Finding Love
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One Year Earlier.
Lissa, Dimitri, Eddie, and I had all graduated and were getting ready to begin college. Lissa and Dimitri had been dating for about two years and we all knew they were destined to get married. Eddie was so dedicated to being a guardian that he wasn't dating and we figured he never would. I had been dating Adrian for about a year. It wasn't as serious as Lissa and Dimitri, but it was fun, and I did love him.
Adrian was older than all of us, but he was enrolling in college so he could stay with me. We were all headed to Addison University, a Moroi university, but the two Moroi still needed guardians. Eddie, Dimitri and I had graduated at the top of our class and we also were instrumental in the attack at St. Vlads. I had the most kills with Dimitri and Eddie right on my heals. We were chosen to be with Adrian and Lissa because of this. They also decided to assign another one to go with us since Lissa and Adrian were Royals. They chose another female, her name was Elianna, she was one year older than us, and very pretty. She stood about 5'9", had shoulder length dark brown hair and blue eyes. She was thin, but had curves, nothing like mine, but the guys still had difficulty not staring. She was very nice, and a lot of fun. We all instantly got along.
We were staying at Court until it was time to go to school so Lissa could observe Court politics and so we could all have time off. Dimitri, Eddie, Elli and I had time to relax, but we still had time to practice and train. While Lissa and Adrian were with the queen learning Royal politics, we would go to the gym and train. Then the afternoons and evenings were spent hanging out and having fun.
We decided one night to head out to the club and go dancing. It was nice to just let go and have no worries. I watched Lissa and Dimitri and they were all over each other. It was cute and nauseating at the same time. Eddie and Elli danced together, but you could tell that they were just friends. Adrian and I were just happy to be out together. Adrian was a wonderful dancer, whether it be ballroom dancing or club dancing. I enjoyed the club dancing much more because I loved the feel of our bodies moving together, the scent of his cologne, and the feel of his breath on my skin. We usually always left before everyone else because we wanted to be alone. Tonight was no exception.
We made our way back to Adrian's room, not being able to keep our hands off of each other. His kisses were like fire to my system and I couldn't get enough of him. His body was a temple and I loved the feel of him wrapped around me. I couldn't believe that someone as perfect –in every way- as Adrian was mine. We made it to his room and fell onto his king sized bed never breaking contact. Our clothes came off quickly and soon enough our skin was touching and we couldn't get enough of each other. We made love for hours, worshiping each other and when we were done we lay in each other's arms just basking in what we had done.
Adrian turned towards me and whispered in my ear, "I love you Rose." I smiled at him. He had said those words to me many times before, but I could never bring myself to say them back. Those words scared me. Although the novelty of our scandalous relationship had worn off and his family finally accepted us, it still scared me. I was afraid that if I admitted to him that I loved him too, my heart would be open to getting hurt. But still…
I looked up into his emerald green eyes, brought his lips to mine and kissed him deeply. When we pulled away, I looked up at him again and whispered, "I love you too Adrian." The smile that spread across his face was the biggest and brightest smile I had ever seen.
"You have just made me the happiest man in the world." And he kissed me again, this time filled with all the love and passion I had ever felt from him. We fell into each other again and made love once more.
I woke up to Lissa in my head. We were bonded and we could communicate telepathically. Rose, get over here. I need to talk to you.
I'll be there soon. I just woke up." I sent back. I leaned over and looked at Adrian laying on his stomach sound asleep. I kissed his bare back then got up and got dressed. I left him a note telling him I was at Lissa's and that I loved him, and then headed out the door.
I knocked on Lissa's door and Dimitri answered. He looked tired, and I could tell he was heading back to his own room to sleep some more. "Rose." He said as he smiled at me and walked down the hall.
I walked in and Lissa was sitting on the bed. I plopped down and smiled. "What's up Liss?" I knew something was up, I could feel it through the bond. She just beamed that smile at me, and then held her hand out to me. "He proposed?" I squealed.
"He did." The ring was beautiful. It had three stones, the center was a one carat round diamond with two half carat round diamonds on either side, set in a platinum setting. It was gorgeous. "We're going to wait until after college. Now, it's yours and Adrian's turn." She beamed.
"Oh, I don't know about that. I just told him last night that I loved him. I am not ready to even think about getting married, let alone being engaged. Maybe someday." I absently played with a stray string, thinking about what it meant for me to be in love with Adrian Ivashkov.
"Rose, you really told him you loved him? That is a huge step for you. I am so happy." Lissa gushed. She was a sucker for love, where as I was a little apprehensive. I changed the subject to her and Dimitri and we spent about an hour talking as she gave me details on how he proposed. Then we moved onto school.
The nice thing about going to a Moroi school was we could all take our own classes. There were plenty of school guardians, and the wards, but being Lissa and Adrian's guardians, we still needed to be close. Lissa was taking pre-med, I was going into animal behavior, Dimitri and Eddie were going into criminal justice, and Elli and Adrian were taking art. We talked until lunchtime then headed to a little café we all liked. I called Adrian and he said he would be there soon. Dimitri, Eddie, and Elli were already there waiting for us. We sat down and when Adrian got there we all congratulated Lissa and Dimitri and excitedly talked about the plans they were going to have to make.
Then we started discussing school and that kind of stuff. School was still two weeks away from starting and we had some serious shopping to do.
There's the first chapter. I hoped you liked it. Then next one will have more action. Please stay tuned.
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