Roseclary93 Thanks for the mercy. :P
Okay chapter 7. I'm currently in the middle of a family blow up so I thought what better time to write one lol
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I made my way down to Kirova's office, knowing it was only a matter of time before I was called in and just wanting to get it over with.
Dimitri was already there when I arrived, sitting in a chair in front of the desk and looking distinctly uncomfortable. He forced a smile for me when I came in and sat net to him but it soon faded and we just sat there in awkward silence. It felt strange. Silences with Dimitri were never uncomfortable. Loaded with sexual tension, sure but never uncomfortable. Even Kirova didn't seem to know what to say.
It felt like we had been sitting there forever when I heard the loud slamming of a door hitting a wall followed by the sound of loud angry footsteps coming down the hallway towards the office.
I winced as the footsteps drew closer and judging by Dimitri's concerned look I knew I must have gone white as the door opened and my mother walked in.
I visibly shrank from her as she entered the office but she looked surprisingly calm if a little irritated.
She gave me a seriously annoyed look and sat down in front of the desk.
"Would you care to tell me what all this is about? I received a message asking me to come here as soon as possible and that there was some concern regarding conduct between Rose and Guardian Belikov."
Kirova looked seriously uncomfortable and asked Dimitri to leave the room while she spoke to us.
I tried to subtly shift away from my mother as Kirova told her what had been going on and her face grew more and more thunderous.
She slowly turned towards me and I fought not to cower under that stare.
"Rose, is any of this true?"
I shook my head violently and prayed that Dimitri wouldn't decide to come clean when it was his turn to be interrogated.
"Rose, if I find out that you're protecting him... Its an abuse of trust not to mention his position as your mentor!"
"I'm not, mom, I swear nothing happened. He didn't do anything, he would never force me into anything." Well at least the second part was the truth, I thought dryly. He certainly didn't force me.
She obviously didn't believe me and she wasn't letting it go.
"Well, why would one of your classmates lie? Why dream up something like that, just to get you in trouble? Its rather extreme, Rosemarie, even you have to admit that! And you're trying to tell me that there isn't a single grain of truth in it?"
"There's not, I promise!"
I didn't feel too much guilt over lying to her. Not as little as she bothered about me. Not like she every would have visited if she hadn't been summoned here to yell at me anyway.
After leaving the office I waited round the corner instead of going back to my lessons. I was pretty sure there would be hell to pay for it later but it wasn't like I was going to be able to concentrate.
Dimitri was in with Kirova and my mother for almost an hour. When he came out I waited until he was out of sight of the office before waylaying him. He looked tired and strained but tried to smile at me.
"Its okay. They believe us." He told me.
"But we will have to be VERY careful about how we behave with each other for a while. No unnecessary touching or private conversations. They are going to be watching us both like hawks."
I nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
"So, we're in the clear?"
" For now. Don't get cocky though, there's still a lot of suspicion among your classmates and if there were to be another complaint we'd be screwed."
I totally wanted to hug him in that moment. Just hold him and never let go but there were far too many risks involved. We were going to have to be even more careful that we had been before and I knew it was going to kill me when all I really wanted to do was scream it from the skylights.
It was going to be a rough last year until graduation.
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Over the next few weeks things settled into a comfortable and familiar routine. My mother had stayed a couple of days before returning to Lord Szelski (SP?) and things around the academy were starting to improve a little. I no longer felt as though I was living in a goldfish bowl although there was still a lot of gossip, rumour mongering and whispering behind hands. I couldn't help the feeling that it wasn't really over, though. That this was only the eye of the storm and it would return with a vengeance.
Our combat teach was out on personal time and Dimitri had been asked to substitute for the day as there were no other tutors available to cover the class and he really seemed to enjoy working out his frustrations on the class. Pretty much all the students, the gossipy ones in particular, had their asses handed to them and left the classroom wincing and complaining their way to the infirmary to get some witch hazel for their bruises.
I hung back a little to talk to Dimitri, making sure to leave the door open and keep a desk between us at all times in case someone looked in.
"You looked like you were enjoying that." I commented, holding back a smile.
He looked a lot more relaxed, as though hitting some of the gossipers under the guise of a lesson had been somewhat therapeutic for him.
He grinned sheepishly and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Would it make me a horrible person if I said that I did? Or that I could flatten them all day and not get bored?"
I grinned back and reached across the desk to poke him.
"No, it just makes it really hard for me to not jump you."
For a moment I thought he was going to come around the desk and kiss me but then he got a hold on himself and pushed me gently out of the door.
"Get to class, heathen girl!" He joked. He glanced around to make sure no one was nearby and quickly dropped a kiss on my lips. I tried to pull him closer but he drew away looking a little nervous and ushered me out of the small side corridor and into the main one.
Sighing, I went to my next class wanting him more than ever.
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I know its short and not much happens but I was kinda struggling with it and wanted to get something out. Next one should be faster now I have more of an idea of what I want to do with the plot. Please R&R. You will make me happy. And when I'm happy I give out virtual cupcakes. With frosting, :D