- Dimitri p.o.v-

I walked back to Mamas. I knocked once and stepped back. Mama opened the door and she swept me into a hug. "Dimka, oh Dimka" she murmured to me in Russian over and over again. I hugged her back and walked into the house. It had been ages since I last walked through these halls, through this door. It brought back a lot of memories and I was so caught up in them that I didn't notice Karolina walk up.

"DIMKA" she hugged me ferociously and Sonya walked in and joined in the reunion. I had to thank Rose for this. I needed no words to explain where I was and what i had been.

Rose did that. I saw Vika walk down and her eyes widened. She walked and and punched me on the arm. It was a heavy punch.

"That was for Rose" she glared at me then hugged me. "And that was because i missed you." she smiled as Yeva walked in.

"Your an idiot Dimitri Belikov. I raised you better than this. But enough depressing talk, you look so tall and strong, are you well?" I was surrounded my my family. That loved me, this is what I needed that and…

"Roza" Mamas looked over my shoulder that she was crying on and peered at Rose. "Where are you going Milaya?" she asked. Rose' face looked as if she was going to cry. She softened up when she looked at mama.

"I'm going to the ranch." she announced inner usual Rose Hathaway manner. Vika smiled,

"Ha I bet that's just an excuse for you and Rowen to get hot and sweaty, huh?" Rose was full on smiling now.

"Whatever Vika, your just jealous cause Nikolai is away and you are stuck here with all your sexual frustration." oh that was such a Rose thing to say, Vika blushed and her smile dropped when she looked at me. Rose went over to hug mama and whispered in Russian, "I'll be back, can you call me if you need me?" mama nodded and gave her a hug. Then my Roza left, off to see her fiancée.

When mama and Yeva worked in the kitchen to prepare dinner, Vika went up to her room to phone Nikolai and Sonya and Karolina were talking I walked up the stairs to my room. I opened the door and was bombarded with mess. Oh. This was now Rose' room. She had my bed that now hosted a purple duvet and pictures littered the walls. There was pictures ranging from Rose and her friends at court to the ones of her friends here. I saw her standing next to a picture of Lissa at her graduation party that I never got to attend. Her smile was genuine but her eyes were haunted. Those eyes looked so wise and painful. Then there was one set after the day I was restored. It was of Rose and Christian, they were poking their tongues at the camera and held an arm around one another. Then there was one the day she left, this photo held her outside court. This one was the worst. She didn't attempt to smile. Her face was blank, avoid of any emotion. I then looked at the other photos of her from her life here in Baia. She was still sad and miserable. But when I moved along I saw that the happiness was showing. At the end of the wall there was an image of her and a Moroi man. He had blonde hair and brown eyes. He was kissing Rose' cheek and I knew this must be her fiancée. I compared the picture of her and Lissa to her and Rowen. She was so much happier in the picture of her and her fiancée.

I went out for a walk, I needed to clear my head. As I walked along the roads I heard a distant sound of the piano. I followed it untill I reached a sign

Welcome to the Asmik ranch.

So this was her fiancées home. I wondered up and saw my Roza playing the piano. Her voice was a knife to my heart. I didn't doubt that she was singing about me.

It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders

It's a terrible love and I'm walkin' in

It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders

It's a terrible love and I'm walkin' in

It's quiet company, it's quiet company

Oh Rose. I really screwed up.

It's quiet company

And I can't fall asleep without a little help

It takes a while to settle down

My shivered bones

Until the panic sets

It takes an ocean not to break

It really should have been me, the one who proposed, whom had grown old with her as we held hands looking over the porch.

Company

It's quiet company

It's quiet company

But I won't

Follow you into the rabbit hole

I said I would

But then I saw

Your shivered bones

They didn't want me to

I sighed. I left after that. I wasn't going to give up though. I knew I would follow Rose untill the ends of the earth. I would and I could.

-Rose p.o.v-

I saw them as I packed. Dimitri with his family. They had missed him so dearly. As I packed I couldn't help but feel upset, that was how I imagined my reunion with him. But if he hadn't pushed me away I wouldn't have Rowen. I packed for work as well. I worked at and was head guardian there. Rowen worked there too, he taught air. I zipped up my bag and headed down. As I gradually walked down the stairs I stopped. Olena and Yeva were hugging Dimitri whilst Sonya, Karolina and Vika were holding his hands and talking. Tears welled up in my eyes. It was a beautiful sight as Dimitri turned to look at me his eyes filled with gratitude. I needed no thanks just watching them was my reward. "Roza" Olena was crying on Dimitris shoulder, her eyes were also filled with gratitude. "Where are you going Milaya?" she asked. I smiled, but my eyes were going to cry, it was so beautiful

"I'm going to the ranch." I announced. Vika smiled,

"Ha I bet that's just an excuse for you and Rowen to get hot and sweaty, huh?"

"Whatever Vika, your just jealous cause Nikolai is away and you are stuck here with all your sexual frustration." I teased . I went over to hug Olena and whispered in Russian, "I'll be back, can you call me if you need me?" she nodded and i gave her a hug. Then I left.

As I reached the ranch, I found a note tacked to the door.

Rose,

Had to go check on the cattle will be home by 8.

Love you,

Rowen x

I opened the door with my key and stepped inside. I wondered down the halls and reached the lounge. I opened the piano and began to play as if on impulse. I sung to the song and thought of me and Dimitri. We had a terrible love.

By the time Rowen came home, I was in bed. I felt the bed shift under his weight and him kiss me as he turned off the light.

Hope u enjoyed it. Rose is going to meet up with a surprise person next chapter… guess who