A/N: Once again this is another training session with Dimitri. This one might be more boring because nothing really happens. I'm sorry if it is, but I do promise the upcoming ones will be better since there's a lot more going on outside of her training. As usual Richelle Mead owns everything…even though I want to adopt Dimitri (pout)
Day 3,Morning Practice
tsked when she saw the scrapes. Tightening her grip on them, she frowned slightly. A tingle burned my skin,laced with a sort of pleasant buzz, and then the wounds closed up. I had a brief sense of dizziness. My temperature spiked. The blood disappeared, as did the pain in my hip and leg.
"What...what did you?"
I jolted up from my dream, well more like a memory. she somehow healed me. I'm not sure that has anything to do with fire or water like some of the other powers that belong to the Moroi.
A stream of light peeked through the jail-like window that was in my room. I opened the small curtains that hung over it. There goes the sun, slowly setting. It was finally Friday which means tomorrow I will get to be all by myself or I can go to the gym. Practice! I jumped across my bed to nightstand and pulled out a watch from the drawer. Since I broke my alarm clock I didn't know what time it was. 5:45. Damn.
No time for a shower. I just put on black sweats and a white v-neck. As I ran out the door I grabbed a blue hoodie just in case. Once again I was running down the stairs and across campus. I noticed how my shoulder didn't hurt as much. It just felt like a bruise was there. The church was coming up on my right side. I instantly thought of Lissa and Christian. Ugh,Christian. He found out I was the one who gave blood to Liss. If he tells anyone I will make him regret he was ever born.
I walked through the gym doors and found the clock. 6:05. I mentally gave myself a high-five, I arrived earlier than last practice.
I then heard a calm voice,"Miss Hathaway." Dimitri stepped out of the supply closet. I made a face. When someone called me Miss Hathaway it sounded like Kirova was yelling at me.
"That sounds far too much like Kirova when she speaks to me,"I told him. He walked closer to me and stood in front of me. His gorgeous brown eyes looking into mine. He wore that perfect guardian mask.
"Rose."
I nodded.
"Ten minutes earlier than yesterday,but still five minutes late," he accusingly said, but continued on,"Lucky for you, you will be running most of this practice. Stretch first." Oh just fantastic. My stamina has been down for a while. I wish Dimitri came earlier before Lissa and I ran off because maybe I would have outran him before he and other guardians captured us and brought us back to this hell-hole.
"At least I can go out and get some kind of fresh air,"I replied with a small voice as I stretched my hamstrings. 3 places I could be at since arriving back. My dorm. The gym. Or my classes.
"One reason for me being late is because I kinda,sorta...broke my alarm clock,"I guilt-fully said. Dimitri was sitting in the corner with his legs crossed in front of him. He,of course, was holding one of his novels. Without glancing up from his book he asks, "And what did it ever do to you?"
"It made this terrible beeping noise and it wouldn't shut up,"I exclaimed. Dimitri's response was just the slight shaking of his head. Controlling yet another smile. After I was done stretching I asked this so called "god" how many laps he was going to make me do.
"12 laps around the track, I will be timing you. Each time you run during practice,try to beat your last time," my "amazing" mentor said. I tied my hair into a tight pony tail. 3 miles...I hiked a 3 mile trail with Lissa when we were in Portland,but that's about it. Alright body, lets see what you can do,I thought to myself.
"Well this should be interesting," I muttered as I walked onto the track. Dimitri stood by the doors of the gym with a timer in his hands.
"Go,"he said while his finger hit the start button and he slid back into the gym. I started to run forward. My mind stayed blank as I circled around the large empty green space in the middle of the track.
I'm not sure how much time went by,but I was on my ninth lap. The October sun crept down low behind the mountains of Montana. The air was a little bit cooler then a week ago. Soon it would be Christmas,then spring and then finals. I had this funny feeling that this year would be different…
As I was coming around my second to last lap, I sensed someone was watching me. I was right, Dimitri was there again by the doors. He looked towards the setting sun,again with the look of longing. I'm pretty sure he got to see the sun more than me since he would have to guard on "night" shifts eventually.
Finally, my last lap. I ran this one pretty fast and I'm not sure why. Right when I passed the white line, Dimitri's finger hit another button. Breathing somewhat heavily, I walk towards him and let my hair fall loose. I bend over and shake it out while the cool breeze airs it out. "So, how much am I going to have to work on?"I asked.
"Since you didn't join any teams during your two year absence, did you even go to the gym?" he answered my question with more questions. I hated people when they did that, it's just unnecessary.
"I'm guessin that I will be running more these days," I stated.
"Oh yes, you will,"Dimitri replied back. We walked back into the gym and it was 6:35. My calves felt like there was a 50 pound weight on each leg as I dragged them to the middle of the room. I sat down and watched Dimitri walk towards me. He was so extremely tall,but he could walk so gracefully.
Dimitri's mouth started to move as if he was talking,but I didn't hear anything. Suddenly everything went black and then I was in Lissa's room. I was looking in a mirror and Liss was deciding if she should wear the green mini jacket or the blue one. Then realization hit me. I was in her head again. She was worried and anxious, but I'm not sure why. She ended up picking the green jacket that matched her eyes perfectly.
A voice snapped me back to myself. Only one voice that would grab my attention anywhere. Dimitri. He was looking at me again with concern.
"You were in her head again, weren't you?"he asked softly.
"Yeah, it was weird. She was only deciding on what to wear,"I explained. Most of the time when I would get pulled into her head was when she was feeling a strong emotion. "Anyways, what were you saying I had to do during the remaining time?"I questioned, perking back up to my usual self.
"Nevermind about that, you can just go back to your dorm and rest,"Dimitri said to my astonishment.
"Are you kidding me? I'll be fine,"I said,encouragingly. Yes, my body wanted rest,but I got that feeling of wanting to be strong.
Dimitri narrowed his eyes and put his hand to his chin. It looked like a perfect "thinking" statue. He reluctantly agreed with me and I just finished up with some conditioning I had done yesterday. When would we be starting to fight and spar? I wanted to ask, but I just kept quiet.
I looked at the clock and it magically said 7. I jumped up and started towards the door. Dimitri went out to get something and then came back in. As I was grabbing my hoodie his voice startles me from behind.
"Catch!" A black piece of plastic soars through the air. I turned around and caught it in time,thankfully. It was an alarm clock,almost identical to the one I had.
"Oh great, another evil machine that is going to make beeping noises,"I said jokingly to him. "Thank you." His lips twitched and he gave me one of his half smiles. My cheeks felt hot and I turned towards the door before he could see. I didn't want him to know I had a stupid girl crush on him. Then I felt a hand on my arm,his aftershave hit me right after. His face was near the back of my head.
"Try not to break this one," he spoke into my ear. When I twisted my head around he was further back now. His chin length brown hair,loose around a clean cut face and with those brown eyes that could call me out on my lies...Rose just go now! I snapped out of it.
"I'll try my hardest not to,"I teased back. Once I was out and walking towards the dorms I saw the church again. Hmmm...an idea formed. I could go ask Kirova if I can attend to the church services on Sundays. I could see Lissa more! Kirova cannot say no to this. Even if she did, I would still find a way to hang out with Lissa more.
A/N:I'm back and writing more, sorry for the long wait. :( I am sooo busy these days and I am having troubles writing more...grrr...
