Chapter 10
I search around the library for the large bookcase of names, the names of all the vampires to have ever been born. This excludes the humans turned strigoi. I don't know why it hasn't clicked before. Who is Ciro? Most likely my father. And the strigoi would want him because he was a moroi, and that's why my mother would send me here. My fingers glide along the alphabetically ordered bookshelf. Ca, ce, ch, ci… Aha! I pull out the CI book of names and open it up. Each entry is identical: first name, last name, vampire type, status. I turn the pages accordingly to find that there are 4 Ciro's. Ciro Condos, strigoi, deceased. Ciro Rustamov, Dhampir, alive. Ciro Arries, Dhampir, deceased. Ciro Castille, moroi, alive. Castille? Like, Eddie? My mind starts spinning. The blonde curly hair, the cheekbones… someone pounces on me from behind with a slight "boo" and I jump, sending the book flying across the room at least 15 feet. I spin on a heel, about to yell profanities at this stupid attacker when I come face to face with none other than Adrian Ivashkov. I groan and rub at my face, covering my eyes, failing to keep a smile off my lips. "Don't. Do. That."
"I didn't mean to scare you that much, Ry," He takes a step towards me. I know because I can feel his body heat radiating off him. His hands wrap around my wrists and pull my hands from my eyes, not letting go of them, but absently tracing patterns with his thumbs on the sensitive skin on the inside on my wrists. I smile inwardly at the nickname. Other people call me that, but it sounds so good to hear it from him.
"How did you know to find me here?" The corner his mouth lifts just slightly.
"That would imply I was looking for you. Not everything's about you, sweetheart." I narrow my eyes and cock my head to the side. Back to games, I see. Before we start them again, I remember my promise to Dream Adrian.
"I apologize for hooking up with Jesse after he… yeah. Thank you for letting me crash at your place. By the way, what happened there? I ran into Eddie while naked after I came out of your room." He casually rubs the back of his neck and grins at the air, searching for answers.
"Let's just say you are a funny, honest drunk. You were naked because you accused me of having a worse body than you, so we had a contest, stripped in our underwear. Then you started going on about how this shouldn't be happening and that I need to stay away from you." I inch closer to him subconsciously, and he gives this cute, cocky grin, the same from the first day we met. "Which is quite contradictory, as you proceeded to climb on top of me and fall asleep."
"You drank more than me! Why do I not remember any of this?" I feel my face flush, embarrassed at my openness and involuntary close proximity to him during his story telling. He just shrugs and laughs, a beautiful sound that I know I will never get enough of. "You asshole…" I mutter while shaking my head and laughing.
"You're begging for my forgiveness, remember? That is no way to gain it."
"Who won, anyway? Oh wait, it was me. I always win." We are only inches apart. He snakes an arm around my waist, pulling me to him, also putting a finger under my chin and angling my head to meet his eyes that keep glancing at my lips.
"Judging by the way you were looking at me that night, I won," He whispers in a deep, rough voice.
"Judging by the way you're looking at me right now, I'd say I won." I bite my lower lip for extra effect. He breathes a bit faster and a bit harder. The centimeters between our faces start to close, too slowly in my opinion. Right before our lips meet, the door to the library swings open and I jump back from Adrian, nearly knocking over a bookshelf. What have I done? I am supposed to stay away from him, from everyone. I take a look at the interrupter, registering the confused, angry look on Dimitri's face. "Adrian, you should go…" I break the awkward silence settling upon us. He clears his throat and walks out the door. Dimitri looks to me for an explanation. "Don't ask."
Castille? Hmmmm... haha, anyways, I hope you liked this chapter. As my best friend said to me, there is "SO MUCH SEXUAL TENSION BETWEEN THEM"(yes, she was screaming). Thanks to 1xXnatalyaXx1 and Jessica Ozera for the reviews. You guys are so great. If you enjoyed, make sure to follow and review and all that cool stuff. Thank you all for reading!