When you want to tell someone how important they are in your life, nothing is better than showing it through a sweet gesture, grand or not, if its a song for the special one, its automatically too grand to not give in. Even for Rose Hathaway.

I was sure I was going to forever have this memory of dancing with my complete guy gang with tears running down my face etched in my mind.
Let me rewind this night a minute or ten back.

After the whole hot half naked appearance thing, a lot of cheering and an Avicii and Linkin song later they finally decided to wear clothes (thankfully). And gave me a surprise by dedicating two really great songs for me. All of the stars and Not Alone.
And by dedicating I dont mean by just saying its a dedication and singing the song. Nope, they HAD to make it a shock and grand.

"This song as well as the next and the last song is a dedication for a special person"

"Someone with a beautiful heart and a sculpted mind"

"Someone who has been a great part of the family, always"

"Someone short, snappy and hot" Pretty easy to know who said that right?

"Our Rose"
Yupp and I teared up like a Nigara fall on a period while I danced on the stage amidst hit guys, great brothers, amazing friends, annoying ex boyfriend, a lot of balloons and coloured confetti. My family.

I sniff with a big smile as the song ends and Jasper crushes me in a bear hug. I hug back resting my head on his chest.

"Hey! Me too!!"

"Oomph" I grunt as Emmett and Adrian hug bomb me, literally, at the same time.

"Ca..nt..breath" I manage.

"Thats good news"

Imagine hearing that in unision from three guys who you just thought were so precious. I shoot up my knee right where it shouldnt be.

"Oww!!!" Jasper groans. Hate that marble hard skin. But they immediately let me go. I raise an eyebrow at them placing my hands on my hips.

"It was his fault!" Adrian and Emett do that twin thing pointing at each other.

"No it wasnt!"

"Was too!"

"Was not!"

"Shut up! Both of you! Gosh you are creeping me out with the twin thing!" I exclaim walking away with a thoroughly creeped out mind.

"Rosalie..." I call out making my way to the changing room.

"Rose!! Thank god" She exhales walking out the door with staggering speed.

I chuckle. "Yeah you should. He made a great decision making me right?" She rolls her eyes but gives a smile anyways her eyes fleeting up to see over my shoulder momentarily. I dismiss it as soon as she looks down her small smile returning.

"Yes. Uh..how about we change in over in that other room?"

"Why? Something wrong with this one? What are doing here anyway? I was actually looking for you to ask if you are ok with doing your performance before me" I look at her questioningly.

"I figured that and thats why I was down here to change" she shrugged gesturing at her changed outfit.

"But you just asked me if we can change in the other room"

"Rosalie! Sorry I wasnt listening. What...Rose? What are you doing here?" Edward stops in his tracks as he looks up from his phone at Rosalie automatically spotting me. I furrow my eyebrows. This was really wierd.

"Yeah? And why cant I be here?"

"Nothing. Nothing. I just..didnt expect to see you..here" he replies after exchanging a glance  Rosalie. And I am damn sure it was a nervous look in both of their eyes.

"This is the changing room Edward. Why cant I be here? You are really acting wierd both of you. What is going on guys?"

"Nothing at all. Lets just go to the other room and change"

"Rosalie we just agreed on swapping and besides what is wrong with this room?"

"Rose just listen to her. Please" Edward makes me look at him placing a cold hand on my shoulder. I look in his eyes stubbornly.

"No. I wanna know whats going on here!" I demand. They were wierd and supernatural. Yes. But when it came to this level of sincerity even I knew the difference between a secret and a surprise.

I follow the movement of their heads at the room door questioningly. Stupid super hearing.

"What..."

"Emergency"
And that was a loud tone even for a vampire as I was instantly pushed behind a barrier of bodies along with Sydney and Adrian.

"Hey!! What the hell guys!!?" I exclaim angrily.
"Stay quiet" Emmett turns to snap at me with a really dangerous glare directed at me. I gasp at the eye contact but he moves his head back towards the door. I gulp turning to Sydney and wrap my fingers around her arm as a sort of comfort. She returns the gesture with a light squeeze.

"Stay away from her" i hear a growl from forward. My eyebrows furrow in confusion just as my body tenses even more. It was kind of impossible to actually know who growled since all of them were in a ready to attack position and pretty pissed at whoever it was.

"You have no right to talk for her"
I freeze. I know that voice. The bond I used to share with him was something of a miracle really. Somehow listening to him in this threatning note even with so many ancients and a werewolf in front of him kind of rekindled the old spark. The battle just passes through my mind, one where we fought together for the very first time.

"Yes we do. We are her family" i guess its Jasper, but I really dont care right now. I feel a strong arm wrap around me feeling the same discomfort as mine. I lean in Adrian's comfort still in shock as he supports me and rubs my other hand taking it in his own warm one.
"Just breathe" he murmurs in my ear. That makes Emmett and Jacob turn back to look at me. One really bad thing about their hearing was that it was never possible to get away with whispering. Jacob gives me an apologetic glance while Emmett frowns, his eyes shine with fury. More than I have seen in a while. I gulp and just give them an ok look holding on to Adrian.

I hear a scoff. "You are a bunch of abominations! She would never call you family" its Lissa.
I remember the strength of her voice vaguely. But its unwelcome in my ears, something remotely impossible. Or so I thought.
I want to speak up, to let out my anger but somehow I just cant bring myself to do it yet.

"Leave her. I wont ask again" A ripple of tension travels through the air as my family growls savagely. I feel the grip on my arm tighten and I look up to see Adrian clench his jaw, his beautiful green eyes glare straight ahead, stone hard. Stupid tall people!!

"And I wont repeat again. Stay away from her" Bella. A very threatning, very vicious Bella.

"Roza I know you are there. I know you can hear me. Snap out of this, they are controlling you" I push the burning in my eyes back and snap my head to look at Adrian. I am pretty sure my ragged fuming breaths stopped from breaking out a fight. I clench my jaw not bothering to calm my anger. He deserves it.

"Rose" I feel Alice's eyes on me as Jasper tries to stimulate the emotions I am surrounded in, but not completely. Just enough for me to not pounce on anyone.

"I have had an array of these encounters in my dreams, I can handle this" I speak up with gritted teeth and shrug of Adrian's hand and look at Emmett levelling my gaze with his. He frowns slightly but nods stiffly.
"Edward"
"Not happening" Edward growls not moving from his position  still blocking my view of them.

"You are keeping her by force. Shes snapped out of it. Let her go" I feel the fire before I see it in Christian's hands. I walk without much resistance till I reach Edward. He really didnt like the idea of me being exposed to something which hurt me.

"I am fine. Dont leave" I place my arm on his tense muscles making him relax just slightly.

"Dont leave Ed" I repeat more firmly. That seems to do it. I dont dare to let my gaze stray from his face. Not yet. I give him a small smile and pat his shoulder gesturing him to move back with the others. He looks at me disapprovingly but moves back never leaving his glare directed towards them.

"Roza?" I take a sharp breath and ball my hands in fists and close my eyes. I could feel his tentative steps. Guardian steps. I open my eyes and look up blowing a whiff of air through my mouth and turn.

It hits me a lot more than it should have. I know those features, I remember tracing them under my fingers, remember those now questioning, concerned eyes look at me with so much love, it hurt. Those lips which I had so boldly captured every time I wanted to, everything about him, his long dark, unruly hair to his duster is a reminder of the person I had lost, the person who had hurt me.

"Rose" I reply stonily, naturally.

"What?" He asks softly. Like he dosent want to scare me by saying anything too fast. What am I? A squirrel!? I look at him in distaste and scowl at Lissa and Christian. Looking at them just seems to reopen the wounds of betrayal.

"My name is Rose. I am not in shock and nor am I being controlled by anyone. This is my family and you" I gesture to them in a sweeping motion with my hand..."are not welcome here. I dont appreciate it and never will."
"Rose, what are you talking about? Its us. We are your family. Dont you remember anything?" Lissa holds my shoulders in her slender fingers. The look in her eyes is so sincere that I almost give in. Tell them how much I miss them, how much it hurt since that day. That day. I look up into her eyes, calmly prying off her fingers from my shoulders.

"Family" I scoff humourlessly.
"Do you even know what that word means? And of course I remember you. How could I forget" she looks at me confused yet hurt as she retracts her hands away from me.

"In fact I remember all of you all too well. From the nights at the cabin to the day in the garden where my life seemed to end in a heartbreak." My voice does not crack but I feel the wetness on my cheeks as I look at Dimitri while speaking. He gives me a pained look raising his fingers to touch my skin as he moves next to Lissa. I ignore the growls from behimd me and let him touch me. The callous tips of his fingers run against my wet ones and I reminise the time I spent in this man's arms. I lean into his touch not able to stop my emotions.

"That's enough!" A hand circles my arm in firm grasp, enough to snap me out of my daze.

"Sydney!" Lissa exclaims with wide eyes. I look at her stone hard face laced with utter disgust directed towards the three of them.

"Didnt know you remembered people who dont benefit you in living a royal life"

"What are you talking about!? What is wrong with both of you?" Christian speaks up with desperation.

"Nothing is wrong with any of us Fire boy. We are all fine. YOU are the ones wrong here" Adrian answers in a calm voice.

"Adrian!" Lissa sounds relieved as her eyes shine with tears.

"Vasilissa" he acknowledges her with nothing but a sweeping glance.

"Adrian. What is happening here?" Dimitri asks irritatingly. His eyes immediately turn angrier as he looks at Adrian. I bet he is thinking Adrian is the reason for my sudden memory loss.

Adrian scoffs. "We should be asking YOU that. You are the ones disrupting the perfect peace in our lives" He walks closer to Dimitri threateningly. And for once I am not concerned that Adrian might get hurt.

"I am done with games Ivashkov. Tell me what is going on. Now" Dimitri grabs his collar with a vehement note in his tone. I hold up my hand feeling the movement of bodies behind me. Dimitri dosen't let go of his collar but his eyes follow my actions. I walk up to him with tentative steps not taking my eyes off him. He turns to me letting go off Adrian.

"You wanna know what's going on?"

"Roza..." I hold up a hand to stop him,

"Yes or No"

He nods his head stiffly but I can see hope in his eyes. 

"OK" I push my hands in my jean pockets thinking and turn around.

"Its better that I remind you what's going on. Guys why dont you take this family to our section in the crowd?" I suggest raising my eyebrows.

"I am not going anywhere with them" Christian spits with disgust.

"Then you can just fuck off. I am not ASKING you, I am telling you to go" I silence all of them with a look. Edward just nods with a sigh and turns to leave. Emmett hugs me sideways and kisses my forehead without taking his eyes off Dimitri.  

"Well..." I look at the three of them. Lissa and Christian look up to Dimitri. I scoff. Never working without a leader, how pathetic. I shake my head with a disgusted grin and push Lissa's shoulder walking past them to change into a new outfit.
 

"This song is dedicated to someone special present here today" I speak in the microphone flicking my fingers and pointing at the three of them. The spotlight focuses onto them and I plaster a sickly sweet smile grabbing my guitar.

"Especially you Belikov. Well, you would have caught that anyway, it is kind of a obvious reminder." I wink at him. I know I am going to be able to do this, without concerning myself about breaking down.

"Ask you once, ask you twice now

There's lipstick on your collar
You say she's just a friend now
Then why don't we call her?
So you want to go on with someone to do all the things you used to do to me
I swear, I know you do

Used to take me out, in your fancy car

And make out in the rain
And when I ring you up, don't know where you are
'Til I hear her say your name
Used to sing along, when you played guitar
That's a distant memory
Hope she treats you better than you treated me, haI'm onto you, yeah you
I'm not your number one
I saw you, with her
Kissing and having fun
If you're giving all of your money and time
I'm not gonna sit here wasting mine on you, yeah, you
Ciao adios, I'm done
Ciao adios, I'm done
Ciao adios, I'm doneAfter three, after four times
Why did I bother?
Tell me how many more times
Does it take to get smarter?
Don't need to deny the hurt and the lies
And all of the things you did to me
I swear, I know you did

And now you take her out, in your fancy car

And you make out in the rain
And when she rings you up, she know where you are
But I know differently
Now she sings along, when you play guitar
Making brand-new memories
Hope you treat her better than you treated me

I'm onto you, yeah you

I'm not your number one
I saw you, with her
Kissing and having fun
If you're giving all of your money and time
I'm not gonna sit here wasting mine on you, yeah, you
Ciao adios, I'm done (I'm done)
Ciao adios, I'm done (no, no, no, no)
Ciao adios, I'm done (I'm done)
If you're giving all of your money and time
I'm not gonna sit here wasting mine on you, yeah, you
Ciao adios, I'm done

And now you take her out, in your fancy car

And make out in the rain

And when she rings you up, she know where you are

But I know differently
Now she sings along, when you play guitar
Making brand new memories
Hope you treat her better than you treated me

I'm onto you, yeah you

I'm not your number one
I saw you, with her
Kissing and having fun
If you're giving all of your money and time
I'm not gonna sit here wasting mine on you, yeah, you
Ciao adios, I'm done (I'm done, yeah)
Ciao adios, I'm done (you get on with your life)
Ciao adios, I'm, I'm done (I'll get on with my life)
If you're not giving all of your money and time
I'm not gonna sit here wasting mine on you, yeah, you

Ciao adios, I'm done"

Lissa's POV

I stood in front of her devil smirk and wild hair with tears in my eyes, shell shocked. She looked me up and down like I was some filth stuck to her boots. 
She was the Rose I knew, bold, fearless and reckless but at the same time she was someone else. The look in her eyes was too clear and in control to seem like something or someone had put some kind of spell on her.

"Ring a bell?" I didnt even notice her lean in and hiss in my ear. I just wanted to pull her in a hug, have my best friend back.

"Its a misunderstanding" Christian breathes out from beside me. Rose doesn't take her eyes off me. "Rose you have GOT to believe me. Whatever you just said never happened. This is some kind of misunderstanding Rose. It has to be"

"A misunderstanding!" She scoffs. The sharpness of her voice makes both of us flinch.

"I SAW him with her" She points at Dimitri anger radiating from her. "I SAW all of you sitting there while he was kissing her! I HEARD what you guys said! It could have been a misunderstanding if I wasn't there and a bystander would have been gossiping about you all. But it is not!! Because I was there!!" 

"I have always only loved YOU Rose. Still do. We need to talk this out Roza, all of that never happened. You have to believe me Rose. Please" I tear up looking at him. He looks so vulnerable and desperate, its the first time I have seen him open up since Rose left. I pull out spirit to see her aura. It is filled with a lot of Red, Orange and Black. Doubt, that was better than nothing. The look in Dimitri's eyes seemed to have affected her.

"Rose, he isnt lying. Please believe us! You were my best friend Rose" I sniff placing my hands on my heart hoping it would ease the pain. "You think we betrayed you, so I am not going to ask for your trust. But I swear on your god daughter that we are telling the truth"

"My..my god daughter" she splutteres breaking out from her Dimitri reverie.

"Of course Rose. Your god daughter. We couldnt even think of someone else." Christian places a hand on her shoulder. She didnt shrug it off as I had expected her to. Her eyebrows furrowed as if having a mental battle and she looked back at the creatures she was with. The eye contact stayed for only a minute or two but it was enough for the tension to build. She sighed closing her eyes.

"20 minutes" she finally spoke up.
"Thats all I give you tomorrow 9:00 in the morning. Adrian will give you the address." I smiled in happiness, my heart swelling in my chest. I look at both of them and see the hope and desire in Dimitri's eyes.

"If I am not convinced by then. You do what I say. Only 20 mins, not a second more" she reminded coldly as she looked at the three of us, her eyes lingering on Dimitri a bit more before she turned around and walked away to her family as she called it.

We just needed to make those 20 minutes count now, but more importantly, we needed to know what exactly had went wrong.