Long Distance Relationship by: BVBARMYFallenAngel
SUMMARY: Dimitri was reassigned to a moroi man in Russia. Rose and Dimitri write back and forth almost every week. Will their relationship last through this long distance? Will Dimitri come back to Rose? OR will everything fall apart?
Chapter One: Reassignment
Rose's Point of View
I, Rosemarie Hathaway, am the head of the guardians at the Royal Court. My best friend Vasilisa Dragomir is the queen of a vampire race called the moroi. I am a dhampir. Dhampir are the offspring of moroi and human. Well, moroi don't have children with humans anymore. I am also Lissa's guardian. It was beginning to get dark. Lissa and I were shopping for clothes for her vacation this summer. She and her boyfriend Christian Ozera were going to Hawaii for the summer. My boyfriend Dimitri Belikov and I were going to Russia to see his family.
I know we are supposed to protect Lissa and Christian, but we wanted to take a vacation of our own to go visit his sisters, mother, and grandmother. I met them once when I went searching for strigoi Dimitri. Dimitri was forced to become a strigoi after an attack on St. Vladimir's, the academy for moroi and dhampir, Lissa and I were going to. Strigoi are the vampires of your nightmares, by the way.
"Rose," I heard Lis say. I looked at her. I keep her at arm's length in case something happened. "Yes, Queen Vasilisa." I answered. "Rose you are my friend don't call me that." she said. I looked at her and rolled my eyes. "Lissa," I heard someone say from behind a rack of clothes on clearance. Christian Ozera stepped out from behind the clothes. "Christian," Lissa said with a huge smile. She ran to him and wrapped her arms around him. Dimitri walked out from behind the clothes, as well. "Dimitri," I said with a smile. "Roza," Dimitri said with a smile, just like me. "Only one more week until we go to Hawaii," Lissa screamed as we paid and walked out of the store.
Dimitri's Point of View
Roza sat on my bed after her long day of shopping with her best friend, Lissa. "Roza," I said in her ear. She leaned back against the pillows. "Dimitri," She breathed. "My Roza," I said back. "One week and we will be in Russia for the whole summer." She said quietly. She kissed me. She smiled against my lips. "You needed a vacation, Roza." I said. "I know Dimitri. I just wish I didn't feel so guilty for leaving her." Roza said quietly. "She has Eddie and another twenty guardians." I said, trying to reassure her. "I know," she said as she silently fell asleep.
We woke up at the sound of banging on the door. Rose jumped up and was at the door. She opened it with caution. Lissa stood at the door. "Rose you are late for our meeting with your father." Lis said. Rose's eyes widened. "I forgot," she exclaimed. In fear, I should add. She ran over to me and kissed my cheek. "I will see you later, Dimitri." She said. "Bye-" I didn't finish because she ran out of the door. "Roza" I said under my breath.
Someone knocked on my door. I looked up from the western novel I was reading. "Come in," I said. Christian Ozera walked through the door. "Lis is worried." Christian said flatly. "Worried about what?" I questioned. "She worried about you being reassigned. She thinks Rose is going to be over dramatic about you leaving. Rose really loves you and you are about to leave." Christian said his cheeks were red from embarrassment. I wanted to laugh. My Roza was strong she wouldn't lose her mind. "I will keep in touch via phone, letters, and email." I said. Worry began to slowly creep into my head.
I haven't told Rose the real reason we were going to Russia. She would die. Take that back she would kill me. Especially since, she would be without me for over five years. I am being reassigned to a moroi in Russia. The moroi and I have an agreement about this summer. I told him if I am going to be his guardian for the next five years, than I am going to spend time with Rose during the summer before I leave. I just hope she doesn't murder me for waiting to tell her.
*Fast forward to a week from then. The day set to go to Russia.*
Rose's Point of View
Dimitri and I were about to board the private jet to Russia when, Lis ran over. "I am going to miss you so much. I can't believe it will be a summer without Rosemarie Hathaway. Wait, has Dimitri told you the news?" At the word news the world spun around me. "Lis, I think we should go." Christian said. At that moment I was relieved Christian was there. "Roza," Dimitri said quietly. I spun around to look at him. Anger and sadness grew inside of me. I felt like I was going to explode or maybe I was about to cry. "What news?" I questioned. "Roza," Dimitri said. "Don't give me that Roza crap. Tell me now." The anger began to show in my voice. "Roza, I am being reassigned." Dimitri said. MY heart stopped. MY breathing was more of gasps. Was I having a stroke? "Roza," Dimitri said with alarm. I collapsed. Dimitri caught me, and my vision went back.
Dimitri's Point of View
My Roza lay in my arms. She was unconscious. Her breathing was back to normal. I guess that is a good thing. We were on the jet. The doctor that worked on the jet told me she just had a panic attack. Rose moved slightly in my arms. I looked down at her. Her eyelids fluttered. After, losing her best, dhampir, friend Mason and after almost losing me she had been a little less like Rose and a little more like a mental patient. She also had the weight of being the head guardian for Princes Vasilisa on her shoulders. It is hard to deal with so many things at such a young age. She just came out of the academy, and they put her as head of the guardians. She is experienced in this, but she has been through so much. I worry about her sometimes.
Rose moved, again. Rose's eyes fluttered open. "Dimitri," she said softly. "Roza, I am so sorry. I just didn't want to ruin our vacation. I made a deal with the moroi I am supposed to guard. I told him that I wanted to spend this summer with you. I will be gone for five years, unless he comes to the United States." I heard my usually smooth Russian accent crack. I felt like I was about to have a nervous breakdown. I was with Rose. My normal guardian armor was down. My emotions showed.
"Dimitri," I heard someone say. I woke from my sleep. I had not noticed I had fallen asleep. Rose sat on the edge of the seat beside me. The moon beamed through the window. It illuminated Rose's face causing her to look as pale as any strigoi. "I am so sorry." She said. I looked at her. I knew my expression looked confused. "What are you sorry about?" I asked a little drowsy. "I am sorry about fainting. I lost Mason to strigoi. I almost lost you to being a strigoi. I almost lost Lissa to a strigoi. I may be the head of the guardians for Lis, but I have a condition. I have been through so much. I am completely fine with fighting strigoi, and protecting Lissa. I just… I am not good with losing things. You keep me sane Dimitri. I would be in a hospital for crazy people if I had lost you. You keep me from losing my mind. I almost ended up like shadow kissed Anna. You keep me from turning into a mental patient." Rose said. She inhaled deeply after her long speech. "Roza," I said softly. She looked at me. "Forgive me," She said. "Roza don't worry. I will keep in touch with you." I said.
How am I supposed to comfort her when I am going to leave her at the end of the summer? How am I supposed to keep her from losing her mind when I am going to be in Russia for five years? Will she be okay without me? Will she be able to protect Lissa without me? Am I about to make the worst decision of my life? What if this change rips her heart out? What am I am going to do without her? Will our relationship last through this? I hope it does.
*Rose and Dimitri are in Russia. They are now at the house of Dimitri's family.*
Rose's Point of View
Dimitri is going to be in Russia for five years after this summer. Dimitri is going to be in Russia for five years after this summer. I repeated this over and over again in my head. It felt like a bullet to the heart every time I said it. I should know what a bullet to the heart feels like after Tasha, Christian's aunt, tried to kill me. Dimitri had gone out for a little while after we got to Russia. He said he was going to get something. I zoned out for a second after he started talking; repeating my phrase.
I snapped back into reality when someone knocked on my door. "Rose," I heard Viktoria, Dimitri's youngest sister, say. I stood and walked over to the locked door. I opened the door. "Hello," I said with a faint smile. "Mother said she wanted to talk to you. Yeva said she had a vision about you as well." Vik said with a smile. "Thanks. I will be down there in a second." I said. "Okay," Vik said. She bounded down the hall to the kitchen.
I walked into the kitchen about twenty minutes after Viktoria came to my room. Dimitri sat at the large table. "Roza," Dimitri said. "Dimka," I heard a voice of a young boy say. I knew that voice. It was the voice of Dimitri's young nephew Paul. Paul ran by me trying to get to Dimitri. Well, in Paul's case it is his Russian nickname Dimka. "Paul. How are you doing? Have you been taking care of the women of the house while I was gone?" Dimitri said with a smile. "Yeah, and I even took care of Roza when she came to visit." Paul said. He seemed confident about knowing me before I was head of the guardians. "People ask about you and Roza all the time. I am really popular." Paul said. "Take it from me, kid. Being popular isn't always a good thing." I said. "Listen to my Roza. She has been popular. It isn't the best thing for young people." Dimka said. His nickname is starting to become kind of adorable. "Did you say she is your Roza? Does that mean she will be my aunt? Will she be part of the family, Dimka?" Paul said with excitement. Dimitri and I looked at each other. "Dimka, will she part of the family?" Viktoria said. "Um," Dimitri said. "She is already part of the family." Yeva said as she walked into the room.
"Paul do you consider me as part of the family?" I asked. Paul looked at me. "Will you please marry Dimka?" Paul insisted. "Do not rush her into this, Paul. She has a lot on her shoulders, right now." Karolina, Dimitri's older sister, said. "I want to know if they are going to get married, too." Viktoria yelled. "Not right now," Dimitri said. I looked at Dimitri. "We could get married." I said under my breath. I prayed to God that Dimitri didn't hear me. "Roza," Dimitri said. He heard me. "Dimitri," I said back. "Do you want to get married?" Dimitri asked. "Um, I don't know. I was just talking to myself." I said with grief. "Roza, don't worry. I will love you even when we are far apart. You are part of my soul and part of my heart. You are my Roza." Dimitri said. MY sadness grew inside my chest. MY chest tightened with the desire to keep him near me. I didn't want him to leave. He was mine and I was his. If he leaves I will be torn apart from inside out.
Dimitri's Point of View
Roza looked as if her heart had been cut out of her chest. She looked at the ground. "Dimitri," She said. "Yes Roza," I answered. "I love you," she said softly. She walked over to me. Paul jumped out of my arms, and pushed Rose into my arms. She sat in my lap with her arms wrapped around my neck. "I love you, Roza." I said. I kissed her softly. Her lips were warm against mine. "Disgusting," I heard Paul mutter under his breath. The world seemed to dissolve round us.
Rose pulled back first. "Maybe we should get out of here before we gross out Paul." Rose said with a playful grin. "Let's go." I said. I grabbed her hand and pulled her to the bedroom.
*That night after Rose and Dimitri left the kitchen.*
Rose's Point of View
Dimitri lay beside me. I turned under the blanket that covered us. "Dimitri," I whispered. He moved slightly. The wind blew a tree branch softly against the window. It tapped faintly. If I wasn't dhampir I probably would not hear it. Dimitri moved again. He muttered something in Russian. He seemed restless. It seemed like he was trying to fight against something.
Dimitri's Point of View
The face that stood before me frightened me more than anything imaginable. The fear that rose into my throat wanted out. I wanted to cry. I wanted to grieve the loss of the person in front of me. I wanted to feel hatred towards myself and the person who did this to her. I felt the warmth of a tear slid down my face. I lost a lot, but to lose the one I love that is unbearable. She saved me from this fate. Is it possible that I can save her? The only reason this happened is because I got reassigned to a moroi man in Russia. She would not be 'dead' if I had just stayed with her. She would be alive if I had only been there to help her fight. She would not be standing before me in this form of horror if I had been there to save her.
Her red eyes caused more fear. To see the blood around her mouth caused everything to spin around me. Her normally silky looking deep brown hair looked messy. Her normally beautiful tan skin was destroyed by the pale skin of being this creature that had taken her from me. Her normally fierce features looked like she was ready to kill. This evil form before me could not be. "My Roza," I cried. MY sudden outburst caused her to take an unsteady, but graceful step back. "Dimitri," the creature that had taken my Roza said. "Don't cry for me. Cry for yourself. Pray that your death will be quick and pain less." The evil form before me said. Her normal soft silky voice sounded cold and harsh. "Kill me!" I exclaimed. "I cannot live without you. To lose you is like to lose my soul. I cannot live without a soul." I said. She looked down at me. My heart seemed like it lay in pieces on the cold stone marble floor that I sat on. "I live with no soul," she said, "You had no soul not long ago. I would not put you through that torture. I will kill you fast, but I shall not say it won't be painful." Rose said as her hand pulled me from the hard marble flooring. I felt the tears slid down my face. Her hand was fast. I felt an agonizing snap in my neck and I was gone. I was dead.
Rose's Point of View
Dimitri sat up. Tears streamed down his face. That dream had caused him to cry. Not much could cause Dimitri Belikov to cry. I sat up beside him. He pulled me to his chest. "Roza," He said softly over and over again. The dream had been about me! "Dimitri. What caused this? What was the dream about? Why are you crying?" My questions seemed urgent at the time, but as time droned on their importance seemed to fade.
Dimitri's Point of View
Rose was in my arms. "Dimitri," She said after I stopped crying. "Yes Roza," I said. My voice was a little weak. "Was your dream about me?" She asked. "Yes Roza," I said. I sounded like a robot. "It was just a bad dream nothing to worry about. Go to sleep, Roza." I said. I leaned back against the pillows. Rose fell back against the pillows beside me. I hummed a soft Russian lullaby that my mother had taught me to sing to Sonya and Viktoria when they were young. I even used to hum it to Paul.
I turned and pulled Rose against my chest. The world dissolved again. I could only see her big chocolate brown eyes. I saw her deep brown hair that fanned out behind her across the pillow. I could hear her gentle breathing. She looked at me with her chocolate brown eyes. "Dimitri," She asked. "Yes," I said. "Why are you being reassigned?" She asked. Curiosity killed the cat. "Um, actually Rose you know the person I am being reassigned to." I said. I was praying that she would stop asking questions. "Who are you being assigned to?" I asked. "Rose I am being assigned to your father." I said.
Rose's Point of View
"You were assigned to my father!" I screamed. Dimitri pulled me against his chest. I smiled. "Does that mean you will move around the world with Abe?" I said. My smile faded into a frown. "No. I am only going to be with him while he is in Russia. I will be back in the United States when he leaves to go to Turkey." Dimitri said. I could hear the reassurance in his voice.
Don't worry. I kept telling myself. Don't worry about this. It is going to be okay. Dimitri is only going to be in Russia for five years. Five years. Five years without Dimitri is like an eternity in the agonizing pain of destructive fire. What if a strigoi attack happens? What about Christian Ozera? What about our relationship? Will it be okay in this long distance?
