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Chapter 21

Rose's POV

I felt butterflies in my stomach when he smiled down at me. We were both breathing hard. I couldn't believe my eyes. Raiden was here with me. I mean really here. Not like I imagined it or dreamt it. He was really here.

He shook his head slowly. "I'm so sorry I didn't get here sooner."

I was still dazzled by him. Just because he was Strigoi didn't mean he was beautiful. He was stunning.

My hand touched his cheek and he closed his eyes, savoring the moment. He turned his head slightly and kissed my palm softly before looking up at me.

"How did you know I was here?" I asked.

"Because this was the last place I saw you," he sighed.

I shook my head. "No, I meant how did you find me in here? In the prison? How'd you know I'd be in here?"

"Where else would they have put you? The infirmary? I doubt it," he said as he pulled me towards him. I embraced him tightly and he did the same with me. Then he was kissing me. He kissed my forehead, my eyelids, my nose, my cheeks and all over my face. I sighed in content. And lastly my lips. The urge to kiss him back desperately over powered me and I found myself knotting my hands in his hair. He pulled me closer to deepen the kiss. I pulled on his hair playfully and he growled mockingly against my lips.

That's when a siren boomed through the prison. I jumped at the same time he did. I looked fearfully at him. His eyes went wide.

"The guardians are coming," I said worriedly.

Then I was on my feet. I was still in that hideous orange uniform but I didn't care, I climbed out of the opening Raiden made and held my hand out for him to take it. He swiftly got off the bed and took my hand.

Raiden opened a pocket in his jeans and brought out a gun. He handed one to me.

I looked at him skeptical.

He bumped into my shoulder playfully. "What? You forgot to use a gun already?"

I looked at him incredulously. "Pfft! Ofcourse not. Why would you think that?" I couldn't help grin. He couldn't help grinning either and leant down and kissed my forehead. His lips lingered there more than I expected and I briefly closed my eyes. When he pulled away he looked down at me.

"You're so beautiful," his voice had gone rough. "Not that I expected anything different but you're just so gorgeous."

I grinned and clasped his hand.

We both knew the only way to get out of the prison is through the entrance. Guardians would be surrounding the entrance by now. I asked him where the rest of the family was and he said they were at our base, which was an estate Sonya bought in Spain. I sighed in relief. I was glad they weren't here but I was also confused. Why had they agreed to stay behind when they know it would be nearly impossible for Raiden and I to escape alive. I thought they'd help. Technically Raiden wasn't alive so that might come in handing when running out of here. He was the fast one. Me? I'm fast but no one can outrun a Strigoi.

Raiden ran ahead of me so that he could attack the guardians securing the exit/entry. There were three of them. Raiden sent a blow to the first guardian on his face. The guardian staggered back from the force of the punch while the other two were edging towards Raiden. He kicked one of them in the chest, which sent him flying into the wall. He fell to the ground and was unconscious. Raiden did the same to the other one and flipped backwards and turned around swiftly and pulled his gun out. The bullet collided with the remaining guardian's forehead and he died instantly. Raiden threw me a smug grin and held his hand out for me. I took it greedily.

Before we proceeded out the door he embraced me.

I looked at him with surprise but wrapped my arms around his neck and looked up into his eyes.

He took a shaky breath and spoke. "Rose, it's night out there. That means the Moroi are out and about. Guardians as well. So if they grab me don't stop, just run. Okay?"

I stood on my tippy-toes and kissed him full on the lips. I guess he took that as a yes but I meant it as a no. He falls, I fall. Just like what Rose said in that movie Titanic when Rose (A/N: Was it Rose? If not, I'm sorry) says you jump, I jump.

I won't leave him behind. Never.

Raiden said he could hear the guardians on the other side and said to brace yourself. He opened the door, got his gun ready in his hand and grabbed my hand after he opened the door. Like he said, there were guardians on the other side. The amount frightened me. Almost thirty. Yikes.

When the guardians saw Raiden they immediately went into fighting mode.

"Run!" Raiden hissed and I bolted while he shot. The prison was a separate building but there were paths that you'd walk on to get here. The path headed towards the bigger and important buildings.

The guardians' screams were agonizing to hear and I tried to block them out. I was running at top speed now, Raiden still was shooting but after a little bit he ran out of bullets. We were at the major buildings now where the Courtrooms are and where the Moroi shop. A large flight of stairs where atop was the entrance to the shops were Moroi. They sat there casually, talking and catching up. When they saw us they freaked out and moved forward up the stairs while crying out in fear.

Raiden asked me for my gun at the same time I dropped it after running into a Moroi on the lower step. I almost fell headfirst but Raiden's arms reached out and pulled me back up.

I looked down and saw that I had run into Lissa. I gasped out as I saw Christian and Adrian along with Mia and Eddie with her too. Time to move.

"Rose!" Lissa cried out as Raiden tugged me down the next path again.

Don't listen. Just run, I told myself.

I was running out of breath and had to stop but I knew I couldn't. I kept running for Raiden's sake.

If he carried me it would slow us both down and I didn't want that. We were almost at the front gate with nearly almost every guardian chasing us including a few Moroi such as Lissa. I knew Dimitri was among them somewhere. When I thought of him anger surged through me and I narrowed my eyes and made my legs carry me faster.

So close now. The gate was only a hundred meters away.

I looked over my shoulder and my eyes widened.

It all happened so quickly. A guardian had her stake in her hand and flung it in our direction.

The stake was moving so quickly that I barely had anytime to react. The stake was aimed for Raiden.

I guess you could say that at that moment I felt something. A protective emotion that made me react like so. I guess it meant that my feelings for Raiden were pure. He was a part of me. A part of my soul like a soul mate usually feels towards their equal.

Which was why I gave Raiden's hand one last squeezed and lunged on his back so that the stake didn't pierce him but me.

I cried out in pain as the stake stabbed me. The cut was deep. I felt like it went in near my spine, which was frightening. My breath was whipped out from me as I fell to the ground on my side. A few people behind me cried out but not as loud as Raiden did. He spun around and looked down at me with anguish.

"No!" he screamed and bent down to my body. He put my head in his lap and cradled me.

"Raiden…" I gasped out. I knew my time was ticking. I knew it would only be a matter of minutes before I died and I was grateful they were with him. He was sobbing so hard that his shuddering body made my shudder. He gently pulled the stake out and I roared in pain. That made him sob even harder.

"Rose, stay with me. Rose? Rose!" he yelled frantically.

I stopped responding. I could barely hear him. It was like I was underwater. He seemed to be fading away.

My eyes became fuzzy, my head didn't hurt any more and what blocked my hearing was the continuing beating sound of my heart. I was dying.

Raiden hung his head and laid it down on my forehead.

"Rose, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me," he sobbed. I shook my head faintly.

"Not…your…fault. I…love…..you," I gasped out.

His arms tightened around me.

"Rose, I could…" he gave up that idea.

"What?" I asked weakly.

"I could bite you so you'd become a-"

"Do it," I said desperately.

I hadn't realized that option. I was relieved that was a different way than having to die then and there.

He nodded once and leant down to my neck.

DIMITRI'S POV

I saw him leaning down and immediately knew what he'd do. I sprinted as fast as I could but I wasn't quick enough. The man opened his mouth and his fangs dug into Rose's neck.

NOOOOO!

She gave a shout of pain and her head fell back. But when her eyes opened again they were red.

Roza was Strigoi. Again.

A/N: I had a bit of an Internet problem so that's why I couldn't update. Sorry :(

Okay, I told myself not to fall in love with Raiden and to stick with my idea that was to end this story as Dimitri/Rose. And me being me fell in love with Raiden :P

I'm shocking hehe

Anyways, from reading the reviews a lot of you don't like Dimitri. So I'm considering not letting Rose and Dimitri get back together. BUT I'm not a hundred percent sure yet :S

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