Seeing Red

Rose's POV

"This is great, Alberta." Hans said.

"Why did it take so long?" Mikhail asked. We ignored him.

"Don't say thank you, spaghetti is easy to make."

"Yah, who can't make spaghetti?" Mikhail said, slurping some noodles up.

I cleared my throat. "I had difficulties." I stirred the sauce into the noodles.

"Oh, that's why it took so long." Mikhail said with a mouth full of spaghetti.

"It's really good." Dimitri said from beside me.

We all started to eat in silence.

"Kiz, are you coming back to court with us?" Abe said.

I dropped my fork in to my untouched bowl of spaghetti. The question that has been haunting me.

"Um…" I started. Alberta, who was sitting next to me, squeezed my hand and spoke up.

"I have been meaning to ask Rose and Dimitri if they would lik teaching jobs at the academy." She told the table. I gasped.

"Alberta, really?"

"Yah, you two are the best; and if you teach student to fight like you do, then there will be more great guardians." She squeezed my hand again.

I turned toward Dimitri. "What about you? Plan to come and teach more high school students? Guarantee their not as annoying as I was." I winked at him.

"I'm sure they all have their annoying traits." Dimitri said with an eye roll.

"So is that a yes?" I asked excitedly.

"When do we leave?"

Lissa's POV

The pain. Oh, the pain. The wondrous pain. I scraped the edge of the razor blade down my arm, watching the blood erupt and fall on to the white tile floor of the kitchen. I reached down and touched the small pool of blood. I lifted my hand back up, and studied the blood on the end of my finger. I need this to live in more ways than one. But it's just so easy to dispose of. I wiped my finger on my pants. And reached for the razor blade once more. I scraped it all the way up to my elbow. Red dots started to flash through my vision. They scattered and then came back with more force and took over my vision. I sat there and let the red haze fall over me.

Christian POV

I left the jewelry shop with a large smile on my face. Today, I was going to ask the woman I love to spend the rest of her life with me. I opened the door to our apartment. I walked in and closed the door behind me. I put my hand in my pocket and squeezed the small velvety box. I took a deep breath.

"Lissa?" I walked toward the living room. "Lissa?" I walked to the bedroom. "Lissa?" Huh. She must have had to do some political stuff. No tone for the politics myself. I walked in to the kitchen. I turned to the fridge and opened it to get some eggs. I turned toward the counter and the carton dropped from my hands.

Lissa lay there sprawled out on the floor, in a pool of her own blood. Cuts riddled her arms, and a razor blade rest in her hand.

I dropped to my knees, and grabbed her limp body. I wrapped my arms around her, and shook her. "Lissa!" I was starting to cry by now. "Lissa no!" I set her gently down on the ground. I ran over to the phone and called the hospital.

Rose's POV

We were finished with dinner and we were all sitting in the cramped living room. We were in the middle of talking about what our job would entail, when I got a really bad headache. I pressed both of my hands to my forehead and doubled over from the pain.

"Rose?" Dimitri's panicked voice said. He put his arms around me and tried to lift me up. I let him, and the headache disappeared.

"It's alright, just a headache. It's gone now." I said to the worried crowd in front of me.

"Alright, if you say so." My mother said, and we all went back to talking.

Another head ache hit me, and this time I screamed out. I doubled over again, and this time, Dimitri couldn't pick me up. I cried out, and tears started to pour from my eyes. Then it stopped again. I got up, but everyone was gone. There was just the house and me.

And a ghost.

I walked toward the illuminated floating figure and looked at its face.

"Oh no." My blood ran cold and tears started to form once more.

The ghost came towards me. "Rose, I'm sorry. Your right. I was selfish. I'm sorry. I hope you have a good life with Dimitri. I love you." And with that she was gone. My best friend was gone.

Christian's POV

"I'm sorry, Lord Ozera, she's gone." The paramedic said to me.

"No. She can't be. She can't leave me. I can't live without her." I had no more tears to shed. I just walked over to the living room and collapsed on the couch. "She can't leave me. She can't."

Rose's POV

I opened my eyes to see the roof, and surrounding my vision we're all my friends, huddled around me in a circle with concerned looks on their faces. I busted out crying. Sobs shook my body, and I curled into a ball.

"She killed herself because of me. It was my fault. She's dead. She can't be gone. She may have been selfish but I still loved her."

Realization flashed on Dimitri and Alberta's faces. They went from astonished, to sadness, to comfort. Dimitri lifted me up and carried me into a small bedroom and laid me on the bed. I curled up again and sobbed harder. Dimitri just sat next to the bed and held my hand, knowing he could not do anything to sooth this pain.

I know it's sad, but it's the beginning of another adventure. Bare with me! Hope you liked it. Please review!