another one-shot of mine... that spooked around in my head for some time now...

i'm not really sure about it... it may turn out to be something more IF i get enough feedback on it...

cause actually this little piece has really grown on me...

RPOV

It has been two years since I had been framed.

Framed for the murder of our queen.

Queen Tatiana Ivashkov.

It may be true that she wasn't on my list of my favorite people but nevertheless – I would never ever kill someone just because he or she was on my naughty list. Since then I proved that I was innocent.

Of course that was only possible because all of my friends believed me and helped me in every possible way. They took care of breaking me out of prison and getting me away from Court.

On my hunt for the truth I found another Dragomir – Lissa actually had a sister. Jillian Mastrano. Without ever knowing it we talked to Lissa's sister on a pretty regular basis only to find out the she is a Dragomir. So Lissa was elected to be our next queen, which wouldn't have been possible if we hadn't found out about Eric Dragomir's affair.

Sadly we found out who really killed the Queen. It had been Christian's aunt Tasha. She was against some new laws of the Queen and framed me because after everything I went through I was the one who got Dimitri's love.

Christian was broken because of it, but over time and with mostly Lissa's help he recovered. The day Tasha shot me (she aimed for Lissa but I jumped in the way) was the last time Chris saw her. We all tried talking him into visiting her to give her his goodbyes but all he said was 'My parents didn't care for my goodbye either'. I felt so sorry for him, he hadn't deserved anything like that. In fact nobody had, but Chris was a special case.

But since then Lissa was crowned to be our Queen and had done a pretty good job so far, we lost our bond and Chris became a teacher at Court. For Moroi in defensive magic.

Eddie became Mia's Guardian and went with her to college.

Adrian started dating Annabelle Conta and proposed to her two months ago. We – Adrian and I – are back to being friends and I have to admit, I really like that. Annabelle became part of our group and even managed it to get Adrian away from the cigarettes and his alcohol and she was one of the really cool Moroi.

As for Dimitri and I? We got engaged some weeks after Lissa's coronation and married three months ago. We got some weird looks when walking around Court, but since we're friends with the Queen nobody would dare saying anything.

And right now we were sitting in our house and discussing something very important. And no, it wasn't about food.

"Are you sure we can do that?" I asked Dimitri in a fairly reasonable voice.

He scooted over to me, cupped my face in his soft hands and looked me straight in the eyes.

"You, my love, are a fully trained Guardian. Last I checked I am too. We fought Strigoi. We battled them even. You hunted them on your way to get me back. I think we are capable of doing it. Who else – if not two fully trained Guardians – could take care of something like that?"

I watched him, still not sure about it.

"Don't get me wrong Comrade. You might have a point. We are fully trained, we are capable of so many things and we are really badass if you ask me..."

I hesitated for a few seconds.

"But fighting Strigoi – the most evil sons of bitches one can ever imagine – is a completely different matter. It's a piece of cake compared to that."

Dimitri looked at me, that awfully understanding look in his eyes. He knew very well that I hated that look, ever since he started training me back at the academy.

"I know that you are afraid of it Roza. But there is really no need to feel afraid. You will as always be awesome at what you are doing. And you still have me. We are married . We promised to help each other, be there for each other in good times and in bad times. We did all the 'till death do us part' stuff. That's basically 'we are in this together whatever may come': I tell you we can do this."
I looked down, ashamed of what I was feeling just then. Dimitri as always got the vibe.

"What is it Roza?"

Still looking down I answered him.

"But what if one day we can't stand each other anymore? Or what if we get into a fight with Strigoi and one of us dies? Or will be taken? Maybe even turned? You may be able to do this on your own, but I am not. I can't do this by myself."

I felt a tear rolling down my cheek and shortly after Dimitri's thumb softly brushing it away.

"I won't leave you alone Roza. Never again."

I really tried to believe him but had to remember the worst time of my life – the time of him being Strigoi.

"Don't think of those times Roza. That is our past. We have to think about our future. Don't you want to plan for it?"

I cupped his beautiful face with my hands and looked into his sad eyes.

"Of course I want to plan for our future. I've waited for that ever since you told me that you love me for the very first time. But don't you understand my fears? I've lost you once, I can't loose you again, that would kill me."

"I understand your fears, but remember – if anything like this ever happens again we know a cure. We can save Strigoi. But we will look after each other – something like this will never happen again."

"But you can't promise it, can you?" I asked him still sad and a tad bit terrified of what we were discussing.

"No, I can't promise it and I'm terribly sorry for it. But I believe that it won't happen again and for now that is more than enough for me. Can we now get back to the question at hand please?"

I nodded reluctantly but with one look into his beautiful brown eyes I knew that we truly could fight everything. I took a deep breath before speaking again.

"You know that we have to take care of a lot of stuff before we really do it right?"

"Yes I know it. I'm a grown man Roza. And I actually know what we have to take care of and how serious this is."
"Really? Cause right now I could swear that you are a mad man. I mean... you know me right? You know what kind of person I am right?"

"Yes I know what kind of person you are. And I love the person you are. I would never change anything about who you are. Except for that one little thing you know."

"I know Comrade" I said smiling at him. "But I'm only twenty. Do you really think I am ready for it?"

Dimitri stared at me like I had grown another head before chuckling softly and taking my relatively small hands into his bigger ones and kissing them.

"I am twenty seven and don't know if I am really ready for it Roza. Best way to find out is if we do it, don't you think?"

"Well my mom did it, Lissa's mom did it and many others did it before them."

Again I took a deep breath before nodding.

"Alright. We will do it."

Dimitri got up from his chair and pulled me up from where I was sitting only to scoop me up into his arms and spin me around. Well he was happy. And so was I.

We were going to have a family.

We would adopt a baby.

We would actually have a child.

The last thing we could have ever wanted.

disclaimer: I do not own VA... Richelle Mead does...

so tell me if i shall go on with it...