"Guardian Belikov!"

It was Stan. He looked really pissed off. "Where have you two been? I've been looking all over for Ms. Hathaway"

Dimitri then turned to me." Go on up to your room Rose, I'll see you in the morning at practice."

I turned and headed to my room. Stan is such an ass! I hope Dimitri gives him what he deserves.

I took a shower and was thinking about everything that Dimitri and I had talked about. I did feel a whole lot better, but Mason still lingered in my head.

I got out of the shower and laid on my bed. I was exhausted so I thought hopefully I could actually get some sleep tonight.

"MASON, NOOO " Then Isaiah came towards me. I covered my face and knelt down waiting for my turn. This was it this was the end of Rose Hathaway.

I suddenly jerked up out of bed. I looked at the clock it said 2: 52 AM, that meant I had 2 hours till practice.( since it's an hour earlier now) I might as well start getting ready because there was no way in hell I was going back to sleep.

I took a shower. I just stood there letting the water run down my body. Theses nightmares are really starting to get to me. I am actually scared to close my eyes at night.

I went to the gym about 30 minutes before practice started. I knew that Dimitri wasn't going to be there yet so I figured I would start my laps early.

The trials are in less than a month so it's time to really kick it up. I don't want the guardians to think that I'm not capable of protecting Liza.

As I was rounding my last lap I was thinking about last night. Dimitri said he was going to be there for me. I know that I can get through this especially if Dimitri is by my side.

When I was done with my laps I walked back in the gym and looked around. No Dimitri. Where the heck is he? I looked at my watch 5 o'clock. Huh, maybe he forgot practice was an hour earlier. No, he wouldn't do that.

Dimitri's the one that's late for once and not me, I thought to myself and started laughing. I am so not going to let this one go.

Just then the door opened, and in walked my Russian God.

"Your Late" was all I said trying to use my best Dimitri voice that he use to give me almost everyday.

" Morning Rose" He said as he looked at his watch

"Yes Dimitri your watch is correct, 5 o'clock"

" I just thought, wait, have you done your laps already?" He asked looking at me while I was still trying to catch my breath.

" Actually, yes I have' I said smiling

" Good" Dimitri said walking towards the mats. Great back to mentor mode.

" What are we going?"

" Well since you already done your laps we are going to go straight to sparing"

I've always loved sparring with Dimitri. Up close and personal, I though to myself. HeHeHe

" Sweet" I said excitedly. Dimitri looked at me doing his cool one eyebrow thing.

"What?" I said shrugging my shoulders. He just shook his head.

"Okay Rose, the other novices that you are going to be up against at St peters are going to have their own training and their own specialties. So today we are going to be working on other techniques of sparring and you are going to try to block them and stake me" He said in full mentor mode.

This is going to be interesting. I can barely stake Dimitri with the technique that I already know let alone ones I don't know.

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