Well I know a lot of you really want me to keep it DimitrixRose but in all honesty that is soooo over done. So I'm not sure if I'm gonna keep it DimitrixRose but it also depends on my mood later on. I hope that if I do make it AdrianxRose that all of my followers will still read this story.

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Chapter 8: Love and War

Adrian's Pov:

I was in a light sleep when I heard a banging at my front door.

"God who in the hell would be at my house this early in the morning." I got out of bed and walked to the front door in just a pair of pajama bottoms. I opened the door to see a sight that shocked me to my core. There was Rose Hathaway on my door step crying with tears streaming down her. After I got over my shock I spoke up,

"Rose! Oh my little runner!" I grabbed her and pulled her tight against my chest as she cried harder. I then picked her up and carried her into my apartment and then walked to my bedroom and laid her down on the bed. I started to pull away in order to grab her some tissues but she grabbed on to my arm with a guardian like death grip. I winced a little and looked into her eyes.

"P-p-please don't leave me!" She sobbed. I sat down on the edge of the bed and kissed the top of her head.

"I'll be right back hon. I'm just gonna grab you some tissues and a glass of water. I promise I'll only be gone for about a minute."

Reluctantly she let go of my arm and I stood up and walked quickly to get the items I needed. When I walked back into the room she was sitting up on the bed holding a picture frame in her hands and smiling just a little bit. I sat down next to her and realized what picture it was. Lissa had taken the picture before school started up this fall. It was summer and Rose and I were at the beach in the water we had just had a splashing fight and I surrendered and let Rose win because she was kicking my butt. In the picture I was leaning down kissing her. It was a perfect day all in all.

"I didn't know you had this picture framed" She spoke up and broke me out of my daze.

"Of course I do. That was an amazingly perfect day." She then grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers. I lifted her hand and kissed her knuckles. "Well I'm guessing you came here yell at me some more. Which I completely understand why and you have every righ..." She interrupted my rambling by kissing me softly on the lips. God I missed her soft, warm lips.

"Shh Adrian, we need to talk but I think its better if we do it calmly and without yelling... That and Lissa said I should at least give you a chance to explain everything. And she is right."

I was floored, Rose was not one for doing anything calmly. She was a hot head just like her mother. I then grabbed Rose and pulled her against my body holding her tightly. I kept mumbling into her hair how sorry I was from keeping stuff from her and kissing the top of her head over and over.

"Adrian, in order to forgive you ever again I need you to tell me the truth and I mean everything you are keeping from me."

"Anything Rose! I love you and don't think my heart can take you leaving me."

Rose's Pov:

I froze when those three words came out of his mouth. I couldn't believe he told me he loved me. I think Adrian noticed that my body when ridged.

"Little D-Runner" He pulled away from me and looked into my eyes, "Are you okay... D-did I say something wrong?"

I could see the panic on his face clearly and then the next words kind of just fell out of my mouth it was like I couldn't control my mouth. My heart was controlling it, "I-I Love you too."

Lissa's Pov:

I woke up and rubbed my eyes. I started searching for Rose when I realized she was no where to be seen. I figured she woke up and went to go get food. I got out of bed and walked down to the kitchen I was just outside the kitchen door when I heard crying. I peaked into the kitchen to see Mom crying and talking to Mr. Belikov. I had never seen my mom cry before. I slowly started to back away when my mom's head shot up and she looked straight at me. She then quickly wiped away her tears and said, "Lissa its okay. You can come in here."

"I was just looking for Rose..." I looked around the kitchen and did not see her.

"She left."

My eyes widened. "What do you mean she left!" I raised my voice which shocked mom. "What did you do to her!"

"Me? I didn't do anything sweetheart. Rose threw a temper tantrum and..."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

"You know mom your unbelieveable! Do you even care! You have no idea where Rose is, or if she is safe!" I turned around and stomped upstairs to my room to change and grab my cell phone and keys.

I walked back downstairs to see mom at the bottom.

"Lissa, darling. Where are you going!" I pushed passed her and walked towards the door.

"I'm going to find my sister! She is upset, scared and probably alone! She may be tough on the outside but that doesn't mean she isn't hurt by this whole situation. If you cared you would have seen she is more hurt by this then I am! And I'm the one who found out my family died! I'll be back later. Now good bye!"

I walked out the door and slammed it. I got in my car started it and then called Rose's phone. But it went straight to voice mail. I threw my phone in the passenger seat and drove off into to town looking at all the places she loved to go.

But yet I could not find her. Giving up all hope I went to Adrian's to see if he would help me find her. I pulled up to his apartment and got out of the car. I rang his door bell only to find a giggling Rose answering the door. She looked back at me and then she stopped laughing.

"Liss. What are you doing here?"

I threw my arms around her and hugged her tightly. "Oh my god Rose! I was so worried when I woke up and couldn't find you any where in the house."

She hugged me back stroking my hair. "Liss I'm fine. Everything is okay."

I pulled away and noticed she was in Adrian's shirt and her running shorts. "Umm Rose you and Adrian didn't..."

She blushed beat red, "No Liss! After all my crying we talked and then I felt all nasty so I took a shower.. alone and he let me borrow one of his shirts."

"Oh.. Sorry for assuming. Can I come in?"

"Oh yeah! Come in." She stepped aside and I walked in. Then Adrian walked out of the bathroom in nothing but a towel around his waist and he used another towel to rub his hair dry.

"Little Dhampir who is at the door?" He looked up and saw it was me while I stared at the ground.

"Hey cousin!" I looked up at him confused and then looked at Rose for an answer.

"Oh you guys I guess are kind of related through very distant connections in the Moroi world."

I nodded my head in understanding.

"I'll be right back little Dhampir. I'm gonna go put on some clothing." he then kissed her on top of her head and she smiled at him as he walked away.

"So I can see I am missing quite a bit of information here. Mind filling me in?"

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