The New Rose
Chapter 18:
When I arrived at Double Dribble there was a huge line outside and I looked around the corners and seen strigoi lurking in a corner. I jumped out of the car and locked it I walked up to the strigoi and immediately got into a fight. I kicked one in the head and that one fell on the other one and they both fell on top of each other and I staked the first one and then the second and then fought the other two that tried running away. I killed them both and then started walking up and down the street killing any strigoi that was walking along the street or nearby.
Once I got back to the car I counted the kills I had made tonight and ended up with twenty (20), then added the other two hundred and thirty seven (237) other strigoi kills and ended up with two hundred and fifty seven (257). I wrote the number down and drove off to Northtown Mall.
When I got there it was still open, which didn't surprise me. I parked in the undercover parking and got out of the car and locked it. I then scanned the are for strigoi and there were none. I then walked to the entrance and entered. Everyone turned and looked at me. I smiled sarcastically at them and they all turned and didn't look at me. I went up the excavator and when I reached the top I went into Victoria's Secrets and went shopping in there. If I was going to get a 10% discount I may as well use that to my advantage. I brought several sleepwear outfits, a couple of sexy pieces of lingerie and a couple dresses. Well a couple to me is more like ten….so yeah.
I paid for everything and showed them my employee card and headed for the exit. When I got to the doorway Dimitri appeared in front of me and I gulped audibly. Dimitri smiled at me. He looked around and grabbed my hand and started pulling me towards some tables.
"Sit," he said, pointing to the seat. I sat and Dimitri sat on the other end of the table.
"How did you find me?" I asked him.
He shrugged. "I knew you'd want to go shopping and so I came here to the closest Mall and then when I seen that there was a Victoria's Secret I knew you couldn't be able to resist it so I waited for you to show up," he told me triumphantly.
"Dimitri. Please, don't make me go back there," I wined.
"You have to Rose, I'm sorry but you do."
"No. I don't. You could just go back there and forget you ever seen me and let me go back to the house."
"What house?"
"Oh nothing."
"Rose."
"Dimitri," I said, trying to mimic his tone but failed.
"Please, Roza? Tell me?" he pleaded.
"Well…..I could just show you," I said looking up at the ceiling.
"Hmmm…..Did you steal it?"
"No."
"Good. Then we'll go." he said getting up.
"Okay. Come on. Wait! I wanna get a puppy and kitten before we go," I told him and grabbed his hand and ran off to the pet store.
I dragged Dimitri inside and immediately fell in love with this cute Rottweiler puppy, it was a male and its paws were soo cute and small.
"Dimitri, I have to get this." I told him dragging him over to the puppy. Dimitri smiled.
I looked around and seen a kitten scratching at the little box it was in. It was a little Persian and it was fluffy and white.
"I want this one, too," I told him and he laughed.
"Can I help you, miss," I heard someone say behind me and I turned around quickly.
"Yes. I wanted this puppy and this kitten," I said pointing to each of them.
"Okay I'll just go get a bag to put them in," he said.
"What? You can't do that, they'll die!" I shouted to him and he laughed. "This is no laughing situation," I scolded him.
"Don't worry I was just joking," he told me. I sighed in relief and Dimitri chuckled beside me.
The man got the puppy and Kitten off the little stand and they immediately got replaced by another animal. I frowned and felt guilty that I was buying another and not them. I walked over to the counter dragging Dimitri with me and pulled my wallet out of my pocket..
"Can I get some food for the animals please?" I asked and he nodded. "Dry food and wet food, please?" I told him and he turned around and got them. "Ooh and toys for them and a little cat stand and dog bed, too," I told him and he chuckled.
The cat meowed and pawed at the wall of the cage. "Aww," I muttered and Dimitri nudged me.
"That will be one hundred dollars ($100) please," the man said and I grabbed the one hundred dollar bill out and handed it to him and his eyes widened a little. The receipt printed out and he place it in the bag containing the food.
Dimitri picked up the dog's cage and the pet food and I picked up the cat's cage and the bag containing the pet beds in it. We left the store and I led Dimitri to the car. His eyes widened a bit.
"Rose, I don't trust you driving," he told me.
"Dimitri, I know you just wanna drive it, so tough love," I told him and he glared at me.
"You know I'm not going to leave you, now that I've found you," he told me sounding sincere. I opened the doors and we placed everything in the back seat and then closed the doors. I slid into the driver side while Dimitri go into the passenger. "I have to admit I'm fairly scared," he told me and I laughed.
"It's okay Dimitri."
I started the car and drove off. I made sure I kept my eyes at all times on the road, for Dimitri's stake. At times I'd look on the side of the road to look for strigoi.
"Rose what the hell do you have in this car?" Dimitri asked me, he leaned down and grabbed my sword out from underneath the seat and he sighed when he seen it. "Roza, Roza, Roza," he said shaking his head.
"I've got a few ideas," I told him and held myself back from giggling.
"I bet you do," he said and chuckled
After that we drove in silence back to the house. I went into the drive way and stopped to shut the gate. I took the keys from out of my back pocket and locked the gate and walked back to the car. I hopped inside and then drove into the garage.
"Rose you don't really need two car, do you?" Dimitri asked sounding a bit worried.
"It's alright Dimitri, I've already crashed two cars before," I told him as I got out of the car. He turned to me.
"And now you decide to tell me this?" he asked and I nodded. I got the animals out of the car and Dimitri decided to get everything else out.
"Oh shit," I said trying putting the cages down and getting the keys out of the ignition and locked the doors. I put them into my back pocket and then got the house keys out. I picked the cages up in one hand and grabbed some bags off of Dimitri and then unlocked the door.
Dimitri looked inside the house like he was expecting something-or a strigoi-to jump out and say 'boo'. When nothing did he relaxed I put the cages down and let the animals out and grabbed more bags off of Dimitri and showed him up to my room so he could put everything else up there as well.
I showed Dimitri around everywhere else. I showed him into the living room and he looked at it wide eyed.
I walked around the house and started locking the doors and windows. I walked back to see Dimitri sitting on the couch and I walked up to him and leaned against his shoulder.
"So, I never got to say hi," I told him and he chuckled.
"Hi," he said.
"Hey no fair. Well who cares? Hi," I said to him. I heard the home phone go off and grabbed it off the hook off of the coffee table and pressed the talk button.
"Oh my god. Rose, hi, this is Lissa," heard Lissa's voice.
"How'd you get this number?" I asked her. I pressed speaker and Dimitri started listening as well.
"Rose, I have my resources." she replied. "Anyway, are you gonna help bust me out or do I have to do it myself? 'Cause if you haven't realized I am missing you," she said.
"When you graduate, I'll come get you, and you and Christian can live in my house, that's if you want," I offered. I heard her high pitched squeal.
"We'd love to," she squealed out.
"Okay, well I gotta go," I told her.
"Okay, bye keep in contact, please?" she asked.
"Okay. Bye."
"Bye!" she said and then I hung up.
I turned to Dimitri as I put the phone back on the hook.
"I'm going to start work next week," I told him.
"That's good," he said smiling at me.
"Come on, I'm gonna have a shower. Then can you check out the cut on my back?" I asked him.
"Okay then," he said.
"You are staying," I commanded him.
"Okay," he said.
I ran upstairs, holding onto Dimitri's hand and dragging him upstairs as well. I told him to stay outside while I get my clothes ready. I put my lingerie away and kept one pair out so I could wear that to bed.
I grabbed a towel and hid my clothes in there and opened the door for Dimitri to come in. I shut the door behind him and ran to the bathroom and locked it behind me. I set out my clothes and pulled my clothes off and jumped in the shower. I had both shower heads working and it helped me relax even more.