Rose's POV.
I snuck out during the night... well day, if you aren't a vampire. The nurse was sleeping at her desk so I could pass her easily. Dimitri hadn't come to see me yet, and I wondered why.
I decided to go towards my room. Lissa and Christian had left to go sleep. I knew I would be in trouble for sneaking out, but I couldn't help it.
Once in my dorm I changed quickly and jumped on my bed and grabbed my iPod, cranking it to full volume. I let the music drain me away from all my thoughts. I stuffed my face into my pillow.
After a while I was aware of another presence in the room. I snapped my head up, expecting to see Dimitri, but it wasn't Dimitri, it was his mother. I pulled my earphones out and smiled at her. She didn't smile back.
"Can I help you? Dimitri isn't here right now, sorry." I asked, secretly regretting not locking the door. I tried to be on my best behaviour.
"I'm not here to see Dimka." She said. She was still staring at me.
"Rose, right? If you want to be my sons husband you could try and take care of yourself a little better." She scowled me. She also sighed. I was confused.
Sensing my confusion, Dimitri's mom took a brush and sat behind me. She started untangling my hair.
"I'm sorry, I don't understand..." I trailed off, not knowing her name.
"You can call me mom or Dasha." She smiled at me.
"alright...Dasha. But I still don't understand." I whispered. The way the name came off my tung sounded odd. I liked her, but she wasn't my mom.
"You have lost many people close to you, but so had Dimitri. I see the way he looks at you, as though you're the most amazing being in the world. He cannot afford to lose you." I knew she was talking about me being in the hospital.
"...Sorry..." I mumbled.
"It's alright. Take care now, and keep my Dimka happy." She said as she waled out the door.
That was unexpected. What was also unexpected why how soft my hair felt...
I just turned my IPod back on and fell into the pillows.
I felt a soft hand on the back of my head and my ear phones were pulled out. I didn't bother looking up at who it was; I would know the smell of that aftershave anywhere.
I sighed contently as I felt his hands slid down my body. He then lightly rested on hand on the small of my back and lay next to me.
"You shouldn't have left the clinic. The nurse had a fit when you weren't there." He whispered in my ear. I mumbled something unintelligent into the pillow.
"Some things just never change." He chuckled slightly. I felt it more then I heard it.
I propped myself of my elbows and stared at him.
"Funny. Just yesterday you were sure everything was changing." I studied him, trying to see how he could have become damphir after being killed...by me.
"Yes, everything is changing around us. Many things are mysteries, but may not remain so for long. But us, we're never going to change." He whispered into my ear. He smell was so intoxicating I felt as though I was drowning. It was funny, how he could still do this to me after so long.
I just smiled and leaned into him. He smiled back. He placed a sweet kiss on my forehead, then my nose, then my mouth. Our kiss started nice, but didn't turn demanding. We kept it sweet, as our moths move in rhythm.
Just as quickly as it started, our kiss ended. Dimitri lay me down on his chest and started stroking my hair.
"Sleep, my beloved Roza. Things may change, but not us. Not how I feel about you. Never us." He whispered into my ear.
The last thing I remember seeing before falling into a peaceful slumber was my beautiful wedding ring. It seemed to sparkle.