Chapter 12! Hooray! How will Rose react to that surprise? SHOULD I WRITE A DIMITRI'S POINT OF VIEW SO U GUYS COULD SEE WAT HE WAS THINKING? Well, I already did. And it's in dis chapter! OH YEAH! THIS CHAPTER WILL BE DIVIDED INTO 2 PARTS. THIS IS PART 1. AND PART 2 WILL B POSTED SOON!

I closed the door quietly and clamped my hand over my mouth, restraining all the tears falling down. What I believed was a lie. He didn't love me.

I ran down the hall into the first room I could find. It was Viktoria's. As soon as I opened it, I discovered all the Belikov sisters sitting on one bed, watching the Olympics on a little TV. They were apparently watching the re-run of the Mens Figure Skating and rooting for Evgeni Plushenko. But all eyes went to me as soon as I burst in.

I didn't care. I shut the door behind me and fell to the ground, crying.

They all had worried expressions on their faces as they stood up and made a circle around me.

"Rose? Are you okay? What's wrong?", Sonya asked softly.

I felt Karolina pat my back.

It was hard talking while crying. But I gave it my best effort.

"I came upstairs looking for D—Dimitri and I c—caught him kissing T—Tasha and telling her I—I mean nothing to him and that he'd le—leave to be her guardian", I whispered through tears.

They all gasped.

"That bitch!", Viktoria screeched. "Are you sure it wasn't her who started it?"

I nodded my head miserably. "All I believed was a joke. He actually made me believe that he loved me."

"He does love you!", required Karolina.

I shook my head, trying, but failing to stop the tears. "No he doesn't. And I've made my decision."

The sisters looked at me curiously.

"I'm leaving Russia. If I see him again, it'll just hurt me to much."

Viktoria put a hand on my shoulder and shook it rapidly. "No! You can't leave. Please, Rose. We all know he loves you."

"Well, he has a funny way of showing it.", I muttered. "I need to leave. He already broke my heart, and I doubt he even wants to mend it. I don't want to feel like this ever again."

Every word I spoke was breaking half my heart. And that half belonged to Dimitri.

They didn't say a thing.

I continued. "I'm gonna call my friend and have her send a jet from Court. Probably by tonight I'll be gone. He can come after me all he wants, but if he tries to, tell him…tell him to just leave me alone."

Those last words made me start crying again.

The sisters looked at each other and with a last look at me, left the room.

I didn't care what they were going to do. My mind was just focused on what was ahead, never back.

I called Lissa and told her to send a jet to the airport for me. She asked why and I told her I would explain as soon as I got there.

I also called a taxi which would arrive in a few minutes, a house or two away, so the Belikovs wouldn't notice me leaving.

I tip-toed to mine and Dimitri's room, hoping he wouldn't be there. Because right now, he was the last person I wanted to see.

Luckily, he wasn't.

I quickly packed all my things and brought my one luggage downstairs where the cab already was.

I took one last look at the Belikov house and said my silent goodbye to Dimitri. The person who held the most sensitive piece of my heart and had crushed it into tiny pieces tonight.

The jet from court would arrive in two hours.

So I bought a few magazines, a chocolate croissant (What? I get hungry when I'm upset), and sat down in one of the many seats.

Dimitri's POV

As soon as Rose left to go on her "date", I plopped down onto the bed and closed my eyes.

I must have drifted off for a couple of minutes because when I opened them, I was looking at Natasha Ozera.

I eased myself up and waited for her to speak.

"Sorry to wake you, Dimka. I needed help with something in my room. You think you could help?"

"Huh? Oh, sure.", I said, pulling myself off the bed and following her to the guest room next door.

"So…what did you need help in?", I asked.

She smiled. "Nothing. Just wanted to talk to you."

I grinned. Good ole' Tasha.

"So you and Rose, huh? I'm happy for you two."

I was slightly surprised. I wouldn't expect Rose to be best friends with somebody like Tasha. But, as always, Rose had pulled it off.

"Thank you. So, I'm just curious…who are your guardians?"

She sat on the bed and motioned for me to sit beside her.

I did.

"Well, I only have one. Her name is Lindzie. I still don't have a male one…"

I knew what was to come next.

"Dimka, since I answered on of your questions, will you answer one of mine?"

I nodded. "Of course."

She took and deep breath. "Do you love me more than Rose?"

I was shocked by her words. I loved her as a friend, but Rose—Rose was another definition of "love".

"Why would you want to know that, Tasha?"

She shrugged. "I'm just wondering."

"I love you as a friend Tasha. But I love Rose with all my heart."

She looked disappointed by my answer. "But I love you, Dimka."

Her eyes then flickered to mine and I realized how beautiful she really was. Her eyes held mine like an eagle's and her lips looked so soft. I needed to touch them…

"Does that change your mind, Dimitri?", she asked in her velvety yet elegant voice.

I nodded still in trance over her. "I love you Tasha."

She smirked. "Will you be my guardian and leave Rose?"

I cupped her perfect face between my hands and leaned my forehead against mine, our lips just inches away.

"Yes, I'll become your guardian. Rose means nothing to me. I love you always."

I then placed my lips on hers. Her lips were soft and smooth as her cheeks were; But I needed more then her lips…

Suddenly, I heard a stifled cry fade away as I jolted back. What was I just doing? Kissing Tasha? Then I realized what she had done to me. One word. Complusion.

"Natasha Ozera, did you just use compulsion on me?"

She smirked. "Yeah."

Anger swelled inside me. "Why did you do that!?"

"Because I love you, Dimka. I can give you more then Rose can. I can give you children and love. Rose can't."

How dare she say those things about Rose! I felt so tempted to slap her, but I knew I would get in trouble if I did. "No. You can't give me anything Tasha. I told you before. I don't want your love. I love Rose."

She smiled wickedly. "That could change you know. Seeing that she was just listening to our conversation."

I stopped. No. "H-how much did she hear?"

"Oh nothing. Just about the part when you said you loved me and you'd leave her and become my guardian then kissed me."

No, my Roza heard the wrong things.

"Have fun, Dimka", she said as she left the room swiftly.

I immediately stood up, heading for the door until Viktoria, Karolina, and Sonya came in with angry expressions.

"How could you do this Dimitri!?", Viktoria yelled at me.

I was quiet surprised to hear my sister yell.

"Do what?", I asked curiously.

Sonya stepped forward and motioned towards the door. "Love Tasha and just dump Rose like that!"

"She came into our room crying so hard. You wouldn't believe how much you broke her heart.", Karolina inquired.

My Roza…crying? I'd hurt her so much, I mean nothing can make her cry. Except for me.

I started explaining frantically—very un-me like. "Rose heard the wrong things. Tasha used compulsion on me to make me say those things."

All my sister's eyes widened.

"You-you mean what she thinks is a lie?"

I shook my head quickly. I had to find Rose before things got bad. "Now if you will excuse me, I'm going to go find her."

I took my first steps toward the door but was again interrupted by a nervous looking Viktoria. "That might be kind of hard."

I tilted my head to the side. "Why? She should be in our room or something…"

Viktoria shook her head and took a deep breath. "Or maybe she's at the airport."

I was utterly confused. "What? Why the airport?"

Karolina sighed and put and arm around me, obviously thinking of a way to break some bad news to me. "I'm sorry Dimka. Rose is on her way back to America. She told us she couldn't take it anymore and that she never wants to see you again I'm so sorry."

I fell down to the ground, breathless. "No."

The air around me was spinning. I felt like I couldn't breathe.

Sonya sat on the bed. "Go. You can still stop her. Go get her, Dimka. Do it for all the love in your life. Just beg you to take her back."

I instantly knew what I had to do. I would do more then beg. I wanted to make sure she was mine forever.

I left the room quickly and made a short stop in our room.

I kneeled before the bed and reached my arm under it until I found it.

I slipped the tiny blue velvet box into my pocket.

Today I would get my love back and propose to her.