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Chapter Seven?
What if he does love me?
That was the only thought circulating in my head.
Does he?
Doesn't he?
But then I stopped. Well I froze like I was playing musical statues.
What would it matter… we could never be together.
I continued to stare at my Russian God.
I could still see the stain on his face from that singular fallen tear.
The room was a silent but it was a pleasurable moment between the two of us.
Until.
Luke cleared his throat.
I looked away from Dimitri.
Then everything came back to me.
20 hours until the attack.
And Lissa had compelled Dimitri.
What else had she done?
I looked her in the eyes.
It was difficult as she was sprawled across the floor … still sobbing.
I spoke to her directly.
"Please get out of my sight because I can't think at this moment without wanting to slap you."
She continued to sit there.
I went to speak again but four Royal Guards swooped in and carried her away out of the room.
The rest following like a army.
I breathed a sigh of relief that she was gone.
Right now I had to get straight to business.
"Christian?"
He looked up.
"Hmmm"
God he was taking this bad.
"Christian look at me. What's been happening, a quick summary please."
He started to stutter.
"Well.. I… they ..ah."
Ok I needed to stay calm.
"Pyro tell me what happens I can try and fix it."
If he tells me I will try and help him. Within the small time limit I had.
"Since you were put in prison she… is fine most of the time. But occasionally acts Crazy. I never realised she had compelled Belikov. All I knew was that she had forbidden us to see you in prison. As in she had us followed by guards who wouldn't allow us to see you. I tried to speak to her but she… she wouldn't listen. It's likes she has a split personality,"
I spoke one word.
"Shit"
"What is it Rose do you know something?"
I couldn't tell him what I suspected because it would endanger them all.
I could tell the truth missing out most of the truth.
"Christian I will sort this. I suspect something but I can't exactly reveal what I am thinking. You just have to trust me… but in the meantime I want you to get all seniors who are willing to use offensive magic to meet me outside the front of the academy in 3 hours?"
His eyes sparkled slightly. Weird.
"How did you know Rose? Oh the bond. I can do that for you I will get Mia."
I smiled. Thankfully something was getting done.
"Baba and mum can you go help with that."
They both stood from the chairs they were sitting in.
Baba spoke "Yes we can do that Kiz."
The three of them walked to the door.
Christian and Baba had exited before I remembered I needed to speak to my parents.
I shouted "Mum."
She spun round so quickly I thought she was going to fall.
"Have you got enough darts? She nodded. So I continued "Protection. Safety. Time"
Her eyes widened and she nodded.
"Ok Rose I am not exactly happy about this but I trust you. Can I ask the time?"
I looked her. I couldn't tell her.
"No. I am sorry mum but that is classified."
With that she left the room.
I turned back to the remaining group.
Sonya was standing looking at me.
She outstretched her hand.
I opened my screwed up fist.
I felt something cold being dropped into it.
I looked at it. It was a bracelet.
I quickly attached it to my wrist. I felt my self calm down and not feel so stressed.
I smiled at her and spoke "Thank you I needed that."
She half smiled "Anytime Rose. What can I do for you?"
She was so like me in the fact that she got straight into business.
"Could you take Luke and Mikhail and go and get all wandering pupils into dorms. Make sure the grounds are empty. Except from guardians. Please."
Mikhail spoke "Of course Rose."
Sonya and Mikhail left the room.
But Luke still stood there.
He was just staring at me.
"Luke you heard my instruction go."
He continued to stand there but now he was glaring.
He was now testing my patience.
I didn't have time for this.
Why was he acting like this?
He always followed my lead.
And now he had decided to grow a pair of balls.
He took a step towards me.
I stood my ground.
"Luke I will not tell you again go. You are needed elsewhere."
He stepped towards me again. And raised his voice.
"No Rose I will not let you to get killed. I know you're not telling the truth for god's sake. I love you."
I continued to study him.
That's when the water-works started the tears just flowed down his cheeks.
I took one step so I was in front of him.
I grabbed his t-shirt pulling him down to my level.
He grabbed on to me in a almighty hug.
He cried into my shoulder.
I rested my head against him and inhaled his sent.
We had been inseparable for the past five years.
I felt him pull back slightly.
He looked me in the eyes.
I reached up and wiped his tears away with my thumb.
I held his face between my hands.
He bent his head down and gave me a lingering kiss on the lips.
He stood up to his full height.
My hands dropped to my side.
He stepped back and walked round me.
"I love you Rosie."
I turned round and smiled.
"I love you Lukey-Boy."
He grinned showing his teeth.
Then he was gone.
I turned round to the two remaining guys.
Adrian was smirking.
Dimitri looked fit to jump up down screaming.
At me.
Adrian straightened up so he was no longer leaning again the wall.
He spoke in his calm smug tone.
"Well I have got to be going. I shall see you at some point Little Dhampir."
He went to walk round me.
But I blocked his path.
He looked confused.
So I slapped him really hard.
"That's for dumping me in whilst I was in prison. And for the rest of the shit you have stirred."
His mouth fell open.
He answered sheepishly.
"I..I don't know what you mean."
I grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back.
I whispered in his ear.
"Oh really so you didn't know that Lissa had used compulsion."
He gulped. I guess he knew what I was talking about.
I realised his arm.
He literally ran out the room, running into the door in the process.
I really had to hold in a laugh as he smacked into it and slid down it.
But he quickly recovered and ran out the room.
One-down-one to go.
I stood facing the door.
I heard his footsteps behind me.
I shortly hit by the scent of his aftershave and the heat of his body.
God I loved this man so much.
I titled my head right back so I could see his face.
In doing this I was partly leaning against his chest.
He sighed.
He spoke in a whisper. I don't know if he intended for me to hear or not.
"Roza, Roza why do we have less than a day. Why is it always us?"
I think it was a rhetorical question but I still answered.
"Because I am me and you are you. It's just not meant be."
His arms at that point wrapped round my waist.
He pulled me closer to his body.
I didn't fight him.
Who would fight this gorgeous body?
What was the point of wasting my energy?
I also knew he was just about bursting to know about… Luke.
I spun around in his arms so I was facing him.
I lent my head against his chest. And wrapped my arms around his waist.
He tensed slightly.
Then he relaxed.
I spoke into his chest.
"Go ahead ask you know you want to."
Well that's what I tried to say but it came out as more a muffle.
But being Dimitri he heard me and he asked.
"You said there was nothing between the two of you but yet you both say you love each other."
I replied.
"Yup I did say I love him but not in a romantic way."
Dimitri was silent for a moment then spoke again.
"I don't think he sees it that way Roza."
I chuckled.
The things he doesn't know.
"Let me tell you comrade. He is my best friend. We are like twins. There is nothing romantic the love we have is like that of a brother and sister."
"Are your sure?"
I look up at him.
"Yes I am 100% sure."
I pull out his arms and walk over to the door.
I pull it open.
I turn round and speak to my comrade.
Well I like to think he is mine anyway.
"Come on we got stuff to sort."
He hesitates but starts walking.
"I am still not entirely convinced about the situation."
I walk out of the building towards the dorm.
It's now lost it's 'doom'.
I stay silent.
Once we get to the dorm I open the door.
I pause.
I speak calmly.
I try extremely hard to suppress my smile and giggles.
"Comrade I know for sure he doesn't love me that way…."
I walk to the centre of the room and turn round.
"Because he just isn't into women."
To say Dimitri's mouth fell open would be a huge understatement.
I couldn't control my giggles.
The tears were running down from my eyes.
My sides ached.
When I managed to calm myself I could see Dimitri smiling one of his rare ones.
"That wasn't nice Roza."
I smiled back at him.
I look at my watch we… I have18 hours.
"We have 3 hours. Before full briefing. But I want to tell you what's going to happen."
He nodded staying quiet.
"I want you to dress as 'The machine' to distract the strigoi. You will be totally protected as I will give you weapons and there will be 20 snipers on the roof."
He nodded again his face showing confusion.
"The attack is aimed at me. The part of the plan around that I can't tell you. But I want you to promise me that you will not protect me. No matter what happens. My death is fate and well you can't change fate. I also need you to remember your promise that you will not show the letter."
I could see pain written across his face.
He spoke in a hushed whisper.
"I don't like it but I don't break by promises well not intentionally anyway."
I walked over to the bags in the room I started to unzip them.
"Set out the stuff I gave you."
He does so quickly.
I pass him 2 guns and several darts.
"The guns have special bullets in them if shot in a strigoi heart they will die. The darts only need to be pricked into there skin and they die. Each dart will kill 3 strigoi. Got it?"
He looks at me after studying the dart.
"You made these."
I answer.
"Yes."
"Okay comrade change into the gear. I am going to do the same."
He starts to strip.
He does so until he is standing in his underwear.
And all I can do I stand and stare.
And of course take in the extraordinary scenery.
Well he has definitely changed I don't just mean the fact that he didn't pause to think about stripping.
Not that I complaining.
But I have to admit his muscles are just… well how could I describe them well PHOWAR!
My eyes trail down the length of his body and back up to meet his eyes.
And that one bloody arched eyebrow.
I can't help but blush at him catching me ogling.
But what is a girl supposed to when faced with something so godly.
Then he speaks in that Russian laced husky voice of his.
I just about melted.
"Not shy are you Roza?"
Well actually I am but I wasn't going to admit it so.
So I kick off one boot.
The only think I still need to remove is my leather jacket to put the safety vest on.
Oh and I forgot I have shorts on under my trousers.
The Russian is now leaning against the wall.
Like he is waiting for some sort of show to start.
I look at his tanned muscled arms folded against his rock solid chest.
I see something over his chest its dark.
It's at the position of his heart.
His eyes follow mine.
He speaks.
"You're not getting changed Roza?"
Changed… Oh man he is distracting me.
I quick the other boot of and shed my trousers.
He quickly stalks over to me.
He stretches his arm and grabs my waist.
He tugs at the zip of my jacket.
Well I guess it's now or never.
I move my arms to my side.
He pulls the zip all the way down.
His eyes are fixated on something.
I look down at my tattoo.
It is in on my right hip bone.
It's a Rose with 'True love never fades' intertwined in thorns.
I look down at the tattoo I had done 5 years ago.
I bring my eyes up slowly to see his reaction.
But before I completely get to his eyes.
I see what it is on his chest.
It is two tattoos combined into one.
It is in Russian.
It is a heart with writing in it.
My heart stops.
He got this done for somebody.
I can't do this. I can't be the other woman.
I try and step back out of his arms.
But he won't allow it.
I try to fight him. But he holds me firmly.
All I can think is he doesn't love me its somebody else he loves.
He speaks desperately.
"Roza it is not what you think. You know Russian. Look at it."
I close my eyes and take a few deep breaths.
Preparing myself for what I am about to see.
When I read it.
It's not what I expect.
It says.
Роза ты моя вторая половина.
Я знаю, моя любовь так, потому что она никогда не исчезнет.
Ты моя единственная любовь, и вся моя жизнь.
(Roza you are my soulmate.
I know my love is true because it will never fade.
You are my only love and my entire life.)
I couldn't believe it he loved me.
At this point I found all the courage I would ever need.
I stepped out of his hold.
I push my jacket off onto the floor.
I remove my guns and put them carefully on the floor.
I look at him in the eyes.
He seems to be squinting.
I take a step forward again.
And pull the slightest bit down on my sports bra so he can see my tattoo.
It is over my heart so I am not exposing myself.
But I suppose it isn't anything he's not seen before.
I look at him waiting for a response.
He frowns for a moment.
He then grabs the waistband of my shorts and lowers his head.
I can feel his warm breath tickling my face.
His lips almost touching mine, then.
What do you think?
Dimitri and Rose will it last?
Have Dimitri and Rose even started?
Why did Lissa use compulsion?
What will happen next?
What is Adrian up to?