A/N: Okay this is my first Vampire Academy story. I really hope you enjoy it. It's three chapters long and I will post one a day or as demanded. I don't own anything; I am just playing with Richelle Mead's characters.

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We arrived in Maine where the wedding is to be held out. It will be held by a lighthouse on the cliffs over looking the Atlantic Ocean. We were at a small airport and were waiting for Christian, Lissa and Rose to arrive. I paced back and forth, occasionally looking out the window to watch the approaching planes.

"Breathe Dimka, everything will be alright, I'm sure she is still as stunning as you remember her."

I gasped and spun to look at Tasha, "What do you mean?" I stared at her.

"Rose, I am sure she is still stunning."

I gave her a look, one that told her she better start talking and soon.

"Christian told me. I guess Rose was in hysterics when you left and she confided in Lissa, and of course she told Christian. I know how you felt about her and she about you. It's ok, she's older now and I understand. I understand now why you could not return my feelings and once I found out how much you both meant to one another, well, you know the timeline."

I turned towards the window during her speech. Looking out a small plane was coming from the horizon and I could barely breathe. This was it. "I am sorry I never told you, I thought if I went away from her, things could change."

"There is nothing to be sorry for, you love her. And it turned out good, I have one of the best guardians there is and I am marrying a wonderful man. Look at it this way; you're not Lissa's guardian, your mine, as Rose is not mine, but Lissa's.

I inhaled deeply and turned to face her, the plane I was watching now taxiing. "You, you would let me, have a relationship with her?" Tasha just gave me a smile. "Of course I would."

Just then the door to the plane opened and Tasha and I walked out onto the tarmac to greet her nephew. Christian walked out first, followed by Lissa. Christian hugged Tasha then it was Lissa's turn, I caught all of this in my peripheral, my eyes were on the door, waiting for Rose.

"She'll be out in a moment, don't worry." This came from Lissa, I turned to her to look at her and she wore a brilliant smile and a knowing look on her face. Out of the corner of my eye I saw her, but I could not bear to look at her. Hesitantly, however, I turned my gaze from the three huddled together and I looked upon Rose Hathaway for what seemed like the first time ever. She stood atop the steps looking right at me.

Her hair was still long, just how I liked it, but she updated it with layers that framed her face and had a full set of bangs over her forehead. Her complexion had gotten slightly less tan, but the eyes were the same. Her lips seemed fuller than the last time I saw her, slightly darker as well. She wore a pair of jeans, dark blue, which seemed to have been painted on her and a dark green top that fit her snugly, showing off her assets. Finishing it off, she wore a black leather jacket that hit her at her waist.

"Just keep breathing there and everything will be fine." I was woken from my stupor with three sets of eyes staring at me. All of them wore identical smiles. I heard footsteps and knew she was coming down the stairs, but I heard another set and looked back, Adrian walked behind her. I closed down and I got myself back into control of my body. Figures, I knew she would stay with him.

"Rose, how are you? And Adrian, how nice it is of you to come." Tasha spoke and hugged each in turn. "You know how it goes, Lissa is still learning from me and I from her. The four of us are planning a trip to Paris after the wedding, so I figured rather than killing the environment some more, why not just hitch with them so we're all here." The conversation went on, but I only had eyes for Rose. She broke away and came to stand next to me.

"Hello comrade." She smiled the most brilliant smile at me. I looked at her, wanting to do nothing but kiss those lips of hers.

"Hello Rose. How have you been?"

A look that was similar to disappointment crossed her face, "I have been doing well, just the same ol' same ol', guarding the last of the Dragomirs. You?

"Same thing, just guarding; it looks like, however, you have found yourself a husband."

A confused look spread across her features and she glanced over her shoulder. "Wh-what, you mean Adrian? Oh no no no, yeah we tried but it didn't last long, right around Lissa and Christian's wedding, but we figured it was better just to be friends that antagonized one another."

My heart skipped a beat, "Oh."

"Well," said Tasha, "now that we have everyone here, why don't we make our way to the hotel, the rehearsal dinner will be in about three hours."

With that, we all shuffled to the waiting limo. Rose stood close by me, but not close enough to touch. We all filed into the limo, Lissa sat next to Christian, Tasha sat by Adrian and Rose sat by me. Why did she have to sit by me? This time, our arms did touch and it sent a fire straight through my body and made my breath hitch. Being this close to her I could also smell her. She wore a light perfume and it was intoxicating my senses. I would give anything at this point to kiss her, to feel her in my arms, hair in my hands. Of course it had to be right at that moment when the limo took a sharp turn too fast and Rose ended up on top of me slightly. He eyes bored into mine and I swear, even through her dark brown irises I could see the pupil dilate; our lips almost touching.

The limo came to a stop and we started to pile out. We all went to our rooms to relax and get ready for the rehearsal set for about two hours. We were all on the same floor. Rose was next to me, still looking flushed from being so close. Rose went into her room with just a small look towards me; I entered my room and immediately got organized.