The Listening Chapter 2, a vampire academy fanfic

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Dimitri's brown eyes became focused and steady, he lips turned into a thin line. His defined muscles seem to roll under his perfectly tan skin.

Focus Hathaway I mentally growled and crouched, getting into my stance.

He did the same, but he seemed a little uncertain. Oh, I knew that look, all new comers have it. 'I don't want to go too hard because she's just a little girl.' Hell no.

I smirked and lunged forward slightly, trying to land a solid hit on his chest.

Before I even knew what was happening I was basically being backhanded across the room. I hit the ground with, well my face.

"Fuck!" I growled and rolled up quickly. Dimitri put up his hands.

"Rose, I'm so sorry." He said, worry in his deep eyes. I shook my head and put my fists up.

"No, go as hard as you can, I like a challenge."

That's the moment I realized Dimitri Belikov was exactly that, a challenge.

He nodded and tried to land a kick on my left hip.

I dodged it quickly and jumped in the air and kicked him in the temple, swiftly rolling behind him.

But he was fast, so fast. Turning, he dove at me.

Ever move, kick, or punch we tried on each other didn't seem to land.

I was covered in sweat and so was Dimitri, it was getting late and I had to go soon. Just thinking of tonight was making me nervous.

When I was about to elbow Dimitri in the stomach when his cell phone went off.

Soft, piano notes played, and then turned to something more complex.

I froze.

Then hit the ground, Dimitri had accidently sucker punched me.

I hit the ground but I didn't even feel it.

"ROSE, Oh-

"SHH!" I hushed him and crawled over to his phone, still playing the familiar tune.

It was our song, the one he loved so I learned and practiced for hours, just for him.

Finally, it shut off and beeped.

"Clair du Lune?" I asked looking up from him. He nodded, looking at me like I had three heads.

"Yes, I love Debussy." He said sitting down next to me.

"Oh… sorry, it reminds me of someone." I said quietly. Dimitri didn't speak for awhile and that surprised me, I'm glad he didn't jump all over me.

"Someone special?" He asked, softly not pushing. I nodded.

"Just someone that I used to know." I smiled sadly up at him.

"Hey do you want a ride home?" He asked, tilting his head very cutely.

I smiled and got up, "Sure."

We started walking, but I stopped, "Hey didn't you walk here?" I asked.

"That was my friend, saying my car finally made it to the United States." He said grinning.

I jumped, startling Dimitri, "I knew it! I knew it! You're foreign! Let me guess Russian?" I practically giggled at him, walking up the front desk.

"I assume from all this talking you guys are just best friends?" Tasha glared at me, as we signed out of the gym at the front desk.

"And I assume from all your whiny bitching, you're still single." I said with no expression, turning on my heal. Dimitri tried to swallow a chuckle.

"You should really be nicer" He asked, opening the gym door for me, ignoring Tasha's slut cloud, " And how did you know I was Russian?"

I ducked under his arm, since he was so tall.

"Your accent and honesty is the best policy." I said, grinning at him. He nodded with a small smile of his own.

I jumped in the passenger seat of his all black Escalade, even though I begged to drive.

It was a funny feeling that started to wash over me, while Dimitri and I talked about random things driving to my house. I mean I had only known him for what, 3 hours, and I already felt like we were old friends.

I could see my house and was about to thank him when his cell phone went off again.

The same calming melody playing, he tried to quickly hit end to stop the call, but I stopped him.

"No, it's alright, I love this song." I said softly, closing my eyes.

He stopped the car on the curb next to the house. It got quiet but not in a creepy way.

I just staring at my feet,thinking, I looked up at the clock after a few seconds. I surprisinly had a good two hours till I needed to be at The Cafe.

"Do you miss them...?" Dimitri asked hushed. The way he said it, seemed like he didn't know if I wanted to talk or not. Usally, I don't talk about my Dad with anybody. I talked to Lissa once when I first moved in and even then it was weird.

But for some reason, I spoke up.

"If I could answer that question I would," I said looking down, "I do miss him, but I feel like I shouldn't.""

Maybe I was comfortable talking about my Dad with Dimitri because he didn't know anything about me, just what I was right now.

"Hey it's alright, I think you should what you wanna feel, not what other want." He said in a heart aching true tone.

I didn't say anything, just gave him a real, thank you smile.

I opened the door and I heard his open too. I walked up to the front door of my house.

I looked down as Dimitri walked up beside me.

"Hey, keep your head up." He said, his Russian more pronounced. My head was up, but my eyes were trained on the wooden floor.

"Then," he lifted my chin with one finger," keep your face up." He said softly, staring into my eyes.

Keep your face up.
"Keep your face up." I said staring back, eyes widening. It hit my like a brick

"I have to go Dimitri, thank you so much for the ride and for talking to me!" I said, jumping up and giving him a light kiss on the cheek, then turning to open my door.

I knew I could do it, I had to.

I dialed Christian's number, after a two rings he picked up, "Yes?"

"Christian, I don't need you tonight."

DIMITRI POV

She slammed the door and I walked back to my car, with a puzzeled expression on my face.

I started up the car, thinking of Rose.

Wow, what a girl.

She was strong willed and so breath taking.

Her eyes the perfect shade of honest brown, and her everlasting dark hair.

She wasn't into labels or statuses, just being herself was good enough for her.

Yet, it seemed I didn't know anything about her, it was obvious that she a past. Just giving her some depth, that most girls didn't have.

I was busy thinking about Rose when someone jumped out in front of me.

I slammed on the brakes and the car skidded to a stop.

A guy skateboarded by, pants sagging and a earbuds in.

He nodded and kept going. Sparing me a glance, his green eyes seemed hazy. Great, he was high, maybe even drunk.

Looking at the sky, it seemed cloudy, like it was about to rain.

I kept on driving, finally I got to my dorm.

Walking through the door I heard Eddie yell, " Come on'bro!"

"Sucks to suck!" Andre laughed,and heard a bunch of clicking.

They were playing Mordern Warfare 3 and getting into it.

"Hey man wanna play?" Eddie said, not even pausing the game.

"No thanks, first day working so I gotta be there early." I said grabbing a towel and heading into the bathroom.

I showered quickly then shaved, putting on my spicy aftershave.

Grabbing my keys, I yelled," I'll be home later."

My responce was more clicking and grumbling.

I drove up to The Cafe parking in the back where employes park. I opened the the back door and made my way to the coffee bar.

"Hey Dimitri, glad you came." Stan's voice said from the back.

"The pleasure is all mine, Stan." I said back, grabbing a little pin that said, " The Cafe, Dimitri Belikov."

I pinned it to my shirt and grabbed a washrag, wiping down the tables.

Only a few people were lounging around reading or on laptops.

"It's a little slow right now, but in an hour we have a live show, and by the way you usally work with another employe but she's off today." Stan said walking around.

I nodded and kept cleaning.

After a while I heard a motorcycle pulling around to the back parking. I heard some shuffling and then some people setting up the small stage.

After giving a redhead girl a mocha coffee,she winked and took a slow sip, I just smiled and turned on my heal. Really, I was just trying to work. I looked up on the stage, it had a single stool and a mircophone.

It was getting busier and more people flowed in.

I saw a couple walk in, her hair was like a sun and her smile seemed glowing and his was dark as night, his lips in a line.

They both seemed really excitied and worried. Mabye they were here to see who ever was playing. I hope they could at least sing, I didn't want to listen to someone wail for 2 hours. The good thing was I'm pretty sure that is was a mix tonight, singing, poetry, really anything within the arts of diffent people. That's what mostly this college was for, the arts.

I was here to become a music producer, like my father.

I was pouring some hot, black coffee when it got really quiet and I looked up.

I about dropped the coffee.

There, walking up on the stage with a chesnut colored acoustic guitar, was Rose. She looked like she was shaking, her eyes looked a little glassy.

This absoulutly stunned me, Rose sang, let alone played an instrument?

Her hair was straightened, making it look shiny and glossy. She wasn't dressed to the nines, another thing I liked.

She sat down, took out a pick from her back pocket.

"Hey guys, I just wrote this... well like an hour ago, it's called Face up." She said, grinning slightly, "I never thought I would be writing again, let alone playing solo untill I met someone today, they simply reminded me that eventually you have to get up and realize that the world isn't ending, thank you."

She looked up and somehow found my eyes, her's sparkled and seemed to smile.

She then strummed a note, then leaned into the mircophone.

Its late and I am tired, wish I could spark a smile
The place is flying high but right now I want to be low
Dont want to move an inch, let alone a million miles
And I dont want to go but I know I gotta go
I just want to feel alive

The times you dont want to wake up
Cause in your sleep its never over when you give up
The sun is always going to rise up
You need to get up, gotta keep your head up
Look at the people all around you
The way you feel is something everybody goes through
Dark out, but you still gotta light up
You need to wake up, gotta keep your face up

Seems like the more you grow, the more time you spend alone
Before you know it you end up perfectly on your own
The citys shining bright, but you dont see the light
How come you concentrate on things that dont make you feel right
I just want to feel alright

Im looking for more than a little bit
Im gonna have to find my way through it
Gonna leave a mark, Im gonna set a spark
Im coming off the ground
I wont be looking down

She looked up and smiled, it seemed to glow. I was just standing there in a puddle of cold coffee, I must of spilled it. Her eyes scanned the room as everybody clapped loudly. Rose ran her fingers through her dark mane of hair said thanks again.

She walked off the stage, with her guitar, waving.

Suddenly my shift seemed like forever.

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