Hi guys, so this is the first fanfiction story I have attempted, so please forgive me if it's not quite what you want to read, but please tell me if you think there's anything I can improve on! This is just the first chapter and I'm still finding my feet, so any suggestions would be welcome! I don't own anything, just the start of an idea that popped up into my head.
Rose and Dimitri.
It was Friday morning, 5:30 AM to be precise. I was sitting on one of the gym mats in the centre of the room, waiting for my mentor, Dimitri. I was early for practise for the first time ever, for bond-related reasons I wasn't willing to share just yet.
When the doors to the gym opened I sat up straighter, waiting for my mentor's reaction at seeing me here early.
'Rose.' He said. 'Am I still sleeping or are you really here early?'
I felt myself smiling at him before I even started speaking. 'Better believe it Comrade, couldn't sleep so I thought I'd get here early, besides, the look on your face made it worth it.'
The corner of his mouth lifted in a slight smile, whereas mine dropped as I heard what he said next. 'You're right, and you get more time running.'
I scowled at him, but got up and headed to the door anyway, already knowing our routine and knowing full well that arguing would get me nowhere with him. However my mood did lift slightly when I noticed him following me to the door, at least I wouldn't be running alone.
Once we were getting to the end of the track and beginning to slow down, Dimitri finally spoke up. 'So, are you going to tell me why you are being so quiet this morning and why you were early today?'
Damn, I was hoping he wouldn't ask. 'I'm just tired, I didn't get much sleep.'
He gave me a pointed look, telling me without words that he knew I was lying.
'Fine, Lissa and Christian were together last night.' When he gave me a confused look, so I elaborated.
'As in they were together, intimately. Which is not what I wanted to be waking up to in the middle of the night. Believe me I didn't want to be watching, it's hard to get out of her head sometimes once she pulls me in if I'm caught off guard.'
His eyes widened slightly and I knew he felt uncomfortable talking about this kind of thing with me. He glanced at his watch and then changed the subject.
'We should do our cool down stretches then it's time for you to get to class, we were running longer than I realised. And we don't want you being late, or they might not let you go to the dance tonight.'
Shit, I almost forgot about the summer dance, it's tonight.
After finishing our stretches, I straightened up as Dimitri took a step closer to me. He lifted his hand as if he wanted to rest it against my cheek, but all he said was, 'You should really try and get more sleep, I don't like seeing you tired, you're not yourself.'
A slight blush rose up my neck and into my cheeks, what? Since when did Rose Hathaway blush? With that I stepped back and said 'Thanks, Comrade.' And turned my back and headed off to my first lesson of the day, with nervous excitement for the dance running through my bones.