(RPOV)

"Roza, baby we have practice in half an hour and you still need to get a shower." My soul mate and Russian God whispered in my ear. As he ran his hand up and down my thigh and over my ass lovingly.

"No, I don't want to go, I want spend the day in bed with you." I grumbled.

"We can do that tomorrow, I promise, but today we have practice." Kissing my neck, he begged, "please Roza, for me?" Damn him, he knew that was always the way to get to me.

"You know that if I didn't love you with my very last breath, I'd punch you in the nose right?"

"Yes baby, I'm well aware of that." He said as his lips took possession of my neck. "I'm going to go to the gym and set up while you get ready, ok?"

"Kiss first." That's all that needed to be said, because he knew exactly what I meant, so he did it. As he kissed me he pulled me out of the bed, I wrapped my legs around his waist and he carried me to the bathroom. He then set me on my feet and removed my silky pajama bottoms and lace panties. To take off my camisole we had to stop kissing, but as soon as contact was broken my top was on the floor next to my other clothes.

"God, you are so beautiful my Roza. I love you so much baby." He said as he gently brushed my hair back from my face.

"I love you too babe. Now go before I drag your sexy ass back to my bed and do some wonderfully dirty things to you." He laughed and with one last kiss a swat with one hand and a pinch on my ass with the other, we pulled ourselves apart and he left.

After taking my shower and washing my hair I got ready for practice. I opened the door to leave only to find my mother, Janine Hathaway, hand raised ready to knock.

"Mom?" She looked upset, like she'd been crying. She stepped forward and hugged me hard and tight. "Mom, are you ok? What's wrong?"

"He's gone Rosemarie." What is she talking about who's gone?

"Who's gone mom?"

"Your father, he was murdered yesterday Rose. He, Pavel and five of his other guardians were killed when the car they were in exploded."

"Wait…wait a minute. This happened yesterday and you are just telling me now!"

"I'm sorry baby, but I thought this was something that needed to be done in person, not over the phone."

"It's alright mommy" I said as I pulled her into the hug I knew she needed. "Just tell me what you know." I told her as I released my hold on her trying to be calm, but how in the hell was I supposed to be calm when I just found out that my father and uncle were murdered.

"All we know right now, is that someone attached a bomb to Abe's car, and when the ignition was activated so was the bomb."

"I…I…I have to go, I'm sorry." With that I ran. I ran to the only place I knew I would be safe and loved. Tears running down my face, huge racking sobs escaping my throat, I ran to my soul mate. Throwing open the door I found Dimitri across the gym. When I opened the door he turned to me with a smile on his beautiful face. But as soon as he saw the state I was in it disappeared and he ran to my side just as I began to collapse.

"Roza, Roza, Roza baby what's wrong, what happened?"

"He's gone Dimi; he's gone, someone killed him."

(DPOV)

What the hell is she talking about whose gone?

"My love, who's gone? What are you talking about baby?"

"He's gone Dimi, somebody murdered my baba." Oh shit, my poor woman. So young and already she's had to deal with so much pain and trauma.

"Tell me what happened my love." I said just as the door opened again, to reveal the heartbroken and tear stained face of Janine Hathaway.

"Mom told me that someone put a bomb in his car, and it killed baba, uncle Pavel, and five of his other guardians. What will I do Dimi? Somebody killed my daddy." I sat there and rocked her as she cried in my arms. Roza's parents, her friends, Alberta, Kirova and Dr. Oldenski knew about us. And truthfully probably most, if not all the guardians did too. So the fact that she came to me, instead of anyone else, was of no surprise to Janine. My Roza's parents were not thrilled, to say the least, when they found out about us. But since she was eighteen there was nothing anyone could do about it.

"Alright baby this is what we do. First, I am going to take you back to your room and tuck you into bed, and you are going to get some rest, ok?" I felt her nod against my chest so I continued speaking as I gently stroked her beautiful hair. "Your mom will stay with you while I go meet with Alberta, Kirova and your friends. I will tell everyone what's going on, I will see if I can get Alberta and Kirova to let you and the others graduate early, as in today. If not we'll just leave anyway, but since your trials were last week it shouldn't be a problem. Then as many of your friends as would like will get on a plane with the three of us and go to your dad's, ok?" Again she nodded into my chest. She had complete trust in me and anything I said, just as I did her. As I stood I brought her up with me, carrying her bridal style the three of us left the gym and headed back to my soulmate's room. Janine and I walked across campus, as I carried my grieving love in my arms. Each door we came to, Janine held it open as I carried Roza through it. Just as I told her, once we were in her room, I lay her on her bed removed her shoes and tucked her into bed. Pulling my phone from my pocket I called Alberta, "Guardian Petrova, it's Guardian Belikov I need to meet you Headmistress Kirova, Princess Dragomir, Lord Ozera, Lord Ivashkov, novice Mason Ashford, novice Eddie Castile and Mia Rinaldi in the headmistress's office ASAP." I listened to her response before replying, "Yes actually it is an emergency, it's about Roza." Again I listened to her, "Yes I'll be there in ten minutes, thank you." Hanging up I kneeled down next to Roza's bed I caressed her face before saying, "Roza, baby I'm going to the meeting in a few minutes. While I'm there I will be handing in my resignation as a sanctioned guardian, I will be with you through all of this. When you decide what you need and want to do we will go from there, ok?"

"Ok."

"Now, if you feel like it, while I'm gone you can pack, if you don't, don't worry about it. I will pack for you when I get back, alright?" She nodded at me. "Try to get some rest my love, I'm afraid you are going to need it. Remember what plane rides are like for you." Again she nodded as her eyes began to droop. I kissed her forehead before saying, "I love you so much baby, and I will always, always be here for you. Rest now my love." Once she was asleep I stood and turned to Janine. "Please call me if she needs me before I get back. Janine, I know you still love Abe and I'm so sorry."

"Thank you Dimitri, and you are right I do still love him. Promise me something," I nodded, "don't ever let anything or anyone get in the way of the love you share with my daughter."

"That is one thing, that I can promise you on my life Janine. I will always do anything and everything in my power to make sure she always feels loved and protected, from everything and everyone, no matter who or what it may be."

"Thank you Dimitri. I know that Abe and I didn't have the best reaction when we found out about you two. But I know that you will always take care of her."

"There's nothing to thank me for, she's my life, my everything. She's the reason I exist." I told her as I gazed down at my sleeping Roza.

"Go to your meeting, I'll be here to watch over her until you return." I nodded and left. I ran at full speed all the way to Kirova's office.

Knocking I heard a faint, "come in."

Opening the door, I found everyone I had asked for already there, 'good, that will cut down on the wait.' I thought.

"Dimitri, you said you needed to see us. Some kind of emergency about Rose."

"Yes Alberta, Janine came to Roza this morning, just before practice, and told her that her father and uncle as well as five of his other guardians were murdered yesterday."

I heard gasps from everyone in the room, "Oh my God, poor Rose." Lissa and Mia cried.

"What do you need Dimitri?" Kirova asked.

"First Rose and as many of those present that would like need to graduate today, so we can leave for Turkey. Secondly, I am resigning as a sanctioned guardian. Until I find out what my Roza needs or wants to do. I doubt she'll be in any shape to guard any one for a long time, if ever."

"What about me, I can't lose both my guardians. What am I supposed to do without my guardians? I can't be left unguarded." I could not believe what I was hearing. Lissa is supposed to be Roza's best friend and sister and after hearing about what happened she's worried more about herself that Roza. I could see I was not the only one with these thoughts, everyone in the room was looking at Lissa like they couldn't believe their ears.

Adrian Ivashkov spoke up, "Lissa do you even hear yourself? Rose just found out that her father and uncle as well as other people she probably knew were murdered yesterday. And you are sitting here thinking about yourself instead of your best friend. How many times did you say Rose's name?" He asked her incredulously.

"None."

"And how many times did you say I, me or my?"

"Six." Then she sobbed, "oh God I am such a terrible friend. Rose would never do something like that to me." She sat there and cried and no on tried to comfort her, we were still in shock at her outburst. "Oh God, she did it again Adrian."

"I know, I saw it. Let's just hope she doesn't explode, what with everything else she's dealing with right now."

"What are you talking about?" Mason asked.

"Rose just took my darkness."

"Shit!" I exclaimed. Ripping my phone from my pocket and called Janine.

"Janine, is she ok?"

"She was sound asleep then she started shacking, screaming and crying hysterically. I can't calm her Dimitri; I don't know what to do. She won't listen to anything I say."

"Alright don't panic I'll be right there." I hung up and raced out the door. I heard the sound of feet pounding behind me and knew that at least some of the others were behind me. Not soon enough I arrived at my Roza's room, threw the door open, it slammed against the wall but I didn't care. I ran to my Roza's side taking her into my arms I again rocked her, "Roza, baby it's me. I'm here my love, breath milaya just breath. Shhhh…settle baby, it's the darkness my love. This isn't you my Roza, listen to my voice, concentrate on me. Think about me, about me holding you in my arms. It's your Dimi baby, calm down. You know, that you will always be safe in my arms baby. Take a deep breath my milaya." The more I talked to her and rocked her the calmer she became. "That's right love just breathe, concentrate on the feel of my arms around you, listen to my voice baby. Remember I love you, that's it love, deep breaths." And again she was asleep. Tucking her back in I turned and everyone from the meeting was there.

"Is it always like this Dimitri?" Kirova asked.

"No, this was an easy one. Usually it's terribly violent, the first time she actual broke one of my ribs, of course she doesn't know that, and she doesn't need to. When it's the depressed side of it I can usually talk her out of it. But when it's the violence, she has to hit someone or something. The first time it was Jessie Zeklos and since she didn't get it all out on him it had to go somewhere and I was the closest to her. You would not believe the strength and power she has when she's in the grip of the darkness, she's easily twice as strong and powerful as me. That time it was violence and depression and it took me hours to get her back to herself. That's the way it is when the violence is involved."

"Is there anything that can be done?" Alberta asked.

"Other than breaking the bond, no, and she refuses to do that. She doesn't want Lissa to have to deal with the darkness, so she takes it from her and brings it into herself."

"She's an amazing girl."

"No, she's an amazing woman." I told her as I continued to stroke Roza's leg.