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Chapter 12

Dimitri and I were asked to wait outside while they conversed about a course of action to take with us. Dimitri sat down on the coach, pulling me with him. He tucked me under his arm and kissed me on the forehead, "It'll be ok Rose. Don't worry"

"How can you be so calm, what if they fire you, what if they send you away, what if they send me away, I can't be separated from you again."

"Oh Roza, I don't think they can fire me since I was assumed dead and no longer a Guardian, and they can't fire you since you aren't a Guardian nor a student, henceforth they no longer have any say over us, neither of us are tied to the Academy unless we want to be. So even if they do kick either of us out, we will still be together."

"Damn."

"What?"

"You're just too good. Good at everything! Your intelligent, one of the best Guardians around, the most badass Guardian I know, you're a God, not to mention your killer looks that can melt a girl by just looking at her. How did I ever manage to make you mine?"

"Your intelligent, the best novice around, soon to be one of the greatest Guardians ever; you have a heart of gold, you care for those around you and wish no harm to come to them, you stop at nothing to protect them, to keep them safe; not to mention your killer looks that can melt a man by just looking at him. You make my knees weak whenever you smile; you make my pulse race at the sight of you, every touch, and every kiss. I love you and knowing you love me makes me love you even more."

"WOW! Your speech was much better."

"Oh Roza." He pulled me onto his lap and kissed me long and hard, I parted my lips and felt him inside me, tasting me. One hand entwining my hair, the other sliding around my lower back to bring me closer.

"Hmmhmm." We both pulled apart and looked towards the voice, standing there was my mother,

"Could you keep that to a minimum whilst in public areas?"

Dimitri smirked out an apology, "I apologize Guardian Hathaway, it was careless of us."

I just blushed, not wanting to look at her, not wanting to see her expression.

"We are ready to see you now if you can manage to pull yourselves away from each other for few minutes."

We got up and re-entered Kirova's office. This time they were seated, so we sat down as well. It was Kirova who spoke, "We are at a loss to know what to do in this situation as it is not something that has happened before, any of it. Although Rose was only 17 at the time that you...consummated your relationship, we understand that you, both of you, went to great lengths to distance yourselves romantically from each other. We don't condone what has happened, but under the circumstances we are willing to accept you as a couple as long you keep it private until Rose graduates. That is if Rose still wants to graduate and become a Guardian and if you are willing to continue your Guardian duties as before."

"So you are ok with Rose and I being together?"

It was Alberta who replied, "We understand that both of you have been through many hardships and that has helped form a close bond between you, but we also understand what a waste it would be to lose one of our strongest Guardians and our greatest Novice, so we are willing to allow you to continue your relationship in private as long as it doesn't impede on your duties."

"Lissa knows." I said.

"We will speak with her in regards to this situation."

"Um... Mum... you've been awfully quiet; do you have anything to share?"

"Do I have anything to share? If I had had it my way I would have beaten you both senseless and told you that you can't possibly continue this charade, but seeing you together it's hard not to see that you care for each other, and admittedly he is a good man, I know that he will treat you right."

I didn't really know what to say to that other than, "Thanks mum." She nodded her acknowledgement.

"Well now that everything is settled, I think Guardian Belikov that you should proceed to the hospital wing and get checked out. If all is well then tomorrow you and Alberta can explain to the other Guardians about your miraculous return, excluding your relationship with Rose of course. And you Rose are to return to your classes tomorrow, you have only missed a few weeks so I don't believe that you will be too far behind. You will both continue on as before. And Guardian Hathaway a word before you go."

We said our thanks before heading to the hospital. Dimitri admitted himself for a check up with Doctor Olendzki whilst I went to check on Lissa.

"Hey Liss, how's it going?"

"I'm fine, but Olendzki wants to keep me in overnight so I can get a full nights rest." I knew that Olendzki just didn't want her getting depressed and cutting herself again, and Liss knew that too but wouldn't admit it.

"How did the meeting go? They're not kicking you out or anything are they?"

"No Liss, I'm staying, I'm gonna graduate so I can be your Guardian and Dimitri is staying too, they were actually weirdly calm about the whole situation."

"Ahhhh. I'm so excited; everything will be exactly as I planned." She hugged me and I hugged her back, not wanting to ruin her high by telling her that Dimitri wasn't going to be her Guardian, well in truth I didn't know if that plan was still in effect, but I could only hope.

I stayed and talked with her for awhile, we had a lot to catch up on as we hadn't spoken to each other for about a month, I told her everything that happened to me while we weren't talking and she reciprocated. After about two hours Doctor Olendzki came in and told me I had to leave and let Lissa rest and that Dimitri was waiting for me. I hugged her goodbye and met Dimitri in the hallway when my stomach started rumbling, I smiled at him and said, "You just can't escape the essentials." He laughed and we headed to the Guardians Kitchen, I had found out that a chef made their meals and they just had to reheat them or they could make their own, as their schedules had them eating at all hours.

The kitchen was empty when we arrived so Dimitri decided to play chef. He lifted me up and sat me on the bench. I wrapped myself around him, holding our bodies together, "A kiss for the chef?" He asked. I complied, before my stomach rumbled again causing us both to pull away laughing. "I think we better save this for later."

"Well if the chef is as good as he thinks he is then by all means there will be a lot more later." I gave him my man eating smile.

"Oh how you torment me." He gave me one more quick kiss before turning around and gathering ingredients. He cooked us spaghetti bolognaise, it's more than I knew how to cook, I was amazed. "Trust you to know how to cook; is there anything you can't do?" I said.

"It's just pasta Rose, nothing too complicated. And I did grow up in a house filled with girls, some things rub off."

I quickly scoffed down my meal, I didn't realise how hungry I was until my hunger still wasn't satisfied until I was almost finished my second serving.

"God Rose, you'd think you hadn't eaten in days, you eat like a guy."

"Well I can't help it if I have an overactive appetite." I stuck my tongue out and threw the remnants of my dinner at him.

"Oh no you did not!" He picked up his bowl and poured it all over my head, slowly sliding down my body. I realised that it was going all over his Duster so I took it off, "I don't want to ruin it."

He just looked at me, an all male look, "No we don't want to ruin it." I had forgotten that I was only wearing a bra under the Duster. He pushed me back so I was lying on the bench and started licking the sauce off me, starting at my stomach. A small gasp escaped me as he made his way over my breasts using only his lips and tongue; his hands were holding my arms above my head. When he couldn't reach any further up, he sat me up and continued his journey, along my jaw, my cheek and eventually my lips. He ran one hand over my bare back and the back of my head with the other. I ran my hands all over his bare chest and back, when I started for things lower he drew his lips away from mine and said, "I don't think the Guardian kitchen is an appropriate place."

I pouted my lips at him and then I had a thought, "Well what about a shower?"

"God I love the way you think." With that he quickly packed the dishwasher and wiped down the bench.

He took my hand and we ran out, luckily the students would be in their dorms now so the only people who might see us are the Guardians, but we took our chances. We didn't see anyone as we entered his room. (I can't remember if the Guardians had their own bathrooms or communal, but I'm giving Dimitri his own)

We somehow managed to make it to the bathroom without removing our hands or lips from each other. He turned on the shower letting the water warm up. He came back to me and I embraced him in another kiss. He ran his hands over my back and unclipped my bra, I moved away slightly so it could fall over my arms. I ran my hands over his waist and finally undid his pants, he wiggled out of them whilst running his hands over my waist and unzipping my pants, he pulled them down kissing me in places I'd never been kissed. Once we were both clothes free we got in the shower.