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Love L

DPOV (one week later)

I'm lying in bed staring at the ceiling counting down the days, the hours, that Roza will be my wife. I turn to the clock on my bedside table to see 2pm lit up in red lights. It's the middle of the day. I need to do something anything to try tire me out. I kiss Rose who is gently snoring beside me in one of my old t-shirts, I quickly change into some sweats and decide to bring the dog for a run.

Well by dog I mean Sihound. The court started breeding them after the Queen was murdered to add extra security measures. My self and Rose are the only ones with our own personal dog. She was born with only three legs and Rose instantly fell in love with her. Its really against the rules for us to claim ownership on a sihound but Rose had pulled the 'but me and Dimitri are the only couple in court who can't have a baby and she doesn't have a family' card on Hans and he took pity on her. Rose named her Yard (as in three feet). It was a toss up between that and Mary (Mary Hoppins). She was nine months old and only answered commands from me and Roza. She was Rose's baby.

I decided to bring her around the deserted court square and run laps. For a three legged dog she was insanely fast. One week. That was it. It took us forever to get here. Rose really didn't make it easy.

*flashback*

I throw my hand into the air frustrated as hell now.

"But why Roza!? I love you more than I ever thought I could love anyone ever! You've given me the life I've always wanted. I can't imagine my life without you, I can't live without you Rose!"

She rolls her eyes and scoffs at me throwing the tea towel onto the counter folding her arms stubbornly.

"Yes Dimitri I know and I feel the same but marriage won't change the inevitable. Why can't you just be happy with how we are! I love you! Why do I have to put it on paper to prove it to you! Why is the so important to you!?" she was really angry now. I could tell because she was way too calm. Waiting, watching for me to fuck up and say something stupid.

"I have seen you die twice Rose. Twice. How many other people can say that they have seen the love of their life die before their eyes?"

"I can."

"Exactly rose don't you see! Neither of us have the best track record of staying alive and out of harm's way! I just want to live, while I'm alive, blissfully with you no matter our time frame!"

I'm still not even 100% sure if I fucked up or if she just couldn't think of anything to say.

"Are you seriously going to throw that in my face? I can't believe this. WE ALL DIE DIMITRI! Just some more than others apparently. Marriage isn't going to stop it. Fuck this I'm going for a walk."

She furiously threw on her iconic leather jacket and earphones.

"Come on Ya-ya. Walkies!"

The dog followed her practically nose to heel and Rose slammed the door behind her with a deafening bang. All of a sudden our tiny apartment was all to big and all too quiet. I waited hours for Roza to come home. I eventually settled down and tried to read a book but ended up falling asleep re-running our fight over and over in my head.

I was woken by a hand stroking my hair from my face. I opened my eyes to see my beautiful girlfriend. See this is what I mean. 'Girlfriend' is too inadequate of a title for Roza. Goddess suited much better but wife would be perfect.

"Hey there Comrade" she said with an apologetic smile on her face. I sat up to face her and she's still kneeling on the ground in front of me.

"Comrade I love you and I do want to spend my life with you. Hell I broke into a high security prison to break out a murder because there was a tiny, microscopic chance that I could be with you. I guess im just afraid that ill fuck up. Either ill fuck up and im gone or you're gone and I just want to believe just for a minute that we have all the time in the world before one of us dies for real this time. And-"

I kissed her trying to pour everything into that one kiss. I pull her onto my lap one leg either side of my waist and I open my mouth letting our tongues dance. By the time we stop we're both panting and lust filled our eyes.

"Listen Roza if you're ever ready. Just ask. I love you."

"I love you too. But comrade? I was trying to ask you before I was so rudely interrupted!"

"You want to marry me? It takes a screaming match and 5 proposals over two for you to want to marry me! You never made it easy did you!" and full of joy I kissed her and felt her smile against my lips.

"So we're officially almost official! I should probably tell Lissa we're engaged!"

"Not yet Roza" and I clasp a necklace around her neck. Dangling about an inch above her cleavage. Is my grandmother's engagement ring. It was a huge teardrop shaped diamond on an encrusted white gold band. Engraved on the inside is "you come first. Always.".

*end flashback*

I was so engrossed in the memory I almost didn't hear Yard barking out of control. Across the square I seen Lissa sitting by the fountain with an umbrella shielding from the sun. Yard is running around the fountain trying to shield Lissa from some unknown danger.

"Lissa what are you doing here? Where are your guards!" after three years im finally comfortable calling the queen 'Lissa'.

"Compulsion. I just need some time to me Dimitri. I'm never alone, there's always people. It's nice just to be with my thoughts."

"Listen to Yard! Somethings wrong! You need to go inside now!"

And from the corner of my eye I see Yard lunge. I instinctively do the same attacking and defending waiting for an opening. We dance for a while but thanks to Yard whose jaw has completely ripped and shredded his right arm into pieces. I have an advantage and I took it impaling his chest. Effectively ending the battle.

"How is this possible? How can a strigoi be out in broad fucking daylight!Lissa get inside now!" I barked. I cared more about safety than pleasantries.

"Dimitri? You should see this this…" Lissa seemed to be inspecting the body closely as I was trying to search the surrounding area for possible threats. I ignored her trying to drag her to the closest building.

"Dimitri look! Listen to me!" I snap my head around waiting for some sort of explanation from her.

I looked closer at the body to see on the front of his throat had a spiralling thick, black line.

"Dimitri that's spirit. There's spirit in the ink. Moroi are assisting them. Spirit users are assisting them! Nobody is safe anymore."

I froze where I stood staring at the monster in front of me. If they can access the elements we don't stand a chance. Our wards can be broken and with compulsion they can go anywhere unseen if they wanted. They could turn Lissas guards against here.

I took out my phone and called the boss.

"Comrade, the sun is up that means I aint. Goodbye."

I called her back begging she pick up.

"Dimitri it's the middle of the fucking night seriously why are you calling me! Why are you not in bed!?"

"Rose. Listen to me. Get to the court square NOW somethings come up and Lissa's in trouble. Don't talk to anyone. We don't know who can be trusted."

We were on our own amongst endless possible enemies.

Блядь.

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Love L xx