Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Academy, unfortunately.
Today was the day - Dimitri would finally come home. For several weeks, he'd been working with Sonya and Adrian in Palm Springs. We'd talked everyday over the phone, but that hadn't kept me from missing him.
Walking up alone in our bed for example was one of the worst things about him being away and that was not something we could fix over the phone. Sometimes I even slept with one of his shirts to feel like he was sleeping next to me. But that wasn't something I was going to admit to anyone, especially not him.
Dimitri was quite busy as well as I was, so our conversations over the phone weren't very long either. Whenever I didn't have any shifts and Dimitri was busy with work I would go to the gym or hang out with Lissa. Being home alone was something loathed - probably because when you're Rose Hathaway you need a lot of action in your life.
Thankfully, I had been distracted all day, not being able to think too much about him coming home. But ever since I'd come home he'd been on my mind nonstop. I tried doing the dishes and cleaning the living room - I even tried to clean my closet, but nothing could take my mind off him.
He wouldn't arrive at Court until sometime after midnight unfortunately. So here I was a few hours later, laying in the bed, not being able to sleep because of the excitement of seeing him again. I swear this man was going to be the death of me. But even I couldn't keep my eyes open until he came home. After I had been standing up all day watching over Lissa I was exhausted. I felt myself slowly drifting away around midnight and quickly fell asleep after that.
I woke up an hour later when I heard someone opening the front door. I, still not being completely awake; quickly jumped out of bed thinking someone just broke into the apartment. The fact that Dimitri would come home about now completely slipped my mind.
I hid behind the closet next to the bed, making it nearly impossible to see me from the door to the living room. It would've been even better if it was dark outside, but I guess that's something I got to live with.
The man's footsteps got louder the closer he got to the bedroom. My breath came out in short quiet gasps and I could feel the adrenaline pumping in my veins. At that moment I realized I hadn't brought my stake with me. It was laying on the nightstand next to the bed, staring at me. Oh well, I thought, I can probably take him down without my stake. Hopefully he wasn't armed.
Then he stopped, just a few meters away from me. Maybe I didn't have my weapon, but that wouldn't stop me from attacking him. But just a second before I was about to attack the man, I heard a voice.
"Roza?"
That's when I realized what was happening. Embarrassed over my reaction, I stepped out of my hiding place and faced Dimitri. Dimitri, who had been looking puzzled at the empty bed, laid his eyes on me and smiled one of those rare smiles only I received. He looked just like he did the last time I saw him, except for the dark circles under his eyes. His brown long hair was a bit longer as well. But he still looked like my comrade.
"I- I thought you were someone else." I murmured and felt myself blushing in embarrassment. The fact that I was a guardian, who had almost attacked my boyfriend because I forgot for a moment that he was coming home any minute, was a shame to my race. And let's not forget that I was the queen's guardian as well.
Dimitri shook his head amused and started walking slowly towards me. When he was just a couple of inches away from me he raised his hand and started caressing my cheek. I couldn't help but smile.
"I've missed you." He said.
"I've missed you too."
Then he wrapped his arms around me and kissed me. It was a slow kiss, full of adoration, not hungry like he had missed my body. He kissed me like he had missed me - just missed seeing my face, being able to hold me and watch me do ordinary things.
When he broke the kiss he didn't pull away completely. His lips were just an inch away from mine and our foreheads touched. I was still wrapped in his arms, breathing faster than normal.
"You should go back to sleep" he whispered. "You have an early meeting tomorrow."
I groaned, remembering the meeting I had to attend in only a few hours. When I'd booked it I had no idea Dimitri would come home just a few hours before the meeting. Now I wished I had booked it later in the afternoon instead.
"I wish I could skip it and spend the morning with you instead." I said. Dimitri stroked a strand of my hair behind my ear.
"Me too." He sounded tired when he said that. His dark circles weren't proving me wrong either - it had probably taken him hours to drive here from the airport.
"I'm starting to think you're just trying to find an excuse to go to bed." I joked and stroked the skin under his eyes with my fingers.
Dimitri chuckled quietly before he led me to our bed. I lay down on my side of the bed and watched Dimitri take off his clothes until he was only wearing his boxers. He shortly climbed in next to me and pulled the duvet over us. I snuggled up to his side and laid my head on his muscular chest. This time it wasn't hard for me to fall asleep - I could already feel myself drifting away. But before I could fall asleep Dimitri grabbed my waist gently and kissed my forehead.
"Goodnight, Roza."
"Goodnight, comrade."
This is my first fanfiction and english isn't my first language. So I would like to apologize if I've made any mistakes. Please review and tell me what you think :)