A lot of people has been asking me to write again.

So here it is.

I'm still in the same mood as I said in my last AN.

SO I'm sorry if this is not good.

I'm sorry if it is short also,

I had to cut it there.

For those who shared their sympathies with me,

Thank you very much

:)

You made me feel better.

& for the one who told me to "suck it up and write another chapter.",

If I could block you, I would.

But unfortunately I can't so I'll just have to put up with your mean messages.

You are one of the people who made me stop writing.

So maybe, just maybe, leave my story alone and SHUT UP!

Here's chapter 24.

-jo.

Chapter 24

Tasha's POV

It's Dimitri and Rose's rehearsal dinner today. It will be so fun... not! I still can't believe that they're getting married. Hell, I don't even know what he sees in her! As for what she sees in him, that's easy. Dimitri is the man every girl would ask for.

Lissa and her sister arranged the rehearsal dinner and the wedding as well. I'm sure that the only reason I'm invited is because of Christian. I'm not really invited, I just kind of came here at Court the same day as their rehearsal dinner. I actually did that on purpose. I would talk sense into Dimitri; make him see the future he can have with me. I can give him more than Rose can. I can give him what he always wanted: children. Once he sees that, he'll call off the wedding, leave Rose and finally be with me. I know he won't agree at once and that can be easily arranged; as long as I keep my hold on him, I can control him through compulsion. Christian might hate me for this, so will everyone else, but I don't really care. I will have Dimitri and nothing else matters. I'll take him far away and we can live happily together, without the interruption from Rose.

It is now half hour till their rehearsal dinner so I put on a dress and went to the royal hall. I would give it to Lissa: she sure know how to organize a party. The hall looks amazing; it's covered with Lilies and Roses. Ugh! Roses. As if I need another thing to remind me of Rose.

Half hour later, everybody was already there except for Lissa and Rose. I went over to Dimitri, he was talking to Adrian and Christian.

"Hello guys." I said.

Adrian nodded, Christian hugged me and Dimitri kissed my cheek.

Christian looked at his watch, "Oh, I should probably go and pick Lissa and Rose. Wanna come?" He asked Dimitri.

Before Dimitri could even answer, Adrian did, "I can come to pick up Rose."

"No, I'll do it myself." Dimitri said.

I took his arm, "Let Adrian pick Rose so seeing her enter those doors will be much more of a surprise." and so I can have a few moments with you, I added in my mind.

Dimitri nodded to Adrian. He and Christian left.

"So Tasha, how have you been doing?" Dimitri asked.

"I'm okay, kind of sad though." I pouted.

"Why?" he asked.

"Well, because -"

I was cut off by Janine, "Hi Belikov, Lady Ozera." she said. "Can I talk to you?" he asked Dimitri.

"Of course. Excuse me, Tasha." He said.

Why do these Hathaways can't leave me and Dimitri alone?

I was looking at Dimitri and Janine when I saw Dimitri's eyes widened. I looked to where he was looking and sure enough there's Rose. Walking with Adrian.

Dimitri went to her and kissed her cheek. That, apparently, is not enough for her. She kissed him full on the mouth and I tried my hardest not to snort.

And so it began. Dimitri and Rose welcomed us, though Rose might be excepting me. They were dancing on the first song. Dimitri was always good in dancing, Rose is the complete opposite. She looks clumsy on the dance floor and I saw her stepping in Dimitri's foot a lot of times. HAHA, another reason why he should be with me instead.

The night pretty much went on that way. Rose and Dimitri danced with everybody in the room. I saw Dimitri finally sitting on the bar. I went over to him.

"Having fun, Dimka?" I said.

He chuckled. "Yes, I am. Very much so, in fact."

"Hmm, I noticed you danced with everyone except me. Did I do something?" I said.

"No, absolutely not, Tasha. I just didn't see you."

"If I didn't know any better, I would say Rose told you to ignore me."

He looked surprised, "Rose would never do that, Tasha." He said. "Come on, let's dance."

He finally took me to dance. We danced gracefully, I put extra effort in it, in fact.

"Are you happy, Dimka?" I said.

"Of course I am, Tasha." He said. "Rose is my life and now that I have her and will soon be married to her, I couldn't be more happier."

"Dimka, she is not right for you." I said. "I may not care about dhampir's marrying another dhampir but everybody in our society does. You won't be accepted."

He groaned, "Tasha, that is irrelevant. Rose and I don't care about that. As long as our friends and family accepts us, we're happy."

"You should be with me." I said.

"Tasha, we are not going to talk about this again especially not in here."

I saw Rose went to the toilet earlier, followed by Lissa. All the better.

I took Dimitri's hands and led him outside the toilet.

"I love you, Dimka. Please be with me instead." I said, sounding desperate.

"Tasha, we had this conversation before, I told you many times before, I love Rose and I can't be with anybody but her." he said. That hurt me.

"She can't give you children. I can. I can make you happy if you just let me!"

"I am already happy, Tasha. I told you that. I love Rose. I know I wanted children but I don't want them if I can't have them with Rose."

"You are not right for each other. She's seven years younger than you, for Christ's sake. She's too immature -"

He cut me off. "Immature? Have you just met Rose? She has done something that guardians twice her age can't even imagine. She protects Lissa more than her own life. Yes, she's seven years younger than me, just like I am six years younger than you. Age doesn't matter."

"Dimka, please. Stay with me." I pleaded. I planned on doing this without compulsion, but that isn't working.

"Tasha, please stop." he said.

"Kiss me." I said, and ordered. He did as I said at the same time Rose and Lissa went out. Bingo.

"Tasha, what are you doing?" Lissa said. Rose just stood there wide eyed and face full of pain.

I kept my hand on Dimitri's arm and ordered him to stay beside me no matter what.

"Rose, calm down." Lissa said. Obviously they have been talking through their bond.

Rose walked away from us. Good!

"Tasha, how could you?" Lissa said.

"I love him, Lissa. I won't let him throw his dreams away just for another dhampir." I said. She noticed my hands on Dimitri's hands and quickly noticed what's happening. She yanked my hand away so hard that it actually hurt, I whimpered. And of course, Dimitri focused.

"Lissa? What's going on?" He said, looking between Lissa and me.

"Tasha here just used compulsion on you to kiss her. Rose saw and she ran away crying." He looked pained. He turned to me.

"Natasha! I can't believe you did that. Do you know why I'm not with you? There are a thousand reasons why but one is because of the way you are acting and because of what you have done! I love Rose so much! If you love me like you claim you do, then you should understand that!" I have never seen Dimitri yell, and yet here he is yelling on the top of his lungs. "I'm going to find Rose. Do you know where she is?" He asked Lissa.

"Oh God, Dimitri. She put her mental walls up. I can't feel her. Without me knowing, we might not find her soon." Lissa said. Dimitri started to run away but turned back to me.

"Don't come to our wedding. You have already ruined this night and I won't let you ruin our wedding." He said coldly. As if there will be a wedding.

Christian and Adrian reached us just as Dimitri ran fast outside.

"What's going on?" Christian asked.

Lissa told them everything and I know Christian is going to yell at me right about now.

"Aunt Tasha! Why did you do that?" he said.

Adrian and Lissa left us by now.

"I love him, Chris. You know that we aren't really accepted by many people but Dimitri was one of the few people who did. I can't have him married to Rose." I said.

"I understand that you love him. But he loves Rose, please just leave and let them be. You're my aunt and I love you, but Rose is like my sister. If you hurt her again, I will not ever talk to you. Leave now." He said, walking away. Damn you, Rose! You took Dimitri from me and now you took Christian away too. I am going to do everything in my power to hurt her as much as she hurt me, and I mean everything in my power.

The hall is pretty much empty now. Everybody went looking for Rose, of course they will. Rose have them all pretty much wrapped up in her little finger.

I looked for Rose also, and I know where to find her.

Rose's POV

I cried harder. I can't believe he did this to me. How could he! He told me he loved me and the stupid girl I was, I believed him. I believed him with all my heart and here he is breaking my heart all over again. Hasn't he broken it enough in the past? Why isn't he contented with that? Why did I ever let him into my life again? Oh right, because I'm stupid.

I heard someone enter the gym. Oh, I hope it wasn't Dimitri. I don't want to see him right now. I hear the footsteps getting close. I looked over to door leading to where I was and saw Tasha. Anger boiled in me.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" I said, yelling now. I can't believe she has the guts to look for me, and look me in the eye.

"I am not letting you have him, Rose." She said. That's it! I lunged for her, and before I could even get close, my whole body was suddenly in flames. My body burned and I yelled at the top of my lungs. The pain was horrible and I couldn't take it anymore.

Dimitri, I love you. Lissa, I will always watch over you.

The last thing I saw was Tasha's laughing face before darkness took me.

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-jo.

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