Ok so my story so far has been tame and the T rating has fit but this chapter is a M+ rating. The M scene is marked and I ask that if you are young and innocent please skip it since it really isn't needed in the plot. Also if you are offended by graphic details then I ask you to skip it also. If you are asking, why did I write it in the first place? Well I have two reasons. One is that Dimitri and Rose have waited this long to be allowed to have a real marital relationship. And second, the voices in my head wanted me to so I obeyed them.

If you think I should remove it let me know and I will post it as its own one shot or perhaps I will change the rating on my story to M.

Apparently I am not done with this story so I am going a few more chapters before my epilogue.

Thank you for reading and I hope you like it. As I have said before I do not Own VA but that which is mine I share with you.

Suzanna


Chapter Fifty-one: A Honeymoon

Alberta POV

Rose and Dimitri's plane will be landing any moment now. I watched as it began its descent began. It made the customary wide circle over the school at it descended. I wonder what is going through their minds about this mysterious trip that Queen Vasilisa is sending them on. When she called me this morning she told me that Rose was upset but trying to be patient with her. Though she did tell me that Rose changed the ringtone on her phone. Now when Lissa calls Rose's phone will play a warped version of the English song, God Save the Queen. I remember when Adrian was a guest here and he used the same ringtone for Queen Tatiana. I could hear King Christian laughing about it in the background. Rose and Dimitri exited the plane looking a bit rumpled. I don't want to know what they were doing on that plane.

"Hello Rose, Dimitri." I completely set aside formalities and hugged them. In so many ways these two were my friends and family. I get to see them relatively often but I miss them just the same. "Sorry I couldn't make it to the first Graduation Ceremony for your new Academy."

"Completely forgiven. Next year we will have to coordinate with each other better. Besides it's about time that they do some remodeling and updating at this school. Are all of the children gone for the summer?"

"Everyone with a place to go. There are a few here who have lost their parents and are now in my care till they graduate. The youngest are only 2 and 3; Guardian Samantha Riva is taking charge of them because we feel they are too young to live in a dorm. She is living with them in guest housing since the Guardian dorms are not big enough. Altogether we have ten students with us throughout the summer remodel."

"I think we will have to figure out some better solution then Guest housing. Those poor kids need a warm loving environment. I remember Guardian Riva and I agree with your choice of care givers."

"She asked for the assignment, but yes she is a natural at being a mommy. We have some business to get to so we will discuss this matter later. I believe Queen Lissa asked you to deliver something to me?"

Rose took the messenger bag off her shoulder and handed it to me. I beckoned them to follow me and as expected they fell into step behind me. As we walked I pulled a key out of my pocked and used it to open the lock on the messenger bag. Inside was an envelope addressed to Rose. When I handed her the envelope she put her guardian mask up but not before I saw a glimmer of frustration. I could tell she was searching the bond for the answers to her questions.

"All this time I have been delivering a letter for myself. I think that despite my pulling spirits darkness from her she is still going insane." She tore into the envelope reading the letter; first to herself then to Dimitri

~~o~~o~~o~~

My dear sister, friend and bondmate

When you married Adrian the two of you went on a beautiful honeymoon. The day that you and Dimitri were bonded in the marriage of the heart you were denied any such luxury. I think that after all that you have been through you deserve a honeymoon. I have been searching your thought and I have realized that though I would want to send you to the most luxurious resort; you long to come back to where everything began. Here is your chance. I have added as much luxury to your cabin as I possibly could without ruining it for you.

There are some rules. You may stay at St. Vlad's the whole month if you wish or you may travel to anywhere you want. You may not return home. If you do return home I have instructed the guardians to have you arrested and sequestered to that beautiful home in the Whitsunday Islands that Adrian bought. (Which you still have yet to use) You will remain there till your month long honeymoon is over.

I want you to use this time to reconnect as Rose and Dimitri. Since before you restored Dimitri to himself you have been; parents, Guardians, instructors excreta. Yes I know you still are parents but I want you to get to just be you without the responsibilities that come with being who you are. I will take care of the kids; and the members of your pack will work together to sort through the candidates for new hunting packs. We will have a good selection ready for you when you come home.

Please don't be mad at me I am doing this for your own good. I love you both more than you can know. Enjoy this. I will be keeping most of my walls up to give you privacy and so that you won't be tempted to spy on things here. I will let you in my head for short visits every few days only because I know how uncomfortable it is for both of us not to keep tabs on each other.

Love Lissa.

~o~o~o~

"Now I know she is going nutty. She could have told me to take a week or two off for a romantic vacation." Dimitri actually laughed when she said this.

"Roza you know you wouldn't have left even for a week. You only took two weeks for your honeymoon with Adrian and you didn't even have to start active Guarding for two whole months. With all we have going on right now I would have been surprised if you took anything more than a day off. I am glad she did this. I plan on making good use of our little vacation."

I chuckled a bit. Rose has to know that Dimitri is right. I know that though she would love to take some time alone with him she is sometimes almost as duty bound as her mother. She would never neglect her family for work but she will most definitely neglect her own wants and needs for her Moroi and for her duty as the wielder of Life and Death. What I understand of Rose's magic is that it is rooted in her love. Taking the time to bring Dimitri and her closer can only make her that much stronger as a wielder.

We had gotten half way to the cabin. I pulled a letter from my pocket. This letter was from me; I wanted to let them know that for the duration of their stay the gym would be free for a two hour block from 6-8 pm and 3-5 am for their own personal use. (This had been the schedule that Rose and Dimitri used to train on.) I assured them that they would have complete privacy. The Dhampir Dorm was being remodeled but they may wander and reminisce privately in their old dorms as well. I knew that this would probably embarrass the heck out of them but I also feel certain that they will take advantage of any opportunities to enjoy their old haunts in ways that they couldn't before. Along with my note was the key for the cabin. I handed it to Dimitri and turned to face them.

ROSE POV

"Well I am sure that you know your way from here." Alberta gave us a knowing smile. "The kitchen in the cabin is stalked and ready so if you aren't able to make it to the dining hall for meals your set. The staff and students would like it if you joined us for dinner tomorrow night in the staff dining hall."

With that she turned towards the school leaving us alone. Dimitri wrapped an arm around my waist as he read the note that Alberta gave him. He read it out loud to me but I barely heard him. For the first time in years I was nervous around Dimitri. After the make out session on the plane my body was primed and ready. My heart and body ache to be one with him again. It's not like this is my first time having sex. I guess that is the reason I am so nervous. I am afraid that I won't 'feel' right to Dimitri anymore. A few months ago I overheard a conversation that has made me a bit self conscious.

~o~O~o~ Flashback ~o~O~o~

I had spent my morning in Tasha's office helping her with the integrated combat program. She had taken over shortly after I had the twins but she still conferred with me often. I hadn't gotten my workout in and didn't want to disturb the students in the Court Academy's gym so I opted for the court gym. Once changed, I decided to do some palaties and yoga stretches. Across the way, at the weight machines were a couple of court guardians. I recognized them but didn't really know them. They began commenting to each other about my physique.

They were far enough from me that I shouldn't have heard them but unknown to all but Dimitri, Lissa, Adrian and Sasha; my hearing and other senses are much better than an ordinary Dhampir but not as good as a Strigoi. It is something Dimitri and I have in common but for different reasons. Mine is a gift as a Wielder of Life and Death. Dimitri's enhanced senses are a leftover from his being Strigoi. I pretended that I could not hear them and within a few moments I really wished I hadn't.

"My god she is hot. I wouldn't mind getting with her. Can't believe how lucky Belikov is."

"Yeah she is a hot little number but I bet she is as loose as a tube sock."

"Why would you say that?"

"Think about it dude. She has a reputation that spans though her teens."

"I heard she wasn't as promiscuous as people thought."

"She has given birth to 4 kids. Not to mention that one day not long before Queen Tatiana stepped down I had overheard then Lord Ozera complaining to Lord Ivashkov. I heard him say "You rabbits go at it as many times in one night than most couples do in a week. Do you know how frustrating it is to the other couples in the house?" God she must be loud if everyone knows when they're at it." I am so going to kill Christian for his big mouth.

"I guess that is a lot of fucking but still she is young and hot. I still wouldn't mind a go."

"I still say she has got to be loose as a tube sock. Poor Belikov, I bet he was disappointed the first time."

I couldn't take it anymore. I got up and ran out without changing. As I ran I saw Sasha's husband, Andrew, round a corner near the asshats who were talking about me. His face was red and his hands in a fist. I ran though court and didn't stop till I was in my office at the school. Thankfully class was in session now and no one saw me. Adrian appeared and held me. (Well at least as well as a ghost can.) Fifteen minutes later there was a light rap at my door. I heard Andrew's voice so I let him in.

He had heard the whole conversation and had reprimanded the men. Since I am one of the Queen's personal guards I am a superior to all Guardians except for those on the Guardian council. Speaking about a fellow Guardian in a derogatory manor is a serious offence. We have to be able to trust each other with our lives; gossip and badmouthing undermines trust. The punishment is worse if the offence was against a superior.

Andrew also held me as I cried, then he told me not to worry about what they had said. He assured me that I would not be a disappointment to Dimitri. He assured me that from his experience with Sasha things go back to normal after childbirth. It might take a while but if I did the kegel exercises that Sasha had told me to do then I would defiantly be back to normal. He also told me that Dimitri loves me so much and that I shouldn't let the things those men said affect my ability to share something so sacred with the man I loved. Andrew is so shy that it was a bit surprising that he was speaking so frankly with me. I learned a new appreciation for him. I had never gotten as used to using the term Cousin as easily as Moroi do but from that day on I found it easier to call both Sasha and Andrew Cousin.

I thanked him for bringing me my clothes; I don't even want to know how he got them from the woman's locker room. I also thanked him for defending me. I asked him not to tell anyone about this because I didn't want it to get back to Dimitri. I decided not to chew Christian out. Moroi sometimes forget that guardians are in a room and like I said I really didn't want Dimitri or anyone to hear what those guys said about me. After that day I tried to forget the things those awful men said.

~o~O~o~ End Flashback ~o~O~o

As we have gotten closer to this day I have gotten more and more nervous about it. The fact that Dimitri and I have cut back on other types of fooling around because we were afraid of getting to hot and heavy and going all the way; has actually made my nervousness worse.

A few weeks ago we came really close to giving in. We had both given each other pleasure and we were enjoying the afterglow with some kissing and caressing. Slow sweet kisses morphed into heat and passion and before I knew it we had rolled so that Dimitri was on top of me with my legs wrapped around him. I could feel him at my entrance and all it would have taken was one small movement for ether of us for him to enter me. At the last moment we both froze. I think that the only thing that stopped us was my self-consciousness making me nervous and Dimitri's concern that I not get pregnant before Dr Isham say it is ok.

When I had my last appointment Dr Isham had added one more week to our year of abstinence. The good thing was that this had given us a chance to have a proper birthday party for Ally and Addy both are completely weaned and successfully using a feeder. I am still a bit milky but Dimitri doesn't seem to mind.

I leaned into Dimitri. He is my rock and I know that despite my fears everything will be ok. With the medical training he got with Ivan he would know if my body has changed; and he, I assume would know what to expect. I took a deep breath taking in his sent.

Our cabin looked different than it had before. It was bigger than I remember and now it had a small patio. I could tell that Lissa had added on to it. Part of me was a bit upset that she had changed anything at all and part of me was curious to see what my sister did for me. Dimitri took the key and opened it. I was about to walk inside but he scooped me up giving me a look with one eyebrow lifted. He was silently chiding me for trying to deny him the opportunity to carry me over the threshold. Funny how similar he and Adrian sometimes are even though they were not raised together and nether take after Nathan. Tatiana says that they take after Nathanial and from what she can tell, Benjamin, is like his brothers.

Once inside he kissed me sweetly as he set me on my own feet. I took his hand and we looked around the cabin. To me it was a bit more like a cottage. There was a main room with a fireplace, a sofa and little tables on the sides. Between the sofa and the fireplace was a large plush carpet. I was glad that it was not animal fur because the thought of making love on some dead animal pelt didn't appeal to me. The little kitchen was open to the main room by a small breakfast counter with tall chairs. As promised the kitchen was well stocked. Off the main room was the bed room.

Here was the original cabin, our cabin. They had built around the original structure only replacing unstable wood but leaving most of the original. I looked at the bed and was a little sad to find that there was a king size bed instead of the original twin sized cot. The original back wall where the bathroom had been looked like it had been replaced. There were two doors one was a spacious closet with a chest of drawers on each side.

The other door, lead to a new bathroom. There was a double sink and a huge shower tub like. At home my bathroom had a huge two person spa tub and a separate shower that had multiple heads at different levels to spray water at you from all directions. The design of this seemed to offer the best of both in a smaller package. The bathroom though luxurious still had a rustic feel to it. The floor was tiled with chiseled gray stone. The same stone was used on the shower wall and the counters but here it was sanded smooth but without a shine. Dozens of fluffy towels filled one wood and glass door cabinet. The second cabinet held all our favorite toiletries.

When we were done examining the bathroom Dimitri walked over to the bed. When he looked at me there was a bit of a mischievous smile on his face.

"This is our bed Roza. Just like the rest of the place it is changed and updated a bit but it is still ours." He pointed to the headboard. I realized that someone had taken the head and food boards form the old bed and put them together adding a few embellishments on the sides and center with new wood. Then I noticed something I hadn't before. On one side at the top a D was carved into the wood on the other side was an R. I recognized the writing. I looked at Dimitri in askance; I had begun to wonder if he had been involved in the planning and execution of Lissa's little surprise.

"Before we left on the rescue mission I came back here to think about what we were going to do. How we could be together. I had honestly been thinking about it for a few days before the attack because I knew I had to be with you. Once my plan had been made I took my little pocket knife and I carved our initials into the bed. Then I went to take you for that walk. Remember I had told you that we could be together without leaving our careers." I did remember.

"After you were taken I couldn't bring myself to come anywhere near this place. The day that Adrian proposed my mother brought me here to question me about my feelings for him, and you. She knew that in here I would never be able to lie to her and especially to myself. I sat on our bed but I never looked at it. I wonder if I would have been able to say yes to him if I had seen it."

Dimitri stood and took me into his arms. He started with my forehead and kissed every inch of my face. His lips fell softly on mine. I could only imagine that he wanted to make love to me slowly. I want him so bad but I am way too nervous for a slow session where I am sure he would be concentrating on the sensation of my body on his. I had to get past this damn worry; I know that Andrew was being honest with me when he told me that my body would be back to normal. Suddenly the answer came to me. I needed a rush of adrenaline and animal passion to get me past my stupid obsessive worrying.

"Comrade its 2:50, come spar with me?"

I asked in my most seductive voice and giving him my sexy man eater smile. I gave him the most heated passionate kiss, pulling all the sexual longing and frustration I had through the years of not being one with him. I pulled away from him and grabbed my workout clothes from my bag before he could come out of the stupor that my kiss had put him in. I ran out of the cabin and straight to the gym. I got changed quickly but waited a moment to compose myself before leaving the locker room.

Once in the main part of the gym I found Dimitri waiting for me already dressed in workout shorts with no shirt. The sparring mat was already out. His guardian mask was not on his face and he radiated sweet passion and lust with a hint of battle rage and yet also full of love. This is what I wanted, what I needed. I know that my face mirrored his because the emotions that he wore mirrored the ones I felt.

"Think you can pin me, Guardian Belikov? You know I think I might just have gotten to be better than you now." I taunted him. The only answer I got was a low growl.

He gave me a seductive smile and lunged at me. I sidestepped him and swung my leg out kicking him to the side. He recovered sending a quick round of punches to my upper body. I blocked all but one which hit me just above my left shoulder. Our sparring continued for about twenty minutes with neither of us pinning the other. Our passion grew with every point of contact and I could tell that I was involuntarily wielding love as I do when actually making love. Another thing that had happened while we were sparring was that we had begun to grab at each other's clothes; tearing away at them as we went. We circled each other breathing hard with desire and battle lust. He lunged at me but I flipped over him and swung my leg in a sweep as I landed. Hooking Dimitri's ankles with my leg I brought him down. He began to recover but I flipped him before he was able to get up. I pounced onto him pinning him down with my body. His hands were trapped under mine and my legs were straddling his.

~o~O~o~ M rated scene. Spicy Hot Chocolate instead of sweet mousse. ~o~O~o~

I leaned down and kissed him; a growl emanating from both of us. His erection which, was only at half mass while fighting, became full and hard. I let go of his hands so that I could tangle mine into his hair. He wrapped one hand in my hair pulling my mouth even closer to his. The other hand found its way to my breasts needing them roughly. I pulled my lips away from his to kiss and nip his neck. I could feel his manhood at my entrance.

I pulled my body up and completely off of him only to hop up and squat down still straddling over him. He took my hips in his hands positioning me before urging me down. I cried out in pleasure as I felt him fill me with himself. The raw passion and lust for me in his eyes was beautiful to me. His hands held my hips tightly guiding me down hard and deep.

The electrified sensation of his touch flooded ever nerve in my body. I began to feel my inner coil tighten. I took his hands form my hips and held them as I arched my back while riding him faster and harder than before. With one last hard thrust my body began to quiver. His arms wrapped around me as he kissed me through my orgasm.

With our bodies still connected he lay me down on the mat. He wrapped his arms under my bottom and positioned us so that he was kneeling in front of me with my lower body off the ground and my feet planted flat on the floor. Using my hips once again he held on to me. I quickly matched his rhythm and speed. I could feel him grow inside me signaling his eminent orgasm. I tightened my inner muscles to add more pressure on him. I felt my own body react with his and we both came calling each other's names.

~o~O~o~ End of M scene. ~o~O~o~

We fell to the mat in a tangle of arms and legs. We were panting hard after our 'workout.' I turned and looked into the bottomless brown eyes of my love. This time our kisses were sweet and loving. I could feel him wielding spirit to me healing the bruises form our intense sparring. There was no need for me to send him healing love since it was already being sent along with all the other forms of love I have for my husband.

Dimitri brought his change of clothes into the girl's locker room and showered with me. Though we did kiss and caress each other we were both too spent to do anything else. We dressed and headed out to clean the mat. In the supply closet there was a note.

~oOo~

Thank you for cleaning up after yourselves. Guardian Lasiter who is new and not quite used to taking orders from a woman has been put on equipment duty till the end of December will appreciate it. Once you have cleaned it please leave it out so that Lasiter may put it away for the night. You will find it out and ready for use during your training times. I hope you enjoyed your workout.

Alberta.

~oOo~

Dimitri and I both blushed but didn't talk about it at all while we went to work. Using a disinfectant cleanser and cleaning rags we went over the whole 10 x 10 foot mat. As much as we enjoyed this I don't think either of us felt right leaving it un-scrubbed knowing that, students as well as our old friends used it for sparring. I realized that Alberta seemed fairly comfortable with the idea that we might use the mat and gym for more intimate purposes. I had to wonder how often male and female guardians gave in to temptation while training. While walking out I asked.

"Dimitri, is this a common occurrence? Do Guardians tend to get together like this?" He gave a full belly laugh. Taking me into his arms for a kiss before walking me out with one arm still resting on my back; he answered me.

"It is the first time that I have ever but I can tell you that during nearly every training session with you it was on my mind. As you know most male guardians don't often have the opportunity to have lasting relationships. Female guardians sometimes have short relationships with Moroi men mainly so that they can have children. Dhampirs are naturally drawn to each other even if we aren't supposed to be able to reproduce together. We understand each other better than most Moroi do. Long story short, it has been known to happen."

"Dimitri let's go eat with the staff. I am too hungry to cook or wait for you to make something."

"I agree."

Once in the staff dining hall we filled our trays and decided to sit with Alberta, Stan and Jane.

"Good evening everyone, mind if we join you?"

"Not at all."

"Please, have a seat."

"We'd be delighted."

"Thank you." Dimitri and I said in unison.

It was then that I noticed Guardian Reva, walking through the line with her tray loaded with three plates and three little children following her. I quickly excused myself and rushed to help her. I took the tray and gave her another so that she could get her own dinner. While she served her plate I looked at the children.

The oldest might have been 5 but my sense of children's growth and ages is a bit off. My little Theresa is only 3 ½ but you would think she is seven already. Xander could pass for five. The boy in front of me looked a little younger than Xander. He had red hair blue eyes and freckles. He reminded me of mason. The youngest looked like it could have been his baby sister. The little girl in the middle had black hair brown eyes and a beautiful face. Her fangs barely showed when she smiled at me. I chatted a little with Guardian Reva who told me to call her Lettie.

At the table I noticed that someone had joined another table to ours and added 4 more seats. Two of the seats had boosters on them. She set the three plates down then her own. Stan stood up and took the trays form her. He came back with a tray loaded with Juice and one soda. He placed then in front of each plate.

"Anthony you sit there." The oldest child went to the seat she pointed to. "Jenifer, you go sit beside him." Stan picked up the Moroi child and helped onto the booster seat. "Amber you can sit here." She picked up the little red headed girl and sat her in her seat.

While I watched them get the children seated I noticed that even though there was no interaction between Stan and Lettie I could feel an attraction. I could also feel parental love from both of them for the children. I nudged Dimitri, whispering so low that I knew only Dimitri's enhanced hearing could hear.

"Look at their aura's I think they are falling in love." He gave me a minute nod confirming my suspicions. I was a little grossed out at the idea of Stan being involved with anyone romantically but still I was happy for them. Stan is about the same age as my parents and Lettie is maybe about ten years younger.

"Alberta, I thought that Lettie was taking care of two children?"

"She only has room for two so Anthony sleeps in a dorm room."

"How common is it to have such young children come to be in an academies care?" Her face got a little sad.

"It is getting to be more and more common. When you were young I only had three. You hadn't lost your mother but for her own reasons she couldn't keep you and she didn't want to send you to her cousins and sisters in the Dhampir colony. It is becoming a serious concern for all the academies."

I am going to talk to Lissa and see what we can do for these children and for the ones in the other academies. And I think that I will make it part of my mission as the huntress to try to find as many parents as I can so that we can reunite them."

~oOo~

Dimitri and I took a walk around the wards before bed. The sun already hi in the summer sky when we retired for the night. We made love one more time slowly and sweetly before falling asleep In each other's arms.


Ok now that you have read my story here is my quiz

1. what do you think about the way Lissa went about telling Rose that this was a honeymoon?

2. Did you like the way that the cabin was modified?

3. What do you think of Stan having a girlfriend?

4. Do you think Rose and Dimitri will stay there for the whole month?

5. Should I remove the M scene and make it a seperate one shot for those who want to read it there? should I change the raiting on my story for this one chapter ?

Please please let me know what you think

Suzanna AKA SnowGoose