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Chapter 15

Olena pretty much attacked Dimtiri with a hug, witch totally surprised me. Sonya and Viktoria were freaking out. And i mean freaking out. I would have said they were hyperventalating. Karolina screamed, and sobbed a shoulder heaving sob. It sounded horrible, like a dying animal. I noticed the only calm person other that me was Yeva. She was sitting across from where I was standing, smiling like she knew it all along. I walked closer without really telling my legs to, and when I was close enough for only me to hear what she said, she told me ,"Thank you. i knew I shouldn't have doubted you." And belive it or not the old hag smiled at me. A warm, friendly smile. I was about to freak out when I was attack by a crying Olena. "Thank you so much Rose. I don't know how you did it, but you brought my Dimka back. I love you so much, and you'll always have a place here." I hugged her back, crying myself. I told her that i loved her to, and looked at Dimitri, who was smiling a huge, happy smile, and I swear I seen a tear.

By the time that everyone was out of shock, there were two people in the room who weren't bawling there eyes out. That was Dimitri and Yeva. Yeva was still sitting, but now she sat by Dimitri. I decided now was a great time to tell everyone that we were getting married too. Why wait until the tears dry up to start some more? I walked over to Dimitri, and he stood up too. I grabbed his hand, and Olena smiled. "I see sometings just don't change." I smiled back and shook my head. Then Dimitri said,"Things have changed, but for the better. I have asked Rose to marry me." Every one gasped, and Sonya said,"And..?" She drew the word out like a question. "I piped in and said,"I said yes!" I looked around the room to meet wide eyes and happy smiles. All except from Paul, who was still too wired about Dimitri to even notice what I was saying.

"Oh Rose, thats great!"
"Ohmygod! Yay!"
"I'm so happy for you two!"
"This is wonderful, Rose. You will be a great daughter!"

Everyone had piped in even Viktoria. Well, except for Yeva and Paul, but I wasn't really counting Paul. But Yeva surprised me, yet again. "Good, Rose. You are perfect for Dimka. I wouldn't have anyone else in your spot." I made sure my mouth hadn't hit the floor, and clmed down enough to stutter out a thanks. Wow.

Aparently being brought back from a fate worse than death required a ceremony here, which was great. And then getting married did too. So Olena decided to mush both of the things together and invite every one she could possibly get in touch with over for some party thing. Thats how I found myself sitting where I was, smushed up next to Dimitri sitting on a log bench like thing around a huge bonfire. This reminded me of last time I was here, but once again I pushed out that thought. Every one Olena had contacted came. Mike and Okansa came too. I recieved warm greetings from them along with thanks and congrats. Everyone else said the same. Dimitri was polite to everyone, and he smiled and responded to any questions. but the questions started getting more serious, and thata when everyone shut up and settled down. Some guy I didn't know asked the one that hushed everyone.

"What happened when you first found Dimitri?" he asked. I stutter out,"W-well, I think this is Dimitri's story to tell if he wants. Its kind of...personal." Everyone then looked expectantly at Dimitri. He spoke up, and I was surprised at how he told them everything. "I captured her, and took her back to the place I was staying with some other strigoi." The man loooked shocked, but some one else asked,"What happened to you there Rose?" Like I wanted to relive that? "Well..Dimitri just kept me there for a while and.." But dimitri cut me off with a sigh. "I tortured her. I drank her blood and made her wear clothes that she had no chance of escaping in. I gave her the choice of me turning her into one of me willingly, or by force. She kept stalling, and I grew more impatient. I wanted her so we could be sort of like strigoi leaders." That recieved a few gasps. Dimitri whispered to me,"Might as well tell them everything." When some one else spoke up, the question kind of made me smile,"How did you get out of a strigoi lair? I mean you were still in school, right?" I felt like this was a press conference. Ugh. Atleast this one was easy. "Well, when i first got there I kind of pitched a fit to get out. But nothing would break, and it was escape proof. Finaly, i broke a chair leg off, and I threatened the human made to give me the codes to get out of the doors that were in my way. She gave them to me, and After fighing a couple strigoi, I got out. Almost. Dimitri's boss found me, but luckily I had my stake. Dimitri found me too, but he started fighing his boss and some others. I left him, and ran out into a field that was my only way to freedom. Against all odds, Dimitri got out and found me. Thats when we had a battle on a bridge, and i thought it was over." I took a deep breath. It felt good to talk about things that had haunted me, even if it was under wierd curcomstances. Some one else spoke up. "What happened on the bridge?" Now this was something i didn't want to go into. Because the only important part about the bridge was what was said and how I thought I killed him, but I didn't. Dimitri sensed my hesitation, and he answered," I gave one more chance to turn willingly, and she asked me why. I told her Because 'I wanted her.' She replied,'Wrong answer.' then she stabbed me with the stake and said,'I'll always love you.' Before falling in the river, I said,'Thats what I was supposed to say.' Then, I blacked out and woke up on a sand bank far from where i had fallen." Some people looked like it was a romantic thing, while others looked simply surprised. To me, it was the most dread ful experience in all of this. i thought I had killed the man I loved more than anything. And it sucked. But my mind didn't have much time to wonder, because some one asked me what happened next. "I wen't back to school, and Dimitri sent me a note sayong that he was still alive." Dimitri once again shook his head and answered correctly,"I sent her the stake she had stabbed me with, and sent her threats that I would find and kill her as soon as she gradauated." I didn't bother to wait for another question to be asked, because there was no way I could tell them what went on between graduation and when Dimitri was saved. "Then Dimitri lured me into him, We saved him, he proposed,and here we are today!" i smiled, and every one else cheered.

Everyone chattered for a while after that, and I once again tried the Russian vodka. Just like I had imagined, Dimitri shook his head at me. But he smiled, too. I made sure not to get that drunk on it, and eventually I was ready for bed. So was every one esle, and as the first of the crowd started to leave, thats when a gut wrenching feeling hit. "Dimitri.
One word was enough, and within a milisecond we were both ready of a strigoi attack. it was dark, close to midnight. i should have known better than to drink. I scanned around, and Dimitri saw them the second I did. Four of them, two male, two female. We went out for the strike, and i was surprised that no other dhampir joined us. We kept a stance that made sure the strigoi couldn't get to any one else, who all seemed to be in complete shock.

After a nice blow to the head from one,I was practically seeing , Dimitri saw an opening and staked it. I bounced back and got another. Two down, two to go. Too bad that the ones left seemed to be the strongest. I got into a full on battle with one, while I noticed Dimitri doing something that looked like a dance with the other. A kick to my strigois stomach, a punch on my arm, a swipe on his face, akick to my shin. It continued, until finnaly I tackled him. Then we began westling, but i was on the upper hand. After a moment, he gave me a nice opening, and he was dead. Dimitr wasn't having much luck. His strigoi was great at defensive, and Dimitri couldn't get a good enough hit on him. I ran up from behind, making the strigoi turn and swipe out towards me. Dimitri neatlyy plunged his sake through the strigois back, hitting the heart perfectly. I sighed with relief when the nausea was gone, and knew i needed to call Sidney.

After the bodies were cleaned up and every one had left, wide eyed and scared crapless, Dimitri and I headed inside. "Wow. You guys are awesome. You just saved us all!" Olena gave us both a hug. I think they were all still schoked, partly from the strigoi attack, and partly from seeing us fight. I dismissed myself to take a shower, but when I got upstairs and undressed, about to stepp in the shower, i realized I had forgotten all my clothes in Dimitris room across the hall. i wrapped a towel around myself and almost ran over Viktoria when I walked out the door. She gave me my stuff. "May I come in?" she asked. Wierd, but I let her in. "Do you mind if we talk while im in the shower? Im cold out here." She nodded, and I jumped into the warm water. "So. Back with Rolan.." She started.I aalmost said something, but she continued, more fast and she sounded like she was crying. "I'm so sorry! I didn't know about him. Mother asked me where you had went, and I thought you had left because of me. So i told her everything. She told me all about Rolan, and how I was right. Thank you so much Rose. if it wasn't for you I would probably be a blood whore now. And i'm really sorry about telling you that you dont belong here. You do. And once again. I'm so sorry Rose. Your just like my sister, and I don't want you to hate me anymore."I breathed in and smiled. "I never hated you, Viktoria. I knew that you were mad at me, but that didn't change anything. Your like my sister to, and I'm sorry that I made you upset. But I did know about Rolan, and i knew it was worth you being Pissed. I'm sorry to. I'm glad that you've forgiven me." She was still crying, but it had turned into little hiccups. 'So you don't hate me?" she asked, I replied,"Of course not!" I heard her relax and sigh. Then she lightened up. "You guys were awesome out there. I don't know what we would have done without you. All of the women that were here aren't guardians, and most of the men aen't very good ones. They just stay around there family, or they're morio. " I Laughed. "Thanks. You should let me teach you a few things after the wedding. I know that I'll be around alot, then." She squealed, and replied,"I'd love that. You think I could do It?" She asked. "Of course you can." i replied. By then i was out of the shower, and pretty much dressed excpet for a shirt to go over my bra. But Victoria jusmped up and hugged me, and i hugged her back. "God I missed you." she said. "I missed you too." And after i waas dressed, we walked downstairs to meet everyone else hand in hand.

Dimitri saw us and said,"So everything is worked out?" Viktoria replied,"Yep! Everythings great. I looked at her and smiled. Then after telling the family goodnight, me and Dimitri went to his room. As i lay in his arms, falling asleep, I though how lucky I was to have a family like this.