CHAPTER 50! OMG GUYS THIS IS SO COOL. I NEVER THOUGH ID ACTUALLY WRITE THIS MUCH. JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE WHO FAVORITED, FOLLOWED, AMD REVIEWED SO FAR. YOU ARE TRULY THE ONLY REASON IVE WROTE SO MUCH.

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I ate in near silence, because I was feeling rather lethargic. Dimitri didn't seem to have anything to say either. After I finished I was surprisingly not still hungry. My stomach felt bloated and stretched. The burning I felt on my skin wasn't unbearable by any means, but it was distracting enough to keep me quiet. We finished and walked to Belikov house.

When we got inside we where greeted by a round of hugs. Just like when we normally came over everyone came into the family room. I wasn't sure why they did this, but everyone except Yeva was kind to me. I haven't liked the center of attention since before the Spokane incident, so I always felt a little uncomfortable, especially when Dimitri left to do something else.

While I was leaning against him, Dimitri asked me to get off of him. He sat up and said something in Russian. Everyone in the room looked at him. He continued in English. "Rose and I have to leave. I can't risk the alchemists tracking you, and Rose' father called this morning. We can go back to America now, as long as we stay near Canada." The second part of what he said surprised me. "Well be leaving this afternoon." Suddenly I felt sad, at first it was a little awkward, but I was beginning to really like living here. I missed Lissa, but I knew I was going to miss Dimitri's family too.

My heart nearly broke when Paul ran up to Dimitri and gave him a big hug. I could tell he was trying not to cry. Dimitri stroked Paul's head, and said. "I'll be back again." And then something in Russian. Paul instantly smiled and I looked at Dimitri, he hid it well, but I seen the small smile on the edge of his mouth. Dimitri walked over to me, and said he had to call my father again. I told him I didn't want to talk to him, so he excused himself to go outside.

I leaned back into the couch, letting the constant fatigue take over. I drifted off until I was woken up. I nearly screamed when I seen Yeva standing over me. It freaked me out even more when she spoke. "Dimitri will be back in a moment, but I need to warn you. You will be surprised when you get back, so don't do anything irrational." All I could spit out was incoherent sounds. "That's all I know so don't ask, but I know you will do what's right." For the first time since I came here I could have sworn I seen her smile. I got up and followed the old lady out the house where I seen Dimitri loading the last of our bags into the cab. Paul was helping him and I couldn't help but smile watching them.

After zoning out, I jumped a little when Viktoria hugged me. Out of everyone in the Belikov family she was the one I talked to the most. I seen her eyes watering and quickly averted my gaze. If I started to cry the hormones would take over, and I didn't want to leave Dimitri to deal with me on the way to the airport.

The other two sisters gave me a hug as well. Olena was the last of the bunch to say goodbye to me. She gave me a hug and whispered a thank you into my ear. The she picked up Dimitri's duster from the porch and handed it to me. "Please, come back one day Rose. I've never seen my son so happy, and please visit us after the baby arrives." She hugged me again, and this time we both turned to look at Dimitri.

He was saying goodbye to Viktoria, and it was hard to watch. I couldn't imagine saying goodbye to my family for such a long amount of time. I have only been here for a few weeks and I already felt like I understood what it would be like to have a family like this. Yeva's words flashed in front of mind again, Dimitri always told me she was a witch of some sorts, but what she said freaked me out. I snapped out of my haze when I heard someone say my name.

Paul stood in front of me he was only about a half a foot shorter than me, but his youth was evident in his facial features. I took his hand and walked over to the bench on the porch. He leaned into me as I wrapped an arm around him. "Hey little guy, I'm sorry I have to go." Paul put on his little brave face before speaking.

"I know you have to leave, but promise I'll get to see you again, and your little baby." I squeezed him tighter.

"Of course little man, but for now you get to stay here and protect everyone like Dimitri did. Do you think you could do that?" I didn't recognize my own tone of voice, it was a very maternal sounding thing I've noticed using every time I was with Dimitri's nieces and nephew.

Paul nodded. "I'll be brave just like you were." I felt my eyes sting. I put my arm around him and watch Dimitri say goodbye to all of his sisters. Paul kissed my cheek. "Make sure you bring uncle Dimitri back too, I'm going to miss him a lot." It took everything in me not to cry right then. Dimitri called my name.

"Rose, we need to go." I got up and kissed Paul on the forehead after giving him one final hug. I took Dimitri's duster and walked toward the cab. If I wasn't so upset in might have laughed when Yeva spoke to Dimitri.

"Come here Dimka!" She sounded a little off her rocker. Dimitri gave his grandmother a hug. She took a step back and nearly screamed. "You take care of the girl, don't let anyone hurt her anymore. And you better be a good father! Don't turn into that deadbeat your mother had you with." I had to put my hand over my mouth to stop myself from laughing. Dimitri looked so embarrassed and afraid of the old lady who was half his size. "Be a good boy Dimka, and come back soon." Why the woman pinched his cheek and then patted his head, I nearly shrieked.

I took that as my queue to relieve him. I handed him his duster and he wrapped his arms around me. I sighed before turning to the Belikov family. "Thank you so much for everything!" I wiped my eyes as I got into the back of the cab. Dimitri gave his mother one more hug, before sitting beside me and closing the door. As we drove off we watched everyone waving until we could no longer see them. Dimitri let out a large sigh.

"I'm sorry." He looked at me with a raised brow. "I'm sorry you have to leave them because of me."

"Rose I told you in the hospital, you did everything you could have..."

"No, I mean the reason you came back was to hide me, you could have stayed there for as long as you wanted if it wasn't for me."

"Roza don think like that, you are my whole world, but you weren't the only reason I had to leave. I am a guardian, it's my job to protect."

"Protect Moroi! Not me."

"Rose! Stop this you can't think like this, please don't do this to yourself." And as if someone flipped a switch I started to cry. Dimitri looked helpless. "Oh Roza, I'm..."

"It's not you Dimitri. I just never really knew what it was like to have family like that. I'm really going to miss them too." I started to laugh, and Dimitri looked at me as if I was crazy. I made a gesture toward my baby bump. "I'm sorry." I wiped my eyes. "Oh, look what you've done to me." Dimitri smiled a little apprehensively. "How long til we get there?"

"Three hours till we get to the airport. Your father wants us to fly out of here before guardians start looking for us in Russia." I yawned. Dimitri instinctively wrapped an arm around me, and just like always I was about to fall asleep on him for a while.

Except when his hand pulled around my waste I instantly felt flustered. I groaned, and the little Hmm noise Dimitri made to ask what was wrong made me feel even more turned on. I crossed my arms and pouted. "What's the matter Rose?" I think he knew because this wasn't the first time since we got here, something seemingly random made me drench my panties. His tone of voice was a little playful, but still genuinely concerned.

"Nothing. I'm just not tired anymore."

"Mhh, I see." He kissed me on the side of the forehead and put his arm around me again." His hand around around me made me moan involuntarily. I looked at him and he had a sly smile telling my he knew exactly what he was doing.

"Stop it!" I whined. "You did this to me." Dimitri chuckled.

"Well then isn't it only fair I try to fix the problem." I gasped looking at the driver. He was clearly focused on the windy roads, and I knew he didn't speak English. He was probably hopping to be down the mountain before sundown.

"Dimitri, we can't do that here." He smirked.

"We don't have to do anything. Just relax, let me make you feel better." Dimitri slid his hand down a little lower and I turned into his chest to suppress the moaning sound I was making. In almost no time I was sitting up against him falling asleep for the remainder of the ride to the airport.

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