Hey okay this is my second chapter so….read! please! Lol. If you want
And as always, I don't own VA; Richelle Mead does, as she should. ;)
Chapter 2
The Reunion
Lea's POV
Rose got up and Alberta said "Good, now the rest of you shower and go to your next class. I'll make an announcement to excuse you from being late. Now go. You have 15 minutes." She looked to Rose, and us, "You four stay here. I'll be right back. Guardian Belikov, will you follow me to Kirova's office for a minute?" With that they left.
Rose was instantly surrounded by her friends, Mason, Eddie, a pretty blond moroi, along with a black haired emo-ish looking moroi that was holding her hand. And Adrian? Rose knew Adrian? Adrian knew Rose? I felt myself get a little bit jealous but I pushed the feeling away. Adrian Ivashkov is nothing to me.
While I was thinking Theo took his shirt off and handed it to me to clean the blood off my face, then I started to pulled my hair back into the stylish messy ponytail that I had it in to start with and Beth starting lecturing me
"Lea, I know you thought what you and Adrian had was love, but for him, it was only a way to pass the time." I glanced over to the crowd that was around Rose. Adrian was staring straight at me. When he noticed me looking he gave me the same breath taking smile that brought back so many memories, both good and bad.
"Amelia! Look at me! We're not kidding!" Theo jerked my face so I faced him, "I can't stand if I see you like that again…the way he left you…you wouldn't eat for days. You cried and screamed in your sleep for weeks after he left." Beth looked down at the ground.
"Theo, Beth" I started and looked at Theo and he was gripping the shirt he was holding and glaring at Adrian. "What he did to me; that was my fault. I let myself believe-"
"No!" Beth yelled and looked straight at me "No, you're not gonna put this on yourself. Think of Atona, he walked out on you two, and left me and Theo to look after you for so long and-" she took a deep breathe. "Let me put it this way, if he comes within ten feet of you, I swear to god…"
I looked down and said, "You're right he walked out on us, well, me. I never really told him about being pregnant, I'd found out the week after he left." Theo just mumbled something too low for me to hear. Then I noticed the pretty blonde moroi, and rose were staring our way, and then realized they were staring at Theo, shirtless. When the Emo-ish boy noticed his girlfriend was staring he immediately came over to us.
"Hey man, that's what towels are meant for" he said.
"That's okay, this is an old shirt" Theo replied.
"Well, I never thought I'd see the day when someone beat the shit out of Rose Hathaway, and in heels too." He smirked at me. "I'm Christian by the way, this is my girlfriend Lissa." She smiled almost angelically.
"I'm Amelia, but call me Lea" I said smiling back.
"I'm Eddie, and this is Mason." Eddie said as he and Mason walked towards us, though Adrian walked out of the gym. I think he knew who I was. Oh shit.
Theo and Beth introduced themselves, and so did Rose, as if we didn't know who she was.
I looked to Rose "Hey no hard feelings? We were just training right?"
She glared at me and sarcastically said, "Yeah, let's be best friends."
Theo jumped into the conversation and said "Well we just thought since you know, your Janine Hathaway's daughter, she would've trained you better."
Rose looked down and mumbled "I guess you'd think that huh? I don't see her very much though."
"Well then we'll help you. You know, give you some free pointers." I replied then turned to Mason and Eddie "And if you guys want to be taking serious in the guardian world. You need to take opportunities that are given to you."
They looked dumb founded but then Beth said "There were at least 5 times apiece each of you could've staked Rose in sparring earlier. You need to know when those opportunities come along and that you got to take them quick, because a real strigoi is much faster than Rose." They just nodded embarrassed.
The rest of the day went by quick. We had a lot classes with Rose, Eddie, and Mason. As usual girls swarmed Theo. He soaked it all in, flirted back but never asked one out and when a girl asked him he turned her down. A couple of guys I caught staring at me, including a moroi, Lissa told me his name was Jesse Zeklos, and to stay away from him at all costs. When she described him he reminded me of Adrian…No! Stop it! Don't think about him!
After classes were done I was walking back to my dorm after sparring with Eddie, Mason and Rose. I had left later than every one else because I put away the training mats and tools. I passed the moroi dorms when I smelled the familiar smell of clove cigarettes, then turned the corner to see Adrian leaned up against the wall looking hot as ever.
"Hey beautiful" he said looking me up and down
I gave him a weak smile as I passed and tried to look at the ground. Then he stepped into my path and I had to look up at him. I saw so much of Atona in his face; Theo said she was a chick version of Adrian. Which was true, she had his piercing green eyes along with his dirty blond hair, his same witty attitude, charm, and determination.
"Can I get a name, or do you wanna make out with out introductions?" he asked interrupting my thoughts. He dropped his cigarette then stepped on it while taking a step towards me. His face was so close, I could feel his breathe on me. It sent shivers down my spine. I also smelled vodka, since when did he become an alcoholic?
"A.J." I whispered thinking he would pull away at my nickname I used to call him.
He only responded by lower his mouth to mine. It was soft at first; then it got more urgent until he had me up against the wall. He hands came to my hips, then wrapped around my back pulling me to him, while my arms went around his neck and pulled him to me until we couldn't get any closer. I t was almost like old times.
My senses kicked back in when his tongue swept my bottom lip. I pulled back immediately, and looked at him bewildered. What just happened? He only smiled, and licked his lips slowly looking at me intensely. Tease. He used to do that whenI didn't want to make out but he did; and I always fell for it. But not this time.
"What's the matter? You don't wanna make out in the open."
I shook my head trying to figure out what had just happened. Hadn't he heard me call him A.J.? He took it a different way.
"Then lets head to my room," he said taking a step back "where we'd have more privacy…to do more things."
I was about to give in to his offer but then I realized, he doesn't remember me. He seriously doesn't know who I am. Was he willing to have sex with any random girl?
Adrian's POV
"You don't remember me do you?" she looked like someone had just run over her puppy. Damn, the exact opposite of what I was going for. I tried to play it off cool.
"Well if you're talking about our little stare down earlier I haven't forgotten, but I didn't get a name then either." I gave her my best charming seductive smile that got every girl, except Rose.
She seemed dazed by it, but only for a second. She looked down and with a truly heartbreaking look on her face, I was seriously thinking of grabbing her and kiss all her problems away, then more if she let me; which was likely.
She looked at me with a completely different look, anger. "You don't even remember me. Me of all people? You're exactly the same!" She was furious, but still looked cute. Kinda like…no. "Lea?"
She looked amused and angry at the same time. "Oh, you remembered someone besides your self huh?"
"Lea, what are you doing here?" She looked so different, last time I saw her it was…god…in Paris a couple of years now…
*Flash Back*
"Don't do this, please." She sobbed. "Please" I looked at her tear streaked face, her mascara smearing down her face. She was sitting on the bench by the lake in the Paris City Park looking up at me with that heartbreaking face that made me want to kiss all her problems away.
"It's nothing personal Amelia" I looked away to hide my shame. Here I was leaving this girl because she was scaring me. She was making me feel things I never felt before. Making me look at things a way I've never seen them before. It was beginning to become a habit that I didn't was to have. I had to get away before she had complete control over me. I was leaving her because I was falling in love with her and I didn't want to.
"Amelia" she whispered half laughing. I looked back at her. Her light brown hair she'd cut to her shoulders because I said it would look good, and I was right. It did. It fell into her eyes now, as she looked up at me. "Really?! You come this far with me; we tell all our secrets to each other, we know every inch of each others bodies, we know everything about each other and you dump me? Do you have a heart?!" I only stared at her. Yes, I had a heart and it was breaking right now. "A.J. Please. I know you, something's going on. Why are you doing this?"
I couldn't straight tell her, she'd only comfort me then I'd be back right where I started. But the comforting part was almost tempting enough by itself. So I said the most hurtful thing I could think of. "Because I've grown tired of you. And I know there's someone better out there than you. You're holding me back, Amelia."
She stared at me speechless. "You're a damphir, and I'm a royal moroi. Where did you expect this to go? This was nothing. Just a way to pass the time until I went back to America." She looked down. And that was it. My heart literally broke. Then again maybe she was right; maybe I didn't have one. How could I say this to the girl I-No! I don't love her.
She only whispered "Then go. I won't stop you." With that she got up and started walking towards the road. She looked so small and fragile, I knew she was training to become a guardian but she never looked quite so fragile to me before. Well you only have yourself to blame for that one. This thirteen year old damphir meant the world to me, a stupid seventeen year old moroi. My father would kill me if I would've gone any further with this relationship.
I watched her go, walking down the road before I got into my red Ferrari. I literally broke down and cried over what I'd done to the only girl I loved.
*End of Flash back*
I admitted to myself that I loved Amelia Zona that day in my car after I watched her walk outta my life. I couldn't get myself to go back that same month after what I'd done. But finally after 2 months of fighting with myself I returned to Paris only to find her and her family gone. Her friends and teachers didn't know where she went, only she stopped coming to classes.. Something I should've expected; her to get away from anything that reminded her of me. After her, I started dating other moroi and damphir women, but none of them could replace Lea's face in my head. She was why I had got my reputation; it was me trying to get her outta my head. But after I met Rose, her stubbornness reminded me of Lea's and the more I flirted with Rose, the more she rejected me. I loved it, it reminded me of Lea; I had to flirt with her for 4 months before she even went on a date with me. I thought Rose could replace the Lea in my head. But now that she was standing in front of me again, looking better than before when we were in Paris and that thought of ever replacing her was blown to smithereens.
I was right about her looking good with short hair but damn, did she look even better with long hair. I studied her vigorously with my eyes while I could. She was wearing short brown workout shorts, with a white spaghetti strap shirt. Damn, I can't believe I ever even thought of leaving her, that feeling I got when I was around her came back to me, the feeling a person gets when they find $50 laying on the ground, except I was constantly feeling like that….and I was back to where I started.
"I train here now. But I know your outta of school, so what are you doing here?" She shot back glaring at me
"I'm here to work with Lissa Dragamir" I replied calmly,
She seemed hurt at first but it was quickly looked at her cell phone and answered a text, "I gotta go". Then she pushed past me and started walking.
I turned around, "You late for something?"
She kept walking "Something like that"
I was about to let her go but the way she walked reminded me of Paris. I wasn't about to let her walk out on me again. I was finally completely satisfied just by talking to her, more than I ever was having sex with any other woman. So I ran after her.
I caught her by the shoulder and swung her around, "Wait! Lea-"
"Amelia. Remember?" She shot back.
"Lea, I'm sorry, okay. But I'm not going to lose you again."
"You don't have me again"
I had her by the arms now, "Please, just give me a chance I and I'll-"
"Adrian?" Rose came into view, "Oh, sorry did I interrupt something?"
She pulled out of my grasp but I quickly grabbed her hand. I'd hold on to her all night if that's what it took. "No, I was just talking with him, but I'm done." She was subtly trying to pull her hand away but I held onto it like it was my lifeline.
"Have you guys met before?" She asked looking between us.
Lea opened her mouth to speak but I beat her to it, "Yeah, we were in a serious relationship a couple of years ago, but long distance didn't work out, but now were both here so it's perfect." I looked to Lea but she started answering another text.
Rose smiled "Who would've thought you, Adrian, could handle a serious relationship." She joked.
"Yeah, it's just I don't want to take anyone serious but her." I honestly said still staring at Lea, who was still answering texts. What the hell is so important?
"That's kinda sweet. Anyways Cam and Theo are looking for you Lea," Lea nodded her head slowly not listening, then Rose continued "So are you guys going out now?"
"Yeah, we are." I said tearing my eyes away from Lea to look at Rose.
Lea looked up and said "I gotta go." She started to pull away but my grip was so tight on her hand that she pulled me with her.
I called back to Rose "Uh, we'll see you tomorrow" and let Lea jerk me across the field towards the girl damphir dorms. When we were in big canopy tent that was to be used tomorrow's festival "Hey can you slow down and tell me what's so damn important?" I asked seeing where we were I thought she had taken me here to make out with me. I smiled at the thought.
But she spun around and kicked me in the stomach I bent over from the impact but didn't let go of her hand when she tried to jerk it away. I pulled her towards me with all my strength but that backfired when she pulled her free hand into a fist and punched me, my hands grip loosened and she pulled away.
I grabbed at her again but she spun out of my reach, then made a break for the other entrance since I was blocking the one we came in and I jumped at her, knocking her off balance so we fell but she twisted so she fell on top straddling me, and put her hands on my shoulders to hold me down.
"Adrian, I'm serious, stay away from me, I let you tell Rose that because I didn't want a scene. But tomorrow you'll tell her that it's not going to work."
I thrust my hips upward in between her legs "Wont it?"
That got her. She looked down to where she straddled me at my hips then back up to my eyes and look at me with horror. I smiled. I rolled us over so I was on top, knowing very well that she could've stopped me if she wanted to. As much as she said she doesn't want me, I know she does.
I leaned down and kissed her, and I melted away when she stopped resisting and kiss me back. My hands roamed her body intend on relearning every curve, and surface. Her hands ran through my hair and she gripped it pulling me to her harder. I let out a moan when our tongues met and danced. Her hands fell from my hair and ran up and down my chest giving me goose bumps. I brought my hands to her hair and tangled my fingers in its soft, silky, texture. I was ready to take her right her here in this tent, so I unbuttoning my flannel shirt, still kissing her, when she got impatient and ripped it open scattering the buttons to the ground. I laughed against her mouth.
I moved my lips to her neck, remembering the night she let me bite her. Yeah, that's right, she trusted me once upon a time to let me bite her. She's the only woman in the world I have bitten out of pleasure. After her, I couldn't bring myself to do it to someone else. My mouth watered at the thought of how sweet her blood tasted, I let my fangs run against her skin remembering how she used to moan when I did that, but now she tensed up and pushed me so hard off her I flew back and landed about 5 away.
"You ever fucking do that again, Adrian Ivashkov, I swear to god I'll rip those damn fangs out!" she sneered as she got up. "Now, I'm serious, stay the hell away from me."
"Why are you fighting this feeling? I know you want to." I shot back
"I fighting this because you'll do the same thing every moroi does, run."
"No I won't-"
"You already did!" she yelled her voiced cracking, She was crying!
I moved toward her, but she backed up "Lea, I'm here, I won't ever leave you again. I promise."
"Yeah, cuz you'll never be with me again." With that she ran outta the tent leaving me confused. She stares at me, kisses me, then acts like a bitch to me while beating me up, then has a hot steamy make out/feel up session with me, then beats me up again, then starts crying? Since when did she become bipolar?
