So a few more weeks passed by without any incident-no trial-no Dimitri-no Adrian and definitely no Abe. I was beginning to wonder if everyone just forgot about me. So I decided that the best way for me to learn anything was to go inside Lissa's mind.

She was at Mia's house with Christian. I suppose she was there watching them practice their magic but from the looks of it no one was doing any magic. They were sitting in a circle in silence. I pushed deeper into her mind to learn that they were praying…for me. So that ended my wonder about people forgetting about me, but there was more. The three of them were also waiting on Adrian. It seems that he had information about me and the trial. Now I was really curious and anxious for him to get there. I so desperately wanted to see him.

Twenty minutes later…Adrian busts through the door gasping for air. Apparently he thought the news was so urgent that he had to run all the way over to Mia's. That made me laugh since never once did Adrian run. He probably never ran a day in his life. They gave him enough time to catch his breath until they bombarded him with questions.

"So…what'd you find out?" Lissa asked

"Is she getting out?" Mia wondered

"Did they find out who really did it?" Christian followed

"Whoa…whoa…give me a minute. One at a time." he paused to allow himself a few moments, then immediately went to answering their questions, "To answer in order I can not for I will give nothing away. I must go from bottom to top…" uh ho…we all knew the signs of Adrian's crazy talk, but he soon regrouped himself, "No they did not find out who really did it. But before you get too sad, they say that the evidence they have against Rose is slowly being re-examined. It turns out that the stake they think is hers really isn't. It belonged to another person who is no longer here."

"What do you mean by 'no longer here'? Like no longer here as in dead or no longer here as in they ran away because they're really the one who did this?" Christian expressed

"My my you are a curious one you are. I meant they are no longer here as in turned strigoi a while back. It seems that while Rose was on her killing spree in Russia she confiscated this to get away. But it was soon returned to her by none other than-"

"Dimitri." I finished his statement myself. I figured Lissa was doing the same since she was with me the day I received it. I took that as they finally went through the entire database of prints…even those of strigoi. But now I feared that Dimitri would be put back behind bars. I should have seen what else Adrian had to say but I couldn't. Not because I didn't want to but because I had a visitor…Dimitri

"I see someone is thinking about me." he said with a smug smile playing on his lips

"Don't flatter yourself. I was 'visiting' Lissa when I heard something about you. That is the only reason your name escaped my lips." I explained

"I see. What was it exactly that you heard about me?"

"Why don't you tell me?"

"So I take it they have heard that my prints were recovered from the infamous stake as well. It does not surprise me. Although Tatiana is no longer with us Adrian still has his connections. More than that he is an Ivashkov and-"

"And what? I may be behind bars but don't think for a second that you can bad mouth my boyfriend!" I threatened

"I was not going to do no such thing. I was merely going to say that since he is an Ivashkov that is the reason he can get the information. They keep the most important families informed of what's happening so that they may keep themselves safe." he explained

"Just so we're clear." my voice was gentle but fierce so that he knew I was serious

Dimitri, I noticed, had a sad but curious look upon his face. Which made me ask, "What do you want to know?"

"What makes you think I want to know something?" He answered my question with a question. I always hated when people did that. My old therapist used to do that.

"Because I know you, you forget that. You can't hide anything from me just as I can't from you. No matter what has happened between us that connection and familiarity is still there."

"I suppose you're right." he admitted

"Of course I'm right!" I smiled "So what is it exactly that you want to know?"

"Do you love him?"

"Wow! Not what I was expecting. I didn't think you'd ask such a personal question. Also a question you have no right to ask."

"Sorry."

"No its fine. Yeah I love him. Why did you want to know?"

"I just kept wondering if when you always said you'd never love anyone else if it was true. I guess you were wrong about that."

"No I wasn't. Not at that point in time. At that specific time you were the only one I could ever love. You were my first love and I will always have feelings for you but right now my heart belongs to Adrian. It could have belonged to you…again, but you kept pushing me away. But now I wonder why were you wondering about that? And for how long?"

"Honestly?" I gave a nod, "Since I first found out you were with Adrian. I mean you two weren't together that long, right?"

"We began dating after I got back from Russia. It was he who helped me get there. I mean he didn't know where I was but he is the one who funded my 'trip.'"

"I see. Well I just wanted to tell you what happened with the whole stake thing. And to ask you that question."

"You are a strange one." I told him before he could leave. Those words stopped him in his tracks.

"Why do you say that?"

"Well for one you didn't really say anything about the stake or anything and two…well I guess there really isn't a two but still. Do you have any info on whether or not they're gonna let me out of here?"

"No I don't have intel on that, but if I hear anything I'll let you know."

"Thanks."

"Anything for you." Just as he was about out of reach I called back to him and he immediately came back. "Can I help you with something." as he said that one of those rare smiles was plastered on his face.

"You can wipe that look off your face. I wanted to ask you for a favor. If you don't mind?"

"No I don't mind at all. What is it you want?"

"I was wondering if you could get Adrian in here again?" I had a pleading tone in my voice and a begging look in my eyes. He could never say no to me especially when I gave him that look.

It took him a minute or so to answer but finally, "I'll see what I can do."

"Thank you so much Dimitri." I smiled at him with warmth and he returned it. After that he was gone. Then I opened myself back up to Lissa. She had left Mia's and was now back in her own room. It was almost 2 which means it was the middle of the night. It was almost dinner time and she really wasn't in the mood to be near anyone else so her and the others decided they would order in. They were all going to meet in her room at 2:30. I could feel that she was sad and anxious still, so since nothing had changed I returned to myself.

There was a guard standing in front of my cell holding a tray of food. To my surprise it wasn't the normal junk they fed me. It was Chinese food. I could only think of Adrian who would do something like this. He probably pleaded and begged to get that in here for me. It broke my heart to see him do so much for me. Once all my food was gone I lay down and dreamt of only him.

***it's only the fourth chapter...

how do you think the relaionships between Rose Adrain and Dimitri

will go? Let me know!***