The Science of Memory
Chapter One
The smell of the moist dirt around me, the bird's singing a song and the rustling of creatures going through the bushes around me and the constant sound of a waterfall. It's peaceful.
I open my eyes, the sunlight beams down on my and making my sensitive eyes close again before blinking away the tears. My hearing makes it easier to know where I'm at – a forest or woodland. I looked around without getting up, I see large tree's towering over me, squirrels going up and down looking for nuts while others stuff their fat little faces. I see a gazelle walking over to a stream and dip its head in to get water.
The animals stay away from me; of course I'm a dhampir. Animals hate dhampir's. I move my arms, yet the motion is beyond painful and I can't hold in the scream that comes from my lips. All the animals in the forest look at me, and then suddenly bolt from me, going out of my sight leaving me alone in the strange place. I crane my head to look down but it causes strain on my neck and I can only do it for a while.
Yet one second is enough.
I see my arms, which has marks going up and down, across and across and some old faded scars there. I'm wearing a night gown of some soft; it's silk and smooth except for the large stains of blood on it.
I don't feel any wound on me, yet when I try to move my body it feels sore like a train ran over me or something. I lay back down, relaxing my body. The small movement's hell to go through.
How'd I get here?
Where am I?
What happened to me?
I can't answer any of those questions since I can't remember anything. The things I do remember don't help me. All I can remember is that fight with Dimitri and planning Lissa's wedding but that's it.
"How does this look?" She said turning around and looking at me through the veil. She looked like a princess with it on. It had a small silver tiara under it and white covered her face. Even though she wasn't currently wearing her wedding dress, I know it'll match perfectly with it.
"Amazing, Liss." I said and I meant it – unlike the other twenty seven times where I just wanted to get the hell out of this store. Lissa beamed and turned around and looked in the mirror again and smiled at her reflection.
"Will you be taking this one your highness?" The store manager asked. Lissa nodded before taking it off her head.
"Yes but I want the tiara modified to real diamonds." Lissa said. The manager quickly nodded before scurrying off. I looked at Lissa, trying to cock my eyebrow.
"Diamonds?" I asked. She shrugged.
"I only want the best." She justified.
"So, why are you marrying Christian?" I asked leaning my back on the wall. She giggled and then got that dreamy look in her eyes whenever someone brought up her 'lover'. I rolled my eyes and pretended to barf.
"Hypocrite, much?" Lissa said. "You can't even imagine the look on your face when you see Dimitri or even talk about Dimitri or think about cowboys."
"I do not get all dreamy when I think about cowboys." I scoffed.
"Yeah you do because then you think of Dimitri." She said. It was no secret that Dimitri liked cowboys and how I cracked on him about it from time to time. Okay, all the time yet I find it strangely sexy that he's into cowboys like that. I'm like his beautiful maiden who's roped on a railroad track and he comes swooping in on his horse – which I named Christian – and it's more like a donkey and saves me, the dreams end in some steamy salon sex.
"See! There's the look!" Lissa pointed out and I couldn't hold back the smile that I had. We both laughed at it and how we both were total strung up on our men.
It's been four years since Lissa became Queen of the Moroi and dhampir's. We both recently graduated from College and planned to do 'adult' things. One of those things for Lissa is getting hitched. Me and Dimitri not so much. We've never talked about marriage much, actually never really. I don't think he'll be popping the question anytime soon, if ever.
I'm fine just being Rose Hathaway and Dimitri Belikov – I'm sure he is to. I think.
"Let's get out of here before the crazy bridezilla's get here." Lissa got here early, to avoid curious eyes of the people of court. It was still daylight outside; the sun was setting giving the sky an orange glow. I was happy to see the sun yet I wasn't pleased that I had to break from my hunk of boyfriend to come to a bridal shop. Yet where Lissa goes I go, I'm now her head guardian and me and my colleagues were pretty much running on coffee and willpower and all of us couldn't wait to hit the hay once Lissa was safely back in her room. We left the shop and I pretty much ran the opposite direction when Lissa was back in her room. I opened the door to me and Dimitri's apartment a few minutes later. The curtains were down leaving it looking dark, I went into me and Dimitri's room but sadly I didn't see him there.
I would have guessed the shower yet I didn't hear the water running. I turned around and bumped into a wall of meat. I stepped back and looked up at Dimitri. He smiled down at me.
He was fully dressed in a black shirt that hugged his muscles and some jeans. Must have got up when I left. He bent down to kiss me and I quickly responded. Our lips went together so perfectly, his soft lips against mine were like a piece of heaven.
He pulled away too quickly but he just continued to go down my neck. I stood up straighter to give him better access, he bent down quickly and picked me up and I winded my legs around his waist and our lips met again in a much more heated passion.
His tongue gazed my lips, silently asking for permission. I opened my mouth and let his skilled tongue dance with mine. He carried me to the bed, gently putting me down, disconnecting his mouth with mine and trailed open wet kisses down my neck.
His hands undid the buttons on my uniform, spreading the shirt apart revealing my lacy bra and toned stomach.
"Beautiful." He whispered as he trailed a finger down my chest to the hook in the front of my bra. His lips met mine again as his skilled fingers unhooked my bra, releasing my breast for his pleasure.
My hands moved to his shirt and I quickly discarded it, taking a few moments to admire his god-like body. Only a few moments though before his mouth was back on mine but only remained together for a few minutes before he took the rest of my shirt and bra off and I got around to his pants as he did for me.
That left us both in our underwear. Dimitri's desire for me wasn't hidden, proven by the large hill in his underwear. God, what that measly piece of fabric holds. He pushed me back, my bare back hitting the soft mountain of pillows on our bed.
He climbed over me, his hands instantly going to my breast. He ran his tongue around the hard nipple, causing me to moan loudly while I fiddled my fingers in his soft hair. His hands didn't abandon the other one; his hand roughly messaged it and pitched the pink top.
I brought his head back up and his mouth connected with mine once again. Yet he seemed impatient which was usually my role and simply kissing wasn't enough for him. He left my lips and looked down at me, lust and love showed in his eyes.
"Ready, Roza?" He asked and I nodded yet a little uncertain of what Dimitri was going to do. He always kept her sex life interesting, doing things that I never saw coming. He gave me a sweet kiss, before his hands moved from my stomach down to my panty line, gazing over it before going further, not touching my skin but the delicate silk of my underwear which was already wet.
He gently started massaging the area above my clit which caused me to moan instantly. It only caused more damage to my underwear, probably ruining it. Slowly Dimitri's fingers trailed to the edge and pulled my panties down pass my knees and down to my ankle and I kicked off the rest. Dimitri looked down at my dripping core.
"Lovely." I smiled at his words and how he looked at me like a goddess. He trailed open mouth kissed from my chest – briefly teasing my breast before going over my stomach down to my core.
I brought my knees up to give him better access. I saw him lick his lips before his head went down into my core. Seconds later I felt immense pleasure like never before.
His hot tongue that was caressing my mouth was no digging inside me, flickering over a special bud of pleasure, over and over again.
"Oh god, Dimitri." I panted as Dimitri used his magic on my body. I continued to moan his names, right when I was about to cum and give my release he pulled away and kissed me roughly on the lips, my taste still in his mouth. "Tease." I whispered against his lips.
"You taste delicious, Roza." He said. I smiled and he kissed me again before taking off his own underwear and spreading my legs further and lined himself up with me. Without warning he plunged into making me arch my back in pleasure and pain.
He didn't give me time to settle and immediately started pumping in and out. The first few times we had sex it was gentle and sweet – it still is to some extent, but it was because I was still new and inexperienced but hell we've been together for four years, I'm done with gentle.
"God, Dimitri! Faster." I panted as he went in and out, faster and harder. Rubbing up against my walls as they squeezed around his dick, producing him to his release.
"I'm so close." I said closing my eyes and rocked my hips meeting his halfway he grunted as I felt his seeds spill into me and as my walls clenched around his length. Afterwards we were both breathing hard; he reluctantly pulled out of me and lay at my side spooning me.
After a few minutes the lack of sleep soon took over yet Dimitri seemed wide awake.
"Roza," He said and snuggled into my neck, leaving sweet butterfly kisses. "Where do you see us in a few years?" He asked. I was nearly sleep so I didn't really pay much attention.
"Being where we are now." I said. "Hopefully we can have lustful sex and talk and meaningless things afterwards." I said and snuggled closer to him, yet I felt him go stiff. I pulled back and looked at him.
"What?" I asked.
"Don't you want something more?" He asked me. Even though I was tired I could tell he was a little angry, at me. I sighed. Christian must have put stupid thoughts in my man's head. I had to choice my words carefully or this could turn into something ugly, when me and Dimitri fought it was like a world war. There was yelling, screaming and throwing things like lamps, spoons and couch cushions. Note, that I'm usually throwing something.
I'm still in post-sex bliss, I don't want a war.
"Let's not talk about it." I said and gave him a sweet kiss. "Let's just sleep." I said and snuggled further in him, hoping I'm giving him the gentle warning of not wanting to talk about it. Soon I felt Dimitri relax the slightest yet he must have been thinking again because he brought it up when I was in the brink of the much desired sleep.
"We need to talk about it Rose." He said and pushed me away and sitting up. I loudly groaned and sat up as well. I let the cover drop not bothering to cover myself up – hell; maybe it might help my case. "We've been together for four whole years, Rose. Do you think we should…further our relationship?" I shake my head, no longer able to avoid it.
"No, Dimitri. I don't want to get married! It's stupid; this argument is stupid – just like marriage." I said, my short fuse coming back to bite me. A few seconds passed before I looked up to see Dimitri's face. It was hard and showed no emotion except for angry as hell.
"Will sex fix this?" Instead of getting an answer, Dimitri quickly got dressed faster than the eye can see and was walking out our bedroom door in a matter of seconds.
"Dimitri, wait!" I called out and jumped off the bed. The cool air of our open window hit me like a block of ice. Even though it was summer it was still a little chilly near the mountains. I grabbed my silky robe that barely covered my ass and ran out the door after him. He walked towards the front door of our apartment not bothering to close to door.
"Dimitri!" I called out yet he was halfway down the hall. I ran after him, he was really running yet he wasn't just walking either. I ran after him and grabbed his arm and jerked him back.
"Why don't you just like what we have?" I asked him. "What we have is good. It's already like we're married. Do we need a stupid ass paper to tell us so?" I asked.
"Fine, Rose answer this. If it's just a stupid piece of paper, why don't you wanna do it?" He asked.
"Because…" I said not really having an answer but pulled something out of my ass anyways. "I don't wanna go through the hoopla of having to deal with a wedding."
"Would you do it for me? For us?" He asked me. I didn't answer. I really didn't want to get married, but I'll do anything for us.
I must have taken to long thinking because Dimitri started walking away again and this time I didn't go after him. I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair before trudging back to our apartment.
Once I got in I closed the apartment door, locking it. Dimitri has a key; if he wanted to come back he can open it himself.
"Sleep, I need sleep." I told myself as I walked back to our bedroom where both of us were in the middle of lovemaking a couple minutes before. I was just about to crash down on to the bed when I heard a sound coming from our living room. I turned around, yet our whole apartment was dark since the curtains were down. I blindly reached towards the night stand were I kept my gun and stake, since I doubt it's Strigoi a gun might be the best choice. I went into the living room, gun in hand.
I seen very little light that managed to sweep through the living room, yet it was getting darker outside.
I walked around the house, examining everything yet came up empty. I'm just jumpy, the fight with Dimitri and no sleep is really taking it's toll on me. I sighed and put the gun down on our coffee table. I looked around the living room again before walking over to the curtains.
We had three large windows that overviewed the court. I lifted the curtains and when I got to the last one I looked out and saw Adrian across in his apartment. His arms were around Sydney, his alchemist girlfriend, and they were currently in a hot steamy make-out session. I laughed.
Sydney pulled away and said something to Adrian and he kissed her cheek before she left my view. Adrian then looked out the widow, examining the people below he eventually looked up and saw me. He waved and I mimicked the motion.
"What are you doing up so early?" He mouthed. I air drew a crown on my head to mean Lissa and he nodded understanding and smiling. His face then grew confused as he looked behind me and pointed. "What?" I asked and remembered he couldn't hear me so I turned yet I couldn't all the way since someone grabbed my waist and held me against them while the other hand moved over my mouth where they placed a cloth over my mouth and nose. I couldn't help but breathe deeply and it smelt like some sort of chemical.
Blackness started to seep in my vision. The cloth was removed yet the damage was done.
The last thing I saw was Adrian's panicked face and a gloved hand pulling the curtain down.
I was kidnapped. By who? Why is my memory so hazy? I can't grab onto anything solid in my memory, it's like picking up water – it slips through my fingers before I can get a clear image.
The sun is still high in the sky, shining and seeping through the high leaves of the trees. I feel stiff, yet the pain is still clear in my body. I need to move, and quickly. But to where?
With great effort I drag my aching body towards the trunk of a tree and rest on it. My breathing is hard and the action it when through my body is throbbing with pain. Not to mention the tree I'm leaning against is itchy and uncomfortable.
I look down at my body again and resist the urge to cry. Crying will just make me lose precious energy.
First I should get home, and then figure out what hell I've been through. Yeah, that seems like a good plan maybe – wait, I can't leave.
Why can't I leave? The voice in my head, my instinct is saying I need something, I forgot something or someone took something of mine.
My hand unconsciously travels down my stomach where most of the blood is.
I'm missing something…
I'm missing someone…
A/N - So, how'd ya like? It's long as hell, well at least in my terms anyways. Usually my first chaps are shorter but when I started I couldn't stop. This idea came to me by watching that crazy boy scientist on Cartoon Network – I can't place the name yet I was channel surfing and saw it. I'm just realizing my ideas come from T.V. Hmm… This might be confusing since the story will jump from Rose's present day P.O.V to back, and the same with the other characters. I really don't know how to clear that up except for saying that the past will be in Past tense and present in Present tense. So anymore ideas for making that less confusing just send me some ideas through reviewing or messaging me. Doesn't matter which.
Also review! Tell me how good I did – or didn't do.
PS - That was my first lemon.