DPOV

As soon as Rose collapsed, my body followed clinging to her as we hit the ground

Her eyes slowly started to roll into the back of her head but I begged her to stay awake.

I was screaming for Lissa or Adrian to heal her before I lost her. Alberta then ran over to us to say that the Moroi were taken further into the academy grounds for their protection but that she's having the guardians with her take her straight to the infirmary.

With that, I quickly but carefully picked my Roza up without causing her too much pain and ran as fast as I could to the infirmary with Roza clutched to my chest.

As I ran I could feel her trying to grab my shirt but wasn't able due to weakness from the blood loss that the bullet wounds caused.

"Save your strength my love. Just hold on a little longer, we're almost there." I said just as the building came into view.

"I'm sorry Comrade," I heard her whisper weakly.

"No, you hang on all right? I cannot lose you!" And as I finished that, I burst through the infirmary doors yelling for someone to come and help her.

"I can't hold on any longer," I heard her whisper and then begin to cough up blood on my shirt. Just the sight broke my heart but not nearly as much as her words.

"Please fight my love, be the fighter I know you are and stay with me."

Just as I finished I saw Dr. Olendski come running towards us with several nurses and a gurney behind her.

Then in a blur, Rose was taken from my arms, placed on the gurney, and rushed into a room with me following.

A nurse tried to stop me from going in but just before I could lay into her, Dr. Olendski came and told her to allow me in.

I have never been so thankful.

As the doctor and nurses began to run around hooking Rose up to a bunch of different machines, I quickly ran to her side and grabbed her hand to hold in mine.

She then turned her head towards me and tried to squeeze my hand but was unsuccessful.

"I love you Dimitri, never forget that," I heard her say as her breathing became more and more labored.

"I won't because you'll be there every day to tell me." I said as I kissed her hand and held it to my cheek.

"'t..think…I….will…..be…" and as she says it, her breathing slows and then her eyes closed as the grip of her hand in mine slackens and then her heart monitor flat lined.

I began shaking her, begging her to wake up, but after a few minutes and she doesn't, I finally let the tears I've been holding back all night fell as I gently whisper to my love.

"I wanted you to be my forever. I wanted to able to call you mine but now I'll never get the chance. I never even told you how I love you. Please forgive me."

APOV

We had all just seen Rose get shot trying to protect Dimitri before guardians were pushing us further into campus for our protection.

We tried fighting them to get to Rose but that clearly didn't work.

Then the guardians we were with received a message over their walkie-talkies telling them to take Lissa and me to the infirmary immediately.

As soon as we heard it, Lissa and I took off to the infirmary as fast as we could which wasn't that fast seeing as the guardians with us looked like they were jogging.

After what felt like forever, Lissa burst through the infirmary doors. As soon as Dr. Olendski saw us, she gave us a small, sad, watery smile as tears fell from her eyes and point to what I assume to be Rose's room.

Lissa then ran toward the door and threw it open as Christian, Tasha and I followed.

As soon as we entered, I felt the air leave me lungs. There in front of me was a sobbing Dimitri hunched over and clutching a dead Rose in his arms.

Oh God no!

I saw Lissa then rush over to Rose's side that wasn't occupied by Dimitri and begin to try and bring her back like she did all those years ago.

I can't bear to watch not sure if whether or not it would work so I turned and looked the other way.

But when I do, I see Tasha against the wall smiling. So when I take a look at her aura I see the she's bubbling with happiness but then quickly change to anger.

I wasn't sure why until the sound of the heart monitor began beeping again.

ROSE IS ALIVE!

As I turn to her, I see Lissa collapse against Christian and Dimitri kiss every inch of a still unconscious Rose's face.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Tasha quickly leave the room.

When she does, I quickly begin to think that that was the second or so time I saw Tasha happy when rose was hurt.

Something's not right!

And with that thought, I quickly followed her out of the infirmary in search of something that would lead me to what exactly Tasha was up to. But something told me that it wouldn't be good.

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