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CHAPTER SEVEN

Dimitri POV

Well . . .

Janine had just told Rose that her father, whom she'd never even met, was coming here. Tomorrow. Poor Rose fainted because she was so shocked.

"Oh God, what do we do?" Janine was frantic.

I decided to try to be calm. "Calm down Janine, let's just take her to the med clinic for rest. That was a huge bomb to drop on her."

She looked ashamed. "I know, but I had to tell her today since he's coming tomorrow."

I picked Rose up. "Well, let's just get her to the clinic."

Janine nodded, and we ran in silence to the clinic. Janine should waited a little longer to tell Rose about her father. Maybe she figured that since Rose was so happy with her acceptance of us, she would tell her then.

We opened the doors of the clinic, and Dr. Olendski looked up at us.

"What happened now?" she asked.

I looked at Janine expectantly.

"Well . . . I told her that her father was going to visit tomorrow and she, well, she fainted." Janine explained.

Dr. Olendski turned to me. "Bring her in here and put her on the bed." she pointed to the room where Rose had been the other day.

I nodded and did as she asked.

After I laid her down on the bed, I moved her hair out of her face. God, she was beautiful.

Janine sat silently in the corner and watched me. I just held Rose's hand.

After what seemed like forever, but in reality was only about a half hour, Rose's eyes fluttered open.

I crushed her in a tight hug and murmured to her.

"О Roza! Я так волновался о Вас! Вы хорошо?" she gave me a weird look, and I realized I'd been speaking in Russian and she didn't understand. "I said 'Oh Roza! I was so worried about you! Are you okay?'"

"I'm fine. Just . . . surprised, I guess." she replied.

Janine came over to the bed. "Rose, I'm so sorry!"

"It's okay, mom. So what is my father's name?" she asked.

"Ibrahim Mazur." Janine replied.

Ibrahim, Ibrahim . . . why does that sound familiar? Then I got it.

"Janine, Ibrahim as in Abe Mazur?" I asked.

"Yes, do you know him?"

"Yes, my family knows him." Wow, my Roza is a mobster's daughter. Now that I really think about it, I can see the resemblance. Her dark brown hair, her eyes, her attitude . . . that's all Abe.

Rose looked at me. "Wow, you knew my father before I did. That's not fair!" she was upset. She got up off the bed and stormed out of the room.

"Roza, wait!" I called out after her. She didn't stop, or even turn around. I was about to run after her when Janine put her hand on my arm.

"Let her go. She needs a minute."

I wanted so badly to run after her, comfort her, but Janine was right. "Fine. I'm going back to my room."

"Me too. Goodbye Dimitri."

"Bye Janine."

I walked to my room thinking about what to do about Rose. Then I got a brilliant idea that she would love! I set out to do what I had to to prepare.

Rose POV

Why is life so unfair?

Dimitri knew my father before I did.

I knew that I was being really childish, but I couldn't help it.

I stormed out of the clinic, not really knowing where I was headed. I just really needed some time to think.

My body knew where it was headed before my mind did. I was walking towards the cabin.

I walked through the door of the little place and sat down on the bed. It still hadn't been made after Dimitri and I had been here.

I just sat and thought of everything. Is Dimitri angry with me for leaving? Will I like my father? Will he like me? Will he approve of Dimitri and I? What will he be like?

I sat there thinking for an hour before heading back to my room. It was chilly out, and even though the attack was long gone, the Academy still had the marks left behind.

I opened the door to my room.

Dimitri was in front of the window, looking out over the campus. He turned around when I closed the door.

I spoke. "Hey Dimi-" I was cut off by his warm lips on mine. He wrapped his strong arms around me and held me tight. His tongue moved across my lip, asking for entrance. My mouth opened, and the dance began.

He pulled me towards the bed, not once breaking the kiss.

I broke away from him. "I thought we had to wait until after graduation."

"Screw graduation!" he growled. God he was sexy! And so the clothing removal started.

(A/N: I don't write lemons, I'm only 13. If someone wants to, just ask.)

I laid back against Dimitri's warm, perfect chest and sighed in content.

"I love you so much, Dimitri Belikov." I declared.

"I love you too, my beautiful Rose. You are my one and only love."

I snuggled myself closer to him, and he tightened his arms around my torso, and we drifted off into a peaceful sleep.

Or, at least it was peaceful for him.

I was dreaming, no, having a nightmare.

We were back at the caves.

There were seven Strigoi, each holding someone important to me. One held Lissa, one held Christian, one held Adrian, one held my mother, one held Eddie, one held Mia and the last one, the blonde one, held Dimitri.

My friends all shot me pleading glances, begging me to save them. The Strigoi each had a hand firmly gripping my loved ones' throats, ready to snap their necks.

The Strigoi holding Mia stepped forward.

"Rose! Please, help me! Plea-" Mia's pleads for help were cut off by a sick snapping of a bone, and her head was twisted in an unnatural angle. Her limp body fell to the ground.

"No!" I cried.

The Strigoi holding Eddie stepped forward.

"Thanks a lot, Rose. First Mason, now me. I hate you." then he too fell to the ground, head twisted.

"I'm sorry Eddie! I didn't mean to!" I whispered to no one but myself.

The Strigoi holding Adrian stepped forward.

"Please, little dhampir. Don't let them kill me! I don't want to die!" he begged. I tried running to him, but my feet were firmly planted to the ground. The Strigoi tightened his hold and choked Adrian until he took his last breath. His body fell to the ground with a thud.

It began to rain, and I was cold.

The Strigoi holding Christian stepped forward.

"Christian! Use your fire, do something!" I yelled.

"I can't, Rose. You have to save us, you're the only one who can!"

"But I can't move!"

"Try! You need to tr-" the Strigoi ripped his throat out, and blood spattered everywhere. His eyes, although he was dead now, were still focused on me. I tried moving again, and managed to move one step.

The Strigoi holding my mother stepped forward.

"Mom . . ." I whispered brokenly.

"I'm sorry that I was never there for you, Rose. I love you." the Strigoi's fangs bit hard into her neck, and it drank until she was completely drained.

I fell to the ground, my body shaking violently from the cold and the sobs.

The Strigoi holding Lissa stepped forward.

"I thought you would always protect me. You were like my sister, Rose. How could you let this happen to me?"

"I'm sorry, Liss!" I urged my feet forward, and managed a few steps until I was about three feet away from Lissa.

"Sorry doesn't fix anything. I hope you're happy." with a last look of hatred, the Strigoi drained her.

The blonde Strigoi, the one clutching Dimitri's neck stepped forward.

Dimitri looked terrified, and his eyes held only panic.

"Roza . . . You said that you wouldn't ever let anything happen to me. You lied to me."

"No, I didn't! I will save you!" I screamed.

I broke free from whatever was weighing me down and ran to Dimitri.

"I don't think so." The blond Strigoi said in a chilling voice. Two of the Strigoi that had been holding my friends ran over and grabbed me.

"Dimitri!" I screamed as loud as I could, tears streaming down my face.

"Liar." Dimitri yelled before the Strigoi sank his fangs into Dimitri's neck. When he finished, I expected him to drop Dimitri's body like the rest, but no. The blond bit his own wrist, drawing blood, and lifted it to Dimitri's lips. I realized he was going to be turned.

I shrieked in defiance. The Strigoi that were gripping my arms released me, and I lunged for the blond. He disappeared into thin air, along with the other Strigoi and the bodies of my friends. All that was left was Dimitri.

His skin was rapidly growing pale, and from his open mouth, I could see fangs growing.

His eyes snapped open, and they were no longer the warm, chocolate shade of brown. They were ringed in red, and looked cold.

He tsked. "Ah, Roza . . . you failed to protect me, so now you will pay." and with Strigoi speed, he pinned me and his fangs dug in to the skin of my neck. I cried out in pain, for some reason there were no endorphins to numb me. Just increasing pain, and weakness as my life flooded out of me.

The scene suddenly changed.

I was back in my room, surrounded by my friends.

Dimitri was in front of my face, staring into my eyes.

"Get away from me!" I shrieked. I pushed him away and jumped off the bed, running to a corner.

Everyone looked cautious. "Rose, what's wrong?" Dimitri asked, raising his hands up in the gesture of surrender.

I saw his skin, his warm, tanned skin. I looked up at his eyes, and they were the familiar chocolatey brown.

I jumped up and ran into his arms, sobbing violently and crying hard.

Dimitri smoothed my hair. "Shhhhh . . . It's okay, Roza. You're safe now. Shh." he sat down on the bed and cradled me gently, rocking me slowly back and forth to quiet the sobs.

Lissa stepped up in front of us. "Rose, what happened? You wouldn't wake up, and you were screaming at the top of your lungs!"

My voice quivered. "I don't want to talk about it right now. Maybe tomorrow."

She nodded. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"I hope so . . ." I whispered. I reached a hand up to my neck, as if there were bite marks there.

When I pulled my hand back, there was slick, dark liquid on my fingers.

I screamed.

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