New Training

Here it is, chapter 11. Sorry it has been so long, but moving is taking a lot out of me. I hope I haven't lost any readers, and I hope you all enjoy this. Don't forget to review.

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My dreams consisted of Adrian, like they usually did, but these were normal dreams, fuzzy, out of focus, sometimes confusing dreams. I was glad I dreamt of him, but they didn't do him any justice.

The night passed and I woke up to the smell of pancakes and sausage. I jumped out of bed and made my way downstairs. One by one everyone joined me in the kitchen and we all dug into the wonderful food.

"Well, are we ready to head to the gym?" EJ asked as he carried his plate to the sink. We all nodded and groaned in agreement as we finished our food. "Good, now go get changed and meet on the porch." He ordered. It was kind of funny how he took over the training from Abe.

I decided on a pair of black spandex Capri pants, my purple sports bra and my sneakers. I wore my hair in a tight ponytail/braid and headed out with everyone else. Viktoria was heading back to school in about a week, but she would be training with us until then.

We were all outside now and piling into the SUV's. Having fifteen people pile into two SUV's was interesting but we managed. It was like playing sardines, we were tightly packed, but we made it. I was sandwiched between Chris and Lissa. I practically had to sit on top of Chris.

"Sorry, I don't mean to squish you." I said apologetically to him.

"It's okay. I don't mind." He said with a smirk, as he looked me over. I felt my cheeks get warm, but wasn't entirely sure why.

He likes you, I can tell. Lissa said through the bond.

Liss, he barely knows me. He just likes my body. I said back.

Who wouldn't? We both laughed at that.

Chris looked at me puzzled, then realization set in. "What are you two laughing about? It's not nice to have conversations when no one else can hear them."

"It is when we don't want anyone to know what we're talking about." I said smirking. I had a feeling I was going to like bantering with him.

We got to the gym and we all scrambled out of the vehicles. It was nice to have my personal space back. "How about we start with laps? See what the newbie's are made of." EJ said laughing.

We got on the track and began running. The Moroi had been running and training for a month and they were doing really well. I was especially proud of Lissa. She was keeping up better than I thought she would. I watched Chris, his stamina was amazing. He was doing just as good as the Dhampir's. He was in a pair of running pants and a white t-shirt. If it wasn't for the height he had on us he would fit in perfectly with the Dhampir's with his build and endurance.

After that we headed inside to begin the physical stuff. I put my blindfold on, that was the way I always trained now, and began sparring with EJ. We went back and forth for a while, but I was able to take him down after about a half an hour. I lifted my mask and noticed Chris watching. This was the first time he had seen me fight.

"You want to try it? I'll even let you use your magic as long as you don't let it touch me." I said as I flipped my braid over my shoulder.

"Sounds fair enough. Let's have some fun." Christian said, smiling wildly.

I took my spot on the mat and Christian stood in front of me. I put my blindfold on and his image came into focus. It wasn't a clear image; it was more of a negative image. He was like a white shadow against all black and the magic was a thermal image. He shot a series of fireballs at me that I easily dodged. Fire had a specific scent and even without the image I could feel the heat, letting me know where I needed to move.

Suddenly he shot a stream of fire at me and I managed to dodge it, then tackled him, pinning him beneath me. There were cheers all around us and I removed my mask, still pinning him down. My hands were on his chest and I could feel his chest heaving with hurried breaths. His face was only inches away from mine and I smiled, whispering, "Gotchya." I let my grip go and then offered him my hand to help him stand.

"You definitely got skills." He said as I felt his hand brush slightly across my back. When I tuned to look at him, he pulled his shirt over his head then used it to wipe the sweat that glistened on his face. His chest, back and arms were so defined. It was the first time I had actually found him attractive. I had thought he was good-looking when I first met him but that was different from being attracted to someone.

I was pulled out of my thoughts as Viktoria came up to me. "That was great Rose. I have never seen anything like it." I glanced back at Christian and he was talking to his aunt. "Christ did a great job too. How did you know where he was? I would love to spar with him sometime, but he keeps telling me that he's too skilled for me yet." She finally took a breath.

"He's probably right Vika. He's been training for a long time and he's really strong." I said.

"I know, but what I wouldn't give to have his body that close to mine." I could tell she was fishing for advice, but suddenly I just couldn't give it. I didn't want her to make a move on him. What was happening?

I looked over to the bleachers and saw my father sitting there. "Hey Vika, I need to go speak to my dad. Talk to you later?" I so needed to get away from her talking about what she wanted to do to Christian.

"Sure, later." She said walking towards Dimitri and Lissa.

I walked over to my dad. "Hey Dad, how's things going? You look tired." I observed.

"I am Rose, I'm not as young as you, but I'll manage. You look good out there. Is there nothing you can't do?" He said approvingly.

"Ha ha Dad. There's plenty I can't do, but I do have some mad talent in the fighting department don't I?" I know I was being conceited when it came to that, but it was something I knew I did well.

"Yes, yes you do. So, what do you think of Christian?" he asked. He was always curious as to what I thought of those joining the mission.

"He's nice. He'll be an asset to this journey. So, when's our next day off?"

"Actually tomorrow. I thought you guys could use a weekend off and we will be getting more intense in training. Maybe you guys can go out and have some fun. You all deserve it." He said smiling.

"Thanks Dad." I smiled back.

"Now, go finish the day. I'll tell everyone at the end." I got up and went to where Dimitri and EJ were talking.

"So, ready to spar some more?" I put my mask back on and headed to the mats where EJ, Pavel, Alberta, Dimitri, Elli and Kori surrounded me.

I know it's not long, but I hope you all enjoyed it. Please leave me your thoughts. I haven't gotten very many and would love to hear what you think. I will also be working some on What Dreams May Come so stay tuned. Thank you for all your thoughts.

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