So, I was going through the VA wiki page and found out that Dimitri has a niece named Katya, and then Samia(Guest) told me that Sonya has a sister named Katya…it could be a bit confusing. Thoughts? Translation at bottom, like usual. Forewarning, there's a lot of translating…the Belikov family has arrived! Disclaimer: I did not write the Vampire Academy series or affiliated characters.
3rdPOV
Rose rearranges Katerina's blanket as Dimitri is greeted by rapid Russian. Once Olena is done with him, she gently hugs Rose around the baby. Viktoria immediately rushes to Rose's side and coos over Katerina.
"She's so tiny!" Viktoria squeals.
"She's a baby."
"But she's tinier than Katya or Paul or Zoya."
Rose looks down at her wide-eyed daughter and smiles slightly. "She has the genes to be tall."
Olena tugs Viktoria away from Rose and the baby so Sonja and Karolina can catch a look. Rose glances up, surprised Dimitri hasn't returned from the entryway, only to spot three children hanging off her husband. Grinning, she ducks her head back to Katerina and shifts her.
"Do either of you want to hold her?"
Sonja smiles and steps aside to let Karolina take the child. "She's beautiful, the perfect mix of you and Dimka."
"Mm. A good thing too, she'll make a remarkable Guardian."
Karolina tickles Katerina's cheek and shakes her head when the baby swings her fists around and babbles. "How long are you on leave?"
"Three months."
"Try not to act like it's the worst thing in the world." Dimitri calls, scooping Katya off his leg and pulling Zoya around to his back.
"It isn't…but three months?"
Dimitri just drops a kiss to the top of her head and sits between his mother and grandmother. Karolina hands Katerina off to Sonja who, much like Karolina, holds Katerina with a practiced hand.
Yeva blusters in Russian with a wide smile and Rose scowls. Though she can only understand snippets of the conversation, Rose can tell that Yeva is definitely boasting. Viktoria pops up as Rose takes Katerina back from Sonja.
"Can I hold her?"
"Sure…but be careful."–Rose, somewhat reluctantly, hands Katerina over.–"You remember how you held Katya? It's the same way."
Viktoria cradles the small bundle with poorly concealed excitement. Despite carrying two children, Dimitri reaches over and rubs Rose's hand lightly.
"I knew it! I told you you'd have little Katen'ka."
Rose returns to scowling. "You did not! You said a 'surprise' would be coming, not a baby!"
"You weren't listening."
"I–"
"Roza."
She glances to Dimitri and sighs heavily. Katerina begins crying and Viktoria, eyes wide, all but shoves her back into Rose's arms. "I'll be back in a few minutes." Rose slips upstairs and Viktoria sits back down. Zoya slides off Dimitri's back and settles up against her brother.
Still cradling Katya, Dimitri sits in an empty chair and grins. "What are you studying in school now Paul?"
"Algebra II, Adv. Chem, AP Moroi History, and combat training."
"Impressive. How do you like the classes?"
"They're good."–Paul shrugs a little sheepishly.–"They're too easy."
Dimitri chuckles and shakes his head. "How is it going with Stepan, Karolina?"
Karolina rolls her eyes in amusement. "We all come over to see your new daughter and you ask us about how our lives are going. Stepan and I are good. He wants to get married, but…"
"He's a Guardian."
"Yeah. He's good to the children."
"I'm not a kid, mom!" Paul intercepts the conversation, somewhat disgruntled.
"You're younger than me by 16 years, you're a kid."
Dimitri laughs. "What do you like to do Zoya?"
"Paint! And pway with Katya. She's sweeping." Zoya finishes right as Katya lets out a loud snore causing everyone to laugh.
"They're best friends. It helps that they're only 10 months apart."
"Sonja?"
"Good. I stay with the Zoya and Katya part-time and work at the pharmacy the rest of the time."
"Viktoria?"
"I got assigned to one of the Moroi I went to school with. It's going well, but kind of boring, they never travel."
"You want your job to be boring Viktoria, trust me."
"I guess. I'm not saying I want a Strigoi attack, that would be awful. But it would be nice if they could come to Court every now and again. It's so frustrating. Ya khochu, chtoby delat'klassnyye veshchi, kak i vy."
"Terpeniye. Vy tak mnogo, kak Roza, gotov k deystviyu. Mama?"
"Khorosho. Rady vstretit'sya s moim bol'shoy rebenok."
"Oni vernustya, ona prosto goloden."
"Very hungry, actually."
Dimitri turns with a smile at the sound of Rose's voice. "There's my little kuznechik."
"I really hoping you're talking about the baby." Rose places Katerina in Dimitri's waiting arms and takes a seat on the floor beside Paul.
"Of course, Roza."
"Your house will need a renovation soon." Yeva murmurs cryptically, causing Rose to groan loudly.
Ya khochu, chtoby delat'klassnyye veschi, kak i vy. Means: I want to do cool stuff, like you.
Terpeniye means patience
Vy tak mnogo, kak Roza, gotov k deystviyu. Means: you are so much like Rose, ready for action.
Khorosho. Rady vstretit'sya s moim bol'shoy rebenok. Means: good. Excited to meet my grandbaby.
Oni vernutsya, ona prosto goloden. Means: they'll be back, she's just hungry.
Kuznechik means grasshopper
Like I said, a lot of translating. I can still use Katya as a nn for Katerina, but I wanted to put what I found out there before I make the decision (a lot of people like Katya for Katerina).
