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Previously On: Memories And A Wedding –
After they shared another shocked look, at my expense, they let us in the gates so we could see Kirova with Alberta escorting us.
I know it has only been a few months since I graduated, but I couldn't help but miss this place. As Alberta escorted us to the headmistress's office, I couldn't help but notice the students watching us.
And with today being Friday and after classes, the quad was full of students. I couldn't help but hear the students whispering:
'Isn't that Rose Hathaway?'
'Wow! It's really her! It's Rose Hathaway!'
'Isn't she Princess Dragomir's Guardian? Where's the Princess?'
'I heard she's awesome, I would love to spar with her some time.'
'That's also Guardian Dimitri Belikov! Wouldn't mind sparring with him either!'
'I wonder if the rumors about them being together are true?'
Those were just some of the whispers that stood out to me, out of who knows how many.
I couldn't stand the gawking, so in true Rose Hathaway fashion, I stopped dead in my tracks. In doing so I got a surprised look from both Dimitri and Alberta.
"Rose? Is something the matter?" Alberta asked, still surprised from suddenly stopping.
"Alberta, are there any classes going on in the gym?" I asked, pleased with the idea that just popped into my head; and judging by the look on both Alberta and Dimitri's faces they know what's going on in my head. Or at least they know I'm up to something. I'm just going to have to ask Kirova about it when we get to her office.
"No. Not that I'm aware of. Why? I know that look on your face."
"Nothing. Come on I need to speak Kirova. I never thought I would say this, but I miss her." I said resuming my walk towards Kirova's office.
Once we got to Kirova's office, Alberta paused for a few seconds before knocking on the door.
"Come in!" We heard from the other side of the door. She still hadn't changed, granted it has only been a few months, but still. But before I could take a step into her office, I was shocked to see who was standing in front of her desk.
"Mom?" I asked I was shocked to see Janine Hathaway and here of all places.
Turning around, my mother looked at me with a similar expression to the one that was on my face. "Rose? What are you doing here?"
"I could ask the same of you. What did you forget that I graduated and am no longer a student here?" I said with a hand on my hip.
"Janine, we can discuss the finer details later." Kirova said before I could get anymore of my snide remark out.
God, she knew me well.
"Very well. I will talk to you outside, Rosemarie." My mother said before leaving and closing the door behind her.
Once the door was closed Kirova pulled our attention to her by clearing her throat. When we turned our attention to her, she looked surprised to see us back here and in front of her.
"Well, to what do I owe this pleasure to? It's not every day that I get to see a former student such as Rosemarie Hathaway again after they graduate." Kirova asked. What is it with her and using my full name? Is she trying to piss me off? Calm down, Rose. Deep breaths. Remember you need her to give you permission to use the church.
"Nice see you too, Kirova." I said sarcastically, earning a look that said 'Behave, Rose' from both Dimitri and Alberta. "Anyway, Dimitri and I were wondering if you would grant us permission to use the church on campus for something special in a few months time." I said as politely as I could.
"And what would this 'special something' be that you would like to use the church for?" Kirova asked studying both Dimitri and I. "If you don't mind me asking."
"Not at all, Headmistress. A few months ago, I asked Rose here to marry me and spend the rest of her life with me; and she said yes." Dimitri said trying but utterly failing to keep his Guardian Mask on, because he beaming one of those utterly breath-taking smiles at me. Alberta's mask was starting slip as well. I know for a fact I was grinning like an idiot.
"And we were wondering if we could use the church on campus to get married in." He finished when he turned his attention back to Kirova. Then he officially gave up on trying to maintain his Guardian Mask.
Like Alberta and Stanny-boy before, Kirova's face was priceless. It was mixture of shock and utter disbelief. It was almost like she couldn't believe what she just heard.
She was frozen for a second before she yelled. "WHAT!" And jumped up from her chair to lean over her desk. Yup, I was right. God, that's sad that I can predict what she was going to do. I guess eighteen years of being sent to Kirova's office paid off.
Due to her yelling my mother came bursting in the door.
"What's wrong?" Janine asked frantically, looking around the office for trouble. When she saw nothing but the four of us, she automatically looked at me.
"Rosemarie, what have you done now?"
"Why does everyone always come to the conclusion that I that I did or am planning something!" I screamed.
"Calm down, Roza." Dimitri said putting his hand on my shoulder. "Janine, I think it's best if you go back outside and wait for Rose there."
With another look around the room, she left again.
"Sorry for yelling like that," Kirova said sitting back down. "I was just in shock. Answer me a few things before I give you my answer."
"Of course." He said, this time with his Guardian mask in place.
"How long?"
"How long what, Kirova?" I said trying to keep my control in place. It was like she was trying to piss me off, being cryptic like that.
"How long has this… this romance been going on between you two? Was it going on when you two were here?"
With a look at Dimitri saying: what should we tell her? He nodded as if saying: the truth.
"Since the beginning and yes. We tried to fight it but right before the school was attacked we gave up and gave in. We decided that we'd hide it from everyone till after I had graduated at least." I said telling the truth.
She thought for a moment, her gaze flicking between the two of us as she spoke. "Very well… I give you permission to use the church. I thought something had changed when you two where here. The way, you Rose had become more responsible and more focused. Not to mention the fewer amount of times you came to my office."
She paused. "When are we talking?"
"April, the middle of April." I said shocked. Had I really changed that much? Wow. "And thank you Kirova. Really, this means a lot to us. Do you mind if we stay here tonight in the Guest Housing? ? Or the cabin that Tasha Ozera used to stay in while visiting here last year, if that would be easier? I also would like to talk to you about something else in private if that's alright with you." That earned me strange looks from all three of them.
"Of course." She said shocked that I would want to talk to her about something in private. After getting everything setup so that we were staying in the cabin for Dimitri and I, Dimitri and Alberta left.
"What is it that you wanted to talk to me about that you couldn't say in front of the others, Rosemarie?" She asked as soon the door closed.
"Well, this is also a request from Lissa and Adrian. They were wondering if they could have a couple of jobs here teaching Spirit. We both know that there are unknown Spirit users out there and this way we can help them and learn more about Spirit at the same time. Killing two birds with one stone. And, of course if they come here to teach, I was wondering if you could give Dimitri and I a couple of jobs teaching combat or something like that. Which this leads me to my final request. I was wondering on our way across campus, after hearing some of the rumors that have started to spread around here, if Dimitri and I could do a couple demonstrations for the novices. You know, like a morale booster. Senior novices especially could use it because they would be graduating in a few months. The younger novices could also participate in these, if they wish. What do you think?"
After a few moments of silence, she agreed.
"Very well. After school Monday and Tuesday, you may do these demonstrations. I'll inform Alberta to tell the teachers. What does Guardian Belikov think of this?"
"He doesn't know yet. I was going to tell him after I talked to you about it. But if I know him he'll think it's a good idea. What about Lissa and Adrian's request?"
"I suppose I could, since it will beneficial to others. Tell her my answer and to call me to discuss the details. If you don't have anything else to discuss then you may leave." She said turning her attention to the papers on her desk.
"Thank you very much, Headmistress Kirova." I said. With a slight bow to her, I turned to leave, but as soon as I got to the door she called me.
"Rosemarie."
"Yes?" I turned slightly so I could face her.
"Congratulations. On getting married. Pass that along to Dimitri as well, and tell him that if he ever hurts you, he and I will have to have a nice long talk." She said with an evil gleam in her eye. I didn't know she thought of me like that and I could only guess what she would do.
"I'll pass it along." I said with a smirk. With that I left.
Once out of the office, I was met with three pairs of questioning eyes.
"What?" I asked not liking the stares. I seem to be either hearing that or asking that a lot today.
"What did you have to talk to her about?" Dimitri asked coming over to me.
"It's a surprise." I said turning to look at my mother. "Hello mother. Miss me?"
"Hello Rosemarie. What are you doing here?"
"If you want to find out, you'll have to come with me." I said giving Dimitri a look that said: It's time to tell my mom about us getting married and the best place is in the gym. He nodded.
Before she could answer, I left the administration building and headed towards the gym. Once we got there, I went to stand in the middle of the floor before I turned and grabbed Dimitri's hand. "Mom, Dimitri and I are getting married." I said it like I was ripping off a band aid.
When I said this she was in shock for a few seconds as if letting my words sink in. Then as they sank in word by word, she got angrier and angrier. By the time they had totally sunk in she was very pissed off.
"What!" She yelled taking a swing at Dimitri. "How could you do this to her Belikov!" she screamed, but thankfully before her fist could connect with his jaw, he ducked. "To her career!" she yelled doing a roundhouse kick, he blocked that as well.
This went on for several minutes till I had had enough of it. Running over to where she was attacking Dimitri, I caught my mother's flying limbs, stopping her from attacking him any further. "Mother! Enough! You're acting like a child throwing a tantrum!" I screamed at her. This was exactly the reason why I wanted to be here in the gym when we told her; so nobody got hurt by getting in the way, or to see her acting like a child.
"Let go of me, Rosemarie!" She screamed at me.
Letting go of her leg, I quickly pinned her arms to her side while turning her so she was facing me instead of Dimitri. "No, I will not. If you continue this one or both of you will get hurt. And I don't want that to happen." I told her while she tried to get out of my grasp. She almost succeeded in getting out, but at the last second I got a better hold on her, and with her still in my grip I brought her down to the floor.
Straddling her, I pinned her to the floor. "Now, if I let you up, will you behave and not attack him?"
"Rosemarie, let me up!" She was thrashing around on the floor, trying to throw me off. Putting both of her wrists in one hand and taking my now free hand, I slapped her. As soon as I did, I got her attention and she stopped struggling.
"Now that I've got your attention, will you listen to me?" I asked her still restraining her.
With a nod from her I let go of her wrists, but didn't get up and off of her.
"Good. Now listen. I love him mom. With everything I am, and I don't care if you don't approve. I love him with every fiber of my being and I know he loves me same way. So please don't, Mom. And if you're thinking that just because we're both Dhampirs and Guardians and that this won't go anywhere; that doesn't mean we can't be happy. We deserve this. We won't stop being Guardians." I told her.
She closed her eyes as she was trying to keep her temper and control in check. After what seemed like forever, she nodded to me eyes still closed. With that, I hesitantly got up and off her to let her get up.
When she got up, she looked between Dimitri and me. "Belikov, if you hurt her in anyway, I swear to god that I will kill you, do understand?" She said while glaring at Dimitri, to prove her point.
"Janine, I would never hurt her in anyway. I love her with everything in me, and I would protect her with everything in me. She makes me happy and I like to think that I make her happy too." He was gazing at me with pure joy and happiness in his eyes and across his face. I couldn't help but smile lovingly back at him.
"That is not something you have to question. Nothing makes me happier then when I'm with you." I told him. And it was the truth.
"Very well." My mother said and left, leaving us standing in the middle of the gym staring after her.
After a moment of silence, Dimitri came up behind me, wrapped his arms around my waist and placed his head on my shoulder. "You know, I could have handled her myself, but thank you. You were really mature with how you handled that."
"She took that better than I thought she would, at least she took it better than when we told her we were dating. And I know you could have handled her. But I had a feeling if I let her have her way with you, you would be in a lot of pain and I wouldn't be able to have my way with you tonight." I said turning around to look him in the eye and giving him my man-eater smile.
When I saw that he'd caught on to my mood, I wriggled out of his grip and ran to the gym door. Glancing back, I saw him smile his sexy smile at me and walk towards me. I slipped out and into the woods, with him still behind me.
While looking out for the Guardians on duty and making sure he was behind me, I ran to The Cabin.
Once we got there, we ran inside and he locked the door.
Kissing me fiercely, he shoved me up against the door, but gently so I didn't hurt my back. After a short while that seemed to take forever he lifted me into his arms and carried me bridal-style over to the bed, whilst never breaking the kiss.
Let's just say that we relived the first time here in this cabin.
~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~*Following Sunday*~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~
The following Sunday morning after church, we told the priest of our intentions of getting married here. I couldn't help but remember the time I had community service here during my field test. And how Dimitri had showed up to help me; and I thought it was because he felt sorry for instead of him just wanting spend time with me. That thought made me smile a small smile, till I remembered why I had to do it. The field test was the first time I saw Mason's ghost.
"It's been a while Rosemarie. You as well, Guardian Belikov." Father Andrew said greeting us and shaking both of our hands.
"Hello, Father." Dimitri said nodding his head at him in respect.
"What can I do for you two? Still looking into St. Vladimir and Anna, Rosemarie?" Father Andrew asked.
"That's not why we are here. Though I'm still interested in them, but maybe some other time. Do you think we could talk in private?" I asked.
Nodding his head, he led us into the office. "So what do want to talk about?" He asked.
"Well, a few months ago Dimitri asked me to marry him and I said yes, so we were wondering if you would do us the honor of doing the ceremony here for us. We already ran it by Kirova and she gave us the go ahead, as long as you're willing." I asked.
"I'd be happy to. I remember when your community service here; I could tell something was going on between you two. Not to mention when you first came here, Guardian Belikov, you would come and sit by yourself. I know at first you were trying to get over Ivan's death but no matter what you could never find peace. But then you looked like you were a more peace when Rosemarie showed up here again. I could tell also tell there was a difference in you, but I didn't know what it was till you were around Rosemarie. And I may not be a teacher or Guardian, but you Rosemarie changed. For the good, I might add. Not just in attitude but in your actions. Don't ask me how, I just could tell. I just didn't know if you two knew you had a connection, I guess you could call it. Or if you did know, I didn't know if you were acting on it. I'm glad you did act on it." He looked at the both us with a smile on his face.
That's when I knew I made the right choice. The right choice in two very important things in my life so far. One: No matter what I did, I chose not to give up on Dimitri. Two: Saying yes to Dimitri when he asked me to marry him.
~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~*Following Monday*~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~**~~
Standing in the gym with Dimitri Monday with everything setup for our demonstrations and just waiting for the novices to show up. I thought back to Friday, when I told Dimitri my idea.
~*~Flashback~*~
"Dimitri?" I asked as I leant up on my elbow so I could see his beautiful face.
"Yes, Roza?" He asked looking at me questioningly.
"Do you mind if we stay here for two days and give a couple demonstrations for the novices?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, do you remember earlier when we were on our way to Kirova's and I stopped walking all of sudden?"
"Yes, I do. You looked like you had thought of another crazy plan…" Then the realization hit him. "This is what you were thinking about?" He asked doing that one eyebrow thing again. Why can't I do that? Focus, Rose! You're getting distracted!
"Yup." I said popping the "p"
"I think it's a good idea. We'll need to run it by Kirova." He said.
"Already taken care of, Comrade. That's one of the reasons I wanted to talk to her in private. The other reasons are a secret, and not my place to tell you. If you want to know you will just have to wait." Once I finished speaking, he did the eyebrow thing and tried to stare me into giving in, but he gave up after a minute. He knew that once I said that, he wouldn't be able to get it out of me.
"Anyway, Kirova said that Monday and Tuesday after school we could do the demonstrations. I packed us both a bag for a few days in case she said yes; they're in the trunk of the car."
"What will these 'demonstrations' consist of?" He asked. I was right he did like my idea.