Chapter 5. Enjoy!
'You're Rose Hathaway, right?' I hear a male voice say. I spin around and see a gorgeous man standing in front of me. Nothing like Dimitri. But he is still sexy as hell. He is taller than me. Well, that isn't so hard. He has dark hair in a short cut. Beautiful light blue eyes and the same skin color as mine. He smiles at me and in his left cheek is a dimple. It looks cute on him.
'Yes, I am. And you are?' I answer him. I am currently standing in Lissa's garden. I feel at peace when I am here.
'I am Mo Polat. Guardian at the academy. I arrived here four and a half year ago and I have heard a lot of you. So when they told me that you were back, I just had to see you.' He says and smiles at me. His eyes are sparkling. He sits down on one of the benches and I sit down next to him.
'It is nice to know that they haven't forgotten about me back here.' I say and smile. There is no way that the teachers and guardians could forget about me. I pulled so many tricks when I was still a novice. And of course the running.
'I don't think that they could ever forget you. Between you and me. I think that they missed you. It is a very boring job sometimes.' He admits. He moves and his arm touches mine for a moment, making me shiver. In moment he takes his jacket off and wraps it around my shoulders. A true gentleman. I smile my mane eater smile at him and thank him.
'You know, when I arrived her they were building this garden. I haven't know her, Vasilisa Dragomir. But from time to time I find myself sitting here in silent. Just enjoying the beauty of this all.' He says looking around.
'She was perfect.' I say. He looks at me. His eyes telling me he is curious.
'Tell me more, please. I heard a lot of you and that she was your were bonded. But they wouldn't talk about her.' He says. His eyes are kind and his face is open. He let me see his emotions. Something Dimitri never did. Rose, stop thinking about him.
'She was my best friend, my sister. I was her guardian before it happened.' I say looking at the statue of Lissa. I touch the chotki that I still wear around my wrist. I can feel the tears coming up in my eyes. Time to go back to my room. I stand up and smile to Mo.
'I'm going to go back to my room. I still haven't caught up with the time difference.' I say politely and he stands up immediately. He smiles at me.
'I will walk you back to your room.' He says. He is really a gentleman.
'You don't have to. I guess I know this academy better than you do.' I say and he laughs. His laugh is warm and deep. I fills me and makes me smile at him.
'Will I see you again?' he asks and I nod. He could be a good friend. I try to give his jacket back but he refuses it.
'I don't want you to get cold.' He says. I thank him and walk back to my room. Tomorrow classes will start.
'Good morning class. My name is guardian Hathaway and next to me is guardian Belikov. We will be your new teachers.' I say and smile politely. I hear whispering in the class in front of me.
'We will begin today with ten laps on the tracks outside and afterwards you will do a little combat training. That way we can see how far you are in your training.' Dimitri explains and he walks outside. I follow close to him and after me the class follows. When we are outside the group gathers around Dimitri and me. I let Dimitri talk again. He explains to them why running is such an important part of the basic skills of a guardian. The same thing he did to me when I had gotten mad because he only made me run. After Dimitri's talk the students begin to run and me and Dimitri stay behind.
'I remember how mad you were when all you do was run.' Dimitri says.
'Yeah, I remember.' I say. Trying to make this conversation to an end. I don't trust myself around him. There is this part of me that is so happy to be around him and it makes me feel alive again. But then there is that other part of me that is still heartbroken. I feel his eyes on me for a moment and then he is gone. He stands in the middle of the tracks an tries to give some students tips.
That week I spent most of my time trying to ignore Dimitri. I still wasn't sure what I should do about him. I want to be friends with him and that seems so simple. But I'm afraid for the feeling that are coming up now that I see him that much. How do you protect your heart from breaking. Again. I felt more alive in the last week that I have in the last five years. It's like my heart just stop beating after Dimitri left.
And now that he is back again, my hearts starts again. I can't even describe it. I'm just so happy at the moment that it is Saturday and I don't have to spend the day with him. He is still a very good teacher. Even in a bigger class. And because of some weird reason I enjoy teaching myself. It is nice to be teaching instead of being the student.
I've been so busy with teaching and trying to be a good teacher that I haven't had the time to exercise this week. So I have some to catch up with today. I put on my exercise clothes and start running towards the tracks. But even before I reach it I can see him. Dimitri. He is already running. I am thinking about turning and run into the woods, but before I can decide he notices me. He slows down and looks at me with a smile.
'Mind if I join you?' I ask and give him my man eater smile. He shakes his head an only moments later we run together. Sweet memories.
After we spent the last hour running we are both trying to catch our breath. The last couple laps were more like a competition. I won. I feel his eyes on me but I don't look up. I hear him breathe in sharply and I look up. But he isn't looking at me eyes. He is staring at my leg. I look down and see what he is looking at. My scars. I forget about them.
'Oh, Roza..' I hear him whisper. And in the next moment he has him arms wrapped around me. I don't even know if he tries to comfort me or is trying to comfort himself. Probably the last. I stand there for a moment. Enjoying myself before I pull myself apart from him.
'I don't need your comfort, Dimitri. Or anyone's pity. They are just scares. Nothing you haven't seen before.' I say and take a few steps back. Trying to create a little distance between us before I lung myself at him. But before I can take another step back and try to escape he is in front of me again. He grabs my wrists and pulls me inside the gym. He stares down at me.
'That are not just scares Roza. You can't fool me. You did that to yourself. Why?' he says. I am still trying to escape him but he has an iron grip on my wrists.
'Yes, I did it myself. Why do you even care? You left me Dimitri?' I say. I feel the tears welling up in my eyes. Stupid, stupid tears. I stare in his beautiful brown eyes. There is so much emotions in his eyes that I just can't look away. His lips crash down on mine. I hold back for a moment but then give myself over to his kiss. I can feel my thoughts leaving my mind and leaving me numb. He tries to put all his emotions in that kiss. And, wow, it feels so good.
He releases his grip on my wrists and wraps them around my waist. Pulling me closer to him. I wrap my arms around his neck. He traces his tongue over my bottom lips asking for permission. I open my lips for him and his tongue battles with mine. His hands roam over my body and find their way to my breasts. I moan loudly in his mouth. His lips leave my lips and he places open mouth kissed on my neck. I arch my back, trying to get closer to him. He says my name like a prayer. But then all the thoughts come rushing back inside my mind and I push him away. He looks hurt. It makes me even madder than I already was at him.
'You can't just kiss me and expect everything to be okay again, Dimitri. You broke my heart and left me. Even when you told me you never would. And these scars? You are the reason I have them in the first place.' I say angry at him and walk away. That last part wasn't completely fair of me. But he can't expect to come back in my life like that. Not after everything he did.
So after last chapter I got this review from a guest. Saying that I should space my chapters a little more. And I could understand that. So I tried this. Please tell me what is better. The way this chapter is or the way the last chapters were?
An thank you for everyone who left a review after the last chapter! It made me very, very happy! Knowing that people are liking the story and want to read more!
So what do you think of Mo?
And what about the kiss Dimitri gave Rose? Confusing right? Tell me your thoughts about it!
See you next sunday evening!