Chapter 7

"So where do you think they'll take us today?" Dimitri asked as we sat in our room in the of Grandmama's main house, not Dimitri's old family one.

"There is noooo telling," I said bluntly.

"Good point, hey I've got an idea!"

"What?"

"It's early, how about you and me sneak out and go see some of the city this mourning."

"Really?" I said looking at him.

"Yeah, come on it will be fun! We can probably get back before they even know were gone," he laughed.

"Okay let's go!" I whispered.

"You go get dressed and I'll go check on them."

"Okay."

Dimitri jumped up and started to run out the door but then turned around to me and said, "I love you. This mourning will just be me and you, no one else. It will be just about us," he smiled and then ran out the door. I then jumped up and got dressed. By the time I was done he had got dressed and was ready to go so we crept down the stairs and went out the door quietly. We went down the front steps and turned down the street. Dimitri took my arm and we strolled along the streets laughing and talking until we came along to a little part of town where there was an enormous park and a few little carts where people were selling flowers, food, souvenirs and more.

"I don't remember this," Dimitri whispered as we entered the park.

"I've never seen anything like it, it's like St Petersburg but…"

"But actually taken care of and we don't have to worry about being mugged," he said calmly.

"What?" I said confused looking up at him.

"What? I already told you. I regret a lot of the things I did back then, but that's all behind me now."

We both sort of laughed and then he went on to change the subject, "Look roses!" he exclaimed. He ran over with me behind me holding his hand.

"Oh Anya remember! You gave me the rose that night when Sophie took us out on the town. Oh I wish I could get you one, How much are the roses sir?" he asked the man at the cart as he walked over to talk to him. I couldn't hear them but I'm guessing Dimitri was trying to persuade him into lower the price. After a few minutes he came back over.

"Never mind that, I used the last of my money on our breakfast before we got on the ship. Besides this guys running a con, believe me I can tell a con from a mile away," He joked.

"Well, I don't need a rose. It's the thought that counts. I still love you!"

"Thank god!" he joked as we continued walking.

After a few minutes they was a patch on flowers in front on a little house with a little fence around it in the park.

"Wait here," Dimitri whispered as he ran off.

"Dimitri where are you going?" I suddenly realized that he was going over to the flowerbed. "Dimitri!" I laughed, "Get back here" I whispered.

"It will only take me a second," he whispered as he put his hands on the fence and attempted to jump over the little fence but failed miserably. I couldn't stop laughing; he fell right over the fence.

"Dimitri! Come on you're gonna get caught!" I laughed trying not to make it obvious to the others walking in the park.

"All I have to do id find a flower!"

"You're laying in them!" I joked.

"No I have to find a perfect one."

He was so stubborn! He didn't realize that there was a dog sleeping on the porch of the house. He sneaked around the yard until he finally found a flower.

"Ahah!" he yelled not realizing that he had woke up the dog.

"Dimitri! Don't—"

The next thing I knew the dog was right behind him growling. Dimitri's face suddenly went from filled with joy to filled with fear. He bent down, grabbed the flower and ran as fast as he could towards the gate, the dog was right behind him. Dimitri almost made it to the fence when he tripped over a pot with plants in it. I was laughing but at the same time I was afraid for him. He jumped right back up and attempted to jump back over the fence but, this is Dimitri were talking about so the probability of him making it over it gracefully were slim. He literally flipped over it landing hard on the brick walkway of the park, I ran over to him. The dog was stuck on the other side barking but after a second it went back to the porch and sat down.

"What is it with you and dogs?" I said looking at him on the ground.

"I geuss they just don't like me, " he said as he sat up and I helped him up, "Ouch."

"Are you okay?" I laughed.

"I think so, I'll be fine…I got a flower!" He joked handing me the flower.

"Awwww, Thank you!" I said hugging him and kissing him on the cheek.

"Ha-ha your welcome," he said trying to hide the pain.

"Come on let's get back to the house before they wake up" I laughed talking him by the arm.

He nodded his head yes and we headed back to the house.

By the time we got back to the house it was around nine o'clock. Dimitri opened the door quietly and we peeked our heads in. After a second I went in and Dimitri came in closing the door quietly and we started to head upstairs.

"Well would you look who it is!" Vlad yelled from the dining room.

"I think our cover's blown," Dimitri whispered as we went back down the stairs.

We walked into the dining room to find the three of them sitting breakfest at the table.

"Ha-ha-ha! So you two were up early!" Sophie teased.

"We couldn't sleep so we decided to go exploring before you all woke up," Dimitri said sitting down at the table.

"Good god Dimitri! You look horrible!" Vlad boomed.

"I can always count on you for sympathy Vlad!" Dimitri said sarcastically.

"Do you still hurt?" I asked sweetly.

"A little bit," he answered.

"I'll go get you some water and a damp washrag," I laughed and went into the kitchen.

"So what did she do this time?" Sophie joked.

"It wasn't her, you see I wanted to buy her a rose but I used the last of the money a few days ago so I couldn't get one, I tried to persuade the owner to give me one but I gave up after a few minutes. So we moved on but I didn't give up. We came along to a house with flowers and I went to get one and got hurt in the process. First I fell over the fence going in, then I was chased by a dog, then I fell because the dog, and then I flew over the fence and on to the brick walkway."

"What is it with you and dogs?" Vlad exclaimed.

"Please tell me you got a flower out of that!" Marie joked.

"Yes, I did! The best one in the bunch!" Dimitri exclaimed crossing his arms and sitting back in the chair not relizing that his back still hurt, "Ouch!"

I ran in with the water and washrag, "Here you go," I sat the water on the table and sat down next to him putting the washrag on his head.

"Awwwwww!" the three of them exclaimed.

Dimitri and I laughed.

"Maybe we should take it easy today," Marie said sweetly.

"Oh no, I'm fine, I'm fine," Dimitri said standing up in pain.

"Dimitri no!" I hollered.

"Ouch! Ugh." He said sitting back down.

"I'll help you upstairs Dimirti," Vlad said standing up and coming over to help him up.

"Anya, why don't you come with us in the kitchen to get some breakfeast," Marie said standing up with Sophie.

I headed to the kitchen while Vlad and Dimitri headed upstairs.