Sat down on my patch of black, waiting for something interesting to happen. At least I could see what was happening, even if that was watching Lissa try to get me awake. She had made a full recovery, not that there was anything visibly wrong with her other than the headache that brang us both down.

I sort of tuned out everything. I watched Dimitri. He had been asked to sit this one out, for some reason, and as much as he wanted to argue, he couldn't resist being with me twenty four seven. He'd been awake for thirty hours now, stroking my face and hair.

"Dimitri…" I whimpered, hugging my knees. I'd never had this much claustrophobia before, but I guessed that it was mixed in with confusion and lonliness.

"She can see everything," Lissa tried to convince Christian and Adrian in the corner, in earshot of Dimitri. "She sees what she wants to see, but she's trapped there. It makes her want to stay there…forever."

"She wants to be there?" Christian asked.

She shrugged. "I don't know. When I was there, I felt it too. I couldn't remember anything…I was happy. It was strange and I knew that I missed my old life, but I wanted to stay. I don't know if it's the same with just Rose, but I know she's trapped whether she wants to be or not."

I was trapped. Yes, I was definitely trapped. And I wanted to stay, sure. Forever, just like she said, but I wanted to go back more.

"Maybe her mind is stronger than mine," she continued. "It is, actually, but I don't know the effect that will have."

"She is strong," Dimitri said, not keeping his eyes off of me. He turned his head over his shoulder at Lissa. "She'll find her way home."

Lissa smiled sadly at Dimitri. "I'm sorry, Dimitri."

He sighed then looked back to me. "You should go get some rest, Princess. You've gone through quite a lot."

"She can see you, Dimitri," she said suddenly. She looked over to me, like she could see me. Maybe she could remember where we had seen the room from before, I didn't know, but she frowned.

"Look into that camera. Talk. I know it sounds weird but…that's where she is. She's looking over you."

He looked at her. "You said she can see anything she wants…"

"She wanted to see you."

He breathed in and smiled slightly. "Good night, Princess."

"Lissa." I corrected automatically, even though they couldn't hear me.

Lissa nodded with a small smile and left with Christian. Adrian was still standing in the room. He took one look at me, then left as well.

Dimitri closed his eyes and breathed deeply.

"Rose," he muttered. "I've come this far to believe what you and Lissa say about…Spirits. Ghosts. If she says this will work…Man, I hope you can hear me. I've called for Oksana. She can help, hopefully.

"Mom and Viktoria and Sonya are coming down as well. I called them last night. They knew I was alive, of course, but I hadn't talked to them. They couldn't believe that you did it, Rose. You did it.

"Sonya had the baby. I don't know what she called it or what gender it is. She wouldn't tell me. She said it was a surprise for you, and she knew I would tell you. She was right to do that.

"Come home, Roza. Please. Oksana isn't far away. She will help you…"

He was convincing himself now. I smiled and hugged my knees closer to my chest.

"I love you, Roza. I don't think you have grasped that enough, or can. You're everything to me."

He looked down at me just in time to see my face smile. He gasped a little in surprise and looked back at the camera.

"You can hear me? Oh, Roza…"

He hugged my body, kissing my cheek. I felt it. My cheek got warm. I placed my fingers over the kiss, making sure it stayed there permanently.

He went back to stroking my hair. "She'll be here any minute. I love you, Roza. Please. Please come home."

"ROSE!"

I looked behind me, where the sound had come from.

I didn't recognize him.

I was thrilled to see him, but I couldn't smile. I guessed I looked pretty sad from where he saw me.

He was yard away. He beckoned me towards him, but I didn't move.

"Rose! Come on!"

"I can't." I said quietly. "I'm trapped."

"No, Rose, you're fine. You're not trapped!" he tried.

He ran towards me, actually coming closer. He reached me and tried to take my arm. It was white compared to his.

His fingers slipped through my skin.

My head began to spin.

"Rose?"

I looked at him. "Who…who are you?"

His eyes widened. "It's me! Adrian?"

"Who?"

He looked scared. "Rose!"

"I'm trapped. I can't come with you," I said in a daze, my head still spinning. "I'm trapped."

"No, you're not .You're perfectly fine! Rose! Come with me! Get up!"

He tried to take my hand again, but now as his fingers melted into my arm, you could see them through the mist that was my body.

"I'm fading away," I said with a smile. "It's…easy."

"NO! ROSE! Take the hard road! Please!"

"But I want to stay." I argued softly. "This is amazing."

"No, it's not!" he argued back, scared and frustrated. I couldn't see why he was scared for me anymore. I had never felt better. "You need to come back. Come back for me! Please!"

"But I don't know you."

He sighed, frustrated. "For Dimitri! Come back for Dimitri!"

I squinted and looked back onto my own little TV show. But that what it was, now. I couldn't look at the one person. There wasn't one person who I knew well enough.

I looked back to him. "Who's Dimitri?"

He was so scared a tear leaked from his eye. I didn't like it. He was an angel. Angel's shouldn't cry.

I wiped away the tear, surprising him that I could touch him.

I tilted my head to the side. "Why are you crying?"

He tried to stroke my cheek, but he failed. I was ghost like, now. It was blissful.

"You can't leave." He pleaded. "Please come home."

"Home?"

"Yes. Home. In your own body with your friends and family and Dimitri and…me."

"But I'm trapped."

He breathed out, sounding like little gasps. "Then take my hand," he held his hand out to me. "I'll make you free."

"If I'm free," I warned him. "I will float away."

"Then what am I meant to do?" he shouted.

I stroked his face. "Go home." I suggested, just like he suggested to me. He told me to go home, I didn't see why he didn't want to go himself.

"I'm not going home without you. Please, Rose."

I squinted. "Who's…?"

"You haven't forgotten your own name, have you?" he asked in desperation. "Shit Rose! Rose! You are Rose! Your best friend is Lissa! Can you not remember anything?"

I thought for a second then frown. "I…no."

He collapsed. I knelt by him and tried to get him to look at me.

"Angel's shouldn't cry, A…Ard…Adrian."

"I'm no angel, Rose. You'd know that. You should know that."

I paused. He was crying and it was my fault. He shouldn't cry.

"I'm sorry."

He sighed. "Come with me," he tried in a last attempt. "You need to come home."

"If I'm free, I'll float away."

I couldn't see my fingers anymore, nor my hands or my arms. I was almost invisible.

"Floating is easy." I said.

"I know."

I grabbed his arm. "Float with me. Floating is easy. Going home is hard. Life is harder than fading away."

"Life is real." He whispered. "And so are you."

"Life is hard." I argued in my whisper.

"Yes, it is." He agreed.

"Fading is easy."

"That may be."

"Why do you want me to come home? Why not fade?"

He squinted, but he couldn't see me anymore.

"Rose…" he whimpered.

Free.

WHOA! Okay, three chapters in the one day…legendary! *cheers*

Did I kill her? Again? Dude I loooove killing her Idk why, but I love getting really paranoid reviews :)

I was actually crying with Adrian in this. I tried to make her fade and become more stupid over the time…did I succeed? It was my first attempt…

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Also, I am sad to say that this story is coming to a close :( but…..it will have a sequel! Can I get a WOOT WOOT! I believe it will be called something like "Saving you" or something along those lines. Last Sacrifice is the last book in the VA series, I know, but with the cliffy I will leave hanging at the end of this story, you will be hunting me down if I don't continue :) But it really is a separate book.

I would like to say thank you to all my readers! I love you all! I love receiving all your compliments and thank you for correcting me and putting me on track! Especially the ones that talk to me like you've known me all your life.

Eg. Lauren…come on. Seriously!

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Lauren