Hey there. In the first chapter I said I would mention if there was any M rated scenes. This isn't an M rated scene (in my opinion) but things do get a little bit steamy. Thought you would want to be warned. Enjoy.

Chapter Seven

That little wave meant one thing. They would be meeting each other that evening at the training room in the abandoned building. Adrian was going to turn up there, but Dimitri had a choice. Would he go there and spent an awkward training session with the man he kissed and not be able to concentrate well, or leave the Moroi there and never train with him again?

He thought that the second choice would be the easier option but the Guardian knew he couldn't miss out on training Adrian. What they had going on could change everything in terms of Moroi fighting beside Guardians. Hopefully, and gradually, over time the two would accept Rose and Lissa to come in, and they would know that Lissa would bring Christian while Rose will most likely bring Eddie.

So as the afternoon came Dimitri crept into the building to hear some creaking on the floor above. Adrian was already there waiting for him. But the creaking was followed by the sound of something being punched. Hard. And also followed by Adrian's grunts as Dimitri walked into the room to see Adrian had started the training without him by finding an old punch bag and punching the living daylights out of it. The Guardian watched the Moroi for a moment to see him attack the bag again, watching his moves.

"Aim more at the stomach area." He was so focused on punching the bag Adrian had no awareness of his surroundings. Hearing Dimitri's so suddenly after two days did make him jump. And Dimitri saw this as Adrian spun around and nearly tripped over in doing so. "Hey, be careful! Are you sure you still want to train? You only got out of hospital this morning."

"I'm sure." Adrian pointed at his forehead. "The headaches are gone so I'm fit to fight."

"Hmm…still not sure…"

"Dimitri. Seriously, I'm fine. If I feel something weird I'll just sit down." It went quiet between the two. They knew it was coming. It was just a matter of who was going to say something first.

"Adrian-" And it was Dimitri who spoke first.

"I know." Adrian smiled at his trainer. "And so do you." Dimitri did know. They would both just forget it ever happened. It was a one-time thing that wasn't going to get in the way of their training. Even though they both knew they had feelings for each other, they didn't know that the other man too had feelings.

So the training once again picked up. It wasn't much different than last time. Dimitri attacked Adrian and he ended up on the floor. But this time they found a larger room to train in so that no accidents would happen again. And Dimitri made sure that he didn't hold back as much. After the twentieth time Adrian fell to the floor he was on the verge of giving up. There was no way he could defend himself from a Strigoi if he couldn't fight a Guardian.

"There must be another way we can do this." The Guardian knew that Adrian was feeling frustrated over this. And so was he.

"I would ask Rose or Eddie if they wanted to help out along with Lissa and Christian…but I don't want others knowing about this just yet. The students are still talking about everything that went on at the ski trip. The last thing we need right now is word escaping that a bunch of Dhampirs, a Guardian and three Royals are training to defend themselves from Strigoi."

"Maybe Rose and Eddie are just what we need though." Adrian rubbed his neck. "I mean, you're a Promised Guardian. You have years of experience with training and killing Strigoi." When Adrian mentioned the Strigoi, a sudden pain caused Dimitri to scratch his six mojnija marks. Each killing was just another haunted memory for the poor Guardian. He thought his first kill was going to be the worst. But his third killing was just as bad when it was his best friend he had to stake. Adrian sensed the sudden mood change in Dimitri and cleared his throat. "Okay, so we won't bring them in. But…maybe we could switch roles or something?"

"What do you mean?"

"How about I attack and you defend? That way I can see how you defend from my attacks and I can pick up on them?"

"That's not a bad idea." Dimitri held his hand out for Adrian to take it and be pulled up. "Don't be afraid to go full-out on me. Remember, I'm a Guardian. I can handle stuff like that."

The moment Dimitri released his grip from Adrian's hand he automatically had to move back as Adrian was quick with his attacks. If he hadn't moved back the chances of him being punched in the stomach were big. Adrian gave no time for Dimitri to regain his control as he was on him again, throwing a punch with his left hand this time. He aimed for the chest, hoping that Dimitri would use his hands to block the attack.

Which he did. Dimitri moved to the side and pushed the arm away by using his hand to reflect the punch. A mental image burned into Adrian's mind; he had to try practicing that reflect move to protect himself from the Guardian's punches in future training sessions.

After attempting to hit him with several more punches, Adrian threw in a side kick in aiming at Dimitri's waist. And this was blocked by the older man stepping backwards but using his hands to guard his body in case Adrian tried to attack. But it was difficult to keep attacking when he was on the verge of losing his balance.

The poor Moroi tripped over his feet and started to fall forwards but Dimitri was quick and managed to grab hold of Adrian. In the process though he too fell backwards and landed on his back, while Adrian ended up lying on top of him.

"Ow…"

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, just got carried away."

Adrian moved so that he was kneeling above Dimitri and looked down at him. His face turned a rather bright pink colour for a Moroi. It was only when the Guardian opened his eyes and saw the cute Moroi's face when his own face went red. Their legs were casually touching each other's, with Adrian's knee just centimetres away from Dimitri's crotch. And Adrian had a quick feel of how strong and tight the Guardian's chest was when he fell on top of him.

Both men had no idea on what to do. One part of Adrian's mind was telling him to just stand up and help the poor Dhampir up, while another part was just screaming at him to kiss those soft lips again. The Moroi was having a mental battle, and Dimitri could tell by the facial expression he saw on Adrian's face. He had seen that expression several times before when he and Rose got too close to each other.

It was at that moment when Dimitri realised that Adrian shared the same feelings as him. The fact he wasn't moving and had that expression on his face, Dimitri was 100% sure. He had to resist him, he just had to. So when Adrian finally decided to move and stand up, it came to a shock for both of them when Dimitri moved his hand and grabbed hold of Adrian's wrist. They came into eye contact, the green emerald eyes stared deep into the dark brown eyes, unable to believe what he had just done.

All their resistance broke.

Dimitri was the one who moved in for the kiss this time. It started out light and sweet but within moments it became a very heavy and passionate kiss. The Moroi knelt above the Guardian so he could have better access to Dimitri's lips, deepening the kiss by sticking his tongue in between Dimitri's lips and sliding it into his mouth to taste the Guardian. Dimitri in return ran his tongue against the Moroi's fangs.

The fangs tickled his tongue a bit, but then again Dimitri was rather ticklish - which he didn't like people knowing - but he managed to hide his chuckle well by slipping his hand up Adrian's back and behind his neck to stroke the younger man's skin. Adrian was surprised that Dimitri had touched his fangs. In the past Dhampir girls freaked out a bit when they touched his fangs by accident. But then again, Dimitri was a little older than he was, and was very good-looking. There may had been a possibility he had a Moroi girlfriend in the past and done this to her.

Each kiss they made caused their bodies to warm up. They were already hot from the fighting and defending they were doing beforehand, so when Dimitri noticed that they were beginning to sweat he made the bold move of pulling his top over his head. This gave Adrian a chance to see the man's chest for the first time; with clear abs showing off how toned his muscles were. He couldn't help but break the kiss for a moment to touch Dimitri's chest, and in the process caught the fast heartbeat Dimitri had.

It was only then when Adrian realised how fast his own heart was beating. And it started to beat hard against his lungs and chest when the younger Moroi decided it was time to take off his own top. He slid one arm out and pulled the t-shirt over his head, but even before he had the chance to slide it off his other arm Dimitri had continued the kisses. The moment Adrian's t-shirt landed on the floor he moved back and laid on his back for Dimitri to tower above him.

The kissed moved from the Moroi's lips, down his neck and collarbone to kiss his chest. Adrian couldn't understand how these kisses, from another man, were turning him on so much. He was slightly embarrassed when Dimitri kissed one of his nipples when a slight moan just managed to escape his throat. This just made the Guardian laugh to himself before continuing giving attention to the Moroi's slender and sensitive body. But soon the kisses returned to his lips. Adrian slid his arms around Dimitri's neck to pull him down, while Dimitri's hands were busy exploring the Moroi's skin.

They stopped kissing and both sat up when the timer next to the punch bag rung loudly to indicate that the hour was up for the two. Adrian had to go have a shower and get ready to meet up with Lissa to try and teach her how to read auras, while Dimitri had to go write a report about his recent training with Rose and hand it in to the headmistress as the monthly check up. Even if they wanted to have sex there and then, they couldn't because of the lack of time it offered them.

"I…um…need to go meet up with Lissa."

"Y-yeah." Adrian slid out from underneath Dimitri and grabbed his t-shirt. He walked to the door and turned to see his trainer still kneeling there, still. He clenched his fist and lightly hit the doorframe with his fist.

"You sleeping tonight?" Dimitri faced the door, seeing Adrian smiling at him. That smile on his face just made Dimitri smile back.

"Should be."

"More running I suppose."

"Of course."

"I'll see you tonight then Dimitri."