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Five

Days pasted and turned to weeks, but like time meant anything to me anymore. I was in a state of pure bliss. Content to the life that I had now selected. Okay, seriously I still remembered my guardian duties, but these are far greater guardians then just me, and for all they knew I was dead. That was a great term of endearment, dead; I'm off the map now, no one on this possible Earth could find me now. Of course, I still felt the bond that Lissa and I shared, I knew she missed me. But like anything she'd get over it. If she actually understood the circumstances, I'd hope to think that she'd understand. Besides I'd do the same for her if it was between her and Christian.

However, I tried not to let the irony of this whole situation get to me. I mean all my life I was trained to hate and loath Strigoi. I was taught to kill and slaughter them while protecting our Moroi. Now I was in love with one. But it wasn't like he killed for fun; nope he's a good Strigoi. And now he's all mine. Nobody can have him or take him away, but me.

"Roza." Dimitri murmured, as we laid in my bed together restlessly. Certainly Dimitri couldn't sleep. He's practically dead. Nope he just likes to cuddle at night and to watch me sleep during daylight hours. He says he's there to 'chase away all the scary monsters.'"Are you asleep yet?" He asked.

"Nu uh." I replied hearing a smile creep into my voice. I was going to question him as to why, but as I did his lips came crashing into mine. How could I reject? He was just such a good kisser. Strigoi or not, he never lost that ability.

Except tonight I did not feel the need to pull away, and I think he felt the same way too. Rolling around on the queen sized mattress, clothes were flung in scattered directions of my vision. If I thought Dimitri was god- looking before, he looks amazing without a damn shirt on. Waves of joy engulfed my body. If I thought just being with Dimitri was good, well this was better, better than I could ever imagine. Soon heavy breathing became me and I laid comfortably on top of Dimitri's chest while he stroked my hair. He has to admit one of the reasons he loves me was the fact of me having such great hair.

"That was." I said finally speaking up

"Amazing." He said finishing my sentence for me.

"Exactly." I whispered kissing him once more on the lips.

"You need to sleep now." He murmured to me

"Will you leave?" I asked innocently.

He smiled."You know I never do."

"Just checking." I mumbled closing my eyes and drifting into a relaxing sleep-filled dream.

"Come on, come on you need to push"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh." Someone screamed.

"Here's the head. And then the shoulders. Here we go. Oh she's beautiful."

"It's a girl."

"Yes and it looks to me that she has your eyes."

"Oh let me see. Oh pretty baby." Someone cooed.

"What are you going to name her?"

"I'm not quite sure. I guess I'll discuss it with my Fiancé whenever he gets here."

"Sounds good to me." A distant giggle was heard.

However, I was already waking up, letting my recent dream slip from my head as I rushed to the closest bathroom. Dimitri was right behind holding my hair away from my face as I spewed my guts into the porcelain white toilet. Rinsing my mouth out with some of the tap water from the sink I looked to Dimitri whose face was filled with worry and wariness .

"I'm fine." I spoke just as I felt. Besides my rude awakening I really did feel just fine. Maybe even better.

"Rose this has been going to nonstop for the past week." He confirmed.

"Look I know your concerned, but I really am fine, great even."

"Rose will you at least allow Rebekah to examine you." He protested.

"If I do, will you stop pestering me with your overly protective self?"

He smiled."I don't think that's possible."

"Okay fine I'll go see Rebekah." I informed him, feeling as I've lost another battle as I marched to the nearest doctor in what was like what, a thousand miles? Actually to tell the truth, I've been getting these baby dreams just about around the same time I've been getting sick every morning . Could they be related? No impossible, I've already discredited that theory. Me throwing up was just from the fact of hanging around a house of Strigoi and the constant nausea. It's not unreasonable that I throw up every once and awhile, is it?

"Okay Rose, what do you need know?" Rebekah asked in her make shift doctors office. She seriously had just about everything you would find in a regular hospital. She must have loved her job if she went to this kind of extreme. Basically she was already the local doctor for the many towns in this county.

"It's nothing, I've just been getting sick for the past week or so." I explained.

"And you have no reason as to why?" She questioned, diagnosing my symptom.

"Well it's not like it's food poisoning or anything, it could just be from my nausea."

"Indeed, tell me when was the last time you had your period?"

"Ugh… I'm not pregnant." I told her straight.

"Really, well would you love to tell me what you think all your symptoms point to besides pregnancy?" Thinking back I really haven't technically gotten my period yet this month. And I was normally right on schedule almost every month.

"Oh shit, I'm pregnant!" I screeched. How could I even possibly be pregnant? I'm a Dhampir and Dimitri's… A Strigoi. Oh shit. Great time for remembering genetics. Though they've never done any tests when what happens with a Dhampir and good Strigoi get it on together. Perfect. I can't be pregnant. "What am I going to do?" I asked her through my mental tirade.

"Well I think the best possible thing is to get an ultrasound to make sure the baby's healthy." That's not what I meant.

"No, how am I suppose to tell Dimitri?"

"Oh. Rose I know I may be a doctor…"

"A damn doctor that knows how to ruin a person's day." I said to her, feeling a slight shiver of guiltiness of my rude comment to her.

""But." She continued as if I hadn't even spoken."As a friend I think it be best to tell him. What else is he going to think when you keep getting big?"

"Oh I'm going to get fat." So long skinny, curvy body and hello rounded baby- filled, plump body.

"Well that is one of the many symptoms to pregnancy." She informed me.

"So about that ultrasound…." I said meekly not letting myself finish that sentence.

"We can do one right now if you'd like." She told me.

"Yeah." I never thought myself as a mother, but thinking back to mine. I wanted to be there for my baby. I wanted it to know that it had a mother who cared. Even now I needed to get the best possible care for my son or daughter.

"'Kay let me just get my gel." She spoke as she glided to one of those ridiculous doctor's beds thingies.

Sliding onto the uncomfortable doctor's bench table I exposed my belly. Nope still slim. Whew I was afraid that already this thing would sprout into one of those baby bumps. Uh-huh, not this little guy. This guy is like a ninja, he doesn't want to be seen. Not yet at least.

"Okay so let me put rub this in and then we should be able to get a picture." Rebekah said in full doctor mode.

Staring into the black monitor I was surprised at how Rebekah could even read that thing. It was just a bunch of swirls and clumps. Oh well, don't question the doctor. Otherwise she'll tell you that your pregnant.

"And there's your baby. There's it's head and it's leg. And…."

"What?"

"It has a heartbeat." She said surprised.

"Isn't that a good thing?" I asked her.

"No. Yes that is a good thing I was just surprised since it's have Strigoi…"

"You thought its father was Strigoi then it should have some Strigoi traits too." I finished for her.
"Yes." She said.

"Well as long as it's happy for whatever genes it gets. Speaking of which was is it anyway?"

"It's too soon to tell. Give it about a couple of weeks and it will be more than easy to tell the babies gender."

"So is that all?" I asked whipping the cold goo off my stomach onto a towel.

"For now. But I want a weekly check up from you and I'm going to prescribe you some daily vitamins. We need the best care for your baby."

"Right." I said in full agreement. Leaving her to her work and returning to… Dimitri. Okay I want to go back there now, there has to be some other test or treatments I could do, anything besides breaking the news to Dimitri. Walking into the kitchen I found Dimitri with Mary and Charlie all crowded at the nearest table.

"So what did the doctor say?" Mary questioned before Dimitri could ask. Without sitting I knew I didn't want Mary or anybody else besides Dimitri knowing. No yet.

"Uhh. Dimitri I need to talk to you. Alone." I said staring down the other two.

"Aww come on. I'm just as curious as Dimitri is. Are you okay?" I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at her. Sometimes she can be quite annoying.

"Come on Mary. Let's go check the perimeter and make sure the wards are up to date." Charlie persuaded Mary. Obviously she didn't want to go, but she followed Charlie out reluctantly.

"Rose what's wrong?" Dimitri spoke in a calm voice, but I knew he was scared. If only he knew what he really had to be afraid of. "Rose you're trembling, is it really that bad?"

"Yes." I said breaking into tears. Clutching my cheeks Dimitri whipped the tears away settling my head against his amazingly, muscular chest.

"Please Roza tell me." He coaxed. I didn't want him, but he needed to know the truth.

"I'm pregnant." I choked out.

"You're pregnant." He whispered back. I knew it. I knew he was going to be mad he's already going into shock.

"Uh-huh." I answered back trying to let the two of us not go into an awkward silence.

"That's wonderful news, Rose please, don't frighten me like that. I thought something horrible was happening to you." He said while pulling me away from his body and staring deep into my eyes.

"I'm sorry. I thought… I thought you'd be upset with me." I told him truthfully.

"Rose never think that. I could never be angry with you. I'm overjoyed that you're pregnant."

"Really?" I asked.

"Absolutely." He said while leaning into kiss me.

The next months flew by, and like Rebekah said, I kept getting bigger and bigger. Ugh it was horrible. Daily morning sickness, weird cravings, and a very powerful kicking baby. Yup he definitely received Dimitri's legs. That's another thing, we don't technically know what gender the baby will be. Somehow even it wants it to be a surprise. Don't ask me how, it doesn't want the doctor of its two parents to know.

No matter I can wait a month. It even surprises me. I never really wanted or even thought of having a child. Now I want it more anything, besides my wanting desire of Dimitri, of course. How I also might add is looking forward to becoming a father, as I am looking forward to becoming a mother. Yup I'm keeping true to my pack, I'm actually going to care for my child. I want it to know that it has two loving parents that would do any for it.

Of course, it didn't take long for the others in the household to discover that I was pregnant. Let's just say there's a certain doctor that doesn't like to follow the Hippocratic Oath. Nope, it was like a day after me my ultrasound when Mary screeched to me jumping with joy that I was pregnant and having a baby. Certainly though, she was jealous. Apparently it's been one of her dreams for Ben and her to have a baby. But seeing how they're both Strigoi it's kind of impossible. Strigoi can only be changed not born, unlike my little it here.

Anyway I am deeply awaiting for the arrival of my baby, and a life's lesson of proper parenting. How hard could it be to raise a baby? I mean it couldn't be that hard, could it?

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Also thanks to the 203 people who also contributed to reading my writing yesterday, can't wait to post up chapter six. Sooooo sorry it took me this long to update today I was suppose update around six thirty, but I kind of over slept and had mid terms. Oh well thanks for the long wait. Enjoy!!!