*One month later*
"Comrade have you seen my other boot?" I called down to Dimitri.
He was sitting on the sofa with his feet propped up on the coffee table reading one of his hundreds of western books. Of course him being the on to it perfectionist he is, he was already packed and set to go for out week long trip with our charges, Lissa and Christian, to go and visit Tasha Ozera.
"Check behind the bedroom door, Im pretty sure you threw it there in your 'hurry' to get undressed last night."
I could practically hear the smirk in his voice.
I have to admit, I absolutely love living with Dimitri, it has many many perks, one of which is the complete and utter privacy... if you know what I mean. *wink wink*
"Thankyou!" I called as I found it hidden behind the door. I shoved it on and grabbed my duffle bag off the bed, taking one last look around and mentally checking off the items I had packed.
Once I was satisfied I had everything I hitched the bag onto my shoulder and walked out in to the living room.
Dimitri glanced up and arched an eyebrow, "Ready now?"
He shut his book and got up when I nodded, picking up his bag and following me towards the door.
"Shit, hang on." I spun around and raced into the kitchen.
Two seconds later I was back standing beside him, "ok, now Im ready." I spoke through the large chocolate donut I had in my mouth.
"Oh Roza." Dimitri chuckled as we walked out the door and made our way to Lissa and Christians apartment.
Their front door was partly open when we got to it and I could hear Lissa and Christian talking just inside the door, rather than knock like a normal person would I just barged through the door.
"Princess Dragomir, Lord Sparky, your plane awaits." I announced with a large gin and sweeping into a gallant bow as I entered.
"Rosie dont you know how to knock, sheesh we could have been naked!" Christian smirked at me as he pulled a large pink suitcase behind him.
"Nooooo visual images! I didnt need reminding of your pasty white ass Firecrotch." I growled, putting my hand to my eyes.
Lissa just giggled as she followed beind us.
"Roza, sit down"
"But its so boring! Come on, dance with me!" I laughed, swaying my hips side to side as I stood in the aisle of the plane.
We were three hours into an eight hour flight, I had already coloured in one of the flight colouring books, watched a movie, tried to sleep (but failed), as well as trying to convince Dimitri to join the mile high club with me to no avail.
"Come here." he chuckled, shaking his head and yanking me back into my seat by my wrist.
"Hey!" I yelped, but eventually settled myself into the seat beside him, his arm wrapping around my shoulders as I leaned my head against his shoulder.
I was excited about this trip, it was my first official 'outing' as Lissas main guardian and Dimitri as Christians. As soon as we graduated we moved straight to Court to settle in, and since Court is surrounded by wards and has patrols of guardians at all times, I wasnt really needed full time with her.
But on the downside, we were currently on our way to visit Christians aunt Tasha, a women with whom I am not particularly fond of. Not afer the way she practically threw herself at Dimitri and begged him to be her guardian, offering him a family.
Something which I will never be able to give him...
"Comrade, I dont want to go, take me home?" I looked up at him pouting.
"But Roza, you were so excited this morning? Whats changed?" he asked, raising one perfectly adorable eyebrow.
"I am excited... Just not about seeing Lady Ozera." I sneered her name, making it curl off my lips in distaste.
He studied me for a moment before leaning forward and placing a soft kiss on my lips. "I love you Roza, you know that. You dont need to be worried about her, Its you I want, it will only ever be you. Nothing will ever change that, I promise" he murmured against my lips, running the back of his fingers along my cheek before kissing me again.
I smiled against his lips, "I love you too Comrade, always."
Thankfully I eventually fell asleep wrapped in Dimitris arms, untill I was being gently shaken.
"Roza, Roza wake up, the planes about to land."
"mmmm 5 more minutes." I mumbled almost incoherently.
His answering chuckle made a smile fall on my lips and I managed to open my eyes.
Once the private plane had landed, I got off and surveyed the area first, even though it was light out it was still possible for strigoi to show up somehow. I finally deemed it safe so Lissa and Christian hopped off the plane as Dimitri rolled up in a sleek black SUV with extra dark rear tints.
We drove for 20 minutes in comfortable silence, Lissa and Christian in the back, Dimitri driving and me in the passenger seat. One thing I had come to learn about my Comrade is that if he is driving, he controls the radio.
I glanced at him a few Times as he bobbed his head and tapped the steering wheel along with the horrid country music coming through the speakers. He was focused on the road so I took my chance, snaking my hand slowly towards the radio, keeping my eyes on him to make sure he didnt catch me.
"Dont. Even. Think about it Roza." he smirked as he slapped my hand away fm the dial.
I crossed my arms across my chest and pouted, "But my ears are burning, this music is terrible." I moaned.
"Too bad, when you drive, you can choose the station."
"but you never let me drive!"
He smirked even more, a chuckle sounding from his lips. I just turned my head and glared out the window.
"Dont worry Rose, we're almost there anyway." Lissa said cheerfully from the back seat.
I wanted to pass a smart remark about how that wasnt really a good thing in my opinion, but I thought better of it and kept my mouth shut until we arrived.
Her house was not quite what I had expected. It was a big white almost farm villa type place, with a deck that ran right around it. Large bay windows and a range sliding door as the main entrance. Its front yard was big, a large willow tree, my favourite kind, was sitting in the front, with what looked like a tyre swing hidden beneath the branches.
I heard Christian let out a long breath and turned in my seat to see him staring out the window at the house with what I could only describe as a tortured expression.
My confusion must have shown on my face when he looked at me because he spoke quietly, "this was my parents house... My house. They left it to me in their will but I let Aunt Tasha stay here. I havent even been back since I was little..."
We were interupted as Dimitri pulled the van to a stop and Tasha herself ran out of the house. "Christian! Dimka! Lissa!". She practically squealed in delight. Since Dimitri was the first one out of the van she ran and literally launched herself into his arms.
"Hello Tasha." He greeted her, a small smile on his face. I couldnt help the twinge of jealousy that rocked through me seeing their easy, friendly exchange. I think some part of me will always dislike her just for the fact that she almost had Dimitri, he almost took up her offer, she could give him the family that I know he wants.
"Oh Hello Rose, I didnt even see you there." she gushed as I hopped out of the van.
"Hi Tasha, nice home." I said, my eyes wandering around the house once again, It was definitely a beautiful place.
"Thankyou." She smiled at me before turning back to Lissa and Christian. I noticed that she still had one hand on Dimitris arm, I had to fight the urge to slap it away from him.
Dimitri being the always observant one noticed the scowl on my face, he winked at me before pulling away from Tasha with the excuse that he was going to get our bags from the van.
He indicated for me to follow him to the back of the van, I did but I dragged my feet and pouted the whole few meters.
He chuckled when he turned and saw my face. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me into his chest. "Roza, Roza, Roza stop looking so sour. Remember, I love you." he planted a kiss on my forhead, then my nose before tilting my chin up and kissing me softly on the lips.
I let out a sigh and rested my head on his chest, "I know Comrade, I love you too."
"Hey Dimka, would you like a tour-" Tasha halted in her tracks as she rounded the back of the van, her eyes were wide as though she couldnt believe what she was seeing. "I... umm... What..." she mumbled, her eyebrows raising slightly.
"Sure thing Tasha, Rose and I will just bring our bags in and then you can show us around." he smiled at her before kissing my forhead and pulling some bags out of the van.
I couldnt help the goofy grin that lit up my face as I watched him walk past us and towards the house carrying his duffle and Lissa and Christians large suitcase.
"What the hell is going on here." Tasha suddenly demanded when he was out of earshot, crossing her arms over her chest and frowning at me.
"What do you mean?" I asked taken by surprise.
"You... And Dimka?"
"Yeah, isnt it great." I smiled broadly at her, I couldnt help it.
She just glared at me with her hard crystal blue eyes for a long moment before dropping her arms and spinning on her heels, stalking off into the house.
Well... This is sure going to be an interesting trip...