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Chapter Nine
Christian watched as I finished doing my make-up and fluffed my hair to make sure it was exactly how Dimitri liked it. He was pretending to read, but I had felt his eyes on me and I tried not to let it unnerve me. He was probably just finding it hard to concentrate with me bustling about.
"Okay, I'm going." I told Christian, checking my appearance quickly once more.
He nodded and surprised me by getting off the bed as I opened the door. I sent him an inquisitive look and he ran a hand through his hair quickly before grasping my arm. "Just," he sighed and glanced away before meeting my eyes again. "Just make sure you definitely want to do it." He finally got out, fixing me with a look I found it hard to look away from.
I thought he was going to kiss me for a moment. But he didn't, which I was grateful for.
"I won't." I promised, giving him another quick, almost confused look, before he dropped his hand and I shut the door behind me. I wondered briefly where that had come from, but decided not to over-think it, I was too excited to finally see Dimitri, where there was nothing that could distract me from the happiness of finally seeing him again.
Dimitri was staying in his old room and so it was easy for me to navigate there. I was stealthy enough to avoid any of the guardians. Dimitri wasn't expecting me – I hadn't specified when I'd wanted to 'continue' our earlier events and I hoped he wasn't asleep already.
When I reached his room, I paused, and then decided that I should knock. The door was probably locked anyway.
Dimitri answered the door shirtless, causing an immediate grin from me. Shock was evident in his face that I was here, but he quickly recovered and gestured me in, smiling in pleasant surprise.
"Hello." He returned to his bed whilst I kicked my shoes off and decided to join him in it. "I didn't think you'd manage to see me tonight."
I grinned. "Of course I can manage."
"Won't Christian realise that you're gone?" He checked.
I quickly decided whether to tell Dimitri that Christian knew or not. "Nah, he always sleeps right though." I told him seriously. "He was fast asleep when I left." I figured it was best to not tell Dimitri that Christian knew – it would lead to too many questions.
Dimitri simply nodded and I suddenly felt butterflies in my stomach. I hadn't been nervous in the gym, but after what had happened, I wondered whether I'd be able to do it this time.
My thoughts were interrupted by Dimitri's insistent lips on mine and it was more than an automatic response to kiss him back. All doubts flew from my head as we manoeuvred so that I was straddling him. From this position, I could easily rake my hands down his chest and his hands found my hair without hesitation.
Heat crackled between us and I gasped when Dimitri's lips finally left mine and travelled south, paying attention to every piece of skin he came across. When he reached the hemline of my tank top, he pulled back slightly, only to lift it over my head and continue his assault.
When he reaches my exposed nipple I gasp and grind my hips against him subconsciously. This only encourages him more and soon I'm bucking helplessly against him. I think back to what Liss had felt when she was sleeping with Christian: it was how I felt now. There was the lust, of course, I wanted to Dimitri to fuck me more than anything right now, but there was also the love – like it could never be this good with anyone again.
With that realisation, I threw myself back into a kiss with full force, taking no hesitation in removing his shirt and pushing my chest against him.
Dimitri flipped me over and I groaned out his name as a finger slipped beneath the waistline of my short shorts to caress my clit. Our clothes came off quickly after that and it wasn't long before we were completely naked, basking in each other's bodies.
Soon, Dimitri was hovering over me, his tip barely touching my entrance. He was asking with his eyes whether I wanted him to go or not. I suddenly realised that Dimitri still thought I was a virgin, so I couldn't really be overly rough with him like I wanted to. Instead of simply pushing my hips forward and taking the whole of his length like I so desperately wanted to, I nodded and allowed him to take his gentle course.
I grasped one hand around his leg, urging to go faster and deeper, but he was smirking as he just about managed to keep his restraint. When I couldn't take his teasing pace any longer, I quickly flipped us, just managing to pin his hands above his head before he realised what had happened.
Now in control, I understood the pleasure of going at a slow pace. Rocking my hips gently against his, I saw Dimitri's face contort with desire as he struggled to get out of my grip. I rode him at an agonisingly slow speed until I eventually I could hold back no longer and I collapsed forward into his arms, allowing him to flip us again and slam into me, almost painfully.
I buried my face into Dimitri's shoulder, trying to muffle the cries of pleasure which escaped unbidden from my mouth. We were in the guardian's dormitory, we had to be quiet. When Dimitri reached between us to rub my clit I completely fell apart, spilling his name from my mouth as he finished inside me.
Dimitri rolled off me so that I could snuggle into his side, my leg resting over his. "I love you, Comrade." The words slipped out without me even realising, but I wouldn't take them back. It was true.
"I love you too, Roza." He murmured the words back to me and we laid in silence for a while, tracing random patterns on each other's bare skin.
I smiled as I realised that this was the main difference between me having sex with Dimitri and Christian – I wanted to lay with Dimitri, to feel his company long after we'd found our release. With Christian, I hadn't been upset that we'd had to part ways immediately.
"I have to go back to Christian's." I told Dimitri sadly when I felt myself drifting off to sleep. "I need some sleep before training in the morning."
Dimitri nodded and gave me a small kiss on the forehead. "Okay." But instead of letting me go, he simply held me tighter and captured my mouth in another long and passionate kiss. I thought for a second that we were going to be going for round two, but Dimitri pulled away just before I could get my hands on him again. "I'll see you tomorrow?" He checked hopefully.
I grinned at his enthusiasm. I was so glad that he had the same mindset as me – I'd been so worried that he'd look at me like he was crazy and say that he'd left for a reason: because we could never be together. "Of course." I assured him, leaning forward to give him another peck on the lips. "See you later."
Then I was forced to put my clothes back on and make as much of a sneaky return to Christian's room as I could – being caught in the guardian's section of the Academy wasn't something that would end well for me.
I got back to Christian's room without incident and opened the door as slowly as possible, trying not to wake Christian up. Smiling in my success as I slipped into the covers, not daring to change into my proper pyjamas in case I woke Christian.
I shut my eyes, deciding I really needed some sleep, though I wasn't really tired, the excitement of what I had done, what I was going to be doing, still coursing through me.
"Rose?" Christian's voice cut through the darkness.
"Hey." I replied, unsure of what he was going to say.
"Enjoyed yourself?" His voice was teasing and I couldn't help but grin, even though I knew he couldn't see it.
"Yeah." I admitted, almost blushing at the obvious happiness in my voice. "It was pretty good."
Christian chuckled. "Good. I'm glad you're happy."
My smile grew bigger and I felt my cheeks redden slightly. "Thank you."
"Night Rose." His voice was softer now and I barely heard it.
"Night Christian." I replied, the smile staying on my face as I was finally allowed to drift off.
Christian and I ran in silence, like normal, and I kept my eye on the watch I wore for training, impressed at how much he was improving. When we finished the laps, Christian leant over, resting his hands on his knees and hanging his head slightly. "I'm exhausted." He complained through pants.
I grinned. "Yeah, but your time improved by loads." I appraised. "Pretty impressive." I teased, showing him the watch for proof.
"Wow." He acknowledged, sharing a smile with me.
We returned to the gym then to spar. We'd been mainly been sticking to staking practice and weight-lifting since the time Lissa had watched because there was the unspoken agreement between us that we didn't want to risk something happening.
Now that Dimitri was back, however, I felt more confident that I wouldn't be attracted to Christian. The loneliness I'd felt wasn't there any more – there was no reason why I'd still have the urge to sleep with him.
Christian must have known my mindset and didn't look surprised when I suggested that we spar. Instead, he grinned. He must have been missing fighting as much as me – it made training much more fun.
We began to circle each other. I imagined our fight would be more interesting now – Christian had become a lot stronger and his stamina had grown immensely. We also knew each other a bit better now: we'd sparred enough that I knew his style of fighting, and he knew mine.
A few blows were landed on each other, but nothing significant and we both recovered easily enough. Our eyes were locked and I refused to give anything away in my expression.
Trying to catch me by surprise, Christian lunged forward and managed to land a jab to my side. I flinched slightly and jumped backwards, stopping Christian from continuing his assault. The neutral expression he'd been wearing faulted slightly and allowed his smirk to twist onto his mouth.
I scowled at him, but still maintained my concentration. Moments later, Christian tried a similar move on me. This time, his fist darted out, aiming for me shoulder. But I was ready, and faster. I caught his fist and replied with a sharp kick to the gut. Christian stumbled backwards and I knew that I'd won.
In one fast motion, I'd landed the blow Christian had been hoping to land on me, on him, and dragged him to the floor.
Grasping both his hands with one of mine and holding them above his head, I brought down my other hand above his chest, mock staking him.
I didn't let go of his hands and continued to straddle him whilst my face began to gloat. "I win." I taunted, noticing the gleam in his eye. Our faces were rather close, since I was holding his hands above his head, and I tried desperately not to allow the dirty thoughts enter my head. I'd thought this wouldn't be a problem any more.
"I don't think this is the outcome you really wanted though." Christian was wearing a smug smile as he took in my confused face.
I tightened my grip on his wrists unintentionally and saw an emotion pass over Christian's face, though it was gone before I could identify it. "And why's that?" I inquired.
He smirk was full blown this time as he moved his head up so that his lips were at my ear. "I think you like it when I win." I shivered as his breath tickled my ear and his lips just touched the lobe.
I returned my attention to his face, but his smug look had been replaced by something else and I felt the heat crackle between us.
A cough interrupted the moment and I managed to snap out of my trance whilst desperately willing myself not to blush and turned to Dimitri, trying not to look awkward as I climbed off Christian.
"You're late." I teased him, though my heart wasn't in it. I actually hadn't known Dimitri was serious when he'd commented he might come to some of our practises. That could end up being potentially awkward.
If Dimitri had any idea what had just happened between Christian and I he didn't show it. "Yeah, Alberta put me on an early shift this morning, but I thought I might get to see you fight before lessons. Guess I was a bit too late."
I chuckled. "Yeah, but you saw that I won, which is good enough for me." I replied with a taunt, rewarding me with a smile.
Christian interrupted us, his voice slightly guarded, which was understandable. "Rose we have lessons really soon." He commented. "And I need to go and change, do you mind if we go?"
I shook my head immediately. "No that's cool." I responded. "I need to change to." I didn't want to wear such revealing clothing around school all day. I suddenly realised that I probably should stop wearing my short shorts and tank top to train with Christian, too. I turned to Dimitri. "See you around."
He nodded at me and Christian and I exited together. The silence was almost awkward between us and I had the desperate urge to sigh, though I held it in. I wasn't sure talking about it would help. I'd thought Dimitri coming back would be enough for both of us to back off, but there was just something about it in the moment which meant I couldn't control myself. Especially now Christian and I had become closer in a friendly way, it seemed the make the sexual connection between us crackle even more.
Now I did sigh, but Christian ignored it. It was going to be difficult to keep this up.
