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Chapter Three: Charming companies
"Hey mum, calm down. I'm fine. No I'm not alone. Yes I trust him. Yes it's a him..." Rose keeps talking to the other end which I heard a woman as well as other as the background noises. 'Dad I'm fine. Yes I'm positive, yes I'm still a V. No, no one took advantage of me. Yes I would know since it's my body Abe," She calmly answered her worried sick family. "Can you pick me up, I'm at ... hang on let me ask." Turning to me for direction to our location, which I had no problem telling her. She kisses my check and says "Thanks."
"Mum, dad yes I'm fine," replied her family whom seems to have difficult time believing her wellness before she tells them the address. "We'll be waiting," She said hen she hanged up the phone shortly after that.
She turned to look at me to which I said "Charming family."
She giggled before replying, "Yeah, overprotective. Very protective, they probably think we did the deeds" She winked at me.
Whereas I chuckled softly at her words. "We came close enough and I care for your family, because if we did, they won't be able to get inside this apartment or their poor eyes would be scared."
"Scared? Why would their eyes be scared?" She looked confused about the comment. Wow she can be innocent.
"You know," I wiggled my eyebrows before continuing "You and I in bed naked."
"Oh" Her whole face flushed of embarrassment but made her look beautiful, well more beautiful.
"Oh? Yeah really oh," I could not help myself but kiss her cheeks and let my hand run through her wonderful hair, silk like hair. "Maybe you should put your pants back on Rose, we don't want your family finding you in my shirt only."
"Damn it, I didn't think about that." She runs into the bathroom to get her cloth before returning back to me. I laughed as I watched her with wonder of how she tried to wear her cloth fast.
"You know they won't be able to see you until I open the door. Stop rushing."
"Whatever," She mumbled to which I could no longer hold all of my laughter.
"You truly are wonderful sweet cake."
"Shut up" she said.
"Oh now, is someone getting cranky?" I asked.
"No," She shouted the word. I leaned against the wall as laughter went through my body.
About 20 minutes later, a knock appeared at the door more like bangs. Slowly I carried Rose downstairs and onto the couch before walking towards the door.
"Keep the shirt," I could not help myself from saying those words as I walked out of the living room. "Hello, my name is ..." I stopped as I looked at my visitors. No not them.
"What are you doing here?" I looked at who it was that said that which happens to be a short lady with a red hair, Roses' mother?
"I live here. That is rude to say when coming to ones house, don't you think so?" I asked.
"Dimitri? Who is that?" I heard Rose ask from the living room. "The charming companies, is your family."
"Ha ha, yeah they're charming alright. Mother be nice." she said.
I chuckled at how well she seems to know, but all happy feelings were no longer there as I turned towards them again. "So you must be Janine Hathaway, Abe Mazur, Albert Petrov and Mikhail Tanner. I heard a lotabout you." I yet again chuckled as I wondered how my mother would react when I tell her I feel for a Hathaway and not just any human.
"Dimitri, don't be rude and let the guests in already," Rose called out to me.
"Of course my sweet cake," I said loud enough that Rose could hear it. Wow the look of her mothers' face was priceless.
"Really funny cowboy. Mum, dad, Uncle and Aunty come in. Dimitri won't bite... much" She mumbled the last word but it was clear enough that we all heard. She kept on laughing, my guess about the bite comment if only she knew. As if reading what I thought.
Abe said "If only she knew just how deadly his bites are."
"You will not tell Rose about what we are," I growled as I warned them "If she ever finds out, I want it to be from me, got it?"
"What gives you the right to have a say in her life?" Alberta had one of the angriest look compared to all four of them. Rose must have received it from her.
"What's taking so long to get Rose?" A female walked into the room asking.
"And you are?" I asked.
"Sonya Karps, well Tanner now" She replies without looking my way.
"Oh I see, Mikhail got married. That's something my kind doesn't know about.' She looked up when I said my kind and I could see fear present on her face before she pulls on the blank mask I knew too well.
"Oh you must be the son Belikov"
"Well Belikov Belikov but yes that would be me and have no fear Sonya. I do not want to harm a family member of Rose.
"Dimitri get that cowboy ass right here now"
I laughed at her impatience. "She's always like that?" I asked to no one in particular.
"Of course sweet cake," I started walking towards Rose with her family not far behind. I walked to the living room finding Rose was no longer on the couch but swinging on the Bubble Chair to which it made me smile at how free she felt in my house. As I got close enough to her, I kneeled down to her level. "Rose, why didn't you tell me you were a Hathaway?"
"I didn't think it mattered if I told you my family name. Why does it matter? I don't even know yours and yet I don't care." Her thoughts looked out of place and hurt appeared on her expression... Wait hurt?
"No of course not, it's just that..." What do I tell her?
"His family and ours knew each other little girl." She blushed as Abe, her father called her little girl.
"Hmm little girl but I still prefer sweet cake." Janine all but pushed me out of the way as she rushed to her daughters' side shooting questions at her.
"What happened to your face? Is that his shirt? Why are you wearing his shirt? Did he hurt you?"
I growled at that, "I would never hurt her. You know that Rose, right?" I asked desperately hoping she did not think I would hurt her.
"Of course not," She said while she looked at me to indicate she was answering me, looking worried of the hurt she must have felt in my words meanwhile a smile playing on my face at how caring she is.
"Dimitri did not hurt me in fact he saved me," She smiled at me in a way as if she saw a hero in me. Turing back to her mother she said, "I was attacked in the alley that's what happened to my face," Pointing to the bruises on her face. "Yes I'm wearing his shirt and I like wearing it. It's comfortable and warm, like home."
All I could do was smile at her as I knew her family would not appreciate me kissing their daughter and niece. "OK as much as I was told to be polite to strangers and make them feel at home, you need to take Rose home. She deserves to let her body rest" Turing to wink at Rose with her blushing like there is no tomorrow.
"Trying to get rid of me, already?" She crossed her arms around her chest while pouting her lips. Darn if she was alone with me in this house, no room, I would kiss her until she cannot breathe anymore. Would she die from kissing her like that?
"Of course not you are always welcome here sweetie pie," I smirked.
"What a new name? Are we already at that stage?" She pouts her lips again.
"Little girl, sweet cake, sweetie pie, sugar cake... All the same well maybe not into the little girl to be honest but any other sweet name would be fine so be ready." I laughed softly full of happiness I got from being near her.
"Thanks for the warning," I could hear sarcastic in her voice, the melody sound that comes out of her mouth.
"You're welcome." I tried to look as serious as I could be even though it was impossible to believe as how happy I was just moments ago.
"We better go," Janine had to ruin the moment between Rose and I by that remainder. She moved closer to me before mumbling "Before he kills us," The force of those words hit me hard as realization hit me. She meant for me to hear that but not her daughter. They started moving towards the front door faster than any human should be able to, taking Rose with them. I felt weird emotions of sadness, loneliness and other negative feelings as I heard the front door close behind them. Rose didn't even say goodbye.
As I started dragging myself upstairs not even bothered to lock the front door, I heard the door open and not long before that Rose crushed her fragile body against mine. I immediately wrapped my arms around her waist afraid of her falling because of the reaction force of when her body collided with mine. "Rose, what are you doing back inside?"
"Oh I just wanted to say goodbye and hmm thanks," She blushed at the fact of her explain her action for such affection and let her hand go through her hair as the nervous kicked in. I should really tell her to stop blushing unless she wants to lose her virginity to me.
Smiling at her I said, "I thought you would never come back but I'm glad you did. Rose I meant it when I said you are welcome here in fact I want you here with me. No matter what your family says, don't hate me and I want you to know that I care about you, a lot." All she did was stare at me as the words sinked into her head.
"Sure, thank you for everything Dimitri and I want you to know that I care for you too."
"I'm glad and get better soon sweet cake. Be careful, okay?" She nods her head while looking down. I tilled her head upwards before briefly brush my lips against hers'. Taking a few steps backwards away from her lips with a smile on my face of how alive I felt at the contact while she had dazzled expression on her face. Slowly I slipped the note I remember that I had when I went into the kitchen earlier. "You better leave before your family make a big deal out of this" I started pushing her towards the front door.
"You still mean what you said, right? You want me here." She asked as if afraid of my answer. I sighed, when would she get it? I will always need her.
"Yeah sure, anytime you want." I smirked while raising my eyebrow at 'anytime'.
"OK goodnight cowboy." she said.
"Goodnight sweet cake" And with that she walked out of my house once again but this time with hope of seeing her again. Why do I feel so possessive of her of all the women that have been in my life? As I walked towards the kitchen for my daily supplies of blood from the fridge I heard the door open yet again. I hide the blood as the thought of Rose returning to me.
"Oh Rose, really? You could not keep away from me, could you?" As I turned towards the noise, my smile were swapped away as I realized it was not Rose at all but my family. "Димка приехать сюда и дать вашей матери обнять. Разве вы не пропустите меня на всех сына?" My mother asked with a sad expression on her face. Only mothers' would miss their children so quickly.
"О, Мать, конечно, я скучаю по тебе. Вы должны спросить? Но я немного подозрительно, почему вы здесь, так как я уже пошел к вам чуть менее 24 часов назад." I love my mum but she always has a reason for such times and I just had to know. She lets a long loud sigh. "Существовали некоторые жалобы о вмешательстве князя охоту и так как вы ему, что я должен был знать, почему. Почему бы вам получить себе в этом? Вы знаете, как разочарован ваш отец? Кто я шучу, конечно, вы знаете, что. Почему Дмитрий? Вы продолжаете делать, что ему и почему вы сохраните ее от судьбы? Вы пытаетесь дать ему сердечный приступ?" I rolled my eyes at her. "Нет Мама тем более что он не может быть сердечный приступ. Это не так просто, чтобы убить его, либо он был бы доходяга давно." I mumbled the last part.
"Дмитрий, он твой отец." She had a disappointed look on her face whenever I talked about my father that way.
"Мама, почему ты все с его стороны? Он не хорошо для вас. Он больной человек, который любит пыток и боли других." I shouted the words out at her. Мама, почему ты все с его стороны? Он не хорошо для вас. Он больной человек, который любит пыток и боли других."
Dmitri, you will understand when you fall in love with someone and at this rate, it might already began. Who is the girl that you saved? Heard she was beautiful even for a human." Mother switched to English and I could hear the curiosity of knowing the girl.
"Mum, it was just a girl I met today so leave the in love out if it. I probably never see her again if you know what I mean, she smells too delicious. It was so hard to keep my control when she was around." I went to sit on the chair next to the kitchen table which mum followed and held my hand. A pain went through me as I remembered the thirst and disappointment of my lack of love in Roses' and mines' future. How could I pass all the facts that I'm not good enough for her to have her risk her life everyday she's with me.
"Dimitri, I am your mother which means I know you well and I definitely know that you feel something for the girl."
"Her name is Rose, mother not that girl." I do not understand why it angered me.
"Like I said in love so do I ever get to meet this gir... Rose or is she your favorite toy of the month?" Mother has always hated that I seem to be with different people in just a short amount of time apart. She always believed in the one which I always found ridiculous except now that I met Rose.
"Mother, you will not talk about her that way or risk of me not following the traditionally royal pass downs," I shot up out of my chair and away from her, as I could not let my anger get the better of me and it scared me that I spoke in such manner. Never before have I let anyone in my family get the better of me when it came to a woman.
"Oh no, Dimitri Belikov. You are not escaping that easily. Sit down." I obeyed as she was not only my mother but the queen of our kind, our ruler.
"Mother please just drop it. There is nothing, so stop making it a big deal."
She smiled in a knowing way. "Right how I am making it a big deal?" She raised her eyebrow. "You know," I turned around from her as I felt my cheeks gain heat. "Is my little boy blushing?" Mother chuckled before forcing me to turn around with her hands. "Definitely blushing I see. Who is Rose, Dimitri? Are you ready to fight for her against your kind?"
And all my thoughts could say was YES! I would fight for her but that would only cause more conflict towards her life. "Mother I wish I could say no but she's just is. She's important."
"In that case, see you tomorrow son." She stretched up and placed a kiss on my cheek before she left. Rose hope you are worth it. And I was well aware that she really was... is worth everything.
Translation
Димка приехать сюда и дать вашей матери обнять. Разве вы не пропустите меня на всех сына? = Dimka come here and give your mother a hug. Don't you miss me at all son?
"О, Мать, конечно, я скучаю по тебе. Вы должны спросить? Но я немного подозрительно, почему вы здесь, так как я уже пошел к вам чуть менее 24 часов назад. = Oh Mother of course I miss you. Do you need to ask? But I'm a bit suspicious to why you are here since I already went to see you just less than 24 hours ago.
"Существовали некоторые жалобы о вмешательстве князя охоту и так как вы ему, что я должен был знать, почему. Почему бы вам получить себе в этом? Вы знаете, как разочарован ваш отец? Кто я шучу, конечно, вы знаете, что. Почему Дмитрий? Вы продолжаете делать, что ему и почему вы сохраните ее от судьбы? Вы пытаетесь дать ему сердечный приступ?" = There were some complaints about the prince interfering in their hunt and since you are him I had to know why. Why would you get yourself into that? Do you know how disappointed your father is? Who am I kidding, of course you do know that. Why Dimitri? You keep doing that to him and why did you save her from her fate? Are you trying to give him a heart attack?
Нет Мама тем более что он не может быть сердечный приступ. Это не так просто, чтобы убить его, либо он был бы доходяга давно. = No Mum especially since he can't have a heart attack. It's not that easy to kill him or else he would have been a goner a long time ago.
Дмитрий, он твой отец. = Dimitri, he is your father.
Мама, почему ты все с его стороны? Он не хорошо для вас. Он больной человек, который любит пыток и боли других. = Mum, why do you keep taking his side? He is not good for you. He is a sick person who enjoys torture and pain of others.