Hey guys! I'm so sorry that I didn't update sooner... I was at my dad's house and I was really busy. I work at a coffe shop for the summer.

Here is the chapter. There might be some errors cause I was in a hurry to update and I didn't give the chance at my beta to read it. Sorry about that. Oh, and I don't own VA.

Running away

Change is a funny thing. We never are quite sure what we are becoming or even why. Then one day we look at ourselves and wonder who we are and how we got that way. Only one thing about change remains constant...it is always painful.

My life was going to change for good. I was going to leave the only home I ever knew and go out, at a world I have never seen before. Was it too weird for a vampire to be afraid of the human world? Either way, I was scared.

Dimitri had taken care of everything. Tonight. We were going to run away from St. Vladimir's academy. It was a big change, but at least I had Dimitri with me. I walked out of the room. The corridor was empty. I sighed. Everyone was outside. We had something like a party at the forest. The guys light up a fire and we were going to sit around it. Nothing too big. Just sitting and maybe some singing.

It was Dimitri's idea. We were going to sit there and at some point we were going to run away without anyone noticing it. How? I didn't have a clue but Dimitri seemed confident about his plan. Last night I had put some clothes and other stuff in my back pack. I wouldn't take many clothes with me. Thank God as the Moroi Princess, I had enough money to buy new cloths as soon as we were out of there. Anyway, Dimitri had mine and his back pack with him so I wouldn't have to carry it.

When I walked outside the school I found Adrian. He seemed to be waiting for me. "Rose" he told me awkwardly. "Please we need to talk"

I glared at him but nodded. I was still mad at him, but I didn't want to leave without giving him the chance to speak with me. "Just make it quickly" I told him. "I want to go to the fire"

He sighed. "Rose, I know that you are mad at me" he told me. "Of course, I would be mad at you too. Yes, I knew about our arranged marriage. Tatiana told me years ago. I didn't like it at all. But when I met you I thought: hey, maybe I still have a chance to fall in love after all. You were so different and unique. The way you smiled, the way you talked and walked. You were like nothing I have ever seen"

I kept silent as he was talking, feeling my anger melting. "Yes, I fell in love with you at some point and I thought that if I didn't tell you about our marriage, I would make you love me back. I tried, and at some point I thought that I had actually made you love me. But I was wrong. You could never love me cause your heart belonged to someone else before I even came here"

"Adrian…"

"No, let me finish" Adrian told me. "Your love for Dimitri was so deep and strong that I could actually feel it when you two were together. It was like you were one. I tried to make you forget him, but now I know I can't. You'll never stop loving him. In a really confusing way, he is a part of you. A big one. I'm not asking you to love me like you love him cause that's not possible. I'm asking you to give me a chance. I'm asking you to give me a little piece of that love. Rose, please"

His face reminded me of a little child asking for some love. It pained me to see him like this. I loved this guy even though it wasn't in the way he would like me to love him.

"Oh, Adrian" I sobbed and hugged him tightly. This was the last time I would see him and I knew I would miss him very much.

"Rose, I'm asking you to choose me and not him" he told me as he hugged me. "I know that you don't love me so much right now, but someday you'll love me. I can make you happy, Rose"

I knew that he could make me happy. Even though he was arrogant and a jerk, he would make sure that I was happy. If I stayed with him, no one could say anything. We could marry after my graduation and have a big, happy family. I could almost picture it in my mind. Almost.

Loving Adrian was safe and easy, while loving Dimitri was dangerous and painful because I knew that we didn't have a future. If I was a normal person I would stay with Adrian. But when I thought that possibility, I felt like I was betraying myself.

"Adrian" I told him and took a step away from him. "Don't make me choose because you won't like it"

His face fell. Why did we have this discussion anyway? I would be gone soon. When I was away, he would be able to fall in love with another girl. "Let's go at our friends" I told him softly and we headed at the woods.

It didn't take us a long time to find the fire. All our classmates where sitting around the fire. Some of them had drinks in their hands. I saw Lissa sitting with her head on Christian's shoulder and I smiled. Maybe, after all, Lissa have found the one she loved. A little far from there was Dimitri who was stroking Tasha's hair. It made my eyes water but I understood him. He wasn't going to see her again and he needed time with her.

So, I went and sat near them –I had to be near Dimitri so we could run away together when he told me- with Adrian at my side. At that moment a Moroi whose name I couldn't remember started playing the guitar and to my surprise Lissa started singing with her beautiful voice.

My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, leave you blind
My love, you have found peace
You were searching for release

You gave it all into the call
You took a chance and
You took the fall for us

You came thoughtfully
Loved me faithfully
You taught me honor
You did it for me

Tonight you will sleep for good
You will wait for me, my love

Now I am strong, you gave me all
You gave all you had
And now I am home

My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, leave you blind
My love, look what you can do
I am mending, I'll be with you

As she continued singing I looked at Dimitri and found him looking at me too. Tasha was oblivious to us staring at each other and I was thankful for it. This song touched my heart and reminded me so much of my relationship with Dimitri. All my love for him, all my emotions overwhelmed me as I heard Lissa's angelic voice.

You took my hand and added a plan
You gave me your heart
I asked you to dance with me

You loved honestly
Did what you could release
Ah, ooh

I know you're pleased to go
I won't relieve this love

Now I am strong, you gave me all
You gave all you had
And now I am home

My love, leave yourself behind
Beat inside me, I'll be with you

When the song ended everyone was silent for a moment and then started singing another song. I continued staring at him till Adrian cleared his throat to get my attention. I looked at him reluctantly.

"Rose, just go to him" he told me. "I can feel your and his emotions all over the place. They are overwhelming".

"What do you mean you are feeling?" I asked confused.

"Just go" he told me and looked away from me.

I looked at Dimitri and saw that Tasha was nowhere to be seen. So I went and sat beside him. He looked at me in the eyes and that moment was like we connected completely. "I broke up with Tasha" he informed me. "It wasn't fair for her to leave her before we broke up"

I wasn't exactly sure what wasn't fair for her but I guessed he meant him running away when they were still together. "I'm so sorry, Dimitri" I whispered and put my hand on his shoulder.

His eyes were burning as he whispered my name over and over again like it was a prayer. He coped my cheek with his hand and leaned in. I was frozen at my spot as his lips touched mine. It lasted only for a second but it was so soft and tender that it made my eyes water again. He rested his forehead on mine and took a shuttered breath.

"Angel moy " he whispered so softly that I didn't know if I was supposed to hear it. "mne ne zshit bez tebya"

His words made me shiver even though I had no idea what he just told me. Then he sighed and said. "We have to go now" he told me.

I looked around us. Everyone were singing and wasn't looking at us. Only Adrian was looking and he had a sad expression on his face. He waved at me as if he wanted to say goodbye and I stared at him socked. How did he know?

I didn't think of that much because Dimitri grabbed my hand and we walked away from the fire. When nobody could see us, we started running in the woods, stopping only to take our back packs that Dimitri had hide a little away from the fire. We run for a long time and I was so tired that I felt like I would just faint. Dimitri continued running holding my hand and in what seemed like hours we walked out of the woods and into a road.

I could see the sun rising at the sky. It was the first time I saw the sun rising and it was like a dream. I gasped and Dimitri smiled a little.

"We made it, Roza" he told me. "We got out of there".

Yes, we made it. It pained me to leave back everything I ever knew. My home, my friends… But I had Dimitri and we were finally taking our lives in our own hands. Now, it was a new start…

Russian words meanings:

Angel moy: My angel.

mne ne zshit bez tebya: I can't live without you.

Also, the song that Lissa sung is My Love by Sia. It's an amazing song! I have it on my playlist that is posted at my profile. Go and hear it!

So, did you like it? Or not? Please review!