Chapter 9

There had always be someone to tell him what to do. And how he should do it. And this time it wasn't anything different. They told him to jump and he would jump. They told him to shoot and he would shoot. But this time it was all a little bit different. They had given him a assignment. But this time they didn't tell him how he should do the job.

He was told that he needed to kill Rose Hathaway before the end of November. He didn't know why they had wanted her dead. Of why it should be before the end of November after all. He just went on his mission and did the job.

But something about this girl grabbed his attention. Maybe it was her looks or her background. He had never had some kind of interest in the people he had to kill. But now he wanted to have her before he killed her.

It sounded weird. He knew that. But in the life that he lived there was no place for normal relationships or things like friends. It was him and him alone.

He needed to get close to her first. She needed to trust him. So he decided to took off to the academy and became a guardian there. It was a little harder to become close to her. But he would try to.

He had never failed before and he wouldn't fail this time. What could someone like Rose Hathaway do to him? She meant nothing to nobody anymore.

I'm in so much trouble right now. I've been messing with my colleagues this whole week. And now I'm in Alberta's office. I pulled a prank with a new guardian yesterday and I almost got caught. They still think that a student did it. But what if Alberta knows?

'Hello Rose. How are you?' Alberta says when she walks in. I give her a smile and she sit next to me.

'I'm fine. Busy with teaching those kids and stuff. How are you?' I say. Trying to get this conversation to be about her and not about me. She smiles at me and shakes her head.

'I'm fine Rose. I wish I had more time to talk but there are some things that need my attention. So, I wanted to ask you something. In a couple of weeks the Equinox ball will take place and all the things that we need for it needs to be picked up. And I hoped that you could do that for me.' She says and looks at me with a pleading look. A little road trip sounds nice. But I don't want to go alone.

'As I do that can I take someone with me?' I ask and she nods. Shout, who do I want to take with me? Dimitri? Mo? Or someone else?

'Take a couple of guardians with you Rose. Have a nice weekend off and have some fun.' She says and she winks. A whole weekend with other guardians. I smile at her and nod. That sounds good to me. And I don't have to choose one person.

I would love a weekend with Dimitri. But I think it would be too soon. A couple of days had passed since we talked and everything seems better now. But it is nice to call him my friend.

And a weekend with Mo sounds like a lot of fun too. He is a good friend and I can talk with him about everything. But sometimes I thing that he wants more. He doesn't let it show of talks about it. But sometimes he looks at me and I can see the question in his eyes. Don't get me wrong. I like Mo. But my heart still belongs to Dimitri.

Alberta and I talk a little about what I have to do and how many people I can take. After a couple minutes I stand up and am ready to leave. I will take Dimitri and Mo with me and two other guardians.

'Oh Rose. Will you have a little mercy with your colleagues.' She says with a smile. I stare at her a little confused. She gives me a small wink and looks back at her computer. She knows. Wow, she is still as good as she was.

'Oh my god. You are amazing Rose.' Mo shouts in my ear as a new round of shots comes to our table. I grin at him and down my drink in seconds.

After my talk with Alberta I asked him, Dimitri and two other guardians Robert and Derek. They wanted to come with me so we packed our stuff in a SUV and headed on our way. A couple of hours ago we checked ourselves in in a motel and now are in a club.

Mo is getting himself drunk and trying to take me with him. Robert and Derek are tapping jokes and keeping the air light. They are nice guys. And Dimitri. Well our Russian is standing next to me watching us devouring our shots. He has a glass of vodka in hand. Speaking of stereo types.

'You wanna dance?' Robert asks and holds his hand out to me. I take it and let him pull me to the dance floor. The songs changes and now the songs mirrors is playing. The dancer in me takes over and Robert doesn't disappoints me.

He pulls me closer with his hands and demanding me to dance with him instead of dancing alone. I spin around and he takes my hand helping me spin. He lets me fall back and pulls me back to him. We do a little teasing and I am glad that he asked me to dance. He is a great dancer and he just knows how to handle it.

I let myself drop and he grabs my arms. Pulling me up with my back against his chest. He wraps my arms around his neck and he lets his hands glide over my belly. The dancing is a little intimate and we go up in our world. But with Robert is doesn't feel erotic.

We dance for a while and then we head back to our table. There is an awkward tension in the air between the three man. Mo is looking at me with an angry glint in his eyes. Why is he angry? And is he angry at me? Because I went dancing without him?

I stare at Mo for a while but he just looks away and downs his drink in a couple of seconds. Wow, what is wrong with him?

My eyes go to Dimitri and I gasp at what I see in his eyes. He is looking at me with pure lust in his eyes. His eyes are dark and his lips are light parted. I can't even look at him of the intensity that is radiating of him.

And Derek. He isn't looking at me. No, he is looking at Robert with an intense look. Robert is standing next to him and they are completely in their own world.

After that awkward moment we decided to go back to the motel. I walked next to Mo and he was as funny as always. He had his arm wrapped around my shoulder and I had wrapped mine around his waist. We walked a little slower than the rest and by the time we got to our apartment the other were already discussing the rooms.

We have an apartment with three rooms. It sounded like a good plan when we rented it but now I'm not sure anymore.

'Guys, guys. Don't worry about those rooms. I just take a room with Rose here and you can have the other two.' Mo says. Slurring a little. I freeze mid step and look panicked at Dimitri. I don't want to lay in one bed with Mo.

'Rose is the only woman in our group. So she gets her own room. That leaves two room for us. Decide who shares a room.' Dimitri says with authority. The others now better than to argue with him. Dimitri is the oldest.

I smile at Dimitri. Thankful for his help and then walk into the smallest room. My mind is a spinning a little. Why didn't I ask another woman to this trip? I like Mo but I didn't like the look in his eyes when I returned from the dance floor.

I change into something comfortable and walk out of my room. The man are gone and I head out of the door. When we checked in this afternoon I saw a little swimming pool. Maybe the cool water will clear of my head.

When I reach the swimming pool is sit down and let my feet hanging in the water. And I can help myself but thing back to the time where everything was perfect. Or I can better say that afternoon.

Lissa was still alive and Dimitri finally gave in. The future had looked so perfect. And I know that it can still turn out to be perfect. I can still get Dimitri back. If I just say yes to him and we can pick up where we left is. But I can't decide if I want to. And in those moments I miss Lissa so badly. She always knew what to say or do.

'Roza. Are you okay?' A deep and familiar voice asks. I look up and see Dimitri standing next to me. The moment I look up he sits down next to me. His thumb brushing over my cheek.

'I'm fine Comrade. Just thinking.' I say with a smile. He wraps his arm around me and pulls me closer to him. His warmth and smell is intoxicating.

'What are you doing here alone Roza?' he asks softly. I look up at him and he looks down at me. Our faces are just inches apart. His breath spreading over my face and I am lost in his beautiful brown orbs.

'Kiss me Dimitri.' I whisper. He bends his head down and my lips meet his in a sweet and loving kiss. My fingers tangled in his hair and his hands around my waist. This feels so right. It feels like coming home after a very long time.

Too soon Dimitri pulls away and he rests his forehead against mine. His lips slightly parted and he is breathing heavy. His lips meet mine again for a quick kiss.

'I missed kissing you. I missed holding you. I missed you Roza.' He says and he kisses me again and again. Leaving me numb.

'We should go upstairs.' I say and he nods. We break apart and the moment is over. The magic is once again broken and I want to hit myself. Why did I have to say that?

So this was chapter 9! What do you think? Who wants to kill Rose? And is Mo jealous? She finally wanted Dimitri to kiss her!
Another question: Lemon or no lemon?

I have to be a complete geek at this page for a moment. I went to the very first comic con in my country this weekend! And it was amazing!