I couldn't get this story out of my mind. Somehow i managed to find some time in my hectic week to write this new chapter for you. Let me know what you think. Should I continue and make this a story or just finish it as a two shot? Hope you enjoy. Please review!

~ Rose POV ~

I couldn't help but feel nervous about meeting Dimitri as I made my way over to the cabin. He knew how I felt and now I did too, but it didn't feel real to me. It felt like I was stuck in one of my dreams where everything was perfect, and no one could touch us. of course, that wasn't true. What we were doing was dangerous and we faced threats from all sides, our biggest threats lurk within the wards of St. Vladimir's.

I told Lissa that I wouldn't be at dinner because I had a private session with Dimitri. I wanted to tell her the truth. I wanted to sit down with her for some quality girl time where I would share stories of Dimitri and our first time. I was the person she came to after she lost her virginity to Aaron and I felt guilty that I couldn't do the same with her, but this secret is only safe if only Dimitri and I know.

I approached the cabin as the sky began to brighten indicating dawn was coming and the vampire world would be going to bed. The closer I came the more doubts swam around in my mind. I tapped the wooden door and it opened immediately to reveal Dimitri. He looked different then he had earlier. Fresher and relaxed, almost calm. His eyes spoke more than lips could as they darkened when he saw me. I knew I must have looked stupid, like a gaping fish but I couldn't find the right words. Dimitri gave me the biggest, most genuine smile I had ever seen on him that made my knees wobble and shake so much I was worried I would fall. Dimitri moved aside and I entered the cabin.

My breath left me as I took in the room. The furniture was the same as the standard Dhampir quarters, indicating the room was designed for guardians on duty. It hadn't been used in a while as all guardians now have allocated rooms. Dimitri cleaned it up, placing a clean blanket on the bed which had red rose petals scattered on top. Although, I hated rose things, I felt my heart melt within my chest. Lit candles were decorating the room, giving the room romantic, intimate lighting. The fire roared in the fireplace in front of the bed where another blanket sat in front of it with a selection of academy foods sat including two chocolate covered doughnuts.

I smiled remembering my rant to Dimitri last week about how they ran out of chocolate covered doughnuts. He asked me why it mattered when there would be some tomorrow. I said because they knew it was my favourite and they didn't save any for me. He laughed and shook his head in annoyance. The sound of his laugh made me forget all about the delicious delicacy I had missed out on that day.

I turned to Dimitri who stood only inches behind me. He slowly pushed my hair back over my shoulders and pulled my coat off my shoulders. I wish I had chosen something nicer to wear then the black long sleeve shirt and jeans, but Dimitri didn't seem to care. I let him pull my jacket away and hang it on the adjacent coat rack, then he took my hand and led me to the fire where our picnic lay.

"You did all this?" I asked at last when he was seated beside me. He nodded. "It's beautiful," I said. "You didn't have to do this," I told him and turned my gaze away from him feeling slightly embarrassed. He took my hand pulling my eyes up to meet his once again.

"I wanted to," he said. I smiled. He passed me a slice of peperoni pizza, another one of my favourites, and we sat together in front of the fire, eating in silence, soaking up the warmth with only out hands touching. It felt like an eternity had passed by. The food was gone but we hadn't moved. What was a nice comfortable silence was slowly becoming awkward as I tried to think up what to say.

It was strange. I had never been at a loss for words. I always had something to say especially to Dimitri in our training sessions. But this was new territory and I didn't know how to begin. I didn't know how to talk to him at all. I was scared I would scare him off and he would go back to the stoic guardian he was before. What was he now? My boyfriend? Mentor? Guarding partner? All three?

He must have seen the panic on my face. He sighed and released my hand. "What's wrong, Rose?" he asked.

"I don't know how to talk to you," I admitted. I turned to him to see his confused expression. "Sorry. I know that must sound strange coming from me, but this is kind of new territory for me."

"We knew this was going to be different, but you can talk to me about anything." He said. I nodded.

"I know. I trust you. I love you, but what are we?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Define the relationship. Am I your girlfriend, student or future guarding partner?" understanding filled his eyes.

"Roza, we do not need a label." I stood up and moved to get my coat but was faster and managed to catch my hand to stop me. "Listen to me," he said. I wanted to shake him off and leave but I obeyed when I head the pleading in his voice. "Right now, you are all of those things to me as I should be to you but when you graduate it will be completely different. Then you will only be one of those things to me and we can be in a relationship without fear or judgement."

It took me a moment to think about his words. When I graduate, I won't be his student anymore, but we would both be guarding Lissa, wouldn't we? "Are you saying that I won't be Lissa's guardian?" I asked worried. He shook his head.

"You will be, I won't" he said.

"What?"

"I am going to train you to be the best guardian you can be and then when you graduate and become her guardian, I will find someone else to guard. You are too important to me, Roza. The only thing keeping us apart is our duty to the princess, so I will find someone else to guard and we will be together." He said. My eyes widened in shock and my mouth dropped open.

"You would do that for me?" I asked when I finally found my voice.

"I would do anything for you, Roza." I sucked in a quick breath as I felt the stinging in my eyes. I knew the tears were coming but I refused to let them fall. I fell back to the floor and didn't waste any time before I met his lips with my own. We moulded together before the fire, each of us tugging the other shirts and struggling to pull it off the other.

At last we were both free of our shits and broke apart. Raise up on our knees, we both looked over the other bare torso. The lust charm made everything so much rushed, this time we were slow, taking in every inch of the other. My fingers lightly traced down his chest from his strong pecs to the solid muscles of his abs. His eyes followed my hand as they traced every curve of his chest. His eyes followed my hand as I pulled it back behind me and undid my bra, letting it slide down my shoulder and onto the floor with our discarded shirts.

Dimitri's breath hitched as he took in my exposed chest. I felt a moment of smugness that I had that impact on him. As I had done to him, Dimitri traced his way down my chest but instead of his fingers, he used his tongue making sure he stopped to savour some delicate areas that made me throw my head back in ecstasy. My fingers dug deep into his silky hair. His breath was cold against my skin making it even more sensitive to his warm tongue. I never expected this from him, but I never wanted to stop.

Eventually he did. He travelled back to up my neck and found a spot below my ear which drove me crazy. I knew I hadn't been his first, but his experienced movements made me question how many girls he had kissed like this. I forgot all about it when he sucked harder pulling a moan from my lips which seemed to spur him on. He slowly lowered me down onto my back and hovered looking down at me. My hair was fanned out around me, probably looking like a bird's nest. Dimitri didn't seem to care.

He leant in again this time capturing my lips. My hand travelled down his chest again until I found his belt buckle and began to tug. Dimitri stopped and looked at me with questioning eyes. I nodded. In one swift movement, he pulled me to my feet and lifted me. I wrapped my legs around his waist, and he lowered me on the bed. I could feel the cool silky rose petals against my back, but I didn't care. Dimitri pulled his belt free and discarded it to the floor. I reached for my own, but he stopped me.

"No, let me." He reached for the belt and undid it quickly along with the top button of my jeans. "Last night was not on our own terms. Let's pretend that last night never happened and this is our first time together. I am going to make you forget about your first-time last night and give you the first time you deserve" his mouth came back to mine, and his hand fumbled with my belt buckle until it became loose and slid free from my waist.

The rest of our clothes shortly followed leaving me bare before him once again, but this time, it felt different. I was nervous and excited. I was embarrassed of my exposed and very vulnerable body but confident when I saw the way he looked at me. Like I was a goddess and he was my god. Dimitri kept his promise, I forgot all about the events of the previous night and remembered every detail of this one. It was beautiful. I felt like an artist could paint us in this moment and it would be a masterpiece, hanging beside the Mona Lisa in the Louvre.

Dimitri took charge, and with each movement he set off fireworks within me. They were wrong Sex was way better than a vampire bite. Well sex with Dimitri was. He even let me take charge and when I was worried about my actions, Dimitri assured me that I was perfect. Evidence of that came shortly after. After hours and hours of tossing and turning around in the sheets, we finished.

We lay together for a while after that, wrapped in each other's arms, not saying much. I had never felt more satisfied in my life. Every inch of my body tingles and my sweat covered skin glistened in the candle light making an angelic glow around me. I could have died and gone to heaven and I wouldn't have noticed. Except, heaven lay beside me, drawing light circles on my back.

I could have stayed that way forever, but finally, we knew we had to go. Dimitri's shift was starting soon, and I had to get back to my room to sleep for as long as I could before my alarm would go off and I would meet Dimitri again, for a practice session. We pulled ourselves from the bed and found our discarded clothing.

We got dressed, which wasn't easy since we kept stopping to kiss. We tossed the petals, put away the candles and removed all the other evidence that we had been there at all. Finally, reluctantly, we left the cabin. We held hands, knowing we could only do so for a few brief moments. Once we were closer to the heart of campus, we'd have to go back to business as usual. But for now, everything in the world was golden and wonderful. Every step I took was filled with joy, and the air around us seemed to hum.

Questions still spun in my mind, of course. What had just happened? Where had our so-called control gone? For now, I couldn't care. My body was still warm and wanting him and I couldn't wait for our next "Private session". We reached the tree line and stayed hidden in the shadow of a large trunk. Dimitri gave me the keys so I could sneak in the back entrance, then he pulled me close for one last kiss. I gave him a bright smile when I broke away.

Quickly I checked for any guardians on patrol and when it was clear I ran off to my building, quickly darting through the door but making sure I got one last look at Dimitri before I did. It felt weird parting from him after all we had just done together but I knew I would see him again shortly. With that thought on my mind, I slipped into bed, not bothering to change and fell asleep instantly with a smile on my face, dreaming about Dimitri and the future he promised.