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Chapter Eight: Angry Cuddles

Abe's POV

Adrian and I, oddly enough, got along rather well. We are both corrupt Moroi, who were ignored by the rest of the Moroi population. That was, until they want something. From Adrian, they (the women) usually wanted some of his… uh… valued time. From me, they either wanted some to disappear, or a loan which usually ended up with someone (everyone else besides me) with broken kneecaps.

Pretty perfect pair.

We laughed, drank, laughed. Then it stopped when my phone rang. Dimitri's number came up on the screen and I quickly answered it.

"Belikov." I said into the device.

"Abe, I need Adrian and Lissa. Las Vegas. Now." He said, sounding a tad tired.

"What's happened? Is Rose alright?"

"I wouldn't be asking you to bring them here if she wasn't." He said angrily. "I'll meet you at the airport in 3 hours." Then the line went dead.

Adrian looked worried. "What's wrong? Are they okay?" I ignored him.

"Pavel!" I yelled, summoning my most trusted hired guardian. He came in calmly.

"Yes sir?"

"Get my jet ready, and have Princess Dragomir on it. Now." He nodded and turned around, leaving Adrian and I alone again.

"Abe, what's going on?" He asked, now sitting on the edge of his seat.

"Rose has been hurt." I cut him off before he could bombard me with questions. "That's all I know." He nodded, and I got up. "We need to be on that plane."

Dimitri's POV

Two and a half hours after I had called Abe, we all piled into the car. Sonya was driving, Robert was giving directions in the passenger seat, and Rose was laid over me and Viktor in the backseat.

She groaned in her sleep, and I smoothed out her hair, a smile came over her beautiful face, but was gone as fast as it came when I moved her injured arm. She groaned louder this time, her face distorted into pain.

For the first time in a long time, I bit my lip to hold in the tears. Rose was in pain, real pain, and I was the one who caused it. I was disgusted with myself for doing such a thing.

"It's not your fault, Dimitri." Sonya said, turning left at a stop light.

"But it is Sonya." I said, still stroking Rose's hair. "And you know it."

"I don't. Because it's not true. Stop feel sorry for yourself, get over it and move the hell on. Rose needs you, and the Moroi world needs Rose. See the upside down pyramid here? You are the bottom of this pyramid, and you are holding it all up. I know that's hard, but you are going to have to do it. For Rose." Sonya said, her voice softening

I was shocked to say the least. Everything she said was true. I had no one to lean on, but Rose had me, and she needed me.

"You're right, I'm sorry. I still thing that it was my fault, but you're right. Rose needs me."

On my lap, Rose groaned. "What the fuck Dimitri? Seriously? If you don't stop thinking that everything is your fault, I'm going to have to… well, I can't leave you, because no matter how much I don't want you to have to hold me up, you do. Sonya was right about that. You need to stop it though! You are not at fault for the fly dying outside, the dog being hit by a car, and you certainly aren't at any fault here for my actions. Dumbass!"

Viktor laughed as Rose finished her ranting. "There's the Rose that I used to know."

Robert chuckled as well. "You all have to deal with her all the time?"

"You, shut the hell up!" Rose yelled, sitting up, trying hard not to hurt her wrist, and turned herself around so she was sitting in between Viktor and I.

After a few minutes of silence, Sonya pulled up to one of the airport information booths. They directed us to a private tarmac, and we drove on.

When we got there, the airplane was slowing to a stop, and the movable stairs pulled towards it. The minute the door opened, Abe sprinted out, hurrying down the stairs and spotting the car.

"Move Dimitri." Rose said. I quickly complied, still speechless from her outburst. I opened the door and stepped out, allowing her out. She stepped out after me, holding her injured arm. Abe ran over to us, Lissa and Adrian quickly following, and Rose started to walk towards them.

"Kiz!" Abe yelled, stepping right in front of her. Without even saying a thing, Lissa immediately grabbed Rose and healed her. The blood that was on the cloth that was wrapped around her wrist disappeared and I saw her start bending it back and forth.

I smiled, glad to know that she was fine. I leaned back on the car, just watching her.

"It's still not your fault. And Rose is right. You are an idiot." Sonya said, leaning next to me.

"You know, I think she used more... colorful language to describe me." I said, a smile resting on my lips.

Rose's POV

"Thank you, Lissa." I said, moving my wrist around.

"No problem. I'm just glad you are alright. You lost a lot of blood. You're adrenaline must be running really high right now, or else you would most likely been asleep." She said back, smiling.

I chuckled. "Yah. It's been a rough day to say the least."

"What happened, Rose?" Adrian asked, a worried look on his face.

"Well, first thing, I am no longer a Strigoi Dhampir thing." Abe swooped me into a hug. I laughed as he twirled me around, loving how much we connected. He set me down, still embracing me in a half hug as I explained the rest. "Neither is Dimitri, and now we have a new tag along, Sonya Karp."

"Crazy Karp?" Lissa asked, stunned. I nodded, pointing to the car. Lissa looked over, shocked.

"Yup."

"And I suppose the others in the car are Viktor and his brother?" Abe asked, suddenly tensing at my side. Lissa flinched, and I immediately sprung into action.

"Yes, but we will be letting them go. I don't plan on incarcerating Viktor again, and his brother is the reason I am standing here. They will be fine. No need to worry about them anymore."

"I don't trust him Rose, he almost tried to kill you." Abe said.

"Yah well, a lot of people have tried to kill me." I pointed out, standing my ground.

Adrian spoke up. "Are you sure Rose? This man is horrible." Lissa slowly nodded.

"Just leave it alone guys. They are leaving." I said, turning around and walking towards the car.

I leaned into the open window, looking in on Viktor who had moved into the driver's seat. "You are never to show your face again. No telling what happened, no coming back for any crazy revolution. I'll be watching."

He smiled to me. "Thank you, Rose. I know that you will do what needs to be done." I nodded, and lifted myself off the car. Dimitri and Sonya did the same, and the car drove off.

"You two," I said to Dimitri and Sonya, "Into the plane. We need to get to court." I said, already walking back to the plane.

Abe, Lissa, and Adrian followed. When I got up the steps, and worried Christian and Sarah were there. They hugged me, but I just brushed them off, growing tired quickly. I stumbled the back of the plane, where I knew a bed was. I walked through the door, closing it behind me, seeing the bed. I collapsed onto it, just wanted to sleep.

Twenty minutes later.

Sleep had yet to come. I laid in every which way, just wanting to rest, but no luck. I sighed, knowing what my heart and mind wanted. I got up, walked to the door and opened it.

I poked my head out, looking at the occupants of the cabin. I spotted Dimitri. "Dimitri?" He looked up to me. "Can I talk to you?" He excused himself from the conversation, and came towards me.

I opened the door wider, and shut it behind me. I crawled back onto the bed, shoving my head into the pillow.

He chuckled. "You really didn't want to talk did you?"

I shook my head on the pillow. He outright laughed this time, and laid with me in the bed. I cuddle up with him, and he wrapped his arms around me, immediately making me feel safe.

"This doesn't mean anything. I'm still angry. I love you, but I'm still angry."

"I love you too, Roza. I do."

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