Hey guys just want to say thanks for all the tips for the Adrian dream chapter. I know its seems really similar to the story but I"m sort of using the frame from Frostbite but it will change more when it starts to go to the Shadow Kissed bits. This chapter is more or less original than the rest except the very last bit. Hope you enjoy it and I added some stuff from the reviews as well ;) xxx
Chapter 4
Rose's POV
I was on the porch again with him, but it was summer. The air was warm and the sun was high in the sky. It surprised me that he was even out here with the sun out. I loved the sun but living with vampires meant living on a nocturnal schedule. Birds sang and there was no snow here at the lodge.
Adrian was leaning against the porch railing and glanced over at me. "Oh. Didn't expect to see you here." He smiled. "I was right. You are devastating when you're cleaned up."
What did he mean by that? Then I realised he was talking about my black eye. I reached up to touch it even though I couldn't even see it.
"It's gone," he said. I supposed he was right but something about him was different.
"You aren't smoking." That was a habit that I remembered very well from our first meeting.
"Bad habit," he said. He nodded towards me. "You scared? You're wearing a lot of protection."
I looked down not understanding what he meant by protection. I wasn't in body armour or anything; instead I was wearing a cropped top with embroidered jeans that I was able to afford. My top was cropped so it showed off my belly button, which had the pendant, my mother had given to me, attached to it. Lissa's chotki was wound around my wrist.
I looked at Adrian again still wondering how he was out here in the sun. It shone off his brown hair and it showed me that his eyes were a beautiful emerald green, not jade like Lissa's.
"Doesn't all this sun bother you?"
He gave a lazy shrug. "Nah. It's my dream."
"No, it's my dream."
"Are you sure?" His smile had returned.
I felt confused. "I…don't know."
He chuckled, "Well since we have no idea whose dream this is can't we just enjoy it. It's a beautiful day isn't it?" He smiled and swept his hand over the magnificent view.
I suppose it was, "Did you decide to make your dream like this?" I asked as I walked to the porch.
"I made our dream like this."
"People can't share dreams, Adrian."
"Yes they can. They do it all the time, I mean we are sharing this dream now aren't we Rose?" he took a step closer to me.
"Fine then they can share dreams." I wasn't in the mood for arguing today after my wonderful day with Mason.
"You can do anything you want in a dream, Rose. Absolutely anything." he was suggesting something, I could tell. No way was I giving into him again, after what happened the previous night.
Before I could stop him, he pulled on my arm to bring me closer to him and kissed me softly on the lips. He was a good kisser, and by good I meant really good. I was sober now to actually tell. Our lips moved in sync but I was starting to have a mental battle with myself.
Rose what are you doing kissing Adrian?
- What it's only a dream and he's good at kissing.
Hello! Remember you're dating Mason now.
- Mason…who?
That dhampir you've known for ages who has a crush on you and you kissed him today. Would you really break his heart like this after all the time he's known you?
With that thought I pushed Adrian away from me. "Don't do that again," I growled through gritted teeth.
"I'm surprised you're saying that little dhampir, especially when you were kissing me back," he said with a smirk.
"If you remember I told you I have a boyfriend."
"Oh, he's real now is he? Well, does he know about our late night encounter yesterday then?" his sly smile still there.
I blushed just remembering it, but I willed it away. "No, yes, well….sort of," I wasn't even sure why I was telling him this. "Mia told him that I got drunk with you, which was true but I told him it wasn't and he believes me," I felt sort of guilty that I didn't tell Mason the truth, but no way was I going to tell him what really happened. I was probably going to get killed as well as Adrian, and in the end Mason's heart would be broken.
"Is he the same age as you?"
"Err, yeah. Why?" Weird question to ask.
"Remember you said you didn't like older guys, I was wondering if you were dating an older guy because that would've been funny to see since you told me you didn't like older guys." He chuckled.
"And I'm sure you like girls who are any age, considering your reputation," I glared at him.
He laughed out loud this time, "I see you've heard of my scandalous reputation. Well, age doesn't matter when what you get out of it is good." He said with a wink. This guy so wanted to get into my pants.
"Well I doubt you will ever find out how much goodness you will be able to get out of me."
"You sure?" He was smirking again and his tone as suggestive.
He is so annoying, "Of course I'm sure! If you try anything I and my boyfriend will beat the crap out of you since we are both dhampirs training to be guardians."
"Ooo feisty, I like that," he grinned at me looking over my body.
"I mean it Adrian don't try it."
"Don't worry I'm not that bad, especially in bed. But if I was then I would have slept with you last night and not just lying next to each other. When you finally come to your senses and see how amazing I am, I'll make you the happiest woman alive. In the time being, lets just get to know each other." He walked down from the porch onto the grass near it and patched the spot next to him.
I stood still on the porch still with my arms crossed looking at him. "I don't want to get to know you. I want to get back to sleep."
"You are asleep little dhampir. You're dreaming remember. I'm not even smoking this time so you won't have a terrible headache from them."
That was a plus. "Why can't I just have the dream to myself then?"
"Because that would be no fun, would it? It's fun to share a dream with someone, and I would love to get to know you better and not just in the physical way."
I wasn't sure if he was lying or not about that last little bit but I realised I wasn't going to get out of this dream with him anytime soon so why not do something. I went over to him and sat down on the luscious grass.
"So what do you want to talk about first then?" I asked.
"Hmm, what about family? You look exotic, wonder where you got that sexy looks from."
"As far as I know, my mother is Janine Hathaway but you knew that already. My dad is apparently Turkish but I have no idea who he even is."
He leaned back on his elbows and looked at me with a glint in his eyes, "Turkish, not very common no wonder you stand out from the crowd in terms of looks."
"Yeah, I suppose," It was true most Moroi parents were mostly Eastern European, like Russian or Romanian, Turkish was not so common. "Your turn, what about you?"
"Well my parents are Daniella and Nathan Ivashkov, I am an only child. My mom doesn't know if it's a bad or a good thing"
"We actually have something in common, I'm just an only child too." I definitely did not want to have a lot kids when I grow up and even decide to have kids.
"Don't worry, little dhampir, when we get married and have kids you can decide how many we have."
"When did I say we were every going to get married and have kids? We aren't even going out yet!"
"Is that a signal that you want to go out with me, little dhampir? I wouldn't mind, you know? But I'm not telling your boyfriend that you're dumping him to go out with me."
"I am not signalling for you to go out with me. And I am not dumping him for you." Adrian wanted to get into my pants so badly, I could tell. I would never dump Mason for him anyways and definitely not Dimitri even though we weren't a couple really but we kissed and stuff and acted like it so I think that we're a couple.
"I don't know why you're denying it, little dhampir. I'm sure you had more fun with me the other night than you did with your boyfriend because it would shown all over your face if you did. You should totally dump him and date me!" He was sitting up now and looking at me with a massive grin on his face. At least it wasn't his stupid smirk again.
"For the last time Adrian, I will not dump my boyfriend for you, ever." I was getting bored with repeating it so much now.
He rolled over on top of me and held me down with his hands. I struggled to get him off me but he was pretty tough for a Moroi. He lent down and whispered in my ear, "You know you want to Rose."
I was finally able to push him off me and gave him my death glare, "No, I don't."
He chuckled, but a moment later, the laughter faded. He actually looked serious this time, "Why do you have so much darkness around you?"
I frowned. What did he mean by that. "What?"
"You're surrounded in blackness." His eyes studied me shrewdly, but not in a checking-me-out sort of way. "I've never seen anyone like you. Shadows everywhere. I never would have guessed it. Even while you're standing here, the shadows keep growing."
I looked down at my hands but saw nothing out of the ordinary. I glanced back up. "I'm shadow-kissed…."
"What's that mean?"
"I died once." I'd never talked to anyone other than Lissa and Victor Dashkov about that, but this was a dream. I'd doubt he would remember it so it didn't matter. "And came back."
Wonder lit his face. "Ah, interesting…"
I woke up abruptly.
Someone was shaking me. It was Lissa. Her feelings hit me so hard through the bond that I briefly snapped into her mind and found myself looking at me. "Weird" didn't begin to cover it. I pulled back into my head, trying to sift through the terror and alarm coming from her.
"What's wrong?"
"There's been another Strigoi attack."
Sorry guys but this will probably be my last chapter for a while because back here in the good old UK the half term has sadly come to a close and my exams are coming up. So it will be some time before I update again sorry =( I will probably continue after my exams are over which will in late June but I will try doing a bit of Chapter 5 so you'll have something to read from this story.
Also I have just thought of an amazing story line and I'm going to call it "Emerald Green eyes" you can probably guess whose (wink wink*) This will probably start going in summer because I have a 7 week holiday yay! =D
Until then Au revoir xxx
