We tried on outfit after outfit. Lissa found hers first. It was red and had white stripes. It shows her stomach between the skirt and top. It has no sleaves. And it makes her look good.

"Sexy", I said, grinning as she walked out and did a twirl to show off the dress. It really showed of her legs.

Viktoria was the next one to find her dress. It was also red and white, and had a hood. The skirt part puffed out at the sides.

Lissa wolf whistled as she walked out. I came out of my dressing room to have a look.

"Nice", I told her, looking her up and down. She grins.

"Ha-ha I totally have to get this one!" she said.

I laughed, walking out of or the changing rooms to hang the dress I had just tried on back up on the rack. That was when I saw it. I gasped, and ran towards it. It was I light red, and ran across my shoulders. It tightened in with a belt, and ended with flair in the bottom and white fluff. It was gorgeous. I checked the size, and it my size. I grinned, grabbing it and running back to the change rooms.

After I changed I walked out, and spun around.

"cute dress, rose", said viktoria, admiringly.

"yea, Adrian wont be able to keep his hands off you", lissa giggled.

"not just Adrian", viktoria said softly, giving me a knowing smile. I knew she was talking about Dimitri.

Lis looked at us, confused, but didn't push it.

Just then Alberta walked over to us. she looked us up and down. I posed, and lissa and viktoria posed on either side of me.

"what do you think?" I asked her, grinning.

Alberta shook her head, acting disappointed, but I noticed the smile on her face.

"girls, if headmistress catches you in those outfits, god help you", she said.

"that good?", I asked her raising my eyebrow, in a mimic of Dimitri's awesome eyebrow raising.

She rolled her eyes. " if your done, we should be getting back to the school", she told us. we all paid for our dresses, well, lissa paid for mine, and then we got in the car and headed back to school. We had left at 4, and gotten the shops at six. It was now 9. that meant we'd be home around 11, 12ish.

We ended up getting home about 11:30.

"time for bed. all of you", said Alberta as we got out of the car.

"ok, night", said lissa, heading off to the moroi dorms.

"yea, night", copied viktoria. Walking off the Dhampir dorms. She paused and looked back, waiting for me. I motion that id catch up. She turned and left.

"Alberta?" I asked, tentatively.

"yea?", replied Alberta.

I leaned forward and hugged her. "thank you so much for everything", I told her. Alberta had been so much help to me over the years. She really was like my mother.

"its fine rose, it was just a shopping trip", she told me. I was going to tell her that wasn't what I meant, but from the tone of her voice I knew she understood. I stepped back, smiling.

"thanks Alberta. Goodbye", I say, and then run off the Dhampir dorms.

Meet in my room tomorrow to get ready, lissa sent me through the bond. I tried to send back that I would, but nothing happened. I swear, one of these days I am going to figure out this bond.

I caught up with viktoria quickly.

"Done what you have to do?" she asks

"Yep", I tell her, grinning.

"I can't wait until tomorrow!" she squeals, bouncing up and down. I laugh.

"Lissa wants us to meet her in her room to get ready", I tell her.

She grins. 'This is going to be so much fun!".

I laugh. We reach the dorms, and I give viktoria a hug and say goodbye.

"Seeya in the morning", I say, unlocking my door.

"Seeya", she replied.

I open the door and slip inside.

"What kept you out so long, little Dhampir?" asked a voice.

I spun around, behind into a defensive crouch.

Adrian laughed, and sat up. He had been sprawled out along my bed.

I stood up, sighing. "What the hell are you doing here, Adrian?" I ask him, sitting on the edge of my bed and pulling my shoes and socks off.

"Well, you did tell me to come see you tonight. But when I came, you went here, so I let myself in", he replied, innocently.

"And… how did you get in here? The door was locked?" I asked.

He grins. "I have my ways, little Dhampir. And if I told you, I'd have to kill you. Now, back to my original question, how come you were out this late? Not cheating on me, are you?" he asked, smirking his cheeky smirk.

I roll my eyes at him. "That's exactly what I'm doing. Didn't you hear? I'm madly in love with Stan", I tell him sarcastically.

He laughs. "Somehow, even though I know your joking, I'm still jealous", he moves behind me, on his knees, and brushes the hair off my neck. I shiver as his touch sends shivers through me, and Goosebumps appear on my arms. He notices, and chuckles.

"Are you glad to see me, little damper?" he murmurs into my ear.

"More that you will ever know", I answer, turning around on the bed and kissing him. It starts slow, but the intensity builds. I push Adrian back on the bed, straddling him. He runs his hands up my back, under my shirt, and pulls it off. I start to unbutton his shirt, and he leans up so I can pull it off him, and throw it on the floor. He rolls over so I'm under him, still kissing. I bit his bottom lip, and he groans. I mess up his hair, and pull him further down on me, our lips crushing together. He runs his hand over my leg. I move it so it's wrapped around him. He moves his hands over my breast and slides his hands under my bra. I moan as he starts to massage them.

"Adrian", I groan, and move my hands down and try to pull of his pants. He stands up and takes them off, then jumps back on top of me, kissing every inch of me he could, and then undoes my pants. I kick them off. I can feel Adrian pressing against my thigh, and how much he's growing.

"Adrian", I moan again. I shift so he's pressing against the right place, even though there are still clothes between us.

"Rose", he moans against my lips.

I reach my hands down to pull of his boxers.

I was just starting to pull them down, when their was a knock at the door.

"Oh, for fucks sake!" I swear.

Adrian rolls off me, folds his arms behind his head. I get up, and put on my dressing gown. It's blue and silky. I walk over to the door and open it, it find Eddie standing their.

"Eddie, what is it? I was in the middle of something", I say, a bit rudely.

"Rose, its Christians present. The one we brought him for eBay", Eddie said.

"Yea, what about it", I ask.

"I just realized I haven't wrapped it, and I don't have any paper. Do you?" he asks.

I think about it. I think I have some wrapping paper in a box in my wardrobe.

"I think so, come on in", I tell him, opening the door fully. Eddie gapped. I turned around to see Adrian still lying on my bed in his boxers. He looks a bit embarrassed that Eddie saw him, and pulls up the blankets and lies under them.

I grab eddies hand and pull him into the room. He sits on the edge of my bed.

"Hey man", Eddie says. "I think I just saw more than you then I ever wanted to", he says awkwardly. Adrian chuckles.

I reach around in my wardrobe until I find the paper, and then hand it over to Eddie.

"Here you go, ill see you tomorrow at the party?" I say, smiling.

"Yep", he replied, the looks at Adrian. "See you there to, man, but hopefully you'll be wearing a bit more that that.

Adrian laughs "oh you know you want me to wear less", he says sarcastically.

Eddie winks. "Oh totally", he replies, then walks out and closes the door.

"Now, wear were we?" I ask Adrian, smiling my man eater smile. I take off the robe and climb back on top of him. I lean down and kiss him, moving my hands back to his boxers to continue taking them off.

Adrian groans" no, rose, we can't do this", he tells me.

I sit up straight, still on top of him. "Why? Don't you want me?" I ask him, feeling hurt. Was he rejecting me? Tears start to swell in my eyes. I don't think I could take Adrian rejecting me, especially after Dimitri.

"Rose it's not that", he says, consolingly. "I want to... its just…"

"Just what", I ask him, a tear falling from my eyes. He wipes it away with his finger, and watches it run down his finger.

"Rose… you know my reputation. I have been with a lot of women..." he begins. I nod, suddenly feeling jealous. I also feel nervous. He has a lot of experience… and I have none.

"And with all those women, I have take like this", he continues, gesturing around the room. "But you, rose, you're different. With you, with our first time, when we look back on it, I want to remember how special it was, not how quick it was over. Your special rose and I love you. Please, let me show you how much?" he asks softy.

I wipe away another tear. I'm not sad anymore. Now… I'm all teary from his sentiment.

"Adrian Ivashkov, I swear you are one of the only people on this world who can make me cry", I tell him, climbing off him and laying down next to him. He strokes my hair.

"I love you, rose", he whispers.

"I love you to, Adrian", I whisper back. He puts his arms around me, and I lean my head on his chest and fall asleep.