Sorry for being so late. A huge thanks you to my beta Mori Belicov Hathaway without whom I wouldn't be updating today. She helped me get over a huge writers block. So cheers Mori…
Chapter 10
"Mia, you have to go, you need to show the bastard exactly what he's missing." Said Rose
"But Rose-" Started Mia
"Amelia Rinaldi Zeklos, stop giving me excuses and get your lazy ass to start packing, we have to leave in a couple of hours, chop chop." Commanded Rose. She knew Mia didn't want to go but she needed some moral support to face her old life and be Rosemarie Mazur for just one night.
"Fine Mom but do I have to be in this dress" complained Mia.
"Yes you do, it's a beautiful dress." Said Rose.
"But it's all white and I'm not the one getting married." Said Mia
"Yes, You have to show him that you look prettier in white than any other full fledged royal slut does. Plus this is not the wedding; it's a lame-ass engagement masquerade ball thingy. I mean who does that." Said Rose.
Mia giggled at this and started packing her things.
Meanwhile, in court, a masquerade ball was being set up at the Ivashkov Estate.
"The prodigal returns." Sneered Nathan Ivashkov at the sight of his oldest son Dimitri enters the estate along with his guardians.
"Good to see you too, Dad." Replied the 6 ft. 7 man with equal sarcasm.
It was no secret that the father and son didn't get along well. Nathan was too interfering for Dimitri's tastes but put up with him for sisters' sake.
"So the prodigal returns." Says Adrian Ivashkov, with no hint of animosity, just a playful jab at his older brother.
"Says the one wasting away his life at the disposal of dear old Daddy." Says Dimitri with the same playful tone that his brother used.
Both the brothers grinned at each other before enveloping each other in a man-hug.
"God, I'm glad you're here, Sonya is driving everyone nuts." Says Adrian before leading Dimitri up the stairs towards their sister's room.
"Oh man I'm so not looking forward to that. You know I had to cancel my party for this." Whines Dimitri.
"You can throw parties anytime you want. Unless it was a special party." Says Adrian with a wink.
"Not this party, I almost had her, you know and now she's gone. Poof." Says Dimitri with a vanishing gesture.
"Bro, seriously, since when have you "almost" had a girl, you either have her or you don't. Secondly stop being an overdramatic chick." Says Adrian with disdain.
"I have been asking myself that for the last one month. Sometimes she's into me and flirting other times she's lecturing me about how important it is to pay attention in class.I swear, she can be the most annoying human I've ever met… " Says Dimitri
"She's human!" Exclaims Adrian.
"Yeah. She's in my psyche class." Says Dimitri
"Dimka, since when do you go to class especially psyche class."
"Since I found out that the teacher was Alberta Petrov, Mia's Guardian." Says Dimitri
"Mia as in Mia Rinaldi, Ivan's sister. How the hell did you become friends with her?" Screams a shocked Adrian.
"Keep your voice down, and she's also in my psyche class with Roza." Says Dimitri
"Rosa is she Mexican or something." Says Adrian
"Umm, no, her name's not really Roza, I just call her that because it bugs her." Says Dimitri, getting a little embarrassed now.
"Seriously Dimitri are you in middle school, trying to get the girl by being mean to her is not going to work here." Says Adrian.
"That is so not why I do that, she looks really hot and fierce when she's mad at something otherwise she just looks nerdy and timid. She looks like the damsel in distress most of the times but when she's mad or when Mia's sad she gets this fierce protective look in her eyes that drives away her shyness and makes her looks like an avenging angel. Absolutely Beautiful." Says Dimitri getting a faraway look.
"Wow dude, who are you and what have you done to my asshole of an older brother?" Asks Adrian. He realized that Dimitri might be falling for this girl. He knew that this relationship would have terrible consequences.
"Shut up Adrian." Says Dimitri
"No dude, you seriously need to get laid or you will totally end up falling for this girl, even more than you already have." Says Adrian trying to help his brother.
"I haven't fallen for her." Says Dimitri trying to convince himself
"Bro, who are you trying to convince, me or yourself?" Says Adrian.
"Oh shit, I seriously need to get laid tonight."
So what do you guys think, Dimitri falling for Rose, is it too early for that. Next chapter will be the Engagement party. Links to Rose and Mia's dresses and masks are on my profile.
Review if you like it.