Chapter 2
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'No. This was going to stay a secret, and if it was, there was only one person I could safely tell. One person who no-one would expect I told. 'I need to find Dimitri' I whispered.'
I stood up from my chair and went straight out of the door, not even bothering to take anything with me. I was really hoping that Dimitri was still in the gym, and not taking another class. With the time I had spent in my room, it was the end of 5th period, which meant it was time for our evening meal, so whilst there were people about it wasn't too busy, and hopefully, this meant Dimitri was free.
I walked into the gym and was immediately disappointed, no Dimitri here. I walked a bit further in, on my way to check the changing rooms when I heard a guy singing softly in the shower. 'Dimitri?' I called, and the singing stopped abruptly.
'Is that you Rose?' a voice replied.
'Yeah, I need to talk to you' I said, a slight wobble to my voice this time, however much I tried to disguise it. 'Can't it wait Rose' Dimitri asked. 'I am actually in the shower and I don't think it's really appropriate…'
I cut him off quickly. 'No, it can't' I said, now unable to hide the wobble in my voice, as a tear made its way slowly down my perfectly fine cheek. I heard the water stop but he didn't emerge from behind the shower division.
'Err Rose' he stuttered, 'I'm going to need you to hand me a towel, I don't normally plan for interruptions in my showers…' He sounded very awkward and slightly embarrassed, something that I had never heard in his voice before. I walked over to the towel rack where his clothes were folded neatly underneath and took the one off the hook above them. I walked over to the cubicle and passed it over the top of the door. He came out with it on, and for a minute I forgot all my problems.
His muscly torso had little droplets of water from the shower, and he looked just… well just phenomenal. However nice the sight was, my problems came rushing back, and yet another tear fell. He saw this one and came closer, a look of pain on his face. 'Roza what's wr…' he stopped abruptly, and the look of pain was replaced by one of confusion. 'Your cheek?' he asked, and brought his hand up to gently stroke it. 'I saw it earlier, and I knew it would be a bad one, it was already swollen and discoloured when you left here Roza' he whispered, possibly more to himself than me.
'That's what I need to talk to you about Comrade' I said softly. We sat down on the bench next to his clothes, and I told him what had happened earlier. 'So, you healed yourself by accident?' he asked.
'Yeah, it just kinda happened when I went to take away the darkness' I replied.
'This is a problem.' He said, 'I didn't even know that was a thing with shadow kissed pairs.
'Neither did I' I sobbed, unable to hide the tears at this point. He leaned forward and wrapped his large arms around me, pulling me into his chest and embracing me with his whole body, and I cried, unable to keep in my emotions.
After I had cried for what felt like an hour, I became acutely aware of his lack of clothing and the fact that I was embraced against his bare skin. I would have never thought this would happen, but the fact that he hadn't moved, despite me stopping crying, and that it was going on for much longer than a friendly hug, showed he was enjoying it too. I lifted my head to meet his eyes, and he wiped a lingering tear from my face with his thumb, a move so tender it made me want to cry all over again.
'I'm sorry' I said, bowing my head, embarrassed by the fact I just cried, something that I never did in front of people.
'Don't be' he replied, 'but we do need to think of a way to deal with this. You can't tell anyone else about this, not even Lissa' he said.
'I know Dimitri' I whispered.
'The royal Moroi might see it as stealing, and we already know how unapproving they were about the whole spirit/shadow kissed thing, I imagine they would be even less receptive of this because you are a Dhampir and we do not get magic' he said with seriousness to his voice. I nodded, the overwhelming truth hitting me, I hadn't even considered it like that. 'But just remember Roza' he added, 'I will always protect you over anyone, which is wrong, but I can't help myself'. He had never said this to me, and it was the first real thing he had said that showed he valued me just as much as I valued him. It seemed to light a spark inside me, and all I could think about was Dimitri. I forgot about my problems, about Lissa, about everything but what was happening now between him and me, and I leaned forward and pushed my lips up against his. He responded immediately as if he had been wanting to do the same thing. This kiss was much more intense, a need was behind it, and we were both recognising it.
He reached out and wrapped his arms around me once more, but this time it was much firmer and more forceful. He pulled me up against him, feeling the need to close what little distance was left between us, and I intensified the kiss, running my tongue against his lips, opening them up. It seemed like that broke down any remaining barriers, and he lifted me on top of him so I was straddling him on the bench, and we both explored each other's mouths. This was the first proper kiss we had shared, and man did I wish I had done it sooner. I bit down gently on his lip and heard him growl in response. 'Roza the things you do to me' He said in a deep, accented voice. The kiss gradually ended and I rested my head on his shoulder as he slowly kissed my neck.
'I…I think I love you Dimitri' I said, nervous but yet wanting to express myself at the same time.
'I know I love you Roza' he replied in a lusty voice. 'But this should not be happening, I should not be loving one of my students.' I lifted my head and looked deep into his eyes, a sudden sadness filling my heart. 'But I just can't help it' he continued. 'I admired you since the day we first met Roza. How you didn't think about yourself when we came to get you and the princess, you just fought despite the odds. And then you have worked so hard to get back to the top, and are truly the best we have here, despite your time out of education. And most of all Roza, I love just how much you care and look after people, however much you may hide it, I see the real you that would do anything for someone she loves.'
I was truly taken aback by what he said. Had he been longing after me for as long as I had been him? He was twirling his hand around my hair behind my back and this moment felt so precious, so perfect that I just wanted it to last forever but we both knew that the clock was ticking, and there would be dhampirs that wanted to do some extra work in the gym after they had eaten, and so I begrudgingly shuffled off him. 'Roza, if you ever need me, come straight to my room in the staff wing, second-floor room C.' I nodded in reply, and he caught my hand, wrapping his large one around my small one. We walked to the exit in the gym hand in hand, before looking at each other in the eyes and letting go. He planted a small kiss on my forehead before we walked out into the school as if nothing had happened. And then it hit.
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Molly x
