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Chapter 3:

"Ok shoot?" I look at Lissa and notice she's gone back into that shell of hers. " Come on Lis, whatever it is I think I can handle it." She looks up to me and smiles. " I have to talk to Jill but what do you say I say to her." I nod. " Will you please come with me Rose?" I smile and grab her hand. " Sure why not, lets go now!" I push the covers back but she stops me before I can get one foot out of bed. " No, No, No, you need to rest. Will do it like next week." I look at her and groan. " You know I don't like sitting back and doing nothing." She laughs and tucks my sheets back against me. " Your not doing nothing, you're healing." I laugh. " Yes well doesn't healing entail training as well. I mean I have to keep up with all the other guardians who are going to protect you as well." She shakes her head. " You have plenty of time. Just rest. We'll talk about my sister later." She looks back at her watch and looks back to me. " If you have to go do something then go. I'm fine." She smiles. " I promised Christian that I would meet him for dinner." I smile. " Go before I kick your ass out myself." She laughs but hugs me. " I'm just glad your ok." I smile and hug her back. " I know. Now go!" She gets up and closes the door and I look at the ceiling.

I begin to count the tiles and then I know I fall asleep. I'm woken up by a sharp pain in my arm. " Sorry Guardian Hathaway, I just needed to remove your I.V." I nod and look to the corner of the room. Dimitri's head pulls up from his crappy western novel when he hears my title. The nurse leaves and he comes and lays down beside me again. " How are you feeling?" I yawn. " Hungry, just like I said the first time." He laughs and kisses my forehead. " I believe they left some broth in the kitchen." I groan as he gets up. " How do sick people get better if their doctors only give you hot water to eat/drink?" He returns with a bowl and a spoon. He sets it down on the nightstand and helps me sit up. " Someone with your injuries, needs time to build up to a cheese burger Roza." I smile. " Make that my first meal comrade and you might get something in return." He smiles and puts the first spoonful up to my mouth.

I'm half way through the bowl when I ask him to stop. " Are you ok?" I nod and just sit back and stare at him. He smiles and puts the bowl back on the bedside table. " What did you do when you left me with Lissa?" He shakes his head. " I was just in the other room. Your father and mother showed up a little later after Lissa left." I snort. " Did the Old Man give you trouble?" He laughs and moves me a bit so he can lay beside me. " No, just that side eye of yours that he has too." I smile. " I told you, besides the amazing hair, I got that too." He smiles. " I love seeing your smile." He presses my hair back from my face.

" What do you do when i'm asleep?" I'm laying against him. " Usually reading. Although I might have to leave you for a few hours tomorrow." I look up at him. " Well that sounds boring. You should've woken me up, I would of made your day better." He laughs. " Roza, you were and are still healing." I groan. " Im tired of sitting in this god damn bed comrade." He moves and now i'm underneath him. " I know you don't like sitting and waiting roza. I use to train you." I look at him. " Your Zen lessons have only helped so much." He smiles and kisses my forehead. " What you want to do I can't, because your HEALING."

I groan. He kisses my head and moves me so im lying back on his chest. " Whenever I get the hell out of this bed is the day that you get your ass kicked Comrade." He laughs and kisses me. " Oh Roza we shall see." I kiss him back and then lay my head against his chest. We fall asleep like this. I dont know what but I wake up knowing Dimitris gone. I sit up a little and wince. I put my hand onto the bed and hear a crinkle. I look down and notice a piece of paper. I lie back down and read the note.

Roza,

I had to go with christian for the morning. I should be home by noon. Please just rest and relax. -D

I smile and then groan. I turn to look at the bedside clock, 10:50. Ok I can handle another hour and ten minutes. But not by sitting here. I push myself up and throw my legs over the side of the bed. I take a moment to catch my breath. I push myself up and stand up. I don't fall which is good. I grab the bedpost and walk a few steps. I stop again and take a few deep breathes. " Ok Rose, you need to man up. Just get to the bathroom." I push off the bed post and walk a few more steps and into the dresser. I breathe again deeply and push off the dresser and make it to the bathroom.

I grab onto the sink when i get through the door. I look into the mirror and smile then grimace. Im a mess, literally a mess. "Ok Rose lets take a shower." I turn around and start the water. As soon as I step under the water I feel relief. The water numbs me and feels great against my skin. I look down to my chest. Its still bandaged. I put my hand against my chest and close my eyes.

'Tasha frantically fired off a couple shots at the first threat moving toward her-which wasn't the rapidly approaching guardians. It was a slim figure in white who had shouted at Tasha.

Or, well, it would have been. Like I said, I'd known exactly where Lissa would step and what she would do. And in those precious seconds before she acted, I broke out of my captors' hold and threw myself before Lissa. Someone leapt after me, but they were too late. That was when Tasha's gun had gone off. I felt a biting and burning in my chest, and then there was nothing but pain'

I opened my eyes breathing heavy. Ok Rose, you're fine, your ok. I turn off the water and begin to lift my leg over the side of the bath tub. I get the other leg out and my world begins to spin. I sit down against the side of the tub. I pull my legs to my chest and just breathe. " Its ok Rose, its ok." I sit there just thinking. I just need to breathe. I move forward to open the door. Dimitri will be back any minute and I know he'll be upset.

I hear keys and smile. He's home.

Dimitri's POV:

I left Roza this morning still sleeping. I knew she wouldn't wake up till before I got home. Christian had called me to accompany him to see his aunt. Christian had been to see his aunt the last few days and today he asked me to take him. I met him at his and Lissa's room. Lissa was up as well. " Goodmorning, Lord Ozera, Your majesty." I hear Lissa groan slightly. " Come on Dimitri, we've known each other too long to for you to keep calling us our formal names." I smile. " Yes, I know I haven't been around you much these past few days." Lissa looks to Christian and smiles. " Are you ready?" Christian nods then follows me out. We walk out of the building and walk the path that leads to the guardian center.

"How is she?" I look to Christian and smile. " She doesn't like sitting around doing nothing. She was asleep when I left. Hopefully will be when I get back." He nods then looks down again as we continue walking. We reach the guardian center and I open the door for him. He walks in and I follow. Hans is talking to one of of the guardians who sits at the front desk. He see's Christian then me. " Lord Ozera, Guardian Belikov." I nod at Hans. " She just finished with her feeder." We follow him down the stairs to the cells. He brings us to a room with a double pane window. Christian goes in and I stay on the other side.

Hans brings in Tasha and my face drops even more. Her whole figure is slumped. She looks to the window and smiles. She knows that I'm here but I don't notice her. I stare at christian. " Its nice to see you Christian, Dimitri." I ignore her and keep watch of christian. " Aunt Tasha, I'll ask again. Why would you put this all on Rose?" She laughs then stares at me. " She has something that I want and well it made sense." I look to the guardian and then back to the window. " You said that already. You are torturing us all. Adrian, whose aunt was your queen and killed. Lissa who is my girlfriend who you tried to kill. Mia who you used to try to get out of this mess. Dimitri, who you have been friends with and trusted you like we all did. Then Rose. Rose, who saved Lissa's life and you shot." I look to Tasha, her face filled with tears. " Please christian, I just .." " NO, Aunt Tasha, I'm done. I'm not going to listen to your apologies, or come here anymore. Goodbye." Christian stands up and knocks on the door. I nod to the other guardian to open it. " Dimka, please?" I look back to Tasha, then follow christian out.

He stops near the front desk. " Thank you for coming, but I won't need to come back anymore." I nod. " Come on, I need to get back to Lissa and you need to check on Rose." I follow him out of the building. We reach Lissa's roms and I leave him to head back to our own room. I open the door and theres no noise. I set the keys on the table beside the door and head to the bedroom. She's not in bed. " Rose? Rose, Roza?" I look around the room and panic for a second till I hear her voice. " I'm in here comrade." I go towards the bathroom and see her sitting against the wall. I bend down on my knees and push her hair back. " What were you thinking?" She looks to me and smiles.

Rose's POV:

I hear him come into the bedroom and smile. " Rose? Rose, Roza?" I sit up a little and wince. " Im in here comrade." He barrels into the bathroom and bends down to my level. I smile as he pushes my wet hair out of my face. " What were you thinking?" I smile. " I didnt want to lay in that bed one more minute, besides I was smelling like a hospital." He laughs then picks me up into his arms. I lay my head against his chest. " You should've waited." He sets me down at the bottom of the bed. He goes to the dresser and opens up the top drawer bringing out a shirt and a pair of my underwear.

I smile when he comes back and starts to dry me off with the towel. " What did you do with christian?" He looks to me and continues. " What did you do something illegal? Doesnt sound like fire boy." He smiles and puts both hands on either side of my face. " Nothing illegal, just went to do some errands." He goes to the bathroom and comes back with bandages. I grab the underwear and slide them on. He comes to sit in front of me and starts to peal the old bandages off. He looks up to me and pushes my hair back again.

I look down to my chest and see the stitches and the redness. "It's healing." I nod and look up into his eyes. He dabs the stitches with a cotton ball soaked with water. I grimace and his hand finds my cheek. " Im sorry, ill stop till you tell me." I laugh. " Comrade I have been through hell and back." He laughs and kisses me. " Yes you have, we all have." I smile and take his hand that has the cotton ball and bring it back to my chest. " Just get done with it comrade." He smiles and dabs my chest a few more times before he begins to put the new bandage on.

I'm putting on the shirt when he comes back in. "Lay down now." I look at him and smile. "Great bedside manners comrade." He laughs and walks out of the room. I lay against the headboard and groan. I yell to him, " You know leaving me here alone just gives me more ideas on how i'm going to escape". He walks back in with a sandwich and bag of chips. " Lunch." I smile. " Thank you." He smiles. " Im just glad you didnt hurt yourself." I look at him as I take a bite of my sandwhich. " I needed a shower, its not like I went running." He laughs. " I would of helped you if you would of waited." I laugh. " You know i'm tired of feeling useless. I hate doing nothing." I turn away from him.

He scoots closer to me and gets in my face. " You are not useless. You know most of court is calling you a hero? You saved Lissa's life, the queens life." I look at him and smile. " I just hate sitting here." He smiles. " Doctors orders Roza." I smile and kiss him. He grabs me and pulls me against his chest. I'm laying my head against his chest. "Rest Roza, you've already had a very exciting day." I nod and close my eyes.