RPOV

"So, what do you think of your new Guardian?" I asked Lissa as she was sprawled across my bed on her stomach, flipping through some fashion magazine. She was already in here when I got back from my "training" with Dimitri. She was the only person, other than the Guardians with a master key, who had access to my room.

"He's hot." She said with a smirk. "And he's totally into you."

"Trust me, I can feel it. He's an Alpha, and the power waves he produces are stronger than any I've ever experienced before." I felt a rush of heat between my legs just thinking about the vibes that Dimitri gave off. "But nothing can happen between us. He's my mentor, not to mention my Guarding partner and older than me."

"He's technically not your Guarding partner for a few months. But I understand that you're his student and it would be unprofessional of him; however, that doesn't change the way he looks at you. I guarantee you, if there were no restrictions, he'd have you up against a wall by now."

I laughed and sat down in front of the bed, facing Lissa. She was probably right, but I wasn't going to admit it out loud. I'd let him, too. I'd had plenty of guys try to gain my attention, but none of them did it for me. I wasn't lying when I told Jesse that I need a real Alpha, and now that I've found him, it turns out I can't actually have him. I pushed all thoughts of Dimitri to the back of my mind and focused on the blonde Moroi in front of me.

"You ready?" I asked.

Lissa sat up and crossed her legs. She rolled her shoulders back and relaxed. Her eyes closed as she drew in a deep breath.

"What are we trying this time?" She asked after focusing herself.

"I want you to try to find a specific person, I don't care who it is, and try to determine what they're thinking." I told her. Reaching out with my Spirit, I found hers and kept a close eye on it. My magic wasn't as strong as hers but I could do enough to help with her Darkness.

That was my gift. I was protective by nature, especially of Lissa. My power manifested as a magnet for negative energy. I could take the negative emotions and effects of her Spirit use and bring them into me. It wasn't very healthy on my part, but we managed.

Lissa shook out her hands, cracked her neck on either side, then went into her trance. I could see her eyes moving behind her eyelids as she searched for her subject. We'd been working on this particular skill for a few weeks now, the last time she'd managed to go for a few minutes, but the connection wasn't very strong so the thoughts didn't make much sense.

Her hands clenched into fists, letting me know she'd found someone. I waited for a few moments for her to start telling me who she'd found and what they were thinking. Those moments passed, and a blush formed on her pale face.

"Who is it, Lissa?" I asked, curious as to what thoughts this person was having to make her blush.

"Oh, umm…it's Guardian Belikov." A shy smile spread across her face, blush still in place. "It didn't take long to find a strong thought, and when I latched onto it, it brought me to him."

"What thought is he having?"

"Very impure thoughts as it turns out. It started out innocently enough, but now…this man's self-control must be wonderful."

"What does that mean, Liss?"

"It means I was right in my assumptions. He would have you more places than just a wall." I stared at her in shock.

Could Dimitri really be thinking of me like that? I'd only just met him today, but I'd been so close to kissing him. I could still feel his hard body underneath me. I could still feel the way he reacted to me. I could still feel his silky hair as I ran my fingers through it, the lust that flashed in his eyes before he started trying to gain control. The way his fingers sank into my hips as he tried to keep me in place.

"Oh, Rose. This is so hot!" Lissa exclaimed, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"What's going on, Liss!?"

"He's definitely an Alpha. You'd never doubt that from the way he's thinking about you right now.

"Lissa, tell me what's going on!" She smirked but then scrunched her eyebrows together.

"Let me try something." She said suddenly. "Close your eyes and focus on me."

I did as she instructed and waited. I felt her push at my subconscious and allowed her entrance. My mind was suddenly assaulted by images of myself and Dimitri: naked.

Dimitri had me pressed against a tiled wall, I could faintly hear the sound of running water leading me to believe we were in the shower, but he was solely focused on me and didn't give much thought on the surroundings of his imagination. One of his hands was gripping my hip, holding me in place, one leg was bent, taking most of my weight. His other hand was tangled in my wet hair. My lips were parted and I was panting wildly.

Dimitri's head was lowered to my neck, where he was peppering kisses and biting lightly. One of my hands had wound its way through his hair while the other was raking my nails down his back. I could see red marks following in their wake.

"Roza." Dimitri moaned, and it was accompanied by an animalistic growl. He moved me up the wall so his mouth was perfectly in line with my breasts. He attached his mouth to one nipple and move the hand that had been playing with my hair to the other. He rolled the already hard peak between his thumb and index finger while I saw his tongue circling its twin.

Taking in Dimitri as a whole was magnificent. The muscles of his back rippled as my hands moved over it. The butt cheek that sat atop the leg holding me in place was flexed, the muscle sculpted to perfection. His legs were bulging with the muscle contained within them. Between our two bodies I could just make out his cock. To say it was huge would probably be a massive understatement.

The turgid member was pressing against my thigh, begging to find its home within me. He'd finally released my breasts from his ministrations and lowered me to attach his lips to mine. His kiss was hungry but passionate, which was a juxtaposition from his animalistic attack on my body.

He shifted, grasping his shaft in his hand and lining it up with my dripping heat. Before he could push himself inside me the images stopped coming. My eyes flew open and I stared at Lissa in shock.

"Did that just happen?" I asked quietly, a little embarrassed that Lissa had witnessed that.

"That was all in his imagination." Lissa giggled. "He likes you more than I thought."

"I don't think I'll be able to have a conversation with him without wondering what he's thinking now…" I said rubbing at my face with my hands. I'd been frustrated all day being around Dimitri and his Alpha waves, but this was a whole different level of frustration. "I just met this man today, Liss. How am I going to get through the rest of the year knowing that is what he wants to be doing?"

"You could always mess with his mind. You know what you saw, but he doesn't know that you saw it." She smirked deviously, which reminded me that I needed to pull her Darkness. Without letting on to what I was doing, I reached out and scraped the Darkness off her soul, leaving it glittery and golden. "I say that we tease him until he finally gives in."

"And by 'gives in,' you really mean until he acknowledges his attraction, right?" I asked hesitantly. "Or did you mean all of it?" Wiggling her eyebrows was the only response I received.

"I had a chat with Alberta." She said immediately and effectively changing the subject. "She said that this weekend would be the best for having our trip. She said that we should make it a weekend trip to give you more of a chance of finding something and have enough to last a few months."

"Liss, I can't have you outside the wards for multiple nights, especially if I'm out hunting. It isn't safe."

"Alberta assured me that I'll have plenty of protection. I'll have you and Guardian Belikov plus four other Guardians. She wants to make sure that you're strong enough to make it through until winter break."

"Alright, fine. What are we shopping for this time, anyway?"

"Dresses. There's the Equinox Dance in a month and then the Winter Formal right before winter break starts. You'll need dresses for both. Plus, if we're dragging Dimitri along on a shopping expedition, there will be plenty of opportunities to make him squirm."

"When did you get to be so devious?" I asked chuckling.

"I learn from the best." She winked at me. "And just so you know, when we're actually shopping, you're not officially on duty as my Guardian. I know there is no way to get you to not be my Guardian when we're outside the wards, but officially you're there to try things on, and then not get caught sneaking out at night."

"That'll be difficult with Belikov alert all night. I have a feeling that he's going to be very observant and not just of me. He won't want a repeat of his last charge." I said sadly before attempting to bring the conversation back to lighter topics. "Who all will be going with us, other than the Guardians?"

"That's up to you. I'd like Christian to go with, but if you don't want him to tag along, I don't want him to tag along. Do you have anyone you want to go with us?"

"Christian can come. In fact, let's just make it a friend weekend. We'll get all the guys to tag along. Is that alright with you?"

"Sounds good to me!" Lissa squealed. "I can't wait to go shopping!"

I rolled my eyes at her eagerness and fell back, staring up at the ceiling. My mind was still fully processing what Lissa and I had seen in Dimitri's mind. I admit that being wtih him sexually would be fantastic. The teenage hormonal side of me begged me to find him and demand he live out his fantasy. The virginal side of me was warning me that he might not be the one that I had been waiting for.

The way my body reacted to his made me question the truth behind my virginal side. I'd made out with more than my fair share of males on campus, but none of them really did anything for me. I'd never felt the desire for more, but with Dimitri it was completely different. I hadn't even kissed the man yet, but I wanted him buried inside me.

"I wonder what he's going to do." Lissa said laying back on my bed, joining me in a staring contest with the ceiling.

"Who?"

"Dimitri. I wonder what he's going to do about you. It's obvious he's extremely attracted to you, but you're still a minor and his student. He's not doing a very good job at hiding his interest, and Alberta's going to notice eventually. He's got to do something."

"What can he do? I mean, there isn't much he can do, right? He can't do anything with me, not until I turn eighteen and graduate, but I doubt he'll be able to hold out that long. If he tells Alberta, what's she going to do?"

"She could make an exception. Technically, she is your legal guardian, so if he was looking for consent, he'd have to ask her. I don't know about the whole mentoring thing, though. If he does want to try something, he'll have to talk to Alberta first and then ask you. If you're curious enough, you could talk to her first."

"Nah, if he really wants some of this, he'll have to work for it." I laughed and quietly calculated the possibility of Dimitri talking to Alberta. "Would it bother you if we did actually start something? I mean, I don't know how long it could last if we're both guarding you."

"I can always get a different Guardian other than Dimitri. I'd never replace you, but if he wasn't also Guarding me, then you two could be together."

"What if he gets reassigned to someone halfway across the world?" I don't even know why I was entertaining the idea, but on the off chance that we became an item, I wanted to know what would happen to us after graduation.

"What if he Guards Christian?" I thought about it for a minute or two.

"That could work." I said. "That is, if he actually wants a relationship."

"So, it's settled, when he gets his act together and talks to Alberta, after graduation he can request an allocation to be Christian's Guardian." I smiled at her optimism. I really hoped it was a "when" and not an "if."

"I think that this is going to be the best senior year, ever."