Sorry, I published this a little later in the day than I expected. Enjoy

Chapter Two

The van took off, and leaned against Dimitri. He wrapped his arm around me and gave me a rare smile. I loved his smiles. They were so amazingly handsome, and they made my heart melt. He was just that good. Again, I hoped that we would have a room together.

I looked across from us at Lissa and Christian, and saw that they were in the same position Dimitri and I were in. I grinned at Lissa, and she grinned back. We were both in love, and we knew it. We had found our soul-mates.

The rest of the ride was silent, mainly because we were under guardian supervision. I tried looking out of the windows, but it was too dark to see anything. It was daytime, but the tinted windows made it seem like nighttime. Of course, vampires ran on a nocturnal schedule, I reminded myself. So daytime was nighttime and nighttime was daytime and morning was... what again? Oh God, I was confusing myself. I pressed closer to Dimitri, and saw one of the guardians shoot us a cold glare. I glared right back, and he looked away.

A lot of people didn't like the fact that me and Dimitri were together. It went against so many things, like the fact that he was my old mentor, and he was seven years older than me. Also, he was a badass Russian god who was a Strigoi, and I was badass Rose Hathaway. And here's a weird one: Since dhampirs were made from Moroi and humans mixing together, we apparently couldn't reproduce with anyone except a Moroi. Therefore, all dhampir couples were looked down upon, because we couldn't reproduce. What a shame. Of course, Dimitri and I were stared and glared at all the time, so we were used to it by now.

I don't know when, but I guess I eventually fell asleep, because I found Dimitri shaking me slightly. I looked up into his gorgeous brown eyes and smile, earning a smile in return. I sat up, and felt the van pull to a stop. Two of the guardians opened the doors and stepped out, scanning the area. All was clear, I guess, because they began ushering us out. They led us into a twenty-story hotel, and when I saw the receptionist, I realized that she was Moroi. A clerk – who was a dhampir – led us to an elevator after we checked in, and so we all crammed into it.

He pressed the button for the 18th floor, and I felt giddy with joy; I loved being up high. When the doors opened again, we all walked out, and we passed a few more people. They were all Moroi; I guess we were at a special vampire hotel or something.

He stopped at a door across the hallway, and opened it. It led into another hallway that had, like, five doors leading into rooms. He bowed down, handed Lissa four room cards, and left.

Lissa turned to us, as she handed one card to me, one card to a male guardian, and another key to a female guardian; she kept the fourth key for herself.

"Me and Christian are sharing this room," she said, indicating to a door on the right, "And Rose, you and Dimitri are sharing the room beside of ours. The boy and girl guardians will split up, and you guys can choose which room you want."

I looked over at Dimitri with a grin, and even though he had his guardian mask on, I could see a glimmer in his eye that made me instantly want to go to our room and, oh, I don't know... unpack somethings... take things out of our suitcases... take our clothes off each oth–

My thought were interrupted as Lissa waved her hand in front of my face. I realized that I had been staring out of the window – which was also tinted – and had totally forgotten about everyone else.

"Earth to Rose. Hello?" she continued.

I snapped out of my daze completely and gave her a smile. "Yes?" I said.

She let out a loud sigh, and continued saying whatever it was I had zoned out on. "So, we're attending a small party 1:00am. We've been invited – thanks to Rose – to a 'young' adult party. There will be drinking, party games, and who knows what else."

"We're going to a party?" I piped in. I loved going to parties, especially when drinking was involved. Since I no longer had the bond, and we were under heavily guarded wards, I knew I would be able to drink as much as I wanted.

Lissa opened her mouth to say something, but Christian spoke instead. "Yes, Rose, we're going to a party. You would've known this if you had been listening the first time she spoke, instead of daydreaming about ripping off Dimitri's clothes."

I felt my face warm, and I turned my fiercest Hathaway glare on him. It worked, because his face visibly paled, and he took a step back.

"Anyway!" interrupted Lissa, giving Christian a glare also. "After the party, we have the rest of the day free. So I thought we could all take a nice walk to one of the private beaches. It'll just be me, Christian, Rose, and Dimitri. Sound good?" she asked.

I bowed down, and then straitened up, saluting her. "Yes, your Majesty." I said in a mocking voice.

Lissa smiled at me and shook her head. "Okay, go get dressed everyone. We have two hours until the party."

With that, everyone separated and when to their rooms. When Dimitri and I walked into our room, he closed the door and we walked over to the bed. I heard him drop his suitcase on the floor, and I set mine on the bed, ready to unpack. Before I could zip it open, Dimitri grabbed my waist and turned me around to face him, not even giving me a moment to gain my balance again before he kissed me. It was a hard kiss, and I'm sure that if I wouldn't have set down my bags, I would've dropped them on his toes.

I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and stood on my tiptoes to increase the hardness of the kiss. His fingers found the bottom of shirt, and he pulled it over my head in one swift movement. I didn't waste a second, and tugged off his shirt also. He pressed even closer to me, pinning me against the wall in a deep kiss. He then picked my up ever so slightly, and I wrapped my legs around his waist.

We were almost the same height now, since I was wrapped around his waist, and this made it so much easier to kiss him. I didn't want to stop, but I knew that we had to start getting ready for the party. Or, well, I did. Seeming to realize this, Dimitri drew back slightly, and set me down. "Come on, Roza. Let's get ready."

"I have to take a shower," I told him. "I want to wash my hair with the hotel shampoo."

He grinned at me, set his hands on my waist again. "You know, Roza, I need a shower too."

I felt my face grow a little warm, and my stomach did somersaults. "Comrade, are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting?"

"It depends on what you think I'm suggesting," he said, his grin getting bigger.

I grabbed his hand and pulled him into the bathroom, shutting the door behind us. I turned on the water to let it warm up while we undressed, and we kept stopping to kiss. We finally stepped into the shower, hand in hand, and let the water run over our faces. Dimitri's hand kept stroking my wet hair, and I kept kissing him.

We were in the shower for about 30 minutes. Dimitri had insisted on washing my hair, telling me that it would strain my injuries if I kept reaching behind my head. I agreed, of course, even though I knew my injuries were getting better. I hadn't been feeling any pain in my chest for a while now, but hey, if he wanted to wash my hair, no problem. Maybe I should get injured more often...

After our shower, I dried my hair and brushed out the tangles, then put on my clothes – with Dimitri's help, since he had gotten dressed long ago. He wore blue jeans and a black t-shirt, looking more casual than I had seen him in a long time. I chose my tight, black strapless dress that came down to just above mid-thigh.

With my black dress and my long, flowing hair, I knew I looked sexy. Apparently, Dimitri thought I looked sexy, too, because he kept staring at me with a mischievous spark in his eyes.

When we had about 10 minutes left, we walked over to Lissa's room and I knocked on her door. She opened after the third knock, and I instantly noticed her dress. It was a light shade of pink, and oddly familiar...

"Lissa, are we both wearing the same dresses we wore to the dance that night?" I asked her, referring to the night Victor kidnapped her.

"No, mine was ruined, but I bought another one exactly like it at Court." she said, smiling.

"Awesome!" I said. "So, we're all set for the party?"

"Yeah," she told me. "Let's head down now."

Christian came out of the door just then, and took her hand. I took her other hand, and Dimitri took my free hand. Walking side by side, we all walked down the hall, got into the elevator, and made our way to the party.

It was at a large pool, and teenagers were everywhere, drinking and laughing, and having a good time. There were a few guardians here and there, but other than that, it was just Moroi party people.

Everything looked so fun! "Let the part begin," said Lissa, and we made our way through the crowds, ready to get this party going.

Chapter three release may also be today. By the way, what kind of trouble do you think Rose Hathaway will get into while she's at this party?