Chapter 3: History Repeats

To: Allegra M

I apologize for the miscommunication but the Dragomirs, Ozeras, and Ivashkovs rule a different domain of Europe. I know most of them are from Russia but I spread their origin for the story. The Dragomirs rule Rome and Greece, the Ozeras have Russia, and the Ivashkovs are from England. I understand everyone wanted Rose to be the Turkish princess but this is how the story goes. Right now, some of the royals are in Turkey. They do not rule Turkey itself. Thanks for asking!

Throughout all of Rose Mazur's life, she never stared speechlessly. In fact, Sparky became annoyed at her continuous chatter that once, he threw bread rolls at her. Abe wasn't happy about the food fight the maids had to clean up afterwards.

Now, Rose stared at Andros Belikov's face. She had heard horrible stories about him about his abusiveness towards his family. He had the exact copy of the Dimitri's chocolate brown eyes but instead it had a cold calculating gleam.

Dimitri spoke up first. "Father, have not my letters been sent? I directly stated that I will not be attending this competition."

Tasha's shrill voice sounded. "Dimka, don't be like that. Who wouldn't want to marry the future queen of Russia? You'll be king after we get a child."

Rose scoffed. "Tasha, I'm sorry if Dimitri never made it to Russia. The main reason why he didn't want to go there was because he wanted to run away from the ugly face of yours." All of Europe had known that Princess Tasha had been held hostage by barbarian forces when she was young. They had threatened her but the soldiers had gotten there on time before she was killed. However, a man had slashed a sword through the Princess's face before she could make her grand escapade.

"Dimka, that's not true right? I'm the most beautiful lady you have ever laid your eyes on. I'm much more beautiful than this pregnant whore." Tasha fluttered her eyelids adoringly.

"Tasha, I'm not sure if you understand but he doesn't want you. Dimitri is just too debonair to express this emotion. If I am a pregnant whore, what about you? Rumor has it you've had four abortions. At least I have a sense to value my child's life." Rose smirked.

"Dimitri! Who is this lady?" Andros demanded.

"My girlfriend."

Rose glared as Tasha gasped.

Andros chuckled. "If you were Dimitri's girlfriend then you would know many things about him."

"I do." Rose challenged.

"Fine then. Who was his first girlfriend?"

"Camille Conta."

"What was his first word?"

"Cowboys."

Andros rose an eyebrow. "Dimitri, your first word was cowboys? I never knew that."

Dimitri threw him a look of death."You never knew that because you were never around to help Mama when I was a baby."

"Whatever, onto the third question. What did Karolina do to torture Dimitri when they were young?"

"Karolina made him wear her frilly knickers and her bra. Then, she made him prance around the Belikov estate." Dimitri groaned as Tasha giggled.

"What-" Andros was interrupted by the sight that stood in front of them. There stood a drunken Ivan with his arm slung over a Belikova. Viktoria Belikova.

As Lissa was sleeping peacefully, she felt someone repeatedly kissing her cheek. "Stop it, Christian," she smiled. When Lissa had fully regained consciousness and opened her eyes, she found Blini kissing her instead of Christian. Christian was snoozing gently with his arms intertwined around Liss's waist.

"Blini, I see you've gotten all your shots from the vet but where's Rose?" Lissa asked. Blini whimpered worriedly unknowing of Rose's whereabouts.

Liss got up and slowly unwrapped Christian's arms. She picked Blini up in her arms and walked to Rose's room. She opened the room only to find it empty. Liss then walked downstairs to the kitchen but Rose was still not found. "Don't panic. Rose probably went to the market to get bread," Liss thought.

Christian came downstairs. "Where's Rose?"

"I was wondering the same thing. Blini is also worried." Lissa informed as she petted Blini's tan fur.

"Lissa, Tasha is staying over at Turkey until the ball passes over."

"Why?"

"Tasha wants Dimitri to compete in her quest and he decided to stay in Russia. He will undoubtly be the champion. Even if Belikov decides to forfeit, he'll still be crowned king of Russia as long as he has kids with Tasha.

"Christian! You cannot let that happen!" Lissa exclaimed.

"Liss, I understand Rose and Dimitri had a thing but my sister deserves to be happy. She and Dimitri were friends since they were little kids. Tasha always wanted to be more than his friend."

"RoseispregnantwithDimitri'sbaby." The words flew so quickly out of Lissa's mouth, she regretted ever saying them.

"WHAT!?" Janine Mazur and Christian yelled in synchronization.

Both Liss and Christian stared sheepishly at Janine. They hadn't known she was behind the kitchen doors.

"I'm going to tell this to Abe and we're going to kill Belikov," Janine roared with fury.

"No! Please Mrs. Mazur, Rose kept this secret for so long. She didn't want to mention the father of her baby because she knew how dangerous Dimitri's job was. If you tell this to Abe, the news will grow viral and Dimitri's enemies will find a way to kill Rose and their offspring. Please keep this a secret." Lissa pleaded.

"Where is Rose now?" Janine demanded.

"We don't know. . ." Christian looked down on the floor. Although Christian was a mighty prince of Russia, Janine Mazur had the ferociousness to frighten the wits out of anyone.

"May I have a word with Christian for a moment please?" Lissa asked politely.

Janine nodded and Liss dragged her fiancée to the living room. "Christian, you need to fix this. In case you didn't realize, Rose is still in love with Dimitri. She is stubborn as a mule to accept the fact. You need to play a part to stop Tasha from weaseling Dimitri into this competition."

"I understand Liss but doesn't Dimitri need to know about the baby?"

"I'm working on that matter with Rose. Now when is Tasha coming to Turkey?"

"She already came with Andros Belikov. They're probably at Alberta's house."

"That's it! Rose is at Alberta's house," Lissa exclaimed.

"I can't even imagine what she has said to my sister by now." Christian groaned.

"Viktoria, what are you doing with Ivan? Are you trying to give your brother a heart attack?" Rose gave her a stern look as she continued to wash the dishes.

"Rose, I like Ivan just as you like my brother."

"I loved him; I did not merely like him." Rose defended.

"Well, that's the same for me as well. I love Ivan. Speaking of loving Dimitri, what happened to you two. You lovebirds don't seem cozy around each other anymore especially with Dimka's baby coming along."

"Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Who said it was Dimitri's? Dimitri and I are secretly broken up right now. The only reason why I'm still "with him" is to save his ass from joining Tasha's stupid competition." Rose informed.

"Rose, we definitely know that you defended Dimka because you still care for him. Plus, the baby is so Dimitri's. Who else is there in this town worthy of a good fuck?" Viktoria shrugged.

"Oh Vika, haven't you heard? Turkish men are exceptionally good in bed than Russians. You don't know what you're missing out on whilst being with Ivan." Rose said loudly so Dimitri could hear.

There was an audible growl coming near where Dimitri was but Viktoria instantly caught onto the game Rose was playing.

"Oh I heard their dicks can be twice as large as Russians. Being away from Dimitri probably made you lonely. Of course your sexual desires had to be fulfilled." Viktoria said this in a same volume as Rose did.

Rose passed a wet dish to Vika. "Yeah, I was super lonely that I went to the nearest bar. Who knew that the majority of Turkish men had a bigger cock than Dimitri's" She giggled.

Dimitri could no longer take Rose's bantering and spun Rose around to kiss her. He angrily poured his passion into motion as his lips moved against Rose's.

Rose broke away first and gave him a "What the Hell?" look.

Dimitri merely shrugged. "We're in a relationship now. I think it is time to stop talking about Turkish men's dicks."

"We're only in a 'relationship' when your so-called-father or Tasha is near. You can't touch me when they're not looking. I don't belong to you anymore. You should be thankful that I saved your ass from marrying Tasha." Rose whispered with venom dripping at the ends of her voice.

"Rose, can't you just give me one chance? I promise to raise up your boy as if it was my own." Dimitri's angered eyes softened.

"Dimitri, you lost the right to even speak to me when you left without saying goodbye. You lost the right when you never replied to any of my letters."

Dimitri averted his gaze sorrowfully to the ground. He had received each and every letter Rose had sent. By the fourth month, they had stopped arriving.

Flashback

Dimitri opened another one of the letters Rose had sent. Each and every one of them had tearstains littered on the corners of the papyrus paper. Sometimes they would come to Ivan too. Dimitri folded the letter out to read its contents. There it said:

Dear Comrade,

Do you ever have these moments of flashbacks of what we have done together? How we got Blini. How we first met. Where we made our first love? It just comes whirling back to me like a kaleidoscope. Every day, I dream about you. Fragments of memories come together as if it mocks me telling me how attached I've become to you. I used to be an independent girl. But fate taught me a cruel lesson and bound my freedom with shackles of love. Now, I can't be free anymore. The only way I can be free is when my lover sets me free. I was afraid of this. I was afraid that you would leave. That's why for months when I first met you, I despised you. I knew you would mean something much greater to me so I shut you out. Now, do I regret ever loving you? Honestly, I do. I know that if I had resisted you, I would have never felt this heartache. I hear these stories of you and these women. Are they better than me? Are they more beautiful? Do they have polite manners that I fail to posses? Is this the life you have wanted? I thought you would come home one day to Turkey. I believed that the news of your leaving would be a short one because you would come back to me. But days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months. I was going to tell you a surprise when you got back home. You would have been so joyful. It's not too late; I'll tell you if you come by Turkey. The offer stands until the end of this week. I'll be waiting by the cabin. I'll warn you now. If you fail to come, you'll never know. I promise, this surprise will be a life-changing one too. It will make you so happy. However, if you don't to come, this is where our kaleidoscope ends. It ends with this memory of I sending my last letter to my love.

Love,

Roza

Dimitri desperately desired to know what surprise Rose had in store for him. However, he knew how dangerous it could be if he had dared to reply to Rose's letter. Dimitri knew he had spies in his league. Every letter he sent was given to the Strigoi clan. Instead, Dimitri burned the letter. He too, regretted that he ever met Rose Mazur. He would have never experienced the heartache. 'Roza, I'm coming home soon,' he thought. 'You can hate me all you want but I won't ever stop loving you.'

"Ivan!" Dimitri yelled. "Let's have some fun at the whore house down the street."

"OK," Ivan yelled. "By the way, Rose sent me another letter. Can't you just reply to one?"

"Ivan! It's too dangerous." Dimitri sent Ivan a glare. Ivan wasn't allowed to say her name in his presence. The two walked down the street to the house of whores.

'Love fades, mine has. Love fades, mine has.' Dimitri thought repeatedly. He said it enough times until he believed it.

Ivan open the door as they heard a pleasured scream. Dimitri laughed a cold chuckle. "Let's get this party started."

Present

"Rose, what was the surprise you had to tell me?" Dimitri softly asked.

Rose scoffed. "Ah so you did read my letters. You see Dimitri, the main question I had while you were away was if you burnt my letters without even seeing what was inside or if you had actually seen them. If you had replied, I would have actually known. In fact, I was so heartbroken that a message that said: 'Fuck off' would have even made my day. I warned you that the offer wouldn't stand forever. You lost your chance Belikov."

"Rose, would the surprise really have made me happy?"

"Yeah."

"Would it still make me the happiest man on earth?"

"Yes."

"Rose, I promise I'll give anything to hear what you have to say. Please Rose, I'm begging you. I'll even promise to leave you alone for the rest of my life. Please tell me what it is." Dimitri dropped down onto his knees of surrender and pleaded continuously. "I'm sorry, Rose. I was afraid that a barbarian tribe would threaten you. This is why I never replied. Please Rose, tell me." He whispered in agony.

Viktoria had silent tears streaming down her face. "Rose, tell Dimka please."

Rose almost obliged. She opened her mouth to tell the truth but the wrong set of words passed through. "Dimitri, I'll never forgive you for leaving me. I wish I could tell you what this surprise is but I can't forgive you." With that, Rose ran out of Alberta's cottage and slammed the door shut. Inside, Dimitri did something he never had done since her was six years old. Dimitri bawled in pain as his mind swept over to the secret he would never know. He now wasn't confident if he could win Roza's heart again. Their kaleidoscope of memories ended today and he wasn't going to bother Rose again. He was going to run from his father. He was going to run from Turkey. He was going to run from Russia. Little did he know that this meant he was never going to see his first son.

Two Weeks Later

"Rose! Get up and eat." Lissa forced.

"I'm not going to. I'm not hungry."

"Rose, I understand that Dimitri disappeared for two weeks but he'll be fine. You need to eat. Do it for little Mason." Rose and Lissa decided to name the baby Mason. Rose always kept her friend in her heart. Mason had gave up his life for Rose when a barbarian tribe member came across the Mazur cottage. No one was in the gardens where Mason and Rose were playing. Mason gave up his life to distract the Strigoi member whilst Rose was safely steered into the house.

Rose closed her eyes and spooned the oatmeal Lissa had just made. She put it into her mouth but everything seemed so bland. The food tasted the same way when Dimitri had first left.

"Lissa, do you think things would have been different if I told Dimitri the truth?" Rose sighed.

"Honestly, yes. He would have stayed and he would've tried to work things out. But most importantly, Dimitri would have been so happy."

"Vika told me Dimitri cried for hours. He kept repeating my name to a point where Viktoria wondered if he was close to insanity. The next morning, all his belongings were gone with him. He even left Ivan behind." Rose wiped a tear. "I should have listened to you, Liss. I should have told Dimitri the truth." She cried.

"Shhh. Rose, it's ok. He'll come back soon. Don't cry. All this stress isn't good for the baby."

"He was supposed to stay and yell at Ivan for being drunk. He was supposed to yell at him for being with Vika."

"I know. I know. Rose, he'll come back. He'll punch Ivan so hard he'll have two black eyes instead of one. You always wondered how Ivan would look as a raccoon."

Rose smiled at Lissa's attempt to crack a joke. "I hope one day that I'll tell him all about Mason."

"One day you will. Everybody makes mistakes." Liss confided.

"Do you think he hates me?"

"No. He could never hate you. I think he ran away to get rid of this heartbrokenness."

"What if I never see him again? What will I tell Mason about his father?"

"You will see him. He will come one day."

Dimitri looked at the headlines of the newspaper. It read: Jesse Zeklos, The New King of Russia.

Dimitri scoffed. So Ivan's cousin ended up taking the throne of Russia. Dimitri knew that Jesse would make a horrible king. He knew that he and Tasha would rule Russia selfishly. The twosome would probably sack the commoner's money and only made sure their royal family had food on their plates. Dimitri had a new plan. He was going to make Christian king.

"Tasha dear, pass me the cup of tea." Andros smiled.

"How are we going to find Dimitri? The only way our plan will work is if I will fully be able to seduce him. Authorities will know my baby isn't Jesse's."

"Tasha I apologize for getting you pregnant. I promise I will get everything figured out before the council members find out the truth. You will be crowned queen. We won't let Christian be the king." Andros devised.

"Dimka will only be able to pull this off. I can't kill another baby. I already lost four and I can't lose another."

"You will not lose this child. I promise to be beside you as long as Dimitri is pronounced the father. Tasha, you are the woman I truly love." Andros smiled. "Olena never came this close to my heart. I am happy you are having my child."

"All will be well if we only find Dimka." Tasha said worriedly.

"Don't fret love. I sent the best of my men to find him. He will have no choice but agree to our plan."

"Why? How will we deal with Jesse?" Tasha's voice rose.

Andros caressed her stomach adoringly. "There are many ways for that bastard to die. For Dimitri, I have the one thing that I can threaten him with?"

"What?"

The man smirked. "Olena Belikova."

Happy New Year! I know I'm a day late but I come bearing gifts with an update. I remember 2013 just as if it was three days ago. . . I'm sorry about the short chapter. I know you readers waited so long but I was away with no access to the internet. I updated as soon as I got home. As you can see, I changed the summary up a bit. I really didn't like the first one. Where do you think Dimitri disappeared to? Will Andros successfully set his plan into motion? What's going to happen to Olena?" Please Review!

- Kautia