Hey guys, big thanks to all of you for reading my story, and for all the reviews, I appreciate it. This is just a little Adrian and Rose scene. The story is coming to an end, so that means the Strigoi attack is imminent, I don't really know how its gonna play out yet but I have two endings in my head, a happy and a sad, so I might write them both, let me know what you think.

Chapter 14

Classes went on as usual. Actually you wouldn't have known that I'd left, everyone treated me the same and I wasn't behind, well except for some of the theory, but I was still number one in my combat classes which was nothing unusual.

As the day went on I thought about Adrian, I hadn't seen him since I got back, which was probably rude on my behalf after everything he did for me, but I just didn't know what to tell, all I knew I had to talk to him. When lunch came around I grabbed a handful of snacks to eat on my way to his room. Since I hadn't seen him since I got back I could only assume that he'd locked himself away.

I knocked on the door but there was no answer. I knocked again, this time I heard a noise like something falling over then the padding of feet.

"Who is it?" he growled

"Um...It's Rose." The sound of feet stopped and I waited, a few minutes passed and there was still no sound from the other side of the door.

"Um...Adrian can I come in?" Silence ensued again for a few more minutes before the sound of feet started up again. The door clicked open and Adrian ushered me in. He was wearing long black silk robe over his long black silk pyjama pants, leaving his chest exposed showing off the slight definition of a six pack. I looked up to his face, he had slight bags under his eyes form sleepless nights and too much alcohol, which is a lot considering it was Adrian. His hair was scruffy and he looked like he'd just gotten out of bed, which he probably had.

I walked around the living area, buying my time, trying to figure out what to say. He just stared at me whilst he slumped himself over the couch in a rather provocative way.

"What can I possibly do for you little Damphir?" He said in an exasperated tone.

"Well I just wanted to...well I wanted to talk to you about...you know...what I said before I left." Why was I suddenly a stammering idiot?

"What is there to say? You got what you wanted, whilst I had my heart ripped out and burned whilst I watched!" He spat out at me.

"Adrian I..." I didn't really know what to say to make this better, just that I should tell him the truth,

"I know that words cannot repair the damage that I have done, but I am sorry, from the bottom of my heart I am sorry. I am sorry that I led you on, led you to believe that you had a chance, I am sorry that I used your feelings for me for my own personal gain and I am sorry that... I am sorry that I don't love you like you do me, I am sorry that we can't be together." I took a deep breath as a tear trickled down my cheek and continued,

"I never meant to hurt you or do any of those things, but when I left here I didn't plan on returning. Whether I succeeded or not I was never coming back. Dimitri is my world and I can't live without him, if I had succeeded well I would have joined him."

"YOU WHAT? WERE GOING TO KILL YOURSELF?" He screamed at me, I just nodded.

"Rose..." He sighed shaking his head not looking at me, neither of us saying anything.

"Look Adrian, I know that you probably hate me, and you have every right, but I do care about you, not the way you want, but I do care, and I would rather have you in my life hating me than not at all." He didn't move, didn't say anything. When the awkward silence peaked I thought it was time to leave so I headed for the door.

"Rose." As I turned around he was right in front of me pulling me into a strong embrace and kissed my forehead.

"A life without you in not life at all, I love you and I know that we will never be together, but I will always be here for you, so no more secrets ok? I can't bear to thought of losing you, especially at your own hand." He hugged me tighter before promising to see me later. With that I left.