That wasn't such a long wait, now was it? It's been only what, a week or two? Oh and if you guys are confused I DELETED ALL THE AUTHOR'S NOTES ON THIS STORY, which means there is only forty-one chapters. Well, forty-two now. I've decided to finish up this story first before UDing my other stories, so please bear with me.
:O I forgot to ask you guys, have you seen The Vampire Diaries for the past two weeks? Isn't it hella awesome! Man, I feel sooo bad or hot, sexy Damon. It's always going to be Stefan, I hated that line Elena! I mean everyone is treating him like shit, which is not right.
I'll try to update as soon as possible. I writing this chapter because I finally done with my all my crap, even though its like, one AM in the morning. Anyways, you guys are so awesome for reviewing, but I was kind of disappointed because I only got five reviews for the last chapter...*tear drop*. Hopefully I haven't lost you guys as fans coz I haven't UDed in a while...
Anyways, I'll stop talking coz I know you all want to read, so here it is!
A week later, I woke up with a shitty back ache. Dimitri and CC had already gotten up and were probably downstairs. CC had gotten into the habit of sleeping with us, because she sometimes had nightmares about that very night that took place a week ago.
Christian, Lissa, Katherine, and Andre moved back into their house a day after Lissa gave birth. So the three of us had moved back into our room, but it wasn't the same. Just the thought of my best friend giving birth in the corner and a dead body leaving blood and marks near the door. Ugh.
I stood up from my bed and stretched. My feet were swollen and my back felt like crap. I looked at the calendar. Today was August 15th. Little Jared's due date. No wonder I felt like a piece of shit. And plus I wasn't in the mood for hard labor and pain. If I could, I would reschedule his due date for another week. God forbid.
I put on my black silky robe and bunny slippers and went downstairs, where Dimitri and CC were laughing and flipping pancakes, epically failing.
"Good morning, Roza.", Dimitri greeted cheerfully, kissing me on the lips. I ran my hand over his toned-abed chest and gave him one more peck. Today I just wanted to relax instead of pushing something out of me. I was too lazy to do anything.
"Morning, Mama.", CC repeated, tugging at my robe. I picked her up and gave her a big kiss on the top of her head.
"Your little brother might come today.", I told her, placing her on her high-chair.
She clapped and dug into her pancakes, ripping a piece off and dipping it into a bowl of syrup then drowning it with sugar. CC had got my eating habits, thats for sure.
"So what are we going to do today?", I asked Dimitri, ripping off a little piece of my pancake and proceeding the drill like CC did.
"Well today is your due date.", Dimitri started. "So don't you want to check into the hospital or something? Just in case."
I shook my head. "I don't think the baby is coming today. I just have this feeling."
He did that cool one eyebrow lift then sat down beside me.
"You can't be 100% sure, Rose.", he consoled.
I rolled my eyes. "And plus, I want to do something else instead of being cooped up in a hospital all day."
"Fine.", Dimitri gave in, "But we're staying inside the house. We can invite Lissa and Christian and the others over to 'entertain' you."
I smirked at him and gave him a kiss. When he pulled away, he licked his lips and smiled. I gave him a confused look and he replied, "Your lips taste like sugar."
"Oh.", I lilted, half-smiling. Then I picked CC up from her high-chair and changed her. After Dimitri left her to play with her toys and rip the heads of Barbie dolls, I called up Lissa, Christian, Adrian, Aleyna, Eddie, and Mia to come over.
"Rose!", Lissa sang, sweeping me into a big hug. "Today's the day! So what do you wanna do?"
Despite her over-peppiness, nothing could ruin the mood I was in. For once in months I felt that I could go anywhere without thinking I was being watched. And I could just relax without anyone caring.
"I don't really care, Liss. What do you want to do?", I asked as everyone else came in.
"Hey guys.", I greeted.
Everyone said their hellos and we all sat down in the family room.
"Hey, Aunt Tatiana's letting me borrow the ski cabin in up in the mountains in Montana. And we could visit the Academy if you want.", Adrian suggested.
I smiled and squeezed Dimitri's hand. "Let's do it!"
"Roza...", Dimitri said uneasily.
I sighed. "Come on, comrade. We'll be at Montana in a couple of hours if we take Adrian's private jet. I'll even have the doctors escort me there if we have to. The baby will be fine. And I'm sure there are a lot of hospitals there. I mean seriously, don't you want to take a little break?"
Dimitri hesitated. "But Rose, you're too pregnant to fly. They'll never except that."
"Then we'll drive there!", I threw my arms out in exasperation. "I just want to go and have fun. Please?"
Everyone was silent for a moment. All eyes were on Dimitri, who's head was bent down, his eyebrows furrowed in a thinking position. A moment later, he raised his head and nodded slowly.
"Great!", I rejoiced, "Everyone start packing! We're leaving in an hour!"
"Sorry Rose.", Eddie started, "Mia and I can't go."
My face fell for a second. "Why not?"
"Because my father wants to meet Eddie.", Mia said in a crackled voice. "And he wants us to spend more time with him and stuff until the baby's born."
I choked a laugh then looked at Eddie. "Good luck."
"Thanks.", he grumbled.
After everyone left, I packed all my clothes that were good for winter. A jacket, long-sleeves, boots, hats, leggings, jeans, all that kind of stuff. Then I packed CC's stuff. Dimitri put all our things in the SUV we borrowed from Court and everyone came back to the house to load their things.
Fifteen minutes later, we started off from Court. I tried to entertain myself, but I, of course, failed. I ended up counting the trees that we passed. We were in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by big pine trees.
205...206...207...ugh. This was getting boring. I craned by neck so I was looking at CC, who was asleep on Aleyna's lap.
"Are we there yet?", I groaned, throwing my head back on the headrest.
I met Dimitri's eyes in the rearview mirror.
"Not yet Roza.", he said softly. "Maybe another an hour or two."
I rolled my eyes and stroked my stomach softly. There was a little kick and I smiled. I fell asleep thirty minutes later, and was awoken by Lissa shaking my arm.
"Come on, Rose!", she urged.
I blinked my eyes opened and looked up and her. "Where are we?"
Christian, holding both Katherine and Andre, came from behind Lissa. "We're back at the Academy."
I pursed my lips then got out of the car slowly. I really didn't want to go back to this hell-hole. I escaped it once, and I didn't want to do it another time. But I guess it would be nice to say hi to Alberta and Jill...and Stan. Oh Stan. I grinned mischievously. Or might I say, "Ugh, Stan.", or, "Ewww! It's Stanny-boy!" I wonder what his reaction would be when he found out his favorite student, Rose Hathaway Belikov, has returned. Note the sarcasm.
"How long are we staying here?", I asked Adrian while I got CC out of the car and carried her in my arms.
"A couple of days, maybe.", he answered. "We'll be staying in the guest rooms."
I was a little disappointed in this. I was looking forward to seeing my old room, but I was guessing that some other novice probably lived there now. Oh well. Room 323 will always be Rose Belikov's room. And I know that because I always leave my mark on things.
Adrian, Aleyna, Christian, Lissa, Katherine, and Andre started to bring all our bags to the guest rooms, while Dimitri, CC, and I went to see around the school. And plus, in a matter of years, CC would be attending the elementary side of St. Vladimir's.
We started off at the guardian building. When I was still here, I wasn't aloud access inside, but now that I was an official guardian, I felt proud. A bunch of guardians I recognized were there, like Celeste and Emil. They immediately recognized us and came over. Both of their eyes were glued on my stomach, then on CC was I was still carrying.
"Ms. Hathaway...you looks so...", Emil drifted off. Oh. Judging from the way he said that, he probably didn't know about Dimitri and I. A little late there guys...
"Pregnant? Fat?", I asked with a hint of sarcasm. "Yeah, I get that a lot. Oh and it's Mrs. Belikov, not Ms. Hathaway."
Celeste looked at Dimitri then at me then smiled. "Well we're very happy for you two. No wonder you wanted to be reassigned Guardian Belikov."
Dimitri's smile was dazzled. I loved that smile.
"And who's this?", Celeste questioned, reaching out for CC. I handed her over to her eagerly.
"Her name is Cirena, but we like to call her CC.", I told her solemnly.
Emil and Celeste cooed CC then reluctantly gave her back to Dimitri.
"Will she be attending the Academy when she's four?", Emil asked.
Dimitri nodded. "She's two years old already. So in two years, she's going to be here."
They smiled and we talked a little more until we decided to say our goodbyes and move on. I really wanted to find Alberta. Hmmm...where to find Alberta...maybe teaching combat class? Bingo.
There she was, teaching some freshman novices how to block punches and kicks outside in the track field where Dimitri and I used to run laps. She turned her head once she saw us and smiled.
"It's good to see you again, Rose, Belikov."
Dimitri nodded at her then leaned down to give her a hug. I hugged her tightly, but not as tight because of my jolting out stomach. She noticed it to, and her eyes widened.
"Wow, Rose, another one? Is it a boy this time?"
I nodded. "His names Jared. Today's his due date, actually."
"Whoa.", she breathed. "Well take it easy, okay? And take care of her Belikov, she's a handful."
Dimitri chuckled. "I will, Alberta. We'll be here for a couple of days."
"Then I'll see you around.", she smiled once more before turning back to her class.
"Where to next?", I asked as Dimitri put CC up on his shoulders. She giggled then started playing with his hair.
"I don't know. Kirova...?", he asked with uneasiness.
"Hell no!", I spat, "You'll have to drag my pregnant dead body over there if you want me to see her."
He sighed. "Fine. But is there anyone else you want to see?"
I smirked then grabbed his other hand which was not supporting CC then pulled him towards the staff room.
"Rose, we're not supposed to be here. I don't work here anymore, remember?"
I rolled my eyes. "Where do you think Stan is?"
He lifted one eyebrow (DAMN! I seriously wanted to learn that!) and looked at me like I was going crazy which, I probably was.
"My best guess is that he's in his classroom teaching Personal Protection 3 right now. I can't remember, but I'm just guessing because I remembered you had the same class around this time..."
I gave him a quick kiss then led him over to the classrooms. Once I got to Room 49, I stopped out in front of the hall and listened to the ranting going to inside. Yup, I recognized his voice. That ugly, gay voice of his. I smiled to myself and and turned to Dimitri.
"Roza, let's just go in and say hi. There's no need to disturb his class.", he mentioned.
"But Dimitri!", I whined.
"Roza...", his eyes were distant.
"Fine.", I gave in. Then I turned back to the classroom and walked. In back was to us, so he hadn't seen our entrance. Some of the senior novices' eyes drifted towards us, peaking some interest from Stan's boring lesson plan. I lifted a finger and held it up to my lips, signaling for them to be quiet and turn back to Stan. Then obeyed and I sneaked up to him so I was only two feet away from him.
"Hey, Stan.", I greeted loudly in my evil voice. He froze suddenly then shook it off continuing to teach, his voice more ragged and heavy this time.
"Don't pretend like you don't here me.", I hinted.
He stopped again and he started shaking ever so slightly. I smirked to myself as he turned around slowly, and jumped back at the sight of me, his eyes filled with terror.
I laughed out loud. "It's good to see again, Stanny-boy."
"Rose...", Dimitri warned from behind me.
I ignored his comment and looked Stan in the eye as he managed to choke out, "H-Hathaway. You're back. At the Academy. In my classroom. The place I thought you'd never show up in again."
I smiled innocently at him. "Did I give you a scare, Stan? I'm sorry. But don't worry. We'll get to catch up. Did I mention that I'm staying here for a couple of days?"
His eyes widened.
"Yup.", I reassured. "And in two years, CC here will be attending the Academy. Which means you'll see me every single break. Not to mention CC might be in your class. Then two years after that, this baby I'm carrying will also be attending. Which means two mini-me's in one school. Great, isn't it?"
Stan was speechless. I pointed a finger at him and laughed as Dimitri took my arm and led me out of the classroom. His face was stern and serious.
"Come on, Dimitri. You have to admit that that was funny."
Once we were near the guest rooms, he finally cracked a smile.
"Okay, Roza. I think you've had enough fun for one day. Let's go to our room."
I thought for a second and said, "Wait. There's somewhere I want to go first."
Without another word, I pulled Dimitri towards the girls' dormitories. I was looking for my room. Room 323. And now I stood in front of it. I remembered, suddenly, always going up to this dorm before and after classes, slamming it open so hard that it left dent marks on the wall. On the brown wood was a gold plaque that had Room 323 engraved in black. I still couldn't believe it had been two years. It seemed like only yesterday that Dimitri and I were making love in there. God forgive the novice who was sleeping on that bed.
I placed my hand on the gold knob and turned. To my surprise, it was open. I opened the door so it was slightly ajar.
"Rose you shouldn't go in there.", Dimitri told me.
"Relax, comrade.", I said. Then I opened the door fully and stepped in. Everything looked the same, really. Except for the student who lived here's stuff. I walked over to the corner of the room and saw the marks I had drawn there when I was bored.
"Rose?", asked a familiar voice. I swiveled around and met the green eyes of Jill. I smiled at her and gave her a hug.
"Hey, Jill. It's been forever. What are you doing here?", I asked.
"This is my room, actually.", she said, motioning towards everything. "I asked for this one because I knew it was yours."
Oh, Jill. Jillian. Jailbait. She was the same as I remembered.
"What are you doing here?", she questioned.
"We're just visiting, actually. Sorry if we just bursted in."
She shook her head. "It's okay. I don't mind really. I'm glad your back. We should hang out later."
"Totally. Well, I'll see you later. We're staying in the guest dorms. Just ask for us and we'll come down.", I said.
She gave me one more hug and Dimitri and CC a smile before we left.
Haha, looks like the baby isn't coming yet. :P Hmmm...I just thought of something. Since this story will end in a couple of chapters...do you think I should make a sequel? Or focus on my other stories? OR should I finish my other two stories then make a sequel? O.O
