So guys, here is another one, I got some ideas coming up so keep reading .

The sound of his voice, so, so normal, pierced me, a sob escaped through my chest but I managed to replace my composure after it escaped. Then I realized what he had said, he struggled to lift himself onto his elbows. A groan escaped his lips and he slumped back onto the pillows.

"My chest," he whispered, "why does my chest hurt?" He looked down, a tear across his chest from my stake was there, the blood beginning to clot around it, it wasn't deep, but even so it needed attention. Seemingly fascinated he touched his jaw bone where a faint bruise was beginning to show already, so he would be feeling it.

"Liss," I indicated for Lissa to heal him, I moved closer to his head so Lissa had room to work, Alberta came up behind her, unsure, on guard. I didn't take my eyes off him, my stake was still in its place and I fingered it lightly, having Lissa so close, would be the test, if he still had Strigoi in him, he would be thirsty. Liss touched his hand softly; I felt her magic flow through her as she smiled into Dimitri's eyes,

"Welcome back Dimitri, we have missed you," her eyes flickered towards me and she inclined her head towards where Adrian stood, still on the other side of the room. I followed her over to him, "I think he is ok Rose, he seems alright, I mean he didn't bite me or you or anything like that."

"His aura isn't like a Strigoi's," Adrian contributed "not like a Dhampirs either but closer to theirs than a Strigoi's. Yours is different as well Little Dhampir, but then that would be understandable." His eyes smiled for me, but they also were sad. "Do you want us to go? He might still be sick or um…not, well"

"I'm fine," my eyes shifted to where Dimitri now sat, his legs crossed in front of him. But we had been speaking in whispers, how had he heard us? "Where are we?" He looked at me, into my eyes. I just stared, I could not reply, he looked so much like his old self, so… not Strigoi. What now though? It was generally accepted in the academy that he was either dead or Strigoi, though it may be possible to keep that he had in fact been Strigoi to our group, there would always be rumors ready to resurface, just like when I had been accused of being a blood whore.

"The Royal Court." Lissa interrupted my thoughts to answer the question that had clearly been directed at me, Dimitri's gaze didn't leave me though.

"What time is it?" I flicked my eyes towards where a clock hung on the wall, it was 8am, and the sun would be well and truly up. "Oh."

"Can everyone go now please?" I met Lissa's eyes. Let me stay. She pleaded through the bond, please; you shouldn't be alone with him, not yet. I snorted, knowing damn well that she just wanted to be there to support me, I shook my head, I stepped forward and hugged you,

"Liss I will be fine, and as long as you are in a 10 mile radius you will here me scream if I need you, promise. " Make sure you do, there is something… her mental voice faded off but her mind supplied the pictures, I put up my barriers, I had my own speculations to worry about. Turning away from her I heard her walk out. I glanced at Dimitri, who was still sitting, watching me as if watching TV or something. I shivered it was not unlike the look he gave me in Russia when…No! I couldn't think about that, not now. I walked over to the door and closed it quietly, sighing I rested my head against the back of it, its coolness calmed me.

"Rose?" His voice made my name a question, and it was soft, it wrapped around me, but I wouldn't let hope in yet. "Rose? Why am I here?" Swallowing my fears I faced him, and drew a chair up opposite to the bed, I folded my legs underneath me and got comfortable before answering.

"What do you remember?" A frown creased his forehead and he looked straight into my eyes, searching, I made no effort to hide my emotions as they would be plain to him even if I tried to hide them. I don't know what he saw but it seemed to worry him.

"I remember the whole battle, and before it, I remember chasing after the Strigoi, fighting them in the caves, I remember you coming in, I was so afraid, I thought you were meant to stay out, I remember seeing you run into the light, being glad you were safe, and then I remember the Strigoi grabbing me, biting me, and you, your face, why did you come after me Rose?" I begged internally for whoever was listening to forgive me for the slight blimp in the truth I was about to make, I could not tell him what had happened, how could I? Yeah, so Dimitri, you know I love you and all but you were eating people for like, ages and then you captured me and you were going to kill me, oh by the way you also sent me threatening love letters… Right.

"I came after you because I love you," at that moment I knew he was back, it was truly him, not anyone else; it was my Dimitri, after all this time. I yawned, stretching. "well you probably want to get cleaned up and all that, and since we still have to work out some… stuff to...Erm, yeah we have to work some things out so if you want to use my bathroom your welcome to, you can sleep in here tonight." He studied me before nodding and getting up, standing above me like he had so many times in training he reached down and cupped his hand around my cheek.

"Roza, something is wrong with you," I tried to pull away, he let me but did not move, "tell me Roza, please," I shook my head looking away so he would not see the pain in my eyes, sighing he walked away, I heard the bathroom door shut and the shower start it was only then that I moved.

Grabbing a pillow off the bed and a spare blanket from the cupboard I sank into the couch in the room. It wasn't as soft as the bed, but after today I think I could've taken pretty much anything.

So there it is, Dimitri is back, but he cannot remember the time he was Strigoi :P. Should be interesting, I can't wait to write the next one. Please review ,