Chapter TEN! Yes! I finally made it! (We need some more dance music!)

This is all Dimitri's POV, so enjoy...

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Onward!

It was a hectic day and when I was nearly finished, I decided to go to the gym.

I gave the punching bag a good beating before moving on to the track for endurance running. When I went back into the gym to go on to the elliptical, I saw her.

Roz-Rose. Her face was sweaty and her cheeks flushed. She was still, and would always be, the Roza I loved. She went over to the punching bag, her stance light. I saw the profile of her body and when she began punching the red bag, I caught a glimpse of the determination in her eyes. Ten minutes later, and she was delivering blows even harder. I could tell that she had her mind set on beating the life out of that poor punching bag. A single tear tracked down her cheek, but she made no effort to brush it away. If I were still training with her, I would have kissed all her tears-shed and un shed-away. After she was done punishing the defeated bag, she went outside to the track where she began to run with this kid, Matt. Now I was facing her direction face on, but the tinted windows allowed only me to see her, as I was in the inside of the building. They kept a good pace together until the fifth mile, when the boy started to slow. Rose pushed on faster and finished seven miles in a gazelle-like sprint. She was talking to Matt, and when I saw a smile light up her face, I felt an unfamiliar knot twist in my stomach. I knew it was wrong to be jealous of him, but he was able to make her smile, and that's what really bothered me.

I could no longer make her smile.

Instead, I caused her pain. Christian had informed me that the mere mention of my name caused Rose to physically wince, and Adrian had told me that Lissa had spoken to Rose on one occasion about me. And, on that one occasion, Rose had broken down in tears, crying, "it hurts, it hurts" again and again. It was not a good feeling knowing that she was in pain, and I gained no happiness in knowing that I was the source of her pain. I knew I was the only one who could help her-who could fix her.

But I was unable to forgive myself. Rose herself had been the one to point that out to me. And, I knew she was right. She had already forgiven me for the appalling sins I had committed in Siberia. It helped knowing she accepted my wrongdoings without any preconceived notions or thoughts and that she kept any judgements to herself. She could forgive me, yes, but was I ready to do the same for myself?

I went to bed early and was sucked back into my nightmare. But this night, something was different.

"Rose!" I yelled.

Rose turned around and looked at me.

"Dimitri!" she called back. "Dimitri, what are you doing here?"

I frowned.

"What do you mean? This is my dream," I told her.

She looked slightly taken aback.

"Oh." She looked at our surroundings and asked, "Do you dream of me often?"

I nodded. "Always."

Her rosy lips parted and she breathed out an "oh".

Then, she took a jerky step backwards.

My eyes widened at her impending death. I felt myself lurch forwards toward her.

"No!" I screamed. I ran after her and dived into the murky waters below. I found her now limp and lifeless body and dragged her to the surface, closer to the rocky shore.

She wasn't breathing, but I felt a faint pulse.

I brought my mouth to hers and breathed air into her, pushing on her chest at a fast pace.

Her eyes fluttered open and she looked into my eyes. I wondered if she could see the stars.

"I'm sorry, Dimitri."

What? Why was she sorry?"

"For what?" I croaked.

A tear rolled sideways down her face to her temple.

"For everything."

"Oh, Roza, you have nothing to be sorry for," I whispered in her ear.

Her eyes found mine once again. I saw the silent pleading in them shining through, and before I could think properly,

I kissed her lips.

That's The Dream from Dimitri's POV.

I know, I'm evil. Mwwwwahahahaha

Anyway, I will upload the next chapter in less that fifteen minutes. (It's The Dream in Rose's POV)

I thought it would be interesting if I did it from her perspective because she's never experienced The Dream before, and reading her take on it would offer you guys a nice kind of twist.

Please, R&R!