In a world without you
CHAPTER 9
ROSE'S POV
"Never. Not now, not ever."
My eyes were glued to him, at that moment I knew that I made the right choice, that he would be the one to make me happy.
"Then when..." I whispered
"If you promise me you can pack your things in a minute," said Adrian laughing, I wrapped my arms around him making him come down. Before our lips could touch, I pushed him off.
"Tsk tsk, you need to be prepared for anything." He looks at me with the 'are-you-serious' look making me laugh even more.
"You're way too cruel to be human."
"I'm half human, I guess all the cruelness comes from the vamps."
"Don't blame us vampires, look at me, I'm pretty awesome."
"You can keep telling yourself that." I shoved him out of the room making him wait in the corridor. I quickly stuffed my bag and went out the room to find him looking at his watch.
"That was two minutes. The deal was in a minute." He joked and pulled me into his arms, "I missed this."
"Me? Or holding me? Or even better, harassing me?"
"You make me sound like I'm a desperate rapist…"
"Maybe you are," I teased and gave him a peck on the lips.
"What was that for?"
"A present for waiting."
"That's two kisses in one night, must be my lucky night," laughs Adrian and holds my hand as we walk on to his room. We got weary glances from other Moroi in the lodge, but we kept walking ignoring everything.
Once in the room, I took a shower and changed into my oversized shirt with short shorts. I went out the bathroom, and he eyed me up to down. He turned on a slow song [Total eclipse of my heart – bonnie tyler]
"Great song choice, it's the best song of this century," I teased and crossed my arms across my chest. He let out a small chuckle and looked at me.
"I hope you don't plan to run around like that around the lodge."
"What if I said I would?" I asked smiling.
"I'd grab you and bring you back to my room."
"I doubt you'd be able to catch up with me." I scoffed at his cockiness.
"I bet I can." He walks up to cupped my cheeks with his hands and whispers, "I don't want any man looking at you anymore." Then he kisses my forehead, and I couldn't help but close the distance between us by holding onto him tightly.
"What's going to happen to us?"
"We'll get married, have 100 kids, and own a big house!" He said idiotically
"I don't think I have the capability to give birth to 100 kids Adrian…"
"Think big little damphir, we have so much to look forward to in the future."
"You know, it's funny how we fought just hours ago and now we made up."
"You found a lot of things funny hours ago, even now." He got a light punch from her, "Which is adorable."
"What would you say if I was to leave the world?"
"I'd just bring you back, and hold you forever."
"Why?"
"Because I'd rather be in a world with you than a world without you."
"I'm not that much of a special person," I laughed trying to hide my happiness.
"Oh you don't know how much of a special person you are to me. I'm bound to be with you," says Adrian dramatically
"When did you become such a romantic person?" By then, we were swaying side to side with the music, just laughing.
"I'm not sure, I guess ever since I listened to that song by Christina Aguilera from Burlesque. Watched it last night, not that bad you know?"
I burst out laughing, just imagining Adrian watching Burlesque was plain funny.
"You? Burlesque?" I said laughing trying to control myself
"Hey, the girls are hot." He shrugged it off and tried singing her song.
"Just shut up, you're going to make me go deaf," I said pulling away but he kept bringing me back to him.
"So Rose Hathaway, when would you like to get married?"
I gaped at him, trying to think of how to form my words, and I just stared at him. He raised his eyebrows and looked at me carefully, "Did I say something bad?"
"It's just I never thought about it, and we just became close again… Why are you asking me that?" I asked with my heart thumping, I bet he could hear it as well.
"I don't want to lose you anymore, so I thought if we got married. Then I could be with you, forever."
"You are truly the weirdest vampire I've met," I laughed and flung my arms around his neck on my tiptoes, "I don't care when we get married, or where, as long as I'm with you."
"Now see who's being all romantic, you hypocrite," scoffed Adrian and rolled his eyes.
"Oh I see what you're doing, so now you're trying to act like me?" I guessed
"You're so smart Rose!" laughs Adrian and carries me up, then lays me softly on his bed, "I love you little damphir."
My heart starts beating like crazy again, and I looked at his eyes for what felt like hours. I put my hands on his cheek, "Do you really?"
He looked taken aback, but lets out a small smile and nodded. He reaches down for my lips and I wait for the moment for his lips to touch. Once it did, it was like a million tiny fireworks going off in my stomach. I rolled on top of him and took off his shirt, he looked at me with passion in his eyes.
"Are you sure about this?" I didn't answer him but gave him a kiss instead, "I always was."
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ADRIAN'S POV
That night was the best night ever. Actually no wait, every night with Rose are always the best nights. The best feeling was waking up to still find her near me, sleeping on my chest with her hair draping across her face.
I push the hair away from her face, revealing the sleeping image of an angel.
Her eyes slowly flutter open and she sits up, looks straight at me, then gets out of bed without a word.
Then she said the most random thing from the living room.
"I love you Adrian."
I furrowed my eyebrows wondering if she took drugs while I was asleep. I walk into the living room to find her making coffee.
"So you just say that without even a good morning?"
"Sorry. My mind kept replaying last night," she said casually taking a sip of her coffee. She stood there with only a wrapped blanket around her to cover her body. She was slim, and she was even more beautiful with her hair cascading down her back.
"I'll take it as a good thing," I said taking a seat on the sofa.
"I don't usually like admitting things, but I did. You should be honored." she replies and takes a seat next to me with two cups in her hands, "Coffee?" I take it and I sip some of it. We sat there in silence.
"When are you leaving?" I ask
"Tonight." She stands up and goes to the bedroom, I hear some ruffling of blankets, then I notice she threw a pillow from the bed.
"Oh found it," she mumbles, and I laugh as she talks to herself. When she comes out she's wearing her shorts and her bra.
"Someone's looking quite fine today," I said eyeing her, she rolls her eyes, and puts her coffee mug on the table, "Have you seen my shirt?"
"You mean that thing?" I pointed at the crumpled shirt near the pillow, she quickly picks it up and puts it on, she mumbles a thanks as she puts it on.
"I should start packing," mutters Rose
"You look like a frantic crazy woman." I received a glare from her, "Sorry, forgot that you aren't a morning person."
My phone vibrates, and she looks over to it, then she tosses is it at me. She glares at me one last time and says, "Text from Sydney." Then walks out the door.
I look at the message and it says, 'Hey, going to leave soon, it was nice talking to you last night! Oh and I forgot something in your room, I'll be coming by.'
"Shit." I get up, put on a shirt and ran out the door looking for Rose.
ROSE'S POV
I honestly didn't know what my problem was. I loved last night it was amazing, but it bugged me how he talked about Sydney before, then when he received a text from her, I couldn't help but get upset. Then I realized that he probably had nights like last night with her while I was with Dimitri.
I sighed and waited for the elevator. I felt angry at myself for letting myself feel like this. They're friends… just friends, but it annoys me how I'm feeling like some over-protected girl. What I got annoyed the most is the fact that he talked to her last night, and never told me about it.
The elevator opens and I see Sydney right in front of me.
Great… speaking of the devil.
"Oh hey Rose," greets Sydney with a smile
I force the most natural smile I could give, "Hey Sydney! It's been awhile, how are you?"
"I'm doing good, I just left something around here. Going to leave to Chicago soon. So I guess I won't be seeing you in a while."
"Oh, well you should've told me. We could've talked last night." She shrugged and we both said bye, she walked towards the pathway to Adrian's room, while I walked into the elevator feeling like shit.
I felt scared. Scared that Adrian would leave me, that he would walk out on me, and leave me. Maybe that night was nothing to him. Maybe it was just me who felt something from that night. As the door closes, a hand comes through opening it again, there stood Adrian, breathless, and staring straight at me.
"Don't leave."
