I apologize in advance for my little side notes. They were too hard to resist.
Bold = AN
I woke up startled. We hadn't kissed. I then remembered Adrian's dream walking ability. I was a little more than ticked off. I look over at my clock and groaned. It was 11 a.m. I'd only slept for four hours! I rolled over and closed my eyes. No luck. I got up and walked into my bathroom. I got into my shower after stripping off my dress and underwear. I turned the water on as hot as I could handle and stepped in. It relaxed muscles I hadn't known were tensed, and made me sleepy. I washed my hair with my favorite peppermint shampoo and conditioner.
By the time I was finished, I was so calm and sleepy, I'd barely noticed an hour had passed. I threw on a large t -shirt and short shorts and passed out.
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When I woke up, I had a rat's nest on my head. It was 7pm. Ah, a full day's sleep. I went into my closet and found an adorable navy blue dress. I went into my bathroom to straighten my hair. Before leaving, I threw on a pair of cord flats and grabbed my bag. I found Lissa as soon as I arrived at the dining hall.
"How are you today?" she asked concerned.
"Fine." I said truthfully.
"You aren't lying." She said.
"Yes." I nodded.
"So where did you go after?"
"On a walk." Not a lie.
"Alone?"
"Umm…" I said.
"Not alone." She said. "So with whom?"
"Adrian Ivashkov." I said.
"Wow. He's kinda hot."
"Kinda?" I asked.
"Ok, so a lot hot." She admitted. "He's also a player."
"How do you know? He was pretty sweet last night."
"Sweet or sweet?" She asked.
"Sweet, as in genuinely concerned for my well being." I said, crossing my arms over my chest.
"Sure." She said doubtfully.
"I have to go for a feed." I said.
"I'll come with you." She said. I nodded.
We walked over to the feeder room. Just exiting was Jesse Zeklos. He was easily the best looking male Moroi here. With tousled bronze hair and clear, cerulean eyes, only the top girls got him.
"Hello, Princess." He tipped his head to me. "Hey, Lissa." He smiled seductively at her.
"Hey, Jesse." She used her flirtiest voice I walked into the room. I got my blood and was in and out under ten minutes. Apparently that was enough time to start making out. I coughed and they broke apart.
"You two can finish your PDA later. Come on, Liss."
"See ya, Jesse." Lissa smiled. "What?" she said once Jesse was gone.
"Nothing." I said, smirking and shaking my head.
"Where do you want to go?" Lissa asked.
"Out to the Quad. I gotta go get my heels."
"Ok." She said.
"So what did you want to ask?" I asked her as we stepped outside.
"What did you and Adrian talk about?"
"You know how I haven't specialized?"
"Yeah?"
"Well neither has Adrian, but he has powers any way, like me. Like me, he can compel really easily, but he has all these other powers too."
"Like what?"
"Like seeing auras, light surrounding a being, and he can walk in dreams." I was still irritated about last night. Lissa picked up on that.
"What is it?" she asked.
"Oh, I think he used those nifty dream walking abilities on me last night to make me kiss him in the dream I was having.
"What a guy!" she sighed. We found me shoes and started toward my dorm.
Halfway there, we were joined by none other than Adrian.
"You're still here?" I asked bitterness in my voice.
"Yes. Why? Should I not be? I said I wanted to know more about you." He paused and added. "And your pretty friend here." He indicated Lissa.
"I'm Lissa." She said.
"And I'm Adrian." He said. "Now that we're all friends, where are we going?"
"Well Lissa and I are going to my dorm, but I don't know where you're going." Yeah I was pissed at him. He deserved it. He grabbed my arm and turned me around.
"Did I do something?"
"Did you use your dream walking powers on me last night?"
"You dreamed of me? I'm flattered. And, no. I didn't. Why?" My face got hot. I could feel the flush crawling over my skin. He knew something was up. Thankfully, Dimitri showed up to save me.
"Lord Ivashkov." He nodded to Adrian. "Princess, Headmistress Kirova would like to see you."
"Thank you, Guardian Belikov. I'll hea ." Dimitri cut me off.
"Now." He said. He grabbed my arm and nearly dragged me all the way to the admin building. He released my arm as we entered Kirova's office.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"Rosemarie." A wheezy voice I instantly knew spoke from the corner.
"Uncle Victor!" (Dun dun dun) I ran up to hug him. He wasn't my blood uncle, but Prince Victor Dashkov was as close as it got. He had one of the very few diseases Moroi could get. Sandovsky's, which made him age rapidly. He may only be in his late forties, but he looked well over 80. His daughter Natalie (dun dun dun pt 2) was also here at the Academy. I'd only seen her a couple times since returning, she was just that quiet.
"I'm so glad you've returned. I'm sorry I couldn't have come sooner, but I had some business to attend to in Las Vegas." (*wink, wink* for those who've read Spirit Bound)
As he hugged me back, I said:
"It's ok, I'm just glad I could see you again." I felt a tear escape my eye. He truly was my last family. Except for Lissa.
"This'll be a short visit, I'm afraid. I have to visit Natalie and then I'll be gone."
"Ok. Will you at least stay for lunch?"
"I think I can do that." He winked.
"Thank you. Commons at midnight?" I asked.
"Sure." He said. "I'll see you there."
"I love you, Uncle Victor." I said.
"And I, you, Rosemarie." He kissed my hair.
So, we've met our major villain for the story. What do you think?