Here we go again:

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Especially the guy I keep seeing in my dreams!

He stands about 6'7, gorgeous eyes, silky brown hair and a very,… you get the idea of who it is.

Don't make me get all hot and bothered!

A lot of action and drama in this chappie. Also the identity of the letter writer is in this one!

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- Carmen

MY POV

Rose was fighting harder than she ever had done in her life. Her team had dispatched six out of the eleven Strigoi that her team had been fighting for hours. She had sounded the retreat over thirty minutes ago. They were at a stale mate. It was five of her team against the remaining enemy. Odds weren't in her favor, and these Strigoi were very determined to kill them. Emotions were running high. She was fighting on instinct alone. Tasha and Rose were cornered. There were three Strigoi blocking their path to escape. She had been yelling at her team that could make an escape, to do it. But they didn't want to leave their leader in a perilous situation. Eventually some of them did, only to have four of the Strigoi to follow them out. It was still dark outside, and would be for another couple of hours.

That left Rose and Tasha to finish to dispatch the remaining two. Tasha looked like she might pass out at any given moment. She couldn't wield her magic anymore, she was exhausted. So Rose had to fight even harder if she wanted to make it out alive. To go back home to her love. To go back home to the family she had left. She didn't want to die here, in a run down barn out in the middle of nowhere.

Punching and kicking was really taking a toll on her body. She had been exhausted for days prior to this trip. But now was not the time for a nap, even though her greatest wish right now, was for a comfortable bed to lie down on and sleep for days on end. She knew if she slacked up, even a little bit, it would all be over for her and her friend. That motivation just drove her harder. Tasha was trying her best, she finally was able to plunge her stake into the Strigoi she had been fighting, but it had cost her.

Just as she pushed the stake in farther, the Strigoi grabbed her and slung her into the back wall of the barn, where there was a long, thick saddle tack that was mounted on the wall. Tasha landed on it and it pierced her body through and through. It was sticking out of her chest. It had nailed her to the wall. Blood was oozing out of the gaping wound it had punctured. Tasha couldn't move. Every breath she took hurt. She cried out in pain. The littlest of movements, felt like fire burning every nerve in her body. Blood covered her. Drip, drip, drip. Blood was flowing freely down her body and was pooling at her feet.

Rose saw this happen, and she was desperate to get to her friend as fast as she could. This thought drove her harder and faster than previously. Which was really impressive.

The Strigoi Rose was fighting, was really giving her a run for her money. They had been there fighting for over twelve hours. Both sides were losing ground miserably. The ones outside were gaining the adage. But the ones inside, were having a hell'va time. The one she had been fighting, gave Rose a swift kick in the gut. She almost doubled over in the pain. Something didn't feel right with her. It wasn't like any other pain she had experience in her life. And she had a lot of experience in that department. This was a sharp, shooting pain. And she cried out in a loud scream. The Strigoi smirked at her and advanced quickly toward her. Rose saw her opening, and she took it. The Strigoi's guard was down, he had thought he had incapacitated her. But she got her chance and she took it.

She drove her stake through the evil things heart with such force that it came out his back. The Strigoi crashed to the ground with a loud thrump. Rose quickly took her stake out of the Strigoi, but not without great effort. The force of the impact that Rose drove it in with, was overwhelming. Then she rushed to her friends side as fast as her legs would carry her.

Rose was frantic, Tashas' breathing was shallow and ragged. She knew her friend couldn't hold on much longer. She felt horrible that she couldn't help her. That was the whole reason why she wanted Tasha with her, so she could keep an eye on her and keep her safe. For Christians sake. She was the only blood family he had left besides his newborn daughter. It would kill him if something happen to his aunt. And now the worst had come to pass.

Tasha had lost so much blood, she was paler than she had ever been. Rose didn't know what to do. She had no one to help her lift her friend off of the tack that had pinned her to the wall. She didn't know if she could lift her high enough so it wouldn't be so excruciating. But she figured either way it would be.

Rose thought that she could really use a wish right now. A genie in a bottle or a shooting star, to guarantee her of her hearts desire. And that was to save her friend's life at the moment.

"Tasha? Hold on. Don't you leave me. I am going to get you down. Stay with me, girl," Tasha was groaning in pain. She didn't have the effort to scream. Rose had a steady stream of large tears coming down her face. She didn't want her friend to die right here. Right in front of her like this.

Rose lifted her up as high as she could, and pulled her from under her shoulders toward herself. Tasha cried out in pain. With one quick jerk, Tasha was unhinged from the wall. They both crashed to the floor. Tasha landing on top of Rose. Rose slowly rolled her over so she could tend to the wound. Tasha's eyes were closed. She looked lifeless.

"Tasha..Tasha, look at me. Open your goddamn eyes right now! Do you hear me? Open your fucking eyes! Don't you die on me! Christian needs you goddamnit," Rose ripped Tasha's shirt open and surveyed the damage. It was a gaping wound. Rose could stick most of her hand in it. It was located right below the middle of her breast. Rose could see she had a punctured lung. There was a gurgling sound, with blood causing air bubbles coming out of her chest. Rose was crying uncontrollably. She felt her heart breaking, cause she knew her friend didn't have much longer to live. Rose didn't know if anyone was left to help her. She flipped the homing beckon on, so she could get some help.

"Ro…Rose?" Tasha tried to whisper.

"Shh..shh. Its going to be okay. Do you hear me?" she wanted to reassure her friend, but she knew Tasha was going to lose this battle. This was like Mason all over again. She had failed yet another friend. Why does this fucking shit keep happening to me? She thought.

"I have …I have to tell….you someth…"

"No Tasha. Not right now. Later."

Tasha shook her head defiantly, "Yes.. now. It was me who ...left Dimitri the note, Rose. I had came for a... surprise visit and I was going to the cabin to stay for my it," Tasha was gasping for some air.

Rose was in shock, she was speechless.

Tasha continued, "I saw you two together. I overheard... some kids talking about the fight... on my way out," Tasha paused to take a breath. She was about to faint, but she could not die and not get forgiveness from Rose first, she knew she had to do this. Rose was kneeling down beside her stroking her hair, but when Tasha started revealing her secret, Rose had froze up. She couldn't move. She couldn't speak.

"I wanted Dimka, I wanted him to ...give me a family. I knew he would leave to protect ...you. So I saw this as my chance. I knew he would accept being ...my guardian, if he left you. I thought eventually it could lead to a romance, but it didn't, cause he... couldn't get over you. After a couple of years, I got it. I knew I had done wrong. I am so, so sorry. I hope...in time you can forg…" it was then Tasha took her last breath.

Rose was screaming, screaming for her not to die on her, screaming at her for doing this to her and Dimitri. She was mad at her for dieing. Mad at her for telling her the truth about the letter. She could have went the rest of her life without knowing that it was her. She would had rather had not known. She pulled Tasha into her lap gently stroking her long, black hair over and over. She couldn't let her go. She couldn't leave her alone.

Rose sat there for hours and hours crying and pleading for someone to help her. Her phone had been shattered. Her earpiece had died hours ago. This had been a long, slow, agonizing battle.

She sat there not moving away from Tasha. Holding her, talking nonsense, just babbling. Rocking her lifeless body back and forth. She wondered were in the hell everyone was at? After a few hours, Rose registered her own pain. Her stomach was convulsing. She was in agony. She was bleeding, but she didn't know where it was coming from. It was a lot of blood too. She couldn't find the source. She had sharp, stabbing pains shooting though out her whole body. Especially in her stomach region. But right now, she couldn't focus on herself. Her friends aunt was dead in her arms. How was Christian going to deal with the loss of his aunt? He is going to be devastated.

Rose eventually passed out from all the pain she had endured, and she welcomed the black blanket that

encased her.

Okay I know that was intense. Believe me it was very hard to write.

But the words did flow freely to me.

They were coming out so fast, my keyboard was smokin'.

I couldn't type fast enough, so if there are any typo's, you know the reason why. ;}

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Till next time my peeps.

I'm outy!

- Carmen