm fine Adrian. Little banged up but I'll be fine."

He visibly relaxed then. Then his expression turned into one of amusement. Now that was more like the Adrian that I know.

"How about the cradle robber? Is he fine?"

"Adrian don't call him that, and yes Dimitri is fine."

"Oh okay then. Good. Anyways Little Dhampir, as much as I know you love to hang out with me, I have to go take care of some stuff. Bye."

"Adrian you're delusional."

The dream faded then with Adrian wearing his trademark smirk and I just fell into a deep slumber.

I woke up almost an hour until curfew. Shit, I was going to be late to my little cabin meeting considering I hadn't dressed or eaten dinner yet.

I quickly took a shower and dried my hair. I put on my white see through t-shirt with a lacy black bra under it, with jeans and flip flops since I had so many bandages on my feet. After I got dressed and put some lip gloss on, I glanced at the clock. Half an hour till curfew. I was definitely running late.

I raced to the commons and loaded my plate with food as people stared at it. Don't people know that a girl needs her food? After filling my plate I went sat next to a worried looking Lissa.

"Hey Liss, are you okay?"

"Am I okay? Yes Rose I am fine. Where the hell were you? I was so worried about you. Do you have any idea how scared I was-"

"Lissa relax. Kirova had me escorted back to my room otherwise I would have come to see you and see I'm fine. Just covered in wicked battle scars," I said cutting off her rambling.

Lissa threw her arms around me and hugged me tight. I hugged her back chuckling.

"God Rose! I'm so glad you're not hurt."

Dinner continued without any further events and then Pyro showed up to take Lissa back to her room.

I headed towards the cabin, knowing I was late and that a Zen crap lesson was probably in order.

DPOV

I stood outside the cabin waiting for Rose. This was the first time I'd been here since Roza and I had made love here. It had been such a great night and the first time that I had felt that she was truly only mine. Now even looking at the cabin brought up such sweet memories that I found myself grinning like an idiot.

Suddenly I heard hustling in the leaves. I immediately got into a fighting stance, only to see Roza step out. I relaxed and looked her over. She was covered in bandages but apart from that she was fine. She wore a translucent t-shirt and I could see black lace under it, it made something tighten a little in my pants. I shook my head, god the things that woman did to me.

"Well comrade, see something you like?" She asked smiling.

"Hello to you too, Roza. Are you okay? I didn't get a chance to see you after we got back."

The smile faded and her expression was filled with concern. "Yeah comrade I'm fine. Are you okay? I swear when I saw that blonde one coming at you, I was so scared, for a moment I thought I would lose you." She looked so sad and scared and her voice was so close to cracking. I didn't like seeing her like this.

"Roza I'm fine. No need to worry. I'm perfectly alright." Okay, so that wasn't totally true. I was pretty sore all over.

"Comrade, you know that you can't lie to me. I can see you're sore all over."

It still amazed how that woman could read me so well.

"Fine. But I will be okay."

She laughed a little at my expression which was probably a mix of grumpiness and shock. But I was glad it lightened her mood a little.

Then she walked up to me and wrapped her arms around me and stood up on her toes to kiss me fiercely. I kissed her back and the intensity was picking up when I pulled back, both of us breathing heavy.

"Roza we have to be careful. We should wait until graduation."

She groaned. "I know, I know."

I gave her a small smile at her expression. "Its not so bad, love. Graduation is not so far away. Now you should get back. Headmistress Kirova is holding an assembly tomorrow morning. Please try not to get caught."

I pecked her on the lips softly.

"I love you comrade. Good night."

"Good night, my love. Sleep well. Call me if you need anything."

With that she walked off in the direction of the novices' dorms while I headed towards the guardians' dorm.

I got back to my room and stripped down to my boxers. I had taken a shower before going to meet Roza so I immediately climbed under the covers and fell asleep quickly, dreams of my wonderful Roza wrapping around me.