Here we are!! Chapter 4! Yay! :D

Disclaimer: Rose and Dimitri are not mine... Curse me for not thinking of them before Richelle Mead.


Previously...

"I love you," I managed to whisper before the darkness surrounding me pulled me under.

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My mind was foggy, and I felt dizzy. I groaned. I had a pounding headache.

"Roza?" whispered a familiar voice.

I forced myself to open my eyes. Dimitri had me in his arms. He was looking me over carefully. When my eyes met his, he sighed. "Oh, Roza. Are you all right?"

I moaned, clutching my head. This headache was going to kill me. "What happened?" I muttered.

"I realized what was happening when you fainted. It took me a moment, but I managed to stop. Your assumption was correct. Tony and Russell were too enamored with your flowing blood to realize you still had a heartbeat. They let me leave."

I paused and heard my own heartbeat. I relaxed. I was still relatively human, and we had escaped. . . Damn, I was smart.

Dimitri smiled at me worriedly. "Are you sure you're all right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." I stretched and stood up.

Dimitri was silent. He stared into the forest blankly, and I knew something was on his mind. But I wasn't sure if he would feel comfortable telling me. God only knew what he was feeling, what thoughts now ran through his mind.

I walked up behind him and lightly brushed his arm. "You want to talk about it?" I asked.

He sighed deeply. "I thought -" He swallowed thickly. "I thought I was going to kill you. I couldn't think about anything other than your blood. If you hadn't fainted when you did, I would have - God, I would've killed you."

"But you didn't. And I'm fine. Really, Dimitri, you did fantastic," I encouraged.

He sighed. "As you think, Rose."

I sighed with him. He did an amazing job, especially for his first time. Besides, this was the first time anyone had ever remotely even thought about trying anything like this. It wasn't like this was trying to ride a bike - a billion other people have already done this. This was like Neil Armstrong trying to walk on the moon. Nobody had ever thought it possible.

I took his hand, squeezing gently. "Please don't beat yourself up. That was really good. And you'll get better as time goes on."

He let out a deep breath. "What, you think we'll be doing that again, with how close I came to kill - hurting you?"

"We'll have to, Dimitri. You have to feed, and I won't let you kill anyone."

"But -"

"No buts," I said firmly. I wasn't going to allow him to kill people, then run back to me. "I'm still a guardian... Well, almost. My point is that I'm not comfortable with you killing people. Ever."

He wrapped me in a tight hug. "I love you. I'm sorry I even thought about taking innocent lives. But you're all I have."

I smiled. "You think I'd let you kill me that easily?" I chuckled. He'd have to put up one hell of a fight. "Oh, and I love you, too."


That was mostly a filler, but YAY! Rose isn't dead!!

The good guys: 1

The bad guys: 0

Lol. Please review? I don't want to beg, but PLEASEEE?

Later.

-J