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Chapter 6 – The Questions

The following morning, I awoke in Lissa dorm, I felt refreshed after our long-needed chat the night before. It felt good to get some things that had happened in the last few days off my chest even if the big things were still weighing me down.

I knew Lissa and Dimitri were right. I'd talk to someone eventually, but it wouldn't be either of them. Why would Dimitri think I'd want to talk to him after what he said? I decided as I was drifting off to sleep that I would seek out Alberta when I was ready. Getting up from the bed to find Lissa already awake and doing her make-up in the mirror. I spun and looked at the clock. Shit I was late.

''It's ok. I called Guardian Belikov and said you won't be attending practice this morning as you were still sleeping. He said to take a few days until your ribs healed anyway.'' Lissa said stopping the building panic. I sagged in relief.

''Thanks. I can't believe how long I slept for.'' She looked at me through the mirror with a look on her face like she was hiding something. I quickly touched on the bond and saw that she had used a little compulsion to keep me asleep. ''Lissa! Why would you do that?'' I shrieked.

''Ugh, I hate it when you do that. It's an invasion of my privacy.''

''Yeah and compelling me isn't?'' I muttered in response.

She held her hands up in surrender ''You needed to sleep.'' She shrugged. ''You were so restless and like whimpering in your sleep, so I just helped you sleep calmly. I'm surprised I don't have bruises from where you were kicking me.'' She said sarcastically. Oh, how I have missed my best friend.

''Thanks.'' I replied. ''Wait! Did you say you called Guardian Belikov? How do you have his number?'' I asked, realising what she'd said in the first place. How did she have his number and I didn't?

''He gave me it a while ago in case I ever needed to get in contact with him. He is my sanctioned Guardian after all.'' She shrugged again. Of course. He is her guardian. Of course she would need a way to contact him. Not that it does much good when she gets kidnapped, I thought bitterly.

We quickly got ready for our day and headed to the cafeteria. I didn't realise until late last night that I hadn't eaten all day yesterday due to avoiding everyone, and then the adrenaline made me not want to eat. Now though, I was ravenous. Luck was on my side and they still had chocolate glazed doughnuts, so I piled a plate of those as well as bacon. Lissa giving me an odd look at my choices. I just shrugged. No one comes between Rose Hathaway and bacon or doughnuts.

Meeting up with our friends at our usual table the questions began about my unexpected absence yesterday. I shrugged them off not wanting to talk to them about it. I didn't know what to say. As the warning bell rang, we all made our way to our first classes, I was stopped on my way by a guardian stating Alberta wanted to see me. Here goes the scolding I thought.

Departing from my friends with a wave and heading towards the admin building my mind wandered to yesterday when I was heading here for a distraction. Not aware of what I would actually face. I was saddened that I had killed Natalie, but it was her or me. I had no choice. I knew it should affect me more than it was. If I was being honest. The conversation with Dimitri was affecting me more than my first kill, I'd dreamed of him again last night and I was glad I was only whimpering in my sleep and not saying his name. That would have brought up a whole load of unwanted questions.

Making my way to Alberta's door I took a deep breath. Ready to accept my punishment for missing class and practice yesterday. Knocking and waiting to be called. On her signal, I entered, taking the seat opposite her desk.

''Rose, how are you this morning?'' Alberta began.

''I'm ok, or as ok as can be expected I guess.'' Alberta stood from her chair and walked around her desk. Coming to sit in the chair next to me, placing a hand on my arm in a comforting gesture.

''I understand. Do you want to talk about it?''

''No. Honestly, I just want to forget yesterday ever happened. I know I need to talk about it and I will. I'm just not ready yet. When I am, can I come and talk to you?'' I asked apprehensively.

''Of course you can. My door is always open for you, Rose.'' She said with a smile. ''Now, I know this is a little sudden, but you are owned a molnija, we have a ceremony next week if you are ready? I don't want to rush you. It couldn't have been easy. I'm sorry you had to do that.''

I shake my head. I am definitely not ready for that yet. ''Do I have to have one? I don't want everyone knowing.'' I whispered looking down and my twisting fingers, ashamed. I thought killing my first strigoi would be a good thing, but I still felt awful. Not only was she my friend. Everyone at school knew her. She had family. She was a good person and didn't deserve what had happened to her.

Alberta looked at me sideways. ''Rose, everyone is going to know. You know how gossip spreads through the academy as well as in the Moroi society. I will do what I can to minimise the backlash to you, but you need to be prepared for questions. Especially from your fellow novices. A novice making their first kill is pretty much unheard off'' I nodded in response, dreading when everyone found out.

''Ok. Maybe I should just get it then it's done? I wouldn't have to worry about it after that?'' I muttered a little reluctantly.

''Whatever you feel comfortable with. I'll put the paperwork in but if you change your mind you let me know. There is no rush.'' She repeated again. I nodded.

''One more thing. I just wanted to check you was feeling better. Dimitri said you was unwell yesterday which is why you didn't attend class or practice? What was the matter?'' She said, a look of concern, but also some questioning in her eyes. She looked like she had a glint in her eyes, like she knew something that no one else did.

I was shocked. Dimitri had covered for me; he must have completed the paperwork on my behalf and submitted it to Alberta but why? ''Yeah much better.'' I lied. If he had covered for me, I'd take the out. ''Just had a headache which wasn't improved by getting thrown into a wall.'' I said, chuckling at my own joke.

''Rose.'' Alberta said with an eyeroll and a shake of her head. ''I can't believe you are joking about this already. Seriously, are you ok?'' She asked again. Her voice was filled with concern, so I decided to stop joking and be serious.

''Yes, I'm fine. Probably just some residual side effects from the blood loss the other day. I'm fine now and surprisingly my head doesn't hurt as much as I thought it would. Just a slight dull ache. I'm going to head over to the infirmary during lunch to get it checked over again.'' I said. ''Oh. How come I'm out of training for a few days?''

''Between me and Belikov we thought it best you have some time out. With everything that's happened. The psi-hounds and now Natalie'' She said, rubbing soothing motions on my arm when I flinched slightly. ''Your ribs also need time to heal and so does your head. You can still do basic training. Just no sparing or anything strenuous until you heal. Also, I spoke with the doctor and she also agreed you need time to heal.'' She said. I shrugged, she was dead right about my head needing to heal, it was a mess, so was my heart.

''I understand that. Just annoyed I'm missing even more training than I already have.'' I said and I meant it. I was annoyed. No matter what had happened between me and Dimitri I still needed to train, and he was the best person to teach me. I knew it was going to be tough being around him after what had happened yesterday but honestly, I'd take whatever time with him that I could get. Alberta gave me a comforting look. She quickly dismissed me and sent me back to class with a pass that wouldn't give me a black mark for being late.

The rest of the day passed by quickly. It wasn't until dinner that I started noticing glances in my direction and whispers around the cafeteria. I knew the news would spread quickly but surely it couldn't have spread that quickly. That notion was struck from my mind when Jesse and Mia walked by sneering 'murderer' in my direction. I clinched my fists under the table and Lissa reached for my hand comfortingly. I thought I'd just have to deal with the ideal gossip of killing my first strigoi, not the fact that some people would think I was a murderer too.

As the looks got more frequent and the whispering got louder, as the news spread like wildfire. I stood and walked out of the room, walking through the main doors I bumped into Dimitri for the first time since last night. He steadied me, looking down at me with a questioning gaze. I shook my head at him. I didn't want to see him, let alone talk to him. Pulling myself out of his grasp, I ran towards my dorm and hid for the second time in two days. I could hear Lissa calling me through the bond, slipping into her head I could see her filling in the rest of the people at our table that the gossip was true, but giving them the actual story and not the rumours.

The rumours were getting so out of hand that Dimitri had stepped in after only a few days and addressed the whole cafeteria explaining what had really happened. Alberta happened to walk by at that point, also making an announcement to concur with what Dimitri said, with a slight twinkle in her eye.

After that the rumours had settled down and I wasn't getting murderous looks, or not as many as before. Some of the uptight royals still looked at me like I was a murder, but as a whole, things settled down. My fellow novices glorified what I had done. Wanting to know every tiny detail of the fight. I snapped in class after a particular group kept asking me for details causing Dimitri to step in again. Stating that killing was not something to be glorified and that if I didn't want to talk about or discuss it, that they needed to respect that and maybe one day, they would understand what it felt like to take a life.

Lissa had also be assigned to have a guardian with her at all times while on campus since the dance. Dimitri was her sanctioned guardian, so he was with her most of the time but during his off hours or while he was training me or his other academy guardian duties, she had one of the academy guardians with her. Having Dimitri hanging around was awkward, but he blended in well and did the seeing without hearing thing.

The following week I attended the Molnija ceremony and got my first tattoo and it hurt like a bitch! I didn't think it would hurt that much but I bit my lip, refusing the show any pain to the guardians standing around watching me. It was weird. No one congratulated me which I thought they would before, but now I understood that killing, even killing a strigoi was not something to celebrate. They were still people, they still had loved ones that would mourn there lost. Most people just shook my hand and nodded towards me, giving me a small sad smile.

Me and Dimitri had started training again and I can only think of one word to explain it. Awkward. He wasn't really talking to me, not in the way he did before. He would only talk to either bark orders at me or explain a new move. We didn't spar anymore and only fighting the practice dummies and I was getting tired of it. I needed more than this. If he wouldn't let me spar or teach me more hands on, I was going to have to change mentors. I needed to learn more. Only one good thing had happened in training since the cells. Dimitri had let me start learning to skate. He said that since I'd already staked a strigoi I should learn the proper way to do it.

It had been three weeks since I killed Natalie, and I'd been learning staking for two of those. When I was told we was starting that, it was probably the most I'd gotten out of him since we restarted training. Explaining how my technique was off with Natalie. He never outright said her name but we both knew what he meant. I knew my technique was well off. I went straight through over the top of her heart, yet the easiest way, I'd found out, is to slide under the ribs and thrust upwards, I was getting pretty good now but again I hadn't had a chance to practice on a moving target.

Heading over for practice after classes and dinner I decided I'd just try my luck and ask to spar. Maybe I disgusted him now? Or he was being cautious because he thinks I blame him for what happened? That I now thought he took advantage of me, which I didn't, I'd told him that in our chat. Hell, at this point, if he wanted me again, I'd be willing. I'd never been frustrated before, but now I'd had a taste. Ugh I wanted it all the more and the dreams I was having were not helping matters.

Entering the gym, I stopped in my tracks. Sitting there leaning against the wall reading his western was Dimitri. It was his usual position while waiting for me and every time I'd stop in my tracks and savour the look of him. His duster was already off and I could see his muscles flex as he closed his book. Yeah, getting over him, not going very well.

''Hey Dimitri.'' I waved as I set my bag down next to his. I'd settled to trying to make this as easiest as possible, which wasn't happening, but I was trying. I didn't like the awkward tension I could feel vibrating off him. I started my stretches before he could order me to and after a few minutes I was all warmed up. Turning and seeing him stood near the dummies waiting for me as I uttered my next words. ''Oh, come on already. I've been working with those dummies for the past three weeks. At least let me hit a moving target. I need to spar if I'm actually going to be able to stake something that doesn't just stand still. We both know a strigoi isn't just going to stand there and let me kill it.'' I said with an eye roll. ''If you won't spar with me, at least find someone who will, or I will.'' I threatened. I could see his eyes widen slightly at my implication in what looked like fear. Almost instantly his mask was firmly back in place. He'd been wearing his mask all the time recently, but I still saw flickers occasionally.

''Are you sure?'' He asked in a tight strained voice, it almost sounded like he wanted me to say no.

''Of course. I wouldn't have said it if I wasn't. I need to learn to hit a moving target. Unless you know a way to make strigoi stand still so I can stake them that you aren't sharing with the rest of us.'' I joked. ''Please.'' I wasn't past begging.

I saw him sag a little ''Ok. We can spar.'' He replied. Turning and heading back to the storage room. He came out with chest protectors for the both of us. Tossing me one, I strapped it on and took the practice stake from beside the dummy and headed towards the sparring ring. I was almost giddy with excitement.

Circling each other slowly. Sizing each other up, I got nervous. We hadn't touched in three weeks. I hadn't felt his hands on me since the lust charm other than in my dreams. What if the familiar electric shock was no longer there? With that distraction I left my side open and Dimitri connecting an arm with my hip. I jumped at the contact, relieved to find the electricity still there, shooting through my body with only the slightest of touches. Also realising my dreams were a poor reflection of a real-life touch from Dimitri. My skin broke out in goose bumps from his touch alone.

''Concentrate Rose.'' Dimitri scolded before he collided with me again taking my down in one sweep and pinning me to the mat, bringing his stake in line with my heart ''Dead.'' He whispered, rolling off me quickly.

It was strange fighting with a stake. I was struggling to get used to working with it. After multiple take downs I was starting to get frustrated causing me to get even more clumsier and more predictable. Taking a break, Dimitri tried to tell me to treat the stake as an extension of my arm, let it become a part of me. Like another limb that I needed to survive. I kind of understood what he was saying but it was a lot. I had to think about the moves I was going to make as well as making sure I had the right grip on the stake to make the kill. I knew it would come with practice, but I hated the waiting until I conquered this new skill.

Back in the ring. We circled each other again, I managed to get a few hits in before ultimately being taken down, yet again. I sagged when Dimitri's stake collided with my chest and groaned in defeat. Looking up I caught a glint of something familiar in Dimitri's eyes. Something I had only seen once before on the night of the lust charm, I squirmed slightly under the intent look he was giving me and breathed in the smell of him. Letting out a small sigh when I was ambushed by the smell of his aftershave, the smell that was just so Dimitri, it felt like home. I could still feel him pinning me down, still staring at me with that same look, I couldn't quite pinpoint it now though. That night, I thought it was love, but I knew better now, maybe it was just lust, desire or want. I didn't know. I was starting to get uncomfortable under his burning gaze and shifted again, ''Urm, Dimitri'' I said while pushing against his chest, spraying my fingers slightly against his abs. This movement brought Dimitri back from wherever his mind had wondered and he muttered an apology as he stood up.

''It ok. It happens.'' I shrugged. Still lying on my back on the mat trying to shake off the last few minutes. Honestly, I was slightly aroused by the sudden proximity of our bodies and the look that was in his eyes. Standing up, I looked towards him again, but his mask was firmly back in place and his body slightly turned away from me.

''I think we should leave it here for today. Good work.'' He said in an edgy voice. Turning abruptly and leaving the gym. What the hell was that about?

Rising early for practice again I sighed. It was Saturday I should get at least a small lie in right. I knew why I needed these extra training sessions but damn the early mornings were a killer. Briefly flicking my mind to the bond, I was surprised to see Lissa already awake and nervously doing homework, but then she was a nerd so what could I expect. I quickly changed into my gym clothes and headed towards the cafeteria to grab a snack. We always trained a few hours Saturday morning so I knew it would be a while before I got a proper breakfast.

Skipping towards the gym with my chocolate doughnut in hand my mind wondered to the very vivid but different to the usual dream I had this morning.

Lying there, on my back in the middle of the gym. Dimitri pinning me down after 'staking' me. I could feel his whole body pressed against mine. The look in his eye, burning into my soul, conveying every feeling he had. He moved his hand up and cupped my cheek, stroking softly against the skin while he leaned in and gently touched his lips to mine. Slowly at first then the fire took over and all I could feel was him. All I could smell was him. He took control of my senses. My mouth. I felt his hand wonder down my body to my knee, pulling my knee up to wrap my leg around his waist as he deepened the kiss, pushing his hips down, closer to mine. I used my leg to pull him even closer, so his body weight was resting on me. I reached down to the hem of his shirt and pulled upwards. Discarding the offending item to the side. Squirming slightly as he repeated the same movement on me, pulling both my top and sports bra over my head.

Suddenly things spend up, all the remaining articles of clothing flew off and we were naked again. His hands wondered down my body while he deepened the kiss again, moving his kisses down my jaw, to my neck and chest and lastly to my breast. Taking each nipple into his mouth individually. While his hands slowly caressed every inch of my body, moving down until he was cupping my sex. Sliding his finger between my wet and aching slit. Teasing me. I sighed which morphed into a moan as he stroked my sensitive bundle of nerves.

Just at this moment, my alarm decided to go off, interrupting the perfectly nice dream. Causing me to be even more frustrated than I already was and having to head to practice with the cause of that frustration. I always either had dreams like this, or I dreamt of what he said to me three weeks ago. On a constant loop he would repeat the same thing over and over. That he didn't have feelings for me and that it was just the charm. They were bad, the worst was the continuous loop of him saying it was horrific.

Coming back to the here and now, I entered the gym and found Dimitri in his usual position. Blushing slightly as I thought back to the dream I was having just an hour ago. I shivered when his eyes met mine.

''You're getting better. Only 3 minutes late today.'' He said looking at his watch then up at me with an eyebrow raised. I'm sorry, did he just say something not related to training? Something that sounded like a joke. ''Shall we run and then spar again?'' He asked. He was giving me a choice? What?

''Yes!'' I replied, a little to eagerly. ''Wait? Are you going to run with me?'' I asked hopeful.

''Yes, if that's ok?'' I nodded in response and we headed for the tracks. What had happened in the last twelve hours for this sudden change in attitude. He was voluntarily going to run with me. Where had his cold shoulder gone?

I'd missed running together. Even if we didn't talk, it was still nice to have the company. After running 6 laps Dimitri finally broke the silence. ''So how are you holding up?'' He asked. I looked over at him from the corner of my eye. So, this is why he wanted to run with me. I sighed, realising now that this is why he was suddenly being nice to me again.

''I'm fine.'' I said shrugging it off. He halted his run, so I came to a halt to. Turning to look at him to see him staring at me curiously. ''Seriously, I'm fine.'' I repeated. Even to my own ears my voice went up a few octaves and I could clearly hear the lie so I knew he could too.

''Rose.'' He started.

''No! You of all people do not get to ask me how I am doing. Not after... well you know what. You don't get to give me the cold shoulder for three weeks then suddenly decide to check in on me.'' I screamed at him.

He flinched back slightly at my sudden outburst. ''I know.'' He replied looking towards the floor with a sad expression on his face. Where was his guardian mask today? ''I just wanted to check in and see how you were handling things. I wanted to give you time to come to me and talk but you haven't.''

''Why do you think I'd even choose to talk to you? After everything, you think I would voluntarily choose to talk to you. You shut me out. I know what you said, and I get it, I do, there was no need to shut me out. I told you in the infirmary. When I am ready, I will talk to someone I will, but just so WE..'' I gestured between us ''..are clear. That person will not be you.'' I stated, turning and continuing with our run. He followed me in silence as we completed our laps.

Entering the gym again. Dimitri cleared his throat before speaking ''I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed it. I just wanted to check on you.'' I scoffed at him. ''Did you still want to spar?'' He asked, looking a little flustered which was cute. I'd never seen him flustered before. No! I scolded myself, you are angry at him, you do not get to think he was cute right now.

''Yes. I could really do with hitting you right now. It might actually make me feel better.'' I muttered angrily before turning and glaring at him. ''And that does not mean you can go easy on me.''

''I would never do that.'' He replied, holding his hands in fake surrender, and just like that. My anger dissipated. That was the first time I felt like I was talking to the old Dimitri again and it warmed my heart. Maybe we could get back to that.

Again, I struggled with the stake and a moving target. I took more hits than I could count and got pinned more times than I even wanted to admit. I managed to pin him once and I got my fair share of hits in. Currently taking a break, I could see Dimitri rubbing his side where a particularly nasty kick had landed, and I smiled to myself and let a little mischievous giggle slip from my lips. Resulting in a scolding look from Dimitri when he saw where my gaze landed. ''Oh, you're going to pay for that.'' He threatened. Oh no. I spun and stared at him wide eyed then saw a smile break across his face. Oh yes, I liked this Dimitri. Can I have more of this Dimitri. This morning felt more like being us than it had in a long time, it was nice. This wasn't helping me get over him in the slightest but hey I was a sucker for punishment.

Backing up towards the sparring mat, I beckoned him closer. ''Oh yeah? I've got more kicks where that came from comrade.'' Wincing at my slip up. I hadn't used that name since the charm happened. Preferring to us his actual name to try and keep some distance between us while I mended my broken heart. I saw a small smile on his face when he heard what I'd said. Then he was on me in a flash, taking on the offensive before I even got a chance. Tossing out hits that I kept blocking. He brought he right knee up which I blocked with my left, leaving my left side open by mistake. At the worst possible moment ever, I got sucked into the bond and saw something I'd rather not see. Ever again.

The early homework suddenly made sense as I saw Lissa and Christian in the attic at the church and things were heating up. Oh god I do not want to be here for this I thought. Trying to force myself out of the bond but it wasn't working, and things were definitely picking up. I realised now why Lissa was nervous this morning. She'd had this planned for a few days and it was there first time. The strong emotions she was feeling was keeping me anchored to her as I struggled to get free. I was trying everything I could think of to get out of there, but nothing was working. More clothing was coming off and I could feel the itchy lace against my, no Lissas skin, I corrected myself.

Suddenly I was aware of someone shaking me and I was pulled back into my own head. ''OH, THANK GOD!'' I said throwing my arms around Dimitri before I could stop myself. Trying to shake of the images of what I'd just almost witnessed and actually seen from my head. After a few seconds I froze, realising what I had done. On top of that, I realised that Dimitri had folded me into his arms as well. He was hugging me back. I blinked confused. No. That couldn't be right. Focusing more I realised I was right. I was hugging Dimitri and he was hugging me back. Not just loosely, but he was clutching me tightly to his body, his head resting against crook of my neck. I melted into his arms. I knew I'd pay hell for this later; I just didn't care. My dreams really weren't doing me justice. The feel of being in his arms could not be replicated in a dream. I hummed in appreciation and he nuzzled into my ear then froze at his action. Pulling away from me, he released me quickly. ''Sorry'' I said looking down at my hands as I realised, I was on the mat, looking around confused I looked up to Dimitri with a puzzled look on my face.

''I took you down again.'' He shrugged. ''But I won't count it since I'm guessing you were in the princess's head? Is she ok?'' He questioned causing me the shudder.

''Please don't mention that. I do not want to think about that ever again.'' I shuddered again.

''Why?'' He asked with a questioning gaze.

''You really want to know?'' I asked, knowing once he did, he'd wish he didn't. Oh, this was going to be fun. He nodded. ''Well she was with Christian and things were… how to say this.. heating up.'' I replied.

He looked dumbfounded, clearly not understanding. ''Oh, come on. They were having sex.'' I said. Realisation dawned on his face and then disgust.

''I cannot believe you just told me that. How did she slip her guard?'' He muttered.

''Well try witnessing it.'' I said pointing to my head and shuddering again. ''No idea.''

''Did you actually see it?'' He questioned.

''Well no, not actually. You managed to pull me out before I saw too much, but it was pretty clear what they were going to do. So, thanks. I don't think my head could have dealt with those imagines of sparky'' I said with a small smile. He smiled in return. Now I really wanted to know what had happened in the last 12 hours for this change. What is with this sudden and drastic change in mood? He was smiling and joking more than ever before. It couldn't have just been from me shouting at him earlier could it? ''Sorry about hugging you. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable I was just relieved to get out of there and didn't think.'' I apologised.

''It's no bother. I'm glad I could help.'' He replied with another small smile. Yeah this is a complete 180. I'm getting whiplash. ''Shall we call it a day, or did you want to continue so you don't get pulled back in?'' he asked in a considerate voice.

''If you don't mind can we continue? I need to improve on fighting with the stake anyway, I just can't get a handle on it. And I definitely don't want to get sucked back in again.'' I replied with another shudder.

''Don't worry, you'll get it. We just need to keep practicing.'' He said as he stood, pulling me up with him. Turning back to the sparing ring, we continued for a while longer until I was sure it was safe for me to head out. Thanking Dimitri for staying later on his time off, he shrugged and said it wasn't a problem.

Back in my dorm I let my mind wonder. I really couldn't get a handle on what had happened this morning. What had changed so drastically for him to have an actual conversation with me? He even laughed and had a joke with me. I hoped beyond hoped that this was the start of us going back to before. I didn't want the strained relationship anymore. I wanted us to be friends if we could, like we were before. I knew I would always have feelings for him, but I knew better than anyone you couldn't force yourself to have feelings for someone you didn't. I was hurt to begin with. Angry even but I realised that this was a similar situation to me and Mason. I knew he had feelings for me, but they were ones I couldn't reciprocate because my heart belonged to someone else. I just hoped Dimitri's heart didn't belong to someone else and that he was just like every other guardian. Committed to his job. So now, I just wanted us to move forward and I'd only realised this in the past few days.

AN – Credit to lovesmesomedanilalol for the idea of making Rose angry at Dimitri when he asked her to talk to him. Again. Thank you so much.

So, what do we think? What is the cause for Dimitri's sudden shift in mood?

Next chapter is written as it was going to be part of this chapter, but I'm mean and making you wait a few days..