The Eyes of Heavenly Fire
Chapter 19
Dimitri
In all the years of his life, Dimitri was never as nervous as he was the night of November 1st . It had been a while since he had dated and he wasn't sure what humans did for fun now-a-days, but a dinner and a movie was the proper thing to do.
He waited downstairs for Rose and scratched his chest. This tux was really starting to itch and his heart was pounding. Before he could call her name out he heard a noise and stood up.
"Rose?"
"Whatever you do please don't laugh, but I actually look like a girl for once."
"You always look like a girl to me."
"I mean more of a girl."
"I'm sure you look great."
She stepped around the corner and curtsied as he took her in. Rose had switched out of her usual emo style and had traded for something more feminine. Her ice blue dress was a knee length v neck that showed her cleavage a tiny bit more than usual with crystal heels that were four inches and her dark brown hair was curled. Her makeup was also lighter and it made her face glow. She looked amazing.
"It's not too bad right?"
"You look perfect."
She smiled making her look twice as beautiful.
"You're not that bad yourself."
Dimitri closed the distance between them and kissed her. He pulled away a minute later and her skin showed a faint glow.
"Angel." he whispered.
"Are you ready to go?"
"I thought you'd never ask."
They stepped out and went over to his motorcycle.
"I have a question." she asked.
"Shoot." he said climbing onto his motorcycle which she followed suit afterwards.
"You can have any car that you desire, so why did you chose a motorcycle?"
"They've always had a certain appeal They're really fast and they get you where you want to go easier."
"Interesting."
We rode to the restaurant as her eyes widened at how fancy the restaurant was.
"How did you manage to get into this place? People need to make reservations a month in advance to even be considered for this place."
"I used a little of my charm."
"I'm glad you did."
Dimitri grabbed her hand as their waiter led them to their table. They picked their orders and waited as the waiter served them breadsticks. She chewed on one and smiled.
"Even their bread sticks are good."
"They say it's all homemade."
"Amazing."
"You really do look beautiful tonight."
"Thank you."
He took her hand and squeezed it.
"Those other boys are crazy not to notice you."
"They don't matter to me anymore only you do."
Dimitri grabbed her hand and squeezed.
"Plus it's not like any of this really matters when i'm marked for death anyway."
"Nothings going to happen to you under my watch."
"You can't promise that."
"I can sure try."
"Who do you think the fallen that's after me is?"
"I really don't know."
"What about Janelle? Do you think Janelle might be one of them?"
"Janelle isn't one. She wouldn't be able to get possessed by the fallen if she was."
"Is there someone we know who would want to hurt me?"
"Not that I know of."
"Why did the fallen mark me?"
"They were trying to prevent something I just don't know what. "
"Do the angel's council know what it is?"
Dimitri shook his head. "Only the fallen do."
"This sucks how are we supposed to stop them if we don't know what they want or what their reasoning is. "
"We'll try to figure it out."
She sighed and started cutting her steak.
"What if I made one tell me?"
"You know I can't risk your life like that."
"It's not a risk. I have a veil of angel poison. I'm good. I can do this."
"No." He said sternly.
"Dimitri, I'm tired of being defenseless and hiding from them."
"It's only for a year Rose."
"A lot can change in a year."
"Yes. This year is the difference between your life or your death. I'm not going to let you die."
Her head lolled and she looked at him with sad eyes.
"I'm sorry for being so much trouble."
"I'm your guardian. It's my job to protect you."
"But what's going to protect you? What if you die protecting me?"
"You can't kill someone who's technically dead. I'll just be reincarnated as a human and they'll assign you a new guardian."
"What happens when you kill a fallen?"
"They die for good. In the end when it comes to good and evil. Good always win."
"I don't want another guardian though. I want you."
"I'll try to stay alive."
"Can we go to the movie now?"
"Of course."
Dimitri tipped and paid the waiter and they left for the movie.