DIMITRI'S POV

I drove as fast as I could without being noticed. Roza, my Roza could be dead. It was the only coherent thought my mind could actually form. I didn't know where she was, or what had actually happened. I just knew her and Adrian had been taken, and they were somewhere close to the Missoula International Airport. That wasn't enough for me though. I needed to know exactly where she was and I needed to know she was okay. I didn't have that. None of us did. As I drove, I saw someone jogging down the side of the road. I looked hard and saw it was Adrian. I pulled off the side of the road, and jumped out. The poor guy looked like he'd been jumped by a gang. I'm guessing he'd had to fight.

"Adrian, where's Rose?" I said. I wasn't even worried about his well-being. I wanted to know where my wife was.

"She's back at that house.. She told me to come find you guys. She was fighting the strigoi. Please, go help her, Dimitri." He begged. Liss was by my side. "You guys get in the van. Lock the doors, and do not get out. I'm going to get Rose. Which house Adrian?" I asked.

"It's the first street, third house on the left." He said, as him and Lissa went back to the van. I took off running then, not knowing what else to do. If their were strigoi, I knew I couldn't have the moroi anywhere near the place. When I reached the house, the front door was open. I pulled my stake and slowly eased my way inside. There were four bodies on the floor, but I only had eyes for one. She was face down on the floor, and I couldn't tell if she was actually alive.

"Roza?" The word was barely audible. I ran to her side, pulling her onto my lap. "Rose, come on. Wake up… please, answer me." I begged. There was nothing. I laid my head against her chest to hear her heart beating softly. She was alive, and that's what mattered. Three strigoi, and she'd taken them on all by herself. She was battered, bloody and bruised, but she was alive. That was all that mattered. I picked her up into my arms. She hadn't made a move, or even the slightest noise, but her heart was beating, and at least I had that much.

"Stay with me, Roza." I murmured, as I carried her out of the house, and out into the street. It was late, and this was a human neighborhood. It wouldn't surprise me if they cops didn't show up soon. I walked slowly, not wanting to jar her around to much. She still hadn't made a move. When the van came into view, Adrian bailed out, and came running.

"Is she alive?" He asked, tears streaming down his pale, and bloody face.

"She's alive." I assured him. For how long, I couldn't tell you. She looked pretty beat up.

"Drive back to court please." I said, climbing into the back, and pulling her onto my lap. Lissa looked at me.

"Do you want me to heal her?" She asked. I shook my head.

"She wouldn't want that. She's scared of what the magic's darkness will do to your baby. We'll only heal her if she sincerely needs it. Just let her do it on her own for now." I told Lissa. She didn't look happy, but she nodded. Christian pattered her hand, as he met my gaze.

"You alright man?" He asked.

"I will be as soon as she wakes up." I told him. I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket, and took it out to see Bailey's number. Shit.

"Hello?" I answered. I could tell she was crying.

"Daddy, what's wrong with mommy?" She asked. They really did have a bond somehow. Bailey knew when something was wrong with Rose, just as Rose knew something was wrong with Bailey.

"She… she's hurt right now baby, but mommy's going to be fine." I knew I shouldn't have said that. I didn't even know that for myself.

"What happened?" She asked again.

"Bailey, mommy and Adrian were captured by strigoi." I heard her sob on the other line. I felt horrible having to tell her this.

"Is Uncle Adrian okay?"

"Yeah, Uncle Adrian's fine. Mommy's hurt, but she's going to get better. I promise." I said, lying once again. I didn't know that.

"Can I talk to her?" Bailey asked.

"She's sleeping right now." I told her, lying to her again. "I'll have her call you when she wakes up. Okay?"

"Okay." She said. I then heard Eddie's voice. "Daddy, Eddie wants to talk to you."

"Put him on." I said, voice hard. It was getting harder for me. I was going to lose it soon.

"Dimitri, what's going on?" He asked.

"Rose and Adrian were captured earlier today by strigoi. We've got them both now, but Rose took out three strigoi on her own. She's unconscious right now. We just found her." I explained.

"Is she going to be okay?" Eddie asked.

"God, I hope so." I said, before hanging up the phone. I couldn't talk about it anymore. I put my phone back in my pocket, and gazed down into Rose's unconscious face.

"Come on, Roza. Wake up for me. Please?" I begged, touching her face. Christian and Lissa were looking at me. I felt a tear roll down my face, and fall onto hers. I quickly wiped it off, but it'd already been seen. I sent a silent prayer to God. All I wanted was for her to wake up. That's all I'd ever ask for, ever again. Just let her wake up. Anything else, we could handle. It took awhile for us to get back to court. When we got there, I bailed out with Rose, carrying her into the infirmary and laying her in one of the beds.

"I need medical care, NOW." I said, letting people know I wasn't playing. I needed to know she was okay. The nurses rushed over, checking her vitals and everything.

"What happened?" One asked.

"Strigoi attack. She took on three strigoi by herself." I told them. They nodded.

"She's alive, but her brain's just secluded itself so that's why she's unconscious. She'll wake up when she's ready. She's been through a lot, so her brain is protecting it's self." The nurse told me.

"And if she doesn't wake up?" I asked.

"She'll go into a coma." She answered, before walking out. I sat down by Rose's bed and took her hand.

"Come on Roza. I need you to wake up for me. Just wake up and look at me, that's all I'll need. Then you can sleep as long as you want." I whispered. A nurse came in, and hooked her up to an IV and told me that in about an hour they were going to take some x-rays and such to see if she had any broken bones or bruising on the inside. I just nodded.

"Come on baby, please. Wake up for me." I whispered, bringing her hand to my cheek.

"Dimitri?" The sound was hoarse, and pain-filled, but it was her voice.

"Roza? Baby, I'm right here." I said, squeezing her hand. Her eyes fluttered and opened slowly. She moved her head, and looked over at me.

"Comrade?" She said, smiling.

"I'm here."

"It took you long enough to find us." She muttered. I chuckled, and gently wrapped my arms around her. She winced, and groaned. I pulled away quickly, and smiled apologetically. She grinned a little.

"Where does it hurt?" I asked.

"Everywhere." She admitted. "My stomachs the worst. I think I've got some broken ribs. I took a few hard kicks to the stomach."

"We're going to get you checked out. I promise." I said. Then, she gasped.

"Adrian, where's Adrian?" She demanded, trying to sit up. She winced, and groaned, but managed to completely sit up anyway.

"He's here. He's probably getting checked out too." I told her, helping her back down.

"I was so afraid I wasn't going to be able to get him out."

"You did it. You killed three strigoi all by yourself." I said, smiling.

"Yeah, and it was hell." She said, holding her stomach.

"Bailey called." I told her. She gave me one of those looks. "She knew you were hurt. Your bond works both ways too."

"She knows I was captured?"

"Yeah. She called and I had to tell her." I admitted. She shook her head.

"I had the chance to escape without killing all three of the strigoi." She told me. "But I couldn't. They knew Bailey went to school at St. Vladimirs. I wasn't going to leave until they were dead." I shook my head.

"You're a warrior."

"I'm an idiot. Any normal person would have ran." She said. I chuckled.

"You did what any good mom would do."

"A human mom wouldn't have been captured by strigoi, and if she was… she wouldn't have been able to fight her way out." She told me. I nodded in agreement.

"Your right." I told her. She smiled and giggled. The sound was like a gift from God, just another reminder that she was okay.

"I'm glad your okay. I was so scared." I admitted. She giggled again, and nodded.

"I know. I heard."

"What?"

"You've never heard that even people in a coma can hear when people talk to them?" She asked me. I shook my head.

"They can. I could hear you. I tried to wake up… but I couldn't." She told me. I nodded.

"Your awake now, that's all that matters." I told her. The doctor came in, and smiled.

"Oh good, your awake. That means less work for us." She said. Rose chuckled.

"Nice motto to have." She joked. The doctor laughed.

"Can you walk?" The doctor asked.

"Yeah, I can." Rose told her.

"Rose, no. You need to rest. Do you have a wheelchair?" I asked the doctor.

"Absolutely." The doctor responded, she left to get a wheelchair.

"No. I can walk. I'll be fine." She told me. I shook my head.

"You need to take it easy." I protested. She growled.

"I'm fine. See, watch." She said. She pushed herself up out of the hospital bed. She groaned and winced as she did it, but nonetheless, she did it. When she got to her feet, she stumbled and almost fell.

"Roza." I said, grabbing her. She smiled, and giggled.

"I'm just kidding, Comrade. It hurts, yes, but I'm fine. I can handle it." She told me. I growled.

"Don't do that to me." I snapped. She smiled, and brought her swollen mouth to mine.

"I'm sorry I scared you." She murmured.

"You'd do it again."

"In a heartbeat." She answered simply. I nodded. The doctor returned with the wheelchair, but Rose smiled.

"I'm sorry for the trouble, but I can walk. I'll be fine." She told her. The doctor smiled.

"No trouble. It's what I do." She said. Rose nodded.

"What kind of tests are we doing?" Rose asked.

"Full body MRI and full body X-Ray." She told her. Rose groaned, and nodded.

"Dimitri, will you go to the room and get me a change of clothes, so I can change when I get back?" She asked. I smiled, and nodded.

"Of course, love." I walked over to her, and kissed her gently.

"I'll be back soon." She murmured.

"Have fun." I said. She growled a little bit as the doctor took her off to do her tests. I then started off to get her a change of clothes, thanking the heavens above that she was okay.