Author's Note: I don't own Vampire Academy! The more you review, the faster I will post :)
Rose's POV
All throughout school, I couldn't help but be anxious for tonight. I couldn't focus on my school work. Not that I focus much during class anyways. Later on that day, I had about 45 minutes until Dimitri said he would meet me at the bench.. I decided to wear this one nice skirt and a silky blouse. Yes, it was out of character for me, but I had a good reason. I wanted to dress up to look like someone who deserved to be with him.
I slowly curled my hair. I would rather have a couple perfect curls than a bunch of terrible curls. I put on natural makeup. After I was done, it was about 10 minutes before I was supposed to meet Dimitri outside of my dorm.
Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door. Huh. I guess it must be Dimitri! I grabbed my cell phone and my purse. I opened my door only to see a note on my door. I took the note off my door so I could read it. In very neat handwriting:
Rose,
I'm sorry but you're a slut. I was an idiot to ask you out. I deserve better, much better. I'm not going to settle for you. Besides, you're the princess and the last of your family line. You should start acting like it. A little bit of advice, and no offence but so far you're disgracing it.
Dimitri
I dropped the note. I felt tears coming down my cheeks and my eyes swelling up. I slammed the door, ran to my bed to text Lissa.
Me: It's over. I was wrong to trust another guy!
Lissa: What happened? Nvm, I'll be right over!
I wrote a response note out of anger. I even signed it with my royal title, to show how him how he's not allowed to get personal with me again. I asked one of my dhampir friends to give it to him. When I got back to my dorm, I cried into my pillow until Lissa came to comfort me. She knew how much it took me to bring myself to go on another date, and this is what happens.
She had to go back to her dorm room when curfew hit, but I knew she would stay with me if she could.
Dimitri's POV
I sat on the bench for two hours waiting for Rose. I had a nice, dark shirt on and black jeans on. I had a dozen roses waiting for her. I called in a special favor from one of the guardians stood up, threw them on the ground, giving up on her. She wasn't coming.
I started walking back to my dorm. I cursed in Russian. A freshman novice passed me. "Yo, Belikov. Rose is with her best friend, Vasilisa. She said she wants to be alone. She told me to give this to you." He handed me a note addressed to me and then instantly ran off. The note read:
Dimitri,
I'm not a slut. I don't give myself or my heart to just anyone. I'm not a disgrace to my family and I don't care if I'm a princess of the last of my family. I'll do and be what I want. I don't care what you or anyone thinks of me. I'm done.
Have a nice life,
Princess Hathaway.
The words kept replaying in my head. I'm done. What's going on? I'm so confused. I crumpled up the piece of paper. I changed direction and headed to Rose's dorm.
Rose's POV
I shut off my phone. I heard another knock on the door. I wish everyone would just leave me alone. It was more like a set of knocks. I got up to see who it was.
"Roza?" I heard. This had to be good. I opened the door.
Dimitri.
"What the hell do you want? I thought I told you to have a nice life." I said stiffly. I turned my back and headed back to my bed.
"But why? What did I do?" He asked as I heard his footsteps behind me.
I handed him the note. "This. This is what you did." I pulled my comforter over me. He scanned the note. I looked down.
"I didn't write this. I promise you." I looked up to his dark pleading eyes and…. Focus Rose!
I snapped my fingers and the note was covered in flames. "Problem solved." I said without meeting his eyes. He quickly threw the burning note on the floor.
"You're a fire user?" He asked. I nodded. "I think Jesse did it. He probably sent the note to you, making you believe it was me."
"How am I supposed to trust you? I just met you!" Tears streaming down my face. I'm sure I look like a mess right now, after all of the crying tonight.
"You're right not to trust me. But, at least let me protect you from him. Let me build up your trust the proper way." He stopped to think for a moment. "I hate to say this because it goes against all trust we should have in the Academy but I think I have to protect from you now from your own guardian."
Dimitri and I were just friends. I was afraid to be with him. I was afraid what Jesse would try to do. I remember that night, he hugged me in apology for the entire thing, even though it wasn't even his fault. He told me that everything would be okay.
