Hey guys hope you enjoy. My story is going to be a series of one shots, starting from the day Lissa is rescued from Victor's evil plan.
Darkness surrounded Lissa and soon her eyes began to flutter.
"Oh my head," she grumbled as she held it. Lissa was barely able to lift her head from the pillow.
Suddenly her eyes shot open and she found herself staring up at the ceiling of the vampire academy infirmary. "Rose," she whispered as she slowly began to remember the events of the day. The bed squeaked as Lissa quickly threw off the covers and jumped to her feet.
"Rose!" Lissa shouted frantically as stumbled out of her private room and into the hallway. However she did not get far because without warning the room began to spin. Lissa had to throw out her arms out to steady herself.
"Hey hey hey," a deep voice called.
Lissa smiled despite herself. She could recognize that strong voice anywhere. "Christian," she whispered, softly.
Christian could not describe the affects that her relieved smile had on him but it warmed his heart instantly. However he soon found himself feeling protective over her. Despite Lissa's powers, at this moment in time she looked so fragile and weak. He could see her legs trembling therefore without saying a word he scooped Lissa off of her feet. "Rose is resting. We will only be able to see her tomorrow morning,"he told her.
Lissa's arms instantly went around his neck as her head rested against his shoulder. Christian walked her back to the bed and laid Lissa on top of it before drawing the covers. Lissa settled back into the pillows that were propped up against the headboard.
The bed sank as Christian sat down next to her. Lissa found herself reaching to touch his chest and her hand drift across the entire area which had been clawed up by the hounds. "Are you okay?"
A small smirk appeared across Christian's lips... the one that made her heart race. "I'm fine…" However his expression slowly became somber. "… but the only reason I'm here is because of you." Lissa could barely expel air as Christian began to lean in close. Soon her arm was the only thing that separated them. She could feel his breath against her lips and Lissa lost herself in Christian's sky blue eyes.
"Well...well y-you saved my life too." Lissa stumbled, breathlessly.
There was that grin again and she suddenly felt hot all over.
"I tried my best to," Christian whispered lowly.
Goosebumps broke out across Lissa's skin.
Christian could no longer resist the temptation and soon smothered her lips with his own. Blissful minutes passed and Lissa found herself holding Christian even closer as she threw her arms around his neck. The feel of his hot wet lips only increased her desire for him.
Yet much to the princess's dismay she realised that Christian, although reluctantly and slowly, he was indeed starting to pull away. Lissa allowed him to do so and soon Christian stood.
She caught his sleeve quickly as he was about to leave. Christian turned sharply, surprised by her gesture.
Lissa's big round eyes were staring up at him. "Are you leaving?"
Christain felt his breath being stolen from him. She asked with such sincerity and concern. Lissa was the first person since his parents who truly desired his company. She was the only one that truly understood how lonely it was without a family. She really did understand pain. Not to mention she saved my life…
Christian suddenly began to realise that he was falling in love with Lissa. It truly scared him...not only because she was the princess but because she was becoming his world.
Too long a silence had passed since Lissa's question and so she had withdrawn her hand. Lissa was bad at hiding her hurt.
"I didn't realize that you wanted me to stay," he finally managed to say.
At this Lissa felt her cheeks burn with embarrassment.
Christian had to bite back a smile as he watched the apple of her cheeks turn red.
However the moment was interrupted.
"What are you doing here Mr Ozera?" a voice screeched.
Christian turned to see the headmistress. She stood there with her usual disapproving look and pursed bright red lips.
"I was just thanking Vasilisa for saving my life," he replied quickly. "I was just leaving."
Kirova's eagle eyes studied him with suspicion.
Christian smoothed down his clothes and could not even afford a last glance at Lissa as the headmistress was watching. Only when he was out of sight did Christian's teeth grit and his hands clenched into fists. Kirova's reaction is exactly what he found annoying. All people would think is, why is the great princess Vasilisa Drogomir's with the "traitor freak" Ozero?
"Not that it matters because we are not dating or anything," Christian muttered under his breath.
He had no idea where he stood. Were they even going to date? If they were she could never be open about it…that much Christian knew.
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The sun was slowly setting on the vampire academy so classes were about to begin. However Instead of getting ready to attend them Christian made his way back to the infirmary. Yet when he arrived he found that the room Lissa had been in was empty. His eyebrows knitted together.
A nurse then appeared so Christian walked quickly towards her. "Excuse me but where is the princess?"
The nurse found her forehead creasing. "She has been moved to her own quarters. Why do you ask?"
Christian took off without answering her and it was a mere five minutes before he found himself standing outside Lissa's dorm.
Luckily there were no guards posted outside...for now. Therefore Christian seized the opportunity and silently slipped inside.
"Lissa..." Christian called as he slowly shut the front door behind him. "Lissa don't worry it's only me."
Christian soon found himself knocking at her bedroom door.
He heard gentle laughter on the other side.
"You can come in," Lissa remarked.
Gingerly, Christian entered. His palms were slightly sweaty at the thought of entering her bedroom for the first time. He quickly masked his nervousness. Her room was grand, as was to be expected for the princess. The walls were a clean cream with splashes of colour being provided by expensive art work. There was a marble fire place and delicate gold and silver ornaments resting on the mantle piece.
"Hello," Christian remarked.
Lissa was lying in her kings sized bed. The bed had four wooden poles that grazed the ceiling and joined to form a square frame from were silk, organza drapes hung. Lissa had drawn her covers right up to her nose. Christian could not see the smile on her lips but the creases around her eyes gave her away. She looked so damn cute.
"Hi, "Lissa whispered back.
Christian leaned against the closed door. "I'm sorry I left but I had to. I decided I should come back later though."
Lissa did not answer and instead held out her hand. "Will you join me?"
This proposition left Christian speechless for a moment. "I… don't think that would be proper."
This was the first time Lissa had heard Christian stumble and it caused her to grin. She liked having that effect on him. "Please," Lissa continued as her expression then fell," I can't seem to fall asleep."
At this Cristian swallowed before taking Lissa's hand and allowing her to draw him underneath the covers. Christian continued to feel breathless as she snuggled up next to him and laid her head upon his chest.
Christian awkwardly brought his hands around her and the two sat there in silence for a good five minutes.
Lissa was comforted by the feeling of Christian's chest rising and falling beneath her cheek. "You should have stayed when the headmistress came," she suddenly said.
"I didn't think you wanted me to," Christian answered once again.
This caused her to laugh. "You assume a lot."
Christian tried to act nonchalant. "Well then why don't you tell me what you want?"
Lissa rolled over then so that she could look up at him. "Just the things that are expected of a boyfriend….haven't you ever been in a relationship?"
Christian suppressed his rising hope and instead just shrugged. "No…and anyway what about Aaron?"
Lissa's eyebrows drew together. "What about him? We will only ever be friends from now on...if that."
It was Christian's turn to look lost. "So…"
By this point Lissa's face radiated a mixture of hurt and confusion as she sat up. "Wait…correct me if am wrong but you snuck into an SUV to come with the dhampirs and risked your life to save me."
At this Christian merely nodded.
"Well I assumed that you had feelings for me then and by extension wanted to go out," Lissa finished.
Christian realised that Lissa was really upset with him so the only way to rectify this was that he would have to open up. "I'm just surprised that you want to."
This caught Lissa off guard and her features immediately softened. "What do you mean?" she asked with concern.
"Oh come on Lissa isn't it obvious. I'm from the disgraced Ozera family and you… you are…" Christian cut himself off though.
Lissa watched as Christian's mask slipped. He was clearly embarrassed by his outburst. With caution Lisa slowly reached out to touch his hand. She really did not want to scare him off… which would happen with the slightest misstep as Christian was clearly uncomfortable by exposing such vulnerability.
"You know I don't care about that" Lissa said defiantly.
Christian scoffed. "You will when the whole school starts talking." Lissa found herself getting frustrated and without thinking Lissa straddled Christian's hips and sat in his lap.
Christian started at such a bold gesture. Lissa's face was inches away from his. Her expression was resilient and her eyes shone with conviction. "I don't care about your family's reputation or what people say…they talk anyway. I'm sick to death of everyone thinking I'm some prized royal. People are either jealous, resentful or they idolize me or they want to use me.… but you were the only one that treated me like a normal person so I'll tell everybody that you are my boyfriend you watch!" Lissa threatened.
Christian had watched transfixed as Lissa continued to rant. She was beautiful…even in her frustrated and angry state. Her eyes were so bright and fierce at her blond hair so perfect, yet Christian found that his gaze lingered on her lips. He could barely check the impulse and the next thing Christian knew he found himself surging forward. His lips melded with Lissa's which silenced her. The surprise and force of his attack caused Lissa to fall back onto the bed, with Christian following suit.
All the air in Lissa's lungs left her in a rush as her eyes automatically closed. She felt a strange tickling, warmth spread through her limbs as the kiss suddenly deepened. Utterly lost, her body on its own accord began to respond to him and Lissa's arms wrapped around his neck. Lissa was meant to be frustrated with Christian but any and every sort of logical thought flew straight out of her head as his soft lips moved in sync with hers, slow and torturous. She could taste mint on his breath and feel his body weight pressing down on her. The power and intense heat of his body seeped through her dress.
Christian braced himself on either side of Lissa's head as he continued to kiss her long at hard. Lissa was so close to him that she could hear his strong heart beat and she prayed that he could not hear her frantic one. Christian consumed her senses. She could not hear, feel or smell anything else but him. Her heart was swelling and she was sure that she would self-combust at any moment. Lissa was swept away by lips that teased, coaxed and took whatever they wanted from her.
Then without warning Christian pulled away, leaving her breathless. He did not back away though but rather stayed, pressed up against her. His face held a satisfied look as he gazed down at Lissa. Her face was completely flushed and dilated eyes, shone with surprise. Christian reveled in the feel of her pounding heart and her chest raising and falling rapidly.
" Alright alright Lissa…enough already. I believe you," came his sarcastic remark.
Lissa was light headed and felt like nothing more than a feather so she had no witty comeback. "…kay," she barely whispered
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"Christian…Christian."
Through Christian's subconscious he could hear a gentle voice calling for him. Soon he registered a strong white light burning his eyes so he slowly opened them.
"Wh…huh," he mumbled as he heard the rustling of covers.
"Christian."
Christian eventually found himself coming to and his blurry vision came into focus. The first thing that came into view was Lissa and the bed.
Christian's eyes suddenly shot open. His heart raced. What the..?
Lissa was smiling up at him before she jumped out of bed. "Sorry for waking you up but I really want to go and see Rose."
It took Christian another minute to recollect his thoughts and remember. They must have fallen asleep for a few hours after talking most of the night away. "Oh yeah," he replied
Lissa had pulled out a deep purple dress from her wardrobe and headed into the bathroom to change. Within a few minutes she emerged and ushered Christian inside. He freshened up and ran her brush through his hair. They soon left the privacy of her dorm and Christian found himself staying a few paces behind her as they walked towards the infirmary. It was because they were in public now and he was still worried that someone would see them.
Eventually though his slow pace caused Lissa to turn. She quickly grabbed Christian's hand and started dragging him.
"Lissa," Christian started as he looked around. By this point they were passing a crowd of dhampirs all hanging about in a nearby courtyard.
However Lissa was unfazed and continued to march on. "Come on Christian I don't want Rose to wake up and find herself all alone."
Christian shot a glance at the crowd, who were now staring at them. Some were slacked jawed, others were confused but most were surprised. Christian could see the cogs in their minds turning at an incredible pace as they slowly started to piece things together.
A pang of worry radiated in his heart so Christian quickly focused his attention on the path ahead. Christian really didn't care what people thought of him…the entire school had talked about him to the point where was just invisible now…. but Lissa. He worried about Lissa.
However she was acting as if everything was normal and continued to hold Christian's hand despite the fact that he was now walking by her side. Christian wondered whether, him walking slowly was just an excuse for Lissa to hold his hand…not that he was complaining.
Lisa soon looped her arm through Christian's and leaned against his side. This caused him to shift uncomfortably for a moment. She was making it easier for people to decipher their relationship status.
"I tell you were are lucky that it is an overcast day," Lissa remarked.
"Yeah," Christian remarked without thinking. The sheer normality of her conversation and posture began to rub off on him and soon Christian was too lost in Lissa to notice the stares that followed them or the stunned looks and hushed whisperers.
The pair were soon outside the infirmary and nobody stopped Lissa and by extension Christian from entering. They passed rows and rows of clean, plain white beds and eventually turned a corner to see drapes covering a bed, allowing for privacy.
Lissa tossed them aside. "Rose!"
Rose looked up at the sudden visitor and immediately smiled.
Lissa ran towards her and doing her best to avoid the entry point to where fluids were being pumped into Rose's body, she hugged her. "Oh my god Rose I'm so glad that you're okay."
Rose did laugh but her voice as well as her expression were still weak. "Hey."
Christian had disappeared for a moment but had returned with two chairs. He moved them next to Rose's bedside and Lissa thanked Christian with a kiss to his cheek.
"Man, too much PDA guys," Rose joked.
Christian was smirking and Lissa just rolled her eyes.
"So…" Rose started as they took their seats, "I guess you two are now the new power couple at school."
Lissa grinned from ear to ear. "We sure are."
Her enthusiasm made Christian's smirk transform into a fleeting smile.
However Lissa soon became concerned. "Are you okay?"
Rose just nodded but the weakness at which the gesture was done left Lissa distressed. "I'm really sorry."
However Rose just gave her that look. "There is nothing to be sorry about.
Lissa sat up straighter in her chair. "Well then, I guess I should both thank you guys for saving me." She looked at Christian for a moment in such a gooey way.
Rose scoffed. "Come on I did most of the work."
Christian cocked an eyebrow as he smirked. "Well you would have been psi-hound food if it wasn't for me."
Lissa watched on as the two continued to argue and she couldn't help but smile. The way they interacted made her heart soar. I mean could it get any better.