Hey darlings! It's been a while I know, and I know you all may have been wondering what's been going on. The answer to that simply put is a lot, but I'm not going to get into detail here out of love and respect for my darling co-author. I will however tell you that the almighty Moni says y'all are the best readers and reviewers ever and I totally agree! So thank you! Hope this longer than usual chapter makes up for the wait!
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Amor Prohibido.
Chapter 6.
May's POV.
When I untied his hands, I couldn't help but kind of brace myself for an improbable attack. My mind flashed back to how he'd growled at me when I'd kissed him, how he'd said he was going to kill me. So I figured he would at the first opportunity, but imagine my surprise when he shook his head at me. He looked into my eyes and said, "I'm not going to hurt you, as long as you let me out of here."
So taken a back was I by the fact that he hadn't jumped me yet that I just nodded. "Ok," I said solemnly. I wasn't going to keep him here against his will just because I was a strigoi. I'd never played by their rules and, I certainly wasn't about to start now.
"Really?" Dimitri asked, snapping me out of my head. "That's it? You're just going to let me go back just like that?"
"Um yea?" I told him and lifted a brow. Hadn't I just said I wasn't going to be defined like those other strigoi were?
"Thank you," He said and shot me a , I just about lost my train of thought at his smile, but of course, I couldn't let him know that, right? So I smiled and rolled my eyes just a little.
"Have fun with life," I told him and went to do the dishes because it was something to do. He chuckled walking over and pulled me into a completely unexpected hug. And maybe it was my heightened senses, but I swear I'd never smelt anything quite like this dhampir and it wasn't just his blood. It was him, his goodness.
"You've blown my mind," He said to me looking down into my eyes. "You sure as fuck don't deserve this undead-ness. No one does but I don't know of any strigoi who clings to life the way you do." I looked up into his eyes. It was as if he was looking into my soul. If I was human I would definitely be blushing by now, especially when his smile softened.
"I'm going to find a way to help you," He said suddenly. I shook my head.
"How?" I asked pulling away from the hug. "There isn't a way to help me Dimitri." He growled, something I couldn't put a name to flashing in his eyes.
"How do you know that?" He snapped. "No one ever tries to save strigoi. If there is a way then I'll find it." His eyes were so full of earnestness that I couldn't help the spark of hope that his words kindled within me.
"There we go," He said because apparently that spark of hope was filling my eyes now too. "That's better."
"It's just a little hope don't think too much about it." I said and finished the dishes. I handed him his stake hissing slightly when the silver touched my skin. "Do me a favor and kill me," I said softly.
Dimitri flipped the stake in the air. "How about I do you a favor and get out of here so I can work on figuring out how to help you?" He said.
"Dimitri please." I said and sighed softly. All this talk about hope and possible restoration was too much. It was impossible, I needed to remember that. Hell, I needed to squash that spark of hope right now because how did I know he wasn't just saying these things? How did I know he wasn't going to forget all about me when he went back to his perfect life?
"No," he said stubbornly. I looked into his eyes again and felt that spark grow more intense. His eyes were full of nothing but honesty.
"Isn't this your job?" I asked him and the surprise that flickered in those eyes said he'd just had the same thought. He shrugged.
"Yes and just this once I'm not going to do it," He said defiantly.
"You are truly something else." I said and couldn't help but chuckle.
"I'm just going to take that as a compliment," He said and flashed me that soft smile again.
"You should," I said a little thankful that my heart no longer beat. I probably would've been having a heart attack he was so adorable. "I'll see you later I guess." I said sighing as he prepared to leave.
"You'll definitely see me at some point," He said and walked to the front door. "No stupid things like walking into the sun, ok? We're going to fix this."
"Fine." I said to him as I sighed softly. "See you soon." He waved and walked out.
RPOV.
I'd been scouring around the forest looking for Dimitri for a while when I felt the nausea, the telltale sign of strigoi nearby. It wasn't very intense so I knew it was either one of them or if there was more than one they weren't close enough. Nevertheless I grabbed my stake and bumped into someone because I wasn't looking where I was going. Instantly, however, I knew who it was.
"Dimitri what the hell?" I asked because I'd been looking out here but I wasn't really expecting to find him out here. I guess I should've known better, but then I just about lost my train of thought when the nausea in my stomach intensified and a strigoi appeared. I lunged for her, but she squealed and pushed me away.
"Shit," Dimitri said and took my hand. I thought it was to steady me, but then he said words I never expected to hear come out of his mouth in a situation like this. "Calm down."
"What the hell?" I asked, my eyes narrowing into a glare. "It's a strigoi." Had he lost his mind? Dimitri didn't defend strigoi, especially not since one had killed his charge and best friend Ivan Zeklos all those years ago.
"I'll explain later," He said calmly. "Let's get out of here." Ok, it was true. He had officially lost his mind.
"This bitch deserves to die," I growled and the strigoi flinched from where she stood beneath the cover of some trees.
"Roza," Dimitri said looking into my eyes. "Just trust me, ok?" I looked away to glare at the strigoi but nodded at Dimitri. Dimitri shot her an apologetic look and led me away before I could get over there and bury my stake in her chest.
"What are you doing out here?" He asked and what the ever living fuck?
"I was looking for you what the fuck do you mean why the fuck were you out here?" I asked because I'd just about lost it. Everything from earlier was flaring up again coupled with the confusion I was experiencing over what'd just happened and it was safe to say that wasn't a good combination.
"Whoa, easy," Dimitri said. "You've found me love but you shouldn't have left the wards there're strigoi out here and many that's worse than May. Actually every one of them is worse than she is."
"You don't get to tell me to calm down Dimitri and I can handle myself!" I yelled beyond frustrated. What the fuck was going on? He was warning me against strigoi while speaking so highly of that strigoi I'd seen him with?
"I know you can and yes I do get to tell you to calm down," He said calmly as if teenagers yelled at him every day. "Does anyone even know you're out here?" I glared and just ran to the safety of the wards. I'd had enough nothing was making sense anymore, but damn Dimitri and those long legs. He cursed and came after me keeping up easily only adding fuel to an already raging fire.
"Go away Dimitri I just wanted to make sure you were ok now that I know you are go away." I said more out of anger than anything else. I kind of expected him to argue, but when he just growled and stormed past his eyes flashing black, I thought just for a second that I might've made a huge mistake. It was only for a second, however, because it was soon overshadowed by everything else. Sighing, I went to my room wanting nothing but to be left alone.
Oooh so, getting interesting isn't it? How many of you think Rose's anger isn't really anger at all but jealousy? And what about Dimitri wanting to help May? Let us know darlings you know how to reach us! Again sorry for the wait!
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