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Amor Prohibido.
Chapter 7.
DPOV
I knew I needed to talk to her, but I also knew I needed to let her cool off before I did. Trying to talk to her now would result in nothing but another fight, and so help me god I was so, so tired of fighting. Forget tired of fighting, I was tired in general, physically and emotionally, which was the main reason I listened and left Rose alone. I was half tempted to hit the gym again but thought better of it. One look at the time told me I had a shift then training with Rose. So sighing, I headed for my shift, spending the entirety of it in somewhat of a daze.
I made it to the gym before she did like always and waited for her trying to figure out a way to talk to her. I told myself I was overthinking this, I mean this was Roza we were talking about. I could always read her, always talk her down, right? Well, so I thought, but when she walked in I had to wonder if that was really true.
"Laps," I said. I wasn't angry anymore, but she clearly still was. She started running around the gym without saying a word.
"Not in here," I said and gestured to the tracks. It was nice out today so why not? Maybe it would help her mood. At this point, anything was worth a shot. She went outside without complaint and I found myself missing the Rose who would say she'd had enough of running because she already knew how to do that. The Rose who would demand that I taught her how to fight. The Rose who would smile at me on the days I went out and ran with her.
Figuring it couldn't hurt, I went out to run with her. She picked up her speed and I rolled my eyes, letting her get ahead as I fell back a little. After this we were going to spar and she was going to try to kick my ass. I knew that, could practically feel the anger radiating off of her even though she was running ahead of me.
"Ugh you're so damn frustrating!" She said suddenly.
"No swearing," I said calmly. "And that goes both ways does it not?"
"Fuck you." She snapped and I growled, feeling the guardian mask slip onto my face.
"What?" She snapped. It took all of my self-control to not push her up against a wall and kiss her so hard that there would be no doubt in her mind that I had eyes only for her or something equally as stupid.
"Inside," I said instead. "Go." I needed a minute to calm the fuck down. It was going to do no good if we were both mad not that I could really help it. If there was one thing about my Roza it was that she knew exactly how to push my buttons so that I lost all sense of self-control.
"You didn't kill that strigoi." She said the second I walked inside glaring at me.
"Because she's not like other strigoi." I said looking her dead in the eyes. "She doesn't kill for blood, Rose. And she could've killed me but she didn't she saved my ass instead."
"I don't believe you," Rose snapped her glare intensifying. I rolled my eyes, a look of complete exasperation sliding onto my face.
"And why would I lie to you?" I asked.
"Because strigoi aren't like that," She said.
"Most of them aren't," I said tiredly. I held her gaze forcing her to see the truth in my eyes. It took a few seconds, but she soon nodded and started talking about how Lissa could help by charming a stake with her magic.
I thought for a second then nodded. It made sense after all. Ignoring the fact that I kind of wanted to wrap Rose up in my arms and kiss her so hard she wouldn't look at me like she was now because that look was just about going to rip me apart, I said. "Spar with me."
"Fine," She said and didn't hesitate to punch me in the face. I growled and struck out with a punch of my own, one she tried to dodge but ended up getting her legs kicked out from under her instead. She landed on her ass on the mats and glared up at me.
"Point," I said. "Now get up strigoi won't wait for you to glare." I knew I pretty much sounded like I had when we'd just brought Rose and Lissa back to the academy, but at this point I didn't know what else to do. She leapt to her feet and aimed a kick at my stomach and then it was a blur of kicks and punches and blocks from us both without much damage because of the fact that we knew each other too well.
"Bitch!" Rose snapped. She'd stopped fighting and was glaring at me again.
"What the hell is your problem?" I snapped just about having enough of this.
"What is yours?" She retorted.
"You and the fact that I can't get a goddamn read." I growled. She shrugged.
"I think my mom was right," She said. That was it. The final straw. I felt my heart shatter into a million pieces. The guardian mask slipped back onto my face and I felt myself shutting down.
Rose said something and I just nodded without really knowing what she'd said, my mind registering only the fact that she left after that. I hurled something at the wall in complete frustration. After everything this was the very last fucking thing I'd ever expected to hear come out of her mouth. Honestly what the fuck was even the point of anything anymore?
I probably would've stayed there for a while, but my sulking came to an instant halt when Lissa walked into the gym looking every bit like the princess she was but something in her eyes told me this wasn't your typical visit. "We need to talk," She said and yep, definitely not your typical visit.
"Well hello princess," I said. "Let me guess. You had a talk with rose?"
"Yep now explain." She said. I sighed.
"There's nothing to explain," I said with a shrug. "I kind of just ran into may and she's not like your typical strigoi I wouldn't ask you to charm a stake if she was."
"That's not what I meant," She said. "But what the hell let's go to her and make her human."
"Thanks, Liss," I said and started leading her out the gym and to the wards while handing her a stake and pulling out a backup. "What do you want to know? What's she told you?"
"Are you two ok?" She asked after a few seconds of concentrating on the stake in her hand. "And everything." I sighed.
"I don't know," I said honestly and led her out of the wards and started walking her through the forest. "I thought we were but then she kind of said she thinks her mom was right."
"That sounds like Rose," Lissa said and sighed softly. "That's hers?" She asked as May's house came into view.
"Yes it is," I said walking up to the door and knocking. May opened the door and only got my name out before Lissa shoved the stake into her chest with surprising ease. She had to use both hands, but it was enough that it hit its mark causing May to fall back. She would've hit the ground if instinct hadn't propelled me to swoop in and catch her.
So, May is back, moroi or dhampir guys what do you think? Also how is this going to affect Rose and Dimitri? Rose thinks her mom was right? You guys think she means that or is this just the jealousy talking? Let us know you guys know how to reach us!
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