Chapter 6: Humanity

Rose's POV

Sonya was laid down in front of the couch, her eyes closed. Robert was setting the two other stakes to the side of the coffee table, and went to stand over Sonya.

Viktor was ready to give the order, when Sonya called out, "Wait!" I moved forward, hoping she wouldn't back out.

"What's wrong?" I said, kneeling next to her.

She stuck her hand out towards me. "Please hold my hand. I've- I've never been this scared… I don't know what's wrong… I shouldn't be feeling this, I'm still Strigoi."

I carefully took her hand, resting our conjoined appendages on the floor. "What's wrong? Why is she feeling this?"

"Nothing is wrong," Viktor said, "Thing's are actually going well. Her being this close to spirit induced items is giving her a sense of humanity." He said.

I nodded. "Are you ready?" She squeezed my hand and nodded. "Alright then. Let's get this show on the road."

Viktor nodded towards Robert. Robert took a deep breath and closed his eyes. He took a moment. Grasped the stake in both hands, and opened his eyes. There were a few painstaking moments, where Dimitri and I shared looks of fear, hope, excitement, and love all mixed into one. I looked back to Sonya, and pure fear engulfed her futures. I smiled lightly at her, telling her that everything was going to be alright. I hoped.

Then Robert moved. He plunged the stake down, and Sonya screamed as she saw it come toward her.

I gasped and released Sonya's hand as I was thrown across the room as a white light blew through the room. I hit the wall, and blinked. Flash burn was left in my eye sight, but I could barely hear Sonya whimpering. I continued blinking as I fumbled towards her. I found her still outreached hand, and grasped it. She gripped on for dear life, but by her weak grip, I could tell that it had worked.

Sonya Karp, recent Strigoi, was Moroi once more.

As my vision cleared, I noticed Dimitri happy face over Sonya's body. I smile to him, and was about to say something, but Sonya moved.

"Did- did it work?" She said, her eyes glued shut, her free hand wandering her body if it had changed as well.

I grinned wider. "It did! Your Moroi again!" I yelled, hugging her.

Dimitri laughed. "Roza, we're going to be normal again… I can guard Lissa... you can be on the council… things are headed up…" He said. I nodded and reached over to grab his hands.

"If I could cry right now!" I yelled.

Sonya, who was sobering all over herself, scoffed. "You'd be a sobbing wreck just like me!"

I laughed and threw my hands up. But then I realized it was to quiet. We were missing people from our party. I looked around, terrified that they were gone, but only found an empathetic Viktor putting a wet towel on a sleeping Robert's head.

"He'll be ready again by tomorrow morning, but for now, you should all just relax and Sonya should enjoy herself." Viktor said, taking care of his brother. I nodded even thought he couldn't see him.

"I am rather tired." I said, standing up with Dimitri and taking his hand.

He smiled, "Viktor," He said, not taking his eyes off mine, "Where are the spare bedrooms?"

"Up the stairs. Almost all of them are empty so take your pick. Why? There is a couch here…" He trailed off… "Oh. Yah. Bye."

I chuckled. "Leave, you die." I said, dragging Dimitri up the stair. I heard her mumbled protests but only laughed and ignored him.

As soon as we were on the inside of the first room that was clear, I kicked the door shut, and tackled Dimitri.

"We are going to be normal." I said in between kisses. He pulled my mouth towards his again.

"I know. I love you so much…" He said, continuing to kiss me as he removed my button up shirt. I removed his, and we both struggled to get rid of them. Then we actually had to break apart to get our undershirts off and immediately connected again when our chests were bare.

"I love you so much Dimitri. I can't wait to be with you again, when you are completely mine." I said, fighting with my pants.

"I was always yours." He said, taking both us to the bed.

We kissed heavily for a moment, and then we came together as one, in perfect harmony. Slowly, and ever so carefully loving each other.

When we finished, I was laying on top of Dimitri, panting. "I love you so much…so so much. You are mine, and I am yours. We will always be together, and I never want to be apart from you." I said, snuggling into his warm chest. He wrapped his strong arms around me.

"Roza, my Roza, I cannot imagine a life without you. If it wasn't for you, I would still be an undead soulless creature of the night, and because of you, I am lying here, soul-full, holding the woman of my dreams in my arms." He reached up and kissed me, and I immediately responded. Unlike the others before, this one was slow and passionate. A kiss that would awake any princess and a kiss that would rattle the earth.

A kiss that was shattered with a knock on the door.

"Ugh," I said against his warm lips. I rolled over onto my back and made sure we were both covered. "Come in!" I said, allowing our intruder to intrude.

Sonya burst into the room. "I can fix one of you! I can do it! I seemed to momentarily forget that I was a spirit used as a Moroi! Ha ha!" She yelled, exuberant.

"This couldn't wait." I asked her, crushing her happiness.

She put her hands on her hips. "Rosemarie Hathaway- Er- Belikov! I thought you would be happy! We can get on with this even faster!"

"I'm sorry, but we were kind of in the middle of something here!" I said back, Dimitri blushing like a school girl.

She threw her hands up. "Fine! Don't take my help!" She walked out of the room.

"I guess we better get up then." Dimitri said. "If she can get you changed today, then you can go ahead of me and I will get changed tomorrow."

"Dimitri Belikov! What did we just get though saying to each other?" I said, rising up and leaning over him. "I just said that I would never leave you! And her you are, just throwing me out there."

He smiled. "Sorry love, I was just throwing an option out there." Dimitri Rose up to me and kissed me again. Nothing to passionate, just a kiss.

"I'm never leaving you again. I promise. Now, do you promise?" I said, looking sternly after him.

He laughed. "I promise."

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