Hey :) so I'm technically not supposed to be on my phone or computer till Tuesday but I just had to update! I've been writing like crazy since I haven't had anything else to do. So as soon as Wednesday comes ill be posting new chapters for both this and double crossed, and I'll also be starting a new story! *excitement* so I hope you like this chapter and please review and tell me what you think! :)

Chapter 7

Dimitri's POV

I groaned a little as I rolled over in bed the next morning. My body was bruised up and beaten but I was still pretty proud of myself.

Yesterday afternoon had been Rose and my first physical training session. I had my ass handed to me for the most part but I was able to get in a couple of hits here and there. Plus, it took them a bit to bring me down; partly because of my size, I would guess. I was luckier than Rose, who had the basic information course. When I was younger, my mom had me enrolled into self-defense classes, making it so I knew how to throw a punch properly and block people.

Rose, on the other hand, had never had any combat training. She was an amazing athlete, in perfect shape from lifting weights and running, but when it came to fighting, she was almost clueless. I knew yesterday was way harder on her then me. Rose had to learn everything from how to stand properly to get the best strength behind you and how to punch someone without hurting yourself. She also had to learn how to block and dodge, so basically anything having to do with fighting.

By the end of the session, I can honestly say she looked like hell. She was still absolutely beautiful to me but her hair was a mess, she was drenched in sweat, her legs were red and scratched from sliding across the mats and being thrown onto the ground. Her face already had a black eye forming and her lip was slightly swollen. Rose's knuckles were also pretty red and bruised up from not being used hitting things or people.

The session lasted about two and a half hours. According to Christian, we only have two afternoon practices. The rest are in the morning.

By the time we were done, Rose was practically crawling on the floor, and I wasn't too far behind her. We were allowed to do our own thing for two hours until dinner. In that time, Yeva came and showed Rose and I our rooms, and then took us back up to the cabin to get our things and let us have our last real alone time with each other. Yeva gave us permission to go to the river if we wanted and of course, Rose and I eagerly agreed. It was the perfect spot to spend our last free time together.

We walked hand in hand to the river not saying anything just enjoying the presence of the other. Once at the river, we both stripped down and dived right on into the water. The cool water felt amazing on my stiff and sore body, soothing all my sores and wounds. I looked over at Rose and saw that she felt the same way. I floated on my back just letting the water wash away all stressful thoughts for a bit. I tried not to think about the fact that from tomorrow morning on, Rose and I will basically be working none stop. According to Yeva, we will be taking extra fighting classes, as well as classes on how to sneak into places, how to disable different devices, things to look for, and the layout of Tasha's different buildings. Yeva also informed us that we were probably going to be needed sooner then they had thought but she didn't go into any details about it.

So, I cherished these last few peaceful moments I had. Eventually, I felt Rose swim up to me and wrap her arms around my waist. She rested her chin on my stomach and starred off into the distance. I looked at her and saw a look of fear in her eyes, a look I had never seen before. I sat up and wrapped her in my arms. She leaned her head against my chest and sighed.

"Babe, what's wrong?" I said, as I found my footing on the slick river bottom.

She looked away for a second and then back at me, tears forming on the sides of her eyes. I reached up and wiped them away, worry building in me.

"Rose?" I asked again.

"I am scared, Dimitri. I am so scared," she finally whispered to me, "I just don't understand how I will be able to make a difference. There is nothing special about me, I have no special skills. Plus, how are we going to get into their headquarters? Sure, I know every street in the town but they're sure to be watching everything. I…I just don't want to die this young. I especially don't want them to capture me. I can only imagine the horrible things they'd do to me. All my life, I have had to be strong and brave but I don't want to be anymore. I just want to curl into a ball and so no. I'm so scared." By then she was crying full out, tears streaming down her face. I didn't know what to do at this point so I just pulled her out of the water and curled up on the soft grass and held her in my lap, rocking her gently back and forth, just letting her get it all out now.

Eventually, her breathing calmed and she looked up at me. I gripped her face in my hands and looked her straight in the eyes.

"Rose," I said as I stroked her cheeks with my thumbs, "My Roza, I will never let anything happen to you. You're strong; you have nothing to worry about. Yeva will have us so well trained that not even the hulk could stop us." She chuckled slightly at my attempt to joke, and I felt my heart lift a little knowing I could cheer her up.

"Besides, you're wrong when you say there is nothing special about you. You're special in every way. You have just started but everyone can already tell you have a gift for fighting. Also, you have that great intuition of yours that helped us so many times when we were on our own." I took a deep breath as I dropped my hands from her face. I continued on though, "Don't be scared, sweetheart. You won't be in this alone. You can always talk to Yeva or your new roommate, Lissa. Plus, you will always have me. I am not going anywhere and I promise to always be here for you though thick and thin. We started this together and we are going to finish this together. We will get our city back and we will defeat the PC's!"

I finished with a bang and I could tell my words effected her. I watched her run her fingers through the bright green grass for a few minutes as she processed what I had said. Finally, she looked up at me a determined look in her eyes.

"You're right, of course you are," she said with a small smile, bringing a smile to my own lips. "I think the stress of just knowing that so much rest on us is finally getting to me. To add to it, I'm so exhausted. I don't know how ill get through another day of this." She told me her as her hands still played with the grass.

"You will," I said back, "You're so amazingly strong that you can get through anything you put your mind on."

I pulled her on top of me as I lied down in the grass. I ran my hands down her back, gently caressing every part of her body with my finger tips.

"For now my Roza, let us just take it one day at a time and enjoy any minute we have with each other." My words brought a smile to her face and she kissed my softly but passionately.

Her lips were warm against mine. My hands were on her lower back as I pushed her against me. She let all her fears and troubles out through our passion. I rolled over on top of her and I hooked her leg around my waist. I made sire I didn't slip in to the fact we were both still naked from swimming and because I didn't have any protection with me. I still pushed my body against her, causing her to moan as I nibbled on her neck. All the pain from practice that day disappeared as we just enjoyed being wrapped in each others warmth.

We laid there for awhile just looking at each other, standing messages with our eyes. Eventually we realized dinner would be soon and that we needed to head back. Reluctantly we got up and put our clothes back on. Our bodies had left imprints in the grass. Rose and I smile as we see our two imprints wrapped together as one. We turned and left our river behind.

We walked back though the woods together back to the cabin. We both felt ten times better after our time after the river which sure as hell helped with what I found waiting for me on the other side of the door.

We reached the cabins and walked in. That's when I saw her. I froze where I stood, as I gripped Rose's hand. Rose looked at me, worry etched in her face as well as confusion. I didn't pay any attention to her for once. My eyes were locked with the lady standing across the room from me. She smiled at me and I knew it was true.

Sonya was alive

Sorry if this is kinda of a filler chapter, I just wanted to show what was going on in their heads a little more and express Rose isn't perfect. :) hope you liked the surprise at the end ^^ review!