A/N: I'm posting two chapters today as I'm leaving tonight to go to Nova Scotia and I'll be there until wednesday, so I might be unable to update. Maybe, just maybe, if I get enough reviews before I leave tonight, I'll post chapter 12. Keep that in mind :)

Disclaimer: You've heard it all before. It all belongs to Richelle Mead blah blah blah . . . only characters I create are mine, unless Richelle wants to buy them off me then I'll be rich :)

-Sarah

Chapter Eleven: Lesson

The walk to Mark and Oksana's house was long and extremely uneventful. It was just Dimitri, Viktoria and myself that were going.

"God why didn't I remember how long it takes to get to there house?" I asked rhetorically.

"At least grandmother didn't get you to carry bricks again." Viktoria replied with a chuckle. I scowled at the memory.

"She made you carry bricks?" Dimitri asked.

"Yes, and a few other things like leftover food." I replied.

"I see. Why did she make you do that?" he asked.

"To see if I was worthy of you. She didn't think I was by the way. I'm not sure if that changed . . . she said I complained a lot and that you wouldn't have complained as much." I replied.

"That's just how she is. Underneath her scary exterior she actually can be caring and gentle." Viktoria said. Yeva? Caring and gentle? Not the words I would use to describe Yeva. I snorted. Thank God that I saw Mark and Oksana's house in the distance. My arm was really starting to bug me. A lot. A few more minutes, and we were there. I went up and knocked with my good hand.

Oksana opened the door. "Rose! I'm glad you could make it here! And also Viktoria and Dimitri. So I guess Robert wasn't lying about bringing a Strigoi back. We'll talk about this later. Now let's get that arm of yours taken care of." she said warmly. We all walked in and sat at the table. I held my arm up as high as I could and felt Oksana's healing magic mend my snapped bone.

"Thank you so much Oksana! You don't even know how much my arm was starting to bug me." I told her. I moved my arm experimentally. My arm was a little red where it was broken, but that would go away.

"No problem, Rose. I'm happy to help!" she replied.

"Where's Mark? If I'm going to explain things then I'm guessing he'll want to be here." I said.

"He's out in the garden. Could you go get him?" Oksana asked.

"Right away." I replied before getting up and making my way to the garden. Mark looked up and smiled when he saw me.

"Hello Rose! I see Oksana has healed your arm." he said.

I chuckled. "Yes, she has. She wanted me to come get you. I have something to explain. He nodded and we made out way to the house.

"Hello Viktoria and . . . Dimitri?" he asked.

"Hello Mark. How are you?" Dimitri replied.

"Hello." Viktoria replied.

"Rose is here to explain how she brought Dimitri back." Oksana explained.

"Okay." Mark replied.

"Well we found Robert and he told us that to save a Strigoi, you have to charm a stake with spirit. Then a spirit user has to stab a Strigoi through the heart and it brings them back to their original state." I explained.

"I'm going to take a wild guess and say that your bondmate turned him back?" Mark asked.

"Yes she did. I was furious at first that she did because she could've gotten seriously hurt but now I couldn't be happier." I replied, giving Dimitri a small smile. He smiled back.

"Wow. Well at least we know now if we ever need to." Oksana said.

"Don't get any ideas." Mark warned her. She just laughed at the serious look on his face.

"So how is your bondmate doing with her powers?" Oksana asked.

"Well she can still only see auras and heal but she's good at charming objects and she's still trying to dream walk. It frustrates her how easily it comes to Adrian yet she still can't do it." I replied. Then I remembered something important.

"You two are never going to believe it but . . . the bond between my bondmate and I works both ways now. I don't know how it happened but it did." I said excitedly. Oksana's and Mark's jaws dropped.

"That's amazing!" Oksana exclaimed.

"It really is something." Mark replied.

"Maybe if I ask Lissa through the bond to go in my head, you can teach her how to brush other people's minds." I asked Oksana.

"If she wants to learn then I will explain what I do." she replied.

"Okay hold on I'll ask her." I said.

Lissa?

Yeah Rose?

Do you want to learn to brush other people's minds? Oksana is willing to teach you through the bond if you want to go in my head and learn.

Okay! Then I felt her slip into my head.

"She's in there." I told Oksana.

"Okay. Listen closely." she told Lissa.

Tell her I will. "She said she will." I told Oksana.

"Does she have anyone with her so she can test this as I teach her?" Oksana asked.

Tell her yes. I'm with Christian. "She said yes she has her boyfriend with her." I replied.

"Okay. Focus on his mind. Let yourself open your mind to connect it with his. Breathe slowly in and out. Let your mind go and feel his." Oksana explained.

Any luck?

No . . . I'll try again. "She said it's not working but she's going to try again." I said to Oksana. Oksana nodded. I heard an excited squeal through the bond.

I'm in! This is amazing! I can tell exactly what he's thinking just like I can with you! "She did it!" I said and whooped with joy.

"She's quite the fast learner." Mark remarked.

Tell Oksana I said thanks for teaching me! I have to go see Adrian! Bye!

Bye Liss. "She said thank you for teaching her. She's gone now to try to teach Adrian." I explained.

"I'd love to meet her someday. You must bring her here soon!" Oksana said, excitement lacing her tone.

"I will. I promise." I replied.

"We have to go now. Mama needs us to go get some groceries soon for supper." Viktoria said.

"Thank you for all your help. It's greatly appreciated!" I said to Oksana. I gave her and Mark hugs and we left to go to the grocery store.