Chapter 56: Did We Get Them?

Okay so I got a ton of hate mail, but it was so worth it. Trust me Rose had to die. It was the plan all along. Anyways I hope Richelle Mead doesn't make Rose the last sacrifice like I did. Anyways here comes some good stuff. Please review and tell me how much you love me after this chapter. I'm feeling a little unloved after all the I hate you's in the last batch of reviews. Sniff sniff=( Only a few chapters left.

DPOV

"I love you." She whispered as she took her last breath. The love of my life died in my arms.

"No Roza. Please don't. Come back." I was frantic. I couldn't believe she was gone. It took everything I had to continue to live and breathe at that moment.

I glanced around me Abe was comforting a wrecked Janine. The princess was still passed out, but alive. Ozera was looking at Rose with tears in his eyes. Mia was sobbing into Eddies' shirt.

I didn't know what to do as I looked at the mass destruction we'd pulled off and all the death we had caused I realized to walk away with just one casualty on our side was still one too many. Why couldn't it have been me? I would have gladly traded places with her if it meant she'd still be breathing. I clutched her to my body whispering my love for her. I know she knew how much I needed her. How could she leave me like this? A sob ripped through my body as I stroked her cheek gently.

"Belikov. Step away from her." Said Adrian coming towards me.

"No I won't leave her here. I need to get her back to the hospital for a proper burial." I said not even aware of what was going on around us.

"Step away." He said again this time compelling me to do so using his magic.

As I backed away I watched as he slowly took Rose's pulse. Which I already knew was not there. He took a deep breath and stretched his hands over her wounds.

"Lord Ivashkov. No!" cried Janine stepping forward and grabbing his arm roughly. It was then I realized what he was about to do.

"I have to." He said wearily. "She can't die. Not like this."

"You don't know what will happen." She said softly.

"Do you honestly care?" he said gruffly.

She shook her head and stepped back to where Abe was standing. Abe nodded his head in approval.

"How do you even know you can do it?" asked Christian.

"I don't, but I have to try." He said. My brain was screaming at me that this was wrong. I knew I should stop him. It was the responsible thing to do, but in that moment I couldn't bring myself to move a muscle. I knew that I would give anything to have my Roza alive and breathing with her beautiful heart beating while she lay next to me safe in my arms.

He put his hands over her again and concentrated hard. Slowly but surely her wounds began to heal.

As he became too weak to remain upright and with his arms still outstretched over her lifeless body I grabbed him around the chest and held him upright.

I had serious doubts that what he was doing would be of any help. He wasn't as gifted in healing as Lissa was and she was not in any state to try it. I hoped to God that I was wrong, but at what expense. If he was able to bring her back would she go even more mad than usual? How would the Sprit affect her? Would she be taking it from both Lissa and him or would her bond with the Princess be severed at her death.

I held my breath and I realized that I didn't care about the consequences we could deal with them later. I wanted my Roza back and I was willing to risk anything for it. Her life was worth more to me than anything in this world.

APOV

As the light protruded from Lissa's pendant. I grasped the reality of what was happening. That crafty old Belikova witch had known exactly what was going to happen and had coached Lissa and me what do in case of extreme emergency. When I saw Lissa put the necklace on I knew we didn't have much time. The compulsion would only hold as long as Lissa could take the mental strain. I didn't know for how long maybe a few minutes maybe less. It had been the luck of the draw that she was the one to wear it. According to the witch it could have been either one of us. She gave it to Rose because she knew that when Rose fell the time would come to use the charm. How the witch knew that Rose would fall was beyond me. I'd stopped trying to figure out those psychic freaks long ago.

After what seemed like an eternity of staking it was over and no Strigoi remained. Lissa had collapsed and I turned to look at where Rose lay dead in Belikov's arms. I could tell she was dead because her Aura was gone. He was crying out in Russian. The pain he was feeling was unbearable. Just like the pain I was feeling. Losing Rose was not supposed to happen.

I walked over to where they were and I knew what I had to do. I had to bring her back. I didn't have faith that I was strong enough but I had to try.

I compelled Belikov away from her which was no easy task and laid my hands over her. Janine tried to stop me but it was futile. I was going to do this if it killed me. She couldn't be dead. I needed her in my life and the others could try to argue that this wasn't a good idea and maybe it wasn't, but they knew they wanted it as much as I did.

As I healed her I could feel that my strength was waning quickly. Her wounds were slowly closing up, but I had no idea if it would be enough to bring her back or even if she could be brought back a second time. As I was near exhaustion Belikov came up behind me and grabbed my shoulders to ensure I wouldn't fall.

As he held me upright I kept sending spirit into her. A few moments later I felt her chest rise slowly but surely beneath my hands. She had taken a breath.

"Little Dhampir please come back to me to us. We need you." I whispered with my last breath of energy before I succumbed to unconsciousness.

RPOV

I could feel the life creeping back into me. Lissa was healing me. I felt the familiar hot and cold sensation, but as I slowly regained my sense of hearing I realized that Lissa was not the one hovering over me. It was Adrian.

"Little Dhampir please come back to me to us. We need you." He whispered to me. It was then that I took my first breath of air and felt him collapse in a heap next to me. I slowly drew breaths of air in and out gasping for life. It was like I was breathing for the very first time and I had to learn how to do it all over again. Slowly I was able to open my eyes. Everything was blurry and distorted. I felt someone pick Adrian's body up from beside me. I hoped he was okay.

My eyes began to focus and I felt myself being scooped up.

"Roza? It's Dimitri can you hear me?" asked my angel pleading with me to answer him.

I looked up at him as he carried me back to our house. His eyes were beautiful chocolaty brown as usual, but they were marred with fear and stress. It was as if when he touched me I could feel his anxiety and pain. The immensity of his feelings were all but crushing me.

He set me down on the couch and knelt down next to me. He stroked my hair gently placing a lingering kiss on my forehead. I felt all of the love he had for me pour out of his heart as he clutched my hand to his chest.

"Please Roza can you hear me?" he asked again. This time I was able to give him an answer. The disorientation I had felt was ebbing away. I clutched his hand back and squeezed it with all the vigor I could manage. I felt him sigh with relief and some of the tension leave his body.

"Hey Comrade." I said softly smiling at him. "Did we get them?" I asked.

He smiled back at me tears of happiness glistening in his eyes.

"Yes, my love we got them." He responded pressing his lips to my hand.

Okay that wasn't so bad right? She's alive now what do you think the consequences of bringing her back will be? Do you think she is still bonded to Lissa? Will she and Adrian be bonded as well? Will it drive her to insanity? What happened to Victor and the Queen? Please leave me some much needed love and your speculations for what's to come or I might just have to kill her again!