So here's chapter 10! Yes, I'm updating quickly before I lose time to do so.

Disclaimer: I don't own VA or any of the characters except for…well, the ones I create.

Chapter 10

With Vladmir's ability to teleport, it took a few simple minutes to return back to Dimitri who was still waiting outside of his house for me. Had he been waiting all this time? When he spotted me, I ran to him and he hugged me tight.

"You're back. Oh my dear god, you're back. Are you okay? Did he hurt you?" I turned to Vladmir who had a sad smile. He looked lonely.

"I'm fine. He didn't hurt me. Dimitri, we have to talk. This whole situation is a misunderstanding," I told him.

"What misunderstanding is there? He compelled you and then kidnapped you. There's no misunderstanding there," Dimitri spoke venomously. I turned to see Vladmir again and he started walking off.

"Vladmir, wait!" I yelled. Dimitri held me back.

"Let him go, Rose!" Dimitri yelled.

"No! Let go of me! Dimitri! He'll die! He's going to get killed by an original Strigoi!" I screamed. He looked at me oddly but held me back. Vladmir walked to me and kneeled down. Tears ironically streamed down quickly.

"This is your family. Not mine. I don't belong with you," Vladmir touched my cheek. I thrashed as Dimitri held me tight. I grabbed Vladmir's shirt finally holding Vladmir where he was. "Rose, sweetheart, let go," He told me.

"I won't let you die! I won't let anyone else die!" Vladmir wiped my cheek as Dimitri's grip loosened. I was trying to find out where I recognized his touch. This touch was familiar. "I know this…" My voice trembled. "I know you…" My mind reeled as I tried to find out who it was, where I remembered this from. I looked at Vladmir.

"I have to go. Rose, please, be safe," Vladmir started to back away.

"You are not leaving! You owe me this much!" I yelled at him. Vladmir just let me cry against him. "I won't let you leave…" Slowly, Vladmir wrapped his hands around me.

"I know…this feeling…you…" Memories flashed through my mind until I remembered. "You were at the car accident that killed Lissa's family. You pulled me out of the wreckage," I looked at him.

"That's enough from you. You don't need to remember," Vladmir closed my eyes.

"Why didn't you save Lissa's family?! Why didn't you save Andres?! Why me?" I yelled at Vladmir now. If he had enough strength to save me back then, why couldn't he save Lissa's family back then?

"Two reasons, dear one," Vladmir looked straight into my eyes. "First, it's because by the time I reached you, Princess Vasilisa's family had died. They died immediately. You were the only one alive since Prince Andres shielded the two of you. The guardians had already retrieved the princess first. But they said you were not first priority so I looked for you. Andres' body was beyond recognizable but I could see you in his arms, not breathing. So I gave you your life," He explained to me.

"Wait…how could you have saved me? I'm shadow-kissed," I argued.

"That is true. But I am created by all elements of magic," He told me.

"So if I was dead, why give me back life?" I asked. Vladmir smiled.

"Because I always loved watching over you," He admitted. Vladmir started to turn away again.

"That's not good enough!" I yelled, trying to keep him with me. "That's not good enough!" He looked at me.

"Rose, whether it's good enough of not, I can't stay. My boss is expecting me to return. If I stay with you, I'm as good as dead either way," Vladmir stated.

"Then let me protect you!" I shouted. I heard Dimitri chuckle.

"Look, I don't know who you are but Rose is Rose. She won't change her mind and if she has to drag you back with her, she's going to do that. Even if she is overpowered," Dimitri explained. Vladmir sighed.

"I've also known that you've grown up to be a very stubborn girl. But a very self-righteous one…" Vladmir wiped my tears and just held me close. "I'm sorry for all I've done to you. I can't even ask for you to forgive me." I remembered this hold.

"Don't you dare leave," I told him. "You owe me that much if you are sorry for what you did," I added. Vladmir picked me up.

"Fine. I will stay. Dimitri Belikov, I hope that is alright with you seeing as it is her wish," Dimitri looked at me, trying to make sure of my decision.

"As long as she wants you here, you are welcome here. However, do take into mind that if you even think of turning on her, I will snap your neck before your boss can come get you," Dimitri threatened. My eyes drooped slowly.

"She's getting tired. We can talk about this later," Dimitri opened the door and Vladmir brought me upstairs. "Sweetheart, are you hanging in there?" Vladmir asked. I stayed quiet. "Sweetheart?"

"I'm fine…just tired," Dimitri got my bed ready as Vladmir laid me down.

"Get some rest okay?" Dimitri gave me a kiss and held me tight. "I'll be downstairs if you need me. Vladmir, if you would care to join me?" Vladmir nodded and I fell asleep.

In dream…

"That was so much fun!" Lissa squealed.

"I know, right? I've been dying to see that movie for so long!" I giggled with her.

"I can't believe you guys made me go with you. God…thanks for making me lose two hours of my life I'll never get back," Andres complained. Lissa and I giggled as her parents were driving the car.

"Well it seems like the two of you had fun at least," Lissa's mother spoke. Rhea Dragomir, that was Lissa's mother. Eric Dragomir was Lissa's father. Everything felt normal, peaceful. Suddenly the car swerved and I heard a scream.

"No!" Andres unbuckled his seatbelt and then he held Lissa and I close to him. What was going on? I held my breath and then that falling feeling came into my stomach.

"Brace yourselves!" Andres ordered us. Lissa was in tears and I was surprised I held it together. Then as the car flipped, I felt searing pain all through my body. Fire and blood was everywhere. I was frozen on the ground, just lying there. Lissa was unconscious and I couldn't move. I looked up into the sky and cried. I was going to die. Then I blacked out.

"Hey! Rose! Rose!" I felt someone shake me and I saw Vladmir. Wait, I was already dead. Vladmir held me gingerly as he pulled me out from the wreckage. "Oh sweetheart," A golden glow came from him as it transferred into me. My heart started beating and I felt warm. "You're going to be okay..." I looked around. "But you need to wake up," He told me. "Wake up,"

End dream…

"Wake up…" My eyes opened wide and I saw Dimitri and Vladmir next to me with a worried face. "Hey, it was only a dream," I quickly pushed them back and held myself.

"Whatever her dream was really spooked her," Dimitri held me in his arms now and just rocked me back and forth. Vladmir touched my forehead and soon I could feel him access my mind. He looked at me concerned.

"You saw the car accident," He told me. I just nodded as Dimitri wiped my tears.

"It was only a dream sweetheart," Dimitri kissed me. "You're okay. You're alive and we're all here. Nothing and no one will hurt you," My body slowly relaxed.

"Here's some hot chocolate," Vladmir handed me a cup. I didn't take it. I just kept seeing myself lying on the ground, life seeping out of me. Now I knew how Lissa felt. Suddenly the sinking feeling returned and I ran to the bathroom, throwing up whatever was in my stomach. Dimitri rubbed my back.

"You're okay…you're going to be okay…" After several minutes, I finally stopped and just waited. The feeling slowly dissipated and I collapsed against Dimitri. "You're going to be okay, you hear me?" Dimitri cooed at me. The image flashed and I cringed. Lissa came to see what was going on.

"Oh my god! Rose!" I flinched from her.

"Princess, don't touch her. She just woke from a nightmare about the car accident," Lissa withdrew her hand but eventually she came up to hug me.

"Shh…Rose, I'm here. We're all okay," I just tried nodding. "Guardian Belikov, why don't you get her cleaned up and watch over her while she sleeps," Lissa spoke softly.

"Yes princess," Dimitri wiped my mouth and tried to pick me up. It took a while before I got back to my room. Once I laid down on the bed, my stomach settled. "Hey sweetheart, starting to come around now?" Dimitri asked. I nodded. "Do you need anything? Water?" Vladmir rejoined us.

"Feeling better?" Vladmir had already grabbed a glass of water.

"Thanks," Dimitri took the glass and sat me so I was leaning against his arm underneath me at a forty-five degree angle. "Come on. You should drink some water," He brought it to my mouth and tipped the glass a bit so that water trickled down a bit at a time. "Still doing alright?" I nodded. "Good," After I drank the water, I sighed.

"I saw the car accident. The car flipping, Andres holding Lissa and I, and then I was crushed under the car. Just searing pain, I was so scared to die. And eventually I blacked out. But just hearing Lissa scream in pain…I couldn't reach her…" Dimitri kissed my forehead.

"That's enough. You don't have to say anything," He calmed me, lying me down on my back now. "Vladmir, look after the kids. Don't you dare even put a scratch on them. Tell them what's happening so they're updated. I'll get her to sleep. Call me if you need me," Vladmir nodded.

"Right away," Vladmir closed the door and left.

"Now it's time for you to get some real rest, okay? I'll be right here, holding your hand. You have nothing to be afraid of," I nodded and closed my eyes, grabbing Dimitri's hand tight. "Shh…" Seconds turned into minutes which turned into hours. Eventually I drifted off to sleep, just feeling Dimitri's arms around me. "I love you so much Rose,"

Few hours later…

"Hey, starting to wake?" I shifted a bit and opened my eyes. When I turned, I saw Dimitri next to me.

"You didn't leave…" I whispered. He kissed my cheek.

"I wouldn't dream of it," He told me.

"What time is it?" I was really disoriented by now so I was looking around for a clock. Dimitri took out his cell phone.

"It's 3 in the morning. Everyone's asleep already, Vladmir's still with the others," I sat up and smiled. "You look like you're feeling better," I nodded.

"Yeah. A lot better. I guess I just needed to shut down for a bit," I turned on a light and flinched. "God that's bright,"

"Are you hungry? I could make you something," Dimitri told me. I shook my head. After throwing up like hell, my stomach couldn't be bothered with food.

"I'm not even hungry so don't bother," Dimitri nodded.

"Well you still have to take your medicine. Do you think you'll be able to take it?" He asked.

"Let's skip for tonight, today, whatever. My stomach is better but it's still hurting so I want to take it easy," I stated. "Did you sleep at all?" I asked him. He just chuckled.

"You shouldn't be worrying about me," Dimitri stated. Guess he was right there. But still, I cared about him too.

"Yeah, I guess. But still, did you sleep?" I asked.

"Uh…I drifted off a bit here and there. I had to make sure you were okay," He smiled. "Don't worry about me. I've lasted on less sleep than that. So what do you want to do now? Want to go back to sleep?" I yawned. "Guess there's my answer," Dimitri lied down next to me. "C'mon. Time to go back to sleep," He coaxed me back to sleep. "Goodnight sweetheart," He kissed my forehead.

"Goodnight Dimitri," I smiled. It had been awhile since we had time to ourselves. Time that I had dearly missed.

Next morning…

I had snuck out to the kitchen. Not that I was hungry or anything, but I figured I would prepare breakfast for everyone. Everyone had been taking care of me for so long that I felt guilty about it. Speaking of everyone, I started to think of my father. Now that Vladmir was here, what happened to my dad? Would it be dangerous to still see him? Hm…smoke….

"The fuck?!" I saw what I was cooking starting to burn. "Damn!" I removed the pan from the fire and saw the burnt egg. "Ugh, gotta start over again…" I cracked another egg into the frying pan after throwing away the burnt one.

"Rose?!" I heard Dimitri's scared voice.

"In the kitchen," Dimitri stormed down quickly and saw me cooking.

"Rose, what are you doing at seven in the morning? You should be sleeping. Are you hungry? Why didn't you just say something?" He spoke quickly. I just looked at him and smiled.

"Let's take this step by step. What am I doing? I'm cooking. Am I hungry? Not really. Why didn't I say something? Because this breakfast is for everyone. I figured I would cook something since all you guys have been taking care of me. Just wanted to return the favor…" I placed the cooked egg onto a plate and started on a second one.

"Are you okay though? You should be resting. And I seriously mean it," Dimitri told me.

"I'm fine. A little groggy but I think if I stayed in bed any longer, I don't deserve to be called a guardian. Hey Dimitri?" I looked at him.

"Yes?" He looked at me, starting to help cook too.

"I was planning to see my dad today. Do you think it'll be safe?" I saw his body flinch.

"No. Don't go. It's not safe there," he spoke quickly.

"Is there something you're not telling me?" I asked him. He sighed.

"Rose…I wouldn't lie to you. Just, you don't want to go there. Trust me," Dimitri spoke. I suspiciously nodded. Vladmir came downstairs soon.

"Goodmorning Guardian Belikov, Rose," I nodded to Vladmir but looked at Dimitri. "Oh my, am I interrupting something?" he asked.

"No, nothing at all," I stated. I swore for a split second, I saw Dimitri and Vladmir glance at one another. Something felt wrong and I was going to figure it out soon. Usually I'd be angry at Dimitri for lying to me, but if he was lying like this, there usually was a good reason. Finishing up cooking breakfast, everyone followed the scent and came downstairs. It felt tense. Everyone else couldn't tell so they said their good mornings and then sat down to eat. A chill went up my spine and I shuddered.

"Cold?" Dimitri wrapped his arms around me.

"Just a bit…I think…" I whispered. Dimitri snuck a kiss in but I didn't respond to it.

"Rose is planning to see her father," Dimitri stated to Vladmir. When I looked at Vladmir though, he had a blank face. I couldn't read anything from him.

"Rose, I think your father would be busy so maybe it's not a good idea. How about I check up on him for you?" Vladmir offered.

"I guess that's okay…something just doesn't feel right…you guys are acting strange too," I told them.

"No, we're not. We're acting the way we usually are," Dimitri turned me to him. "Trust me," he repeated.

"I'm sure there's nothing to worry about," Christian spoke with his mouth full. "By the way, thanks for the food," I just nodded and went up back to my room. Dimitri followed me.

"You okay?" I leaned into Dimitri.

"That's enough," I said to him. Vlamdir came in too.

"What do you mean?" Dimitri said.

"I mean, stop lying. It's painful to watch and it's really condescending. I know you usually lie to protect me but I can take it," I stated. Vladmir and Dimitri looked at each other again.

"No, you can't. If we tell you what happened, you're going to go to that house only to have your entire being ripped from your heart," Vladmir stated cryptically.

"What do you mean what happened? Did something happen to my father? Is he alright?!" I asked. Dimitri held me tight. "What happened?!" I yelled at this point. Vladmir looked away.

"Rose…your father…" Dimitri turned around furiously.

"DO NOT TELL HER!" Dimitri stated. The anger emanating from Dimitri was amazing. I had never seen him this angry. Vladmir instantly stopped. I got up and ran downstairs.

"Rose!" Dimitri came after me. I ran towards the direction of my father's place as Vladmir and Dimitri pursued after me. Both seemed intent on cutting me off but I used as much strength as I could.

"Rose, you don't want to go there!" Vladmir yelled at me, finally cutting me off. I dodged him and ran past him.

Soon, I seemed to be going even faster. It still took a decent amount of time and I was cut off a few times but I eventually made it to my dad's house. It looked normal.

"From the looks of it, things look the same, I don't understand what could be so bad," I walked up to the main door and it was slightly open. Someone had been here. I pushed the door open quickly and everything smelled like bleach. Did they clean the house recently or something? I walked quietly towards my father's room. When I looked back, no one was behind me. Maybe Dimitri and Vladmir were actually respecting my wishes. Finally heading upstairs to my father's room, I tried to open his door but it was locked.

"Dad? You in there?" No one answered. "Dad?" I knocked on the door. No answer. After a while of waiting I tackled the door and it was open. What I saw though…that was a completely different story.

"Oh no…DAD!" I screamed.

Uh oh! Wonder what happened? Guess what she saw! Send a review in and once I get the next chapter going, you guys can find out! Thanks for the favorites and reviews! Please review more! I know I've been on and off sporadic but it's finally my thanksgiving break so I finally have time to work on it!

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