A/N: I wish I owned the plot and characters of Vampire AcademyAcademy, but I don't. On another note sorry this took so long to get out it wouldn't upload.

As soon as Vasilisa was gone, my heart seemed to stop beating as I stared down at the brown leather-bound journal, she had given me.

She had told me that it started right after I turned strigoi and Rose had thought I died. Rose had apparently been so distraught over my "death" that she had started this journal.

I sighed and gazed at the worn cover of the journal. I had mixed feelings about reading it. The rational side of me said to read it so I could know about her feelings, while the emotional side wanted me to ignore the journal, and all the pain I caused her along the way

Ignoring the emotional side, I opened the journal. The first thing I noticed was a note tucked into a pocket made by the leather.

Dear Dimitri,

I know you're not going to want me to see you, but please Comrade. I forgive you for everything. I know that your time as a strigoi is killing you with, but you know what Dimitri you have to forgive yourself for everybody but especially for me. I've already forgiven you but I know that your probably being just as stubborn as always.

I want to see you so badly, please let me in to see you. Lissa says you refuse to let me.

With all my heart,

Rose

I put the letter into my lap, tears coming into my eyes. It felt good to actually feel emotion after such a long time of only feeling malice and hate.

Rose didn't understand however that it just wasn't that easy.

A/N: oh Dimitri, anyway hope y'all liked. Please read and review. Should I have this start at the very end of shadow kiss, since it's from right after he died it's your choice. The next chapter should be up quicker than this one was.

-Zoƫ