Okay please don't be mad or worried that I abandoned this story I just have had a ton of stuff to do. So I am rotating through my stories posting new chapters. So, here is little ten year old Dimitri and a long forgotten night of babysitting.

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Chapter 7 Babysitting

Little DPOV

"Mom, what time did Mr. Mazur say they would be dropping off little Rosie?" Karolina asked, yelling from upstairs.

"The party starts at seven, so they will be here at six thirty," Mamma yelled back.

I looked at the clock and it was six already. Mamma was getting herself ready to go to the Christmas party. She was riding with Mr. Mazur to the party. My sister, being the oldest, was technically the babysitter, but I have to help. I'm pretty sure my friends would give me a hard time for having to play with two little babies.

My little sister Vika is already two and a half and the other little girl, Rosie… I don't know her, (my sister baby sits, not me) is around three and a half give or take. I'm not really sure. Funny thing is, I don't really care either. All I know is I have to play with them to help my sister.

I'm ten, nearly eleven, and I have to be bossed around by my big sister who is only two years older then me. That just sucks. Usually Sonya gets to be her little slave because I go to Ivan's when stuff like this is going on, but no-not this time. Ivan's family is out of town for the holiday. And lucky Sonya got to go to her friend's house.

I decided that I don't have much choice either way, so I will have to make the best of it, I guess. Laying here on my bed staring at the ceiling is pretty boring anyway. I heard the door bell ring, so I decided it would be best just to act nice and go downstairs to get the door.

Walking as slowly as I possibly could, I made my way down the stairs. By the time I got there, Mr. Mazur was out the door and Mamma was giving Karolina instructions for emergencies. The little girl was standing there looking up at them, all bundled up in a big fluffy red winter parka.

I took my time just staring at her; she was a really cute little girl. Long dark brown hair of ringlets with beautiful big brown eyes and a killer smile. I walked up to her and squatted down.

I took a gulp. "Hi Rosie, I'm Dimitri," I said as sweetly and nicely as I could so she wouldn't cry like Vika does sometimes. I absolutely hate it when babies cry.

She giggled and then gave me a big smile. "Mitri," she said in the most adorable voice. It was cutest thing I had ever heard, except maybe Viktoria sounding like a race car.

"Do you want to take off your coat?" I suggested, noticing she looked a little squirmy in the big thing.

"Unzip me please," Rosie said happily

I smiled as I unzipped her coat and helped her get it off along with her little white mittens. I hung up her little coat and then turned around to offer her my hand.

"Come on Rosie, let's go find Vika." She reached up and took my hand. The second her little fingers clamped around mine I felt this weird, warm tingle. I stood there looking at her strangely. That was... very odd to say the least. I couldn't say that I had ever felt that before. She was looking up at me and I saw her face change from happy to puzzled, most likely mirroring the look on my face.

I really couldn't guess what that feeling is, but whatever. She tugged on my fingers and pulled me into the living room. "Come on, Mitri," she said impatiently. That made me smile because she was very expressive. Her little face was so determined as she pulled me along.

Karolina came in behind me and suggested I put in a movie for them to watch. My sister's favorite one was Beauty and the beast, so I decided that would be my best bet. Rosie hadn't let go of my fingers so I thought she might want to help me.

"Rosie would you like to help me get the movie?" I asked. She nodded her head, all smiles once again.

I walked over to the little shelf with all the books and videos and grabbed the Beauty and the Beast.

"Do you want to carry it?" I checked with her. She jumped up and down happily. I smiled; she was such a happy little girl. I handed it to her and she hugged it to her body with her free hand, still not letting me go.

We walked over to the TV and VCR player and I knelt down. "Do you want to put the movie in the machine?"

At this, her big brown eyes gleamed and she gave a big "Yes!"

I helped her open the plastic case and take the movie out. I put the plastic case down and handed her the movie the way she would have to put it in the player. The player was on top of the TV so I had to pick her up so that she could complete the task.

"Can I pick you up so that you can put the movie in?" I asked her, knowing that she would probably be okay with that.

In reply, she held her arms out to me in a beckoning manner. "Pick me up, Mitri!" Smiling, I bent down and wrapped my arms around her. She giggled as I scooped her up and she kissed my cheek. "Thank you," she said in her tiny little angelic voice.

I leaned so she was close to the VCR and told her how to put it in the narrow slot. She was a smart little cookie, and she got it on the first try. I grabbed the remote and walked to the couch. I sat down with Rosie still in my arms with her little arms wrapped loosely around my neck, as if determined to never let go of me.

Rosie turned around and sat contently on my lap. I guess she really wasn't planning on letting me go anywhere. I didn't mind though-to tell the truth I actually really liked Beauty and the Beast; it's one of my favorite stories. Mamma has me read to Vika before bedtime and that's the book she always picks. So I guess you could say the story has really grown on me. Not that I would ever tell anyone that...

Little Rosie curled up on my lap and rested her little head on my shoulder and the crook of my neck. I wrapped my arm around her to hold her in place. Her tiny little hand laid on top of my arm and that weird, warm tingle ran through my body again. I stared at her little hand for a long time, trying to figure out what that is.

I noticed her hair smelled like strawberries, it smelled really good-intoxicating if you will. I didn't know you could get strawberry shampoo. Mamma always buys our shampoo and conditioner stuff at random. It's usually cheep because there are so many of us. I sat there with little Rosie and a minute later Karolina brought Vika out to the couch too. She just dropped her on the other side of me, giving me a weird look as she walked away.

Vika cuddled up to the other side of me pulling her favorite big blankie over us. I smiled at this as I adjusted the blanket so we were all covered and settled in to watch the movie. I pressed play.

Only about half way through the movie, I noticed that Rosie had fallen asleep on my chest. For some reason, even though I'm only ten-almost eleven-the thought crossed my mind that some day I might have a little girl like Rosie. She was just adorable.

I wondered if I would ever fall in love like the Beast did with Bell or if I would ever have a family of my own. I sighed, probably not because I would be a guardian some day when I graduate. Ivan and I already made a pact that he would be my Moroi and I would be his guardian. As far as I knew, guardians didn't often have families.

I decided that if I did have a family, I would want a little girl just like Rosie. I bet that she could wrap just about anybody around her little finger with that cute face, big brown eyes, and beautiful smile. Mamma always tells me that we, meaning my sisters and I, melted her heart and now I understand what that means. It's like Rosie melted my heart the second she put her little hand in mine. I bet she does that to everybody.

After the movie ended, I had to move to get the remote. I was trying to be careful and not wake up Rosie, but I guess she is a light sleeper because her big brown eyes fluttered open and looked up at me. She gave me a great big happy smile. "Hi Mitri!" she said excitedly.

I couldn't help but smile, she was just too cute. "Hi Rosie," I replied. "Are you hungry?" I asked. Still smiling, her eyes widened and she nodded her head vigorously. I laughed, she seemed really excited about food. I looked down at Vika. "Are you hungry too?" I asked. She smiled as well and nodded her head. "Okay, let's go find something to eat," I said to the both of them. Holding their hands we trotted into the kitchen.

Mamma always had left over something so I dug around until I found Pelmeni, it's one of my favorites and I know we have black bread so that would have to do. I grabbed three plates and heated the food in the microwave.

Rosie was sitting on her knees and feet in a big chair, waiting patiently. I got the sippy-cups down for them and a glass for me. I found the apple juice and poured each of us a glass. Yes, I can't get over the amazing taste of apple juice. God help me if my friends ever find this stuff out about me. I'd never hear the end of it.

I wonder where Karolina is, she is the one that's supposed to be watching them, not me! Oh well, it's not that bad... I guess. I set the plate and fork down in front of Rosie and she dug in. I turned around to get Vika's and placed hers down on her tray. I heated mine up and went to sit down but little Rosie was holding her plate to me. It was empty!

I gaped at it and then looked on the floor and the table. I thought she must have spilled it, but I found nothing. I looked back at her in question.

"More please."

I could only smile at her as I took the plate. I gave her a bigger helping this time because I thought she must be really hungry to eat all of that so fast. I heated it up and set it in front of her and watched as I ate mine she polished off that plate full too.

"Was it that good?" I asked, smiling at her, thinking she was done now.

"Yummy!" That made me crack up.

She pushed her plate to me again. "Mooore please?" It was so cute I couldn't resist. Besides, I wanted to see how much she could eat. This little girl was impressive! I got up and gave her more, and I watched in awe as she cleaned her plate yet again. Then she asked for some bread. I gave her two pieces of it, not thinking that she could eat them... but yes, she did. And three whole glasses of juice!

I was laughing a little when I heard a big burp ring out her small body. "'Cuse me, Mitri," she said in her tiny little voice, and Vika giggled at her side, still on her first serving.

I couldn't help it; I cracked up laughing again. I don't think I have ever seen something so funny. I was laughing so hard that tears ran down my cheeks. Rosie was looking at me like I had lost my mind. But then she stared to laugh too. And not surprisingly, it was the cutest laugh I had ever heard. It was infectious and soon Vika was laughing full out, too, rather than just giggling.

We laughed for a few more minutes before I decided I better clean them up. I wiped their hands and face and helped them down. Rosie kept a strong hold of my hand, taking a glance over at Vika who was getting out of her chair. "Come on Mitri, Vika. Let's play." She dragged me into the living room again. "Hide and seek, Mitri! You count!"

I covered my eyes and started counting. Peeking through my fingers, I watched her crawl behind the couch. I only counted to twenty and then pretended to hunt for her. I started talking out loud.

"Hmm, I wonder where little Rosie went? Wow she's really good at hiding," I said loudly. I heard a faint little giggle come from behind the couch. I smiled at this.

"Oh, what was that I heard; was that a giggle?" I asked nobody at all in a playful tone. I heard a little gasp. I crept toward the couch and started singing. "Rosie, where are you? I'm coming to get you." I heard another little giggle and I pounced out.

"I gotcha!" I growled she squealed while laughing. She made a feeble attempt to run away from my clutches, but I grabbed her by the waist and swung her around in the air.

I played with her and Vika for a while, just chasing them around the house until I wore them (myself included) out. I collapsed on the couch and Rosie jumped on top of me, giggling some more. This girl had a ton of energy, it must be from all the food she can eat.

I tickled her and watched as she laughed and giggled and squirmed. I was having so much fun that I didn't notice Mamma had come in the door. She was standing there, watching me play with Rosie when I looked up she had a huge smile on her face. I stopped tickling and Rosie jumped back on me.

"Hi Mamma," I said, wrapping Little Rosie in my arms. We were both smiling at a smug though slightly confused Olena.

"Hi honey, did you two have fun tonight?" she asked, still smiling down at us.

"Yeah, I did, surprisingly I guess," I said sort of bewildered.

"I'm glad, Mr. Mazur is waiting in the car for Rosie so if you will help her put her coat on, I will take her out to him," Mamma instructed.

"It's time to go bye-bye Rosie," I said, smiling reassuringly to her as I stood up with her in my arms. Her bottom lip came out and her face saddened.

"Noo! I want to stay here with Mitri," she said sadly putting her tiny hands on my cheeks. She looked straight into my eyes. It was like she was memorizing my face or maybe looking straight into my soul. I felt a strange connection to her. But it was time for her to go home. Besides, Karolina babysits all the time. Maybe she would come here again.

"You can't Rosie, your Daddy is in the car waiting for you," I told her. I helped her put on her big fluffy coat and mittens and zipped her up.

She wrapped her little arms around my neck and said, "Bye Mitri." Then kissed my cheek again.

"Bye Rosie, see you next time." Mamma picked her up and carried her to the awaiting car. She waved to me as mamma walked down the steps. I waved back. I watched as mamma handed her to whoever was in the car and the car drove away.

I actually felt a little sad myself. I wondered if I would ever see her again.

Ok that was a little cute fluff but I think this was a neat little glimpse into Dimitri's and Rose's possible connection. What do you think? do you like that they could have know each other and dont remember this one night long ago?

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Thank You Oppa for being my beta for this ch!