So guess what guys! Another chapter! Id like to give a giant shout out and thank you to Snowgoose who wrote the lemon for this chapter she is amazing and you should read her stories if you haven't already

Richelle mead owns va/not me…I think that's quite obvious…

The World Without

"The circles darken around our eyes,

But when our bodies combine they shine like diamonds"

A fine frenzy

"Rose!" I turned my head to see lissa calling my name.

"Hey!" Lissa was coming to do my hair and makeup for graduation and I was so excited but a little sad that Dimitri and my dad weren't going to be there for my graduation.

"Why aren't you in your dorm room? I was coming to your room to do your hair and makeup, what are you doing?"

"I was getting doughnuts, I was hungry." We got to my dorm room and went inside to start working on our hair and makeup.

Two hours later we were walking out the door to get to the field where the students were lining up for graduation. I saw my mom in the audience and I waved to her. We found our respected seats and sat down. Students were called to get their diplomas and dhampirs were told their charges. I tuned most of it out since there was so much talking going on.

"I'd like to call up a very special student up to the stage, someone who has fought some extraordinary battles this year, someone who has lost and gained so much, someone who in my opinion will be one of the best guardians we will ever see. Rosemarie Hathaway." I looked up to see Alberta calling me up to the stage. "Come on up Rose!"

I walked up to the stage. And looked at Alberta.

"Rose would you like to say a few words?"

I looked at her with panic and took the microphone from her. "Um I haven't really prepared anything for this but here it goes."

I took a deep breath and tried to look confident in front of everyone who was watching intently.

"First let me congratulate all of you for making it this far, yeah it's surprising but we did it. If my last few years at this school have taught me anything it's to take nothing for granted, cherish the people you love and, work your ass off," I got a few laughs for that one. "I hope you guys leave the iron gates and make something of what you're given and inspire others whenever you can. Congrats St. Vlads. You did it!" I let out the breath I felt like I'd been holding in and smiled at the audience. I took my cap off and flung it in the air, everyone else did the same. Wow this was a long journey.

I just got lost in the moment, everything blurred around me and I saw my future in front of me, with Lissa and Dimitri, it was perfect.

"Rose, Rose!" I was pulled out of my trance by lissa calling my name. "Rose we need to go get changed for our graduation party."

"Okays lets go." She pulled me down the stairs of the stage and towards her dorm room.

We went back to her dorm where our party dresses were waiting and got ready, I was wearing a skin tight retro black and red mini dress with sky high black heels and a red necklace that looked like a heart shaped lollipop. Lissa was wearing a brown pattern dress with the most expensive patented leather nude heels she could find. It was funny because they added about four inches to her 5'9 frame…she was going to be even taller than Christian now. I redid my makeup with nothing but ultra long pitch black eye-lashes and bright red lipstick. Lissa had dark brown colors on her eyes and nude lipstick that made her look a few years older than she was. She decided to pull my hair half up and curl it and tease it a lot, it looked so sexy. At this point I looked like the Rose that everyone knew, but just a little sexier, I couldn't help but wish dimitri was here to see me. Lissa straightened her hair to perfection.

"Okay," she said," Let's go so we aren't late, I have a surprise for you."

I looked at her with a confused look and shrugged. "Okay lets go we don't want to be late."

We walked towards the gym where apparently we were having the party.

"Are you ready?" lissa asked me.

"Ready for what?" Lissa opened the door of the gym. She had turned the gym into an uber chic club. The lights were low and there were crazy streamers and disco balls hanging from the ceiling. There were retro couches and giant floor lamps all over the gym. "Liss, this is amazing, how did you do this?"

She smiled, "It was not me it was your father."

"My dad, what do you mean?" I looked around.

"Hi kizim," I turned around. My father was standing there in all of his pimp attire glory.

"Abe, What are you doing here?"

"You think I would miss your graduation?"

"But I didn't see you out there…"

"Well I wouldn't want you to see me, then it wouldn't be quite as big of a surprise now would it, and I have something else for you, but it was a little too big to put in a box."

All of a sudden I smelled the after shave that I knew so well. "You look really beautiful tonight."

I turned around to meet Dimitri's gorgeous face. I gasped. "What are you doing here?" I threw my arms around his neck. He squeezed me tight and said, "You didn't think I'd miss my own students graduation did you?"

I looked down to see his cast was gone. "Where'd—what-?"

Your welcome. Lissa's voice rang in my head.

I looked over to where lissa was dancing and mouthed thank you.

Oh just you wait, it won't be the last time you say thank you to me tonight.

I turned back to Dimitri and stood on my tiptoes and whispered, "Let's see how many people we can say hi and be polite to before we can blow this Popsicle stand."

He shivered slightly and chuckled, "Sounds like a plan."

We weaved our way through the crowd and tried not to look to impatient. I think the only one that noticed was lissa and she just laughed under her breath.

Geese Rose you could cut the sexual tension with a knife. Just go ill cover for you. She smiled and waved me off.

I grabbed Dimitri's hand and we started walking towards my dorm. It took us a while cause we kept ducking behind the bushes to make out.

We finally got to the dhampir dorms. We got a few looks form some of the students and staff but I really could care less. We passed Stan on the staircase. His eyes narrowed when he saw our hands entwined. Then he looked at Dimitri's face and smirked.

"That's a nice shade of lipstick you have on Guardian Belikov. Did you borrow it from young Guardian Hathaway?" I looked at Dimitri's face in the light of the hallway and burst out laughing. His lips were smeared New Temptation Mac sheer supreme lipstick. Then Stan turned to me.

"Guardian Hathaway I think you need lessons in makeup application after all I don't think Lipstick is supposed to be worn on your neck." Dimitri's eyes wondered to my face and neck and now it was his turn to laugh.

"Seriously, Rose, Dimitri, I just want to tell you congratulations. Be strong and don't let the world tear you apart." With that he walked away leaving us to continue on. I wondered how he found out about us being together and why he actually gave a shit. This night was just full of surprises.

Tonight was to be the last night that I stay here. Tomorrow Lissa and I were supposed to be moving to court. I didn't know what would happen between Dimitri and I but for now I set that aside. I opened the room and gasped. The boxes I packed were removed and on the tops of the dresser nightstand and desk there were candles. The bed was made with a silk bed set that Lissa recently bought on our last shopping trip.

Lemon kinda starts here…scroll down if you don't want to read it…..

Dimitri lifted me gently in his arms and carried me into the room and over to the bathroom. He set me down and turned on the water. He kissed me softly on the lips as he reached around to unzip my dress. I meanwhile worked on the buttons of his dress shirt. His arms left me while he shrugged the shirt and jacket off at the same time.

I reached up and took the pins that held my ultra-teased hair up while Dimitri watched and unbuckled his pants. Together we stepped out of our shoes and underwear. He held my hand as I stepped into the shower and under the stream of almost hot water. I hadn't realized how tense I had been about today till the hot water began to work out the knots. Dimitri washed me down first then washed my hair. The smile never left his lips as his fingers massaged my long tresses. There was no talking between us except from the communication of our eyes and our bodies.

While my hair was sitting with conditioner I washed Dimitri, I was mindful to remove any traces of my lipstick form his mouth and face. It is true that we have made love once before but I was still new at this and I was glad that we were going slow and taking time to become familiar with each other's bodies. I blushed every time our bodies brushed against each other.

We rinsed off and Dimitri carefully patted my skin dry with a soft towel then wrapped it in my hair. I took the other towel and dried him off. From the hook on my bathroom door he produced two robes one he held out for me and one he put on himself. Taking my brush from the bathroom he led me to my desk chair and proceeded to brush the tangles from my hair. I have always wanted to have him brush it. I closed my eyes and savored the feeling of his hands in my hair. When he was done with my hair I made him sit for me. I love his silky hair and sitting here brushing it was a piece of heaven for me.

He turned and met my eyes. There was so much love and longing and passion in his gaze. I don't remember it happening but somehow we both ended up standing together in and embrace. We held each other for a while content to be in each other's arms. I was first to pull back and kiss him softly on the lips. His lips responded with mine then he deepened the kiss by brushing his tongue along the seam of my closed lips. I opened to him eagerly. Passion soon built and he untied my robe to explore my flesh with his hands. I let my robe fall and pulled his off too. Soon his body was pressed against mine and I wanted more.

He pulled back the covers of the bed and slid in beckoning me to follow. I slid in to the silky bed but the softness of the sheets was nothing compared to the glory of his skin on mine. His hands, soft and warm though calloused; left trails of fire within me as he explored my body. My hands wandered around trying to memorize every inch of him. He rolled so that he hovered over me trailing kisses from my face to my neck and back. Instinctually I opened my legs and wrapped them around his. I could feel his manhood brushing against my entrance.

"Dimitri, I need you."

"Yes my Roza."

He pressed into me slowly giving me a moment to adjust to the feeling yet he never stopped kissing me. When I deepened the kiss he began to move within me. My own body began to rock in rhythm with his. I began to gasp and vocalize softly as my inner coil began to tighten. Dimitri began to grunt softly. My back arched bringing me closer to him and changing the way his manhood felt inside me. I could take no more my inner coil sprung and my body began to tremble and breathed his name. He pushed in one final time harder and deeper than ever. He attacked my neck with a passion as he growled against my skin. I could feel him begin to tremble with me.

Dimitri stayed on top of me kissing my lips and whispering I love you in Russian, while we waited for our bodies to calm. When he did move to the side he held me from behind letting me use his arm as my pillow. I have never felt so safe and loved in my life. As I fell asleep in my Comrade's arms I thought that if I could sleep in his arms every night for the rest of my life I would die happy.

You can open your eyes now

I woke up the next morning to loud banging on the door. I removed myself from Dimitri's sleeping form and slipped on his dress shirt and a pair of underwear and went to answer the door.

When I opened the door my dad was standing there with a pissed look on his face.

"Rosemarie." He gave me a once over and shook his head.

"Dad I don't need your commentary this early in the morning, what the hell are you even doing here this morning?"

"I came to make sure you were okay since you two disappeared yesterday." Well that was a lie.

"That's bullshit Abe, you just came to see if we had sex, now you know, so goodbye." I shut the door in his face and walked back to the bed and slid in, shedding the shirt on the way. Dimitri rolled over and faced me.

"Good morning Roza." He pulled me to him and kissed my forehead and ran his hands along my body. "Why are you wearing underwear?"

"Well my lovely father stopped by so I had to answer the door. So I had to put clothes on to do that."

He looked at me with wild eyes that were filled with passion. He pulled me close to his rock hard body and eagerly kissed my lips. "Can you take them off again?" he smiled. Even though it was way out of character I loved this side of him. He was always so gentle and serious I was glad I could see his fun and scandalous side.

"As much as I would love to I need to take a shower." I got up to go to the bathroom only to be flung over Dimitri's shoulder.

Needless to say it was an amazing shower, so two whole hours later we walked out of my dorm room and headed to the cafeteria to eat breakfast with lissa, Christian, my mom, and Abe.

Christian and Lissa were already at the table eating. Dimitri whispered that he was going to get some doughnuts for me and headed off to the line.

"Love you!" I nearly shouted.

"Tozhe tebya lyublyu" he shouted back. (Love you too)

I sat at the table with a goofy smile on my face. Lissa and Chris just laughed at my expression.

"Chris why can't you speak another language, that was so hot?" Lissa looked at Christian questioningly.

So does he say dirty things to you in Russian? i really wish Chris could speak Italian or something.

"Lissa you are so bad, and not yet…nothing to spicy yet. It's only happened three times—"

"What's only happened three times?" I turned around to see my mom and dad standing behind me.

"Oh nothing…just hot sex!" hey if I was going to answer then I would do it in true Rose fashion.

My parents visibly paled and Christian turned red with laughter.

"More like rape considering Belikov is a scary pedophile." Lissa smacked him in the back of the head.

Dimitri finally brought me my doughnuts and sat down beside me. My mom and dad also sat down across from me and Dimitri.

"Rose, I know I never gave you the talk. Should I give it now?" my mom looked like she really wanted to give this talk and Chris and Lissa looked like they were very entertained.

"Mom I think it's a little too late for that but thanks for the offer." I looked at Dimitri who looked like he wanted to kill himself because of the embarrassment, but hey you only live once so…

"Kizim I think Dimitri has something to tell you…" my father said.

I looked at Dimitri, "yeah umm Christian asked me to be his guardian so Abe told me to take the position, cause he thinks it will be good for us and for lissa and Christian as well."

"Yeah and I'm taking Dimitri's position to guard your father, we've decided to get back together." My mother threw in.

"Really? That's amazing…so you're coming back to court with me?" I asked Dimitri.

"Yeah I am. Are you happy?" he looked concerned.

"Are you kidding this is amazing we will all be together."

I was so excited…in just a few hours we will be living at court and exploring the world.

I know that this is just a bunch of poorly written fluff but I hope you enjoyed this chapter…I personally love writing chapters like this! And just a little side note…last night I was looking up translations for the story while watching my brother play xbox…and if you type in penis and listen to the Russian translation it is so funny…the word is the same its just with an accent…that is not going in the story it was just funny to listen to…Born this way tomorrow…..! kay review…and leave me any ideas you have….kay thanks…

Til next time,

Tristan Nicole!

PS: nother' shout out to snowgoose!