A.N. I DO NOT OWN VAMPIRE ACADEMY OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT BESIDES THE PLOT OF THIS FANFICTION! REMEMBER, THIS TAKES PLACE AFTER SHADOW KISS BUT DIMITRI NEVER TURNED. I DREAD THE IDEA PERSONALLY, DON'T YOU? ANYWAY, MOVING ON.

D.P.O.V.

Oh dear God. How am I supposed to tell Rose about this? I thought to myself as I walked to the average practice with the soon-to-be not so average outcome. I pushed through the doors, expecting to see a curious Rose awaiting my arrival, only to find an empty practice room. I sat down and picked up the novel I was currently working my way through, getting caught in the thick plot, after I set up the recently repaired dummies.

"Hey comrade!" greeted Rose from the door. I wasn't ready, not yet, so I attempted to look busy in the book.

Much to my relief, she walked into the locker room to change. You can't hide from her forever… my inner voice yelled at me. I sighed and put the book down, walking quietly to Rose. I wrapped my arms around her slender waist and whispered a greeting in her ear before kissing her gently.

She started expertly punching the dummies when the question I had known would come, about my urgent meeting. Good Lord, why must she be so curious. I hoped my fear didn't show in my eyes and quickly made sure my eyes were in a mentor's glare. My mouth opened but I quickly shut it before something that a complete imbecile would say spilled out.

R.P.O.V.

I put my hands on my hips and cocked my head to the side, "Dimitri, What's going on?" He pulled me to the floor with him, we just sat and he just looked at my hands, which he held, like he couldn't look me in the eyes.

"Roza… I have to go, reassigned effective immediately." He whispered to the floor. My breathing caught in my throat, seems cliché but time seemed to slow.

I looked around idly before managing to croak out, "W-who, w-why?" Dammit, I was weak. Rose Hathaway is not weak and he had made it happen.

"It's a new arrangement, a royal previously un-needing protection who has voiced an urgent request for a guardian," replied Dimitri. I chewed that over in my mind and one thought finally hit me. I released his hands and stood quickly to punch the dummies ..hard.

"Why does Tasha, out of the blue, want protection Guardian Belikov?" I hissed across the room after landing a stake all the way through a dummy, the tip of the stake noisily smashing into the cold stone wall.

D.P.O.V.

Dammit, why must I fall in love with someone as witty as her? I asked myself quickly. She knew immediately that it was Tasha who had requested a guardian. It stung when she spoke my professional name, as she had intended.

"I'm not sure Roz-" I began before getting cut off by Rose, "Don't you call me that Dimitri" she rang in angrily. I quickly apologized and contemplated what to say next as she continued beating the crap out of the poor dummies. She was currently working on one with brown hair and tall build, this wasn't going to be pretty…

Im sorry about how short it is! Im in the middle of a move and Ive not had internet, then camp, then relatives, Gotta love summer. Anyway, I just wanted to explain why Dimka (my nickname too thanks to Culver Creek who's stories you have to read, anyway) was upset and Ill get a longer chapter out next time