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Chapter Nine: Forgiven

It has been a week since Dimitri told me he needed some time away from me and it has not been a good week. I now have my training sessions with Alberta, and although she is a good mentor, I would have been happy to have my old one back. Classes had started up again which was good for me, they were a good distraction. What was even worse was that Jonathan still hadn't left the Academy. I didn't know why he was sticking around when he knew no one here besides Eddie, Lissa and myself and after what happened between him, Dimitri and I, Lissa had refused to talk to him. I didn't think Eddie talked to him much either, probably because it made him feel so much worse about Mason. All Jonathan caused was pain.

"Rose? Hello, Rose are you paying attention to me?" I had completely spaced out of my conversation with Liss. I could feel her frustration.

"Sorry, Liss. What were you saying?" I tried hard to be upbeat and happy around Liss. The last thing I wanted was to bring her mood down. But sometimes she could read my aura and tell that I wasn't doing so well.

"I know you miss him Rose, but he will be back. It has only been a week. Just give him some time." Just give him some time. That was what Liss had said many times throughout the week and no matter how many times she said it, I never listened.

"I know Liss. But What am I supposed to say? That I don't miss him? Because I do, so much. I just want him back, that's all." I couldn't stand being apart from him.

"I know. I can still feel what you feel some of the time." We weren't exactly sure how that was possible but we think that when I was in enough emotional pain, the bond somehow evolved, allowing Liss to feel what I am feeling, so she would be able to come help me. It wasn't exactly anything we could explain through science, so it was as good a guess as any.

"Yeah well, sorry about that. The last thing I want is for you to have to go through this with me."

"Oh shut up Rose, I am happy that I am going through this with you. You're not alone anymore." Lissa was right in a way. I never had to feel alone with my emotions but that didn't stop me from feeling alone without Dimitri.

"Thanks Liss. You really are one of a kind. I am going to go get some rest, I'm a bit tired." I wasn't really that tired but I just wanted to be alone, Liss knew that through the bond of course. So I walked away in the direction of my room.


When I got to my room I noticed that a note had been slid under my door. I would recognise that handwriting anywhere. It was from Dimitri. I was too scared to open it and read it. What if he decided to stay at court? What if he had met someone else while over there? What if when he thought about it, he realised he didn't want to be with me? All these questions kept swimming around in my head. I pushed them to the back of my mind, right now I had to read the letter. I put my walls up. Not wanting an audience for this.

Dearest Roza,

I am back at the Academy and I would like to see you. It is quite urgent so whenever you get the chance, please come to the old watch post with the pond. I will be waiting for you. There are some things we need to talk about and there is also something I should tell you. Please come.

Sincerely,

Dimitri Belikov

As soon as I finished reading the letter, I grabbed a jumper and practically ran to the old watch post. When I got there I could see Dimitri sitting by the pond. My heart ached just seeing him. I was glad he was back. No matter what the outcome of this conversation, as long as I could see him I would be happy. As soon as Dimitri saw me he smiled a warm smile. I was glad he was happy to see me too.

"Roza, I have missed you." It felt so good to hear those words come from his mouth. Then again, it just felt amazing to hear his voice.

"Dimitri, it's good to see you. I have missed you too." I wanted him to wrap his arms around me. To just tell me that we would be okay.

"I want to tell you that I have been thinking a lot about things and I realised that I really do forgive you for what happened. Believe it or not I actually forgive Jonathan aswell. But I need to tell you something. It is actually how Jonathan and I know each other." That came as a bit of a surprise, because I honestly didn't care how he knew Jonathan, I was just glad to have him back.

"You don't have to tell me anything. I don't care about Jonathan. I don't want to talk about him. Please can't we just move on and forget about the past? Because that's all it is. It is in the past, never to be brought up again. I missed you so much Dimitri." And that was when I leant in and kissed him. He seemed a little surprised but didn't pull away from me. In fact, he deepened the kiss. He was still sitting down and I was standing up. Dimitri pulled me closer towards him so I was basically straddling him. I locked my arms around his neck, not wanting to ever let go. He slid his hands up my back under my shirt and jumper and the feel of his touch sent electricity throughout my whole body. I was glad he still had that affect on me.

"Dimitri, we could get caught." I said between kisses. He smiled against my lips.

"Then maybe we should go inside." He whispered. That was when he picked me up and carried me inside the watch post, never breaking the kiss. As soon as we were inside and he had shut the door behind him, he took his shirt off. I was surprised at how quickly he was moving, but in a good way. Dimitri carried me all the way to the bed before lying me down and then lying on top of me. With one hand on my hip, the other made its way behind my neck, knotting in my hair. I wanted to keep going and so did Dimitri it seemed but I had to make sure.

"Dimitri, are you sure you want to do this?" I managed to get out between gasps and kisses. Dimitri chuckled.

"Roza, I have wanted to do this ever since I left a week ago. I couldn't stand being away from you." Dimitri stated against my neck. And that was all the convincing I needed. After that I let Dimitri take control of my body. Lucky I had my walls up ever since I received the letter, otherwise Lissa would have had to witness all of this.