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now I present to you; chapter 2

The rainy weeks had finally ended—the skies clearing and the wind calming. It was still a rather chilly day out, but the weather was fine and it appeared that everyone was glad to be out of their confinements. Spring was right around the corner along with new beginnings and encounters. The town was hustling and bustling as it used to, everything returning to normal. People browsed about the market. Vendors advertised their goods, engaging those walking down the streets.

Normal.

Rose didn't feel like she was being watched as she had a few weeks ago. It must of just have been Lissa, nothing to really worry about. But that didn't cease Rose's dreams. Ever since bumping into that strange man, she couldn't get his eyes out of her mind. She didn't really remember what he looked like... but those eyes. How could such a thing look so terrifying but warm at the same time?

But Rose had to push the thoughts away as she now had to focus on the busy streets in front of her. Once she was allowed to cross, she nearly ran across the street to meet up with Lissa.

They had become pretty close friends in such a short time. Rose's only close friend really. It was fun talking with her. She didn't think they would have so much in common. But she was wrong and they did. And she found it kind if funny, because in such a short time in knowing each other, both of the girls felt like they were long lost sisters. In class, the two would make up silly jokes about their professor. He really was a sore one, always making snide comments about certain things.

Smiling to herself, just thinking about some of the things the two would get themselves into, she walked into a not-so-busy cafe. Looking around, she spotted Lissa on the other side of the cafe, sitting in a small booth, two cups of coffee sitting in front of her. Apparently, she had something to tell Rose. She wouldn't let off any hints and nothing in her face gave her away. Whatever she had to tell her, Rose was a little worried. Was she moving away? Did she not want to be friends with her anymore? All these questions came at once, causing her to walk slower. But she knew she was being foolish... or was she? Picking up the pace, she was at the table in second, sliding into the booth.

"Hey," she smiled, pushing away all the worry. "Thanks for getting this for me. It's my favorite." Rose said as she took her coffee into her hand before faking a sip, only letting the coffee touch her upper lip, testing to see if it was too hot to drink yet - it wasn't.

"I know," Lissa responded with a small smile but it slowly vanished. "I need to tell you something..."

Rose held up a hand. "Look, if we're breaking up, just tell me straight forward. I think I can take it." She teased her causing another smile to form onto her friends lips. Of course they weren't dating, but the feel of everything at that moment made it seem so.

"No, that's not what I meant. What I meant is that I needed to tell you something... big. I know I should be excited about it, but I am really, really, really nervous. I've never met anyone like this guy before..." she trailed off from her rambling with a sigh. So, it was a guy she had to tell Rose about. Surprising, since Lissa was too busy with school work to even care about guys. Nodding slowly, Rose took another sip, allowing her friend to continue on with what she wanted to say. "He's tall, handsome, and has the most amazing eyes I have ever seen. He is also such a sweet heart." She looked off into the distant. Rose could tell that she was imagining what he looked like. "But... don't get me wrong, I'm not worried about any of that... it's just..."

"Just?"

"Our date is in four hours."

Rose almost choked at that.

"What?" She exclaimed. "You're going out on a date with this guy in three hours and I'm just hearing about it now?" Rose was shocked. "When did you guys even meet?"

"A week ago." Lissa slouched in the booth, her cup of coffee suddenly becoming her main interest.

Rose simply just blinked, still shocked at the news she had heard. Part of her was a little hurt that her best friend didn't tell her anything about this until now. Though, now she was just curious as to why Lissa had held this information at bay. Was it because she was afraid that maybe Rose would be a little upset that she had gotten herself a date when Rose hasn't even come close to talking to any guys at all? It would seem so. Sighing softly, she just nodded, setting her cup on the table before getting up.

Lissa looked up at her, eyes slightly widened, a puzzled look on her face. "Where are you going?"

"No, the question is, where are we going." She smiled. "Come on, this is a big night for you. You seem to really like this guy so we're going dress shopping." Rose didn't let Lissa say anything, pulling her up from the booth and grabbing both their coffees before leading her out of the cafe. She could tell Lissa was overjoyed, not feeling the guilt she had moments ago.

Together, the two girls headed to the mall, searching for the perfect dress that Lissa could wear on her date with this mysterious man Lissa had yet tell her much about. All Rose knew was what she had told her about in the cafe, which wasn't much at all. It was just enough to tell that Lissa really liked him. Though, for all the two girls knew was that this man could be dangerous, a rapist or a serial killer. Crazy things happened before closed doors.

"So..." Rose searched through a rack of dresses, "how did you meet this guy?" Lissa giggled, remembering the moment. This made Rose glance over to her, her brows raised. She always cursed herself for not being able to just lift one eyebrow, it probably would have looked cooler. "What?"

"Oh, it's a funny story," she began, glancing over at Rose. "I was heading over to the library, right? And on my way there, this guy had dropped call his books while coming down the stairs. Me, being a nice person I am, went over to him and helped him pick up his books." Lissa laughed at the look Rose was giving her. "Hey, don't look at me like that." She went back to looking at dresses. "Anyways, while I was helping him, he was thanking me and all, and then afterwards, we just began to talk. That was until it began to rain. He quickly wrote down his number and handed it to me before we rushed our separate ways. For a few days, I contemplated calling him and finally gave in. We talked a little more and then asked to meet me at some cafe. That's when he asked me out to dinner."

Rose pursed her lips as she listened to her friend talk about the encounter. It seemed too movie-like, yet Rose just kept her mouth shut. Things like that could really happen in real life, right? She wasn't too sure. After all, those ideas had to come from somewhere. Mentally shaking her head, she physically nodded, letting Lissa know that she was still listening to her. Rose had to admit to herself though, it was pretty cute. From the way Lissa was describing him, he didn't sound like a gentleman.

"Tell him to pick you up from my place so I can catch a glimpse of this guy." Rose pulled out a dress, holding it up to Lissa. She gave it a once-over before shaking her head. Rose didn't say anything else as she put the dress back, going back to looking.

"I can do that." She nodded before her eyes lit up. Rose could tell that she had just found her dress.

"Let me see." Holding it up, Rose could see that it was a soft pink, half-sleeve dress that came went down to just above her knee and would probably hug her in all that right places. It seemed appropriate for a first date dress. Nodding in agreement, Rose ushered her to go try it on.

As she waited for Lissa to show her what the dress would look like, she glanced around the small room filled with dressing stalls. That's when she felt a tickle go down her spine, causing her to shiver. It was almost like the same feeling she had of being watched. Looking around to confirm that she wasn't being watched and only confirming how crazy she was, Rose settled into one of the chairs that had been seated by the dressing stall Lissa was in, trying to act normal. Only, the feeling never went away. Rose had begun to chew at her nails, silently telling Lissa to hurry.

"Okay!" Lissa stepped out of the dressing stall in her pink dress. Rose looked towards her, smiling and noticing how the feeling of being watched went away. "How does it look?" Lissa began spinning in a slow circle, showing off the dress.

"It looks good, Lis. You're getting it and I know you have a nice pair of nude pumps that would go amazing with it." She nodded, liking the pleased look on her friends face. "Now hurry up and go change so you can buy it and we can still have time to do your hair and such." Rose waved her away. She stared at the door until it closed all the way before standing up and peeking out of the room, trying to see if anyone had been there, watching her, though, if they had been, they were probably long gone now.

Lissa had about two hours to get ready, which in girl world, wasn't that much time. After Lissa had showered, Rose swarmed around her, doing her hair and perfecting it before moving onto applying her makeup. Once Rose was all done, Lissa probably looked like she had walked right off the cover of some magazine like Vogue. And Rose was pretty proud of that since she wasn't that into makeup, just some foundation and lipstick did her just fine, but she found out that she enjoyed applying makeup to others. It was fun.

"You look beautiful, Lissa... Well, in general you do too, but just... wow." Rose laughed as she crossed her arms, admiring her masterpiece. "When should he be here?"

"In just a few minutes probably." Lissa looked in a full-length mirror, smiling brightly.

"What's his name, by the way?" Rose finally asked.

"Dimitri."

He stood in front of his mirror, looking at his reflection. He looked good and he knew it. Having just invested in buying this suit, he had better looked good. Nothing like this came cheap, but in reality, he could probably care less. Money was nothing to him. After double checking his appearance, he turned away from the mirror and picked his wallet, along with his keys and phone before heading out.

The girl he was going to pick up had called him a few hours ago to inform him of a little change. She wanted him to pick her up at her friends apartment. He was okay with it, actually, he was happy about that. If her friend looked interesting, he could maybe make her fall for his schemes as well. Killing two birds with one stone, he would have liked to think. The more pleasure the merrier.

Dimitri got into his car, bringing the engine to life. To his ears, it sounded lovely, purring like a kitten. People could call him a monster all they wanted to. They could call him heartless but he didn't care. The only thing he knew he could love and take such good care of was his car. This was like his child and he would never let anything happen to it. It may sound silly coming from him but it was true. If something had happened to his car, he probably would be heart broken, that is, with what little of a heart he even had... if he even had one to begin with.

He made his way over to the address that he had memorized so easily. He parked his car along the side of the road before heading up to the apartments door. It seemed that the doors were locked and the only way he would be let in was if he buzzed the apartments room number. Leaning close to what seemed like an intercom, he quickly found the apartments number and pressed the button. Seconds later, a girls voice told him he could go in. Pulling on the doors, they had opened. Making his way up to the room, he could already hear the girls talking, one of their voice filled with excitement while the other stayed calm. Though, this could only be heard with his super hearing, any normal human wouldn't be able to hear them.

He knocked on the door, waiting patiently until someone opened the door and he was taken back, though, he wouldn't show it on his face by who was standing at the door. A young girl, with dark, olive skin, dark hair and pretty brown eyes stared at him with a little shock. He knew this girl, not well, but they had briefly met before.

"Is it him?" Dimitri could hear another voice, peeking in just a little, he saw Lissa, a small, lazy smile playing on his lips.

Her face brightened when she saw him. She was too happy and excited to even introduce her friend to him. Laughing softly, after complimenting Lissa on her dress, he looked towards her friend. "Hello, I'm Dimitri." Her friend didn't look to happy and instead just glared at him.

"Rose..." Lissa hissed under her breath, sensing the change of atmosphere in the air that surrounded her friend. Lissa looked at Dimitri with a apologetic look. "Sorry, this is my friend Rose. Are you ready?"

Nodding, Dimitri lifted his arm, allowing Lissa to take a hold of it. After waiting for her to say her goodbyes to her friend, he lead her out to his car.

Gasp!

Did you see that coming? hehe

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Question: What do you think will happen on this date?