Sorry guys, had to replace this chapter. That was the wrong edited work.

This one is by QueenofDemons68 so thank you.

Disclaimer: I don't own Vampire academy or any of the characters so far. They belong to Richelle Mead.

Chapter 19: Continuing with 'The past'

Third POV

They were more than just human. "What did those bastards do to you? Tell me Roza!" She sniffed as she took a deep breath whereas Dimitri would rub to get comfort into her system.

"They took me into my parents' room and started taking out some things from a bag that I did not realize they had earlier. One of them called me 'Rose' but I swore I have never seen any of them before."

"I know milaya."

"H- he started taking my clothes off slowly while I struggled to move away but it was no use. I never felt more useless than I did at that time. I was only in my underwear when one of them pulled out a camera and a rope before he passed it over to the man that was holding me. He started tying my hands against the top of the bed then my legs." Rose stopped talking, wanting to get out of the memory as much as possible as it was as if she was there with them and not in Dimitri's arms. As if realizing that he moved his arms tighter around her lower body; while moving her so she was on his lap and her head was resting against his chest.

"It's alright honey, take your time." was the only comfort he was able to say while holding onto the anger he felt for those bastards that hurt Rose to such results that she was breaking down in his arms.

"Remember how I told you about the guy with the camera?'' Dimitri nods his head as he thought how could I forget? Rose's voice brought him out of his thoughts, "While he wrote something on the wall, I did not understand what it was but he clearly knew that my family did as he would say 'it's about time we pay a visit to Abe and that red haired lady of his'. The laugh was horrible; something that you only wish to hear in the movies." She moved deeper into his arms as she buried her face into his neck as she took his sweet scent into her nasal cavity.

"Did they?" Even though he was willing to wait on the story, he had to ask that question.

"You mean did they?" Rose was fully aware of his question but had to ask if there was a misunderstanding.

"Yes."

"Came close." she shivered at the flashback of that horrible night, the very event that had stopped her from claiming someone to love ever since until Dimitri showed up in her life the way he did.

"Came close?" Dimitri was puzzled, pleased but puzzled has to who had saved her from such horror.

She appeared smaller in his embrace as she scratched the back of her head before looking up at him.

"Yeah," was all she replied as she stared into his brown eyes. "that's all I remember; after that it was as if I had my memory was wiped out of my mind but the doctor said that it might have resulted to the throwing me around the way they did."

"What do you remember exactly?" Dimitri rubbed the back of her right hand with his thumb while holding it with the rest.

"I opened my eyes and saw my family surrounding me as well as the doctor and stuff," she bit her lower lip, "but I dreamt of a man with blue eyes whenever I dream of that night. Pale skinned man." she shook her head as if hoping the memory would drop of her mind with the movement.

Sighing, Dimitri sat her down onto the couch as he stood tall before bending down, crowding her so she would press her body weight on the back of the cushion.

"Never again would anyone hurt you." He picked her lips with his, "I promise."

Rose pushed him away as she too stood up. Stretching she said, "You cannot promise something like that." she looked at him disbelieve facial expression before kissing him on the cheek as she went upstairs, "We should expect guests here soon Belikov."

He smiled at her playfulness and loved the fact that he was able to bring that out of her so soon after the retelling of the horrible event in her life.

Knowing that she could not look at him, he sped up the stairs and got there just as she opened his bedroom door.

"Who exactly are the guests, sweet cake?"

"Dear Lord, don't do that, you moron." she pushed him out of the door as she tried to close the door on him. He on the other knew as he placed his feet in between the door and wall to ensure such a plan wasn't successful.

"Nice try." with a little force he was in and closed the door behind him.

"Who's coming?"

Laughing at his expression. "No need for jealousy Mr. Belikov." She tapped him on the nose as just before getting into the covers as she settled herself on his bed.

"My family, of course." she yawned as she drifted to sleep.

Smiling at how beautiful she was as she slept, more beautiful with no worries upon her face; simply relaxed. When he heard movement from outside his apartment, slowly he closed the door to ensure that Rose gets some sleep.

He prepared himself as he opened the front door to find his family.
"What are you all doing here?" he blocked the door, not wanting any one near Rose even his family.

"Let us in." Viktoria pushes her brother as she enters the apartment. But stopped soon after as she breathed in deep and discovered something nice…well delicious.

"Who's here Dimka?" Vika asked

"Who's the virgin?" Sonya his older sister asked.

"Leave us alone."

"Us huh? I thought I told you to set a good example to Paul" Karolina's sweet voice entered with her daughter.

"It's not like that-"

"Are you seeing someone Dimka? Is she pretty? Oh how I long for a grandchild from you, my son." He could not mistake those words as his mothers' as he had heard of something very similar throughout his years.

He honored her with. "Mother not at this moment but we will work on it as time passes."

Olena ran to her son and pinched him. "You better hurry up as I have waiting for around a century for that." she smiled as she looked around the room before moving to the living room. "I might not have to wait long." she said with a grin as she picked up Rose's clothes, her singlet that she wore under her shirt. "Good boy."

Hearing that Vika replied "No mum, you should not be alright with this." as she stomped her way into the living room. "At least you can do is clean after her."

"Vika, you have not even met her, yet you insist on expressing your ill emotion towards her." Dimitri moved directly in front of her.

"Why should I, they are all the same in the past. Why should she be any different?"

Kneeling down, he took her hands "What brought this on? I thought you would be alright with her; she would be great companion to you as well as to me." he chuckled "And I promise you that she is different; very different indeed."

All of the important women and girl in his life smiled fondly at the clear emotion that was on his face as he spoke of the girl.

Sonya lets out a chuckle, "Do not tell me that she is the same human girl that father wants. Is she the one?" Dimitri nervously removes his hands away and lifts himself back up and he turned to look at his sister.

"What new news from that has surfaced?" He asked wanting to know if there were any way in keeping that tiny firm, warm body from eternal coldness. Not at least before her time.

"Oh nothing just that he hired Nathan."

"Nathan, isn't that going over the top?"

All his siblings laughed, "You should have known what he is like." Karolina voice filled the room from the corner. When Dimitri turned around, he found her cuddling her daughter, his niece.

Dimitri started walking from one corner to the next as he extremely hard at how to let his family know that it was the very same girl that is a sleep upstairs or the owner of his heart.

Soon the family forgot about the girl as they started talking about their family and life at court to which he was very greatful for. He would glance towards the stairs every once in a while hoping, wishing he too could be up there pretending to be sleeping while just relaxing to the noise of her soft breathing.

An hour or so, the family stopped their laughter as they heard someone approach from the stairs.

"Dimitri? Are you here?"

Startled he walked out of the kitchen before his family could even make any meaning out of the voice.

"Hey sweet cake." he smiled as he looked at her sleepy face as she rubbed her eyes, trying to stay awake.

"Hello." she yawned and blind few times before continuing "Is there any food?"

Dimitri laughed out loud with all his heart at her reply and he wished that he may never lose her from his life.

"Come here." he opened his arms for her and waited for her to come to him. She smiled at his gesture and run those small space between they as she throw her arms around his waist and he around her shoulders as they held one another in silence whereas they family had different idea especially his mother.

"Hello, my name is Olena Belikov." Olena offered her right hand to Rose for her to shake.

Rose offered hers for the greeting, "Hey, I'm Rose. Nice to meet you Mrs. Belikov." Rose looked nervous as she looked at Dimitri while her hand was still in his mothers. She felt another hand, Olena's.

"Call me Olena, dear." she touched Rose's cheeks before introducing the family "These are my daughters, Sonya, my second child, Viktoria my youngest and that is my oldest child with my granddaughter in her arms."

Clearing her throat Rose replied "It's a pleasure."

"I am sorry that I did not warn you about them." he whispered as his family pretend to not have heard.

"Next time then."

"Promise." he smiled at the thought of Rose getting along with his family well enough for them to meet again.

"If I heard correct, you are hungry. Am I right?" Olena smiled.

"That would be correct." Rose bit her lip as she felt Dimitri's mother's eyes on her not to mention the rest of the family.

"Then come here child, I will make you one of my favourite breakfasts since the sun's nearly here. Come Rose." Olena takes her hand as she lead her into the kitchen.
"Oh dear, I forgot to ask you if you would eat Russian food. Would you?" Olena turned towards the kitchen counter where Rose accompanied the chair.

"Anything really," Rose giggled as she remembered what her best friend Eddie has said about her eating habit. "Anything you make, I am sure I would eat it with pleasure. I always liked homemade meals; one of the reasons why I started hanging out with a friend of mine." she whispered to Olena as if it were a secret "His mum is a wonderful cook."

"You truly are beautiful Rose, outside as well as inside my dear. Your name fits perfectly."

"Really? I always thought it was kind of cheesy."

Laughing Olena walked around the counter to reach Rose to give her a passionate kiss that you expect mothers to give their daughters.
"Would you like some help Olena?" Rose asked as she watched her walk around back to the kitchen. "I must warn you though; I am not the ideal cook."

"You don't have to help sweetheart as I would truly love to make something for you on my own."

Rose smiled "Don't you think perhaps I should learn if I want to eat it again someday."

"Alright then, come and help."

Meanwhile the rest of the Belikovs watched from afar that how open their mother was at showing her affections towards Rose. She is the kind of in law mother has wanted they all thought at the same time. Knowing that their mother had given up hope on Dimitri ever settling down long enough to produce the new heir of the future ruler of their kin.

"You do know that mother thinks that she has found the one for you, right?" Vika could not contain herself.

"I know." was all he could say without attaching his feelings of how much this might to him; seeing them get along.

And thats the chapter!