Chapter 9

Tears were starting to escape my eyes. I need to focus on something else. I didn't want to scream and make my current predicament present I might distract someone and that would NOT be good, so I slipped into Lissa's head. She had been shoved to the very center of the entire crowd and her thoughts were running wild she was feeling almost every emotion possible. She was scarred, as anyone could be in this situation, happy that Christian and Tasha were beside her and that she could still see Dimitri among the mayhem, and frantic because she had lost sight of me. I decided to focus on Dimitri, knowing that in all this confusion that by focusing on him I might be able to hold on long enough for the fight to be over.

He was fighting like a god- no better! Like someone from the matrix, his duster flying behind him doing all sorts of moves that he had taught me, and some that he hadn't (I would have to talk to him about that later). He took down Strigoi after Strigoi, assisting other guardians and allowing them to assist him until there was none left alive. After he was sure every last one of them was gone he looked around to make sure everyone was there and intact. He then became frantic his head flying in every which direction. And then I remembered I was still lying on the ground bleeding through my stomach with a Strigoi covering me, he was looking for me.

"Rose!" he yelled his Russian accent more present than usual. Finally able to do what I had wanted to since I hit the ground, I screamed out in pain.

In no time the Strigoi was pulled off of me and I was able to see my Russian god through my own eyes. He was covered in sweat, his hair was messy and his leather duster was torn. However all of this made him look even more gorgeous in my eyes.

"Roza!" He said, dropping every visible sign of his guardian mask as worry creased every inch of his face, "What happened? Your going to be okay!" He said breathing in deep breaths, I could tell he was trying not to lose control and break down weaping, trying ot be strong for me.

"Oh, you know. Same old, Comrade." I said weakly "Decided I didn't like this dress as much as I thought I did and needed a good excuse to get rid of it." I said trying to lighten the mood.

It didnt work...

"Rose!" I heard Lissas voice and felt her slump down on the ground next to me. "Dont worry its going to be okay! Im going to fix it!"

"No, Lis-" But before I could even talk sense into her I screamed out in pain and tried to squirm immediatly feeling someone restraining my movements. I suddenly realized what Lissa had done, she had removed the damn knife from my belly and it hurt like a bitch. I let out a seccond horrified scream as her hand pressed to my belly and I felt the sting of the magic work its way through me. I began to feel warm and happy and then it ended. I looked up to Lissa who gave me a weak smile. And then I felt it.

The rage, anger, depression. Why the fuck would she do that! Olena could have took care of me, or Dimitri could have taken me to a hospital! Why does she have to use her magic every excuse she gets! I knew that I shouldn't be mad, so before I freaked at Lissa in front of everyone I tore myself out of Dimitri's arms and ran into the house.

All I could hear as I ran were people calling my name. I didnt know who they were and I tried not to concentrate too hard on it.

I bolted into the house as fast as I could not closing any doors on the way untill I reached Dimitri's bedroom, once I got there I slamed the door shut, locked it then for good measure I turned around and leaned against it breathing hard and taking in my surroundings.

"How. Dare. She." I said to myself inbetween breaths. I stormed over to the bed and grabed a pillow off it, screamed in it untill I was out of breath and then threw it accross the room where it hit the picture of Dimitri and Tasha, knocking it to the ground where the glass shattered. Serves the bitch right, I thought to myself.

"Roza!" there was a knock at the door, followed by a couple more. "Roza, are you alright?" Dimitri called.

"Im fine!" I yelled back to the door. I didn't care that it was Dimitri I needed to be alone with my thoughts. The door shook and it was obvious that Dimitri was trying to get in.

"Rose, unlock the door" he yelled patiently from the other side.

"No!" I yelled back, not so patiently. "I need to be alone."

"Roza!" You need anything but to be alone, especially in my room." He said

"Are you saying you don't trust me Comrade!" I yelled back.

"Not when your like this I dont" he yelled.

I walked over to where the pillow I had thrown fell and did the exact same thing I had done before. This time I hit a picture of me and Dimitri it fell to the ground. Shit, I thought and went to go pick it up. I sat on the bed and stared at it. It was taken when we had first arrived we were sitting on the couch both sleeping, Dimitri's arm around me. I felt a tear run down my face... I had almost died today, he would have had to live with out me. Tears started to run uncontrolably down my face, and I started to sob. I continued to look down at the picture when a pair of arms folded around me.

I looked up suprised to see Dimitri sitting there, he grabbed my face before I could say anything and gave me a sweet-innocent kiss that slowly deepend into an I-can't-believe-I-almost-lost-you kiss.

I broke away and asked him "How did you get it?"

He laughed, "Paper clip" He said simply.

"Huh?" I replied dumbfounded.

"You stick a paperclip in the hole on the other side of the doorhandle and the lock clicks open."

I nooded "I didn't know that."

He laughed again, this time grabed my hair with his hand and began to kiss me with all the passion he could muster up. spun myself around so I could stratle him and with on leg on each side of him we continued to kiss, he then lifted me in the air placing me delicatly down on the bed and pressing against me, I felt exhilarated as I felt the darkness inside of me creep away and Dimitri's hand start to creep up my dress and as I began to pull off his duster- knock, knock, knock!

Is it like prevent Dimitri and Rose from having sex day or something? Because if god didn't want us together he should have stopped us when we were at the cabin, not now!

"Rose?" Apparantly its also yell Roses name day. "Rose." Great, its Lissa to.

"I dont want to talk to her" I whispered.

"Rose." Dimitri said, and tilted his head, "She just saved your life"

"No, she saved me from a painful recovery" I retorted "and I'll thank her tomorrow, but right now I just...I just cant talked to her"

He just hovered over me giving me an odd look. "Please," I begged him once more "Please Dimitri!"

"Okay." He said tucking a peice of hair behind my hair that had fallen into my face, then got up to go talk to Lissa.

I rolled over in the bed not wanting to see her and stared at the wall. I knew that I should be greatful for her saving me the pain and recovery time that the knife wound was going to give me, but I think I would have rathered suffering through that then having to deal with this darkness that the spirit gave me everytime she used her powers. I tried to stay out of Lissa's head whilst Dimitri told her that I didn't want to talk to her, but I felt the hurt and sadness through the bond and I felt guilty, but I just couldnt talk to her...not like this. Luckly though I also felt that she understood she hated the fact that she understood, but she understood.

I heard the door close and then felt Dimitri spoon up against me, grabbing my waist and pulling close to him. The mood was ruined once again so we just sat there.

I knew that I should probably go and shower get out of this bloody dress, but I couldn't bring myself to get up, so I just lied there. Dimitri eventually got the impression that I wasnt going to get out of bed to clean myself up and went to go run the bath. He then picked me up out of the bed and sat me on the toilet where he removed my dress and other articles of clothing and then placed me in the tub. He cleaned me up like an adult would a child, their was nothing sexual or seductive about it, the only thing I noticed throughout the entire time was that the knife had left a little pink mark where it had entered. after he had dried me off and put me in pyjamas he laid me back down on the bed. After that he must have gotten into his P.J's (I mean I wouldnt know I was facing the wall), turned off the lights and we resumed our previous condition.

"Happy Birthday." He wispered softly in my ear, kissing my cheeck and lied back down.

Yes, I thought to myself Happy Birthday.

I then fell into a dreamless sleep, and even Adrian was polite enough to leave me alone that night.

So, what do you guys think. This was the first chapter that was ALL ME :P

I know I have quite a different style then Hannah (Applaude her for her amaizing first 8ish chapters "Yayyy Hannah!") but I hope you liked it all the same.

Anyways tell me what you think :)