A/N- Oops. It's been a month, I guess I lost track of time. Summer's going by so fast. Okay I lied. I'm not going to be updating as much as I'd like because I have work and while usually I don't care about protocol and such I feel bad writing during work. So sorry guys! Hopefully updates will come more often than they did before though, push me if I don't! Trust me I work a lot better under pressure. Anyway thanks for all the reviews and comments! I really appreciate it. Here we go…

Chapter 6: The Great Escape

Rose POV

When I finally woke up, the sunlight was streaming through the window. I guess the drugs wore off of me. I looked down at my slightly swollen midsection. It was hard to believe there was something growing inside me. What was even harder to believe was that something belonged to Dimitri. I heard the door creak open and saw Dimitri enter the room, I was about to ask him what he was doing but then he put his hand over my mouth and mouthed 'quiet' to me. I nodded.

I sat completely still as Dimitri worked around me, turning off all the machines and then unhooking me from the system. I helped him by pulling some wires off myself, even though we had been together, Dimitri was still modest and refused to touch the wires on my stomach that were monitoring the baby. "Now what…" I started to say, Dimitri clamped his hand over me again, and just shook his head as he handed me some regular clothing. I quickly pulled off my hospital robes and slipped into the sweats and sweater Dimitri had grabbed for me. "Dimitri." I whispered this time, I just wanted to know what was happening. Where were we going? How was he breaking me out of the clinic?

"Roza not now." he whispered back to me, keeping me in the dark. I pouted, but took his outstretched hand anyway. I'd rather be anywhere but here. He had turned away from me while I changed, always the gentleman. When he turned around again he whispered, "Go to the cabin. I'll meet you there in a moment." Once we were outside Dimitri nudged me towards the woods again. I frowned. I wanted to know what was going to happen. "When are you going to include me into this plan?" I asked. Dimitri still didn't say anything, giving me one final push before walking in the opposite direction himself. I walked off into the woods in a bad mood to the cabin. What were we doing? Where were we going? And why? Did someone know about us?

I then thought about Lissa. " She's going to hate me." I muttered to myself. At the cabin I let myself in and sat on the bed, it was exactly how we left it, except my bag was at the foot of the bed.

I dug through my bag, find some more comfortable clothes. I love Dimitri, but his fashion sense could use a little help. I got some things that fit better together and changed. Digging through my bag I saw that Dimitri had managed to pack most of my things, I guess I didn't have much. Getting to the bottom of the bag, I found a whole bunch of lingerie… at first I blushed to myself a little that Dimitri went through there, but then I realized as I was going through that Dimitri had packed the whole dresser drawer. Every single piece that I had, I guess I shouldn't be surprised… he is still a regular guy.

There was another bag on the bed too. This one filled with books. I found a couple westerns and then at the bottom I found a pregnancy book. I wonder where Dimitri had gotten this, maybe he stole it from the clinic. I sat on the bed reading until Dimitri came in. "Come on Roza. We have to go." Dimitri said as he grabbed the bags at the end of the bed, I don't even think he noticed I changed. I was annoyed. I wanted to know what we were going to do now. I can't just disappear, I did it once they aren't going to let me do it again. I looked up at him and asked, "Are you going to explain anything now?"

He stared at me like I was crazy and then made a hand motion for me to move. "I'll explain in the car Roza. We've got to get out of here." Dimitri started heading for the door. When I still didn't get up, he grabbed my arm and pulled me up. I was furious, how dare he pull me around like this. "Dimitri!" I yelled at him as I pulled from him, almost falling. "Have you completely forgotten about Lissa! I can't leave her! I can't leave the academy I'll never become Lissa's guardian now."

Dimitri looked at me exasperated again. It was like he didn't even care, and Lissa was his moroi! "Roza," he said softly, "the princess will be safe behind the wards with the guardians. We need to leave before they notice you're missing." He was pleading with me now. I narrowed my eyes at him. " I'm not taking another step till you tell me why." Dimitri let out another sigh. "Roza please can't you trust me. I need you safely out of here before I can tell you. You should be in a stable condition." Why was Dimitri so worried about my stability, for god sakes, I'm pregnant not disabled.

I was tired of arguing. I threw my hands into the air and took the book I was reading and threw it at Dimitri. If he wanted to go fine, I'll go. "Oh my god! You make me want to pull my hair out sometimes!" I told him as I went on walking out of the door. Dimitri still stood inside stunned. "Well…" I said, "Let's get the hell out of here!" Dimitri snapped out of his daze and put his duster over me. Being extra over protective I see. I pulled his duster on around my shoulders. I looked back at him and gave a real pout as I walked next to him.

Once Dimitri got the car started and got us on the normal roads I spoke up, breaking the silence between us. "We're in the car now." I pointed out to him as I sat there with my arms crossed. " Are you going today tell me why you're kidnapping me?" I hated being left in the dark. This whole operation just killed my chances of ever becoming a guardian, there better be a good reason for it. "Promise me you'll stay calm Roza." Dimitri said, his eyes not wandering from the road. I was confused now. "What are you talking about?" I asked as I looked over at him with wondering eyes. "Just promise me Rose." he said again, more seriously this time, looking at my face. I rolled my eyes, Dimitri was being incredibly annoying. "I promise." I told him as I took a deep breathe and laid my head back.

Dimitri took a breath for himself. He spoke slowly and then all at once like he didn't really want to tell me what the problem was. "They want to get rid of the baby." I stared at him. That was it. That was Dimitri's huge scare? He overreacted. I mean I had thought about it myself. I just looked out the window staying quiet with my thoughts before I said, "People do that everyday."

Dimitri just turned and looked at me unbelievably. Well at least I think he did, it looked like that in the reflection of the glass. "But that's not what you wanted to do Roza. Right?" Dimitri sounded scared now, more afraid than before. I thought about what to say before I said anything. I didn't want to lie, I was thinking about it. "I don't know. I found out less than eight hours ago I was pregnant Dimitri."

My answer didn't seem to satisfy Dimitri but he didn't push it further. I hated seeing that hurt look on his face, but seeing his hurt reminded me of my own. I could never go back now, I was going to be an outcast forever. When would I ever see Lissa again? Eddie? Adrian? Heck even Christian?! I yelled at him. "You just kidnapped me for no reason. What did you think," I continued, "that they were just going to force me to give up the baby?" Dimitri didn't answer for a long while, in fact an awkward angry silence just settled between us until Dimitri pulled into the airport parking lot. "I just wanted to protect you Rose."

His soft, quiet, and afraid voice softened something in me. "I guess we are safer with you." I started. I didn't like Dimitri's face right now. I rarely saw him smile I didn't want him to turn into Mr. Doom and Gloom again. "and once they found out it was the offspring of two dhampirs who knows what would happen." Dimitri didn't say anything, but gave me a small smile. I waited until he helped me out of the car to get up. "Where are we headed?" I asked him as we walked into the airport. Dimitri just looked at me and smiled.

Dimitri POV

Sneaking into the clinic was the easy part. Sneaking out of the clinic would be the hard part. I slipped into Roza's room where the curtains were open and the sunlight was shining down on her hospital bed. She looked beautiful, the sun giving her a golden glow. Rose started to say something but I clamped my hand over her mouth. The quiet was essential. I worked around Rose quietly, turning off all the machines so we wouldn't sound any alarms when I unhooked her. When I was finished, I nodded again to Rose to start pulling things off, I helped her but avoided any intimate areas, we couldn't get caught in any more compromising positions.

"Now what…" Rose started to say, I put my hand over her mouth again. I didn't say anything but handed her some clothes to change into. If someone were to see us they wouldn't think of anyone in regular clothes. Then I turned away, even though I've seen her I still respected her. This was not the time to ogle her body. "Dimitri…" I heard her start again, I cut her off.

"Roza not now." I whispered back. We needed to hurry before the nurse made her rounds. Once she was dressed, we snuck out of the room to the back of the clinic. When the coast was clear we slipped through the back door and outside towards the woods. At the edge I left Roza. "Go to the cabin." I told her quietly. "I'll meet you there in a moment." Rose didn't move for a moment, instead she glared at me. "When are you going to include me into this plan?" I didn't say anything and pushed her towards the woods. Rose just stood there, not moving. I let out an exasperated sigh, and nudged her again, this time she started walked, but angrily, maybe even stomping.

I heard Rose's voice in the wind as she muttered to herself but I ignored it. I had to get out of the academy before they noticed Rose was missing. I got into the car and drove to the gate. The guards looked at me surprised as I pulled up. "Going into town again Belikov? What do you need to buy this time?" Emil asked me. Emil was a good friend, a good guardian, I hoped that he wouldn't look down on me for deserting. I smiled nervously as I answered him. "No Shopping this time Emil. I'm going home." I was impatient to get going. I hoped this wasn't a long conversation.

Emil's expression didn't change for a long moment. When it did, it seemed to have softened as if his guardian mask had been removed . "Good travels then." he muttered with a gentle nod. "Wish I was doing the same." He muttered.I nodded again as he opened the gate and let me pass. "I'm sure I'll see you again Emil." I watched in the rear view mirror as the gate closed behind me, then I sped off, making sure I drove a respectable distance before I drove around towards the edge of the woods. I hid the car under the trees and then I headed into the woods to find Rose and the cabin. She wasn't far now.

When I entered the cabin and I found Roza reading on the bed. That was a first, I looked at her curiously. I grabbed her things. "Come on Roza. We have to go." I said, heading back towards the door, but Rose didn't get up. She just looked up at me and asked, "Are you going to explain everything now?" I looked at her like she was crazy. We were in the middle of an escape and she asks about the details now? Instead of answer I just walked back to the center of the room and pulled her up. "I'll explain in the car Roza. We've got to get out of here."

Rose yanked her arm out of my grip, stumbling in the process, I reached my arm out to steady her. She was growing angrier. "Dimitri!" she yelled. "Have you completely forgotten about Lissa! I can't leave her! I can't leave the academy I'll never become Lissa's guardian now." The princess hadn't even come into my mind. All I knew is that I needed to get Rose to safety. I could care less about the princess right now, yes I was her guardian before but she was safe here behind the wards. She was the last Dragomir, she wouldn't go unprotected. "Roza," I said softly, "the princess will be safe behind the wards with the guardians. We need to leave before they notice you're missing."

Rose still didn't move a muscle. She just stood there glaring at me. I was two seconds away from putting her over my shoulder. "I'm not taking another step till you tell me why." I sighed exasperatedly again. "Roza please can't you trust me. I need you safely out of here before I can tell you. You should be in a stable condition." Suddenly Roza's mood switched. She threw her hands up into the air and threw the book at me as she stood up. I caught it uneasily and stuffed it in the bag. "Oh my god! You make me want to pull my hair out sometimes!" she said. " Let's get the hell out of here!" she said as she marched out of the door. I stared at Rose as her mood changed so suddenly. I guess the mood swings had begun. But I wasn't going to argue with her. I grabbed all of her things and wrapped Rose in a coat and lead her towards the car.

We hurried to the car in silence. Once we got in, I sped off towards the airport. I could buy us some last minute tickets there in cash and I knew Rose had fake identification for hiding out earlier. We needed to get out of the country. Maybe I really would go home. Rose finally broke the silence, as usual of course. "We're in the car now. Are you going to tell me why you're kidnapping me?" I sighed. I hoped to keep this for her for as long as possible. "Promise me you'll stay calm Roza."

"What are you talking about?" she asked, looking towards me curiously. "Just promise me Rose." I said more seriously. I really hoped Roza didn't freak out. I didn't know what I would do if she fainted on me like she did in the woods. She looked at me again, like I was over reacting, I probably was but I wasn't going to take any chances on Roza's safety. "I promise." she said, almost jokingly. I glared at her but continued anyway. I still really didn't want to tell Rose. "They want to get rid of the baby."

Rose didn't say anything at first, just turning her head to look out the window instead of at me. "People do that everyday." she said in a quiet calm voice. I was surprised by her lack of emotion. I was scared to even say anything next. "But that's not what you wanted to do Roza. Right?" I really hoped not. I wanted this baby more than anything else in the world, a child that was half Rose and half myself, I was so excited. I held my breath waiting for her answer.

"I don't know. I found out less than eight hours ago I was pregnant Dimitri." she said, she didn't deny it or accept it which meant she thought about it. She thought about getting rid of our child? Why would she? I didn't know what to say after that, but Rose then continued. "You just kidnapped me for no reason." she said, almost angrily. The mood swings were back. "What did you think," she continued, "that they were just going to force me to give up the baby?" I blushed. I may have over reacted a little bit. But I still thought Roza was safer off campus. "I just wanted to protect you Rose." I said as we pulled into airport parking.

Rose looked over and me again and her anger seemed to soften. She burrowed herself into her seat. " I guess we are safer with you." she admitted unwillingly. "and once they found out it was the offspring of two dhampirs who knows what would happen." I gave Rose a small smile. I'm glad she understood. I grabbed our bags and helped her out of the car. I wanted to carry her as well but that would raise eyes and we needed as little attention on us as possible.

"Where are we headed?" she asked. I looked around the airport and spotted a small airline ahead. One I knew would accept cash. "Home" I whispered. "We're headed home."

A/N- Again I'm really really sorry about this late update. Idk, I'm just not feeling the writing as much. It's a mood thing I guess, you can't feel like writing if you don't feel like reading as much.

I want to say I'll update again soon but I have no idea how long it's going to take me to crank out the next chapter. Sorry guys and thanks for still sticking with me!

Ciao!

-Tiffany 3