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I was also wondering, when Rose and Dimitri return to the Academy, should Viktoria go with them?

Chapter Twelve…

After we finally got up and cleaned the room, it was nearly lunchtime. We walked downstairs, both happy after what we had been doing last night.

Viktoria pulled a face as we came downstairs and I grinned cheekily. "Morning you two." Olena greeted us happily. "Did you have fun last night?" She asked, innocently, obviously not realising what we had done and how her comment fitted in with the nature of what we had been doing perfectly.

"Please don't ask them that. I really don't want the details." Viktoria cried.

Olena raised an eyebrow at her. It must be a talent all Belikov's possessed. "What?" She asked, clearly amused.

"You didn't go in their room this morning." She shuddered and me and Dimitri both laughed at her.

Olena had cottoned on now and a light blush spread across her cheeks. "Your mother and Abe rang up this morning. They wondered if you would like to go out with them today?" She informed us, trying to avoid the previous topic.

"Oh." I said, surprised. Maybe she had plucked up the courage to tell me what seemed to be so important. "Sure, that would be cool. Did they say what time they would be coming round?"

"In a couple of hours."

I nodded and went to get some well needed food. I never missed breakfast, because normally I had to get up for training. I never had lie ins.

After we had eaten, Dimitri decided that it was time to do some training. We hadn't been sticking to a strict schedule like I had expected and were just doing it when we felt like it - or when Dimitri felt like it.

After running we stood opposite each other in the back yard. Our positions reflecting each other as we waited for who was going to strike first. We had done a couple of spars with Dimitri's family watching, both of us winning some of them. This time though, only Paul was watching from the sidelines. His eyes were wide and eager. I knew he loved to watch us spar.

While I was glancing at Paul adoringly, Dimitri noticed my distraction. Lunging at a ridiculously high speed, he aimed a kick to my leg. I tried to dodge, but he still caught my leg. I did, however, manage to avoid the full brunt of the attack.

I instantly righted myself, returning a punch to his arm, hitting the mark precisely.

I was still surprised how quickly I had learnt and how well Dimitri had been able to teach me. I highly doubted anyone but Dimitri would be able to do this for me. I listened to Dimitri and I didn't doubt his decisions. I had a feeling that if it was anyone else trying to teach me, I would just be back chatting them the whole time. But, most of all, it was that Dimitri understood me. He knew that I wanted to be the best guardian I could, so he taught me properly.

We were using our moves against each other, something we had learnt to do a while ago. We could predict each others moves and anticipate what was about to happen. It made the fight more interesting and longer.

Dimitri gained the victory this time though. He used his brute strength, height and weight against me. The three things I could never compare to. Seeing his opening, he charged against me, ploughing me to the floor.

My wrists were pinned above my head and Dimitri straddled my waist, isolating my movement completely. "I win." He whispered.

Since our second time last night, I had felt even closer to him - something I didn't think could be possible. But even with him sat on top of me right now, I felt the overwhelming urge to kiss him. I could tell just by the look in his eyes he was having pretty much the same thought process.

Just as he began to lean down, Paul clapped vigorously, successfully ruining our moment. We both chuckled though and looked over to where he was sat smiling widely, having clearly enjoyed the fight.

"That was awesome. I hope I can fight like that when I'm older." He informed us, grinning.

"I'm sure you will be a great guardian Paul." Dimitri said, warmly.

Paul got up from where he was sat and headed inside, leaving me and Dimitri, who still hadn't moved from our positions. "He's so cute."

"Yeah. He is." Dimitri agreed. "Almost as cute as you."

I blushed ever so slightly, but laughed and teased him. "Don't you think that was a bit cheesy Comrade?"

He chuckled and leant down to kiss me, having no interruptions this time. It didn't start out as a passionate kiss, but it still turned into one.

An annoyed knock on the window was the thing to break us out of our trance this time and we both turned to look at Viktoria's repulsed expression through the window.

Both laughing, Dimitri got up and offered me a hand. We needed to have a shower before my mom and Abe came by. I still wondered if she planned to tell me her big secret today.

After walking up the stairs and having a very entertaining shower, it was time for my mom to arrive. Me and Dimitri had taken a shower together and when your trying to be quite quick, that is not a good idea. Me and Dimitri naked together, in a shower, is very fun. We didn't have sex, but it didn't stop us messing about.

When we walked downstairs, trying to hide that grins we wanted to show, my mother and Abe were already here. They were sitting together on the sofa and holding hands.

As disturbing as it was to imagine my mother in any kind of relationship, I had to admit that they looked good together. I just wondered about their past. I know Abe had said they knew each other a long time ago, but it seemed like they had not just recently found their feelings towards each other. When you saw how they looked at each other, it was like a dimmed down version of how me and Dimitri were. I couldn't imagine that they had only decided to start a relationship recently. They had a colourful past that I hadn't been told about.

"Hey Mom. Hey Abe." I greeted them, plonking myself ungracefully down on the couch opposite them. Dimitri did the exact opposite and sat down next to me, elegant like always.

"Hey you two." Abe replied.

"So, what are we doing today?" I asked, curious as to what they had planned.

"We were thinking of going sight-seeing or just generally getting out of the house." My mom responded, almost nervously. She had been really on edge since we'd come downstairs, and probably before in anticipation. It was really nagging me as to what could be so important.

"Sounds cool." I decided, standing up as I'm guessing she planned to leave as soon as possible.

They all followed suit and we soon walking around some random city, Novosibirsk I think. We had taken Abe's car, which was big and expensive, and were now 'sight seeing' and being trailed by Abe's guardians. He had insisted that we were off duty and needed to 'enjoy ourselves' so had his guardians come along.

Me and Dimitri were holding hands, something I relished in. I loved the fact that no one here cared. No one knew how wrong our relationship was and looked at us like any other couple who were clearly in love. It was going to be hard returning to the Academy and returning to the secrecy.

As much as I missed Lissa and the rest of my friends, I was definitely seeing the advantages of staying in Russia forever. I wished it would be that easy if I wanted it to happen.

We had lagged behind slightly and I spoke quietly to Dimitri. "What do you think their past is?"

He shot me a confused glance. "I don't know, why?"

I shrugged. "It's just kind of obvious this isn't the first time they've had a relationship. Abe said they've known each other since before I was born. That's a long time. I'm just trying to put the pieces together. I want to know what she's hiding from me. It's doing my head in." I explained.

Dimitri wrapped a comforting arm around my shoulder, pulling me in closer to his side. "She'll tell you when she's ready. And about their past, she'll tell you about that either when you ask her, or when she wants too."

I sighed. "I know she will. I just wish she could tell me straight away. It can't be that important." It hurt to think that maybe she thought she couldn't trust me with whatever it was. I wanted her to be able to tell me anything, like a normal mother and daughter. I don't think we could ever be a normal mother and daughter, but it didn't hurt to try.

"She does trust you." Dimitri whispered. "She is just building up the courage to do it. You can see yourself how nervous she is. It must be important. You need to be patient."

I snorted. "We both know that's not one of my strong points."

Dimitri chuckled. "Well then you will just have to let it nag at you until she tells you."

My mom and Abe were also talking quietly to each other. They were holding hands and were stood close together, just like us. They were talking in hushed tones, not wanting to be overheard.

"He knows." I informed Dimitri.

He raised an eyebrow at me. "What?"

"He knows whatever my mom is going to tell me."

"How can you be sure?" He inquired, not doubting me exactly, just wondering how I could be so certain.

"He looks kind of anxious as well. They are talking about it now, I bet. Look, he just gave her hand a comforting squeeze." It was exactly what Dimitri did for me whenever I was worrying about something.

"Your right." He agreed. "Which means that he is probably involved in whatever he secret is as well."

I nodded. "This is killing me." I whined. "I want to just know already!"

Dimitri laughed and we caught up to where they were standing and had finished talking.

The rest of the day was good. It was nice to spend time with my mother. It turned out there were lots of little things that I never knew about her, that I probably should have. Things like her favourite food. It was only small, but somehow it was significant. Everyone else would know what their mother's favourite food was.

We were now sat in some fancy restaurant and eating heartily. My mother had loosened up throughout the day, but had gone back to looking pale and scared now.

She coughed, breaking the silence which had begun to get awkward. "Rose. There's some things I need to talk to you about. Some things you should know."

"Eventually." I muttered, only loud enough for Dimitri, who was sitting next to me, to hear. He grabbed my hand under the table as a soothing gesture, but shot me a look which meant that I wasn't to make this any harder for my mom than it appeared already.

"Me and Abe, we go way back. This isn't the first time we have been in a relationship." She began. "We went our separate ways about 17 years ago and I have only been speaking to him again recently." She explained, looking as though she was building up to a climax in the story.

She paused now and looked down at her hands then at Abe uncomfortably, as if she was asking what to say next.

"Me and your mother went in different directions for many reasons. She had to follow her charge and I had business to attend to." He spoke.

"Where is all this leading too?" I asked, trying not to sound too impatient.

"Abe is…" She took a deep breath and grabbed his hand.

"Abe is your father."