I knew that saying "Hey guess what everybody I'm not dead." was not going to go over well not with my family so when Lissa stepped forward I stood and backed up knowing that there was a good chance she would slap me again. When she took another step I closed my eyes and braced myself for the sting. What I was not prepared for was for Lissa to throw herself into my arms sobbing. I wrapped my arms around her knowing that she needed it after two days of me being day. After they saw Lissa and I clinging to each other the rest of my family came and wrapped their arms around me. I was enveloped in a pocket of security and love. I suddenly realised Dimitri was unconscious on the floor again. I pulled out of the hug and went to his side to try and wake him up. Olena saw where I had gone and walked over to me. She saw the glass of water on the side table next to me. "Roza pass me that glass of water." she said to me. I grabbed it and gave it to her. Seconds later she dumped the water on Dimitri. He awoke with a shout and his arms flew out. It would have been hilarious if it weren't for the fact that one of his arms had hit me with enough for me to fall over and hit my head on the side table. I felt an extreme pain and blood running down the side of my face. I had hit right near my temple and everything was beginning to go dark around the edges. The laughter of my family sounded like it was coming from underwater. It was a few moments before Dimitri finally got over the water and noticed me still on the ground by the table slowly fading away. I could just barely feel the blood that had begun pooling beneath my head. Dimitri got to me and said something but I had no idea what he said I was too far gone. Yet again I was pulled into the darkness and the last thing I saw were the people I loved.
Dimitri POV:
"My Roza is back." was my only thought before I passed out. My Roza was back but I couldn't even stay conscious to make sure she was real. When I woke up I thought I had died and gone to heaven because of the voice singing. I opened my eyes and saw Roza standing there holding little Rosie. Roza was singing some old song of the sea and it was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard. I still couldn't believe that it was really her so I reached out and wrapped my hand around her ankle. She jumped and landed on my bed. After she saw it was me she set Rosie on the bed and sank to the floor next to me. I had the overwhelming urge to kiss her so for once in my life I followed my urges. I pulled her to me and kissed her passionately. I had no idea how long we were there until Roza pulled away and stood. After she moved away I began to feel light headed and I fell back into unconsciousness.
Rose POV:
Darkness. Silence. I am alone.
Dimitri POV
I woke with a start because of a cold wet sensation all over me. I let out a shout and flung out my arms. My arm hit something but I was too busy trying to get over what ever had just soaked me. Some ran down my face and got in my mouth and I realized it was just water. I quickly wiped the water from my eyes suddenly remembering my Roza was alive. I looked around the room in search of her while ignoring my reaction to the water. I finally saw her on the ground next to where I had previously been laying. She was laying there with her eyes barely open with her head resting in a pool of blood. "Fuck!" I thought to myself, "I hit her and her head hit the edge of the table." I hurried to her side. "Roza! Oh my Roza. Please stay with me. I couldn't bare knowing I killed you, I love you." I said as tears began falling down my cheeks. I knew that she was part goddess but she could still die. Her eyes closed and I was scared to death they would never open again. I pulled her into my arms and pushed past everyone in the room. I carried her as fast as possible to the castle infirmary.
"HELP! Someone please help me! My Roza is dying!" I yelled once I pushed through the doors. A nurse rushed over with a gurney and told me to put Roza on it, and like that my Roza was gone. I was left to wait. Not knowing whether or not I would ever see my love again. If I could have one wish it would be that I could have my Roza back in my arms forever. As I sat there with my head in my hands a song began to play in my head. It was "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban.
" When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.
You raise me up... To more than I can be."
I realised how true it was. Roza was the light at the end of the tunnel for me. Everything I do I do it because of Roza. She made me so strong and now knowing I might lose her it feels like my world is falling apart. When I thought she had died before it was bad but there was always this feeling deep down that she was still alive. Now I have no idea. The anger that my Roza was dying and there was nothing I could do made me furious. I stood from where I had slid down the wall to the floor and turned and punched the wall. I felt the bones snap and the wall now had a hole. My mother chose that moment to walk into the infirmary and she ran over to me. She carefully removed my hand from the wall and pulled me over to the nurses station. I followed blindly suddenly numb. I had no idea what was going on anymore. I was pulled into a room with a large machine in it. They put a lead apron on me and stuck my hand inside the machine. I was dimly aware of the nurse saying something and then pulling me into another room. She made me sit down on the bed before she left and was replaced moments later by a doctor. I just closed my eyes and sat there. When I opened them the doctor was gone and my hand was in a cast. I stood and walked out of the room. I saw my family and Roza's all standing in the lobby but instead of going to them I walked to the nurses station. "Is there any new details on Roza?" I asked the nurse in a monotone. "Yes sir she is in a room in the ICU and she should be fine. The doctors believe that there is no brain damage and all you have to do is wait for her to wake up. If you wish you may go see her now." he told me. "Wait how many guests can she have at once?" I asked. "No more than four. In a normal hospital it would be two but because this place has bigger rooms it can be four." he replied. I walked over to the group waiting. "Abe, Hazel, would you like to go with me to see Roza?" I asked. Abe and Hazel made there way to me. I turned and motioned for the nurse to lead the way.
When I got to the room I fell to my knees. My Roza. My beautiful Roza was pale and attached to a plethora of machines. She looked so frail that it broke my heart. Abe and Hazel walked to the bed and said a few words to her before taking Sara and leaving the room. Abe stopped and said "We will be back with the others. I will tell your mother that you will be staying here with Rose until she wakes up. I will get someone to bring you a bag. I can see how much you love her. Take care of her for me son. When this is all over if you wish to marry her you have my blessing." He said it like I wouldn't marry her. I would marry her in an instant if I could. No its not just so I can become a god. I truly love her and would do anything to trade places with her right now. I got up off my knees and shakily walked to her bedside. I sat down in the chair there and grabbed her hand. "Roza, I love you so much. I would do anything if you would just wake up. I promise I will stay by your side until you wake up. Except to eat and shower because I know if you wake up and I smell like garbage and am weak from lack of nourishment you will kill me. I am so sorry I hurt you. I promise I didn't mean to it was just an accident. When you wake up if you choose not to forgive me I won't be mad. I deserve it. I hurt you and you could've died. If you can hear me I am so sorry." I said. I remembered how much my Roza loved music so I began to sing "Say Something" by A Great Big World.
"Say something, I'm giving up on you
I'll be the one, if you want me to
Anywhere, I would've followed you
Say something, I'm giving up on you
And I am feeling so small
It was over my head
I know nothing at all
And I will stumble and fall
I'm still learning to love
Just starting to crawl
Say something, I'm giving up on you
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
Anywhere, I would've followed you
Say something, I'm giving up on you
And I will swallow my pride
You're the one that I love
And I'm saying goodbye
Say something, I'm giving up on you
And I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
And anywhere, I would've followed you
Say something, I'm giving up on you
Say something, I'm giving up on you
Say something"
After I finished I pulled the lever on the side of the chair, to put up the footstool. After leaning over and placing a kiss upon Roza's lips I leaned back in the chair and began to try to sleep. Until I heard something startling.
Rose POV:
I was surrounded by utter darkness for who knows how long. For the majority of it there was complete silence but after a while I heard Dimitri's voice he said ""Roza, I love you so much. I would do anything if you would just wake up. I promise I will stay by your side until you wake up. Except to eat and shower because I know if you wake up and I smell like garbage and am weak from lack of nourishment you will kill me. I am so sorry I hurt you. I promise I didn't mean to it was just an accident. When you wake up if you choose not to forgive me I won't be mad. I deserve it. I hurt you and you could've died. If you can hear me I am so sorry." After that I began to feel parts of my body again and man did my head hurt. A few moments later Dimitri began to sing. He sang the song "Say Something." My heart broke at the pure sorrow that was in his voice. I finally regained feeling in my whole body and noticed that he was holding my hand. "Something." I croaked while squeezing Dimitri's I open my eyes I saw him sitting in the chair next to me staring at me in astonishment. After a few seconds he jumped out of the chair and ran from the room. I heard him yelling "MAMA MAMA!" Then I heard a whispered conversation going on in the hallway before Olena came in and I heard Dimitri's feet pounding against the ground as he sprinted down the hallway. Thankfully Olena was carrying a glass of water. She handed it to me before turning the chair to my bed towards me and sitting down.
"Roza child I am so glad you are alright. Who would have thought that in the period of one week you would've almost died twice. You really must stop Dimka can't take much more of it." Olena said in a jokingly condescending voice. I smiled before guzzling down the water. "Olena, where did Dimitri run off to?" I asked. Olena's eyes widened ever so slightly telling me that something was going on. "He wanted to go tell your parents that you are awake and then he was going to call Lissa who had gone home to change." she replied her face no longer giving anything away. Moments later my father and mother ran into the room. The instant they saw me awake their eyes filled with tears and they ran over and hugged me. Just seconds after they walked in the rest of the people in my family except for Dimitri walked in including Lissa still in her clothing from when I first came back. I looked towards Olena but she was staring at the floor blushing. After my parents released me I motioned for Lissa to come over. "Hey Liss, I thought you had gone home to change. How did you get back here so fast?" I said and Lissa looked at me puzzled. "I never left. I was waiting to see you the whole time." Lissa replied. "So Olena where is Dimitri really?" I asked. "I am right here." a voice spoke from the doorway. Looking I saw my Greek Russian god leaning against the doorframe. I looked him up and down and saw his hand was in a cast. "DIMITRI ALECZANDER BELIKOV WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOUR HAND!" I exclaimed. Everyone else in the room took that as a cue to leave us alone. No one interfered with an enraged Rosemarie Hathaway Mazur. "Well I was mad at myself for hurting you so I put a hole in the hospitals wall." he said sheepishly. Before I could respond he walked closer to me and said "Roza, before you say anything I have something to ask you." He got down on one knee and I couldn't breath, "Roza will you marry me?"