AN: Hey everybody! I hope you all like my story! I actually came up with this story last night at 11:30, when I was supposed to be asleep! It just came across my mind and then I couldn't get it out of my mind! I had to keep planning and planning until I told myself to sleep. I had such a great plan, I was so excited when I finally got it down on paper! (I can't use a laptop in school )
Chapter 1: Afterwards
RPOV:
I wake up in Dimitri's arms. He had offered to do the rounds in my building last night.
He had checked my room last, as I had asked him to when we were walking back from the cabin.
While I was asleep, I had dreamt of what happened at the cabin, and again in my room once he had told everyone else to go to bed.
When I look up, he is staring at me.
"See something you like, Comrade?" I tease him.
"Yup. I see a lot that I like."
"You wanna see more?"
"You know we can't. I'd like to, but we can't. and besides, I've got to go. We don't want anyone to get suspicious."
"Yeah, I guess." I say dejectedly. "I love you."
"I love you too, my Roza."
I watch as he walks away. Mostly just his butt, his hot, hot, butt.
He turns around, catching me stare at him. He smiles and shakes his head, exasperatedly.
I start getting ready for practice. I keep my hair down, just the way I know he likes it. My outfit is, admittedly, a little unpractical for practice, but I know Dimitri will love it. Who knows? Maybe we'll continue last night's activities.
As I leave, I run into Lissa returning to her room.
"Where have you been all night? You're still wearing yesterday's clothes."
"I was with Christian. His roommate was with his family, so he invited me over."
"So what happened? No wait, let me guess." I pretend to channel my mind reading powers, without, of course, actually reading her mind. I really don't want to see what happened last night between the two of them. I think the only reason I didn't get sucked into her head is because I was busy with my own activities. "You… hung out all night playing games, and then you slept together."
"You're half right, but we never played any games. Shouldn't you go to practice? You don't want Dimitri getting mad, do you? And why are you wearing skinny jeans and a very low cut tank. And why don't you have your hair up?"
"Umm… because… you know how I dress. I hate wearing sweats. And I don't think Dimitri will mind if I'm a little late. Actually, I might. Gotta go!" I say as I wave while running towards the gym. The emotions coming through the bond are confused, and if I read her thoughts, I bet I would be hearing something along the lines of "we'll talk later".
I get to the gym right on time. The moment he sees my outfit, he stops whatever he was doing and stares. "Hey, Comrade. See something you like?"
"Why are you wearing that?" he asks. He doesn't mean it, since he's still looking at me. I struggle to find an answer that he won't look down upon, thinking I have a sick mind, which I do, and he knows it, but I don't want him to know what I actually want. "Umm, I want to practice in these clothes in case I ever have to fight after I go to a party… or something."
He smiles at me. "I think you just want to practice something else."
"No. Never." I deny jokingly.
"Oh, Roza. Practices are just for practicing. Haven't I told you that already?"
"Yeah, but, I was hoping, that maybe…."
"Rose, what am I going to do with you?" He gives me a quick kiss, and then; "on to practicing."
I groan. "Come on, Comrade. Can't we skip one practice?"
"No, Rose. We need to practice." He says and then gives me another quick kiss. But, before he has the chance to pull away, I deepen the kiss. I tangle my hands in his hair, which he never put up, before sliding my hands down his chest, under his shirt. Then I trail them up and down his chest, getting lower every time I go down.
"Roza." He moans. I smile. Then he picks me up and carries me over to the wall, so I can wrap my legs around him. I quickly try to take his shirt off, but he stops me.
I pout at him. "What?"
"Pretend we've been practicing. Quick!" he says nervously. He must have heard someone coming, which, now that I think of it, I hear someone coming, also.
"Alright. What were we gonna be practicing today?"
"We were gonna do some more with staking. Go grab the practice stake!"
"Got it." I run to get the stake, get it, and stab a dummy just as Alberta walks in.
"Good morning, Guardian Petrov. Is there anything you need?" Dimitri asks politely. If I had to talk to her right now, I know I could not be that pleasant to her.
"No. I just wanted to see how far Rose has come in her training. Just continue on, doing whatever you were doing before I came in."
I don't think she wants to know what we were doing right before she came in. I think to myself, shooting a quick glance at Dimitri, smiling a mischievous smile.
"Alright. Well. Let's see your staking, Rose." I show it to him proudly, thinking I did a good job, for it being hurried, with me barely looking at it. "Well, this is a good job. You've come a long way, Rose. Although, it is kind of crooked at the entry. Also, you need to move it over a bit to the left. If that had been a Strigoi, he would still be alive, and you would be lacking a stake."
"Oh come on. He would be dead, or at least to injured to fight much. I mean, it was a silver stake, right next to the heart. How bad could it have been?"
"Because, you would think it dead, and it would look dead, but as soon as you take the stake out, or it falls out, then he could come up behind you and kill you!"
"Alright. No need to get all emotional like that. I'll try again, and this time I'll kill it for good."
"Just try it." He says, acting exasperated, and so I do. I stake another dummy, this time getting it's "heart".
He comes over, examines my staking, and approves of it. "This is a great job. He would be dead by now, if he were real, that is."
Practice continues on like that, me staking, him criticizing, sometimes with Alberta joining in, until it's over. Alberta then leaves after approving of my progress. "You've come a long way, Rose. You could probably join in with your classmates while they practice staking."
"I can? That's great! I always feel left out when they practice staking. I always have to leave the room. Or maybe, on that day, I wouldn't have to go to class. I hate that. Thank you!"
"You're welcome, Rose." She laughs at my enthusiasm. Gotta go, today I have to supervise the junior novices."
When she has been gone for a few minutes, I run at Dimitri. "I finally get to practice with the novices all the time! You are a great teacher, you know. You taught me everything I know." I say seductively.
Then he kisses me, a goodbye kiss. "Go change, Rose. You don't want to wear that all day, do you?"
"Well, if I get the chance to see you, I want to."
"But you don't want guys falling all over you, do you? Go, and don't put on a low shirt. I don't want you getting date offers right in front of me."
"Jealous, are we? Wait… you're gonna be the one of the guardians in all my classes?"
"No, just most of your classes. We don't want people to get suspicious, what with me following you around all day."
"I guess you're right. Speaking of suspicious, do you think I can tell Lissa about us? I ran into her this morning and she noticed I was acting weird. I have to explain it to her. (AN: I forget when she actually told Lissa. Don't kill me if she already has!)
"Of course. I believe we can trust Lissa. I don't know her as good as you do, but she's your best friend. She deserves to know."
"Yay! Thank you! Now I can tell her the truth. I'm so glad I don't have to keep us a secret from her anymore. I love you, Comrade."
"My name's not Comrade. And I love you too." Then he kisses me, the actual goodbye kiss, until later, of course. "Go change. It's almost time for class."
"Alright." I say as I walk out the door. When I'm almost to my dorm, I feel Lissa patiently waiting on my bed. I sigh and walk faster.
"Hey, Lissa. What are you doing here?"
"Waiting for you to get back so I can quiz you on why you were acting so weird this morning. I openly told you when I got a boyfriend, why didn't you?"
"How you know I have a boyfriend?" I ask, curiously.
"You don't think I've noticed the change in you ever since a bit after we got back here? It's been kind of obvious, becoming more prominent the more we've been here. Now, who is it?"
"I'll tell you as soon as I change. Now shoo!" I change as quickly as possible, wanting to tell Lissa immediately. "Alright, come in." I yell through the door, since I feel her presence.
She comes in demanding, "who is it? tell me all about him. No, wait, give me hints. Let me guess."
"You know him, he isn't in our grade, he is older than me. That help you?"
"Hmm. Nick?"
"No. Eww."
"Is it Henry?"
"Uh, no." I say, appalled that she would think I like him.
"You won't guess. Let me tell you. It's Dimitri."
"Dimitri, as in Guardian Belikov, Dimitri?"
"Yes. What other Dimitri is there?"
"True. And now I get why you wore that outfit this morning. But why today? Why are you just starting to wear stuff like…" she trails off. "You didn't!"
"Yes, last night, after he took me away because I let the darkness control me. He took me to the cabin in the wood that we went to when Tasha was here. He got me calmed down, then it just, happened. We had sex."
"Oh my gosh! You guys are perfect for each other! Even though his personality is a lot different then yours. Why did you wait to tell me this now?"
"Yeah, well. And we didn't want anyone to find out. I know you wouldn't tell, and so did he, but we didn't want anyone to overhear. Please, don't tell Christian. I know it's a lot to ask, but please, don't."
"Don't worry. I won't blow your secret. Now come on, let's get to class."
The rest of the day flew by in a series of me going to class, looking for Dimitri in the group of guardians, being disappointed when he's not there.
At the end of the day, near the end of my practice with Dimitri, he asked me a surprising question.
"Did you tell Lissa?"
"Yes. Why?"
"She requested permission to go to the mall with you and Christian, with me as your guardian."
"Hmm. She did look proud of herself during school, I guess this is her way of getting us to double date."
"Does Christian know?"
"I asked her not to tell him."
"Well, then, this isn't going to be much of a double date, then, unless we tell him."
"Do you think we should? I really don't want to disappoint Lissa."
"I think we should. I mean, Lissa obviously trusts him, and so why not?"
"Awesome. When is this 'double date'?"
"We leave at 8:00."
"Cool. Let me go get dressed."
"Nothing to flashy", he reminded me as I walk out the door. I pretend not to hear him and walk out, already planning what would be the most provocative, while still not being to "flashy".
Luckily, I don't have to plan, since Lissa was outside of the gym, waiting for me. "So, did Dimitri tell you?"
"Yeah, and I can't wait. I just need some help with my wardrobe choices."
"That's where I come in. I came to help you pick out the perfect outfit."
"Thank you, Lissa. I can't wait. Oh, and did you tell Christian?"
"No, darn. For this to work out he needs to know, doesn't he?"
"Yeah. But don't worry. We talked it over, and we decided that since you're the closest to him, you should decide whether or not we tell him."
"I think you can trust him. We'll tell him tonight, driving to the mall. Now, what to wear?" by this point, we had gotten to my room. She had started looking through my wardrobe while we were talking.
She pulls out a short, red dress. "Put this on." She commanded. When I came out, she said, "nice, but a bit to formal. I don't think we want you in a dress. How about this?" she pulled out a pair of white skinny jeans and a really nice tee. I put it on, and again Lissa denied it. This time it was too casual. When she pulled out a black denim mini and a white and black plaid top, I knew it would be perfect. When I put it on, she confirmed as much.
Then came the shoes. I tried on at least ten pairs. Finally, she told me to put on my black 1 ½ in. heels with lacing. "You look perfect! Now let me do your hair and makeup." By now I was getting exasperated, but I went along with it.
When she was done, she spun me around so I could see myself. I gasped. She had put on silvery eye shadow, black eyeliner, and black mascara on with an expert hand. She then did my hair. When I saw my reflection, I barely recognized myself. I had straightened hair with a black flower in it, and I looked beautiful. Liss gave me a lip gloss to put on right before we meet the guys, and to carry around with me all night.
A half hour later, at 7:45, Lissa came to pick me up before meeting the guys. I put on my lip gloss, and when we got to them, they were both staring at us. Lissa was wearing a pale green top with white jeans, and I was wearing my skirt and top. She had put more effort into me than herself. I guess she wanted to make my first date with Dimitri special.
Dimitri recovered first. He told us to get in the car. I sat up front, next to him, while Christian and Lissa sat behind us. She had told Christian about me and Dimitri while she was getting dressed, so Christian wasn't surprised that I had come along.
After much cuddling at the mall, we came back to school. Lissa and Christian went off in one direction, while I stay with Dimitri. "So… what happens next?"
"What do you want to happen?"
"I say we go up to your room for the night."
"Rose-" but I cut him off before he can say anymore. I attack his lips. He pushes me off. "Not here Rose."
"So we can go somewhere else?"
"No. Not tonight. I'm sorry, Rose." I pout, giving him no choice but to give in. he looks like he resists as long as possible, but he can't say no to me. "Fine, Rose. We can go up to my room."
"Yay!" I cheer quietly. I follow him into his room, and we start the night's activities.
AN: How could I? I made Rose and Dimitri almost get caught. Anywhosit, what did you think? Should I keep updating? And I'm having a contest. I'm going to be putting something in almost every chapter of this story. If you review and tell me, you will get a virtual hug! You can't of course answer this until chapter two comes up, but I think you need to know! I need at least 10 reviews to update! And I like this story way better than my other story, so this one will most likely be updated more often. Tell me your opinion! The button is right there!
DISCLAMER: I don't own not a single word of VA. *goes off the be alone in the corner.* Then everyone hears : "Why! Why can't I own you, Dimitri? Life just isn't fair." Coming from that corner.
