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Chapter 11: Boyfriend?

DPOV

"Where do you think you're going son?" My fathers' voice was much closer than I would have liked it to be.

"Away from here" Dimitri said with such power in his voice that can match his fathers' easily. Yet again Ivan stood beside him letting Dimitri know that he has his back, just like true friends would.

"Are you going against your king?" Dimitri could only watch as his father kept his eye on Ivan and he knew it would be less threatening if he didn't interrupt…yet.
"No sire, I am just standing up for my dear friend"

"By doing that you are going against your king, boy" Dimitri could definitely feel the change of course into something more unsafe.

Ivan's voice cut him out of his thoughts, "So it is, sire"

"I would not do that if I were you young Ivan" Robert laughed at the amount of power he had over those who choose the other side instead of his, "I wouldn't want to be responsible for your poor old family" With a pause he continued, "Now do we?"

Dimitri immediately wrapped Ivan up in his grip just before Ivan had the chance to jump his father. That would do more damage and its clear to Dimitri that is exactly the reaction he wanted from Ivan.

Dimitri started pulling him back with words ensuring that none of the guards were in attack mood, well more than they already are.

Pushing the door aside he kept dragging Ivan until they were a safe distance away from the nightmare. Pushed up against the wall and started to reason with him, "Ivan stop, that's what he wants you to feel."

Still not convinced about the situation about his family's safety, the test of strength was tested as both would push each other.

"I wouldn't let anything happen to your family Ivan. They are like my family to me and I won't let anything happen to them. No matter what or who is the threat."

"Humph" Ivan sighed out loud as he gave up the fight to kill the Dimitri's' father for now.

Ivan changed the subject into something Dimitri hoped to not think of, "You know he will go after Rose, especially once he knows who she is"

Putting his hand through his hair as a distressing look started to take a hold of his facial expression.

Ivan went closer to his brother in more ways than blood and put a comforting touch on one of his shoulder. "We won't let anything or anyone close enough to hurt her Dimka"

Dimitri was comforted by the support but this was going against everything; he does not want Ivan to have to risk his life and especially his family's life.

"What can we do?" Dimitri sounded helpless which was not like him as he was usually strong and knows what to do.

"We will think of something soon-"

"But what Ivan? You know as well as I that this will be hard especially when Rose has no idea who we are or that we even exist as vampires and let's not forget her family hates us"

"We have to tell her, it's the only way to –"
"Absolutely not going to happen. She will hate me"

"You need to or else you have to find a way that allows you to stay by her side literally twenty four seven" Ivan pause to let his words sink into Dimitri's' mind.

"You mean, me as her boyfriend?"

"What other way is there?"

Deb thank you for the edit!

Sorry guys I know it took long and its very short by I just cannot balance my Uni life with this story at the moment but Im trying