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Chapter Two
Rose's Point of View
Hell yes. I rock at this game; I have the worst/best dares ever! Unfortunately, I will not be able to go first. "I will start since this was my idea, so Rose." Fuck my life, Adrian would pick me to go first. Not that I minded, since I would be able to put my great dares into action, I just am wary at what Adrian has up his sleeve. "Truth or dare, Little Dhampir?" He smirked, as if he just asked me a difficult question.
For a dramatic effect, I yawned. "Dare, but of course." I said in a British accent, staring at my nails. I could tell that Lissa was amused with this already. He paused for a minute, most likely with my quick answer. Dimitri was drawing nothings on my hip with his fingers, as Adrian's face lit up.
"I dare you too change into your swim suit," He paused. What the fuck kind of dare was that? That was easy, nothing really, "and jump into the pond then come running back here without a towel or shoes, all within 10 minutes." The little bitch laughed. It was a good dare; I had to give him that. I got up and ran into the bedroom, grabbing the first swimsuit I saw in my drawer. It happened to be a charcoal grey bikini. I put the bottoms on and got the top tie off on the top tide but could not get the bottom portion. I ran out into the room, holding my top in place of course.
"I don't care who, but someone tie this for me." I said, jumping in place as if that would make them tie faster. Dimitri ended up tying it for me. I turned and kissed him quickly. "How much time do I have left?" I asked, the pond was about half a mile from here, so I could easily run there and back under ten minutes, but since I have to jump in and had to put my suit on, I would be running short on time.
"Eight minutes," Christian said, and I booked it out the door, not caring who saw me. Running in a swimsuit in the middle of winter in Montana, sucked ass though, let me tell you something. I made it to the pond in about three and a half minutes if I counted correctly. Jumping in quickly, I gasped when I hit my foot on a sharp edge. Swimming up to the surface, and jumping out, I noticed my foot was bleeding. I started running back with no shoes, on the balls of my feet, since my heel was bleeding. It stung, but I was not going to let that stop me from completing the dare. I made it back right as my ten minutes were up.
I looked like a mess and I probably got gangrene from Adrian's dumbass dare. Breathing heavily, shivering and bleeding, I stood in the doorway. Everyone just stared at me, and Dimitri got up and got me a towel. "Grab the first aid kit as well; I cut the bottom of my foot." I yelled as he went into the bathroom. "You are so going to pay for this." I grumbled, as Dimitri wrapped the towel around me, lifted me up, and set me on a chair. He wiped it with rubbing alcohol and then placed a Band-Aid on it. "You know, you would be a hot doctor." I smirked; he just laughed and shook his head. I went back into the bedroom and changed quickly, then ran back into the living room. Taking my seat on Dimitri's lap once again, I looked around at everyone. "Dimitri and Christian, truth or dare?" I smiled sweetly at him, and everyone in the room knew that smile was complete bullshit. He mumbled something in Russian, and rubbed his face with his free hand. "Why do you look like this is a life or death situation, Comrade? This is just truth or dare, no need to be scared." I looked up at him, and he gave me an annoyed look.
"Rose playing truth or dare with you is like playing Russian roulette, you never know if you are going to be the poor bastard who gets the bullet. No offense Belikov." Adrian said, and Eddie started laughing. "Why are you laughing Eddie, she had you running to the guardians in nothing but your tidy-whiteys crying." Adrian laughed. I laughed as well, remembering that dare.
"Dare, and this better not be something that can possibly get me fired, Roza." He finally made up his mind, and I smirked. This honestly was not even a bad dare; it would be a fun one.
"Dare, but so help me Rose, if I have to do anything intimate with Dimitri, I will torture you." Christian groaned and I clapped. Lissa gave me a doubtful look, she was curious as to what the dare was.
"It is not even that bad, it is actually going to be. I dare you and Christian to take body shots off Lissa and I, then when you are done use body pain and completely paint our stomachs whatever color you want, with your tongues." I gave the cheekiest smile of my life. Christian rolled his eyes, Dimitri chuckled, and Lissa was amused. "See guys not that bad, you only have to take three shots, and the winner gets to go next. But, Christian you place Dimitri's shots and Dimitri will place yours." I said and grabbed the edible body paint, shot glasses, and the forty proof. I took my shirt off as did Lissa and we lay down. Christian being the pervert he his, placed Dimitri's shots on my waistline, in between my boobs, and one in my mouth. Dimitri looked as if he felt really awkward about placing shot glasses on Lissa, and ended up placing Christian's shot glasses on Lissa's belly button, upper chest, and in her mouth. The body paint was on the table above Lissa's and my head.
"Ready, set, seduce!" Adrian laughed, and Dimitri skillfully downed the shot placed on my waistline, then winked at me as he took the one between my breasts. Christian was just finishing his second one while Dimitri was just finishing the one in my mouth. He kissed me before grabbing the body paint off the table and squirting it onto my stomach and spreading it around with his tongue. He started from the waistline of his sweats I was wearing and moved upward. Christian was starting from the under wire of Lissa's bra and moving down. I started laughing when Dimitri got close to my sides, which probably did not help him at all, but Lissa was doing the same as I was, if not laughing harder than I was.
Dimitri ended up finishing first, since Lissa could not stop laughing. I ended up pulling Dimitri on top of me, and rubbed my paint-covered body onto his bare chest, causing both of us to turn blue. I tangled my fingers in his hair and kissed him. "Belikov wins, so you get to pick the next contestant!" Adrian said into the bottle of 40 proof like a game show host.
Dimitri looked around, and his eyes stopped on me a second longer than anyone else. "Rose" he started to say but I cut him off.
"Dare, Comrade, make it good too." I said, leaning against the coffee table. He smirked and mimicked my position on the floor.
"So, I heard that Stan is visiting court this week. In fact he arrived here yesterday." Dimitri started off, and I knew I was going to have fun with this one. "I dare you to try and serenade him," Dimitri let a low chuckle, and then continued. "While wearing my 'duster' and a cowboy hat." He finished and I was actually excited for this dare. I jumped up grabbed a black pair of leggings, a black tank top, and changed my bra. I then grabbed a pair of brown boots I had and threw on his duster, which was like four sizes too big. I tossed on a cowboy hat, grabbed my phone and walked into the living room.
"So, how y'all doin'?" I asked, making my grand entrance. Dimitri just shook his head looking amused and everyone else just rolled their eyes and laughed. "So, do I get to pick the song I get to serenade him with or are you, Comrade?" I asked, because if I get to pick, I had the perfect song picked out. He tilted his head, and then looked at me. I was wondering if he was thinking of a song or decided if I should be able to pick my own song, or maybe both.
"You can," He told me and we headed out the door Lissa, Eddie, and Christian in tow. I grabbed my phone and Lissa's portable docking station. I was actually kind of excited for this dare, since I have not messed with Stan since I graduated. This was going to be great! Just as we rounded a corner, I stopped and made sure that Dimitri, Eddie, Christian, and Lissa were out of sight.
"Target is in view, game time." I whispered walking up to Stan quietly. His back was turned to me, so I did I do best. "Stan! How are you, still being a pain in the ass?" I smiled cheekily, as he groaned when he heard my voice.
"Hathaway, figures my luck would run short, running into you." He grumbled and I walked up to him, standing close, too close for either of our likings. "What the hell?" He said, stepping back. I stepped forward. "Rose, what are you doing?" He asked, and I could not stop smiling. I was trying not to break down laughing, as I pressed play and sung along with Colbie Caillat singing her song 'Bubbly'. His face kept getting red with anger, and over acted the lyrics out. His face slowly went from angry to smug. He gripped my wrist and pulled me in for a hug. I just stood there and slowly hugged him back. "Rose, what will Belikov say when he finds out?" He asked, and I bite my lip acting as if I had not thought this through. To tell you the truth, I did not think he would react this way so I did not make a plan for this. I removed himself from his embrace, and kept singing until the song was over. I tried to run away from him but again he gripped my wrist, more firm this time than last. It actually hurt a little bit. He pulled me close to him. "Do not think you will get away with this Hathaway, you may be a damn good guardian, but that does not mean you can get away with a stunt like this. I know what you are trying to do. It will not work either. You have gotten away with too much shit." He said bitterly through gritted teeth.
"Is that a threat, Stan? Because threating me, is not going to go smoothly with anyone. Especially me." I said in a monotone voice, my amusement long gone. Just as I was about to walk away a second time, he gripped my jaw and made me look him in the eye. I was beyond pissed now. I knew Eddie and Dimitri were probably about to step out and intervene, but I held my hand up behind me to stop them.
"Do not forget Rosemaire, you are still a child. Do not disrespect your elders, you ungrateful 19 year old brat." He spat, and I tried so hard to take the high road, but could not. I slapped him and he looked as if flames were about to erupt from his ears.
"Do not forget Stan, you are not untouchable. Do not tell me I am a child, when I have been through more in my short life than you have yours. I grew up a long time ago, Stan. Age is just a number, I may be young, but that does not mean I am not wise." I said, and walked away without him stopping me this time. Taking off the hat and the duster, I walked over to the group and shoved the items into the first person I walked past, which happened to be Christian. No one said a word, as I stormed past them. "Well that definitely did not go as planned." I said after a minute or two. Walking side by side with Dimitri, I could tell he felt bad that the dare did not turn out the way everyone was hoping. I could also tell that he felt that it was his fault, but I did not blame him. It was not Dimitri's fault Stan is a jackass.