I woke up dreading going to school, there's no way that I could face Dimitri and Christian. I let out a huff and fell backwards onto my bed and laid there trying to see if I could find a way out of this mess. After a few minutes of thinking, a thought brought itself to the forefront of my mind; I am being a coward! Since when does Rose Hathaway run away! My mind was building me up with renewed vigor when another thought presented itself; the night I ran away from the court, and everyone I had known. I sunk back down to my bed, deflated, and stared at my reflection in the mirror from across the room. I shrugged getting up and grabbed my school uniform and headed for the shower.
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I fixed my tie as I sat watching Dimitri pace back and forth in his school uniform. At first he seemed aggravated by the school uniform, then the fact that he didn't have a good place to really hid his stake within the uniform, then he just started pacing and every now and then he seems to go off about having to go to this "god forsaken place". Really I just think he's not wanting to see Rose; especially after Ryan had his hands on her in front of him, 'Well, guess I can't really blame the guy; I would be jealous too if I was in the same situation.'
I got up and walking to the door realized the only thing I could do to snap Dimitri back to the present and out of whatever was going on within his head. "Are you going to do your duty or should I ask for another guardian?" I questioned him doing my best to show him I meant business as he spun around on me and gave me a glare similar to one that Rose would give. I wasn't a hundred percent sure if this idea would work; but apparently Dimitri felt the same as Rose when it comes to their sense of duty being questioned. Well, that's how Rose used to feel anyways.
I watched him school his face to the normal expression you see most guardians wearing and grab his things. I smirked shaking my head, and headed out the door.
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I stood at my locker still debating with myself the possibly of trying out some acting skills and playing the sick card when I felt someone standing close behind me. I turned around and looked up to see Ryan staring down at me with his signature smirk and his eyes lighting up with amusement.
"Is everything okay Rose?"
"Yeah, everything is fine, why wouldn't it be." I rushed out the words and felt my face burn with embarrassment.
Ryan stepped closer to me and I instinctually took a step back till I was flush against the lockers, he put his hands on either side of my face and stared at me intently. "Hmmm…" was all he said and he leaning in closer to me, his lips only inches from mine. I heart was beating so fast and hard that I pretty sure he could hear, and my breath quickened and his nearness. I stared into his eyes and was lost by how beautiful they were, I mean they were always attractive, but this close to him I stared into his eyes and I got lost. His eyes had a thin ring of midnight blue around the outside and the main color of his eyes was an alluring aqua blue and then there was another thin band of hazel right around his pupils. The term 'tri-colored eyes' instantly popped into my head, but that was the only thought processing going on. I can't believe I never noticed before how amazingly good looking he was. He had a strong jaw line and full, very kissable lips. His nose was just the slightest bit off center, like it had been broken and didn't heal right, or maybe just broken one too many times; but it just added to his character. His dark brown hair still had that 'just rolled out of bed look' that I remember him having form the first time I saw him; but his hair had gotten just a little bit longer since then. The front strands of his hair hung down to eyebrow level on him now. I was still standing there lost in him, when the bell rung to be in class, snapping me out of this daze I was in.
Apparently he had been a little distracted as well, because I noticed he had seemed to come back to his normal self the same time I did. He gave me one last smirk and head off to class without a word. I let out a huge breathe I hadn't realized I had been holding and finished grabbing my books out of my locker and slammed it shut; running to my class that I was severally late for.
When I walked into the class I could tell that no one really appreciated me disrupting, so I hurriedly ran up to my seat and settled down. Only to look to my left and one seat over from me, were Christian and Dimitri. Dimitri sat staring forward and Christian was looking over at me glaring daggers again. I rolled my eyes; letting Christian know how much his glares affected me; and looked forward and for once actually paying attention to the subject matter.
AN: First of all, I want to thank everyone for reading and reviewing; it brightens my day! Secondly, I'm not sure how long the next chapter will take me. I'm going to write it in Dimitri's POV; but the only problem with that is… Rose, Christian, and Lissa's voices all just seem to pop up in my head and agree or disagree with what they think they should say. I hear Dimitri's voice in my head, but he usually only speaks in Russian to me…. And I can't speak Russian. So please just be patient while Dimitri and I try to work through this language barrier together and if you have any thoughts or ideas please feel free to comment! Thanks again everyone!