A.N: Hey guys!!

So here is finally the last chapter of the 'what if' story. My question is would you like me to take the 'meeting' chapter and continue to work on the Stefan story or not??

Well anyways, it took me a bit longer to finish the story BUT I was working actively on my novel so I have an excuse =).

Thanks again for your support. You guys are AWESOME.

Take care.

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"Where are we?" I asked looking at the tall stone wall just in front of me.

"Turn around Rose" said Agate somberly.

"A graveyard? That's…nice?" I tried grimacing.

"I showed you many good things, lots of hope but you need to know that every choice you make can have different consequences. Not only your choices have consequances on your life but also the choices of the persons that are in your life."

I took a couple of steps up the path and stopped in front of a grey granite grave that said Rosemarie Michelle Hathaway 'beloved friend and daughter'.

"Wow…Dying at 19? That sucks." I said still looking at the dates.

"It does indeed. But you were about to kill yourself on that roof top." Agate shrugged slightly. "I guess 19 is already better than 18 but," her sideway glance led me to think that she didn't believe a word of what she just said.

"I was not about to jump" I said as an attempt to convince us both. I couldn't believe that went that far, I was even ashamed of it. I was a fighter, always have been and I had just been on the verve to give up? That was so not a Rose Hathaway attitude.

Agate just snorted but didn't comment.

"That's not the only dark future" she said snapping her fingers.

I was blinded by the bright white light but this time it didn't dissolve. I kept getting flashes of my friends, and myself mourning over some lossed. I saw about 6 possible versions of my grave each of them with different dates, well I never got older than 27. I also got flashes of my friends' graves too.

However, the last flash was the most terrible I could have ever seen, even making my blood freeze in my veins. Here I was standing, in a beautiful silky red dress, but my skin was so white, my eyes ringed of red it was the Strigoi version of myself and all I could said was that I HATED it

Before I even got the chance to open my mouth, I was on the roof top again with Agate. It seemed that I had been gone for hours but the sun was on the exact same spot on the sky.

"That was terrible to see." I said as the sight of me as a Strigoi still lingered in my mind.

"I know Rose, it's your worse fear."

"So there is not only hope in my future" I said stupidly.

"There is possibilities, and believe me, it's far more that a lot of people can say. You are still so young, you barely lived. Good or bad, the future is still to be written. And you've got a priceless thing: hope."

"Hope" I repeated numbly. "I guess but now... Now how can I chose a path when I know there is one with Dimitri?"

Agate looked at me sheepishly.

"What?" I asked suspiciously.

"I maybe misled you to some extend."

"Misled me? Misled me how?"

"You won't remember what I showed you."

"What?!" I asked shocked.

"The feelings, the love, hope and safety will linger but not the images. The memories will be erased."

"But…" I frowned. "Why did you refuse to show me more then?"

"Because sometimes memories can come back along with a feeling of déjà vu, and a strong sense of déjà vu, when you reach a turning point in your life can lead you one way or another."

"But I need to know that things can be alright." I said surprised that my voice almost sounded pleading.

"Oh but you will Rose, all the emotions you felt during our little trip will linger in you. You'll know there is hope and potential in your future, you'll just don't know how you know that."

"What if I make the wrong choices?"

"That's a risk Rose but," She smiled kindly "you have to give yourself some credit. You are far more resourceful than you think."

"Yeah…" I grimaced. "I'm not sure about that."

Agate chuckled. "Let me give you another, how did you call them already? 'crap Zen lesson'?"

"Yeah…well one more" I said trying my best not too smile. She was pretty fun for a spiritual guide or whatever, not that I had a lot to compare her to really.

"Well, it's by making mistakes that we learn Rose, and as much as I wish I could guide you, you have something that we consider as being sacred and it's your free will." She winked "However it doesn't stop us from giving an advise every once in a while."

"How---do you do that?"

"You know the little voice inside of you that sometime advise you to take one road instead of another or that little sign that startle you."

"That's you?!" I asked surprised.

"Well not me per say but yes it's 'us'." She said nodding. "I have to go now Rose but I know you'll be alright. Just do what you think it's best. Don't always put the others interest before yours because, believe it or not, it doesn't help you and it doesn't help them either."

"So I've seen."

"Just do your best and listen to the little voice inside of you. It will be alright."

"Thank you...for everything."

"You are very welcome Rose." She rested her hand on my shoulder. "I'm very honored to have been assigned to you. Take care" she said kissing my forehead in a farewell gesture.

I sighed the bottle of vodka still secured in my hand. I looked down again and shook my head. Coming here was a mistake I had opportunities. It was not over, I still had hope.

I smiled to myself.

"Rose please step off the edge" said a begging voice from behind me.

"What?!" I turned around seeing Adrian in his pajamas, hands up in surrender the eyes full of sadness and worry.

"Please Rose, come here, come to me" he said reaching for my hand.

"Uh? Oh!!" I quickly stepped off the edge. "I was not going to--" I sighed who was I kidding? it was EXACLTY how it looked like. Adrian just didn't know I had changed my mind.

Adrian pulled me into his a bear hug and buried his face in my hair.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again Rose" he said breathless. "I-- You can't die."

"I'm sorry" I said hugging him back with all I had. "You were mad and--"

"Oh Rose…Rose" he said with a sigh. "I can't stay mad at you, never! You'll always have me, whatever you want to do, whatever you chose."

I moved slightly to look at his face. His eyes were full of tears.

"When I saw you on the edge," he closed his eyes. "I thought I was about to die on the spot."

"I didn't mean to scare you" I said sheepishly keeping my hold around his waist.

"OH my Rose" he gave me a sad quivering smile. "That's barely the point." He kept a arm around my waist but brought the other to my face rubbing my cheek bone with his thumb. "I need you alive Rose."

"I won't do that again." I buried my face in his chest again. "But how did you find me?"

"I…I don't know" he said resting his cheek on top of my head. "I woke up sweating and panicking with the crazy thought that you were in danger."

"I'm not anymore, I'll be alright, we'll be alright" I said taking his hand intertwining our fingers. "Come on let's go" I squeezed his hand.

He looked deep into my eyes for a minute probably trying to read me and he seemed pleased enough because he brought our intertwined hands to his lips and kissed the back of my hands.

"We'll be alright" he confirmed with a smiled pulling me to the door, back to our lives.

The end.