A/N: ok tiny rant, sorry but it's needed. SO! I think I need to clarify some things up.

1. Rose isn't with Mason to make Dimitri jealous. She's with him because she needs a friend, and she needs a break, and Mason's the only one not involved with Dimitri (I mean Lissa's dating his best friend, Vika's his sister, Andre's dating Vika...so her choices are slim).

2. What Rose did to make Dimitri jealous was wearing the dress. The dress was meant to make him realize "what he lost" and get some reaction out of him.

3. Yes. Rose not listening to him is very. very. stupid, but at the same time this is Rose Hathaway, stubborn badass. So once she gets something stuck in her head, there's no force in heaven or hell that will get her to change her mind. BUT! We also have a stubborn Russian, so it should be interesting to see how this all plays out, no? ON THAT NOTE! The main reason I have Rose not listening to him, is to have some drama/fight that won't go away too easily (because like Olena said, nothing worth fighting for gets resolved easily) and because the make up is so fucking worth it (believe me I've written it already), but I promise not to drag it out to the point that it's just ridiculous.

4. If you're gonna hate, at least be man enough to use your pen-name, and if you don't have an account then you can put her name. Not so I can hunt you down, but it's really petty to do it anon.

5. If you don't like it, then that's fine. I know not everyone's going to like it, and I'm blessed to have such a big fan base for the story. You never ever have to read another chapter, but please don't leave a nasty remark in your wake.

Ok rant done. I'm sorry, but I just hate those anon reviews that just bash the story. I get it if your don't like how things turned out, but so far everyone seems to understand it helps and even if you don't like it, you do cus we all love some drama that's not ours (right?). Either way, here's the chapter :)

QUICK NOTE: Read the A/N at the end of the chapter. Please!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything VA related and idea belongs to DEE2389

DPOV

Going down to breakfast that morning was surreal. Sonya and Karo had already left for work, and Viktoria was eating breakfast and talking to mama, but the second she saw me her mood darkened and she grabbed her bag and walked out.

"Wait! I'm taking you to school," I said to her, grabbing her arm.

"I much rather walk to school than go with you," she said before walking out. I gave my mom a questioning look before going after her, but when I went outside I didn't see her. Instead I saw Andre's car speeding off. Which mean she didn't listen to me yesterday. Having no energy to think about that I trudged back to the kitchen and poured myself some cereal. "Did I forget something?" I asked my mom.

"That you had a girlfriend," my mother said. I couldn't tell if she was angry or not, she just had this sad, disappointed look. "Why did you do that to her, Dimka? I gave the poor girl hope and you crushed it."

"What are you-? OH!" I said, realizing what all this was about. "Mama, you have to believe me, I didn't kiss Tasha. I didn't even invite her! She kissed me and Rose must have seen it and ran off. I mean I know she did since her ring was on the floor."

"Well then get your ass to school and tell her that."

"How does Vika know?" I asked, curiosity getting the best of me.

"Somehow she got a text from someone saying to be on high alert and make sure you don't get near Roza. I can only imagine how broken she must feel. She gave you up to defend her family hoping you'd understand and then she sees something that makes her think other wise. I really would hurry up and get there early to talk to her. You're still practicing aren't you?"

"No," I grumbled. "Eddie's training her now, but don't worry I'm already out the door," I said as I threw my dishes in the sink and ran to my truck.

I don't think I've ever driven to school so fast. Hastily parking my car, I ran to the track field only to find it empty. Taking a chance, I went to our biology class in hopes she was there early. Walking over, I wish I hadn't.

"M-m-mason! No! Stop!" I heard her scream, making me run faster, ready to beat Ashford to a pulp, but when I got in I froze in my spot. Rose was on the floor, Mason shirtless straddling her, and she was…laughing?

"Mercy, Mason, mercy!" she shouted as she tried to escaped from him, but he wouldn't budge. Looking at her now, I realized she was wearing a dress that came to the middle of her legs, at least suppose to, and showed off her toned, tan, amazing legs. Clenching my fist I stopped myself from walking over as I saw Ms. Karp coming this way. Instead I leaned against the doorframe, seeing green as Mason kept making her laugh.

"MASON NOOOO!" she howled, laughing even more. Ms. Karp heard and hurried over, and cleared her throat when she saw the happy couple on the floor in the middle of her classroom. Already, a cloud of students had formed trying to peek in as Mason helped Rose get up.

"Oh no don't stop on my account please," Ms. Karp said before telling Mason to put his shirt on. For some reason Rose found this funny and bent over laughing until she saw me. I was aware of her eyes taking me in, while I got a good look at her. Just as I thought, she was wearing a strapless dress that came to the middle of her thighs. But that wasn't what drove me crazy. It was her hair, curled and loose, begging me to run my hands through it. It wasn't until I locked my eyes with hers that I saw them harden. Before I could do anything, Tasha spoke up to try and get Rose in trouble. But always prepared, she had an excuse for her outfit. Taking my seat, I kept looking at the front while Ms. Karp lectured, even though I was tempted to turn around and catch Rose staring at me. Class went on longer than I'd like, but soon enough I was following a certain brunette to her locker.

"I'm talking to you," I said to Rose once we get to her locker, frustrated she ignored me the whole way.

"Oh really? Could have fooled me," she said sarcastically.

"Can you at least look at me?"

"No."

"Roza I swear whatever you saw wasn't what it looked like," I began, hoping she'd believe me.

"Oh whatever I saw? Was there more that I missed? Did I leave too soon to see the big finale? Sorry," she said sarcastically.

"Rose can you please talk to me?" I begged.

"Talk to you?" she questioned angrily as she looked up at me. Instead of saying anything, I let her go on, hoping all she needed to do was let it out. But that didn't happen. When she finished her rant, she slammed her locker and walked away.

"Listen to me!" I said as I grabbed her wrist.

"Funny you say that since that's what I asked you to do when you were ready to beat Andre up," she huffed out. "All I asked was that you trust me and listen to him, but instead you look at me like I'm some ugly, evil heathen that you want to get the hell away from." I spent the rest of break apologizing, only to have her shut me down to the point that I got pissed.

"You're worse than me," I blurted when my anger reached a max.

"Excuse me?" she asked in disbelief. "But I have integrity and don't jump into the first person who had their arms open. I stood up for my friend and paid the price dearly, but I'd do it again. So you know what, Dimitri, go to hell."

Not letting it go, I said, "I wouldn't listen to Andre's explanations and you're doing the same to me." I probably pushed the wrong button because she looked at me with such anger and hate.

"Fuck you, Dimitri. Don't you ever talk to me again." She turned away and walked to her next class. I let her go, but to hell with listening to her. I was going to make Roza hear me out and I was going to get her back. Mason wasn't taking her away from me, I thought as I walked to class.

"Do you have a problem following me?" Rose asked after I followed her to her locker during lunch.

"Yes," I said as I stood behind her. "Especially when you won't talk to me."

"I told you not to talk to me. Don't you have a cheerleader to suck faces with? Why are you bothering with me?"

"Because you're special," I whispered into her ear, pressing my body against hers, getting the reaction I wanted. It didn't last long, but it was there.

"Personal space, bud," she said as she turned around to face me.

"You seemed to liked it when I had you pinned against something," I said, lowering my face so my lips were almost against hers.

"Yea and you seemed to be honest and faithful. Guess we all change," she replied, her voice husky and her eyelids closing. Bingo, I thought as I let her comment brush over me and I closed the gap between us. I almost had my lips fully pressed against her when someone interrupted us.

"Rose?" Mason asked, brining Rose out of her daze and taking me by surprise. When she left to go with him, I punched her locker, a slew of Russian curses leaving my lips. Turning to them, my face almost froze in a frown when she looked over her shoulder and gave me a smirk. Punching the lockers again, I realized I needed to come up with a plan to get her back. I needed help though, and I knew just who to go to.

Flexing my fingers to make sure I didn't damage them, I stalked off to class.

Walking into the weight room, I was caressed by Rose's light laughter as her and Eddie joked about something while she did Russian's twists with a medicine ball. A small smile forms at the sound, but it quickly turns into a glare when I see Mason in the corner, doing homework probably, smiling at whatever joke was being made.

Eddie had migrated Rose over to the bar station and was showing her the right stance when doing squats with a bar, when I felt someone clasp my shoulders.

"Hey man, what are you doing hiding out here?" Scott asked as he sat down and put his shoes on.

"Nothing, just got here early and didn't want to interrupt them," I said nodding to Rose.

"Wait isn't she your student?"

"Yea, but Alberta thought that it would help to have Eddie train her for weights for a while," I said, watching as Mason said something that made Rose stick her tongue out at him. She looked so laid back and content it made me wonder if maybe the best thing would be to let her go. Looking at her closely and seeing how her eyes were losing some of its shine, and how her smile didn't quite reach them told me letting her would be the biggest regret of my life.

"Huh," Scott said. "Wouldn't have anything to do with you guys breaking up?"

"What are you talking about?" I asked, turning to face him.

"Nothing, just something I heard going around."

"What did you hear?"

"Well word is she left you for Ashford. I guess they were right," he said looking at Rose teasing Mason. "Is it true you walked in on them…you know…"

"No," I said. "That's not true. Yea she broke up with me, but it was for something I did. Who told you she cheated on me?"

"Well Tasha was who told me. I didn't believe her, but you know how gossip works."

"Well don't spread it," I said in a threatening voice. "How would she know? I don't talk to her anymore."

"Apparently she was there to comfort you." Clenching my fist I told him that it was all lies. "Hey sorry man, but I thought you'd like to hear what they're saying and no offense, but Rose's not really helping."

"Shut up and just spot me," I said stalking over to the rack and grabbing a bar, adding the amount of weights I'm used to, and going over to the bench, Scott behind me ready to keep me in check.

"Sorry, D. I didn't mean to piss you off."

"I'm not mad at you, Scott. Thanks for telling me," I said in between my short breaths.

I was almost done with my set when I heard a familiar scream.

"Eddie! Stop him!" Rose shouted as Mason tickled her exposed sides from behind her. Did I mention she had taken off her shirt? So all she was wearing was her thick sports bra and yoga capri leggings. Rose tried turning away, but ended up turning into his arms, giving him better access. "Mason stop! P-p-please! NOOO!"

Having enough, I put my bar back up and walked over to them.

"Enough!" I said, my voice booming. "This is a weight room, not a play house. The equipment here is dangerous and could hurt you. If you don't understand these rules then get the hell out." I looked at Mason. "Actually, you're not on this team so get the fuck out of my weight room." Pale as a ghost, Mason nodded and grabbed his books and left, promising to be waiting outside.

"That was completely uncalled for!" Rose shouted.

"You were by the dumdbells! One wrong move and it could have landed on you! I was looking out for you!"

"Well who asked you to? That's not your job anymore. Never was!"

"Yea well someone has to since clearly you don't give a crap!"

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"You reputation, Rose! You think hanging out with Mason's doing you any good? It's not going to stop me from talking to you. All it's doing is making you look easy," I said before I could stop myself. Her eyes widened and before I knew it my right cheek was stinging and Rose was fuming. "Rose…"

"Rose let's go run a few laps to cool off," Eddie said, ushering her outside.

Angry at myself for losing control like that, I swung my arm without and really target and crashed it into the wall.

"FUCK!" I bellowed as I clutched my hand.

RPOV

Just when I thought I'd caught a break, he had to come to the weight room.

Having Eddie wasn't that bad. He was patient and I was a quick learner, so we found ourselves joking around while I did the exercises. Hell it was so laid back that Mason was in here doing homework and joking with us. Sure, it was slightly awkward when he tried to kiss me earlier and I moved away, but he believed me when I said I wasn't ready to be more than friends. Looking at him, I wondered why I couldn't go for someone like him? He was cute, and sweet, and he was interested, why couldn't I get myself to look at him the same way I look at Dimitri? To make my heart skip and go on overdrive whenever he's around? Shaking the thoughts away, I focus on my training.

"Looking a little hot there, Hathaway," Mason said after I finished my squats, seeing Dimitri hitting the bench with Scott.

"Please you just want me to take my shirt off," I said as I moved to the dumbbells.

"Can't blame a man for trying," he said, winking at me. Laughing, I took off my shirt and tossed him at that. "Oh ew it's all wet!"

"You wanted it," I said as I picked up 10 pound bar and started doing curls with them.

"Oh you're gonna pay for that," he said getting up. Realizing what he meant, my eyes widen with fear and I looked at Eddie, who was smirking through the mirror while he did his own exercises.

"Eddie!" I begged. "Stop him!" Mason was already behind me, and started tickling my sides. I tried to get away, but I just seemed to make things easier for him. "Mason stop! P-p-please! NOOO!"

I fell down on the bench I was on, unable to stop Mason. But someone was, and he was pissed.

"Enough!" Dimitri shouted, making Mason stop and both of us turn to him as he launched into a lecture and kicking Mason out.

"That was completely uncalled for!" I said, pissed he ruined what had been a peaceful, fun afternoon. He gave some crap excuse about looking out for. AS IF! "Well who asked you to? That's not your job anymore. Never was!"

"Yea well some has to since clearly you don't give a crap!" he said, pissed and annoyed. Something in his voice and his glare told me it was more than just horsing around.

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"Your reputation, Rose!" he said, like it was suppose to be obvious. "You think hanging out with Mason's doing you any good? It's not going to stop me from talking to you. All it's doing is making you look easy." He did not just call me easy! Reacting before I could think, I slapped him hard across the cheek. He must have realized his mistake, but it was too late. "Rose…"

I looked at him with a deadly look and was about to give him yet another piece of my mind, but Eddie stepped in. "Rose, let's go run a few laps to cool off." I nodded my head and followed him out, but didn't get passed the door when I heard a Dimitri curse with a thick accent. Turning around, I saw him holding on to his hand.

"What did you do?" I asked, rushing to his side and looking at his hand.

"Punched a wall," he mumbled.

"Stupid Russian," I said under my breath. "Come on we're going to the nurse." Nodding his head, we went to the nurse.

"What in God's name happened to you!" she asked once she saw his hand, bruised, bloody and unable to extend.

"He thought he could beat a wall," I said, trying not to laugh at the glare he gave me.

"Seriously, Dimitri, one of these days your temper's going to make you do something you can't heal from," she lectured as she grabbed some bandages and examined his hand. "Well you didn't really break anything. Almost did, but you didn't hit the wall hard enough. Nonetheless you aren't going to be doing any weight training for the rest of the week."

"What!" he said. "That's not fair! It doesn't even hurt that bad!"

"Oh really? Extend your fingers," she said. Wincing, he barely managed to move them. "Exactly. You're sitting out this week, period. Rose here is going to make sure you do, right honey?" I nodded my head. "Good. Now let's fix these fingers. Might want to grab something to squeeze." Lucky me, he grabbed my hands and squeeze with all his might while he tried not to scream when the nurse extended his fingers and bandaged them up.

"See, Comrade, not so bad," I teased, letting myself laugh when he slit his eyes and glared at me. "Aww come one. Did that hurt the big, bad Russian?" Expecting him to say something snarky, I was surprised when he tugged the hand he was holding and pulled me close to him.

"Not as bad as you have," he whispered as he nuzzled my neck and placed a soft kiss there. "I'd take that over losing you any day."

Looking up at the ceiling, I stopped the tears welling up in my eyes and tried not to get lost in the scent of his after shave. I tried not to give in to him, but as he kept kissing my neck, each kiss higher than the last, I couldn't stop myself from turning my head to give him better access. I looked forward to feeling his lips against mine, but when it never came I opened my eyes. He was smirking at me! The little bastard was messing with me! Glaring, I pushed away and walked out.

A/N: So does that help? Rose is just being stubborn, and she knows it, plus she's gotta make her man work for her, right?

All's fair in love and war ;) Leave me a review and tell me what you thought!

Ok so I have two story recommendation I think you'll like.

DEE2389 (aka creator of this story idea) has posted her first story! It's called "God of a Russian" and it's amazing. It's light, funny (at least right now it is hehehe) and amazing and you should check it out.

If you want more drama/angsty ff, I'm posting another story, called "Bring Me Back to Life" and I'll let the summary do the talking.

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