Chapter 14

RPOV

"I'm not sure it's a good idea Roza" Dimitri told me for the hundreds time.

"Common Comrade, it'll be fun, please." I begged him. Then I remembered something. "Hey, Dimitri, how come you call me Roza?"

"Umm, because that is your name in Russian" He said and I could tell he was feeling a bit shy.

"Well, I like it." I concluded. It made me feel warm inside every time he called me that.

"Now, let's go comrade."

I got my walking stick and slowly made my way out of the car. We were currently in a bowling alley, and I had been trying to convince Dimitri to come with me for weeks. I loved bowling, and I wasn't going to stop just for a 'minor' technicality like this one.

Besides, it had been a few weeks since I had broken up with Adrian, and I wanted to go out with my friends to just have fun.

Of course, that involved Dimitri as well.

I remembered talking to Lissa and Mia a few days back about my friendship with him.

***flashback****

Lissa and I were hanging out in my room one afternoon, I still hadn't returned to school, since I had still to stay a bit longer in therapy and such so that my school experience would be easier. Besides, my mom wanted me to consider talking private classes. At home.

I had told her very clearly though, that it was not happening.

"So, umm, Adrian is dating Camille." Lissa told me a bit shyly. I knew she was afraid to hurt my feelings, but honestly, I was getting tired of everyone treating me like I was a little kid that couldn't handle anything.

"Conta? Ugg, that slut, he is totally not worth you Rose." Mia said. "Believe me, men are all the same."

"All men huh? Even Eddie?" Lissa teased her.

"Oh, shut up." I didn't need eyes to tell Mia was blushing.

"Eddie huh?" I asked. To be honest, I actually thought it was about time they admitted their feelings for each other. They had liked each other for years.

"And what about you Rose? Do you like anyone right now?" Lissa asked. I opened my mouth but Mia beat me to answer.

"I think it is pretty obvious a certain Russian is the one that Rose is after."

"Common Mia, don't be ridiculous. Rose couldn't possibly like him; I mean h is much older than her, what is he, like 26?

"24." I said.

"See? Too old, right Rose?"

"Well…"

"Rose?" Lissa asked me.

"Yeah, I suppose." I said and decided to keep my mouth shut about the fact that I actually didn't think that age was such an impediment.

"We are just friends." I mumbled, noticing that there was a part of me that didn't like that statement at all.

*****end of flashback****

"Rose? You ready?" Dimitri asked me. I'm sure that if I hadn't been blind he would have been waving his hand in front of me.

"Yeah, sorry, I just swooned out for a bit. Let's go.

We found our friends and started playing.

"Your turn Rose." Mason said. I knew that my friends were nervous as to how I would play, the guy from the desk that rented the bowling shoes had been reluctant to let me in. lucky for me I had a 6 '7 foot Russian that was going to help me.

"Let's go comrade." I said as he guided me to the rail. I took the bowling ball and Dimitri just guided me in the right direction.

We hit all the cones in the rail.

We had an amazing time. The walking stick and Dimitri sure helped me a lot.

Finally it was time to go, and Dimitri was talking me home.

He guided me up until my house's doorstep. I would have invited him in but for some reason my dad didn't like him so we just said goodbye outside. I nearly gasped when I felt his lips brushing against my cheek.

Goodnight Roza."

"Goodnight comrade." I said. I got in with shaky legs.

I felt really happy, no one had said anything mean to me in the bowls and my friends had acted just as always. I was thinking that when school started tomorrow, everything would be fine.

But I had been wrong before.

Next chapter is her first day of school! What would happen? And is Rose beginning to have feelings for Dimitri?

Will I take less to update?

I sure hope so, sorry for the tardiness-: (I'll try to update ASAP next time!