Usual Disclaimer

Hey guys sorry about not updating for awhile, but with everything going on in life I was unable to. So please forgive me and enjoy this chapter, I made sure it was extra long.

I will also try to update more often but I still have a lot going on so it may not be very often.

Again so sorry

DPOV

"Tasha…..", and then she paused taking in the new person to come into the room, Tasha. After what she said to me about my Roza before I left I knew that her being here was not a good thing and I would protect my Roza from anything and anyone no matter what.

"Tasha, what are you doing here?" I said with clear distaste in my voice.

"I just came to visit my nephew and I heard about what happened to Rose and I wanted to make sure she was alright so I came straight here."

I knew that wasn't the real reason she was here and I felt my body tense for fear that she would try and hurt my Roza.

I stood there glaring at her for a few more minutes making sure that she wouldn't try anything. Then once I was satisfied she wouldn't try anything I turned my attention back to Rose and repeated the question I had asked before Tasha interrupted. I then saw a distant look in her eyes as she stared at Tasha. Then she looked confused and said that the only thing she remembers is getting a phone call and then being really upset but couldn't remember anything else.

"Do you remember who called you?" I asked wanting to kill the little bastard who upset my Roza enough for her to try and kill herself.

"No, I don't, sorry." She stayed quiet for awhile after that trying to remember who called her. Then all silence was broken when Lissa, Christian, and my least favorite person, Adrian, burst through the door.

Lissa then immediately rushed to Rose's side and began interrogating her asking her the same question I just did and she got the same answer I did. While Rose was talking to Lissa I noticed Adrian giving me a death glare. He no doubt must have thought that this was my fault and to be honest I do blame myself for what has happened. If I hadn't left her, we could probably be in each other's arms right now instead of this place Rose seems to call her second home. But all that mattered to me right now is that my Roza is alive and safe, but I wasn't really sure how long it will last with Tasha here.

APOV

Lissa, Christian, and I ran to Rose's room right after Lissa found me and told me what happened to Rose.

Earlier today Christian and I were walking around campus discussing Lissa because he had this crazy idea that I came here to try and capture Lissa's heart. Anyone with a brain could see that I had the hots for Rose, duh. So that is exactly what I told him and he seemed to calm down after that. But when we were talking we saw Lissa run up to us and it looked like she was crying and all she said was that she needed Christian, so I shrugged it off thinking that they needed to be alone. But then a few hours later Lissa and Christian both came up to me. She looked as though she had been crying ever since I saw her earlier. But then she said "Rose" and my world came crashing down. She told about what happened to Rose and that she was in the infirmary. And before she could tell me anything else I was running straight to the infirmary.

I ran as fast and as hard as I could to try and get to my little dhampir. I knew that if Lissa was crying about Rose then it had to be bad.

After that cradle robbing bastard of a guardian broke her heart, I swore that I would be the one to put it back together. She was so broken, she tried several times to try and kill herself and every time she did and I saw the heartache that bastard put in her eyes, a small part of me died inside. So with Lissa crying and after what she said Rose tried to do I couldn't help but feel guilty for not being there for her despite the progress she's made in the past week.

Once we got to the infirmary, we went straight to Rose's room. Lissa was the first one to burst through the door after seeing that she was awake I'm guessing and there I saw my Little Dhampir lying in a hospital bed but what really made my blood boil was that that bastard was sitting next to her, holding her hand.

Aside from my anger and my desire to want to kill him, I heard Lissa question Rose as to why she would try to kill herself.

Upon hearing that, my glare hardened at the bastard sitting in front of me because I know that it's his fault that she's even in here just like it's been his fault that she ends up in here.

Rose answered Lissa's question saying that all she remembers is receiving a phone call, getting really upset, and then waking up in here.

Then that bastard looked at me obviously noticing me starring at him with a death glare. Then I heard Christian greet his Aunt Tasha, the bitch that was the partial cause of my Little Dhampir's pain. I glanced at her briefly but then something caught my eye. Something didn't seem right and when I glanced at her aura it showed that she was hiding something.

LPOV

I was so worried about Rose. Why would she try and kill herself, it seemed like she was getting better. All I seem to think about is the way she looked right before she ran into the woods. She seemed as though she had nothing left to live for.

After the doctor said that Rose could have visitors, I left the infirmary because I knew that Dimitri would watch over her and she was still unconscious and I was really thankful that Christian was with me. But I also knew that Adrian would want to know how she was so Christian and I went to go find him. Once we did and I told him about what happened he took off towards the infirmary but before I could tell him that Dimitri was with her. I know that he has wanted to go out with Rose ever since we got back from the Ski Lodge, but Rose's heart belonged to someone else and that someone else was with her right now. Rose told me that Adrian already knew about them because he figured it out at the lodge and I knew that he probably won't be happy to find the reason for Rose's heartache sitting next to her.

Once we got to the infirmary I saw that Rose was awake and I burst into her room rushing to her side. After giving her a bone crushing I started to interrogate her about why she would try to kill herself.

She then told me that she couldn't remember why she did it, only that she got a phone call from someone and got really upset but couldn't remember who had called her. I was about to continue my questioning but before I could I heard Christian greet his Aunt Tasha. I hadn't even realized she was in the room but now looking at Rose and noticing her discomfort I can't believe I didn't notice.

I greeted her with a nod rather wearily because I kind of see her as the reason my friend was in so much pain. Although I know the real reason I still can't help it. But what took me by surprise was the way Tasha was acting, it was almost as if she was hiding something and by the way Adrian was looking at her I noticed the same thing. And with the eye contact we shared I knew something wasn't right.

But I was brought out of my mind babble when I saw Rose try to sit up but before I could stop her for fear that she might further injure herself, Dimitri was already gently pushing her back down and from the look of worry etched on his face she didn't argue. I still can't believe I never noticed them before. Now I just feel stupid. I then saw Rose slightly giggle and I realized after she was looking at me that she must have heard my thoughts. But then I saw her wince in pain from just slightly laughing and I've always hated seeing her in pain so I went over to her to heal her pain away. I touched her arm and I summed up my magic and sent it into Rose so that her injuries were healed. Thank god I quit taking my pills and they were out of my system, I hate seeing the people I care about in pain, especially Rose.

Once I was done I could already see that she was looking and feeling better. She's always hated it when I healed her because she feels that she doesn't deserve to be. I always thought she was crazy for thinking that because she's like a sister to me, and without her I would be lost so if anything she should feel that she is the only one that deserves to have me heal them. But Rose being the unselfish person she is doesn't feel that way. And just like I predicted she would, she opened her mouth to more than likely yell at me for healing her but was cut off when the doctor came through the door, thank goodness.

"Rose how are you feeling?" Asked Dr. Olendski.

"Really good, thank you." Rose answered while giving me a pointed look. Hey, she's feeling better, that's all that I care about, so sue me. "Can I go Doctor, I really do feel fine and you know how much I hate it here."

"Very well then Rose, you can go but I am putting you on strict bed rest for one full week and to ensure that you stay there someone's going to need to stay with you." I would love to be that person but then I realized that I couldn't because of classes so then I thought that Dimitri could because one, he could get time off to take care of her, two, I know he really wants to, and three, because it will give Rose and him time to talk and make up.

"Guardian Belikov could do it, I'm sure Guardian Petrov wouldn't mind giving him time off and he is her mentor." After I said that both Rose and Dimitri looked at me with thankful expressions obviously needing the time together. Then I saw the look of utter defeat on Adrian's face, clearly wishing it were him who would be looking after Rose for the week, poor guy. But then out of the corner of my eye I saw Tasha looking at Rose with a look that could only be classified as pure hatred. But then she saw me looking at her and changed her face into a smile. I didn't know what to make of it so I just smiled back.

"Okay then, Guardian Belikov you are to ensure Rose gets plenty of rest and refrains from all physical activity for the rest of the week, it that understood?"

"Perfectly clear," he says to the doctor then turns to Rose, "I won't let her out of my sight." And with that I could detect a slight blush on Rose's part, but luckily no one else seemed to see it.

"Very good, then with that handled, you can leave when you're ready to Rose." With that said the doctor leaves followed by what looked like a very pissed off Tasha, I'll have to talk to Adrian about that later. After they left Rose then got off of her bed and headed to the bathroom to change into her clothes that are dry. While she was in there, Adrian decided to head back to his room, but only after giving Dimitri a look of pure hatred.

After a few minutes, Rose came back out and I could tell that she was starting to gain some more color in her face. Once she was changed, Dimitri, Rose, Christian, and I all headed outside and back to our rooms. Once we all got outside Christian instantly put his arm around me keeping me warm, he is so sweet. Then I took notice that Rose was shivering and I realized that it was because she didn't have a jacket, but Dimitri also seemed to notice.

"Roza, you must be freezing, here take my jacket."

"But won't you be cold?" she said as he placed his jacket around her shoulders.

"You're all I care about; I could care less if I'm cold."

Ahhhh, how cute is that?, I sent Rose through the bond. She then slightly blushed and smiled while biting her bottom lip. How I never noticed them before is beyond me, they're so obvious.

"Thanks" she said and then he put his arm around her. I could feel Christian slightly stiffen next to me and then I glanced up at him in confusion and I saw him look at Rose and Dimitri and then I realized that he didn't know about them yet. I would have to talk to him about this later.

We all then continued to walk to our rooms in silence and then we came to the quad where we would have to separate splitting off into the moroi and dhampir dorms.

"Bye Rose, get some rest" Amongst other things, I sent through the bond with a wink.

"I will Lissa, love ya, bye"

"Love ya too"

"Bye Sparky" she said to Christian.

"Bye Rose, get some rest and take it easy" He said, I really love how protective he is of her, just like she were his sister. Which is a good thing because he never had any siblings with everything that happened to his parents.

"I will Christian, thanks"

"Guardian Belikov" Christian nodded to Dimitri, I could tell he felt slightly awkward around him not knowing what was going on between him and Rose, I'll really have to talk to him once we get back to my room.

"Goodnight Guardian Belikov, take care of her, and remember what we discussed earlier." I said while Christian and Rose both gave me confused looks but I knew Dimitri would understand.

"I will Princess…"

"Lissa please"

"Right, Lissa, goodnight and goodnight Christian" I then watched as Rose and Dimitri walked towards the Female Novice dorms, I knew they had a lot to work out and I really hope they do, they are so cute together.

Have fun Rose, try and behave tonight, I sent Rose through the bond. She didn't answer me but with the slight shoulder shake I could tell she heard it and was giggling.

"What was all that between Guardian Belikov and Rose?" Christian asked.

"I'll tell you but not hear, wait until we get to my room."

"Okay" We then continued to walk to my room in a comfortable silence with his arm wrapped around me. Once we got there, I had Christian sit on my bed while I closed and locked my door.

"Okay so what was that all about?" He asked me once I sat down next to him. And then I told him everything that Rose told me. I told him about how she was upset after he left and why Dimitri is back and pretty much everything. Once I finished talking Christian sat there silently with a blank look taking everything in. Then after awhile he broke the silence.

"I always thought something was going on between the two, but I never thought it was this. So it was because he left that made her so upset?"

"Yeah, he left to protect her future and she was left completely broken." Christian then nodded his head then stood up and began to walk towards the door.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"I'm going to go fry his ass. No one hurts my sister and gets away with it." I was touched by how he called Rose his sister and was willing to protect her by beating up Dimitri but that didn't mean that I would allow him to do it. One because he could get in trouble and two, Dimitri could hurt him. I then ran and caught him by the arm before he could leave.

"Christian, you can't go over there and beat up Dimitri."

"And why not?"

"Because I already told him that if he hurt her again that I would personally make him wish he were never born. And if you left you would be leaving me all alone tonight." I brushed my fingers lightly over his chest and felt him shiver beneath me.

"Well I definitely wouldn't want that." He then brought me closer to him and kissed me with passion, lust, and one hundred percent love. As we were kissing I was faintly aware that he was directing me towards the bed. And it only confirmed it when the back of my legs hit the edge of the bed and then he slowly laid me down without breaking the kiss. When I needed to breathe, we broke the kiss and then he began to trail kisses all the way down my neck and to my collar bone.

After fooling around for awhile I knew that he needed me just as much as I needed him and so we began to take each other's clothes off. And as all our clothes came off and we became one, all the problems that happened within the last twenty-four hours completely disappeared and all that was left was us.

Once we both were completely satisfied we lay together in each other's arms and we both fell asleep.

"I love you Lissa."

"I love you Christian."