Hi guys I know I said that id write a story about last sacrifice…but I think im gonna try that after this…so here we are…..*cue dimming lights*

Think of you

"He and I had something beautiful but so dysfunctional,

It couldn't last,

I loved him so, but I let him go cause I knew he'd never love me back."

Dimka's point of view

They say when push comes to shove you push right back, but I'm done with pushing, I'm done with fighting. Roza means the world to me, but I feel like everything she's worked for, everything she's earned will just be taken away if we continue our relationship. I know I told her I love her and I do, with all my heart, with everything I am, and in the short 24 years that I have lived I have learned a few things and killed others. I also know that my Roza has only lived eighteen and that I can't ruin the career of someone who is so extraordinary at what she does. She's meant to protect Lissa. I have to let her go.

Rose

I was so in love. I had never been this happy in my whole life. I felt like I was glowing. Dimitri and I had finally given into our feelings for each other , and I couldn't be more thrilled…I had trials in five days and I knew Dimitri was going to train me harder than he had in the whole time he had mentored me. This was the end of my life at st. vladamirs. But I felt like it was the beginning of my life with Dimitri, my life of guarding Lissa. I had woken up early to head to the gym and prove to Dimitri that I could be on time. For once. I put on some mascara, I Nike sports bra, some shorts and headed out my dorm door. I couldn't wait to see my Russian god of a man.

"Hey little dhampir." I turned around to see Adrian walking towards me. "Off to see your Russian lover?" He asked with a sly grin.

"Yeah, and if you'll excuse me have training to get to."

"Oh but you know you want to stay with me, so I can show how a REAL man treats his woman."

"Watch it Ivaskov, Dimitri is more of a man then you'll ever be, and I'll have to pass on your offer, cause I think I just barfed in my mouth a little."

"Alright I'll get to you eventually," he started to walk away. " see you in my dreams."

"I'm sure you will."

I walked the rest of the way and opened the door to the gym eager to see Dimitri and train. I suddenly heard voiced coming from the sparring area of the gym, Dimitri's and someone else's.

"Oh rose I didn't hear you coming in." Dimitri looked sad, that was weird. I started to worry. Did I do something wrong yesterday? Was I not what he expected I couldn't say I was experienced so I had no idea what to do really. Or was it something else?

"Rose?" I was pulled out of my trance by a soft, worried sounding Russian accent.

"Yep sorry what were you saying?"

"Just that I was introducing you to Ibrahim Mazur."

I gave the goateed man a nod and a once over. He was wearing a Prada suit, purple scarf, and gold studs in his ears. His skin was dark like mine and he had nice brown hair.

"Hello Rosemarie," he had a Turkish accent, I think. "It's nice to meet you."

"Likewise, but its Rose, " I gave him a slight smile, he seemed okay.

"Well Belikov, I'll be seeing you later." And with that he walked away, out of the gym.

"What was that all about, who is that?" I asked.

"Rose I have to tell you something."

I looked at him with worry, wondering why he was acting so weird. I was a little scared at his behavior.

"What is it?" I questioned.

"I'm leaving, Abe asked me yesterday to be his guardian so im gonna leave, tomorrow actually"

"Okay I'll come with you." I could feel the tears in my eyes threatening to boil over.

"No Rose just me, I have to go with Abe, I'm leaving, you no longer need a mentor."

The tears spilled over and the whole room began to spin, I was seeing red.

I could barely see his gorgeous face through my tears. "Why?" I asked.

"Because I love you, and I know that makes no sense but I have to let you go I have to let you start your career, guarding Lissa. I am just a distraction. Just someone who would prevent you from becoming who you're meant to be. Good bye Rosemarie, I'll always love you." He walked away and out the door, out of my life.

In that second everything crumbled. Everything had felt so perfect, so right. I cried til there were no more tears left in my eyes. I picked myself up off the floor that held so many memories and vowed to never cry again. To never let my feelings get the best of me. To never be vulnerable again. I hated Dimitri, I hated how he had just made me feel.

I decided I needed someone to talk to. I decided it was finally time to tell Lissa. She would probably be angry and upset. I walked to her dorm, passing only a few people on the way, since there was still a half an hour before class started. I knocked on the door, Christian answered it. On a normal day I would have made some perverted comment about why he was in lissa's room but this was definetly not a normal day.

"Christian I need to talk to lissa, alone." He must have seen the distress in my eyes because he just nodded and walked out the door, backpack in tow.

"rose? Oh my God, are you okay why have you been crying?"

"I'm not okay, I have to tell you something, and you'll probably be very upset that I haven't told you. But please hear me out, and don't think that me keeping this from you was easy."

She nodded her head. Then right there I told her everything, about Dimitri, about the lust spell, about the cabin, about Adrian finding out, about him telling me he was leaving. I could feel guilt and anger coming through the bond. By the time I finished telling her I felt like I was going to cry. I held back the tears and waited for her to say something. She didn't say a word though she just pulled me to her and hugged me. I could feel her tears on my bare shoulder.

She pulled back and looked at me. "I'm so sorry Rose, I am so sorry I didn't see this sooner im so sorry I was so stupid. That he was so stupid to leave you."

"It's okay I'll get over it, eventually. Don't sweat it though. I'm so sorry I didn't tell you sooner, I just didn't want anyone to find out about our secret. He would have lost his job. I couldn't have let that happen."

"I love you so much rose and I promise that we will get through this together, I promise I will help you heal this hurt. I'm going to protect you for once."

I was glad that Lissa wasn't mad after not knowing about my relationship with Dimitri. Lissa left to get breakfast. She decided that she was going to skip the day of school to stay with me, which I appreciated.

I wanted to believe her. Believe that everything was going to be okay, but somehow I was skeptical.

DPOV

Leaving was going to be the hardest thing I would ever have to do. Harder than killing undead vampires or watching my best friend die. Rose was all I had but I knew what I was doing was for the best. For her at least. I packed my things and tried to fall back asleep not wanting to think anymore about what I was going to do tomorrow.

Hi guys I hope you enjoyed this first chapter…I find this story much easier to write than the other…but rest assured that one will be updated to…I promise….i would love some reviews…..thankyou!

Ps…there obviously was no attack and the cabin happens a week before grad…everything with Spokane happened though!

Til nxt time3

Tristan Nicole