Here's chapter 12... hope you enjoy it

Disclaimer: The world of VA belongs to Richelle Mead

Chapter 12: Edens' cafe

Third POV

"Rose" She turned as she heard her name being called out in the empty space to find Dimitri jogging towards her. She smiled at him as she waited for him to reach her.

"Well hello" She was unable to stop herself from smiling a lot around him. "What are you doing here?"

"For you"

"For me?"

"I came for you." He stood in front of her with a smile; nothing indicating his early moods.

"Well where did you get that cheesy line from." She moved until her right hand was touching his chest whereas her left went up to his silk dark hair.

"From a book; 'how to please Rose'" He could not help himself as he slowly started to wrap her into his arm. "It a very popular book if I may say so myself"

"Really? By whom? I would love to meet him" They would keep getting closer and closer with each word spoken until the literally were touching their noses to one another.

"Umm let me think." He pulled back to touch his jaw with his unoccupied hand as he 'thought' his answer. "I believe he is a very handsome man, by the name Dimitri"

"Very handsome uh? Maybe I could meet him…through you maybe?"

"Will do my best, my lady" He bowed his head a bit as he played the part.

"Where were you going?" He said after few moments of silence between them which was only occupied by simply gazing at each other.

"Uh?"

Dimitri liked the thought of her forgetting her surroundings and noises around her while she looked at him with such affection that not even all the women that he has been with could compare; this was different.

"Where were you heading to?"

"Just going to get some lunch." Rose was afraid to ask him if he wanted to join her; even though they are close, she did not know how close he would want to get with her.

"Your family?"

"They left, again. They do that a lot." Both Rose and Dimitri wanted the same thing; spend as much time as possible with each other but both were afraid to take the next step first in fear of the other not feeling that way. "What about you?" Roses' voice was high pitched as her nerves started to kick in.

"Nothing…nowhere" Dimitri whispered.

"Well am hungry so…" Rose kept hoping he would ask her out on lunch date, she did not mind paying so long as he wanted her.

Rose kissed him softly on the lips before she walked towards the small cafe just ahead, looking back to see if he was still there.

"Wait Rose" Just when her hope was beginning to fail and crash, she heard that angel like voice going towards her. As she turned, she was surprised to find him right in front of her and not as distant as she thought he was from the direction of his voice earlier.

"Let me take you to lunch"

He waited nervously waiting for her answer while Rose froze at the thought of Dimitri asking her out; actually asking her on a date, lunch date.
"Sure but I'll pay" She tackled him backwards before taking off with the fastest speed she had in her.

"Oh no you don't" Not seconds after that Dimitri had caught her and was holding her again going towards some ones' building. Taking her legs one at a time and wrapped them around his waist as she pulled him in for a kiss. More like kisses but all the better.

"Am paying," Dimitri said with no room to argue so she simply nodded her head as he took her hand and led her towards the cafe.

"I like coming here before I met you" She heard Dimitri say that while she has turned away from him but never realizing that he was looking at her.

"Welcome to Edens' cafe, how may I help you?" The worker behind the desk said was that cheerfulness; fake cheerfulness.

"Hello, table for two if you may" Rose just stood there as Dimitri worked his charm on the poor girl with a small smirk on her face.

After a while, she started leading as to our table, Dimitri pulled my seat out yet again so I could sit and pushed it closer to the table.

"The waitress will be here shortly. Enjoy your meal sir, madam." With a short bow, she was off in the direction we came.

"She made me feel so old, 'madam' come on" Dimitri laughed as he took my hand from across the small table that we are occupying.

"You will still look beautiful" He let his other hand wonder to her hair as he felt the softness of it. Her blush was worth the torture of his kin self-wanting more than just touching her.

"Was that included in the book?" Rose tried to change the focus of attention away from her as his gaze was really starting to do bad things to her body.

"Absolutely" He chuckled at how she refuses to take his compliment which in his case she better learn to accept them as he plan on complimenting her as much as possible in their future. He did not realize that while he thought of their future he had a smile wide enough to cover most of his features until he heard "What?"

"What, what?"

"Don't play games with me mister or I will-" But Rose did not get the time to finish as the waitress finally made an appearance.

"Sorry about that." She passed them the menu. "What might you like to have?"

"Do you mind if you would return in a couple of minutes?" Dimitri asked in such a pleading voice that Rose was not surprised when the lady obeyed without any distaste of his want.

"I wanted to ask you if you would like to order Russian food. It is really good and I want you to taste something that from culture" He lowered his head as if ashamed of feeling such a need.

With a smile on her face, Rose placed her hand on top of his and waited for him to look at her. "Where is it? On the menu, there are too many languages on it."

"Really? You would try it, for me?"

"Of course I would" Rose answered the question with no hesitation.

"Page five." He opened my menu and turned it my way, waiting for me to read it.

"These are not even words as far as I'm concerned"

"Oh Rose, they are to me."

"What is it?"
"That is just black bread that can go with some of the Russian food on this menu. It's really tasty"

"OK I trust you, black bread it is."
"Just the black bread? Order something else with it."
"How about you order it for me. If you know me so well, it should be easy for you to choose them."