Drabble:36
POV:Third Person

Rose had her 'plans-for-the-future', which mostly were about guarding Lissa for as long as possible; and after she met Dimitri, he too factored into her plans….soul mates, you know? Other than that, her plans were about lifelong friendships, travelling the world, having a happy family-life and basically enjoying her life to the fullest.
Never in her wildest dreams had university education crossed her mind. Ever. But Lissa wanted to experience university, and Rose, as her friend, advisor and guardian, also had to make the transition. So, despite her reluctance (Come on! She passed the academy, was further education really necessary?), she went too. At first, she wasn't much invested in the education, she only sought passable grades, but Lissa insisted that Rose choose her own electives. Which put Rose in a dilemna, I mean why should she waste her time studying some crap while she could be breezing by Lissa's courses with her help? But Lissa was adamant that Rose chose her own courses-she wanted Rose to enjoy her own educational experience, or so she said; to Rose it was retribution, a punishment for keeping secrets from Lissa so long, not that she dared tell Lissa that.

After much protesting and being ignored by Lissa, Rose began to research…finally. She first inspected the courses and electives offered, then investigated some that seemed appealing; finally deciding on a few courses, just to placate Lissa…or so she said. For throughout the academic year, she studied-actually studied-like researched for classes, attended all lectures (Stan would be so proud!), did assignments, even put in some library time. She had support and encouragement from Lissa, and help from Dimitri, who was like the awesomest tutor ever (fine, so he "rewarded" her when she did the coursework properly). Even then, all she aimed for was a straight B score.
After the freshman year, Rose returned to Court with Lissa, and promptly forgot about her university experience. Well, she tried to forget, but the anticipation of her results made her unable to. Still, at Court, she had too many duties; she couldn't spend time worrying about that.

Then finally, the results got mailed. Lissa's scores were great, as expected, and she pulled in a high CGPA. And then, under the watchful eyes of Lissa, Dimitri and an ever-ready-to-mock Christian, Rose uncovered her own results. She took one look at her scores, and promptly dropped the paper. She stood frozen to the spot, and Christian picked up the document. He glanced at it, gasped, and gaped at Rose, eyes bugging out. By now, Lissa was really anxious. Fearing the worst, she seized the paper from Christian and perused it herself.
"OhmyGod!", she exclaimed, turning to Dimitri, who was looking at Rose with worry. "A+ all the way!"
Dimitri froze for a moment, then got up and hugged Rose, spinning her around. Lissa and Christian recovered too, and congratulated her. Then, phone calls were placed to Rose's parents, Palm Springs, Russia, Alberta and even Stan (per Rose's request); after which, the friends went out to celebrate. And for the first time in her life, Rose looked forward to the next academic year.

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