Hey guys! First of all I had Chapter 25 half way done, then I came here to finish it up and it was gone… I nearly cried. But anyways I had to RETYPE over 700 words, which was not my definition of a lovely evening. But I do it all for you guys! My lovely readers who inspire me oh so very much to keep writing. As we enter Chapter 25 I really wanted to give some shout out to some random reviewers of mine! I thought it'd be a good way to show you guys how much I 3 you! So shout out to:

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These are just 4 of my absolutely amazing readers! More to come with Chapter 26, and now I give you the RETYPED AFTER MY EVIL COMPUTER KILLED IT…Chapter 25!

Dimitri's POV

We sat there a while in silence, but we didn't need to talk. We exchanged a few knowing glances, and smiles, I even got a few giggles out of that girl. She just sat there swirling her finger in the soapy bubble bath water. I wonder if she knew how much she mesmerized me. I looked out at the dark night. The rain pounded hard against the window.

"I'm ready now I guess." She said gripping the side of the tub about to get up. Now usually I would have given her my hand but my eyes were still on the rain, slipping down the window. The moment I looked over I knew what would happen. Just like last night in the shower her knees buckled from under her. I reached out desperately to grab her, but she slipped down hard into the bathtub. I heard the sickening clunk of her skull hitting the bottom, the water splashed all around her as she fell backwards with no way to stop herself. I got into the large tub pulling her up and onto my lap. She sputtered and coughed out water. Tears gathered in her eyes, I didn't think they were all from pain though; some was from embarrassment and sham.

"Damn it!" choked out in between coughs.

"Hey its okay." I said stroking her hair, and pulling wet pieces that stuck to her face.

"No! I just got taken down by a fucking bathtub! How am I ever going to take down strigoi again?" I saw her face flush a deep red with angry.

"It'll be fine, we'll get that Josh outta here and then the charm will wear off. We'll train for a few times to get you back on your feet, and then everything will go back to normal."

She pulled off of my lap grabbing her robe and running out of the bathroom, then I heard her foots patter down our steps. I just sat there in the tub staring forward wondering when my life had changed so drastically. I got up and changed into some jeans quick and hurried downstairs. Half wondering what I'd find. Rose lay on our couch, curled up sobbing into a pillow. I watched for a moment at the arch way.

I sat next to her and touched her back lightly.

"Don't." she warned defensively.

"Don't what?" I asked lightly

"Don't touch me! Don't talk to me, I just want to be left alone! What don't you get about that? Just go."

"What I don't get, is the fact that you need me and you won't let me in."

"I don't need you!" she shot back painfully. She looked up. Her wet cheeks gave away how much she'd really been crying.

"I,I,I didn't mean that!" she stuttered. Panic ran through her face. "I didn't really!" she looked so scared that I would just leave. It showed all over her face, fear of loosing me.

"I know." I whispered pulling her tightly to my body, feeling her heart beat against my chest reminded me of how hard we'd fought for this, for a relationship without hiding.

"I just, just can't take this anymore!"

"Roza, I know. I know…..Let's go get dressed babe." I whispered into her ear.

She complied, walking up the stairs slowly. She entered her closet and I went to go shave and change quick. And maybe take off these soaked pajama bottoms.

Rose's POV

I got dresses quickly. A pair of skinny jeans, and a nice blouse, may as wear it while I can right? I looked at my appearance in the long mirror on the wall. I looked like the same Rose I'd always known. The one who had been to hell and back before and made it. But something WAS different, out of place, wrong. It needed to go away for Rose to be fully back…I slipped on some flats and walked into the bathroom. Dimitri was putting on his aftershave. He was already dressed and ready for the day.

"Darn, I was hoping I'd find you at least half naked." I joked wrapping my arms around him from the back.

"Now that's the Rose I know." He said smiling. "You ready? I was hoping we could just talk to Lissa about getting that damn Josh off the court area then do something…normal, go out to eat or something?" Now Dimitri wasn't one to swear, he hate when I did. Well okay, he did swear but never in English. He spun around in my grasp and leaned down and his lips brushed mine so lightly.

"I'd like that." I whispered a small smile spreading across my face.

"Good. Its raining, so grab a jacket."

"Ok." I whispered back before giving him one last sweet kiss.

I ran and got my jacket and walked over to Lissa's house quickly.

"Knock, Knock." I called out as I walked in. Lissa walked out of the Kitchen with Christian and another 2 guardians. Lissa looked over her shoulder.

"Could we have a little privacy please?" Lissa said sweetly. I felt a warm tingle through our newly forged bond. Compulsion. I shivered and Dimitri's arm wrapped around me then tensed. I remembered his strained shoulder and lightly shrugged his arm off. "Rose, how are you feeling?" she came over and gave me a hug, it felt nice to have her grasp around me.

"Better, a lot better." I said

"But we came here to talk about something, it's important." Dimitri piped in.

"Okay, hey have you two had breakfast?"

We both shook our heads.

"Okay, well why don't we talk about this in the kitchen then." She said smiling.

We followed her into her kitchen were someone was already cutting up fresh fruit and making some waffles. We sat and Dimitri's face flinched with pain as he adjusted his shoulder. I set my hand down on his knee lightly.

We explained what had happened with the charms that morning. But neither of us went into detail about what the charms had contained. She walked into the other room and make a phone call. We sat with Christian chatting and eating.

"How could he have charmed both of you?" asked Christian

"I, er, we don't know."

"Oh" he replied just as Lissa walked back into the room.

"He's being removed." Was all she said. Relief filled me. "But Rose, they…still want to remove you too. Put you somewhere safe until they have everything safe and back to normal."

They couldn't do that could they? No, this wasn't happening! God no…

"They can't just throw her out." Dimitri said angrily.

"I know, I told them that, but they…they won't let up. And after the last night with the wards, Dimitri we lost people. Not just dhampirs, moroi." Her voice grew sad and quite.

"No, but they can't take her, they can't. From-" his own voice became frantic and filled with pain. He was about to say me. They couldn't take me from him.

Then something clicked. Those lives, they were my fault. Every. Single. One of them. I got up from the table.

"I, have to go think." I mumbled.

"Rose, umm, they want you to leave at noon…"

I spun around "What? But that's in 2 hours!"

"I know, but I could only get you that, before they wanted right away. I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry." She wanted to give me a hug, her arms opened but I turned away. Dimitri grabbed my hand but I yanked it away. I walked away looking calm, and somewhat controlled. But inside, I was falling to pieces.

I heard Dimitri follow me. Without turning around I said. "I'll be back in an hour, I need to be alone. Please, don't follow. I'm sorry, I just need to be alone."

"I love you." He replied out of nowhere. His voice sincere and concerned.

"I know. But right now, I need to think, that's all just think…"

I slammed the door behind me and took in my surroundings. Just beyond the house there were streaks of blood on the manicured grass. I closed my eyes and tried to wish it all away, tried to go back to a merely a week ago, when everything had still been perfect. So perfect…But when I opened my eyes I was still there, still drowned in this messed of world. I felt like I was in a snow globe, that a little kid grabbed shook up then dropped. Now my world that I knew so well was leaking, spilling, falling away from me.

I started walking with no destination, I avoided any blood or signs of battle that I could. Because even thinking about it pulled at my heart. I decided to talk to Adrian. I mean what harm could it do? A lot apparently, damn, why didn't I think things through before doing them….

Hope you liked it! I tried really hard to get this chapter up before my weekend gets crazy! LOVE YA!

-ThatEmmyGal