Ello, well finally updating, I know sad. It took me forever. I'm kinda in some activites therefore I usually can only write on weekends. Todays an exception however... :) So, thank you to all who reviewed, your reviews made me want to update tonight instead of this weekend. Umm longer chapter, more revealed I apologize for all grammar and/or spelling mistakes.

Disclaimer: Richelle Mead owns Vampire Academy. yay for Richelle. :)

Mia POV

I gazed in awe at what Lissa had put together. The dim lighting and cocktail bar captured the craziness of a club and the intricate decorations captured the essence of a Victorian ball. I guess we all looked stunned because Lissa laughed at all of our expressions.

"I knew it looked good but I didn't expect these kinds of reactions," she chuckled.

"Lissa, this is incredible! How did you manage to put this all together in such a short time?" Rose asked in amazement.

"I really don't know, I just somehow did," she smiled at us as she led our group further into the room.

"Well, I think it's time to make the best of this ball. Mia, would you like to dance?" Eddie extended a hand towards me. I smiled and placed my hand in his.

As we strode towards the dance floor I took a look at the whole ballroom. It was perfect for Rose and Dimitri; you couldn't see who anyone was with the dim lighting. I took a look back at Rose and she beamed at me, realizing the same thing as I had about the lighting.

I lost track of how many dances Eddie and I danced. All I know is that each one of them was special. My personal favorite was a waltz. Eddie stared into my eyes and twirled me around and dipped me and all of these crazy things I had never done. The waltz ended with a tender kiss and I know how cliché that sounds, but it was one of the happiest moments of my life.

All of a sudden, a voice snapped me out of my trance. "May I cut in?" Somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew this voice but I just couldn't place it. Eddie shrugged.

"I guess man, but I want her back after this dance," Eddie joked as he walked away.

The guy tried to grab my hands and I nodded my head no. Something about this guy creeped me out. He wore an old fashioned looking tuxedo. His hair was slicked back and the mask on his face had a serpent thing etched onto it.

"I actually have to go to the bathroom, so maybe we can have that dance later," I suggested, slinking out of his grasp.

"Come on doll, one dance can't hurt you," he grabbed my arm and I gasped. It was Tyler.

"What are you doing here?" I snarled.

"You dance with me, I'll give you answers."

"I'd prefer if you gave me answers now," I glared at him and he looked at me in shock.

"What happened to you my doll?"

"A creep named Tyler broke me," I replied.

"Mia, don't be so stubborn. It's time dance with me," he chastised me. He clutched my arms so I couldn't break away and started dancing.

"You make me sick!" I spat out as he attempted to twirl me around.

"I would watch what I say if I were you. You don't want any of your friends getting hurt." I turned to see him looking at Lissa who was mingling with just about everyone that she could mingle with.

"Leave my friends alone. Actually leave me alone also. Face it Tyler, you lost. Pack up your things and leave."

"A few weeks ago you would've done whatever I commanded to save your precious friends. You really have changed."

"You haven't done anything to my friends and you will not do anything to my friends because if you do, I will unleash a fury that's not like anything you have ever seen before. I'm done with you Tyler, leave now before I choose to announce your presence to the others and ruin the ball."

Tyler bowed, "It has been a pleasure dancing with you." He strode away.

I sighed and made my way to the bathroom, I did actually have to go. As I was about to step into the bathroom, a hand clapped over my mouth and I heard a whisper, "you say anything, do anything other than what I tell you, you die."

Rose POV

Could I just say that Lissa would make one hell of a wedding planner? The moment all of the couples broke off from our group Dimitri and I snuck away. The lighting was absolutely perfect. No one would be able to see us. It was almost as if Lissa knew about Dimitri and I's secret.

I looked at Dimitri. God he looked great in a tuxedo. I placed my hands on his shoulders and lightly pushed him into a slightly dark corner where no one would be able to see us.

"So, there's this guy I know, I kind of like him and his hot Russian-ness." I smiled coyly.

He laughed, "I'm pretty sure Russian-ness isn't a word Roza."

"Well looks like I invented it then," I replied, smiling.

He leaned in and his lips lightly brushing mine turned into an extremely passionate kiss. When we broke apart, I gasped. "I love you Dimitri Belikov."

"And I love you Roza," he replied grinning. "C'mon, I have something to show you."

He led me to a beautiful balcony. I looked up at the stars. "Dimitri, this is beautiful. How did you even find this?"

"I have my sources," he smirked.

We stood there for awhile, gazing at the stars and sometimes gazing at each other. We had one of those relationships where we didn't need to talk; we just needed to be around each other. And boy was I fine with being around my gorgeous Russian god.

All of a sudden, Lissa came running onto the balcony out of breath. Dimitri and I immediately snapped away from each other. "There you two are, I thought I'd never find you! It's Eddie, he can't find Mia!"

"Have you looked for her?" I asked, slightly irritated that Lissa had interrupted my balcony time with Dimitri.

"Yes, of course! I've looked for her in about every single place I can think of. I wouldn't have gotten you two if it wasn't serious!" I took a look at her. Her hair was starting to come out of her up-do and a bit of perspiration ran down her face. Worry took over her whole face and it was starting to make me worried.

"Well, go get your boyfriend and go look again. Everywhere! Dimitri, go find Eddie and you both can ask around and see if anyone has seen her. Now go, all of you!"

Dimitri looked at me cautiously, "Rose, what are you going to do?"

I sent him what I thought was a reassuring look. It must not have been because he didn't look very reassured. "Don't worry; I'm just going to check Mia's room." Dimitri nodded in approval and we all went our separate ways.

When Mia's room was empty like I was guessing it would be, I headed to Tyler's. I didn't expect him to be there, but there was a chance. I entered the room to see Tyler packing up his things. He saw me and jumped back.

"I have to talk with you," I stated grimly.

"Well Mia already had a very scary chat with me on the dance floor tonight, so save your breath, she covered everything," he looked sincere which was very surprising.

"So you're giving up? Your done being a creep to all of us?" I asked, doubting that he would ever stop being a creep.

"For now, but I will be back. Currently, I'm going to have to admit defeat, Mia was pretty convincing and I realize I have to plan before I come back and ruin all of your lives again. Now, if I could just find Emilie I could leave for now and leave you all alone." He actually sounded defeated. How good of an actor was he?

"Cut the crap Tyler, we know Mia's missing. Now just tell us where she is and maybe we can end this peacefully."

He looked at me in shock. "Mia's missing? I just saw her on the dance floor about an hour ago. How could she be missing? Isn't that no-good boyfriend of hers watching her well enough? I swear, if she doesn't turn up, I'm going to kill him for losing her!"

"Okay first of all, it's not Eddie's job to watch Mia. She can watch over herself."

"Well obviously not or she wouldn't be missing."

"I'm just going to ignore your sexist comments and move onto my next point which is the fact we know that you took Mia. Why wouldn't you plan something? It's a masquerade, the perfect place for a diabolical plan. What did you do Tyler?"

He sighed, "I do admit I had a plan prepared for tonight, but I stopped it when Mia set me straight on the dance floor. I decided I'd cut my losses, rest up for awhile, and then come back stronger than ever and ready to ruin your lives. After I talked to Mia, I found Emilie, told her that the plan was off and I was going to go away for awhile. I asked her if she wanted to come, but she said no. Probably playing hard to get again. Just watch, she'll come into my room in a few minutes begging to come with me."

"So you didn't take Mia?" I asked, still slightly suspicious.

"No of course not! I know you all say I'm obsessed with her, but I love her and I just realized how much I have hurt her. I decided she deserved one night of complete happiness. Now is this a joke or something? Is she actually missing?" I nodded and I'm pretty sure I saw his face grow pale.

"But maybe she will turn up, I don't know Tyler, I'll keep you posted."

"Here, take my cell phone number and try to call me as much as possible, I want to know that she's okay," Tyler said as he handed me a sheet of paper.

I took it and left. Tyler had acted so differently than he had in my previous meetings with him. I thought of Lissa before we discovered she had spirit, how she cut herself and had mood swings. Maybe it wasn't Tyler's fault that he was so crazy, maybe it was just the spirit.

I went back to the ball to find out that they had still not found Mia. I feared the worst. Anyone could've taken her. Even worse, one of the many people that disliked us could've taken her. I could tell Eddie blamed himself.

"Eddie, it's not your fault. You're not supposed to monitor her every move," I tried to reason with him.

"It is my fault; I let her out of my sight." His frown was contagious. Everyone immediately frowned.

"Eddie, it's not anyone's fault but the person that took her. Calm down."

All of a sudden, anger was all over his face. "I bet it was Tyler! That jerk's not going to know what hit him!" Eddie ran to the door with everyone following him. I stopped them.

"I already talked to Tyler, he didn't do it." They all turned to face me.

"What? You went there by yourself? Are you crazy? You could've gotten killed!" Dimitri shouted and shouted. He kept shouting while I waited patiently.

"You done?" I asked when he had finally finished shouting.

"Why did you do it Rose?" Eddie asked.

"I had to check! Tyler was the most logical choice and I didn't think he would respond well to our big group so I went by myself. He was fine. I think it's the spirit that's making him crazy, not himself."

"I think you're crazy!" Dimitri yelled.

"Dimitri, we will talk later, calm down. Now as I was saying, I don't think Tyler in general is crazy. I think it's the spirit. Lissa to you remember how crazy you were before you went on your spirit meds?" she nodded and I continued, "Well when I visited him, he seemed actually more normal. He also seemed like he really cared about Mia. I don't think he did it."

I told them everything Tyler said to me and by the end, they all seemed to agree with me.

"What do we do now?" Christian asked. He had been so quiet that I forgot he was here.

"Good question pyro. I say we all just rest up and tomorrow we will start looking," I suggested. Everyone agreed and left. I started to leave when Dimitri grabbed my arm.

"Rose, we need to talk."

"What's there to talk about? I told you all what Tyler said, I did the right thing."

"You put yourself in danger!" he shouted.

"Hate to tell you comrade, but I'm a guardian. We tend to put ourselves in many dangerous situations."

He ran his fingers through his gorgeous, dark hair. "Fine Roza, I'm sorry I just care about you. Tyler makes me nervous."

"To tell you the truth he makes me slightly nervous also, which is why I brought this nifty can of pepper spray when I went to talk to him."

Dimitri laughed at my comment. "Rose, you are one of the weirdest people I've ever met."

"I take that as a compliment." We both smiled.

"Do you think Mia's okay?" he asked.

"Mia's one of the bravest people I know, she can handle whatever is happening to her," I said confidently.

"I sure hope your right," Dimitri replied gravely.

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