Chapter 2
So, since alot of people (not just on FF) have been asking me to continue this story, I was thinking ( :O) about going on with this story and finally decided to :). So here you go ;)! real quick: I wanted to thank everyone who's been giving me reviews! I really appreciate it, and i'm glad that you guys like it! Thanks 4 faving 2!
With all of Dimitri's family sitting down, listening to me while I tried to explain to them about Dimitri, it somehow reminded me so much of when I'd told them that Dimitri was dead (er, kind of). Only this time, I was telling them how he was alive. Olena, Karolina, and Sonya began crying while I was talking. Viktoria tried keeping her face blank, but she'd occasionally crack. Yeva looked more tired than upset. And Paul, young, young Paul, looked like the only one who was calm. I figured it was because he didn't know about strigoi all that well yet and thought this kind of thing could happen alot. Every single one of them would look at Dimitri for a couple of seconds, then look away, like they thought they'd get in trouble if they didn't.
"And, so, while fighting, Lissa here," I made a quick hand sweeping gesture to where Lissa stood with her back against the wall, looking at the family with a sad expression," staked Dimitri with a stake. A special one, filled with spirit. And, well, it turned him back." I shrugged. I'd left out alot, but I knew not everyone, mainly Olena, who was shaking badly, could take it all in right now. So I left my story at that, hoping that they wouldn't push for details. I could barely believe all this myself, and I'd been there. I mean, I knew without a coubt that Dimitri was okay again, but this was so unreal. It was a fairytale dream come alive. Well, exept that it had a little twisted ending, seeing as Dimitri no longer wanted to be with me. So no happy ending.
No one spoke for a while. While I was watching Dimitri's family, I saw him from the corner of my eye. I hadn't really payed much attention to Dimitri while I was talking, and I now saw that his eyes were a little wet. He was looking straight ahead, looking out one of the windows at the other end of the room. The only time I'd seen Dimitri cry was when he'd first turned back from being awaken. I couldn't help but stare at him. He, of course, noticed me looking, and quickly wiped at his eyes. I still stared.
"What?" He whispered, voice thick.
I said nothing, and turned back to his family. Only Viktoria had really seen what just happened. I remembered that strigoi couldn't cry. And, seeing Dimitri with tears in his eyes, told her that he couldn't be a complete evil undead creature of the night. It'd probably take alot of convincing for the whole family to believe him.
After another five minutes of silence, I stood up.
"I... I know this is huge," I said," and you might not believe us, but I know Dimitri's no longer strigoi." I wasn't really sure where I was going with this, but I felt like I needed to say something. I could see in their faces that they weren't buying this. I looked at Dimitri's mother. "Olena, deep, deep down, you have to know that there's no evil in your son anymore, right?" Her tears were drying up, and she just looked at me, slightly confused. I sighed. "If there's any way to make him prove that he's not a strigoi, I'm sure Dimitri'll do it." I looked over at him. "right?"
Dimitri nodded slowly and finally spoke to his family. "I would," he began," I'd do anything to prove it."
They all looked shocked that he'd spoken. Nobody said anything. Eventually Viktoria asked him something in Russian. He replied back, and I mentally made a note to self: try to learn Russian someday. They went on like that, only sometimes speaking in English. One time, when Viktoria was asking something (I was starting to wonder if she was only speaking in Russian was to annoy me), she pointed to me. Dimitri replied, and he sounded grim. Viktoria looked at me, then away. She stopped with the interrogation.
Dimitri switched back to English. "Any more questions?"
Paul spoke up. "Are you strong?" There was a memory that I was reminded of by his question, but couldn't remember what it was.
Dimitri smiled at him. "Yes, but not as strong as a strigoi."
Paul frowned. "Why aren't you evil?"
I tried not to laugh. "Because he's no longer a strigoi."
Paul started walking around Dimitri in slow circles, looking him over. He reminded me of a detective for some reason, trying to solve a puzzling mystery.
Finally Paul stopped, and touched his arm. Some of the Belikovs gasped a little, and Karolina gave a squeek. And then I remembered why this looked familiar. Back when Dimitri had first come back, he'd been questioned many times, and at one, there was a boy and his mother. The little boy had asked questions, and had even punched Dimitri in the knee. This was similar to that time.
"Your skin isn't cold or anything." Paul said. He turned to Karolina. " I don't think he's a strigoi." The other little boy had made the same conclusion, and I couldn't hide my smile.
I looked at the others and sighed. "The look on all of your faces says that you don't believe much of this."
"It's alot to take in," Olena said abentmindedly.
"Yeah," Viktoria said," I mean, it's not like this has ever happened before." She threw another look at Dimitri. "I'll admit, he looks fine. But do we know for sure that he's okay fully?" Adrian and Christian had wondered the exact same thing once. They thought that Dimitri might crack and become undead again.
"Look," I said," I understand that you guys are probably not going to be okay with this right off. Totally understandable. But at least consider the possibility. Dimitri's been fine for months, and he hasn't shown a bit of evilness, otherwise nobody would let him come here." I didn't say that the court had made guardians come with him, regardless. I didn't want to give them any reason to believe that he could hurt them.
Olena looked at me for a few seconds. "Your right-" I just knew that someone was thinking 'Rose? Rose Hathaway? Being right?' "- and, well, as long as you guardians are here... then I guess it can't hurt to have him here right now." Sonya looked slightly shocked at her words. The others looked like they thought the same as Olena, that they'd be same with three other guardians on patrol. "So, um, a-are any of you hungry?"
Ehh, I thought this chapter was okay, but it needs work D: Hope you guys liked :D thank you soooo much 4 your reviews!love every 1! please review and fav! hope to start another chapter soon :DDDDDDD just gotta find time for it, tho :O
