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Rose POV

Why does he have to act like that? All I wanted was a nice visit with some old friends and he has to act so, so...ugh. Is it too much to ask for a little support? He can be so infuriating sometimes. Just thinking about his attitude is pissing my off more. Maybe an extra long workout today will help me calm down. After I get my workout clothes on and grab my iPod, I go run around the grounds at court. It's late summer now and the weather is perfect for running ourdoors. The moon is shining brightly and the little lake in the park is reflecting its light perfectly. I find it very calming running among all the trees and flowers. I also like the fact that I can practically disappear out here. I run for about a good hour before I head to the gym to meet Dimitri.

I walk in and I see him doing his stretches. It reminds me of the times at St Vlads that he trained me. Those were great times, that's when we fell in love. I push those memories to the back of my mind as I walk over to him, drinking my water. I stand in front of him and he looks up at me and smiles. "You ready to get your ass handed to you, comrade?" I ask. He gives me a little laugh in response.

"You're the one going down, Roza." he says too confidently. He probably thinks he taught me everything I know. How naive of him. I've been training with the best these past couple years, at the Queens request, since I'm guarding her nephew. This is going to be fun. "Tasha had a great time at lunch today." he says as we get in our positions on the mat.

"That's great. She looks terrific. Must be the pregnancy glow I hear so much about." I say as I throw a punch to his ribs he wasn't expecting. Ha. He winces but gets back into position.

"She wasn't sure she wanted to come considering our history." he tells me as he tries to connect his foot to my chest, but I dodge him and knock him down with a counter move. He lands with a thud.

"What did she think I was going to do? Throw you on the table and have my way with you in front of everyone? Give me a little credit." I say offended as I wait for him to get back off the floor.

"No, but I think that she was afraid you were going to try to steal me back." I look him in the eyes to see if he was joking or not, but his face was totally serious. I couldn't help it, but I start laughing so hard, I fall to the floor and get a stitch in my side. He doesn't look too pleased with my reaction. I try to calm myself down and wipe the tears out of my eyes before I speak again.

"I'm sorry, that was rude. Is she still under that impression?" he said earlier that she had a nice time, so I assume she's not jealous anymore.

"No. After seeing the way you and Adrian act around each other, she feels much better about us spending time together." He has an amused look on his face as he tells me this. I don't get it because Adrian and I were pretty much fighting or ignoring each other the whole time. He sees my questioning look and elaborates. "You two act like an old married couple. It's very cute." Okay, that was the wrong thing to say to me right now. I strike out hard and make contact with his nose, which makes a very loud crack. Ah hell, I think I just broke his nose. God, this is not a very good day for me. He is holding his nose trying to keep the blood from getting everywhere. I grab my towel and hand it to him.

"Oh shit, I'm sorry." I run over to my bag and pull out my cell phone and dial Adrian. Hopefully he's willing to help. He doesn't answer. Damn caller ID. He's still mad at me. Well, I guess he's gonna have to heal the old fashioned way. I walk him to the clinic so the doctor can fix him up. I wait in the lobby until he's done, feeling even more guilty than I did before. He walks out with a big white bandage on his nose and the beginnings of two black eyes. I can't help but smile at the damage I did. He glares at me and I put my smile away and walk with him back to his room. "I'm really sorry for that but you should have blocked it." I try to put the blame on him, but it doesn't work. He opens his door and Tasha comes running over and puts her hands on his face to see what I did. "I'm sorry Tasha. I should know better than to bring him back broken." I tease him. Tasha looks like she's trying not to smile.

"Yes, Rose. Next time I would like him returned in the same condition you borrowed him in." We both laugh and I can see Dimitri start to blush and walk to his room to change. "We had a very nice time this afternoon. You and Adrian should come over for dinner some night so we can return the favor." she tells me. I know she's just being polite so I give her a generic response.

"Sure, that sounds great. Just let me know when. Well, I need to go clean up. I hope what happened today doesn't mean you won't let Dimitri train with me anymore. I promise to go easy on him next time." She chuckles. Teasing Dimitri is fun.

"Of course. See you later Rose." I walk away from their apartment and start walking back to my room. I have the urge to go see if Adrian is still mad, but I decide to leave him be. If he wants to talk to me, he knows where to find me. I take a shower and then flop down on my couch and run through all the channels on the tv, not finding anything of interest on to watch. I turn it off and look around my apartment for something else to do. God, I have no life. I want to call Lissa and see how she's doing, but she and Christian are on vacation before school starts again. I don't want to disturb them. They're due back in a couple days anyway.

I decide that I need to get out of here and be around people. I change into my jeans and a tshirt and walk down to the coffee house. I order a coffee and a muffin because I forgot to eat dinner, and go sit at a little table ouside. I sip and eat as I watch people go about their business. I see a few people I know and they stop and say hello and continue on their way. As I sit alone, all I can think about is how much I miss Adrian. Maybe this afternoon wasn't all his fault. I did invite someone he doesn't like to his home without asking him first. I guess I'd be pissed too. I know he can be an ass sometimes, but most of the time we have a lot of fun together. Why do I have to be falling in love with him? He's the last person in the world I should have these feelings for, but it's getting harder and harder to resist him. My life sucks. I sit back in my chair and close my eyes thinking about the mess I've got myself into. If I don't stay focused on guarding him, he's going to die. Being in love is a distraction he can't afford. I hear someone pull out the chair next to me. "Is this seat taken?" a familiar voice asks me. I open my eyes to see Adrian looking at me with those beautiful green eyes I seem to get lost in. Damn those eyes.

Adrian POV

Rose slams the door behind her as she storms out of my apartment. That went well. I can't believe she invited him over here for lunch. After what he put her through when he left, you would think she would want to kill him. She says she's over him, but I'm not so sure. And then Tasha shows up pregnant with his baby. Rose must be glutton for punishment. Of course she did seem genuinly happy for them. Maybe she is over him. I know for a fact, though, that he's still in love with her. His aura when she hugged him went super nova. Rose's aura is a lot harder to read with all the shadows blocking my view. I love her so much, the thought of him coming here and taking her away from me is killing me. Why did he have to show up? He's going to get in her head and make her fall in love with him again. Then he'll have it all, Rose and Tasha and their little baby. God, I hate this guy.

Of course, I shouldn't be taking it out on Rose. She's trying to do the mature thing and be friends. I don't really know why. I guess I could've been a better host for Rose's sake. I'm such an ass. Why does she put up with me like she does? She always goes above and beyond her normal guardian dutes for me. She probably just feels obligated since she feels I sacrificed so much to help her when he broke her heart. She doesn't get that it wasn't a sacrifice at all. My motives were purely selfish, I just wanted to be near her and help ease her pain. I don't think she will ever understand how much I really love her. I'm serious every time I tell her I would give up everything I have just to be with her. I just wish she loved me more than just a friend.

Thinking back to the horrid lunch party, I feel guilty for my attitude. It was important to Rose, so I should've sucked it up and played nice. Maybe I should go find her and appologize. No, she needs some cooling off time. She looked pretty pissed when she left. I think it best if I waited before I go find her. I think I'll just take a little nap.

Hmm. What time is it? I take a look at my watch and notice I've been napping for five hours. I'm surprised Rose didn't wake me up for dinner. Oh that's right, she's mad at me. Well, I am perfectly capable of getting my own dinner. I grab my keys and head out the door in search of food. As I'm walking down the sidewalk by all the little shops here at Court, I see my beautiful Rose sitting at a little table outside the coffee shop all by herself. She has her eyes closed like she is deep in thought. Probably thinking about that stupid Russian asshole she's in love with. I can see a lot of pink in her aura peeking through the shadows. Lucky bastard. I guess this is as good a time as any to say sorry. I pull out the chair beside her. "Is this seat taken?" I ask her. "I'm sorry about this afternoon. I should've been on my best behavior. I'm sorry I let you down." I tell her. She looks at me confused and shakes her head.

"No Adrian, it was my fault. I shouldn't have invited people you don't particularly care for to your home for lunch. That was too much. I'm sorry." she says.

"Rose don't be stupid. We're friends. What's important to you is important to me. I'm the one who was acting like an ass. I'm sorry if I embarrassed you in front of you guests." I tell her only to get an annoyed look back from her.

"Yes, you were an ass, but I shouldn't have invited them over in the first place." she says through gritted teeth. Great, we're fighting over who started the last fight. I don't want her to be mad at me anymore, so I'll just give in.

"Fine. You're to blame. Now can we make up?" I ask with my puppy dog eyes she can never resist. She slowly smiles at me to let me know we're good again. "Good. Now let's celebrate with a little make up sex." I suggest while waggling my eyebrows. She just rolls her eyes and playfully slaps my arm.

"Adrian, you're a pig." she laughs. I'm glad I got her smiling and laughing again. That has become my life's mission, to keep her happy.

"So what did you do this afternoon?" I see her blush at the question. I probably shouldn't have asked.

"Well, I was training with Dimitri and I broke his nose." Yes! I start laughing picturing little Rose punching that big lug in the nose. I wish I was there to see that. Rose joins me laughing at his unfortunate accident. We sit there and talk and laugh for a few hours before Rose checks her watch and gasps. "It's getting late and you have an early day tomorrow, your first day with the committee. Come on, Lord Ivashkov, let's get your ass back home." She pulls me up from my chair and walks me back to my apartment. "Have a good day tomorrow and I'll see you later." She gives me a hug and a peck on the cheek like she always does. One day, I'll break through her defenses and make her mine.

Who thinks Rose's subconscious really wanted to break Dimitri's nose? I do. Review and let me know how I'm doing.

Oh, and The Chosen One isn't over yet, just been busy.