Rose's P.O.V
I walked up the stairs to my dorm room, exhausted. I walked in, got changed into pajamas, and as soon as my head hit the pillow, I fell asleep.
I was standing in a ballroom. It was obvious that I was dreaming. I took in the ballroom, but it was empty...no chairs, but there was a chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
I looked down and saw that I was wearing the same clingy black strapless dress I wore to prom. But then I saw someone across the room.
He strode over to me, and I knew who it was without question, without any doubt in my mind.
Dimitri.
He cupped my chin, and gazed into my eyes. He smiled. I saw so much love and affection in his eyes that my heart beat overtime. He leaned down to kiss me, but right when he was about to…
…I woke up.
I was breathless and sweating, my heart pounding in my chest. Why on earth did I dream about Dimitri? And what were these feelings inside me? There was no way I…I loved him…right?
No way.
But it was the only explanation for the way I was feeling. This was…unexpected. But I couldn't deny it anymore.
He was my mentor, and he was seven years older than me, so it was kind of illegal for me to love him…okay, scratch that.
It was illegal for me to actually be with him. And I highly doubted he felt the same. I was pretty sure he didn't feel the same. I groaned, annoyed by these feelings that were bubbling inside me.
I glanced at my alarm clock and it said 3 A.M.
Time for class. I got up and got dressed into jeans and a black tank top, with a cropped, short sleeved jacket.
A few moments later, I was sitting at my desk, absentmindedly doodling on the cover of my notebook. I was doodling Dimitri's face, without thinking about it while waiting for class to start and the teacher to get here.
The teacher came in, and so did the rest of the students, and class started.
Class ended a while later, and I stood up, stuffing my notebook in my bag. I sensed Lissa in the chapel's attic, with Christian, through the bond. I headed off to the gym for training. I was probably late.
When I got there, I changed into my gym clothes, and saw Dimitri sprawled on a mat, reading a western novel.
"You're late," He said without looking up from his book.
"Yeah, I know. Sorry." I shrugged. This time, he did look up, and man, his brown eyes were gorgeous...
He stood up.
I asked, "What do you want me to do, comrade?"
"Run twelve laps around the track."
"Okay." I said. He looked surprised at my willingness.
I laughed. "Were you expecting twenty questions or some snarky remark?" I said, amused.
"Kind of, yeah."
"Oh. Well, I'm new and improved, so just deal with it," I threw at him.
"'New and improved?'" He arched an eyebrow.
"Okay, fine, maybe those were the wrong words," I said. "I'll go run twelve laps now." I headed out the gym, and towards the track.
I ran twelve laps, and when I was done, I wasn't even breathing hard. I headed back inside the gym.
"So, how'd I do?" I asked, feeling more than a little desperate for his approval.
"You definitely improved your record, so I'd say you did excellent. Training is over for the day. Don't be late again." He said and I nodded.
I waved. "See ya, comrade." I left the gym shortly thereafter.
As I walked across the quad, I sensed through the bond that Lissa was near the church, just outside of it. I headed to the chapel, and Lissa was talking to Christian, sitting side by side on a bench, their hands intertwined.
They glanced up at my approach. Lissa smiled. "Hey, Rose. How are you?" She asked, always so polite.
"I'm good. Listen…I need to talk to you, Liss…preferably alone." I urged.
"Okay," She said. She felt confused by my words, but willing to listen nonetheless.
"Do you want to talk in my room?" She asked. I nodded. After Lissa kissed Christian goodbye and said that she'd be back soon, we walked to the Moroi dorms.
When we got to her room, she shut the door behind her, and I sat on the edge of her bed. She sat in her desk chair. I cleared my throat, knowing I had to tell her the truth. And knowing she'd understand.
"Well, the thing is, I think I'm developing feelings for…for Dimitri. My heart beats fast whenever he's near, and whenever he smiles, well, my heart just pounds even harder.
"I…I think I'm falling in love. No. I don't think. I know. These feelings are hard to describe. I don't know if he feels the same, but…" I shrugged.
"I understand, Rose. I know what you're going through. I felt like that when I first started falling for Christian. I was mostly shocked, then in denial, and then I just dealt with it.
"With each day I see him, I fall a little bit more in love. I think you're experiencing the same thing. I'm happy for you, Rose, and I hope he feels the same way." She smiled, eyes shining with understanding.
"Thank you, Lissa. I'm so relieved that you understand." I smiled back. "So, did you send me the dress?" I asked.
"That's confidential." She grinned.
"Aw, c'mon, why won't you tell me?" I grinned.
She shook her head, trying to keep herself from laughing.
"It's a secret, something you'll never know." She said mysteriously.
I sighed dramatically. She gave in and laughed.
"All right, fine. I gave it to you. I had it for a while." She said.
"Oh, wow. I love it! Don't worry, I really do. Thanks! It's definitely my kind of dress," I grinned again. She nodded in agreement.
"Oh yes, it is." She agreed.
"So, how're you and Christian doing? Are you gonna have any love children any time soon?" I teased, making her blush.
"No, of course not. Don't be silly," She said, blushing deeper.
"Fine, fine, if you say so. But do I hear wedding bells ringing anytime soon?" I grinned when her face turned apple red.
"N-no, of course not. Geez, Rose, you like teasing me, don't you?"
"Yup, I do."
She sighed but smiled anyway.
A few hours later, I was in my dorm, trying to catch up on my homework. When I was done, I changed into sweats and a cotton tank top and went to bed, and fell asleep.
I dreamt of Dimitri again.
This time, we were in the gym. He smiled at me, a full warm smile, and leaned down to press his lips to mine.
I kissed back with such fierce intensity, the dream suddenly shifted and we were in bed, making love.
I woke up immediately, but I wasn't as breathless or as sweaty as the first time.
I smiled to myself, and after a few moments, I fell into a dreamless sleep…
Dimitri's P.O.V
I didn't know why I was feeling this way. I couldn't help it. I loved her. She was amazing, and these feelings were like nothing I ever felt before. I knew it wasn't right to feel this way.
I was her mentor, not her lover. It was illegal anyway. I couldn't just express my feelings toward her.
Maybe I was going crazy. Maybe I wasn't. I wished I could be with her, but I couldn't. Because of the age difference. Because we were both going to be Lissa's guardians someday.
I had to deal with it, deal without being able to be with her.
The only thing that made it hard to deal with—made it harder for me to control my feelings—was that she felt the same. I could see it in her body language and her eyes…and the way she blushed.
That made it really hard to resist being with her. The way she laughed, the way she smiled…Man.
I don't know how I was going to control these feelings…especially during training tomorrow when we'd have to do one on one like Guardian Petrov told me to practice with her.
That…was going to be a problem.
A/N
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