A/N: Hey All!

Yes I know it has been ages but shit happens

So this is the lover-fest chapter!

Starts with Aphrodite and Darius and ends with Zoey and Kalona with Dimitri and Rose in the middle

Okay so this took so long due to writers block and a lot of restarting, I didn't want lemon after lemon and this chapter has no lemons, some juice maybe but no full blown lemons, I think because the characters think they could die or lose someone important having sweaty sex scenes ruins the morbid mood

So here we go, the fight begins next chapter :)

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Chapter 25

Aphrodite's POV

"I promise, I will not let any harm come to you, you must trust me on this." He said sensually in my ear while rubbing my tense shoulders.

I had just had another vision, this one a lot more confusing, people running around like banshees on cocaine, blood everywhere and fire. The Raven Mockers had joined the fight.

"It's not me I'm afraid for." And that was true. I had always put myself first but that was before I knew what true love felt like and friendship. I couldn't stand it if something happened to any of them, especially Darius and he was sworn to protect Zoey, she was his main priority and that stung deep within my heart.

"Do not fret over my life, I am a trained warrior of the goddess, if I die, I die with honour." He gently touched my cheek, running his finger down to my jaw.

"I don't want to lose you, ever." I kissed his hand and then his lips, softly, a butterflies kiss.

"You won't, even if I'm not physically here, I will always be here." He spread his hand over my heart. "For as long as you want me, I am yours,"

"Forever," I said and kissed him with all the love I felt for him.

During the kiss, another wave of nausea hit me and with that unbearable pain. A scream of pure horror wrenched from my throat.

Red stained the green grass, staining the bark of the trees, the shrubs, the walls of the academy. The blood of the pure, of the untouched, the uncorrupted, who?

'A virgins blood is given,' a voice said, I couldn't comprehend it; I was seeing this through different eyes.

'The sleeper will wake.' A spell, who was the caster?

'The blood of thy enemy is sacrificed; the sleeper shall wake from his deadly tomb.'

Who is the sleeper?

'Let hell rein...'

Zoey? Where was she?

'Amen!'

A crack, a bang, a scream and then nothing.

My eyes sprang open and I saw that I was still kissing Darius; he hadn't noticed my most recent vision.

Should I tell him? Probably. Will I? Yes.

"Darius," I pulled back to look at him. "I had another vision." On turned his warrior switch.

"What about? Spare no detail."

Rose's POV

I sighed as I looked in the bathroom mirror.

I was engaged, in love and about to die.

Brilliant combination for a 17 year old, I was never going to be a guardian.

With a final sigh I left the bathroom and sat on the edge of my bed, Dimitri was already asleep, curled up looking so cute.

I couldn't bear it if he died for me, and I couldn't, I shouldn't, if I am a main player in this destruction I should go and protect the ones I love.

That's what I should do, I should leave, but I won't. Looking at Dimitri now, if he discovered I had run from my fears, I could see the disappointment on his face clear in my mind's eye.

As I gently touched his face, remembering all the memories we shared together, I was overcome with grief at the thought that we would, quite possibly, never make another memory like those again.

I narrowed my eyes as the grief I felt turned into a fierce protectiveness.

They can have me, but they will not touch him!

"Roza?" His groggy, sleep filled voice, asked.

"Shhh," I ran my hands through his silky, shoulder length, brown hair. "Hush love, big day tomorrow, you must sleep." I pushed his shoulders so that he was lying flat on his back against the bed. I made a move away from him when he snagged my wrist, pulling me on top of him. As I looked into his deep brown eyes, all I could think of were the words Nyx had spoken to me the last time I dreamed.

"Your blood will set him free."

I couldn't let that happen, whether it was just my blood in general or him coming into contact with it, I didn't know and I wasn't planning on finding out.

"Rose," he warned in a stern voice. "We are not going to die. I haven't waited all my life to be with you only to lose you so soon." His eyes were determined and serious, his voice held promise, but it shouldn't, he couldn't promise me this, he couldn't promise that we would live.

"You don't know that." I said defeated, his grip tightened.

"I will not let you die! Anyone who tries to take your life will have to kill me first, that I swear to you." He had the same look that I no doubt had expressed on my face. We would both die protecting each other. Our worst fear realised, if we were to guard the same Moroi, we would put one another's life ahead of theirs.

"You can't stop what has already been preordained. Aphrodite saw my death, it's inevitable."

"The future can always change."

"Not this time."

"Why are you so determined for your life to end? Do you wish to die?" We were standing opposite each other now.

"Of course I don't want to die! But I don't want to be given false hope, I have accepted my death, why can you not?"

"You will not die, even if I have to die protecting you, you will live!"

"You expect me to continue on living without you?"

"Roza," he spoke over me but I ventured on.

"Could you? If I died, could you continue on with your life?"

He seemed to think thoroughly through his answer before opening his mouth to speak.

"I would, only because you would want me too, only because I could imagine you reprimanding me if I gave up."

It was true. Dimitri was strong, so strong, and I would never, ever, let him give up.

"Wouldn't you miss me at all?" I asked, not sure why, but needing to hear the answer now that it was out.

"Every second of everyday, Roza, I would never love another; you have my heart and soul forever."

"As you have mine and I will protect you."

"Never thought I would say I'm glad to hear that, but it makes it simpler for me to keep an eye on you if you're so determined to protect me."

"Well I'll keep both my eyes on you."

He nuzzled his nose with mine in an affectionate gesture. Our lips touched, only briefly, but to me it was an eternal embrace.

"I love you," I said as I was stretched below him on the bed, his face looming above mine.

"As I love you." He said back while pulling my shirt over my head. "Even longer than death."

We kissed again, this one promising passion. A lover's embrace as we made love well into the night, for tomorrow we would surely never feel this way again.

Zoey's POV

I held on as tightly as I could, praying to the goddess for strength.

"Love, not that I don't enjoy you wanting me with you, your nails are cutting into me."

My eyes sprang open and looked straight into the dark eyes of my immortal lover, Kalona.

It was a dream, a horrible dream, I mentally sighed in relief.

"Sorry," I said, relinquishing my grip on him. "Bad dream."

"What about, love?" He asked, concern lacing his voice.

"It's not important, only a dream." I think I was speaking more to myself than him.

"Zoey," he said seriously, looking at me with the utmost affection anyone had ever bestowed me with.

"It was just," a sigh, I couldn't keep this from him; damn his affectionate looks and gestures!

"I'll show you." I said and closed my eyes as I remembered the dream.

Neferet had Rose and was drinking from her; Rose was unconscious and unable to fight back. Dimitri was limp, just barely breathing. Stark had been thrown and I couldn't see him, all I could see was Kalona below me, blood splattering his face.

"Zoey," He grunted in a weak voice.

"What is it love? Try not to move." I said, fighting the onslaught of tears.

"Only you, only you can..."

"Only I can what? Kalona! Come back!" Tears fell onto his cheeks from where they fell from my eyes. "Come back to me, do not leave me, please." I bent so my head was on his chest, my voice muffled. "I need you."

The ground began to shake, the world was tipping, what was going on.

Screams, I could hear screams.

With all the willpower I had left I lifted my head and gasped.

In front of me was a large, cloaked, shadowy figure.

Demon!

"Only you, only me, only I can kill it?" I stood and prepared to fight, possibly my final fight, the demons red eyes focused on me and I knew I would die.

I love you Kalona, was my last thought as I charged.

I opened my eyes and looked at Kalona; his eyes were wide with panic.

"Neferet has gone too far this time." He stood and threw clothes at me while he got dressed himself.

"Wake everyone, if what you saw is true, we have little time to prepare." He unfurled his wings and flew out of the open window. I stood dazed for a moment before changing and running to all the rooms.

"Get up! All of you, get up!" I screamed and I heard the sounds of people murmuring and doors opening.

"Zoey?" Rose asked, rubbing her eyes.

"Get dressed and get down to the lounge now! We have a very big problem!" I ran to the lounge, hoping Kalona was there and he was.

"What was that thing? Kalona?" But he just shook his head at me.

Everyone arrived moments later; Kalona and I were at the front.

"What is going on?" Aphrodite whined.

Kalona was looking straight as Darius as he spoke, as if he expected the warrior to react to his words. "Abezethibou," was the word he said and Darius stiffened.

"Who's Abezethibou?" Lissa asked, hugging Christian tightly.

"Abezethibou is a fallen angel," Kalona answered and then hesitated. "One that has become a demon." I thought back to my dream.

Demon!

"That's what I saw isn't it?" I asked and Kalona nodded.

"Saw?" Rose asked.

"I had a dream, though now I'm sure it was a vision, that this Abezethibou was raised by Neferet after she...after she drank you dry." Rose clutched her throat and Dimitri growled.

"I had a vision also." Aphrodite spoke up and then looked to Lissa who nodded. "We've been working on something."

"Using my elemental magic with Spirit I am able to project what she saw so that we all can see it." Lissa said, sounding like a true Royal.

Aphrodite and Lissa closed their eyes and a light came from them, forming in the middle and projecting horrifying images. Every vision Aphrodite had had about the battle that was nigh.

Rose, Zoey, Dimitri, Adrian, Erik, Darius, Aphrodite, Erin, Shaunee, Eddie, Lissa, Christian, Damien and other guardians and Red Vampyre's. And on the other side ofusthere was Neferet and Kalona and a whole flock of Raven Mockers. Neferet looked insane and had blood dripping from her mouth a body at her feet, A couple of Raven Mockers fly into the air and they picked up Zoey and throw her against the wall of the Academy. Kalona looked nothing but angry at that and he made a move to help Zoey whoever's eyes this was seen through ran towards Kalona and tackled him, hitting him repeatedly and Kalona seemed to be trying to get whoever this was off of him then they heard the most terrible sound they could, a blood curdling scream, the person turned and saw Rose covered in blood and dying under the maniacal gaze of Neferet.

The images blurred and a new vision started, I felt as if I was going to be sick.

"You stupid whore!" Neferet yelled, kicking Zoey in the head.

"Neferet, get away from her!" Kalona growled, throwing himself on top of her. They struggled while Zoey got her bearings.

"No!" She screamed, seeing a dagger protruding out of Kalona's chest, connecting to Neferet's arm. She stood victory in her stance.

"You see Zoey, all you do is cause death, you should have killed yourself when you had the chance." With a final glare Neferet walked away, leaving Zoey to crawl over to Kalona.

"Kalona?" She asked in a feeble voice. "Wake up, please wake up." She buried her face in her hands.

"Zoey?" She heard and she looked to see Kalona gasping for breath. "Take the knife out so I can heal." Zoey nodded and gripped the handle, pulling hard and taking the knife from his chest, blood dripped from its tip and ran black.

"Immortal blood,"

Those images also blurred and more were shown.

"Dimitri!" Rose screamed as she tried desperately to get up.

"Rose, we have to get you out here." Stark was saying desperately.

"No! Dimitri, I have to get to Dimitri!"

"He's gone Rose, you're not, please." He begged.

"Get away from me!" She snapped and began to crawl. "Dimitri!" She yelled, seeing his form and the slight movement of his chest. "Dimitri!" He was alive and his head turned ever so slightly in her direction.

"Ro-za?"

"Rose look out!" Stark yelled from behind her, but it was too late. Neferet grabbed Rose's throat and pierced her skin with her fangs.

A tear slid down Stark's cheek before his gaze turned as red as the blood surrounding him and he charged.

Another blur and more images.

Red stained the green grass, staining the bark of the trees, the shrubs, the walls of the academy. The blood of the pure, of the untouched, the uncorrupted, who?

"A virgin's blood is given," a voice said.

"The sleeper will wake."

"The blood of thy enemy is sacrificed; the sleeper shall wake from his deadly tomb."

"'Let hell rein..."

"Amen!"

A crack, a bang, a scream and then nothing.

Their eyes opened and I looked around at the pale and shocked faces of my friends.

"Zoey you said you also had a vision." Lissa prompted and it took me a moment to realise she wanted me to show mine.

"What do I have to do?" I asked, noticing Kalona was wearing that protective expression again; I lightly touched his bicep to calm him.

"Just concentrate on me, on my voice." Lissa spoke calmly and I obeyed. The next thing I was aware of was a feeling like someone was digging through my head and then I could see a bright light behind my eye lids and then images flashed through my mind.

It was the exact vision I had seen in my 'dream' with Neferet drinking from Rose, and the demon, Kalona's shallow breathing.

"Only you, only me, only I can kill it?" I stood and prepared to fight, possibly my final fight, the demons red eyes focused on me and I knew I would die.

I love you Kalona, was my last thought as I charged.

I opened my eyes and saw everyone looking shocked and then Dimitri lost his cool.

He slammed his fist down on the table in front of him and it smashed into pieces. I saw Rose as she tried to soothe him, but he wasn't having it.

"Why you? Why is it always you that must be harmed in these visions?" He shook with rage.

"We do not know friend, but you must stay calm, acting like this will not help save her." Dimitri stared at Darius before closing his eyes and nodding slightly, taking Rose's hand and gripping it like his lifeline.

"Okay, what's going on?" I heard a familiar voice yell.

Turning I saw a group of people crowding the entryway to the lounge.

The Red Vampyre's.

But I didn't hear any of them, I heard only one voice.

"Erik?"

I know what you're thinking

Why the fuck did this take so long only to end there?

All I have to say about that is,

Life...

So, only five chapters to go :(

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