AN: Well, yeah, it's been a while. I'm sorry about the wait. It's been what? a year? Yeah well, here it is. No promises about updating. Just that I will. Eventually...

By the way I started this story before Blood Promise, and Spirit Bound. So if something doesn't match up or whatever, thats why.

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I sat at the foot of my bed, cross-legged, staring at the wall. I had absolutely no idea what I was going to do. None. I didn't even have a stake, I couldn't just run after Victor or Strigoi, but what choice did I have? I loved Dimitri, with every fiber of my being, and just because he didn't feel the same way... I had to go. But where was I to go? I had no idea, but I knew someone who would know. As much as I hated him, he would know.

When I finally fell asleep that night, I dreamt of Dimitri and the night of the lust spell. Except I was watching this happen from third person. All I could look at was Dimitri; he looked actually happy, in an animal-passion filled way. Dream Dimitri didn't have any problems with Dream Rose. When he finally pushed me, the one on the bed, away to drop the necklace out the window, I knew, somehow, that I needed the necklace if I wanted to talk to Victor.

When he went to the window, I came to the window as well staying out of his way, but in his line of sight. I figured that he probably wouldn't care if he saw me, considering this was my dream. Not the past or reality. When he tossed the necklace out of the old window, I leapt. I found myself flying threw the air, right next to the necklace. I landed softly, much more softly than I should have, considering the height, right next to the necklace.

Now was the moment of truth, would my master plan work? I grabbed the necklace tightly.

"Victor?" I shouted. "I know you're there." I tried to keep my tone civil. As civil as yelling can be, I wanted to sound sure of myself, grown up.

So far, nothing was happening. I looked around some more.

"Victor, I'm done playing games. Get over here. Now!" I felt like stamping my foot, but that might not help the whole grown up thing.

The last word died out in the emptiness. Oh, well, so much for my plan. Just as I turned to set the necklace down, I heard something.

"Hello?" I glanced around cautiously.

"You don't have to yell, Rose. I'm right here."

I whirled around to see Victor standing in front of me.

"Can I help you?"

"Where is he?" I couldn't get the words out fast enough. "Where is Dimitri?"

Victor smiled widely. "And why would you think I would have him?"

I narrowed my eyes at him, "Because you're a jerk. And you would do something as terrible as this."

"If I tell you, how can I be sure you won't tell the guardians just exactly where he and Tasha are?" He asked.

Truth be told, I hadn't really thought about doing that. It was probably smarter then running off alone. But since when had I been smart?

"Perhaps, we can make some sort of deal...?" He continued. "Come alone, and Dimitri will not be hurt. Come with...friends and I'm afraid you might have to say good-bye to Belikov. Choose to not come at all, and well, you won't even have a chance to say goodbye."

Wow, he some how managed to make blackmail sound like a choice. Like I could choose to kill Dimitri. He was good. If he weren't so evil, twisted and terrible, I would definitely ask him to teach me.

There was no question about which choice I would choose, I wanted Dimitri alive and well.

"Where is he then?"

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