So... the response from you guys from my last chapter was incredible :D lol I didnt like being mean so I figured, why not finish the whole story before christmas? that way I can work on my other story "Forever and always" after christmas. :) So heres the next chapter...

The taste was like nothing on earth, nothing I had ever experienced in my life.
I felt Dimitri tense ever so slightly, letting out a murmured "Roza..." just as my fangs sunk into his skin.


The blood flowed down my suddenly parched, dry throat. It was smoother and more amazing than any others I had tasted in this life. I couldnt get enough of it, I lost track of time and my surroundings, even who I was feeding from. It could have been seconds, minutes or even hours, but the only thing I could think of was the taste, the smell, even the feel of it. I could feel myself slowly draining the body of my victim, his firm toned muscles becoming weak and trembling slightly as I held him up. I could hear his soft whimpering, and the moans of ecstacy as his conciousness faded slowly away with the blood loss and my strigoi endorphins.

Something was bugging me in the back of my mind, something was pulling on my enjoyment, a voice getting stronger telling me to stop, that this person was important to me, that I shouldnt kill him. I fought against it, surely something that tasted this good, that felt this right was meant to be enjoyed right up until the last drop.

His moans grew fainter, my hearing picking up the mumbled words..."Roza"..."please"... and then "Alexavier"

That one last word made the voice in my head push with everything in it, forcing my mouth away from his neck to look at his face.

Dimitri. My Comrade. Oh god what have I done.

I clutched him to me, his eyes closed and his breathing was laboured. I could feel his heart beating steadily in his chest. Thank goodness I hadnt drained him completely... I could have... I almost killed him.

My tongue ran across my lips, the taste of his blood still lingering. I lay him down on the ground, crouching beside him for a moment and brushing my fingers along his cheek. "Im so sorry..." I whispered.
Im a monster. I let it beat me, I let it take control and it almost killed him.

A sound behind me forced me to tear my eyes from him, I looked up and into the smirking glare of Riley as he stood a few metres away watching me. His red ringed blue eyes gleamed in the street lights.
"What did you make me do." I growled, slowly standing to my feet and turning my entire focus on him. He made me do this, he made me a monster, he forced me into this... I almost killed the love of my life because of him!

"Me? I did nothing. That..." He pointed to Dimitri on the ground, "was all you. You did that. You're as much of a monster as I am. Revel in the feel of it Rose, Feel the power that his blood gave you. The joy you got from feeling his life slowly flowing into you..."

"Shut up...just. Shut. Up!" I screamed, I couldnt take his voice it was like nails on a chalk board to me. I balled my hands into tight white fists, this creep had done so much to me, caused so much pain. Ive hurt innocent people, I havent seen my son since the day he was born because of him, I havent seen Lissa, or Adrian, or Chrsitian, or Mia or anyone else I care about for that matter all because of him. He had to pay. I would make him pay.

"Rose?" Eddies hesitant voice sounded from behind me, I glanced back to see him move slowly forward, his hands raised and he was standing in a subtle defence stance... he thought I was going to attack him... and he had every right to be afraid. I wanted to reasurre him so I half smiled at him, "can you check on Dimitri for me, Ed?" I asked, trying to sound as un-strigoi like as possible. He relaxed slightly and returned the smile before his eyes flicked to Riley and he tensed back up but moved over to Dimitris unconcious form.

I turned my focus back on Riley, he had an amused grin on his face, shaking his head slowly, "Rose, didnt your mother ever teach you that you shouldnt waste a good Meal" He laughed loudly.

That was it, I couldnt take his smart ass comments or the very thought of him trying to get to Dimitri, or Eddie.

I launched myself at him, using all the speed and power I could muster as I barreled straight into him. He wasnt fast enough to dodge me this time so he had to settle for raising his arms to try and shield the brunt of the impact. I used all of the training that Dimiti had taught me back at the academy, Riley wasnt as good, though he managed to get a few good hard hits in. I used a trick that Dimitri had taught me before he left. While Riley was focusing on the punch after punch that I was throwing at his chest, I flicked my leg out making him lose his balance and I gripped his shoulder and threw him as hard as I possibly could against the brick wall, his head cracking back against the hard solid concrete.

He glared at me, but didnt move from his spot leaning against the wall. I slowly stalked towards him, I wanted him to suffer, to feel excruciating pain before I rid the world of him.
As soon as I stood an arms length away from him I paused, staring as menacingly as I could into his eyes. "You are a monster. You dont deserve anything but a cruel, painful, slow death."

He laughed once, no humour at all in the sound. "And what, you think you have the right to kill me, trying to make yourself feel less guilty for the people you have hurt, you think that you deserve to avenge everyone that Ive ever killed. Trying to act like an avenging angel?... well Rose, you're just as bad as I am. You know you enjoy this feeling, the feeling of power, of more speed and strength than you ever felt as a dhampir. You're free this way."

"Thats where you're wrong, taking innocent peoples lives is not freedom, living in the darkness is not freedom. I dont want the speed, or the strength if it means I cant be with my family, with my friends. I hate you for what you've done to me. You deserve to rot in hell." I growled.

The sound of metal on concrete distracted me just as something hit my foot. I looked down to see a gleaming white stake. It had writing around the hilt, "Love and loyalty runs deeper than blood" I recognised Eddies stake immediately. My gaze flicking up to where he still crouched beside Dimitri, with one hand on his chest and the other balled into a fist at his side, he was watching me with an intense hard look in his usually soft hazel eyes.
I nodded my head once, I turned back to Riley who was still watching me, that crack to the head must have really affected him if he still hadnt regained any balance to be able to pick himself up off the wall.

I reached down, tensing myself for the burn that was going to hit me the second I touched the solid silver metal. I was mostly strigoi after all, but I wanted to kill him as a guardian would, with a guardian weapon because strigoi or not, I was still a guardian, I still wanted to protect those around me no matter what the cost.

I hissed under my breath in pain as the silver came into contact with my skin, I gripped it in my hand, clenching my fist tightly around it as my skin sizzled painfully.
Rileys eyes widened as he watched me lift it up, and read over the writing again, this time I spoke it outloud. Oh the irony, it fit perfectly with this moment, My love and loyalty to my friends and my family, and my duty as a guardian runs far deeper than any desire for blood. I pulled my arm back, the stake causing immense pain to shoot through my arm, but I didnt care, I ignored it as I drove the stake down with as much force as I could muster, digging it all the way into his chest.

He screeched in pain, his fingers ran up to claw at my hand, trying to push it away so he could pull it out. I stared him in the eyes trying to convey all the hatred and anger I held towards him as I dug it deeper, pushing it up just like Dimitri had taught me untill I felt it hit its mark. With one last push I rammed it into his cold heart, watching as the evil undead life drained from his eyes as he stared into mine and as I let go he slumped down against the wall untill he was laying on the ground.

Finally... he was dead. Really dead. I had taken my revenge and rid the world of one more strigoi...

It wasnt untill that moment I realised how much affect the silver had on me, the pain that had been shooting through my arm was now all through out my body, I felt weak and sore. My eyes started to cloud over and as I turned away from Rileys body, I lost my balance, the world spinning around me. The last thing I saw was Eddies worried eyes watching me and Dimitri still laying unconcious on the ground...


Whoop there it is! :)

Ok so... next chapter will be the long awaited change :) Whose point of view do you want first... Rozas or Dimitris?
Review and let me know!