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Chapter 2

I spent the whole afternoon sitting on my bed and throwing a ball in the air and catching it back while listening to my playlist. I didn't know when I fell asleep but suddenly I was in a really big garden filled with flowers of different colors and butterflies of different colors flying around. And the sun was shining, I looked down and I saw that I was wearing a blood red tank top and short shorts up to my mid-thigh. Whoope, a visit from the person I wanted to see...what scares me is that I meant it. Ugh

"Little dhampir" Adrian called from behind me. I turned and saw he was wearing beige shorts down to his knees and a white tank top that showed his strong arms. I forgot that he wasn't like other Royal moroi who are lanky and skinny. Whoah…his body is sure Tempting…Get a grip Rose!

He smirked watching my internal battles.

"What do you want Adrian?" I said low but threatening, not trusting my voice above a whisper.

He shrugged. "Nothing really, but you've been bothering me you know?"

"How so?"

"You keep on popping in and out of my thoughts, it's disturbing" he cocked his head to the side "-and I meant that in a good way."

That surely caught me off guard. Again, I felt like blushing because he just admitted that he constantly thinks about me too.

I must have startled him and mostly myself because next thing I know, I grabbed his arm to pull him closer and encircle my arms in his neck and kissed him.

The kiss was like a bottle of cold water in the dessert, a necessity of my body that I didn't even realize. I felt the same shivers in my spine and toes as the first time I kissed him.

I kissed Adrian. A really good one at that. When we pulled away for air, I look up into his eyes and saw it shining like it has tears waiting to be spilled from his eyes. His eyes… I was looking at him like it was the first time I really saw him, every part of him.

"Wow." Escaped from my mouth before I can stop it.

"Yeah." He replied, smiling. Did I tell you he has a gorgeous smile? If not- Wow, he has some gorgeous smile.

He sighed.

"Rose, I can't keep up with this. You can't keep playing with me, you may not like me, but…why do you keep doing this to me?" His voice filled with hurt and exasperation, mostly hurt. He must seriously like me. You think?I thought sarcastically to my self.

I looked away and spoke to him. "Sorry Adrian, I didn't mean it like that."

"Then what do you mean huh?" He sounded completely angry now.

I hesitated, unsure of myself. I took a deep breath and said in a small weak voice but I'm sure he could hear perfectly. "Since our kiss yesterday, you've been in almost all my thoughts." I look up at him to show that I mean it.

His eyes grew wide.

"I don't know why but before the kiss now, it was like I was aching for you." My voice broke and I looked away.

The next thing I knew, I was breathing hard in my room in the dark. I sat up and looked around then groaned. "Stop it!" I said out loud to myself. I plopped down to my bed then put a pillow above my face to muffle my incoherent groans. I want to explode! Damn him! Damn me! I kept chanting in my head.

After five minutes, and my breathing back to normal, there was a knock in my door. I look at my clock and it was 2 am, Who would come here in this hour?I thought.

"Go away!...Please!" I groaned from the bed.

After the third knock, I sighed loudly and got up to open my door. I barely cracked it open when someone rushed in and pulled me in a tight hug. And by tight, I mean tight.

After a second, my visitor gave me light and fast kisses in my hair, forehead, cheeks except my lips.

"What the-?" I pulled away and saw it was Adrian.

"Sorry, I can't help myself... needs." He shrugged and continued kissing me.

Tempting..Tempting..Tempting…

But not enough.

I pulled away, stepped back then crossed my arms over my chest.

"Why?"

He looked puzzled for a minute but said, "You may not like me as much as I like you but I came here to satisfy yours and my needs." He gave me that smile again that can make my heart melt.

"As long as there is something in the pit of your heart that welcomes me," He shrugged like it's no big deal,"beggars can't be choosers, I'll make you like me all the way."

I smiled back while shaking my head.

He reached out for my chin with his hands and brushed my cheeks with the back of his other hand. I felt my cheeks burning hot and he must have noticed it since he smiled then kissed my forehead.

"Sorry to barge in here. I can't help it." His eyes showing innocence.

"No worries, but you need to get back to the guest quarters before someone caught us." I smiled back. "I'll see you tomorrow."

I gave him one last sweet soft kiss then pulled away quickly so I won't get carried away.

I stepped back and he backed away to my door, watching me the whole way.

The next day, I woke up early to meet Christian outside his dorm to continue the field experience.

We went to the commons room where we would meet Eddie and Lissa before class.

The whole day passed and I did not see Adrian anywhere. Thankfully, no one noticed my glum mood. No one attacked me or Eddie so the day was pretty boring.

We were sitting in the library, waiting for Lissa and Christian to finish their homework.

"What's with the gloom and doom get-up Rose?" Christian smirked but I could see worry in his eyes, he may be as smart-ass and a hard shell as me but he's a true friend of mine also.

"Look who's talking" I said rolling my eyes at him.

"Maybe because she didn't see my handsome face all day long." A voice came from the back, I was sitting my back to the door.

Adrian sat beside me at our table/desk and smiled at me.

"Maybe." I blurted out. I paled then looked around the table to see if anyone heard me. Guess.

Eddie and Lissa has their mouth miles open and in complete and utter shock would've been an underestimation of what they look like while Christian was having a hard time keeping his mouth close, a laughing fit threatening to burst out and he's dying to laugh.

"Rosemary....Hathaway.....has...finally...cracked." Christian said between laughs after an eternity of exchanging looks around the table.

"And?" I got up and pulled Adrian with me into a deep and passionate kiss, not caring about anyone around the table, good thing we're the farthest one so the librarian won't notice or anybody besides my friends.

The kiss was like our first one. I had the same reaction and everything was like our first.

I pulled away and Adrian was grinning like he won the lottery while my friends look at us like we turned strigoi before their eyes.

I sighed, I can't really blame them.

And then there was a familiar throat clearing from behind Adrian and me and I saw my three friends turn pale. Great.