Thanks for the reviews guys. Here's the next chapter.


Chapter Twelve…

After my little talk with Adrian, I headed off to class. Half way through the lesson, Dimitri pulled me out. I wasn't complaining, seen as though it was Stan's class, but I couldn't help but think it was for a reason.

"So Comrade, what's up?" I asked him.

"You need to tell Kirova." He told me. "You are going to have to cut back on your guardian training, because you can't have any blows to the stomach." He explained while we were walking. I hadn't really been paying attention to where we were going. I was too busy admiring Dimitri.

"Should we tell her about us?" I asked him.

"It's up to you." He said looking down at me.

"Then no, I can't risk losing you. We won't tell her." I decided. I couldn't risk losing Dimitri. He was almost everything to me now.

When we reached the Headmistresses office Dimitri knocked and we were summoned in. I went to sit down in front of her, and Dimitri took up his place along the back wall.

"So then Rose, what can I do for you?" She asked me. I could tell she wasn't expecting me to come here without being in trouble for something.

"Well, I have some err, news, err…" I began. I wasn't sure exactly how to tell her this.

"What is it Rosemarie?" She pushed.

"I…" I stammered.

"She's pregnant." Dimitri said for me.

Kirova's shock was obvious on her face. She just stared at me. "Well, that is something I most definitely did not expect. Although I must ask who the father is." She told me.

"I'm afraid I do not want to tell you that information." I said coldly.

"I'm sorry Rose, but I need to know." She demanded. I could tell she was getting annoyed at the fact I wouldn't cooperate.

"Well I am not telling you." I said sharply. "If you want, I can tell you that I slept the whole male student body, would that make you happy?" I asked sarcastically.

She just looked at me with a pissed expression. "I cannot force you to tell me Rose, I just thought it was for the best. I would like to say congratulations though, and I do believe that you will make an excellent mother. I will cut your training times back, and you won't be doing any hand-to-hand combat in case you injure the baby. I am sure Guardian Belikov will keep up you training in the morning to teach you to train with your condition." She was smiling by the end of this. I began to walk towards the door and Dimitri followed me. "I really am happy for you Rose. And for you information, I know you haven't slept with the whole male student body." She said laughing.

I turned back towards her and genuinely smiled. "Thank you Kirova." I smirked at the end bit. She laughed and did something I didn't expect her to. She got up from behind her desk and hugged me. I hugged her back and she smiled.

"I never hated you Rose," she said smiling. "I am glad Guardian Belikov could teach you some manners though."

I smirked at this. "Oh, Guardian Belikov taught me lots of things. And, I really never hated you either." I said laughing. I knew she wouldn't have picked up on the double meaning in my words. I also knew that Dimitri would have picked up on my meaning.

We turned once again to leave the room and Dimitri followed. "You shouldn't have said that." He said laughing at me.

"I don't know what your talking about Comrade." I said sticking my tongue out at him. He smirked and pulled me into the shadows kissing me.

"I love you so much Roza." He said kissing me again.

"I love you too Comrade." I said smiling at him.

By the time we had finished telling Kirova about my news and having our little make out session classes had finished. Dimitri had a shift so I decided to spend some time by myself. I headed out to the big tree near Tasha's cabin where we had had our lunch a few days ago. I laid down on the grass and looked up at the sky. It was a clear night, and you could see the moon and stars. It was ages since I had done this. The only thing that was missing was Dimitri laying by my side.

Luckily I got the next best thing. A little version of Dimitri. Paul ran up to me and laid down by my side. "Hey Auntie Rose!" he greeted me.

"Hey Paul." I said laughing. 'Auntie Rose' sounded so sweet.

"Can I feel your tummy again? No one is here." He asked me. I nodded and lifted my shirt up. He sat up and leaned over me. He placed his little hands on my stomach and smiled. He left them there for a few minutes, and then I heard him squeal.

"It kicked me!" He exclaimed excitedly. I could have sworn I heard some choking somewhere in the distance, but I decided to ignore it. I placed my hands where Paul's had been, and felt the kicking myself.

"Wow…" I said awestruck. I never thought that I be in this position right now.

Then Paul asked me the terrible question. "How did Uncle Dimka get a baby inside of you?" I just stared. Oh god. I didn't know what to say. How was I supposed to explain this to a ten year old? I was so leaving Dimitri to explain this to our kid.

Luckily I didn't have to think about it for that long, because I heard someone choke on their drink and shout "WHAT!" at the top of their voice. I turned around startled and looked straight into the ice blue eyes of Christian.

Shit. "Err…hey Christian." I said nervously.

"What the hell did he just say Rose." He demanded. I could see the fire in his eyes. He was majorly pissed. He leaned over me, and I was actually scared of him. He could be quite intimidating.

"Nothing." I said standing up and backing away from him.

"Are you really pregnant?" He asked a bit more softly. I nodded slowly. "With Belikov?" He asked. I nodded again, even more slowly. "Whoa…" He muttered. He sat down beside Paul and I went and sat next to him.

"What do you think?" I asked him.

"Are you happy?" He asked. I hated it when people answered my questions with questions. It reminded me of that stupid councillor Deidre. I let it slip considering the circumstances.

"Of course. I love him so much Christian. I thought I was taking the possibility of having children away from him, and he wanted them so much. I felt so guilty! You don't know how happy I am just to know that I can give him this, and I want it just as much." I answered smiling.

Christian's face had softened into a smile throughout my speech. "I can see your happy Rose. You know your like a sister to me, I just didn't want anyone taking advantage of you. That's all." He answered sincerely. I pulled him into a hug.

Once I had pulled back, I looked at him. "Would you like to feel?" I asked, pointing to my stomach. He looked hesitant, then nodded. I grabbed his wrists and placed his hands on my stomach.

"Wow." He said laughing. "I can't wait until I can do this with Lissa." He said smiling.

Just then I noticed Dimitri walking towards us with a puzzled look on his face. I jumped up and ran over to him. "Hey Comrade!" I said smiling. "Guess What?" He just continued to stare, puzzled. "It kicked me! Do you want to feel?"

His expression quickly changed to excitement. He placed his hands on my stomach and gasped. "Wow Roza." He said awed. "I can't believe that's our baby." He smiled when he said the words 'our baby'.

I smiled back and whispered "I know." Just then he seemed to realise that Christian was here. He gave me another puzzled look. "He caught Paul asking some, err, questions." I said laughing. "I told him everything, and he's happy for us." I said smiling. Dimitri pulled me into a kiss. I heard Christian making gagging noises. I pulled away and laughed. "Now you know how it feels seeing you and Lissa."

He just snorted. Then I thought about something. Everyone knew but her. "I've got to go guys." I said suddenly. "It's time to tell Lissa."


I think that I might have a go at Lissa's POV next chapter. What do you think?