Dimitri and I were in my room making up for the lost time when he was Strigoi. (A.k.a. sex). It was probably way past curfew when he came knocking on my door; as he did every night. But there was something bothering him. And I knew that from the minute he stepped foot in my room.

I gave him a questioning look.

He just shook his head and continued kissing my naked body.

I pulled way and scooted to the far end of the bed. I definitely knew something was wrong when he didn't complain. I waited until his chocolate brown eyes, filled with dread, reached mine. "Dimitri, what's wrong?", I asked wearily.

He ran a hand through his brown hair. "Rose", he began, "There is still a part of me that will never forget how many people I killed. It's mocking me and everywhere I look, the faces of those innocent people still haunt me."

I nodded with a confused look. Where was this leading to?

"So, I need to forget. I need to go somewhere. Just for a month or two."

My pounded inside my chest. He couldn't be leaving me again. Not without me. "Where are you going?" I realized my voice was hoarse.

"Novosibirsk. To my family. I'm leaving the day after your graduation." Which was tomorrow.

I clutched the sheets of my bed and choked a cry. "You can't leave me again!", I cried. A single tear escaped the corner of my eye. "I can't live without you Dimitri. Please! Please! Don't go!"

I was practically sobering that moment.

He quickly reached over and had me pressed against his chest. "You didn't let me finish."

I didn't want to hear what he had to say next. So it stopped my endless crying immediately and brought shock to my face when asked me something I hadn't expected.

Dimitri took my small hands in his strong ones. "Do you want to go with me? To Russia?"

I looked up at him .He was serious. There was no doubt in his face that he wasn't joking. "Really? Why?"

He smirked and softly kissed me then pulled away. "Because I can't live without you either. I've tried that and look, I'm back to where I started."

I smiled. "Then yes, I'll go with you to see your family."

Seeing Dimitri's family again brought pleasure to me. But sooner or later, I had to face Viktoria. I could imagine the anger whelming in her mind when she'll see me on her doorstep once again. But I decided to ignore that until the actual moment.

I straddled Dimitri's lap once again and we continued where we left off for the second time. I moaned in pleasure as he kneaded my breasts softly. I placed my mouth back on his as he pushed me back until I felt the soft pillows behind me. I placed my hand on his ass and massaged it gently. A groan escaped the back of his throat.

His lips left my mouth and traveled all the way down until I felt him sucking on my right breast. I closed my eyes in pleasure. This man was a master with his mouth!

"Dim-Dimitri! Stop teasing.", I managed to get out.

He chuckled as he placed one, two, than three finger inside me. I need more then his fingers. "D-D-Di….mitri! Please! Come to me! I need you!"

I felt him smile between my breasts as he plunged into me.

I screamed as the pain came. He covered his lips with mine to calm me down. Eventually the pain was replaced with pleasure and love. He went in and out of me slowly; I felt tempted to call him a fucking slow turtle.

"Dimitri. Go-Go FASTER!"

He obeyed. I screamed even louder then moaned to his touch.

"DIMITRI!"

"Roza!"

"HARDER! Yes…ohh…yes Dimitri. Fuck me, yes. Faster! Oh shit!"

There was another stabbing pain but it quickly faded again. He rolled us over so I was on top of him. I took control then and sat on his ass, rubbing back and forth.

He groaned in pleasure and I increased the pace. I was practically riding him like a horse.

I straddle his lap again as he rolled us over. He finally reached my climax. I let out a little yelp as the pain came again and eased out slowly. I felt him kiss my swollen clitoris like it was my mouth. His tongue licked all the cum from his fingers.

Once we were done, I still lay on top of him. The sheets were soaked with blood. Ah, well. I have a spare blanket anyways.

"I love you, Dimitri."

He kissed me ferociously again. "Love you too my Roza. I'll never stop."

I smiled against his chest. I looked up at the clock to see it was 4:07 AM. Hell, we'd been having sex twice for six hours strait! My body hurt but still felt blissful.

Dimitri was the one to pull away from me. Surprise, surprise. "Rose, you need some sleep. You're graduation is in a couple of hours. Don't want to look like a zombie when you're given your diploma."

I rolled my eyes. "Fine. Lissa will probably be here soon to get ready."

Dimitri gave me a confused look. It was a I-Don't-Think-You-Best-Friend-Will-Be-Up-At-Four-In-The-Morning-To-Get-Ready-For-Graduation-Which-Is-At-Eight-PM look.

"Lissa set her alarm clock up so we could look "perfect" for our last day at St. Vladamir's." I explained.

"Yeah, but at four 'o clock in the morning?"

I shook my head wistfully. "I know. Good thing you kept me up all this time."

"Anything for you." He kissed me. "I'll see you later."

Dimitri kissed me once again and got up, leaving me lying in the bed all alone.

I watched him as he put on his boxers, then jeans, then shirt. He looked like a god even with his clothes on! He threw me my thong and tank top that I usually wore to sleep. I caught them thankfully and smiled as he kissed me once more then slowly closed the door behind him. God I loved him.

I examined my sleeping wear for no apparent reason. Dimitri loved what I wore to sleep. It all started last month when Christian dared Lissa to throw away all my pajamas. She refused at first but Christian told her he would give her a "reward" for doing it. Lissa, of course, gave in and while I was at practice with Dimitri, took all my pajamas and shirts and had Christian burn them. That night, I was expecting Dimitri for our little "play date". I went to my wardrobe to get ready and discovered all my sleep wear gone. I didn't have time to find out who did it so I put on the first thing I found. A lime green thong and white tank top. Dimitri loved what I had put on, loved it so much that our "play date" got much hotter. From there, I started buying thongs and tank tops whenever Lissa wanted to go on a shopping trip. By now I probably had a whole closet full of them. My favorite one had "Kiss My Ass" written in a fancy font in the front part. Lissa, the next day, apologized for doing it and confessed everything. I returned the apology with a big hug and thank you.

The flashback was interrupted by a knock on the door. I quickly slipped my clothes on and yelled, "Come in!"

Lissa stormed in wearing sweat pants and a t-shirt that had "To Write Love On Her Arms" written in purple. She was carrying two hangers. They were both covered with those protection vests. Her graduation gown and the fancy dress she wore underneath. I had mine hanging on the doorknob.

She was about to say something but stopped. She was looking not at me, but around me. What was she—OH CRAP! My eyes widened. I'm such an idiot. I bundled up the bloody blankets and threw them under my bed.

I forced a fake smile upon my face, hoping she didn't just see that.

"Hey Liss, how's life? Ready to get ready? I am! Can I see your dress? My hanging over there. So what's new?"

She shook her head and hung the two hangers on a hook. "Rose—did your period just bleed through your thong, or was Dimitri here?"

I blushed in embarrassment. That's how close we were. She knew me so well. "Well…ah…er…Dimitri, well…was kinda here a few minutes ago."

She smirked. "I don't wanna know. Anyways, we have to get ready!"

"But it's only 4:30. The ceremony starts at 8:00…PM."

Lissa rolled her eyes. "I told you! Last day…want to look good. Plus did you look at yourself. I mean no offense but you look like shit!"

"I get it. But, Lissa, I have to tell you something…"

She froze. "What is it?"

I took a deep breath and everything I was thinking came out in a rush. "Dimitri asked me to go to Russia with him to see his family. We're leaving tomorrow for a month or so. So that means you have to go to court without me. I'll still be your guardian but I really want to go with him. Please don't be mad or anything."

Lissa gave me a funny look. "Why would I be mad? I'm happy for you, actually. Go ahead, I knew you were going to go somewhere with him eventually. I'll just ask the Queen for a fill-in guardian. It'll all work out, don't worry."

I gave her a hug. "Oh, thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! You're the bestest friend ever!"

She patted my back. "I know. Now let's get ready!"