"Dimka, would you please go and get the bags from the distribution centre? The order has been placed under my name and paid for. Its to be ready by three."She said, handing him the carry bags.

"I'll be back soon." He commented departing.

"Belikov! Open up!"

He woke up , in cold sweat, somebody banging on his door. It was always this memory, always a pleasant one, but he couldn't help and relive the horror that came next, causing goosebumps all over his skin.

He hadn't noticed that while thinking, he had fallen asleep, he had had nowhere to be for the next four hours, so this nap shouldn't have been a problem given how tired he'd been the past couple of days.

The interruption though, was unscheduled. Checking the time, he saw he still had fifty minutes, until the ext training session.

'Rose! 'He remembered.

This is a mess!

Groaning, he got to his feet to greet the unwelcomed intruder.

RPOV

"Hey Rose! Where are you going? Won't you hang out with us for the evening?" Mason questioned, in the cafeteria, as I was about to leave , which had clearly become 'our' table.

"She's got training redhead." Christina chimed in while I shrugged in acceptance.

"Oh!", he exclaimed, his shoulders visibly drooping in disappointment, only seconds later his eyes lit up.

"Would it be a problem, if I join you?" he questioned, in a hopeful way.

Seeing no drawback in the suggestion, I agreed, as we parted, agreeing to meet at the gym. I guessed it wouldn't be a problem to Belikov, since I could always hop to the second gym, beside where we usually practiced when called for.

Half an hour into the training, Mason suggested that we spar,Agreeing to which, we took our positions on the opposite sides of the ring.

Mason had been a tough component, in the beginning, but now, compared to Dimitri, he was slow, it made it easy for me to anticipate his moves , now all that I needed to work on were my defence and counter attacks which were proving to be weaker than his.

The first three hits had all been single pointers, as a result of which, Mason was grinning from ear to ear.

"You need to work harder Rosie." He spoke smirking.

It was this over confidence that resulted to what came next, a high kick to his face, a three pointer according to the rules and, we were at par.

Stumbling back and then regaining his balance, Mason grounded himself to the ring.

His focus, evident in the way, he moved, and the numbers of his attacks that hit home.

The match ended with him, using my move to swipe my feet of the floor as I landed in the floor with a 'thud'.

"I so need to work harder"I groaned, as he offered me a hand at standing up.

When I didn't take his hand," Come on girl, don't be so arrogant. It was just a friendly match. "he said, kneeling down beside me, still offering to help me up.

Smirking I took his hands, as he pulled me up, placing a quick kiss on my cheek, he left, winking, after grabbing his bag.

All I could do was stand frozen, with the lingering feeling of his lips on my cheek, unable to fully comprehend my opinions of his actions, its source and my feelings towards it.

Confirming the clock, I realised that I had training with Belikov in not more than three minutes . Feeling exhausted and equally helpless, I grabbed my bag and entered the room next door.

DPOV

I exited the room, with my thoughts reeling, trying to process the new information. This wasn't good, we needed to do something and really soon.

Lissa was under direct threat and we didn't want her to know about these events. Only very recently had she started settling into a comfortable routine and we were unwilling to disrupt it.

Grabbing my gym bag from my room I made way towards the gym, to let off some steam. I needed a solution for this and I needed a level head to do so. A lot was at stake.

I realized that fate was decidedly working against me, when the gym I was supposed to use was pre-occupied. Rose and Ashford stood combatting inside and from the looks of it Rose was about to lose.

It gave me an opportunity to observe her once again. So far it hadn't been hard to conclude that with proper training she could be lethal but we still needed to work on her stamina and agility, even some muscle.

Watching them spar, a solution seemingly started forming in my mind. Rose was the key and the other novices could play a part. Only drawback being the fact that I still couldn't get myself to inform her about the mission completely . Emotions aside, I still couldn't bring myself to trust her.

Unwilling to see her lose again I stepped into the gym next door, dropping my bag, shortly upon entering, I seated myself on the bench, waiting for her to arrive.

Minutes later, I was made aware of her entrance, as she dramatically groaned, dropped on to the floor beside the entrance, chugging water from her bottle as if she hadn't had any for ages.

The act reminding me of Lana, almost bringing a smile to my face, only to be accompanied by a frown as I recalled everything related to her.

"Can we please take it easy for today? I can't even seem to feel my limbs anymore." Rose said, somewhat trying to massage her ankle, while I wondered if she had sustained any injury from the session before.

"Okay." I replied as her head snapped up, eyes wide, she stared at me.

"Is there a problem initiate?" I questioned, bringing her out of the daze.

"That was too easy."She replied, sparing me a suspicious glare.

Shaking my head, I looked away, for the look her eyes, made me feel accepted in a way I hadn't felt in a long time. Making me wonder," What am I going to do with her. "

" What was she doing to me? "my mind added a second later.

Trying to stop my mind from dwelling too far of the topic, I simply jumped to the point." I need you on a mission. "