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DPOV

St Basil's, that's where Viktoria goes.....

I'm not sure how long I stood there, just staring into space in the middle of the plane. The next thing that registered with me was someone slapping me across the face. My eyes finally focused on my surroundings and I found a group of very worried looking Moroi and Dhampir's. I figure it must have been Rose that slapped me. She is standing directly in front of me hand still raised, looking concerned.

"You okay Comrade? We thought we lost you there for a minute." She smiles at me. I force myself to smile back at her, something I have never had to do with Rose.

"Dimitri, we haven't gotten numbers or anything, they said it was not as bad as the attack here. The Strigoi numbers were down after the battle here, and the Academy was already on high alert, everyone has been being a lot more cautious as of late. Chances are the outcome is much better there..." Alberta tried to reassure me.

"Wait, St. Basil's is the Russian school right?" Rose asked, then I saw her eyes widen, we had talked about my family, I had told her about Viktoria, she must be remembering I told her she attended St. Basil's. As if to confirm my thoughts Rose whispers "isn't that where your sister goes?" to me. I just nod, not trusting myself to speak. Rose pulls me into a tight hug, not caring who was looking. I let myself pull her closer and lean my head against the top of her head for a minute before pulling away.

"I need to call my mother" I tell her, her eyes ask me if I want her to come with me, and I love her for it so much. I nod at her then look around at everyone and whisper "Excuse me" before walking towards the back of the plane, with my Roza following me. There is a small lounge like room back here for any especially important Moroi that happen to be traveling with us, so I lead Rose there. We had almost made it when I heard the pilot announce over the speaker "We will be taking off shortly, please be seated and fasten your seat belts, please turn off all electronics while we takeoff. The Flight attendants will let you know when it is safe to turn them back on again. Thank you and have a great flight" I grab Roza's hand and pull her into the room before seating her on one of the bolted down couches with built in seat belts. We fasten ourselves in Rose snuggles up close to me. I hold her close and try not to think about the disaster that could be waiting on the other end of the phone line.....

After about fifteen minutes a flight attendant comes over the speaker telling us we were now allowed to use our electronics. I took my cell phone out of my pocket and turned it on. We must not have been flying very high, because I still got service. I quickly dialed my mothers number and took Rose's hand in mine. I had been planning on calling her, but for a much different reason. I look over at Rose, remembering how she had agreed to spend the rest of her life with me, she was like the light in the middle of my dark despair.

"Hello" I hear my mother ask. I haven't talked to her in about a month, I don't call often.

"Mama" I murmur softly in Russian. "Is there any news?" She knew exactly what I was talking about.

"No, I'm sorry Dimitri, I haven't heard anything yet. The school is still on lock down. If I hear anything I will call you." She promises me.

"Thank you. How are the girls handling it?" I knew Karolina was close to due to have her baby, and this stress wouldn't help.

"As well as can be expected. Sonya is at work, so she doesn't know yet, I just called her and asked her to come home."

"Sonya has a job?" I ask incredulously. It's not like she is lazy or anything but this just really shocked me.

"Yes, she wanted to help out, she's pregnant now you know?" She informed me.

"Her too!" I asked, shocked. I was not expecting her to get pregnant. That was so unlike Sonya. "By who?"

"She won't say, I think something must have happened between them, she refuses to speak about it." She tells me regretfully.

"Hmm. How is babushka?" I ask. I am not worried about my grandmother, she is a strong woman.

"Yeva is fine. She always is." I smile at my mothers exasperated tone. I hear muttering in the back round and figure Yeva didn't like that comment much.

"Yes she always is" I agree. I remember that Rose is sitting next to me and look over at her, to find her staring at me.

"Is she okay?" Rose asks me.

"They haven't heard anything yet" I tell her regretfully. Rose frowns and squeezes my hand.

"Who are you talking to Dimka?" My mother asks me. I decide now is as good a time as ever to get this over with.

"That, my dear mother, would be Rosemarie Hathaway. She is the other reason I was calling, Earlier today, I asked her to marry me, and by some miracle, she has agreed." I tell my mother. There is silence on the other end of the line before I hear a very girl like screech. Was that my mother?

"Oh my Gosh, Karolina, Yeva, Paul come here quick!" I can hear her yelling into the house. I look over at Rose, who is a bit paler than usual.

"Don't worry, she is very excited" I tell her, and she lets out a breath I didn't realize she was holding. I smile and kiss her softly in reassurance. On the phone I hear everyone asking my mother what's going on. A moment later I hear my mother scream "DIMKA'S GETTING MARRIED!" before there is a explosion of questions coming from the other end.

"What's she like Dimka?" "Where did you meet?" "When can we meet her?" and then one very distinct little voice asks "Is she pretty uncle Dimka?" I laugh. That boy is so much like me when I was little.

"Yes Paul, she is very, very pretty." I watch Rose as I say this. A delicious flush spread across her cheeks. Everyone stopped talking at once.

"Woah, I can't believe you actually loosened up enough to find a girlfriend!" Karolina piped up.

"Quiet you" I joked with her. I missed my family so much sometimes.

"What's she like Dimka?" My mom asks.

"She is amazing. She is the most dedicated woman I have ever met. She has beautiful brown hair and the most incredible eyes that can make me melt with just one look. She knows me better than I ever thought possible, and I love her so much it hurts sometimes." I hoped my mother and Rose both could hear the sincerity in my voice.

"It sounds like you really love her Dimka" My mom notes, voice filled with emotion. No doubt she was crying right now. Then she asked the questions I was really hoping she wouldn't ask. "How old is she?Where did you meet?"

"Well, you see, she's 17. And I'm her mentor" I told my mother slowly.

She didn't say anything for a moment then she said "...and how does Rose's parents feel about this?"

"Well, Rose doesn't know her dad, but her mom is okay with it now," then I added "after a little convincing" glad only Rose was there to see my heated cheeks.

"Wait you said her name was Rosemarie Hathaway right?" My mom asked skeptically.

"Yes"

"As in Janine Hathaway's daughter?" She asked skeptically.

"Yes." I answer again. I am not surprised my mother knows of Janine, she really is a bad-ass Guardian.

"and you asked her permission to marry her seventeen year old daughter?" She asked like she thought I was crazy.

"Yes, I did."

"Well, I'm glad you're still alive. You are a brave man Dimka. This girl must be truly special." She told me with humor.

"She most definitely is" I assured her. We talked for a few more minutes before hanging up, with her promise to call me if she hears anything. I took Rose into my arms and hugged her close. "She is going to love you" I assure her. I know she is worried about my family not accepting her because of the age difference, but it is different in Russia than it is here. Plus if my mom can tell I really love her, just over the phone, I am not worried about them not being able to see it when they meet her.

We make our way back out to where everyone else is sitting, and are met with the stares of everyone waiting to hear what happened. "They don't know yet" I informed them before going and sitting down. Rose sits next to me and winces. "What's wrong?" I ask her, before I remember we are outside of the wards again. I rest my hand on her leg for a minute and stare into her eyes.

"I'm fine" she assures me. I just nod take her hand in mine, gently rubbing circles into the back of her hand with my thumb. We sit in silence for a long time, I think Rose dozes off. I hope it helps. I hate seeing her in pain, especially when there is nothing I can do about it. I must have been dozing too because next thing I was aware of was landing back at the academy. Everything passed in a blur. My thoughts were stuck on my sister. How could this happen to her? Was she alright?

We all got off the plane and Lissa, Christian, Adrian, and Eddie all headed towards the commons. It was just about lunch time. Alberta and Janine headed towards Kirova's office. I was left standing there, completely lost, with just Rose. "You okay, Comrade?" She asks me as we start to walk towards the commons.

"Yeah, I think so. I just can't stand not knowing." I tell her, knowing she will understand. She always does. She just looks at me with love in her eyes, takes my hand and reassures me that everything is going to be okay. "I hope so Roza, I don't know what I would do if I lost any of them...."

"You won't. She is your sister, so that means she is probably a bad-ass too!" Rose informs me merrily. I can't help but smile at that. I know how the novices here view me, I'm the big, scary, Russian God. I did the impossible, taught the Rose Hathaway control. I stop and pull her into a tight hug while we are still concealed by the trees.

"Thank you Roza. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have you." and I mean it. I would be completely useless right now if it weren't for the wonderful woman in my arms.

"Right back at you." I leaned down and kissed her softly before beginning to walk again. We were almost to the commons when my phone rang. I swear I had that phone out of my pocket before it even finished the first ring.

"Belikov" I answered, in case it was Guardian business.

"Dimitri" my moms voice said, "We've gotten news...." My mom paused. Oh no.

"And?" I ask her.

"She is alive" she tells me, and I could finally breath again. "but she didn't escape unharmed....."

ROPV

I've never seen Dimitri move so fast. When his phone rang, he had it out of his pocket in an instant.

"Belikov" He said in way of a greeting. Always business. He listened for a second then "And?" he asked anxiously. It must have been good news because his breathing evened out and a little bit of the tension went away. "Is that all?" He asks before smiling and thanking who I assumed was his mother and hanging up. He looked at me and I could see the relief in his eyes.

"She's alive" he said and I noticed I could breath a little easier. Odd that I would care so much about someone I had never even met! "Mom said she apparently took on a few Strigoi who were trying to get into her dorm, and got pretty beat up but nothing that won't heal with a little while in the clinic" He informs me. I smile and hug him again.

"That's great Dimitri" I tell him honestly. I know he cares a lot about his family, and it would really do damage to him if anything happened to them. We broke apart and were just smiling at each other when Alberta walked up to us.

"Belikov. Any word on your sister?" She asked.

"My mother just called, she says she is a little beat up, but she is going to be fine" He informs her. She smiles at him.

"That's great." She tells him before putting on her Guardian face and continuing "Now while we were away there has been some changes. They have decided to move spring break up, because with all the attacks families don't want to be separated right now. There will be another situation like the ski trip, only not mandatory, and the families will be held here at the Academy. Sense you were supposed to have spring break off, you don't have any guard duties and are free to take a vacation if you like, it starts on Monday." She smiles at us both before turning and walking away.

"So, are you going to spend spring break here?" I ask, trying sound nonchalant.

"No" he says, making me frown a bit "I was actually thinking about a trip to Russia"

So, yeah.
What do you guys think? Does Dimka stay at St. Vlad's with Rose, Or Go to Russia and see his sister?!
I guess we'll find out soon!