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Never Walk Alone-Chapter 5

About 10 pm, I got a call from Dimitri. He was freaking out because I wasn't home yet and he was worried that somehting had happened to me. So I made my way down the trail, got in the car, and went home.

"Babe, I'm on my way up the stairs now. Calm down please. I'm alright." I said into my phone. When I reached the door, I unlocked it and let myself inside. I was immediately in Dimitri's arms. He held me so close and it reminded me of how Will held me that last night. I hung up my phone when he let go.

"Rose, please don't ever do that to me again! You have no idea how worried I was that Jesse had somehow gotten you again. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to you." He looked like he was ready to cry.

"Dimitri, look at me. I'm fine. I won't do it again okay? How was school?"

"It was like it normally is on the first day. Your friends helped me get through the day, introduced me to people, etc. I even got you the 'assignments' that you missed." He handed me some papers. I took one look and made my decision. Oh Hell no. Not doing this.

After Dimitri calmed down, he made me sit down and eat. I wasn't really hungry so I just nibbled on the barbeque porkchops he had so laborously made. I told Dimitri I wasn't feeling well and that I would take the porkchop with me tomorrow to finish it, so he wouldn't feel hurt. I was still desperately upset from my day and the memories of Will, so I didn't shower. I just dove into bed. When my face contacted the pillow, I cried again. Why did Will have to go? I thought. Why my big brother? The one person who cared about me. I rolled over and sat up, clutching a pillow to my chest and I screamed at the top of my lungs. I don't know why but all I had been feeling all day was nothing but pain. I missed Will and the 14th anniversary for his death was only a few short months away. Lissa and I had met after Will died, so even she doesn't know of him. I pulled ou tmy phone and called Liss.

"Liss?"

"What Rose? It's after 12." She responded irritably.

"I need you." I said as I sniffled.

"Rose, what's wrong? Did Dimitri do something?"

"No. I just need you. It's been 14 years." I said in a hushed whisper.

"I'm on my way."

She hung up. The last thing I heard was her car door closing and the engine starting. At that moment, Dimitri came running in. He looked so worried. But when he saw me, he came over and sat by me. Then he pulled me onto his lap and he just rocked me, side to side. I just sat there, on his lap as he rocked me side to side, until I heard a knocking at the door. I went to open it and I found Lissa and, strangely, Christian. I didn't say anything, instead I just gestured them inside and to have a seat. Christian, however, surprised everybody by walking up and punching Dimitri. I ran up to Christian and pulled him off Dimitri.

"What the Hell is your problem?! What the fuck was that for?!" I screamed at him.

"You called us after midnight, crying, and you wouldn't tell us why!"

"I told Lissa that it wasn't Dimitri. What I have to tell you, it has me in this mood and not even Lissa knows about it! This specific event happened BEFORE I met her!" I yelled at him. The neighbors can file a noise complaint later. I just sighed and walked to my room.

Lissa, Dimitri and Christian followed me as I curled up in my bed again. I looked them all in the eye before I held my hand out to Dimitri. He came oer and held me again. As I sat on his lap, I faced Lissa and Christian.

"Lissa, I want you to know this happened about a year before I met you. My wedding day has a meaning to me that only my mother and unknown father know. September 28 isn't just Dimitri's birthday. It's also my brother's. He died when I was 4, protecting me. First, it was a house fire and then from shooters. It will have been 14 years come the day afer Christmas this year. Earlier today, when I left, I went to an old spot that my brother and I used to go to all the time. He was the ideal big brother. William Michael Hathaway was 18 when he died. He would have turned 32 this year." I reached under the bed and pulled out the Ariel backpack. I put it on my lap and pulled out the pictures, spreading those out across the bed. Then I pulled out Jace and Clarissa and the necklace Will gave me. "These are the last things Will ever gave me. I remember holding him close to me as he slowly bled to death from a gunshot to the heart. The dolls are named Jace and Clarissa. He gave those to me for my birthday. The locket had pictures of him holding me the day I was born and the day he graduated. The pictures are the only ones I have of Will. His dying breath was telling me how much he oved me." I couldn't hold myself together any longer. I broke down crying. Dimitri held me close and rocked me side to side again while Lissa and Christian talked to me. I never heard what they said. I looked past them and I swear I saw Will in my bedroom doorway. I got out of Dimitri's lap and pushed my way outside after him. I followed it up to the roof of the building.

"Will?" I asked, slightly terrified.

"Hey Rosie."

I reached out to touch him but he backed away. "What's wrong? Why can't I touch you?" He only backed farther away.

"Rosie, if you touch me, you die and I take your place on this Earth. I can't let you do that. I just came to tell you that I'm always with you. I'm allowed to have a physical form one day every 10 years. I want you to know that I will be there for you the day you get married. I've watched you grow up. And I hope that Dimitri gives you everything in life that you deserve. He's a good man and I can tell how much he loves you. It's okay to trust in him. And you tell my niece I said hello when she is born."
"What do you mean your little niece? I'm not pregnant!"

"Rosie, you are. You are going to give birth to her on May 19 at 12:01 a.m. She will look exactly like Dimitri except her eyes. They will be the piercing blue like mine used to be. Her name will be Vasilisa Viktoria Belikov. You will raise her to be a beautiful young lady and you will do for her what I did for you. Spoil her every chance you get. You remember that."

Will's ghost started to fade away.

"Will! Don't go! Please stay. I can't lose you again."

"You never lost me Rosie. Did you forget that I'm always in your heart? And I'll be back next month to see you get married."

With that being said, Will disappeared and the others found me. They brought me back downstairs and I went to bed. Lissa and Christian had brought a bag and their school stuff so they stayed the night and went to school with us the next day. I stayed all day but never paid any attention. My classes were boring because it was only the first week of school and we were going over 'procedures' and things that we heard every year.

~NWA~

The next month went by in a blur. Classes finally got into full swing. I spent half the day eating from my great classes. We had a four day weekend coming. Friday and Monday off, and just in time for my wedding. Dimitri and I are to be married on Saturday. I can't wait but at the same time, I am terrified. This is the one day that every girl spends her whole life dreaming of and here I am, literally 2 days away. Tonight will be my last night with Dimitri before we officially become man and wife.

"Hey gorgeous." Dimitri said as I turned toward him, and he wrapped his arms around my waist. I looked up at him and gently kissed his lips. When we pulled away, I rested my head on his chest and he rested his head on top of mine. We just stood like that for a while, until I started feeling nauseous. I pushed Dimitri away as I ran to the bathroom and proceeded to hurl all of my stomach's contents into the toilet bowl. Dimitri ran in behind me and held my hair back. He gently rubbed my back with his hand. It went on this way for about half an hour. Finally, when all heaving was done, I brushed my teeth and went to lay down.

"Do you want me to go?" Dimitri, always the gentleman, asked.

"No, I want you to stay. I feel small and weak. I want you to hold me. Will you stay?"

"Of course. I'll never refuse you."

I smiled at him and went to lay down in bed. He layed down right behind me and I rolled over into his arms and fell asleep. When I woke the next morning, from a dreamless sleep, Lissa was trying to pry me from Dimitri's arms. And neither of us were agreeing with her. If anything, we clutched onto each other tighter just to give her a harder time. After hours of her trying to pull me away, I let go of Dimitri and, surprisingly, I was pulled from my bed. I never thought Lissa was that strong but she had never needed to use the strength. I changed into clothes that were presentable for public, kissed Dimitri and bid him goodbye, before being pulled out the door. And Liss was talking, non-stop, not bothering with breath.

"Tonight is your bachlorette party and Mia got us fake IDs so we can get into a bar, then we are going to the strip club."

Keeping Will's words in mind, that I'm supposedly pregnant, I spoke to Liss. "I don't want to go to a bar. Maybe we can just go to the club. I really don't want to do anything for my bachlorette party. I just want to sleep, maybe go out to eat instead."

"Are you feeling okay? You've always been up for going to a party and drinking."

"I'm fine. I just.. I think I might be pregnant and I haven't taken a test and if I am, I don't want to risk anything happening to the baby. I would rather go out to dinner and maybe a strip club."

Liss stared at me shocked, and instantly jumped into action without saying a word. We walked down the street, to a local drug store. She went down an isle to the far right of the store, grabbed one type of every pregnancy test the store had avaliable. Then she went to the register and paid for them all, with her mouth STILL hanging open, and took me to her apartment. She marched me straight to the bathroom, pointed, and said "now."

I went in and took ONE test, not having much faith in the word of my ghostly brother. I peed on the stick, set it on the edge of the tub, and washed my hands. By the time I was done, the test would be positive or negative. When I saw the tiny pink plus sign, I screamed. This couldn't be true! How could I be pregnant? And the worst part is that Dimitri doesn't know and we are getting married tomorrow. I threw the door open, ran past Lissa and straight home. Luckily, Dimitri hadn't been pulled away by Christian and Adrian yet. I ran straight into his arms and cried into the front of his shirt. He pulled back, just slightly, to look at me.

"Roza, what's wrong? Talk to me baby."

"I'm pregnant!" I screamed at him. He just stared at me, shocked.

"But... When?"

"i'm guessing the night you proposed.. That was our first time. And the only time we didn't... Oh God! We didn't use a condom the night we got engaged. Dimitri, we are getting married tomorrow and we are preganant! And we are still in school! Oh my God... I don't..." I fainted.

~NWA~

When I woke up, I was in the hospital. I could hear the common beep of the machines and I could hear Dimitri's soft breathing beside me. I turned my head to see him reading a western. When he noticed me, he instantly dropped his book and craddled my face. And I leaned into his touch.

"Hey babe. The doctor said you will be fine and can be discharged tonight if you want to go home. But, it's going to put a dent in the wedding plans. Cause I'm not supposed to see you tomorrow until you walk down the isle. Lissa is going to stay at home with you tonight, while Christian fights with Adrian over what we are going to do. Then I will see my beautiful bride tomorrow and we can tell everyone that ISN'T Lissa that you are giving me the best wedding present ever. I love you babe."

I just smiled, nodded my head, and said "I love you too. Can I go home now?"

He left to talk to the doctor. Lissa came in about 30 minutes later and helped me get ready to go home.

"So instead of going out to eat or going to the strip club, I ordered in. I went to Olive Garden and got your favorite. Jill and Mia are at the apartment and Sydney is out getting movies and ice cream. And, since you are giving me a niece, I got some of that wierd Welches Sparkling Juice stuff for us to toast to later. Just you and I. Just like old times huh?" She said to me.

"Yeah." I released on a breath. Then I let out a small laugh. "Dad is going to kill us both. He said it was okay for us to get married, but I'm still in High School. I can't be pregnant. Liss, this puts a massive dent in my life. I cna't go to college now. Now I'll have to stay home and take care of the baby. I'll have to get a job. I won't be able to have one last summer for us to goof off and be kids before going to college." I started crying as I walked out the door and saw Dimitri waiting for us. I walked right past him and got in the car, closing the door and buckling my seat belt. I saw Dimitri's face fall as he turned to Lissa. I faintly heard them having a conversation.

"Is she okay?"

"No. She's upset and afraid and confused. Just give her a little while. She'll be ready tomorrow. You go out and have fun tonight, I'll take care of her."

"I know you will Lissa. Thank you for taking care of her. Even though I would if you'd let me."

"Not happening. It's bad luck to see the bride for two days before the wedding. You go. I can handle her. I've been doing it since the day we met in Kindergarten. I've helped her through a lot. I can help her through this while you go." Then I saw Christian walking up to the duo, and he began talking to.

"Dimitri, it's time to go."

"I don't want to leave Roza until I know what's wrong with her."

"Dimitri, she's just having a hard time right now. Look, text me later so we can continue this discussion. Cause Christian doesn't know yet!" Lissa said to him in a very fast, hushed whisper.

Dimitri turned around, nodding his head. He bent down to look at me in the car before leaving. He gave me a gentle kiss in my right temple. As he went to turn away, I lunged out the car at him, wrapping my arms around him. I cried into his chest as he held me.

"Shh, babe, what's wrong? Talk to me." Dimitri whispered in her ear, stroking her hair in an attempt to calm her down.

"I don't know if I can do this. I don't mean the wedding, I can marry you and I will. I mean the baby. I don't know if I can handle a baby. Dimitri, I'm so scared. We're only in high school." I whispered into his chest, clutching his shirt so tight I could hear the threads tearing.

Dimitri held me closer and lent his head against mine. "Roza, it's okay. We will be fine. We'll finish school, I'll get a job, and we will raise this baby together. I won't leave you alone to do it yourself."

I nodded and turned to look into his beautiful eyes. I pushed myself up to kiss him. When our lips connected, fire and passion exploded. We clutched each other close. I didn't want to tell him goodbye but it was only for a night. I would see him tomorrow and become Mrs. Dimitri Belikov. As I pulled away, I could see a joyous gleam in his eyes. He lifted my left hand and kissed it, right over the engagement ring.

"Goodbye my love. I will see you tomorrow."

"Goodbye Dimitri. I'll be counting the hours until I can see you again."

With one more kiss goodbye, we got into the seperate cars, me with Lissa and him with Christian. Lissa was unusually quiet so I turned to look at her. Without taking her eyes off the road, she said "I'm fine. Don't worry."

The rest of the night went by silently.