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I couldn't describe the situation. My emotions and thoughts seemed to be all over the place. I couldn't put my finger on what it felt like standing here. There were too many feelings. It almost seemed like a mixture of them all. Panic, sadness, anger, relief, confusion, happiness, worry, loss, unease, incapability, emptiness, vulnerability, rage, bitterness... I could've kept going but that would've even bored me. But it was true, I felt all these things at once. My brain didn't connect with my body, cause seriously, the most smart thing to do right now was to knock Stan out and call for Lissa to erase his memory with a little compulsion. Still, it wouldn't solve our biggest problem and even if I would've been able to move right now - which I couldn't - I'm not sure I could take on Stan without help from Dimitri. Looking over at Dimitri I realized it was no use to even try. He was pale. Like really pale. If I thought he'd been pale before I didn't know what pale was. He was looking worse than a Strigoi.

I tried to speak but nothing came out. I noticed now that I was holding my breath. A rush of adrenaline flowed through my body and the first thing that kicked in was to run. But as I was about to start off, I remembered that I was standing here half naked. Damn it. I couldn't collect my clothes without someone speaking. Therefore I kept on staring back and forth between Stan and Dimitri.

It wasn't until my phone that was lying on Dimitri's bedside table, started to ring that someone said something. And this someone was Stan.

"What the fuck is going on?" He exclaimed. I could understand him actually - that's a first though... Now not only the panic that had overcome me was the only thing on my mind but also embarrassment. It was fine, standing in my bra and panties in front of Dimitri. I mean, he'd seen more of me than anyone ever had. but Stan Alto, the freaky teacher that I hated? No chance, this couldn't be happening.

I think that I blushed a bit when I caught Stan looking at me from top to toe. Dimitri saw it too and suddenly was very much able to move around just like everything that had just happened, hadn't. He walked straight up to Stan and gave him a small push in the chest.

"Stop looking at her like she's a piece of meat." It was kind of childish phrasing it like that but I appreciated it. Stan dragged his gaze away from my tanned and curvy body and instead gave Dimitri the kind of glare that could kill. For a moment I thought that Stan would push Dimitri back and a fight would break out but thank god, they were both more mature than that. I mean, if it would've been me in Stan's position, I probably would've given Dimitri a chance to kiss my fist but I guess that was the disadvantage of living under the name Rose Hathaway. I was impulsive. A proof of this statement was obviously that I'd gone out with Dimitri the second time we met. I guess you could also call it the first time since the first had been all about a mysterious kiss.

But thinking about it, wasn't taking a drink together or a coffee or whatever, a way to get to know each other for a future relationship. Dimitri and I had just connected at first sight. We hadn't needed much time to fall in love. That was true love. Maybe not for everyone but for us, it really was.

I was brought back to reality when Stan spoke again.

"Well, I'm still waiting for an answer. What the hell am I witnessing right now?"

"What does it look like Guardian Alto?" Dimitri said it more like a statement and of course, it was obvious what was going on. Yet another proof that Stan was brainless.

"I'm not sure Belikov! Seeing a student half naked in her mentor's dorm room isn't exactly what you get to see every day." Stan spat back at Dimitri and then turning his gaze back to me again. I tried to gather my thoughts - which wasn't easy since they were all over the place - and then spoke, even though Dimitri gave me a warning look as I opened my mouth.

"Please Guardian Alto, don't tell Headmistress Kirova or anyone else! In a week I'm graduating and this will be history. If you can just do us this small favour and not tell anyone... I'll do anything." I begged. I think both Dimitri and Stan was a little taken aback. First because I actually used Stan's real title as guardian and second because I, Rose "Badass" Hathaway, yes I, actually begged someone for a favour. I felt so fucking weak and vulnerable standing here - and not only because I was half naked.

"Why would I do that for the two of you? I don't like either of you so it would be to my benefit to tell the Headmistress." Stan barked out but smirked at me. For this past year that I'd been at the Academy there hadn't been any mistake about it. Stan hated me almost as much as I hated him. But I couldn't do this to Dimitri. He didn't deserve this shit. This was on me.

"Then take it out over me!" I exclaimed. I felt tears stinging but I blinked them away. There was no time for even more vulnerability now. No time to show weakness. Dimitri shot forward to protest but I gave him a stern glare, telling him to stay where he was. He wasn't going to obey so I kept on speaking.

"Take it out over me, it's my fault. I thought that being with a teacher was badass so I asked a Moroi to compel Dimitri to love me. I didn't know that I'd really grow to love him. Dimitri will think that these feelings are real but it's not the truth. They're just forced into your head." The last part was directed to Dimitri. He couldn't say anything now. It was safest that way. Even if he'd try to protest, everyone would think that it was compulsion causing those feelings.

"Roza don't do this!" Dimitri begged and the look on his face made my heart break thousands of times over again. He knew the truth: he wasn't compelled - obviously. But he couldn't debate it either. If he'd been compelled, he wouldn't remember it.

"I'm sorry for doing this to you. You're a good person though." I said and tried a small smile but a tear escaped. I didn't wipe it away though. I gathered up my clothes that were spread across his room and put them on.

"You can take me to the Headmistress and I'll take whatever punishment awaits me." Stan nodded and made a quick call before leading me away. As we were at the end of the hall, I saw a handful of guardians coming and entering Dimitri's room. My body froze.

"What are they doing?" I asked. Stan turned around and looked.

"They're taking him away." Just then the guardians came out, two of them holding Dimitri in a tight grip. They were 'taking him away'.

"No wait, he's innocent!" I said panicked.

"No, he's not." Stan replied and pulled a little harder on my arm that he was holding in a tight grip. I felt a lump of tears and panic form in my throat.

"You can't do this! You can't take him away!" I exclaimed and Dimitri had heard this. He's head swung up and I tried to break free from Stan. He wasn't prepared for me to fight him so I succeeded. And then I set off. I almost reached Dimitri but two guardians caught me only seconds before I'd reach him.

"No you have to let me say goodbye!" I screamed, partly out of pain because they locked my arms behind my back.

"Let her go." I heard Dimitri yell at the guardians and then I caught a glimpse of his face. His features reflected the same panic as I felt. I strained against the guardians grip on me. And then the tears came.

"Please let me just see him." I cried out but they only said - and not to me -,

"Take her to the Headmistress and we'll bring him downstairs." 'Downstairs' meant the cells in the basement.

Somehow I managed to free one of my arms and I reached out for Dimitri. Seeing this chance, he strained against the now three guardians holding him down and got one arm free as well. He really was a great guardian. No one but him would've been able to even get close to breaking free from three professional guardians hard grip. But he did. Dimitri could do everything. Our fingers brushed lightly for just a second and then I felt something hard hit my head and black dots danced in front of my eyes. I heard Dimitri yell my name and tell me to look at him. I tried to but it was hard. His face was covered in tears and he once again tried to get free but it was useless. More guardians had arrived and now there were six of them against Dimitri. I didn't know how many were holding me down.

It's funny, I thought. They needed more then ten guardians to separate me and Dimitri. We really were inseparable. Before I drifted off into thick blackness I saw Dimitri mouth, I love you. Even though I kept telling myself that love always won in the end, that mine and Dimitri's love would win over everything getting in our way, I couldn't help the scary thought coming to my mind: that light touch of our fingers, might've been our very last touch. Those terrified looks might've been our very last look at the other. Those words might've been the very last words that we shared. The thought of that this would be the end for us.

Short teaser chapter! Hope you liked it guys but tell me your thoughts. What do you think will happen? Will they be together again or is this the end for them? What will happen to Rose and what will happen to Dimitri? Tell me about your thoughts!

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