(DPOV)
I could actually feel her pain and I knew I wasn't the only one that felt it, although they didn't feel it the same way I did. With damphires it's not unusual for us to be without a father, but it's not often that we have neither parent. Just because our mother is too much of bitch to care about what happens to us. But because of Janien, Roza had neither of her parents. I could tell that if Abe had been able to find Roza he would have raised her in a loving home, even without her mother. I remember a few times, while she was still in school, trying to get her to make peace with Janien. But I had no idea what I was really asking her to do. Now, after having seen how Janien treats my Roza, I wish I had never advised her to do that. At the time I just couldn't imagine a mother not loving her child. I have been so lucky and blessed to have my mother and babushka. After the song was finished she never even slowed up she went straight into the discussion of the next song.
"I know what some people I went to school with thought about me, so when I was 15, I wrote a song about how they saw me. Even though they were always to damn stupid to know that wasn't the real me, it was all an act. One man saw through all the bullshit and loved me for me, not for what I could do for or to him. So this song is dedicated to the love of my life, my soul mate. I love you Comrade." She said as she looked directly in my eyes.
Ahh, touch me
(This is the night) (the whole band)
Ahh, touch me
I want to feel your body
Full moon in the city
And the night was young
I was hungry for love
I was hungry for fun
I was hunting you down
And I was the bait
When I saw you there
I didn't mean to hesitate
This is the night
This is the night
This is the time
We've got to get it right
(This is the night) (the whole band)
Touch me, touch me
I want to feel your body
Your heart beat next to mine
(This is the night) (the whole band)
Touch me, touch me now
Quick as a flash
You disappeared into the night
Did I hurt you, boy?
Didn't I treat you right?
You made me feel so good
Made me feel myself
Now I'm alone
And you're with somebody else
This is the night, yeah
This is the night
This is the time
We've got to get it right
(This is the night) (the whole band)
Touch me, touch me
I want to feel your body
Your heart beat next to mine
(This is the night) (twb)
Touch me, touch me now
Touch me, touch me now
Touch me, touch me now
Hot and cold emotions
Confusing my brain
I could not decide
Between pleasure and pain
Like a tramp in the night
I was begging for you
To treat my body
Like you wanted to
I was begging for you
(This is the night) (twb)
Touch me, touch me
I want to feel your body
Your heart beat next to mine
(This is the night) (twb)
'Cos I want your body all the time
(This is the night) (twb)
Touch me, touch me
I want to feel your body
Your heart beat next to mine
(This is the night) (twb)
'Cos I want your body all the time
Ahh, touch me, touch me, touch me
(This is the night) (twb)
Touch me, touch me
I want to feel your body
(This is the night) (twb)
Touch me, touch me, touch me
(This is the night) (twb)
Ahh, touch me, touch me
I want to feel your body
(This is the night) (twb)
Touch me, touch me, touch me
(This is the night) (twb)
Touch me, touch me, touch me
Holy shit. I knew she could sing and dance, but that song and the accompanying dance that went with the song. Made me want to rush that stage and fuck her brains out, right there in front of God and everybody. The only times I have ever seen her move like that was when she's riding me. The way her breast bounced with every move, made me lose my breath. And by the looks on the faces of all the guys in audience, faculty, students, guests and guardians included, I wasn't the only one with those kinds of thoughts. So before they started the last song, just to show everyone that she was mine, I did walk out on the stage. I didn't fuck her, though I really, really wanted to. I was so fucking hard it was difficult to put one foot in front of the other. I took her in my arms and kissed her till we were both completely and utterly stupid. While grasping one of her legs I wrapped it around my hips, like I had that night in the cabin, which she tightened. Letting me know that she could feel how hard I was and that she knew what I really wanted to do. Once the kiss was finished, it was very difficult for either of us to breath for a few minutes, so we just stood there starring into each other's eyes. Finally, I kissed the tip of her nose and walked back off stage. Thinking to myself, 'damn my woman is something else.'
I could feel it as she followed me with her eyes before saying, "damn baby, thanks I needed that after that song. Later I'll sing that just for you."
I couldn't help but laugh at this before replying, "Later baby, definitely later." Which just brought a huge round of laughter and applause from not only the audience but also every member of our crew.
"Wheww, now I need an ice cold shower…" she laughed, as she fanned herself with her hand, again everyone laughed. "Ok for our last song of the night, this is one I wrote after I got engaged. This is for everyone who has ever experienced true love."
(RPOV)
If I wanted it easy, I'd have been gone by now
If I thought it was simple, I'd have figured it out
The best thing called love takes everything that I've got
I'm not sure what it is but I'm sure what it's not
'Cause baby you and I got different ways
Of saying the same thing, oh yeah
This love is hard from start to finish
And if you love you gotta put your whole heart in it
And if it's right, you'll know in a minute, yeah
You're doin' things, you never thought you could
Oh, love is hard but baby, life is good
We can say things that cut to the bone
(I turned here and looked at Dimitri, knowing he knew what I was talking about. I could see that he was deeply ashamed of himself. So I just smiled at him letting him know that he was forgiven, and blew him a kiss.)
We want to be together but we want to be alone
Sometimes it seems we're on different tracks
We might walk away but we'll always come back
Baby, you and me got different ways
Of saying the same thing
We both know
Love is hard from start to finish
And if you love, you gotta put your whole heart in it
And if it's right, you'll know in a minute
Doin' things you never thought you could
Oh, love is hard but baby, life is good
Oh, so good
Love is hard from start to finish
And if you love you gotta put your whole heart in it
If it's right you'll know in a minute
You're doin' things you never thought you could
Yeah, love is hard but baby, life is good
Feels so good
Hey, love is hard, life's so good
Love is hard, life's so good
Love is hard, life's so good
Love is hard, life's so good
Love is hard, life's so good
Love is hard, life's so good
(APOV) Alberta
On that last song they got a standing ovation, that lasted a good fifteen minutes. They waved good bye then we all went to the bus.
As soon as everyone was on the bus we heard Ivan whistling and clapping calling for an encore.
(IPOV) Ivan
"Damn Dimka I never knew you could sing and dance like that."
"Well you'd be amazed what you can learn, given the proper motivation." He said with a shit eating grin on his face as he looked Roe over appreciatively, while biting his lip in anticipation, then I saw him shiver with the depth of his love and desire for her. Roe was standing by the door talking with Alberta, but her eyes kept returning to Dimka's. I could practically see their love and devotion for each other radiating off of them. I was so happy that Dimka had finally found his rightful place in the world.
"So I see. So what's on the agenda for tonight?"
"I don't know exactly; we have to go by what Roza says she's the one with the strigoi sensor." He began looking around but couldn't find Roe. And the bus definitely wasn't somewhere you could hide an adult, no matter how small they were.
"Where'd Roza go?" He asked Christian, who just shrugged his shoulders. He sat there a minute staring out into space before he got a very pissed off look on his face.
"Damn hardheaded, stubborn, amazingly beautiful and distracting woman." I had no idea where that came from or what was going on as he got up and headed for the door.
As soon as it opened I heard him say, "Roza Mazur get your fine ass on this bus before I have to spank you. Did you forget I can read your mind now? I know exactly what you are thinking, so you get that thought out of your head right fucking now." Damn, I've never heard Dimka say the F word before. I don't know what's going on but whatever it is it must be big, and what the hell did he mean he can read her mind. I guess that would explain the half conversation last night. But how is it possible?
(RPOV)
When everyone got on the bus I told Al that I needed to talk to her privately.
"What's up Roe?"
"I have to go to the caves there are seven strigoi up there. So you have to distract the others so I can sneak away. I can't let them follow me there. And I sure as hell can't let Dimitri go up there. I can't lose him again, I won't be able to survive that again, it will literally kill me."
"Roe you know that if I distract him and he finds out what you are up to he'll…"
"Roza Mazur get your fine ass on this bus before I have to spank you. Did you forget I can read your mind now? I know exactly what you are thinking so you get that thought out of your head right fucking now." I heard Dimitri fume.
'Well damn.' I thought.
"Yeah damn." He said as I felt him grab me by the elbow and pull me onto the bus.
Just then Chris asked, "What's going on?"
"Nothing."
"Don't lie to them Roza." Dimitri said curtly.
"Dimitri I love you more than life itself, but seriously shut the fuck up."
"No, I won't shut the fuck up. I know what you were trying to do and I won't allow it. I absolutely for-fucking-bid it." He told me softly but sternly.
"Dimitri it's the only way."
"No it's not. We are getting married, so from the second you said yes that meant we do everything together, even the dangerous stuff. Actually from the moment we met, we've done everything together. That is our job, but we do it together. Tell me they haven't been through dangerous stuff with you in the last six months." He said pointing to my crew.
"Yes they have, but this is different, you know that it is. I can't go through that again; don't you see; I won't survive it again. If that happened again they might as well kill me. I can't lose you again, I can't." Dropping my head into my hands, I began to weep hysterically. I felt Dimitri pick me up bridal style and carry me to the sofa and sit down with me in his lap.
Then I heard Eddie say, "someone want to let us know what's going on?"
I couldn't say anything I was still crying too hard. My head buried in Dimitri's chest, I heard Dimitri answer him.
"There are strigoi in the caves and she was going to sneak off and go alone, and we all know why."
Eddie, Chris, Mia, Al, Baba, Yuri and Celeste all began to tell me that I wasn't alone in this and that if I went they were going too.
Mia walked over and knelt in front of me, "Roe, we are your family and team. We work as a team, not only on stage, but with strigoi as well. If there are strigoi in the caves, which I am not doubting, then we face them as a team, as a family."
"I can't lose him again MeMe, I just can't."
Mia wrapped her arms around me, "I know sissy I know, and you won't, we won't let that happen again. Your stronger this time, remember you can kill with just a thought now. So he will be safe, we will all make sure of it. But this is your calling, this is what you were born to do. You are destined to be with Dimitri forever, but you were also born to be the strigoi ending killer queen. We won't lose him or anybody else this time, I promise." She held me in her arms and rocked me side to side while I still sat in Dimitri's lap.