A/N: For all you VA fans who say Rose and Dimitri will never be together because of what happened at the end of Shadow Kiss, I say ha ha! Chronos Number VII and I have found a way! Read Wanderer when she writes it. I doubt anyone else has thought of a way like we have and I say that with the utmost confidence.

Unbreakable Bonds

Vasilisa Dragomir walked quickly through the St. Vladimir Academy grounds as she pondered one of the many mysteries of her best friend and soon-to-be Guardian Rose.

Even though they had been friends since the day Rose assaulted their teacher when they were five, lately the blonde vampire princess had begun to ponder the dark dhampir girl more closely. It seemed as though they were drifting apart. They didn't talk or spend as much time together as they used to and when they did it always seemed to be about Lissa.

'Something's wrong,' the Dragomir heir concluded. 'Rose is acting kind of closed off, something's bothering her that she's not telling me about. Ugh, I wish the bond worked both ways!'

Unwelcome feelings of worry, frustration and fear rose rapidly inside of her and she quickly squashed them. The last thing she needed was for Rose to sense how she felt and come running. Especially in that condition.

The surge of fear she now felt was so powerful she couldn't control it. She knew something was wrong on the plane when she couldn't heal Rose's headache, but nothing could have prepared her for the sight of Rose jerking out of her seat when they landed at the other airport, screaming "Make them go away!"

Who was "them"? What did Rose mean? Then she had blacked out and as soon as they landed on the Academy's runway, Roses mentor, a strong Russian Guardian named Dimitri had picked her up and all but ran to the infirmary to have Dr. Olendzki look over her.

The other Guardians on the plane had ordered Lissa, Christian, Adrian and Eddie to go back to their dorms or class or whatever it was they were supposed to be doing. So she had no idea if her very best friend was okay or not. It was killing her.

"Do you know what it was like for me to see you like that and not know what was happening? Do you know how scared I was?" A familiar voice shouted.

Lissa poked her head around the next bend and stared. Dimirti was the one who had shouted . . . at Rose. She was okay! But the scene looked a little strange. Lissa had never heard Dimitri use that tone of voice, or that volume. And why did he have Roses upper arm locked tightly in his grasp, why had he pulled her that close to his body? There was agony and concern on his face and in his voice as he continued his conversation with his student. Lissa cursed mentally that she couldn't get any closer to hear or they would spot her.

With a slight start, she realised the bond should have alerted Rose to her prescence immediately. But then again, Rose seemed to be pretty destracted at the moment. Deciding to risk exposure, Lissa quietly crept close enough to catch the end of the conversation, standing stock-still behind a nearby tree that had melted snow dripping off of it.

Dimitri had let go of her arm to hold her face in his hand. Lissa stared. "But if you find out more . . . than we may have something to work with."

"We?"

"Of course. I'm not leaving you alone on this, no matter what. You know I'd never abandon you."

Lissa's mind was in turmoil. 'Okay, that's quite a sweet thing to say, but it doesn't sound like a mentor-student thing. It sounds like something Christian and I would say to each other.'

Rose answered the older dhampir. "And I won't ever abandon you, you know. I mean it . . . not that this stuff ever happens to you, of course but if you . . ."

Icy water fell on the back of Lissa's neck, distracting her for a moment, all her energy focused on not yelping and giving herself away, but it stopped her from hearing the rest of Rose's answer. Glancing around her tree, Lissa saw Dimitri and Rose holding hands. After a moment they let go and walked off in the direction of Roses dorm.

Lissa set off in the opposite direction. She had a lot to ponder now.

A/N: I wrote this because I thought it was silly how Lissa had no clue that Rose and Dimitri loved each other. Even Adrian got it, so she must have had some idea. Should I make this a little Dimitri/ Rose drabble thing?