A/N- Thank you so much for all the reviews! So I meant to have this up before finals and obviously that didn't happen because I've disappeared for a couple weeks. Oops! On the brightside, I am finished with school for the year! Yay! Finally done with junior year! Time to celebrate by burning all my homework and some margaritas!

Anyway my updates should become more regular now. Sorry for everyone who's been waiting. I even got some pushes on tumblr which got me really excited!

Chapter 5: Running Away

Dimitri POV

I hurried out of the clinic to my own room. I packed a bag of essentials: clothes, toiletries, a couple books, and all of my savings. I could send for my other things later, I supposed, I just needed to get Rose off campus first. Maybe I could get Yuri to send them to my family. I could say someone was ill. Yes, that would be my ticket out of here, it would make more sense then suddenly resigning with no aim. Finished, I took my bag and snuck up to Roza's room. I packed her bag with clothing and a few other things I thought she would appreciate. I grabbed photos and various items of jewelry and make up. I didn't really know what she would want. I saw the lip gloss I had bought her and I threw that in there, that I knew she liked. Rummaging through her drawers I found some...exceptionally appealing items...I shoved those in the bag as well. By the time I was done there wasn't much left in Rose's room. She didn't have much. I guess she hadn't had the time to buy more things in the limited time she was at the academy. I grabbed her identification and shoved it in my pocket. We would need it later.

I took the back stairs out of the dorms and hurried into the forest. I took Rose's bag and put in the cabin while I kept my own on me. Then I texted Viktoria. I told her to tell Mama that I was coming home. It was time for Rose to meet my family. I ran into Alberta's office, almost out of breath. I was running around everywhere this morning. I barely stopped myself from barging in, but I managed to at the doorway and knocked on the slightly open door.

"Yes? Come on in." I heard her say. I basically stumbled in. She stared at me strangely. I guess this was strange, I had never come to ask her something before. Well only once, but that was when Rose had disappeared to Spokane and I was frantic to find her before something went wrong. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to prevent that tragedy, but I could make sure this one never happened.

"Hello Alberta. I'd like to resign. I need to leave right away." I completely forgot about formalities. The "how do you do" part of my speech was gone. I was in a rush and nervous. I hope Alberta wouldn't question me too much. I wonder if she knew about Rose's pregnancy yet. Everyone would know soon, and think the worst of her. Leaving would be the best for the rumour mill as well. Alberta's head suddenly snapped up from her desk. "What?" she exclaimed, giving me a puzzled expression. "What about Rose?" she asked. "She's going to need you the next few months."

I gave her a puzzled look. Did she know? I had to keep the pretense up with her until I knew for sure. "What about Rose?" I asked innocently. Alberta looked at me exasperated, like I was an idiot for not knowing. "It's going around everywhere." she said. "That's all the teachers are talking about, that she's knocked up..." I didn't know what to say to that. I just stared at her blankly before I got my bearings. I forced myself to make my tone unemotional and cold. "Rose will be fine Guardian Petrov. She clearly no longer needs my services if she can no longer train." It hurt a little to be talking about Rose this way. It seemed almost degrading.

Alberta frowned at me. "Oh. I guess all this time I was wrong." she muttered looking back at the papers she had in her hands. I didn't know what to say. Shall I play along? Or should I demand Alberta the truth. It wasn't like me but I was curious. "Wrong about what?" I asked quietly, I hoped she didn't suspect me. I always thought I kept my feelings to myself very well. Alberta leaned back in my chair and narrowed her eyes at me. " I just always thought you gave a bigger shit than this."

I was intrigued now. Did Alberta know? "What are you talking about Guardian Petrov?" I asked, using a hard voice. Alberta glanced up at me again. " Doesn't matter. I was wrong." she said pointedly. I decided to be forward. It didn't matter anymore I wasn't going to work here anymore. "If you're talking about Rose it does still concern me. She's still my student." Alberta seemed to ignore me. She looked up at me one last time and said, "If you're going to do something foolish remember that room 24 in the clinic gets checked last. Always." I glanced at her interestingly. Was she really helping me? I nodded at her before I left. "Thank you."

I rushed out of Alberta's office to get all the other details set. I ran around the Academy to make sure everything was set for our getaway tonight. I even got a car registered. I was to drive it to the airport and leave it there. Other guardians would come get it another day. I didn't know why Alberta was helping me but I welcomed it. Anything for my Roza. I didn't know what we were going to do after that though. I wasn't sure if bringing Rose to Russia was a good idea or should we hide somewhere in America. We had to figure it out later.

After curfew and the sun rise, I went to retrieve Rose first. It was late now and most of the Moroi were asleep. I was going to take Roza to the cabin and then drive off campus. Then I would go back to the cabin and lead Rose to the car through the woods. 'I hope this works' I said to myself as I snuck into the clinic.

Rose POV

Lissa came back in after Dimitri left, she walked up to me and took my hand. She still had a million questions in her head, but right now she mostly wanted to heal me. My eyes locked on her and I felt my face frown. "Not now Liss, I'll tell you later." I said, trying to quiet her mind. She stared at me weirdly, reading my aura maybe. "Hmm. Who's the father Rose?" she asked.

I wanted to tell Lissa but I couldn't. I couldn't risk Dimitri going to jail. If I were even to keep this baby then someone needs to help me raise it. God knows I'll be a horrible mother. "I can't tell you." I told her, she started to say something but I cut her off, "It's not that I don't trust you Liss it's just a very very secretive affair and if I were to tell you I think he should know that first. It's not my call."

Lissa just nodded, looking sad. Then she reached her hand out to my stomach, to heal me, my arms shot out to stop her. "Don't!" I shouted, "We don't know what that could do to the babyLiss. I just need some rest." Lissa looked even more hurt now but she nodded. "I'll let you get some sleep." she said, squeezing my hand before getting up and leaving the room. I looked after her sadly. I didn't like lying to Lissa. It didn't seem right since she couldn't lie to me. We had never had secrets before. I'll make it right later, I decided.

Suddenly, I was getting really really tired. Maybe it was the medicine. I laid back and fell asleep. My mind drifted off quickly, and soon, I felt myself being pulled into a spirit dream, Adrian, I thought. We appeared in the Academy courtyard. That was weird, we were usually in a garden or back at the ski lodge where we met. Sometimes he even put us in this fancy room but then I usually made him change it to a beach. Beds and Adrian together seem like a bad idea.

" Hello Little Dhampir." he finally spoke. He seemed sad. I looked at him with a questionable expression.

" What's wrong." I asked, concerned for him. Maybe spirit's darkness was getting to him. He didn't have a bondmate to absorb it like Lissa did, were the drugs and alcohol not working for him anymore?

" Who's baby is it?" He asked me, all of a sudden. So that's what this was about. I was genuinely worried for a second. Adrian had always followed me around, hoping I would leave Dimitri for him but I would never. "Adrian..." I started, I needed a way to explain this softly, but Adrian cut me off before I could continue.

"I would expect you to be sleeping with that Russian thing but not...another Moroi." he said, hesitating on that last part. Did he really think so poorly of me? I knew my reputation wasn't the best, but it was a lot better than his, he had no right to judge. Adrian just kept staring at me, his eyes flickering, reading my auras I guess.

"I can't tell you who's it is Adrian, but don't hate me for this. Please." I said, I didn't know what else to say. I knew Adrian knew about Dimitri but I couldn't give him any material to have him arrested. If Adrian wanted me as much as he said he did then how would I know if he would jump at the chance to take Dimitri away from me. Adrian started backing away from me, leaving me "Why Rose? why? Why him and not me?" he cried.

Maybe I was tired of his whining, or maybe it was pregnancy hormones but I just snapped. "Because I'm not in love with you!" I shouted at him and narrowed my eyes. "When are you going to figure this out! You and I were never a thing Adrian! I never felt anything more than platonic relations for you." Adrian stared at me stunned. I guess I never told him that before. I always spurred his advances but I had never dashed his hopes like this. Adrian started to turn around and leave, "Adrian…" I said, trying to stop him.

"I'll let you go then." Adrian said when I said his name, walking into the distance of the dreamscape. "That would be best." I told him, giving up. I would make amends later, he and Lissa were the two people I needed to apologize to. I watched him walk away into the distance and as he disappeared the dreamscape did as well. I drifted on to a peaceful, quiet, black sleep, having no idea of what was about to happen to me and my unborn child.

A/N- Sorry its super short! I'm having kinda a writer's block. I hope it wears off soon. I have the whole thing in my head but I can't seem to get it typed up. Sorry for the long wait guys!

Ciao!

~Tiffany