Different Turn Of Events
Chapter 6

"Rose I never meant to upset you and I'm really sorry if I did" He said quietly.

"You didn't upset me Dimitri. Like I said, I'm just surprised that you're here. Never in a million years did I think that I would see you or anyone else ever again… not even Lissa. I was just starting to get comfortable with my new life and I was beginning to get over you-" I sighed and turned away from him. It was obvious how Dimitri and I felt about each other and now I just really confirmed how I felt "I was beginning to get over you and believe me when I say that was a hard thing to do. I had more then a school girl crush on you and you know it" I explained.

"Well I'm not over you just yet" He admitted.

I looked at Dimitri and I could tell by his face that he meant it. He wasn't over me and if I'm honest I'm still not over him and believe me I have tried. Loving someone I was never going to see again killed me but now he's here and what little progress I made has not gone. Seeing him here and knowing he still has feelings for me is making this a lot harder. He's going to have to leave soon so he can go back to work and be Lissa's Guardian and I'm going to have to start from square one.

"I wish I didn't leave sometimes because I wanted things to work out between us but when Jesse did what he did… I couldn't look you in the face and have you know that someone had sex with me and someone had violated me that way. You have trained me to be strong and it would've made me weak if you had known" I explained.

Dimitri got up from the chair and he sat next to me on the edge of the bed. He grabbed my hand in his the touch sent electric currents through me. It made me take a breath "Roza you are one of the strongest people in the world and what Jesse did… believe me when I say that he will pay for what he done. I will make sure of it. My feelings for you haven't changed because of what happened and it's sad to think it would" He said.

"Nothing you do to Jesse is going to make up for what he did" I told him.

"You deserve some sort of justice" He replied.

"You don't always get what you want" I stated.

I know Dimitri would do anything to make me feel better but the truth is there is nothing that can fix this. There is nothing that can make me feel better and I've come to terms with that. People like Jesse always get what's coming to them.

"I don't want to talk about this anymore" I said when I saw him open his mouth to respond "Can we talk about something else?" I asked him.

"Ok" He replied.

For the last couple of hours Dimitri and I have been talking about such random things. He spoke a little about his family back home and told me some stories from when he was growing up. I spoke a bit about what sort of things Lissa and I got up to when we were away from the school, he seemed surprised at how well we coped in the outside world. He said it made him understand why I wanted to come back to the human world after everything with Jesse. We also spoke about school and some of my new friends.

He seemed interested in knowing if I had any interest in someone but I assured him I didn't. He seemed happy with that. I can't stop thinking about what he had said earlier on 'Well I'm not over you yet'. I'm glad my feelings for Dimitri are returned and it's made me realise how much he does care and how much he misses me. I miss him too and I wish things could be different but I need to be selfish for a change and think about what is best for me. Dimitri said he understood but I wasn't sure he did. I think he just didn't want to cause some upset or anything.

My bedroom door opened and my mom came in. She stood in the doorway for a second and I then realised what she was staring at. Me and Dimitri were sitting in my bed next to each other and we were holding hands and we did look like a couple sitting in bed together. Dimitri began to get up but my mom held her hand out for him to stop so he did.

"I'm not getting into this right now" She said "Kirova has been on the phone to me. She wants to know when you're coming back"

"Tonight" He replied.

"Tonight?" I questioned and looked at him in shock.

"I'll let her know" My mom stated and left my bedroom and closed the door behind her.

"You're leaving tonight?" I questioned.

"I have to" He answered. He grabbed my hand and we looked deeply into each other's eyes "If I don't leave now, then I never will" He said.

Dimitri got his things together and I walked him to the front door. I heard my mom clanging around in the kitchen and she called out a brief goodbye to him. Dimitri opened the door and turned his back to leave. I wrapped my arms around him, I felt his body deflate and he somehow managed to turn back so he was facing me again and he wrapped his arms around me in return.

"I will be in contact soon" He promised.

Without anymore words said between he we released each other and he placed a soft and short kiss on the top of my head and the he left. I closed the front door and felt a single tear run down my face.

Why did he come here to just leave?

Why did he come and see me?

Was he hoping I would go back to school with him?

Will he be in touch soon?

Did he want to try and move on with his life and forget me?

I walked into the kitchen and saw my mom making some food. She saw my face and gave me a soft smile in return. I didn't say anything to her, I just grabbed a glass and got a drink of water before turning to leave but she called me back. I knew what she was going to say and I really wasn't in the mood to listen to it.

"I think it's best if you and Dimitri never contact each other again" She stated.

"And why is that?" I questioned with a tone I was hoping she recognise as me not really wanting to have this conversation.

"Because there are obviously strong feelings between you and in light of everything that's happened, I think cutting all ties would be for the best. Isn't that why you left school in the first place? You didn't want to be around the Moroi and other Dhampir's? I can see that his leaving has upset you and I don't want you more upset then you already are" She explained to me.

"Dimitri doesn't make me upset. He does the opposite and he always has" I told her.

"There are a lot of things wrong with that relationship" She said.

"Like what?" I questioned.

"The age difference for a start" She stated and put her hand on her hip for effect "Rose you're not even 18 yet and he's in his mid 20s. There's also his position at the school and the fact he was at some point your teacher. His job and the Moroi will always come first to him. You deserve someone who can put you first and everything else second and if you ever want to have children then you being with Dimitri is going to make sure you never mother a child and him never father a child" She explained.

"Age is just a number and so what if he was my teacher… he isn't anymore and he hasn't been for a while now. Dimitri has always put me first and I know he would be the perfect boyfriend if we ever took that step. Children is not something I have ever seen in my future… I was going to be a Guardian remember? Having children was never in the cards for me and I can't miss something I never had. This is down to me and Dimitri to discuss and nothing to do with you" I argued back.

"Rose you and I both know it will just end in heartache and you've had enough of that already" She told me.

"Stop making me out to be a victim! I'm trying to move on from what Jesse did and you keep bringing it up! When are you going to see that I'm stronger then you think I am?!" I shouted at her.

"I'm not making you out to be anything but these are just things you need to think about" She replied.

"I'm done talking about this" I stated and turned away from her. I went into my room and slammed the door closed behind me and sat on my bed. Dimitri had been leaning against one of my pillows and it smells like him. I cuddled the pillow and I felt a little better and calmer, that's just the reaction Dimitri has on me.

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