Roses pov
Court still wasn't my favorite place to be. But now I wasn't a student at Saint Vladamires. I was part of Lisa's guard. There was rarely times that her and I weren't practically attached at the hip. That's one thing that had never changed for us. We were still best friends. Only difference is she is Queen now. And she made it okay for Damitri and I to be together. Yes of course we focused on the "They Come First." Mantra that was ingrained in us since birth. But when Lisa was tucked away with Christian. Damitri and I didn't have to hide. Of course Lisa had more than just Damitri and I keeping our eyes on her. It made it easier when you broke the work in shifts. Of course if Lisa needed me. She knew how to find me. After standing, watching Lisa like a hawk. It was nice to be relieved. I hugged Lisa and reminded her that she if she needed me she knew how to get a hold of me. Of course she smiled and slipped off to her chambers. I turned to Damitri. A smirk on my lips as I took his callused hand in mine. The thought of being with him all night made me smile. I knew most of the past months were hard on him. I leaned against his arm as we walked. Still at night some times he would remember his time as a Stragoi and would wake in a cold sweat. One day I would help him forget. I looked up in his eyes as we made small talk through the halls as we walked. I still saw the haunted memories there. Those months were hell for me too. I earned many marks those months, hunting for him. Of course once he was found, Lisa helped bring him back to me, to the court. I can't say that my time hunting for him was spent all bad. I did meet his family, one that I hoped would be my family one day. I bit my bottom lip at that thought. I smiled and winked at Sonya and Mikhail as we passed. I was happy for them. I leaned against the wall as Damitri opened the door to our small shared apartment here at court. As he opened the door, I could smell his books, his scent and some faint hints of mine.
As we walk in, I pull off my leather jacket, tossing it on the rack. Tugging my hair down from being pulled up. Hiding the marks on the back of my neck. Toeing off my black motorcycle boots by the door. I stood by the kitchen door and leaned my hip against the door jam. Watching as he pulled out all the ingredients of one of his mother's meals. Watching as he grabbed a bottle of wine. I smiled. "I'll be right back. Gonna grab a shower." I glanced over my shoulder at him as I headed down the hall to the bathroom. Shutting the door behind me as I turned on the radio as I I turned on the water, letting it heat up before stripping off my black skinny jeans and black curve hugging tank. Slipping in the shower.I soaped up my hair as I sang along with some random song on the radio. I finished my shower. Turning off the water and got out of the shower. Drying off before slipping off to the bedroom to get dressed. Tugging on a pair of boy shorts and a tight tank top, after lathering up in my favorite lotion. My hair damp from my shower as I padded bare foot out to the kitchen. The look on his face as he looked up from his book. Had me laughing. He reminded me of the lovesick wolf from the old cartoons. I couldn't help, but hold my hands out as I back pedaled towards the kitchen. "Don't even think about it, Damika." Of course I was laughing as I said that. I watched as he took the three strides to reach me. As I felt his strong arms snake around my waist. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he spun me around. "Now now Damika, you know I only tease for a bit." As he crushed his lips to mine. I groaned and kissed him back. I loved my Damika more than my own life. Which some would say is dangerous giving what our job is. I could see his love in his eyes. I went to kiss him again as the timer went off. At first I was confused. He never cooks it's normally me. A small pout formed on my lips as his arms slipped from around me. When he opened the oven and the smell filled our apartment. I almost groaned, my mouth watering. I knew him and I were together officially a year now. And I couldn't be happier. He was pulling out all the stops. I sat down in the chair he had pulled out. Almost giggling as he pushed it in. I took the offered glass of wine. And took a small sip. I knew by human standards I wasn't old enough to drink. But we were rarely in the human world much anymore, mostly here at court. Lisa and Christian gave us this apartment we now sat in about six months ago. But really we had practically been living together before then. As he sat down, I served up dinner. As he sat across from me. I smiled. "We've been together a year now, Damika. Does it feel like that?" I started to think about everything we had been through.