Chapter 2: Flashbacks
Rose's POV
I woke up and rolled over into the warm body next to me. "It's good to wake up next to you, Comrade."
"It's good for me to wake up to your beauty too, Roza." He smiled and put a hand on my cheek.
I rolled away and yawned. "What time is it?" I sat up halfway off the bed and stretched my arms.
"Around three in the afternoon." He said rolling of the other side of the bed and stretching with me.
"Damn. It's still early." I said and walked into the bathroom. Dimitri followed me.
"Early?"
"Well, for the past month that I have been gone, I've just been partying it up with Abe's money." I picked up my brush and started to brush my hair. "So I had just been waking up at five and then party ALL night and then sleep." I shrugged and put the brush down. I looked in the mirror, and saw Dimitri come up and hugged me from behind. I leaned back and molded into his chest. I closed my eyes and sighed, contently. "Dimitri Belikov, I think I love you."
Flashback
"Rosemarie Hathaway, we find you…" Stupid Dramatic pauses. I looked toward all my friends. Lissa, Adrian, Christian and… Dimitri. Dimitri. The love of my life, who had turned me away. But now, he had a worried look in his face. And when I looked into those deep chocolate eyes… I saw the emotion of true love. I hope that I saw right. Because I started to cry. "Innocent." I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.
"Oh, Kiz. Are you crying because you got off?" Abe turned toward me.
"No, no I'm not." I let out a funny laugh and turned into the crowd and out of the court. I ran out with a smile on my face and happy tears running down my cheeks. I ran out and leaned on a tree, not able to make it any further before my heart exploded. I sighed and wiped my tears away. I stood up straight and laughed. Someone grabbed my shoulder from behind and I spun around.
"I think I love you, Rosemarie Hathaway." Dimitri said and pulled me into a bone crushing hug. He held me until we heard the court doors opening so more people could come out.
"Dimitri, I do love you, but we can't be together here. At court, I mean." I started to cry again, realizing the truth in my words.
"I understand, Rose." He said nodding with a sad smile on his face. "Friends?"
"Forever." I smiled and then laughed. "I just made it sound like we were two girlfriends who want to always be friends." I stepped away and batted my eyes. "Like, OMG." I said in a high voice, "We are going to be like, BFF's forev, Dimitri." I laughed.
"Wow, Roza, you amaze me."
I was about to answer back but then I realized what he had called me. "Roza?"
"You were always Roza in my mind." He smiled and I hugged him.
"Well, I have to go, Lissa is probably looking for me right now."
"I get it. Go, Roza." I waved goodbye and wandered off.
End Flashback
Lissa. That self absorbed bitch. I really don't ever want to see her again. Just as alcohol numbs Adrian's ability's, they numb the bond as well so I can't slip into her head. Thank god. I don't ever want to see her again.
"You have no idea how much that means to me." Dimitri said.
"I think I just might."
Lissa's POV
I lost her. The things I said- well, let's just say, I would never come back to me if I had said them to myself. I that even makes sense. I sighed and leaned on my window. I was looking out at the courts gates, hoping to see a car come through holding Rose. I looked down to where the doors to my building were and saw Christian leaving. He had tried to get in to see me, but I wouldn't let him. I couldn't let him see me like this. I sighed and started to cry. I couldn't even go into the living room anymore, because that's where Rose and I had the fight. That horrible fight.
Flashback
I walked into my building. Up the stairs and to my door. Next to my door, was a smiling Rose. I had seen her talking to Dimitri but then I had to talk to Christian. "Rose! Were you upsetting Dimitri again?" I said as I opened my door to let us in. "I told you not to do that."
"Lissa we were-"
"No matter what, I don't want you talking to him! The public needs to believe that he is a Dhampir and you are-"
"Lissa!" Rose yelled. We were now in the living room. "We were happy, and talking as friends." Her face was red.
"But I just don't want you-"
"Oh shut up, Lissa." She threw her hands in the air. "I am sick and tired of you defending him. He doesn't want o be defended anymore. We just agreed to be friends!"
"Well, I will talk to him to make that sure."
Her eyes widened and her face went redder. "Now you don't trust me? Is Dimitri your new best friend?"
"No, Rose, but-"
"There's always a 'but' with you!" She yelled at me. "I don't care what you say at this point!" She stalked toward the door. "If you won't even trust me, then I shouldn't even be here." The door slammed as she exited.
"Rose! Wait!" I yelled and opened the door to run after her. I looked down the hall either way; and she wasn't there. I took off down the stairs. I pushed open the doors and saw her sprinting of towards the gates. "Rose! Wait! Please don't go!" I soon ran out of breath and had to stop. I looked up and she was gone. I was panting and walked over to the guest housing, hoping to find Abe or Janine to tell them that she was gone. I had caused it. And by the way she was running towards the gates, she was really gone. Gone and Running.
