Three weeks after my latest mission, I went back for two more weeks.
After coming back, Lissa assured me that the missions would be on hiatus for several weeks.
"We have no new leads," she said gleefully.
I couldn't help but cheer. As much as I enjoyed helping keep the court and my people safe from Strigoi attacks, the constant toll on my body and psych were wearing on me. The number of people lost was depressing; however, twice that amount of people have been saved, so I figured it was a success.
"Enjoy your time with Dimitri," Lissa said slyly as she waved me off.
"Oh, I will," I replied, winking.
"Comrade!" I cried out as I burst through the doors. "Guess what?"
"What, Roza?" Dimitri asked, amused.
"I'm home free!" I sang – very badly at that.
Dimitri's eyes lit up. "You have no missions?"
"No, not for a while." I grinned at him.
"Good. I have surprise for you."
"Is it a fun one?" I asked, my voice sultry.
Dimitri smiled softly down at me. "You'll just have to wait and see."
The surprise turned out to be dinner with everyone – my family, Lissa's family – that is, Christian, Lissa, their daughter, and Jill – Eddie, Sonya and Mikhail, Adrian, and Sydney.
"What's this for, Comrade?" I wondered, happy.
Dimitri grinned at me. "I won't be offended just because you've been busy saving the vampire race," he joked.
"What? What am I missing?" I asked.
"What date is it today?"
I shrugged. "I'm guessing something important?"
"It's your wedding anniversary, you idiot," Christian snorted.
"Oooh," I said softly. "I see. Yeah, it's been a while." I chuckled awkwardly.
Dimitri smiled. "It's alright. Happy anniversary, Rose."
"Happy anniversary, Comrade."
A month later, it happened.
I woke up with horrible pains in my stomach.
"C-Comrade," I whimpered, reaching out a weak hand to touch his shoulder. "C-comrade, help."
Dimitri sprang and it was times like this that I was glad he was a light sleeper. Of course, times like these have hardly ever happened and never quite like this.
"What's wrong, Rose?" he asked frantically, wide-eyed.
"It hurts," I mumbled, curling into a little ball. "A lot."
Dimitri flipped on the lamp on the bedside table. His sharp gasp startled me.
"Eddie, drive to the hospital and tell them to prepare a bed for Rose. It's bad."
Huh? I forced my head up to see him talking on the phone as he pulled on his shoes and duster over his bare chest.
He shut his phone and scooped me up into his arms causing me to let out an involuntary cry.
"Sorry, so sorry, love," he mumbled, flying through the house and to the car. "You'll be alright, you'll be fine," he continued as he stepped on the gas.
"Wh-what?" I groaned as the rocking motion of the car caused the pain to crash over me in waves.
"You're bleeding, Roza. It's bad. Really bad."
I was too shocked to reply. Looking down at my bent legs, I realised he was right. My sleeping shorts, shirt, legs, all of me was covered in blood. Too much blood.
"Why...?"
"I don't know. We're here."
A trip that should have taken at least twenty minutes was over in five. That's when I started getting nervous. Dimitri never speeds.
"C-Comrade?"
"Shh, love, it'll be alright."
Dimitri carried me into the hospital, not even bothering to turn off the car or close the door before he was running through the doors of the hospital.
A blur of motions confused me as my head started to get fuzzy.
"Don't let Lissa see," I mumbled as the pain got too much and everything went black.
My eyes fluttered open to calmness. Too much calmness.
I sat up, recognizing my surroundings as a hospital bed.
"Comrade?" I croaked.
"Sh, Roza, stay still," Dmitri murmured from where he sat next to me.
"W-what happened?" I asked, confused.
Dimitri took a deep breath and exhaled. It was then I noticed the dark circles under his eyes and the gaunt look on his face.
"It's happened before, you know," he muttered. "Not the first time. Other cases have been reported. Never thought...I'm so sorry, Roza."
"What? What happened?" I asked frantically.
"You...you had miscarriage," Dimitri said gently.
"I...what?"
"A miscarriage."
"I...was pregnant?" I didn't understand.
"I'm sorry Roza. There have been other cases of dhampire-dhampire couples getting pregnant, but it never lasts. At least, that's what the doctor told me."
"I...was pregnant." The air left me in a whoosh. "I was pregnant."
"I'm sorry."
Well...hm. What do you think? Oh, and does anyone watch Doctor Who or Sherlock? I'm very open to fangirling (;
-Tatiana
