Oh! Before I forget, I know in the beginning I said she was …16 I believe and a sophomore in high school but I decided to change it she is now 14 and a freshman while Dimitri is still 18 and a senior. This doesn't change much but instead of world civic. She is taking intro to social studies and instead of geometry she would be in algebra 1. Okay thanks that's all.

After a few shaky breathes, I pulled myself up off the floor and ascended the stairs to my room. Pulling on a pair of sweats and a hooded sweat shirt I opened the big bay window in my room. I crawled out and onto the porch roof. The night air was still warm but a hint of cool fought to make it's self known. Fall was fast approaching. I had never experience fall in Montana but I imagine it can't be much different from Oregon… right?

I laid on the roof for hours. The night sky was beautiful, sometimes it felt like I lived in the night. As much as I loved the sun and it's warmth something about the night just felt… natural. I must have fallen asleep on the roof because the next thing I remember was hearing a motorcycle engine reeve to life in the drive way. Jerking into conciseness I rolled over so I could pear over the roof ledge. Dimitri was in the drive way starting his bike. I looked over my shoulder and threw the window at my digital clock on my night stand. It was at least a half hour earlier than he usually left. Without much thought to the action I crouched on the edge and jumped. I bent my legs and rolled as I hit the ground to absorb the blunt of the impact. Standing up I realize my action had caught Dimitri's attention.

"Where are you going?" I snapped unable to hold back the anger in me at the fact that he was leaving without me.

"A ride." was all he said then tore off down the driveway.

"Wait!" I screamed, but he didn't wait, or even look back. Then in a small dejected voice that I almost didn't recognize as my own I asked the now silent yard, "What about me? How am I getting to school?" I realized how pathetic I sounded and vowed to never let him cause me to act like that again. I would be the strong, independent person, that needs help from no one.

After making it to school, by means of running, I tracked down Lissa. She was waiting by my locker. There was no Dimitri in sight, how unusual, but then again why should I care? I am a strong able woman who can walk herself to class, I reminded myself.

"Hey." she said with a bright smile. But when I saw her eyes I immediately knew she was dying to ask about why I had run out of school yesterday. God news travels fast! Even the new girl knew the latest gossip. I just sighed as I opened my locker. Might as well get this over with. I gave her a look that I hope said 'okay ask away.' It must have because not five seconds later she responded.

"What on earth happened?" she gushed. I smiled as I realized how innocent she was, she didn't even dare cuss, unlike me who would be swearing so much the devil would be embarrassed.

I let her in on what happened yesterday, from the fight with Dimitri to the getting lost and meeting Mark and Oksana, to finally calling Dimitri to come pick me up. What I couldn't, however, get the courage to tell her was that I think I might be starting to like Dimitri.

The weekend was finally here but by Sunday night Dimitri still wasn't talking to me. At last I couldn't take it any more. Grabbing the handle to the basement, which acted as Dimitri's home gym, I stormed down the stairs ready to demand an explanation to why he was treating me this way, but what I saw stopped me in my tracks on the third to last step.

Dimitri was shirtless giving me the chance to truly see his lean body lightly coated with sweat from his work out. His mussels rippled as he did a complex set of jabs and punches. The way he moved was so graceful that I hardly believed that someone his size could execute the precise moves. He did a round house kick to the punching bag. During the spin into the kick he must have spotted me because he froze.

I knew I must have been staring like a deer caught in the headlights, but I couldn't look away. I felt the sudden urge to walk over and run my hands over his chest to see if it felt as nice as it looked. Dimitri was staring too though . He was first to regain composure.

"Was there something you need?" he asked in a cold voice.

"I- I just- I was- um, well you see…" I stuttered still shaken from the intense moment. He got a look of annoyance on his face at my inability to speak. Deciding to just give up I quickly turned and dashed but up the stairs.

Things got even weirder between Dimitri and I after the basement incident. We avoided each other around the house and I even found myself skipping gym every day. After about a week I guess people started to notice. I was sitting in Algebra daydreaming of what I was going to do during my "free period" today when my name was called over the intercom to report to the principals office. As with all classes, whether your on elementary school or high school, the was a collective "Oooooooooh! Your in trouble!" shaking my head I rose from my seat hoping that the principal wouldn't talk to long and cause me to miss my free time.

Arriving at the office I was told to go on in to the principals office. As I came through the door I immediately smelled trouble. She looked mad, like really mad.

"Rose take a seat. It has come to my attention that you have made it a habit in the last two weeks to skip your third period class. Now I know for a fact that when you arrived at this school I made it clear this would not be tolerated. As much as this pains me to say, I am going to have to expellee you."

I felt all the air leave my body in that moment. This could not be happening, it just couldn't. I, for the most part, actually liked it here! I can't believe I messed this up over some stupid (yet incredibly hot) guy. I had a smart ass remark on the tip of my tongue when I head a voice speak behind me.

"You can't expellee her." the voice belonged to none other than the sexy Russian that I blamed all this on . "I know she is wild and disrespectful…"

"I have never had a student come to my office so many times in such a short period!" she shot at Dimitri. But he continued.

"But she just needs something stable in her life, some thing to teach her respect and disaplin."

"Okay that's nice and all but how do you propose we do that. No one will take a trouble maker like her under their wing."

"Get her enrolled in some sport, something like karate."

There was an evil glint in the principals eyes. "Okay then it's settled. In place of me expelling her you will enrollee her and be her mentor in martial arts. "

"That not what I-" he stammered.

"Then I Expellee her. That's all there is to it. So what is your choice."

I had to force myself to stay quite through the whole thing. I wanted to stay but I didn't want to beg Dimitri, but now as he looked at me trying to decide if I was worth it I couldn't help the look that came upon my face. I wanted to stay I really did, I just hope he could see all that on my face. After a few more tense seconds Dimitri released a breath.

"Okay, I will train her."

TA DA! What do you think? See I am really trying to be good and update I even have exams and crap to study for and I only have two day of school left so BE GRATFUL! Lol =)

Prompt

Question of the day: lol okay so instead of a question I want to do a prompt. See who can come up with the most creative death threat/bribe to get me to write. Winner will be recognized in the next chapter and I will put the death threat in the authors note too so everyone else can see what kept me writing lol

Let the games begin =)

Lena R.