Thank you all for the reviews and favorites! It honestly makes my day to see a new one. I hope you guys are enjoying it. I really feel like if Dimitri hadn't held himself back so much he would have been the most caring and considerate man, so I'm trying really hard to portray that. I also think one of Rose's best qualities is the fact she is so fierce and strong but also very human and I hope to let that through as well.

Also sorry for the late update guys. It's been a crazy week and so much is going on. Hopefully the next chapter is up way sooner. (I dont own va)

Chapter 14 :Black out

"Please Dimitri! Just a few minutes of sparring? I promise if I get winded I'll call it." I beg my eyes pouting.

"No Rose, I'm not going to spar with you. What if I lost control and something happened?"

"Come one you never lose control Comrade." I whine all the stress and tension is building up and I'm going to go crazy if I can't let some of it out. "I need to do more than pregnancy Yoga."

"You can have a go at the dummies, but no sparring Roza." he looks as frustrated as I feel, but of course I push it.

"I'm going to go crazy and it's not like I can calmly ask someone else to spar, but hey I'm pregnant so could you avoid the stomach? People are already giving me all kinds of shit, not to mention I'm starting to get a little bump and pretty soon I won't be able to see my feet let alone do an aerial kick." Pent up anger and stress are building, I know he sees it because he sighs deeply before answering.

"I don't want to fight about it Roza, I understand you have a lot going on, and I am more than happy to run laps or spot you if you want to do some light lifting. Or I'll pull out the dummies or punching bag and you can beat it out until you feel better. However sparring is just an all around bad idea. You could hurt yourself trying to pull a move or I could hurt you by accident and it is not worth the risk is it?"

I know he's right but the darkness is seeping in, and at this point I can't stop it.

"Damn it, why am I even here?!" The loud outburst seems to startle Dimitri. He isn't expecting me to go all crazy on him, too bad " I mean I still drag my ass to practice every morning and we don't practice ANYTHING! I'M SO TIRED OF STRETCHES AND RUNNING I'M GOING CRAZY AND NO ONE SEEMS TO GIVE A SHIT." and with that I walk out the door of the gym letting the metal slam behind me. It's freezing outside, the current snow storm billowing through campus creates a curtain so thick you can't see more than a few feet in front of you. I left my coat back in the gym so I'm only wearing a loose off the shoulder knitted shirt, and leggings. Wrapping my arms around myself I trudge forward very much, still annoyed and angry. Even more so now that I can't feel my fingers. Why can't I just let out some of the darkness in my own damn way? I wouldn't be freezing my ass off walking a mile back to the apartment if he would have just let me get some frustration out. Something snaps behind me and I spin ready for a fight. The snow is too thick to see much. I stare into it hoping to find an outline so I at least know where the person is, it's not a change of class and no one is usually out this early. Suddenly very weary I spin and make a dash for the closest building. I can't fight someone I can't see. I hear the crunch of steps behind me but I don't look back. For just a moment I think I might actually make it before a hard pounding fills the back of my head and the world goes back.

(Dimitris Point of View)

Grabbing her coat I go after Roza knowing it's freezing outside and she's much too stubborn to come back for it. This wind is howling and the snow is falling heavy and fast. I can see small outlines of footprints but the heavy falling of flakes is making it hard to distinguish, suddenly they stop and a bit of red drags in a trail along the ground. Fear pulses through me, as I Frantically search for any sign of Roza.

Damn this stupid snow "Roza!?" pushing through the curtain I call out "Roza!" but the only reply is the howling of the wind. Frantic, I follow the drops of blood, still calling out her name, and wondering what could have happened in the three or four minutes it took me to catch up with her. My brain goes to dark forbidden places as I search, slowly losing hope. The snow is piling up rapidly if she's not conscious and outside…. She'll be buried and I'll never find her.

Movement just a few yards ahead of me catches my eye. A dark muffled shape is dragging something through the snow. Something big…. My voice is almost lost in the snow as I call out to the figure. It stops and drops whatever it's dragging and runs. Why in the world would they take off? Moving cautiously I make my way to the lump on the ground, it's too large to be a bag, an inching closer realization hits me, adrenaline rushes through me and I run. The lump on the ground is Roza.

"Roza, Roza come. Wake up milaya." Dark blood meets my fingers as I gather her in my arms wrapping her coat tightly around her and making a beeline for the infirmary all the while begging her to wake up, begging her to be okay. This woman is my everything, the reason I try to be better. The place I get my own strength from. She's my fighter she;s going to make it. Oh my God the baby, I have to get them both to help before…. No, I can't think that way. They'll both be okay...they have to. The thought of losing either of them breaks me, pushing me forward with new force. It feels like forever before I finally see the infirmary. Bursting through the doors feeling more helpless than ever before I beg for someone to help her. Dr. O rushes to me pulling along a gurney, which I carefully place Rose on sending a silent prayer as she's wheeled away.

Princess V- Lissa joins me not too long after Rose is taken back. "What happened? Why is she in the infirmary again?"

It dawns on me at this moment it's my fault if we hadn't fought she wouldn't have run out. "It's my fault, if I would have just let her spar she would be fine."

Lissa's eyes meet mine, confusion apparent. "What do you mean?"

"We fought about training, and she ran out. I thought if I gave her some space… I found her unconscious and someone was trying to drag her away.." How did I forget? There's still an intruder on campus. "Princess you need to stay here there's a potential breach, someone attacked Rose." I fight to stay calm and steady as I call in the incident to Alberta. Why is it always Rose?

Roses point of view

Damn why are the lights so bright? Oh my head is pounding. "Will someone please turn down the lights?" my voice is rough, but it still has that signature Rose beat to it.

"Rose, how do you feel?" eyebrows are knit tight together.

"My head is killing me but other than that...what happened? Why am I here?" My heart drops straight to my stomach following my hands "Is the baby..?" my voice is barely a squeak.

"Your baby is fine Rose. " She soothes "You took quite a hit to the head. We aren't sure what happened. Dimitri found you being dragged across campus by an unknown assailant.."

Dimitri must be worried out of his mind. "Where is he? Can I see him please?"

"Of course."

Before I have a real chance to collect my thoughts Dr. O is replaced by a very frazzled Dimitri. "Roza, I'm so sorry are you okay?"

"Yes, Comrade, we're fine." One hand cups his face the other falls over my barely growing bump "My head feels like it's going to split but other than that I'm okay. I'm sorry I ran out like that it was stupid."

"No, I should have tried harder to help you work off the darkness. I didn't realize it was building up so much. The princess is here, she's very worried about you. So is Alberta and I don't think he'll ever admit it but I think Christain was as bad as them all."

"What happened?"

"I wish I knew. I followed not five minutes behind you realizing you didn't have your coat. Next thing I know I see you being dragged across campus. I think they must have caught you off guard with the snow."

"It's just one thing after another isn't it?"

"We'll get through this, I promise. You're not alone anymore Roza."

"No you're not." Abe steps in the door followed by, well everyone. "I don't think you should be walking alone, and when Dimitri isn't there you need to keep all the doors locked at home. Windows too."

"Come on I'm fine guys the only reason whoever this is got the best of me is because of the stupid snow I can't very well fight off someone I can't see."

"Rose, please you shouldn't be fighting anyway." Lissa's face is pained as she speaks ready for a tantrum.

"I can fight just fine-"

Dimitri interrupts me "What if something happened Rose? What if something happened that hurt the baby would you ever be able to forgive yourself? Even if you did everything you could you would still blame yourself."

My heart clenches as I meet his eyes. He's right. I wouldn't be able to live with myself because it would be my fault, because I wasn't careful enough. "You're right."

"I can't lose either of you." His voice is so quiet I'm not sure anyone else can hear him.

"I promise, I'll be careful. But we have to figure out who the hell is behind this shit."

"I'm way ahead of you." Abe's smile turns dark and I am reminded how dangerous my father really is.