I do not own any vampire academy characters or plots only Ms. Mead does I just like to imagine.

As I looked back I met Dimitri's eyes and saw the relief in his mirror my own. My mom was right behind him, it was like watching my life in slow motion. Dimitri saw my fear and turned the moment a stragoi jumped my mom. I heard an ear piercing scream and realized it was my own. I saw Dimitri look at my mom, nod and come barreling at me. Before I could react Dimitri had me over his shoulder and was running with everyone else back to the safety of the schools wards. I was kicking and screaming for him to let me go I knew it wouldn't make a difference but I had to save my mom.

When we reached the school I thought Dimitri would put me down but I should have known better he knew me to well, he looked at Alberta and said he was taking me to my room and would stay there if she needed him. Apparently she knew me well enough to nod in relief that she didn't have to worry about me.

We reached my room and I was still hanging over Dimitri's shoulder like a five year old. He locked the door and then set me gently on my bed, grabbing a chair from my desk he sat down and gently started taking my boots off while gluing me down with a don't mess with me glare. I knew that I had no chance of getting past him now that I wasn't in a spirit induced haze. So I decided to bide my time.

When he finished with my shoes and then coat he started with his own. When he slipped into bed beside me I realized I was crying. He put his strong arms around me and murmured in Russian the only word I knew being my name "roza". I snuggled in closer and eventually I fell asleep. I hadn't even realized I'd fallen asleep until a knock at my door scared me awake.

Dimitri was up and to the door in a flash and I suddenly panicked thinking whoever was there would realize we were in bed together when I realized he had kept the chair near the bed for that reason. When he opened the door it wasn't just one person but three. Alberta, Lissa, and Kirova