This is more of a Adrian-and-Rose-bond chapter. Hope you like.

-Violet


Rose POV

"'Where ever did you get the idea that I, Rose Hathaway, would ever commit a crime?'" Pyro mocked me.

"Shut it," I said, warningly.

"Lissa, tell her to stop bullying me," Sparky whined. Lissa stopped reading a magazine – God knows where she found it – long enough to say, "You started it" and then kept scanning through her magazine. Pyro pouted. I stuck my tongue out at Pyro.

"Well, there are a lot of planning to do especially if my birthday and the dance will be in three days."

"Um, Rose? It's actually in two days." I looked outside and figured they were right.

"Oh, two days then." That made Lissa go out of her trance.

"Ohmygod! There are a-a l-o-o-t of stuff to do!" Lissa and Mia disappeared chattering about the decorations and cake.

We stayed in uncomfortable silence until Pyro decided to cut it. "Well, its been interesting but I've got to go find Liss and – ask her to the dance." He smirked. I grinned, and said, "Don't forget to use protection" just as he was out the door. He returned long enough to show me the finger, then left for sure.

"Well I've got some business to take care of…"Sydney dismissed herself. My eyes widened in realization. They were trying to leave me alone – well, me and Dimitri – with my parents; famous Abe Mazur and Janine Hathaway.

Without realizing it, I grabbed a hold of Adrian's arm, which was close to me; he was trying to make a run for it. I dug my nails into his arm, ignoring his attempts of being set free from my grip; but I held him like he was my life line and I was facing death itself. Well, when you think about it… Yeah, I technically I was facing death itself.

Adrian laughed. "I didn't know you wanted me around, Little Dhampir, I would've thought you wanted to be about, I don't know, about a hundred thousand miles away from you."

"Don't leave me alone with them," I said softly; I barley even heard myself talk. Adrian went stone-faced and nodded ever so slightly.

"Rose, would you mind coming with me? I have something to tell you." I nodded.

"Hey, Kiz!" I stopped and turned around. "It's good seeing you again." Abe smiled. Not a 'yeah I'm all-that and what?' smile it was a genuine 'I've missed you' smile. I smiled in return, and glanced at my mom as an after thought. She gave me a tight smile and said, " Don't get into any trouble."

I scowled at her. Whatever. I followed Adrian, not caring where we were going. It was until I saw the gates of the academy that I questioned him where we were going. His responses was a simple, "Somewhere."

I humped but followed him non the less. I too busy to thinking to care where Adrian was taking me. My mind raced. How will my parents react to Dimitri's proposal? Oh, I was sure it was going to be a mini World War 3 but yet it was so…right. Dimitri was the love of my life and I wasn't about to give up on him. I wanted to be his in every way but…Marriage was a big thing. Who said I was ready to get married? Heck, I didn't even plan on getting married, mostly because I was going to be Lissa's guardian, but when he asked and I saw him; kneeling, eyes begging I had to say yes. But was it the right chose?

I hadn't realized we had come to a stop until I bumped into Adrian's hard back. I was about to say something mean like how fat he was but the words died out in my tongue when I saw where we were. Only… I didn't know where we were.

"Where are we?" I asked, breathlessly. In front of me was the most perfect lake ever. Water motionless, green moss growing, a big rock close to it and what was even better was the sun. I missed the sun.

"We are at a place called Somewhere." he responded. "I found it when I first came here to the Academy. I didn't know what it was named so I named it Somewhere. Pretty creative, right?" I stood there gaping at the beautiful sight before me. "I usually come here while you guys are to busy at school and the alcohol isn't enough." His voice was sad. I turned to him.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Adrian." He laughed humorlessly.

"For what exactly?"

"For not ever getting you the way you deserve to." I was shocked. Since when did I ever talk soft? Yeah, I had a soft side but it was mostly reserved for Lissa but seeing Adrian stand there sad and lonely it was hard not to feel for him. A pang of sadness hit me. All he ever wanted was comfort and he never found it so in a way we were alike.

I hugged him tightly. Clearly caught off guard, he didn't respond instantly but soon his arms were around me.

"It's hard, Rose, having your parents deny any contact with you because you aren't like them. Everyone thinks so bad of me and its just not e-easy." his voice cracked at the end. He buried his head in my neck; I felt something wet falling onto my shirt. It took me a while to realize that he was crying.

"Shh. Shhh." I cooed, brushing messy his hair away from his face. "Its okay, Adrian, people just don't think about how we feel. They are selfish arrogant people that have nothing else to do. Shhh."

So we stayed there. Him sobbing into my shoulder and me silently crying. I would never admit it out loud but it hurt me every time Mom wouldn't approve of me. I tried my best. I really did. Heck, I was the top of the class but to Janine Hathaway's standards I was nothing. Nothing.

In that instant I realized why I wouldn't ever love Adrian. Yeah, he was a nice guy, Yeah we had a lot in common but I wasn't the right girl for him. Sydney on the other hand… she could provide comfort and understand him to a level I couldn't. Just how Dimitri and I understood each other.

So we stayed there shedding tears that had forever been inside us.

"Hey, Ivashkov, this shirt is designer." I said jokingly. Adrian laughed. "So you owe me a designer shirt, matching earrings, and shoes. Oh and if you tell anybody about me going all soft on you then I'll cut out your–" Adrian's hands over my mouth made me shut up,

"I get it, Little Dhampir, and I'll ask you for the same favor. Lets keep my little brake down between you and me. Deal?"

"Deal." we hugged it off and head back to the academy.

Dimitri POV

Roza came back with Ivashkov laughing and smiling. I would be lying to say I wasn't jealous because in that instant I was. But then I saw the rose-shaped ring I gave her in her ring finger, glittering in the sun but looked dull in cooperation to her shimmering eyes. I hid a smile. She would never love Adrian except as a brother and he had moved on with Sydney. Things were going to be running smoothly after this.

"Comrade!" Roza all but yelled at me. "Where are my parents?"

"They're in your room waiting for you to get back so you came talk and I wanted to ask permission for their blessing." Her eyes widened with fear.

"And we come to the end." I rolled my eyes.

"Don't be so melodramatic. What's the worst that could happen?"

A few minutes later I had our answer. And it was a single word that forever changed my life, "No."


Okay so I have officially run out of ideas for games for the gang to play. Any suggestions? Review or PM me the rules of your game. Oh, and thank you to all of those that have been following my story. It means a lot to me. Thanks!

-Violet