This chapter is longer than the first two chapters. Hope you all enjoy it.
DPOV
"Oh and Dimka," Tasha called to me, "Don't forget to be back before the sun comes up and try not to get killed by strigoi." She said as she walked into the hotel.
"Sure thing Tasha" I mumbled.
I began walking around aimlessly. My mind wandered off to the thoughts of seeing Rosa again.
My Roza.
I was completely shocked last night when Tasha told me Rose had a baby. A pang of hurt and betrayal shot through me.
How could she do this to me?
Why would she do this?
If my math is correct then she must have slept with someone right after I had left her.
I froze.
I shouldn't be feeling this way.
I left her.
She was free to do what she wanted. But just the thought of someone else with my Roza had me seething. I couldn't bear the thought.
My Roza with her beautiful long dark hair.
My Roza with her beautiful dark eyes.
My Roza…
I was a fool to think that time and space would lessen my feelings for her. It only made them stronger.
As if just thinking about Roza brought me to where she was. I hadn't been paying attention to where I was going to consumed in my thought. As I approached the alley I saw my Roza.
Battered. Bloody. Beautiful. And as graceful as ever.
There were at least five dead strigoi bodies around her.
Lissa stood behind Rose trying not to get in the way and would occasionally touch Roses' back I think she was healing her to keep her going. They must have been fighting for a long time.
All of this passed through my mind in seconds.
Then without a second thought I charged forward. Attacking and staking any srigoi I could.
RPOV
I staked the first one I could. Fast and swift.
My stake hit the target. I quickly moved onto the next.
I had staked the first three strigoi in under just seven seconds. Then as I quickly looked around I was still surrounded.
There were more than I thought. I ducked just as the closest one to me tried to land a blow to my head. I responded with a roundhouse kick to the chest. She stumbled back a few steps. That was all I needed to shove my stake swiftly through to her heart. She let out a blood curling scream and slumped down to the ground. Dead.
Five strigoi came at me. I staked the closest one. I then focused on the four that were approaching me and Lissa. I couldn't find any openings to stake them. My guard slipped and I was punched hard in the ribs. I was pretty sure I heard a crack.
We kept going. Exchanging blows. Every now and then Lissa would touch my back and heal me.
I was tired. I wasn't sure how much longer I could keep going. The darkness still raged in me. I was pretty sure that was the only thing keeping me from falling to ground with exhaustion. Well that and the fact that Lissa was in danger. It seemed like hours have gone by. Then out of thin air I was aware of a presence beside me.
Helping me.
I couldn't let my guard slip. We stood there side by side staking and fighting off the strigoi. A couple times the strigoi would try and reach behind me to grab Lissa but I was quick and staked them.
Lord knows how long we were there.
I staked the one I was fighting and looked around for another. There weren't anymore. I continued looking around, there were at least 18 or so strigoi bodies around us. Then I remembered the presence beside me.
I quickly turned to find the person staring at me.
I froze. Eyes wide.
"Dimitri…" I breathed. I stared at him drinking him in. His beautiful brown eyes. A few strands of his hair coming out of the pony tail. I had the urge to tuck them behind his ear. Then I quickly looked back to his eyes they were staring right at me with love? Then reality hit. He was here!
No why him of all people!
"Roza. Are you okay?"
His voice. The way he said Roza.
His hand reached toward me.
I recoiled. Not wanting him to touch me.
Then I remembered Lissa.
"Liss, we need to go. Now." My guardian mask in place.
"Yeah. Okay lets go." She shot me a look and quickly looked at D-him. Anger in her eyes as she looked at him. She was pissed that he had just left me.
I couldn't let myself feel anything right now I had to get out of there. I wouldn't let my emotions take over. I grabbed Lissa arm and started pulling her toward the end of the alley. I was very aware of his presence behind me. I felt his eyes boring holes in my back.
I wanted to turn around. To run into his arms. But I wouldn't let myself.
He. Left. Me.
He was with Tasha now.
He left me broken.
We walked quickly back to the hotel. Every now and then I would see red eyes watching me. But why were they just watching?
My guardian senses on high alert. Body tense and ready to attack at any given moment. I wouldn't let them ever get to Lissa.
One pissed off, heart broken Rosemarie Hathaway was not someone you wanted to be around right now. Much less attack.
We got to the hotel and charged right up to Lissas room. Sparky was sitting on the couch and Katie was asleep on the big chair. I smiled my little angel. The only thing that kept me from turning around beating the crap out of him.
Adrian was in the kitchen and Eddie was there. He instantly kicked into guardian mode when he heard the door slam shut and saw me.
"What happened?" he asked all business.
"We were attacked by strigoi."
"Why the hell is Belikov a mess?" Adrian asked. He had a strange expression on his face.
"He helped me fight the strigoi."
"How many were there?" Eddie asked.
"I don't know at least 20."
"Liss are you okay?" Christian came over concern all over his face for Lissa.
"I'm fine Rose saved me. Guardian Belikov," Lissa hesitated unsure what to say to him, "Uhh, thank you for helping Rose back there and me."
"No problem Princess. I'm sure Roza would have been fine though. She was doing fine before I got there."
I decided then that I should at least thank him.
"Guardian Belikov thank you for helping me." I kept all emotion out of my face. But inside I could feel all my heartbreak.
"Rose are you okay?" Adrian asked me. He must have seen my aura.
"I'm fine. Can I talk to you though?"
"Sure."
We made our way back to the kitchen.
"Do you have any idea what he is doing here?" I all but screamed.
"None but Tasha is here."
"Just great! Out of all the ways I could have run into them it had to be on my little girls birthday weekend! Especially running into him while I was fighting!"
"Rose calm down"
"Adrian I cant-" I was cut off by a high pierced scream ringing though the suite.
I ran back to the living room.
"Mommy! Are you okay! Oh my gosh!" Katie screamed running to me.
I resisted to urge to let out a groan when she hit my badly bruised ribs.
"Yes angel I'm fine."
"Oh mamma. You look horrwible!"
"I'm fine angel. Its okay I'm fine and so is Aunty Lissa."
"Liss maybe you should heal Rose." Christian told her, his brotherly affection towards me taking over. He was probably remembering that day. Probably due to the fact that the cause for that day was here.
"No its fine. Liss you used enough magic back there. You should heal Guardian Belikov." I saw him cringe slightly at me calling him Guardian Belikov.
I didn't care. It shouldn't hurt him anyway he had Tasha. As if just thinking her name caused her to appear.
"Oh my God! Dimka are you alright? Your bleeding!" she screamed as she ran over to him.
Great speak of the damn devil!
"Yes Tasha. Don't worry about me Roza took the most damage."
"Rose?" she asked confused. She followed his gaze and looked at me.
I swear I saw a flask of triumph in her eyes as she looked me over.
What. The. Fuck.
"Oh Rose. Are you okay?" I could hear the fake concern in her voice. But apparently I was the only one who heard it. Maybe. I noticed Katie roll her eyes at Tasha.
"Fine thank you," my voice completely devoid of all emotion.
"Momma let Aunty Lissa heal you."
"Rose please just let me heal you." Lissa pleaded.
I sighed knowing the arguing wouldn't get me anywhere. "Fine Liss." She walked over and placed her hand on my ribs. I gasped. I didn't realize how bad it actually was. Lissa looked at me with concern then concentrated.
I felt the magic bubble up inside Lissa. All warm and happy feelings. The magic flooded from her and into me. She pulled away. She quickly went over to him and healed him.
"I'm going to go lay down. Goodnight Liss. Night Christian." I gave them each a one arm hug seeing as how I was holding my little angel in the other.
"Adrian walk with me please." I asked him.
"Of course little dhamphir." He walked over to me and took Katie from me.
"Goodnight Guardian Belikov, Lady Ozera." I told them formally.
I quickly walked out of the room with Adrian. We were silent. We reached Katies' room and layed her down. Adrian quickly pulled me close to him and hugged me. I didn't even realize I was crying until he wiped my tears.
"Little dhamphir everything is fine." He whispered.
I kissed Katie on her little forehead, shut off the light and walked out of the room.
"I don't know if I can handle him being here." I whispered.
"I will always be here Rose. Even if you don't feel that way about me like I do you, I wont leave you." He told me pulling me close again.
"You're my best friend Adrian. Even if you a perv." I laughed. He chuckled.
"Of course little dhamphir!"
"You should probably go now. I'm going to take a quick shower and go to sleep. Make sure Eddie stays on guard."
"I cant shower with you?" he asked back to his old self.
"Hah in your dreams Ivashkov" I replied.
"I have my imagination that works just fine."
I playfully punched his arm.
"Goodnight Adrian."
"Goodnight little dhamphir" he whispered and kissed my forehead before walking out of the room.
I quickly got in the shower and sank to the floor as all the emotions I kept bottled up since I say him in the alley came rushing forward. The memory of that day replayed in my head.
*Flashback*
I ran into the gym late –of course- to my training with Dimitri.
"I'm… sorry I'm late" I gasped.
He didn't say anything just stood there with his guardian mask perfectly in place.
"What's wrong Dimitri?"
"Roza…"
I watched him carefully.
"I'm leaving you."
That's all it took for my world to come crashing down.
"Why?" I whispered not trusting my voice to speak any louder.
"I'm taking Tash up on her offer. She can give me a family, you cant."
"I'm sorry" my voice broke.
"I cant-" I cut him off.
"Please Dimitri don't leave I need you."
"I cant stay here with you, I cant love you Roza its not right."
I was numb I didn't know what to do or what to say.
"This is best for both of us." He said.
I snapped. The darkness surged forward and I didn't bother trying to hold it back. I lunged forward. My right arm snapped back and then quickly came forward connecting with his nose. I heard a satisfying crack and watched him fly back a couple of feet.
He was stunned. I had caught him off guard.
"This is whats best for us! Your leaving me for her! You told me you love me! But it was all a damn lie! Just leave. I. DON'T. EVER. . SEE. YOU. AGAIN" I ran toward the exit. I stopped just before stepping outside,"I hate you!" I screamed and ran to my dorm.
I flung the door open. Not bothering to hold back my sobs. I grabbed my guitar and climbed out my window to the roof. I started to sing.
I remember years ago
Someone told me I should take
Caution when it comes to love
I did, I did
And you were strong and I was not
My illusion, my mistake
I was careless, I forgot
I did
And now when all is done
There is nothing to say
You have gone and so effortlessly
You have won
You can go ahead tell them
Tell them all I know now
Shout it from the roof top
Write it on the sky love
All we had is gone now
Tell them I was happy
And my heart is broken
All my scars are open
Tell them what I hoped would be
Impossible, impossible
Impossible, impossible
Falling out of love is hard
Falling for betrayal is worst
Broken trust and broken hearts
I know, I know
Thinking all you need is there
Building faith on love is worst
Empty promises will wear
I know (i know)
And know when all is gone
There is nothing to say
And if you're done with embarrassing me
On your own you can go ahead tell them
Tell them all I know now
Shout it from the roof top
Write it on the sky love
All we had is gone now
Tell them I was happy
And my heart is broken
All my scars are open
Tell them what I hoped would be
Impossible, impossible
Impossible, impossible
Impossible, impossible
Impossible, impossible
Impossible, impossible
Ooh impossible (yeah yeah)
I remember years ago
Someone told me I should take
Caution when it comes to love
I did
Tell them all I know now
Shout it from the roof top
Write it on the sky love
All we had is gone now
Tell them I was happy (i was happy)
And my heart is broken
All my scars are open
Tell them what I hoped would be
Impossible, impossible
Impossible, impossible
Impossible, impossible
Impossible, impossible
Impossible, impossible
I remember years ago
Someone told me I should take
Caution when it comes to love
I did
I sat there. Trying to get my breathing under control. I climbed down and ran outside. I sat by a tree in a fetal position and cried. Sobs racking my body violently. I rocked back and forth. Someone sat beside me and pulled me to his chest. I didn't fight it, I curled up on his lap and cried into his chest.
I looked up and saw Christian. He was watching me like a big brother.
"Its okay Rose" he whispered, hugging me.
I had already told me friends about me and Dimitri after the attack on the school. They all accepted it.
"H-hes leaving m-me." I whispered as new sobs racked my body.
"I know Rose. I know."
We sat there for who knows how long. I drifted off into a much needed sleep.
*End of Flashback*
I sat on the floor in the shower. As if my tears were jealous of the water running down my face I cried harder. I got out of the shower, dressed, and climbed into bed.
I cried myself to sleep that night. I knew I had to stay strong for my angel she didn't need he mom falling apart. I cried and cried getting all the tears out and fell into a dreamless slumber.
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