RPOV (A FEW DAYS BEFORE ROSE'S C-SECTION!)

My c-section is in a few days, and I'm scared as hell. Dimitri and I decided on the boys' names, but we both agreed not to announce it until they are born. Dimitri couldn't come to school, though, because his mom desperately needed him. From what he said, little Viktoria is having some problems. Her leukemia is slowly causing failure in some organs. I felt bad for Dimitri and his family. The doctor was able to do some bone marrow tests and none of Dimitri's family members are a direct match with Viktoria. I asked if it'd be okay if they tested me but Dimitri said that since I'm pregnant I shouldn't have any tests run on me. He made me promise that once the boys are born, then I can a bone marrow test done. That pissed me off. I didn't talk to Dimitri for a week.

I felt a little lonely without Dimitri. But I still had Lissa, Mason, Eddie, and Adrian. Over the months, I became close friends with the guys and Lissa. I look at Lissa more as a sister than a friend. And even though I'm pregnant, Mason and Adrian are continuously flirting with me - a majority of it jokingly - and it's been getting Dimitri really pissed. Especially when Adrian does it. Ever since Adrian dumped Avery, he's been trying to find the "good girlfriend." Since Avery Lazar isn't exactly the best choice of someone to date. Dimitri and Adrian, who once, I think, had a mutual respect for one another, are ready to rip each other's throat out. Adrian has developed feelings for me, but he knows I'm with Dimitri. Dimitri knows Adrian likes me, and he doesn't like that. Mason likes me, a milder crush, but was able to find a girlfriend, a junior girl named Jill, who is known as "Jailbait" by Adrian. Eddie was able to get a girl, too; some girl named Mia Rinaldi. She's a junior, too. Jill's cousin.

~Secret admirers~

Ever since my confrontation with that Tasha girl - turns out she's the cousin of Lissa's new boyfriend, Christian - I have tried to avoid her at all costs. But I have heard some rumors that I'm guessing she started. Rumors that the boys aren't Dimitri's, that I had lied about the entire pregnancy to trap Dimitri. The rumors had been the first things all the cliques talked about, but died after a week. Not that many people are too fond of Tasha; even Lissa doesn't lke her, and Lissa likes everyone. That's saying a lot. Christian tolerates his cousin, but even he admits, whenever I see him, that his cousin can be a bit of a bitch. Even though I still have a grudge against Tasha for what she said about me, I'm not going to do anything, as much as I hate to admit it. Any time I see her I have to restrain myself from strangling her. She still flirts with Dimitri, she dresses even dirtier than Avery did, and she has so much make-up on her face she'd pass as a clown.

Luckily I don't have any classes with her. The only times I see her are in the hall.

~Secret admirers~

"Hey, Rose." It was lunchtime, and I saw Lissa jogging over to me. A cheery smile on her face, as usual. I was about to sit at our table, since Dimitri was gone I sat in the cafeteria with my other friends, but Lissa tugged me in another direction. "Someone snagged our table, we're eating outside."

The school allowed us students to eat either inside or outside, and I rarely ate outside.

"Okay," I said. I followed Lissa outside, until we were standing with our cluster of friends. Lissa went up to Christian, who grabbed her hand.

"So when's Belikov coming back?" Mason asked.

"Dimitri said probably tomorrow," I answered. "He's really worried about his little sister." I had a tray filled with all of my favorite food - or as much as the school had to offer. I began eating.

"What's wrong with his sister?" Lissa asked. "Did something happen to her?"

I shook my head. "I don't think it'd be nice to talk about." I looked up at her. "I don't think Dimitri would appreciate it." Lissa nodded, understanding.

So we continued lunch, talking and eating and joking around. When everyone was beginning to leave - Lissa left with Christian, Eddie went to go find Mia, Jill came and left with Mason - I was left by myself. I threw away my garbage and gathered my things. It wasn't until I heard that terribly nasally voice that I wished I had left earlier.

"It's the school's whore." I looked up and saw Tasha, her icy blue eyes gleaming and a smug expression on her face. "Oh, wait, I shouldn't say that, not if you're gonna go running off crying." I bit my tongue, trying so hard not so shout curses at her. "You're not going to cry, are you, whore?" Tasha pressed. "It'd be a shame if you humiliated yourself. But coming to school pregnant is a little humiliating, isn't it? But you're a whore, so why would you care."

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. "Leave me alone, Tasha," I growled. "I just want to leave."

Tasha smirked. "You don't have Dimitri here to protect you, Rosie. And what are you going to do if I don't leave you alone? Are you going to sit on me?" Behind Tasha was her groupie, and when she said that they all snickered.

I finally snapped. "No, I'll do this." I punched Tasha square in the nose, a loud crackling noise was heard and blood spurted everywhere. Tasha fell on her skinny ass, screaming and cursing. She shot up, blood dripping onto her clothes, her eyes wild with anger.

"You fucking bitch!" Tasha roared. She shoved me, hard, and I twisted, trying to find a way to stop myself from falling, but that was my worst mistake.

I fell right on my stomach. Pain surged through me, I felt something gush between my legs, and I screamed louder than I ever did in my life. I rolled to my side, gripping my stomach tightly. I couldn't hear anything around me, I only felt the terrible pain. My surroundings became blurry, I could barely breathe. The pain became so unbelievable that black spots danced in my vision, and before I slipped into unconsciousness, I felt myself being lifted off the ground, and I barely heard the sounds of sirens around me.


QUICKY A/N: THE NEXT CH. WILL BE IN DIMITRI'S POV. AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THANKS TO "GLIESEHONEYMAN" FOR MAKING THE SUGGESTION OF THIS CH. I'LL TRY TO POST THE NEXT ONE UP AS SOON AS I CAN. REVIEW, PLEASE. THANK YOU!

YOURS TRULY,

~SMITHY