The next few weeks went by, and things just kept getting better and better. Sebastian and I were doing good, practice was going well, and I was ever learning a bunch of new moves from him. I was becoming a better fighter, and could take him down a lot more than I ever could before. Things were great, and my life was finally starting to turn around. I had the life I'd always wanted. When Thanksgiving rolled around, everyone went off to spend it with there families. Liss, me, and Sebastian stayed put. We were the only people there. Even some of the teachers disappeared to spend it with their families. Liss, Sebastian, and I hung out pretty frequently over these days. We did some practice drills with Liss, using her to see if I would really be able to protect her. Although Sebastian wasn't a strigoi, he was pretty close to being as strong and quick as one. The day of Thanksgiving, Christian left to visit his aunt. He wanted Liss to go, but she didn't want too. I knew why. She didn't want to see Dimitri there with her. I didn't ever want to see that either. So, so skipped going for Thanksgiving. Adrian, of course left the day before and said he'd be back Thanksgiving night. That boy didn't have anything better to do with his time than be stuck up my ass. I could tell from the way Sebastian acted around me when Adrian was around, he didn't really like the way Adrian was towards me. I'd grown used to his joking and playfully nature, but someone who hadn't been around him as long… might not appreciate it. Liss, Sebastian, and I sat in the middle of my room, playing a board game, when Liss yawned.

"I'm tired. Think you could finish without me?" She asked. I looked up at her, and nodded.

"If you want… yeah." I said. She nodded.

"I'll see you guys tomorrow." She said, standing.

"I'll walk you back to your dorm. Sebastian, you can stay put if you want, and I'll be right back." I told him. He nodded.

"I'll be here." He said. I smiled, and followed Liss out. She grinned at me, as we walked.

"Ya'll are so cute, Rose." She said. I chuckled.

"Thanks." I said.

"How long has it been now?" She asked.

"Maybe three weeks. Four tops." I told her. She nodded.

"You two are really good for each other." She said. I smiled. When we reached her door, I hugged her.

"Happy Thanksgiving Liss." I said. She smiled.

"You too. Love you, Rose." She said.

"Love you too." I said, before turning around and walking back to my dorm. When I got there, Sebastian had already neatly stored the game back in my closet, and was now lounging in my bed.

"Can I ask what you think your doing, sir?" I asked. He chuckled.

"Oh nothing, ma'am." He said. I walked over to the side of the bed, where he grabbed my arm and pulled me in.

"You know, I couldn't fly home to Italy to see my family, but I spent Thanksgiving with you, and that's pretty amazing.." He said.

"Glad you think so." I said. We lay face to face in silence for a minute, before he smiled. He looked like he wanted to say something… but didn't. I almost asked, but didn't want to push him. He would tell me if he wanted me to know. We just laid there, for awhile, gazing into each others eyes.

"Do you mind if… I sleep here tonight?" He asked. I chuckled, and shook my head.

"No.. I don't." I said. He smiled.

"Thank you." He said. He leaned forward, and pressed his mouth to mine. I moved closer, so our bodies were now touching as I reached up and placed my hand on his neck. Dimitri popped into my mind, which was bad I know, seeing as how me and my boyfriend were making-out on my bed, but I remember thinking back to when he was here, and stuff like this was all I wanted to do with him, and we never did. I quickly pushed thoughts of him away, and deepened my kiss with Sebastian. He rolled onto me, as he knotted his fingers into my hair. I ran my hands underneath his shirt, feeling the muscled plains of his body. I ran my hands all the way up to his chest, and then pulled his shirt off over his head, tossing it to the ground beside us.

"See something you like?" He asked, kissing down my neck. I giggled.

"Nope." I said, answering the same way I answered last time, then I winked at him. He chuckled and brought me up a little bit, raising my body enough where he could get my hoodie off. He threw it to the floor with his shirt, and brought his mouth back to mine. He kissed down my throat, and my chest. It was hard to keep any kind of composure when he was with me like this.

"Sebastian." I warned. He chuckled against the skin of my neck.

"I know." He murmured, causing me to shudder. He smiled and pressed another kiss to my mouth. After a few more minutes, he rolled off me and onto his side.

"I'm so glad I have you in my life, Rosa." He whispered, running a hand down my bare stomach. I smiled, and took his hand in mine.

"I'm glad to have you in my life too." I said. I kissed his lips one more time before yawning. He chuckled, and turned the lamp off. He pulled me against his chest, and wrapped his arms around me.

"Goodnight Rosa." He whispered. I snuggled closer into his chest, and sighed in contentment.

"Night Sebastian." I murmured against his bare chest. With that, I closed my eyes and slowly fell asleep.

I woke up the next morning to an empty bed. I frowned. I sat up, and looked around to see there wasn't anyone there. I saw a piece of paper laying on the pillow next to mine.

Rosa,

Thank you for allowing me to stay last night. That was probably one of the best nights sleep I've gotten in awhile. I'll see you later.

Always,

Sebastian.

I rolled out of bed, and got dressed. I started to go find Lissa, when I saw her talking to Sebastian. I stood there for a second, debating on walking over, but I just stood against the wall, waiting. Finally, Sebastian walked off, and I walked over to her. She smiled.

"Hey Rose." She said.

"Hey… What were you talking to Sebastian about?" I asked. She shrugged.

"Nothing. Just saying hello." She said. She looked kind of nervous, and I felt a bit of a lie through the bond. I didn't press though.

"Where was he going?" I asked.

"He had a shift. He said he'd meet up with you later." She said. I nodded. We started walking and went back to her room, where Christian was waiting. He smiled at me.

"Hey, Rose." He said. I grinned.

"Hey fire-boy. How was Thanksgiving with Aunt Tasha and Uncle Dimitri?" I asked, making a face. He smiled."It was good. Dimitri wasn't there much. He stays in his room a lot from what I hear." He said. I nodded. I didn't want to think to deeply as to why that was.

"That's good." I said. He chuckled.

"He asked about you." He said. I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Your kidding." I said. He smiled, and shook his head.

"Christian… Stop." Liss said. I looked at her, and shook my head at her.

"No… what'd he say?" I asked.

"He asked how you were, what you'd been up to, how you were doing with the new mentor… stuff like that." He said. I just stared at him.

"Christian… that's enough." Liss said. I shook my head.

"What'd you tell him?" I asked.

"I told him you were good, and you've been training and doing school work, and stuff. I told him you liked your new mentor. I told him you two were kind of together." He said. I just stared at him.

"And he said?" I asked.

"Christian… I'm serious… Shut up." She said. I looked at Liss, and narrowed my eyes.

"Can it Liss, I want to know." I said.

"He didn't really say anything. He just looked at me, and nodded. Then, he got up, and went to his room. We didn't see him the rest of the night." He said. I was at loss for words.

"Rose.." Liss said. I shook my head.

"What?" I asked.

"Are you-" She started, but I smiled a little."I'm fine." I told her. She didn't look like she believed me.

"I'm going to go find Sebastian." I said.

"Rose… Wait.. I shouldn't have told you that… I'm sorry." Christian said."No. You told me what I wanted to know. I'm fine. I just… I just want to be with Sebastian right now. I'm fine.. Okay." I told him. He nodded, and I turned and walked out. I didn't understand why Dimitri would react that way. He left me. I didn't get it. You leave me, say you want another woman, and the react like that whenever he left me. I shook my head, and kept walking, looking for Sebastian. As I walked the halls looking, I heard someone speak from behind me.

"Looking for someone, beautiful?" I heard. I stopped, and smiled.

"Maybe. I was wondering if you might have seen my boyfriend. He's very handsome, stands about six three, he's muscular, and absolutely beautiful." I said, before turning around. He chuckled.

"I might have seen him somewhere around here. Give me a mirror, and I can find him quick." He said. I smiled.

"I told Liss to tell you I'd come find you later." He said. I nodded.

"I know. She told me, but… I wanted to come find you. I wanted to see you. I don't like waking up to a cold bed." I said. He chuckled.

"Maybe if someone woke up a little earlier, it wouldn't have been so cold." He said. I giggled.

"I need my beauty sleep." I told him. He shook his head.

"You can't get anymore beautiful than you already are. I wish you wouldn't try." He said. I smiled. He pulled my mouth to his, and kissed me sweetly.

"Thank you." I said. He raised an eyebrow."For what?" He asked.

"Making my day." I said. He smiled.

"Glad I could be of assistance." He said. I smiled, and laid my head against his shoulder.

"So… you want to walk the rest of my shift with me?" He asked, holding out his hand to me. I grinned and took his hand, intertwining my fingers with his.

"Lets go." I said. We started around the backside of the campus, just walking happily along the ward line.

"So… what made you walk all across campus to find me?" He asked.

"I just… needed to see you is all." I said. He raised an eyebrow."Are you being honest with me?" He asked. I shook my head. He chuckled.

"What made you come find me honey?" He asked. I sighed.

"Christian was telling me some stuff about Dimitri, and I… I don't know… It made me want to be around you." I said. He smiled.

"What about Dimitri?" He asked.

"When Christian was at his Aunt's for Thanksgiving, he said Dimitri was asking about me, and when Christian told him, I liked my new mentor, and that we were kind of together, Dimitri just got up, and went to his room. He said he didn't come out all night." I said. Sebastian chuckled.

"What's funny?" I asked. He smiled.

"It sounds to me like he's finally figuring out what he left behind." He said. I shrugged.

"I don't know." I said. He smiled, and pulled me against his side.

"Don't worry about it sweetheart." He said. I sighed.

"And don't ever be afraid to tell me what your feeling. I know what happened between you and Dimitri, Rosa. I'm not worried about it. I know stuff like that takes a while to get over. I'm not ever going to get upset by something like that." He said, squeezing my hand, gently.

"You know… sometimes… I think you might be perfect." I said. He chuckled.

"I'm pretty close." He said. I grinned.

"You are." I said, laying my head on his shoulder. We finished his shift, and he walked me back to my dorm. We stood at my door for a second, before he spoke.

"I'll see you at practice in the morning?" He asked. I nodded.

"You sure will." I told him. He nodded.

"Good." He said. He leaned forward, and kissed me quickly but sweetly. His kisses made my whole body turn to mush.

"Sweet dreams, Rosa." He said. I grinned.

"Night Sebastian." I said, before he turned and walked away. I watched as he disappeared and then went inside. I showered, and laid down, hoping to fall immediately asleep. I knew it wasn't going to happen. My mind was assaulted with thoughts of Dimitri, and I hated it. I wished I could get him out of my head, but it wasn't working. I closed my eyes, and slowly fell asleep, of course dreaming of him. Damn it, where was Adrian when I needed him.