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RPOV

I got back to my room, slamming the door behind me. So much for my self-control, I thought as I threw myself onto the bed. I'm sure if Dimitri were here he would be lecturing me with one of his zen life lessons. I wished I could talk to him; I miss hearing his voice. Tears began to fall from my eyes. The more I tried to abate the tears that were streaming down my face, the more they intensified. I wish I could go back to St. Vladimir's, back to Dimitri. Just the thought of not seeing him was provoking the heavy sobs that were now escaping my chest.

I wrapped my arms around my knees, trying to prevent what I knew was coming. I was falling apart; I was teetering on the edge of an abyss. I knew if I allowed myself to fall into this deep black hole of emptiness I would not have the strength to pull myself out of it. I never imagined leaving Dimitri would be this hard. I was always going to love him; my feelings for Dimitri were never going to change. Which made me realize that going back to St. Vladimir's and becoming Lissa's guardian was something I possible would have to give up. My eyelids were becoming heavy, as my mind continued to wreak havoc on itself. I could no longer hold back the exhaustion my body was feeling, I finally gave up and let sleep consume me.

I opened my eyes to a pounding headache a few hours later. As I rubbed my eyes and stretched, a soft moan emerged from my throat. Sitting up in bed, all the anxiety from earlier came flooding back. I suppressed my emotions, not allowing them to overtake me again. I stumbled my way into the bathroom to wash the dried tears from my face. I knew without checking my appearance in the mirror that I looked like hell. I decided to take a hot shower instead.

The hot water was washing over me and I could feel some of my stress dissipate and my headache began to ease. Once I was dressed I scanned my room, I saw the suitcases lying on the floor next to the bed. I figured now would be a good time to finish unpacking my luggage. Just then I heard a soft knock at my door. I knew it had to be Guardian Kane, I didn't know anyone else at the academy.

I wasn't quite ready for round two with him, so I decided to not answer the door hoping he would go away. The knocking became louder, "Rose, I know your in there will you please open the door. We need to talk, I'm sorry I made you so mad!" He said with sincerity evident in his voice.

I could continue to ignore him, but eventually he's going to use his key and come barging in anyways. I'll see how far I can go; he couldn't possibly be as persistent as Dimitri, I told myself.

I could hear him let out and exhausted sigh. "Miss Hathaway, open this door now!" Well I was wrong; I should have known he would be as persistent as Dimitri. Knowing I had no choice, I yanked the door open. " Fine, what do you want?" I yelled.

"We need to talk. What the hell happened back at the gym?" he asked. "You got your ass kicked that's what happened." I smirked.

I turned and walking over to my bed to sit down as I heard him shut the door. " Rose, I know you're hurting I can see it in your actions, not to mention I can tell you've been crying. Will you please just talk to me and tell me what's wrong." He sounded concerned.

"I told you before it's none of your business Guardian Kane." I replied. He sat down beside me. "Rose if your not going to tell me what is wrong then I will just make some phone calls and find out myself." He informed me.

He pulled out his phone like he was going to call someone. "Who do you plan on getting your answers from?" I questioned.

"Since you reacted so strongly to me calling you Roza, and the little comment you made about the Russians, I'm assuming Guardian Belikov has something to do with you leaving St. Vladimir's. So I figured I would just call him and find out what happened."

How could he possible know that this had anything to do with Dimitri? I had no time to come up with a lie.

I began to panic as he started to press the numbers. I grabbed his phone. "NO!" I shouted. "Please, you can't call him. Dimitri can't know where I am! I can't ruin his life! I'll tell you what ever you want to know, but please don't call him!" I begged him. I could feel the tears forming but I couldn't stop them. I began to cry uncontrollably.

Guardian Kane wrapped his arms around me. "Shh, it's okay Rose." He whispered as he hugged me. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry. I just want to help you. Please let me help you."

I looked in to his eye's wondering if I could trust him. He must have sensed my hesitation. "Rose before you say anything let me explain something to you. When I first saw you step off the plane I thought you were beautiful, and yes my mind wondered about a few things." I started to interrupt him when he stopped me. " Please let me finish." He implored. I nodded my head, silently telling him to continue.

"When I look into your eyes I can see how much pain your in. I lost someone I love too; the pain can be relentless. In our line of work our lives are sometimes cut so short that we rarely get the chance to build strong friendships. I always wished I had someone to talk to, someone to help keep me from slipping over the edge. I would like for us to start over and become friends. I would love to become the big brother you never had." I could hear the apprehension in his voice as he spoke.

Seeing the genuineness in his eyes, I knew I could trust him, besides I could really use a friend about now. " I always wanted a big brother!" I said as I proceeded to tell him everything about Dimitri and I. I told him why I left and why I didn't want Dimitri to know where I was. When I finished he looked at me with thoughtfulness. " I know you think you did what is best for him, but I think you two belong together. It shouldn't matter what our society thinks about your relationship." His words became profoundly coherent.

I wasn't shocked by his reaction. He knew our lives as dhampirs could end at any time and if we had a chance at love we should hold on to it and not let it go. I believed in the same things, but I needed Dimitri to realize that what we had was enough. I would never want him to regret choosing to be with me. I was pulled from my thought when he stood up to leave. " Do you love him Rose?" he asked. I took a deep breath, "More than my own life." I replied. Standing at the door now, he pulled me into a hug. Before letting go he whispered. "Than don't give up on him." I was getting ready to shut the door when he stopped me. "You have the day off so get some rest, I'll be back later to show you around the academy."

I didn't understand why I had the remainder of the day off. "Guardian Kane why are we not training later?" I asked with confusion. "Rose you can call me Gregori. The reason your not training later is because your mentor needs some time to heal. Apparently his new student is one hell of a fighter and kicked his ass earlier." He said laughing. "Sorry, I'm sure you heard that my self control needs some work." I confessed. "Don't worry Rose, I think your lack of self control will not in any way hinder your ability to become one of the best guardian. Now get some rest you look like hell." He professed with a chuckle. I just laughed as I shut the door.

Things will be a little easier, now that I have Gregori to confide in, I thought as I lay across the bed. I was still so tired from all the crying. I closed my eyes and drifted off into deep slumber.

DPOV

Alberta and I were on our way to Kirova's office when we spotted her crossing the quad. "Dimitri let me start off the conversation first. I don't think it would be a good idea if you started off interrogating her." Alberta teased. I just nodded my head to her. Not saying a word I followed her over to Kirova. "Excuse me Headmistress," Alberta greeted her. "We would like to have a word with you."

Kirova glanced over at us. "Of course, I'm guessing this has something to do with Miss Hathaway being transferred. Lets go talk in my office." She suggested.

We walked into her office. Motioning to the seats in front of her desk she asked. "Would you like to sit down?" I wrapped my arms across my chest. "I would rather stand." I answered her coldly. She looked stunned by my tone. As I glanced at Alberta, I could see her trying to warn me with her eyes that I was coming close to crossing the line.

"Guardian Belikov, when did you get back from court, I didn't expect you until later tonight." Kirova questioned. My self-control was slipping. I was finished with the formalities. "Well I don't know Ellen, When did you decide to transfer my student to another academy and not tell me about it?" I said with venom dripping off my words.

Kirova glared at me, I could tell she was becoming furious with my behavior towards her. "Dimitri, I have never seen you act so disrespectful. Would you like to explain to me where all this hostility is coming from? Let me warn you before you answer that you're headed for suspension if you don't adjust your attitude!" she advised me.

Before I could get a word out, I felt Alberta's hand on my shoulder. "Ellen, we don't mean to be disrespectful. We just can't understand why we weren't told about her transferring. I am the guardian's captain; I should have been notified of her transfer. It is my responsibility to know about all transfers in and out of this academy. I'm sorry, but I demand an explanation." Alberta explained.

Kirova explained to us what Rose said when she came to her. I have to admit, Rose gave her a pretty good argument for wanting transferred. Only a few of us new the true reason why she left. I was becoming impatient, as Kirova continued to explain her actions. The only other information I wanted from her is what academy Rose was at.

"Excuse me Ellen," I said interrupting her. " I can't quite fathom your reason for transferring our best novice to another school. Rose was a great asset to our academy. I also know she asked you not to tell anyone where she is. With that said you are the only one who can help us bring Rose back to St. Vladimir's where she belongs. I need you to tell me where she is!"

I could see by Kirova's reaction that she could hear the desperation in my voice. As she stood up and walked towards me I could see the sadness in her eyes. "Dimitri, I know you love Rose and you want her back, as much as I would love to help you, I can't tell you where she is. I'm sorry, it's out of my hands, the information is confidential."

I couldn't believe what I just heard, Kirova knew about Rose and me. I don't know how long I stood there with my mouth hanging open. I snapped out of my trance when I remembered her other words, the words that were now tearing me apart. Kirova couldn't tell me where Rose was.

"Why!" I shouted. "I'm her mentor I have a right to know!" She shook her head, "Your not her mentor anymore, and I can't bend the rules." She stated.

"OH, I see, you only bend the rules when you choose to! You certainly didn't hesitate to bend the rules when you didn't bother to inform us of Rose's transfer now did you! You always wanted her out of this academy, that's why you didn't tell anyone, you knew we would try to stop her!" I was becoming belligerent.

"Dimitri," Kirova shouted. " I will not warn you again. I understand your hurting, but I will not tolerate you insinuating that I bend the rules for my own personal use. Yes, I agree that Rose and I have had our differences; but I have seen how much she has changed since you started mentoring her. My opinion on Rose has changed immensely. I am however having serious doubt about my opinion on you. I suggest you try to regain some of that control your suppose to be so good at before you say another word."

My hands were clenched at my sides; I was about to cross the line when I heard Kirova's secretary enter the room. "Headmistress, You have a phone call on line 2." She said. Kirova looked at us, pointing towards the door she said, " I need to take this call, could you please see yourself out." Alberta grabbed my arm and pulled me out of her office.

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