Hey! Thanks for ALL the reviews. Because I got so many, here is the next chapter as promised.

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VPOV

"What do you see, when they're together?" Adrian finally turned his head and looked at me straight in the eyes.

"Do you really want to know?" Adrian asked me seriously. 'Not really' was what I wanted to say, but I needed to know.

"Yes, please" He nodded but then turned to look straight ahead again.

"I see a lot of things Vladimir, I need you to understand that"

"Yes, I do" Adrian took a deep breath and nodded.

"I see anger, lots of it, but I also see longing, sadness, and…" he stopped talking. He looked like he wanted to change the subject.

"And…" I prompted him. I already new the answer, I knew it, but I needed to hear him say it. I needed him to confirm it for me.

"Love" he said almost in a whisper. A string of emotions coursed through my head. How do I deal with this? She loved him, but she was with me? Why? Why would she be with me if she loved him? Why not run back to him?

"Vladimir?" He brought me back to reality.

"Yes, I'm sorry"

"You know Rose cares about you Vladimir, she would never do anything to hurt you" Adrian tried to reassure me.

"Yes, I know that."

"Adrian?" I said, a few minutes later.

"Yes"

"What do you see coming from him?"

"Vladimir…" he took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

"Adrian, please, I need to know" He paused for a second then nodded his head.

"I see regret, lots of it. It's one of the first emotions that comes off him as soon as he sees her. Regret comes out as a dark blue, and his is almost always blue. He also feels anger, most of it directed towards you, for obvious reasons. I see longing, sadness, but the one that over powers all of them is love" he said looking down. I wasn't surprised that he loved her, but that much regret in him; that did take me off guard.

"What do you see when she's with me?" I asked almost warily. He looked at me and started laughing.

"What's so funny?" my tone was a bit irritated.

"Nothing, just your expression, you looked almost worried, it doesn't go well with someone as confident as you"

"Oh. Well…"

"I see guilt. I don't know why, but its there sometimes. But for the most part I see pink."

"What's pink?"

"Pink is happiness. She's happy when she's with you. Clear and simple." He smiled and I returned it. We ended the conversation there. I had a lot to think about, but at least a few things were clear now.

"Thank you Adrian, for your help and honesty" I told him sincerely.

"Anytime" he nodded and started catching up to the rest of the group. Before he caught up with them, he turned and looked at me with a mischievous grin.

"Hey, what do think if I got Rose some lingerie for Christmas?" I just stared at him and didn't say anything. He laughed with amusement.

"Ok, I see my answer" he grinned and turned around. I shook my head, but followed right behind.

RPOV

I felt very awkward walking with the three of them. Well not so much Sparky and Tasha but Dimitri. We were walking side by side behind Tasha and Chris not talking, but every once in a while I would see him glancing at me from the corner of his eye.

"So Roza, what would you want for Christmas?" He asked all nonchalant.

"I don't need anything thank you" I didn't even spare him a look.

"I asked what you wanted, not what you needed…"

"Sounds like the same thing to me" he seemed deep in thought for a while, for which I was greatful. Tasha and Christian walked into a Jewelry store just then. Typical that Chris would get Lissa some jewelry.

"I guess I see what you mean…" He said bringing me back to reality. He continued.

"I could say that I want you, but to tell you the truth; I don't." I looked at him with a curious expression laced with a little hurt. He came up close to me and brushed a small strand of hair from my face. I stiffened slightly.

"I don't want you Roza, I need you. I need you like I need air, food. I can't live without you Roza." He gave me a small smile and came closer to me.

"Dimitri… please." I said and stepped back. He looked at me for a while longer, then stepped back.

"Ok Roza" Just then Christian and Tasha walked out of the store. He got her a platinum locket with a very intricate design on the front. He said he was going to get an engraving on the back.

"It's beautiful Christian, she's going to love it" I smiled at him, which he returned.

"I agree Christian, it very beautiful" Tasha added. We kept shopping, Tasha picked up a few things for everyone. Dimitri followed her a few times, while I stayed with Christian. I couldn't help the little surge of jealousy that crept over me when I saw them really close and talking. I mentally shook the thought and continued walking with Chris. I got a few things for everyone as well. I walked into a dress store, a book store and even and engraving store. After 2 hours we were all done and headed towards the food court where we would all be meeting.

"Hey, looks like you guys have been busy" I grinned at Liss as her group came over to us.

"Not as busy as you and I can get" Adrian said looking at me.

"Well, when you put it that way…" I trailed off suggestingly.

"Uhuh…" he got a smile on his face.

"Here carry these. This should keep you busy" I tossed two heavy bags that I was carrying at him.

"Hey!" he frowned but carried the bags anyways.

"Ha ha, that's what you get for opening your mouth Adrian" Eddie slapped him on the back.

We all sat down and with food in front of us, just making idle chit chat. Everyone seemed keyed up about the holidays and the fact that Christmas was only two days away; and I have to admit that I was too. Even if we weren't in the comfort of the Academy, the fact that I was with my loved ones, made it just as good. While I was swimming in my happiness, I noticed Vlad seemed a little detached.

I got up and sat next to him.

"Babe what's wrong?" I asked him and rubbed circles on his back in a soothing motion.

"Nothing, just caught up with the emotions of everything, you know, the holidays and all" he gave me a small smile. I nodded but for some reason I didn't believe him. I looked towards Adrian and he was looking at me but then looked down. Hmm.

"Ok" I said in and unsure voice.

"Really Rose, its fine" he gave me a bigger smile. He held my hand and gave it a squeeze. I smiled back at him and gave him a small kiss.

"Ok guys, I think were done here, we should head back home, it's getting late and I don't want to get caught in the snow like last time. Everyone nodded their heads and after a few minutes everyone stood up and grabbed their bags. We all loaded everything in the back of the van and headed home.

As soon as we parked in the drive way, we unloaded everything and we all headed towards the Dining table. Tasha said she was going to make us some hot chocolate and some bread. We were all talking when Vlad decided to get up.

"I'm going to go check the perimeter Rose, I'll be back in a bit." He said and turned.

"I'll go with you" I told him and stood.

"No, its fine, I'm just going to do a quick round" I couldn't help but notice that they were all staring.

"Ok" I said and sat back down as he made his way outside. I couldn't help but wonder what was wrong. I frowned; thinking about what could be wrong. I didn't do anything, we were fine on the way to mall… The only thing that came to mind was the look he got when we parted ways and he left with Adrian…

"Adrian…" I said giving his a hard look. I could imagine the conversation they had as soon as we left. He realized I knew.

"Rose, I'm so sorry…" he had an apologetic expression on his face. Everyone was looking at the both of us, wondering what was wrong.

"Rose, what's wrong?" Liss asked but I wasn't looking at her, I was looking at Adrian, with a pissed expression on my face.

"Get up" I told him in a serious tone.

"Rose…" He said reluctantly, but stood up.

"What's going on?" Alberta asked now, a little worried. I don't know if she was really worried if something was wrong or if I would hurt Adrian. At this point even I wasn't sure.

"Nothing, it fine" Adrian answered and made his way over to me "Stay here, its fine"

"Adrian…" Liss tried again.

"I said it fine Liss!" he was getting angry, and I knew why. We both walked out of the room and headed over to the gym for some privacy. I closed the door behind him and turned to look at him.

"What did you do?" I asked right off the bat, no point in pussy footing around the subject.

"Rose, I'm sorry, I didn't want to, but he wanted to know, I couldn't lie to him" he said in a hurried voice.

"What did you do?" I asked again. From the sound of my voice, you could tell that I was trying very hard to control myself.

"When you and Belikov walked away with Tasha he came up to me…"

"And…"

"And he wanted to know about my ability to see auras"

"Quit stalling and tell me already!"

"He wanted to know what I saw when you were with Belikov, He wanted to know what I saw when Belikov was around you" he said in a hurried voice. Of course, now I knew why Vlad was upset. I could only imagine what Adrian saw, and what he told him. I didn't need Adrian to tell me. I ran a hand through my hair and let out a deep sigh. I walked toward the bench and sat down with my head buried in my hands.

"Rose, I'm really sorry, but what could I do?" his voice was pleading.

"It's not your fault Adrian, I'm sorry I went off on you." I took another deep breath.

"What the hell am I gonna do?" I said mostly to myself.

"Go talk to him, reassure him. I'm sure that's what's killing him. He asked me what I saw when you were with him."

"And, what did you tell him? What do you see?" I was looking intently at him. He gave me a small smile.

"Rose, you should know that answer to that better than anyone." I gave him a confused look.

"I see mostly happiness Rose. He makes you happy"

Happy I thought to myself. I nodded and stood up.

"I'm sorry I went off on your Adrian, I had no right, I was just upset." I said.

"No problem Little Dhampir, I understand, really I do." He said and gave me a hug. "

"Now go, go talk to him" he led me towards the door.

"Thanks Adrian" I said and gave him a hug. He returned it.

We made our way back to the living room and everyone was on edge waiting for us to say something.

"Is everything alright?" Liss asked again.

"Yes everything is fine. Sorry I yelled at you Liss, I didn't mean it."

"Its ok, don't worry about it" She replied.

"I'll be back, I'm going to check the perimeter with Vladimir" I didn't wait to see anyone's response. Walked to wards the door and went looking for him.

After a few minutes I saw Vlad leaning against a tree, the sun was almost up so no real need to worry. I walked slowly up to him, not knowing what to do or say.

"Vlad?" I said. He slowly turned around and the look on his face stopped me on my tracks.

Awe. Sorry I had to leave it here. I know so mean. But I kept true on my promise, I updated faster this time. Thanks for all the wonderful reviews again they were amazing! So again, leave your reviews, suggestions and comments below! They seriously make me very happy and help me get into writing mode.