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I know this late and I'm sorry for that. I was just being lazy and celebrated my birthday. I did start writing a new story I Want You Mine so check it out! I hope you enjoy the new chapter!
Chapter 12
RPOV
Lissa and I were meeting everybody at the Royal ballroom where the ceremony was being held. When we got there people were standing around and talking, drinking champagne that was being handed out by Moroi that worked for the queen. I looked around the crowd to see if I could spot any of our friends.
"Do you see them?" I asked Lissa while craning my neck looking for them.
"No I don't. Oh wait there's Eddie and Christian." She pointed to across the room to where they were standing. Eddie was in a navy blue suit with a white button down shirt and no tie. He had his sandy blond hair slicked back. On the other hand, Christian wore all black. Black button down shirt, black pants and blazer with a black tie.
"You look very dashing Castile!" I said when we walked up to them.
"You don't look too bad yourself Hathaway." He retorted.
Christian was staring at Lissa, his eyes wide and mouth open slightly. When he recovered he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her deeply.
"Save it for the bedroom guys. We don't need to see you sucking face, its gross!" I said. They broke apart with Lissa blushing and Christian glaring at me.
"What's with all the black Sparkles? Are you going for a goth look? Because that definitely suits your personality. And it makes you look even more like a vampire." I said.
"Thanks Rosie! Your dress is nice and short. I hope you wore some form of underwear so you don't flash all of us if you sit down!" He retorted.
I narrowed my eyes and took a step towards him but Lissa came between us. "Ok guys stop! This is a celebration and we don't need you two fighting the whole time." She said, trying to diffuse a fight.
"Geez Liss, calm down! I was just teasing him." I told her.
"Yeah babe, its what Rosie and I do." Christian said, rubbing her arm soothingly.
"Call me Rosie one more time and I'll make sure you can't have any baby fireballs in the future!" I threatened him. He looked scared. Eddie and Lissa laughed.
"I'd be careful if I were you Christian. I bet Rose really would follow through with her threat." Adrian said coming up behind me. Adrian looked really good. He was wearing a grey suit with a royal blue button down shirt with the first two buttons undone. He had his hair styled in his usual bed head hair style.
"You're looking pretty good Adrian." I said.
"You look absolutely drop dead sexy yourself Little Dhampir!" He said with his sexy smirk. I rolled my eyes.
"Has anyone seen Dimitri?" I asked my friends.
"I thought I saw him talking to some guardians in front of the building earlier." Eddie said.
"I'm gonna go look for him." I tell them.
I scanned the crowd for Dimitri. I didn't see him so I fought through the crowd ignoring rude comments from people as I shouldered past them. Finally I spotted him chatting with a few guardians and Moroi at the far end of the room. I stopped and stared at him for a second, just taking him in. I don't think I've ever seen Dimitri in a tux before but he's in one now and damn, he looks so handsome and sexy! Shaking myself out of my thoughts I approached him.
"...work is very impressive! I would love to have a guardian like you. I know you are a guardian at St. Vladimir's for now but once the school year is over will you be guarding anyone?" I heard a woman ask him as I got closer to Dimitri. She was a very attractive Moroi with dark hair and green eyes. The woman was obviously interested in him as a guardian. I walked up to them before he could answer.
"Hi."
"Hello Rose. Everybody this is my student, Rose Hathaway." Dimitri being the gentleman like he is, introduced me.
"Oh Ms. Hathaway it is a pleasure to meet you! I have heard of some of your achievements. Weren't you the one who ran away with the Dragomir princess?" The woman who had been talking to Dimitri asked me. You could tell she didn't like me.
Before I could answer her with a snarky comment Dimitri butted in, "It was nice talking to you all, but I have to speak to Rose about something. If you will excuse us." Dimitri then grabbed my arm and dragged me away from them.
"I would have behaved myself Comrade. No need to drag me away." I said.
"Really? You wouldn't have made an inappropriate comment to that lady I was talking to?" He asked me. When I didn't answer him, Dimitri chuckled.
"You know me well Comrade." I finally said to him.
"Yes I do." Dimitri replied, looking at me for the first time. His eyes roamed up and down my body taking me in. I could see lust in his expression.
"Follow me." He leaned down and whispered in my ear.
I followed Dimitri through the crowd and out into hallway. I walked behind him while he looked around us. I got more and more confused as to where we were going when Dimitri turned a couple corners into a deserted hallway. Before I could ask what the hell is going on Dimitri backed me up against the wall and crushed his lips to mine. After a moment I responded to his kiss, my hands tangled in his hair.
"Wow." I said, breathless. I close my eyes and try to catch my breath.
"I'm sorry Roza, I just couldn't resist." He said huskily.
"No need to apologize Comrade. You can kiss me anytime you want!" I told him with a grin on my face.
I leaned up and kissed him. His hands went around my waist bringing me closer to his body. We kissed for a good five minutes before we came up for air. Both of us were breathing heavily, my forehead was resting against his. He pulled back and studied me while caressing my cheek.
"You are so beautiful Roza. You look so good in that dress." Dimitri whispered to me. I smiled up at him.
"And you look so handsome in that tux. I've never seen you in one before." I said.
"We should get back. The ceremony is about to start and people will wonder where we are." He said sighing.
"Wait." I leaned forward and gave him one final passionate kiss. Breaking the kiss I smirked at him and said, "Ok we can go now!"
Dimitri walked in front of me a few steps ahead so people wouldn't get suspicious of us. When we got back in the ballroom there were a lot more people. It was packed. Dimitri and I went our separate ways and I searched the crowd for my friends. Finally spotting them I fought through bodies to get to my destination. Someone stepped onto the stage just as I reached Lissa.
"Her Majesty, Queen Tatiana Ivashkov!" The announcer stepped down and made way for the bitch. Queen Tatiana stepped onto the stage and stared down at everybody. Everyone in the room bowed down in respect for her. When we straightened out Tatiana began to speak.
"We are here today to honor some very brave and courageous people who fought against Strigoi at St. Vladimir's Academy when they invaded the wards five days ago. Will Guardians Alto, Belikov, Hathaway, and Petrov please come up here." Tatiana requested. As they made their way up to the stage the crowd erupted into applause. Dimitri and the three others formed a line behind the queen standing with their arms at their sides.
Tatiana raised a hand to silence the room. "Also will Lord Christian Ozera and Ms. Rosemarie Hathaway join the other guardians up here." Tatiana continued. Christian and I looked at each other and started to make our way on stage. People parted for us on our way up, their applause ringing in my ears. Everyone in the audience was looking at Christian and I. Christian looked uncomfortable having so many people watching him as he walked to the stage having never been used to so much attention before. The attention didn't bother me though since I had always liked being the center of attention. These days though I kept to myself and I liked it that way. You could say Dimitri helped tame me.
When Sparky and I reached the stage we climbed up the steps and stood next to Alberta. Tatiana raised her hand again for silence so she could speak.
"These six people risked their lives to keep everyone at St. Vladimir's safe. They were extraordinary in their fight against Strigoi. Christian Ozera will be the first Moroi in history to be receiving a Zvezda Mark. He fought Strigoi alongside Novice Hathaway using fire to distract them while Ms. Hathaway staked them." Tatiana informed the audience. Applause broke out in the ballroom. I could see Lissa cheering along with Eddie and Adrian.
Tatiana gestured to a Moroi to the left side of the stage who was standing next to a chair. "Each one of you will get their Mark from Zachary here and then I will present you with a medal of honor. Please step up when your name is called." Tatiana finished saying.
"Guardian Stan Alto, will you please come get your Mark." Tatiana said.
Stan stepped away from the five of us and walked up the tattooist, shook his hand, and then sat down in the chair and waited for the process to start. Stan leaned forward as Zachary started tattooing his neck. The five of us standing in line watched as the tattoo took shape while people in the audience murmured softly waiting for something to happen. Zachary finished Stan's Zvezda Mark twenty minutes later. He showed Stan the finished tattoo and then bandaged it up. Stan then walked to where Tatiana was waiting for him, shook her hand and then received his medal. Applause and cheers erupted instantly which made him go red with embarrassment. He stood there and waved like a fool, seeming to like the attention. When the audience calmed down the queen called Dimitri's name.
"Why do we have to stand here the whole damn time? I just want to sit down." Christian complained to me.
"It doesn't bother us guardians because its what we do all day!" I teased.
"But you aren't a guardian yet." Christian smirked.
I glared at him. Before I could give a retort people started clapping. Christian and I turned in time to see Dimitri getting his medal. When he turned away from the crowd and caught my eye I gave him my man eater smile which he responded with a smile that made my heart skip a beat.
CPOV
When Guardian Petrov got back in line next to me I realized it was finally my turn. The queen's voice rang loud and clear when she said my name. I noticed the room went deathly quiet and I froze in panic. I wasn't used to this kind of attention, I didn't want it. I had been perfectly fine living in the shadows and letting Lissa and Rose be in the spotlight. I felt a nudge on my left and turned and saw Rose smile at me encouragingly. Taking a deep breath I stepped out of line and walked over to Zachary, the tattooist.
Zachary had me sit in the chair and lean forward so that he could reach my neck easily. He cleaned the middle of my neck where he would put the tattoo and before I knew it, I felt the sharp bite of the needle as it glided along my neck. I balled my fists and screwed my eyes shut so I wouldn't make a noise of pain. Even though this hurt like a bitch, I would not flinch or show any sort of pain. I was Christian Ozera dammit!
Finally the guy was done. He gave me instructions on how to care for my new tatt and then bandaged it up. I got up and walked over to Queen Tatiana where she had my medal. She looked down at me sternly for a second before she spoke.
"Thank you for your bravery Lord Ozera." She said softly, draping the medal around my neck.
Cheers assaulted my ears the moment I faced the audience. I searched the crowd for the two faces I cared about the most. Finally I found them. My Aunt Tasha had pride written all over face, she was wiping tears from her eyes. Then my eyes found Lissa's. She was crying openly with a kleenex clutched in her hands. I could see love brimming from tears as she was shouting my name. I waved at them and gave them my trademark smile.
RPOV
I was able to witness history in the making. It was so quiet in the royal ballroom when Christian was getting his tattoo done that you could have heard a pin drop. After Tatiana presented him with his medal the room exploded with cheers. I really hoped that Christian was treated better than he has been his whole life. He didn't deserve to be shunned for his parents' actions, it was so unfair. I could feel Lissa's feelings of love and happiness so strongly that I got sucked into her head. I could see Christian waving and flashing his cocky smirk at her through her eyes. I noticed my glassy stare as Sparky took his place back next to me.
I had to fight with Lissa's emotions and try to get back into my own head. After a few seconds I managed to suck myself out of her mind. Tatiana raised her hand for silence one more time. She looked me straight in the eye and called my name.
"Ms. Rosemarie Hathaway!" The queen's voice rang out in the silent ballroom.
With my head held high I confidently walked over to Zachary and sat down in his chair. It took him a minute to figure out where to put my mark since I already had two molnija marks and no promise one yet. Getting the tattoo itself was no big deal since I had it done previously with my other marks. Once finished, he covered it up and now it was time to face the queen.
When I stood in front of her she just stared at me for a minute. She turned to grab my medal and gently rested it around my neck. Before she let me go she said softly, "Congratulations Miss Hathaway. Don't let this honor make you even more immature and arrogant."
I raised my eyebrows. "Me? Immature and arrogant? Never!" I walked away before she could make another remark.
"Congratulations Rose!" Lissa squealed in my ear as she hugged me so tightly that I couldn't breathe.
"Liss. Can't...breathe!" I choked out.
"Sorry!" She laughed and pulled back. People have been coming up and congratulating me ever since the ceremony ended. My friends had just managed to get to me.
"Congratulations!" Tasha came up and gave me a hug.
"Thanks Tasha!" I said politely.
"Have you seen Dimitri?" She asked.
"No I haven't. Maybe he went to the bathroom." I suggested.
The night passed in a blur of faces and champagne. I only had a couple of glasses but Christian had several and was now drunk. Lissa was tipsy but coherent unlike him.
"I'm going to bring him back to his room." Lissa told me while helping support Christian with Eddie's help.
"Ok. I'm going to go look for Dimitri." I said.
"Have fun!" She said with a wink.
I left the main ballroom and went in search for Dimitri in the maze of hallways. I hit dead ends and so I turned around and went a different way. Ten minutes later I still hadn't found him and was about to give up when I finally found him.
Except he wasn't alone. He and Tasha were in front of me. Making out. Her hands were in his hair and he had his arms wrapped around her waist. I could see their tongues batting around each other. I could feel myself go cold and my heart breaking into a million pieces.
"What the fuck are you doing?" I heard myself ask.
They broke apart and Dimitri had a dazed expression on his face. He looked around and took in his surroundings and the fact that he was practically wrapped around Tasha.
"What's going on?" Dimitri asked, looking puzzled. He took a step towards me while I took one back.
"Don't." I said. Then I fled.
When I got out of the building I started running. I didn't know when it started but I suddenly felt myself crying. It blurred my vision so I couldn't see where I was going. I felt myself slam into a wall but before I fell it caught me. I looked up to see Adrian.
"Little Dhampir, what's wrong" He asked me, looking concerned.
"Dimitri...Tasha...saw them...making out!" I said while sobbing uncontrollably, I collapsed at his feet.
"Roza!" I looked up to see him running up to me.
"Get the fuck away from me!" I yelled at him. I saw Adrian step in front of me with a cold look on his face.
"I'd go if I were you Belikov." Adrian said quietly.
"Don't tell me what to do Ivashkov!" He snarled. He turned back to me and said, "Roza, let me explain!"
"Just GO!" I yelled again. Dimitri looked at me with pain and regret in his eyes. He gave a resigned sigh and then turned and walked away.
Adrian turned back around and picked me up. "Let's get you to your room." He said quietly. He started walking slowly to my room while I continued to cry into his chest.
Cliffhanger! Did you see that one coming? What do you think will happen with Rose and Dimitri? What do you want to happen? Unfortunately i don't when i will be able to update next because my mom is having surgery soon and i'm going to help take care of her. But i will update as soon as i can. As always read and review!
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