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"Wow Guardian Belikov didn't know you had it in you" Lissa said as Dimitri approached us "so if I may ask…who is she?" she asked him in such a sweet voice that someone would think she was trying to use compulsion on him. I knew she wasn't but right now I was scared. Tasha cleared her throat and pushed me forward.
"There you are! Rose I've been worried!" Lissa told me and threw her hands around me holding me tight. Dimitri signed relieved and quietly disappeared. Coward!
"Sorry about that" I said smiling at her innocently. "Lissa can I talk to you for a minute?" she furrowed her brows but nodded and followed me out of the gym. We sat to the same bench that Tasha and I left earlier.
"What is it Rose?" she asked and fear run through the bond.
"Liss calm down. There is nothing for you to worry about. I'm fine! More that fine to be accurate" she nodded but she was confused "now I don't want you to be mad or anything and please try to understand"
"Rose" she started but I raised my hand silencing her.
"Please let me finish. This is important to me" she signed and murmured an ok "I'm in love!" I said waiting for a reaction.
"Wow" she said. She thought it a little. "I didn't know you liked Adrian that much but…." Adrian?
"What?" I all but screamed "who said anything about Dreamstalker?" she furrowed her brows again in an attempt to understand. I stayed silent. Suddenly she gasped as my words and actions of the past 2 weeks stared to make sense in her mind.
"Guardian Belikov?" she whispered and I nodded. I closed my eyes waiting for her wrath but it never came. Through the bond I could feel only satisfaction and then hurt. I opened my eyes and she smiled at me.
"Liss I would have told you but I didn't think that it would work out. We tried to hide our feelings for each other but we kept slipping so he left me to guard Tasha. But now he is back Liss and we can't hold back. Not now…please understand" I said it all in one breathe. She stayed silent for a while and then she hugged me. Happiness flooded the bond. She was happy that I found someone. We stayed like this for a while but then out of the blue I felt jealousy and worry through the bond.
"Liss…I love him yes but you are my sister! Nothing changes that…" I stroke her back and kissed her hair.
"You won't be my Guardian" it was a statement not a question.
"Lissa of course I will be your Guardian. The only thing that changes is that Dimitri won't be the other. I hope that they won't find out. I don't know if I will be able to graduate and become your Guardian if they find out that's why no one knew about us. That's why I didn't tell you anything. Please understand" she nodded and then signed.
"I love you too sis" she said smiling "and if anything goes wrong and someone finds out then I will come with you" I tried to say that I wouldn't let her throw her future away because of me but she stopped me. "Don't even try that!" she glared me. I was defeated. Rose Hathaway was defeated by a skinny blond Moroi!
"Thank you Lissa"
"Anytime Rose" she said and kissed my cheek.
The party was about to end and Kirova went to the stage.
"I hope you all enjoyed the night" she said smiling "now something you didn't know about!" silence fell on the audience "All night 's staff, have been voting for the best singer!" there were gasps and claps but she cleared her throat and continued "well our decision was really simple to tell you the truth" her eyes landed on me and Lissa squeezed my hand "so we decided to let the winner sing another song but with the second best! Now for the winner! The winner of the first Karaoke night of 's Academy is…" she made a dramatic pause and then "Rosemarie Hathaway!" shouts, claps were all over the room. As I headed to the stage I heard some wolf whistles. I began searching for a song but Kirova told me that the song had already been chosen. I waited for the second best to come up the stage but they never came. The music started and the song playing was Need you now by Lady Antebellum.
(Me)Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor
Reachin' for the phone 'cause I can't fight it anymore
(both)And I wonder if I ever cross your mind(I heard a male voice but I couldn't fully recognise it as it sang with mine)
(me)For me it happens all the time
(both)It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
(My heart start beating faster as Dimitri stepped on the stage. His hair falling in an angelic way to his eyes. Those eyes that looked into mine with so much passion and his body…oh God that body!)
(Dimitri)Another shot of whiskey can't stop looking at the door
Wishing you'd come sweeping in the way you did before
(both)And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
(Dimitri)For me it happens all the time
(both)It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
woah woaaah.
Guess I'd rather hurt than feel nothin' at all
(me)It's a quarter after one I'm all alone and I need you now
(Dimitri)And I said I wouldn't call but I'm a little drunk and I need you now
(both)And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
I just need you now
(me)Ooo, baby, I need you now
Our eyes never left the other. The applause of the audience brought me back to reality. We bowed and Kirova congratulate us both and ended the night saying that tomorrow classes would be cancelled so we can rest. Dimitri gave me a nod and a small smile before he left. I went to Tasha to say goodnight and she told me she would stay for a week so she can catch up with Christian winking me. I thanked her and Eddie and I escorted the Moroi back to their dorms.
Lissa was thrilled that I won and she wouldn't stop talking about how sure she was and how she loved to hear me singing and blah, blah, blah so I tried to ignore her. Don't get me wrong I love her and all but I was too busy thinking about me and Dimitri up to the stage.
"Belikov is quite a singer!" Christian said catching my full attention.
"Yeah! We all new he was a God as a Guardian but he proved that he is a God in whatever he does" Eddie added and a smile crepped in my lips. Hell yeah my man is a God!
'I bet he is good in many other things right Rose?' I heardLissa saying and instantly I thought she said it aloud. She saw my reaction and giggled. I quickly put my Guardian mask on as Alberta showed me.
"Sure he is" I whispered to her ear so only she could hear.
We said our goodnights and headed to our dorms.
"You and Belikov are great couple" Eddie commented and I nearly choked to death "you two were great up there. It's a shame that he won't be Lissa's Guardian" he added and I signed nodding my head.
After that silence fell between us. That's the great thing about Eddie, he knows when to shut up unlike Christian or Adrian for the matter of fact. As we were about to enter the Dhampir dorms I caught his aftershave so I didn't flinch when he spoke.
"Rose" Dimitri said and Eddie nearly screamed. Dimitri stiffened a laugh "I need to talk to you about training" my face lit up. He would train my again. " you can now return to your room. I'll make sure myself that Miss Hathaway will return safe in her room as well." Eddie nodded and murmured his goodnight before he kissed my cheek leaving me with Dimitri. I was about to talk but Dimitri put his finger in frond of his lips to silence me and I complied. He started walking towards the woods and I followed. Once the shadows were enough to cover us he stopped and turned to face me.
"Hey Comrade" I whispered smiling using the nickname that I hadn't use for so long. He grinned. Ha! I knew he secretly loved that nickname! Hathaway 1 – Belikov 0! He put his arms around my waist and kissed my forehead.
"Roza" he whispered in my hair "I don't know if I'll be able to control myself around you anymore" I signed, kissed his chest and he moaned a little.
"Who says I want you to?" I asked seductively and I could hear his heart accelerating. I still can't believe that I can cause that to him. I smiled at myself, raised my head so I could look into his eyes and licked my bottom lip. I could see lust and hunger in his eyes but what outstand both of them was love. I gave him my man eating smile challenging him to try and ignore me. Of course he didn't!
His arms tightened around my waist and I locked my hands in his nape as he leaned to kiss me. The kiss started in a slow pace…loving and sweet…like Dimitri was trying to prove me that he could control himself around me. Hell! I never said I will play fair! I licked his bottom lip and I felt him shudder.
"Roza" he whispered in my lips but I attacked his once more. His left hand traced my right side sending shivers in my whole body and the other one found the stream of my top drawing circles to the naked flesh causing my heart to miss some beats. Dimitri left my lips continuing to my neck licking and sucking with such hunger that made me pray we had a bed around so I could give myself entirely to him. My one hand let go of his nape and traced his marvellous chest and then I rest it to the loop of his trousers. He gasped and pushed me in a tree making the distance between our bodies zero. So much for his control! I chuckled. "What's so funny Roza?" he whispered with a light growl. I didn't answered so he stopped kissing causing me to whimper and looked into my eyes. I signed and touched his cheek. I would definitely regret that later but I should ask before things go too far.
"Uhmm…not that I'm complaining about anything but didn't you said something about training earlier?" I asked and instantly regret it seeing him taking a step back and signing. I looked down. They only thing missing is that cold Guardian mask now. I felt his hand in my cheek.
"Roza?" he whispered. I took a breath and looked at him. I smiled as I saw his face and he pecked my lips. He was still Dimitri not Guardian Belikov but my Dimitri. "Tasha will stay couple of weeks…"
"…to catch up with Christian" I added and he nodded "I know" he took my hands in his and squeezed them tightly.
"I asked Alberta to let me train you for as long as I stay" Does that mean that he will go again? Like he could read my thoughts he answered "I will go with Tasha again" a tier escaped my eye and he kissed it away "I will be back for graduation. And then we can go to Russian to meet my family…would you want that Roza?" he asked making me sob. He took my again in his arms and I nodded. Silly me! I nodded but he couldn't see my cause I had my head in his chest.
"Yes" I told him "I would love to meet your family" he grinned from ear to ear and kissed my lips.
"Thank you maya krasaveetsa" he said. I didn't understand what he said but I smiled anyways. He looked around for the fist time since we came here. I looked around too. The sun had already risen. I signed and hided my face in his chest inhaling his aftershave preparing myself to spend yet another night alone. He seemed to do the same with my hair. I smiled pulled back a little and peck his lips.
"Morning" I whispered to his lips letting my hot breath feel his mouth.
"Morning" he said back and kissed me again.
I took his hand and headed towards the dorms. When we left the safety of the woods I let his hand and quickened my step.
"Rose" he whispered behind me "where are you going?" he asked confused.
"To my room?" I asked and he smiled.
"I didn't mean it like that. I mean are you going to the frond door?" now I get what he means.
"Ha! Apparently not." I smiled and he showed me the way.
We walked around the side of the dorm where novice guardians lived. When to the side door he reached into his pocket and took a set of keys. He opened the door and we slipped inside silently. We walked to my door and he stood there waiting for me to go inside. I leaned to the doorframe and looked at him.
"Do you want to come inside?" I asked him in a low voice so no one but him could hear. He closed his eyes and I bit my bottom lip.
Biggest chapter!So what do you think Dimka will do? I won't update for some time since I have my final exams…sorry guys and I hope you enjoyed the chapie! REVIEW!