Rose
The car ride home was the worst. Dimitri and I finally managed to track down the group of strigoi terrorising this neighbourhood and I had let one get away.
"I was so close, Dimitri, I could almost touch her."
"It's alright, Roza, we will get her tomorrow night. But right now we need to get you back to the academy to get that gash looked at." I was so blinded by my frustration that I had forgotten about the mass of bandages wrapped around my leg. I let out a sigh.
"It's only a reminder of how much I sucked. I should never have let my guard down." Dimitri chuckled beside me, I punched him softly to make him stop.
"Roza, it was only a branch, you never let your guard down." I crossed my arms and huffed. If only I had gotten that girl.
"Roza, you were perfect," Dimitri tried again. I looked into his eyes and before I knew it my lips were on his. Of course he knew how to shut me up. Honestly I didn't know how he managed to keep the car on the road while we kissed, but I wasn't about to argue.
Thankfully we were the only two travelling back in this van, everyone else was crammed into the others. Dimitri insisted we travel alone to debrief the situation.
A small sigh escaped my lips as we parted, I would never get used to the feelings he stirred within me. We sat in silence for a few moments, savouring the moment. It wasn't often that we got to show our love, so every second was valuable.
The static from the radio cut harshly through the comfortable silence that filled the van.
"Good job in there. We'll get her next time." It was one of the newer guardians, I didn't know his name. Dimitri pointed at the radio with purpose.
"Told you so," he said with a smile. I gave him a sour look before sending a brief reply.
With an hour long car trip a head of me, I decided it was the perfect time to check in on Lissa.
She sat out on the field next to Christian, the soft glow of moonlight only highlighting their beauty. I hated to admit it but they looked good together. They were in deep conversation about – guess who – me. Of course Lissa was riddled with nerves, we were still in the beginnings of the strigoi hunts and everyone was anxious, but nowhere near as much as Lissa. She feared whenever I went out of her sight, let alone purposefully going out on strigoi hunts. Christian tried desperately to calm her but after seeing no success, resorted to extreme measures. I left her mind seconds before their lips met.
Dimitri was watching me, his curiosity never ceased.
"How's it going back there?"
"Fine, nothing out of the ordinary."
"Roza, nothing is ever fine."
We sat in silence for the rest of the trip.
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