Hello everyone! I'm back again with another chapter. Big thanks to everyone who reviewed. Your reviews make my day!
This chapter is for Katie Ivashkov - an amazing reader and a likewise writer! If you are a Sydrian fan, you might want to check out her story – 'Las Vegas Baby!'. I did and I loved it!
Onward with the story then, shall we? This will be short chapter – a filler sort of.
DISCLAIMER: - I do not own VA and its characters. They belong to Richelle Mead.
Hope you like this one and Enjoy!
Rose woke up to the sound of light snoring in her ears. She wanted to turn, but her movements were restricted by a heavy arm holding her in place. She was lying on her side, with Dimitri spooning her from behind. His head was nuzzled in her neck and she could feel his hot breath fanning on her skin. She shivered. One of his hands was holding her waist, while its twin has somehow found the gap between her top and shorts and was now cupping her bare breast. He had removed his shirt and was only clad in his briefs. She could feel his bare chest rising and falling with every breath he took. She did not remember falling asleep in this position so they must have moved in unconsciousness. Oh how she liked their movement!
She could make out from his even breathing that Dimitri was still asleep. Her head moved to look at the clock on the night stand. They still had two hours before the school started. Sighing blissfully, she went back to sleep only to be woken up half an hour later by something poking her in the back. She gasped as Dimitri's hand squeezed her nipple and he murmured something in Russian in his sleep. Was he really sleeping?
She tried to move but he wouldn't let her, tightening his arms around her waist. An idea popped in her head and she wiggled her ass, stroking his hardness. He groaned and again muttered something in Russian. Something that suspiciously sounded like a curse word! Giggling at the reaction she got, Rose repeated her movement only to earn herself a pinch in the nipple. He was awake now.
Pushing her back on the mattress, he hovered over her. He brushed a few strands of her hair which had fallen on her face.
"You are trudging on dangerous waters Roza. You might not want to finish what you start." He said his voice horse and laced with thick accent. Oh fuck! How she loved his accent!
"I always finish what I start Comrade." She replied giving him a saucy smile.
"Блядь!" He said, capturing her lips in a heated kiss, forcefully invading her mouth. She moaned and gripped his neck, making him fall on top of her. He groaned as his hardness rubs against her core with only a layer of cotton separating them. Rose then proceeded to wrap her legs around his waist, purposely grinding on him, making him growl with pleasure at the sweet friction. Her own need was making its presence known as she continued this motion.
"Fuck Roza. You need to stop doing that. Or I'm going to have to rip your clothes off and take you here." he growled placing a kiss to her lips. Rose moaned but stopped her hips, taking heed of his warning. No matter how she much she wanted him, this wasn't the scenario she had imagined to lose her virginity. But that didn't mean she didn't like what they were doing.
"I cannot imagine a better way to start a day," she whispered rubbing his cheeks. He sighed and extracted himself from her embrace and lied down beside her, his head resting on his hands supported by his elbow. He looked down at her.
Her shirt had ridden up, showing a smooth, flat tanned belly, her hair disheveled from the sleep and his hands running through them, with swollen lips and lust filled eyes, she was a sight to behold. Indeed the morning was the best!
He traced the curve of her hips, running his hands through her sides, stooping right above her breasts. He couldn't have been happier learning that Rose hadn't worn a bra when she went to sleep yesterday and today waking up with his hands caressing his prize, he almost climaxed then and there. He moved his hands, reaching to cup her face.
"You're so beautiful." he whispered, taking pride in watching her blush at the compliment.
"Comrade?" Rose asked softly. She didn't want to ruin the moment, but they must talk before it was too late.
"Hmmm..."
"What I said yesterday, to Tasha I mean, that you….umm…we..."
"That you'll keep kissing me because I'm your boyfriend?" he said with a teasing tone to his voice.
"Well, yeah….." Rose did not know how to form her query. Dimitri guessed her hesitation and sat up in the bed.
"What's it milaya? Don't you want to…to be my girlfriend?" he asked confused. "Are you concerned about my past?"
"Of course I do!" Rose yelled quickly, sitting on the bed. "I mean no, I'm not concerned about your….your past. What's done is done. And yes, I want to be your girlfriend." She said a little bit lower this time.
"I can feel a 'but' coming there," Dimitri said with a frown on his face.
"But do you think it is right?" Rose asked holding her breath.
"What do you mean? What could be wrong in this? I love you and I know you like me too!" Dimitri said almost offended. Rose's breath caught in her throat as she heard him use the word 'love'. She couldn't believe that he admitted his feelings to her. She knew that she loved him too, but admitting it made it seem so real.
"Dimitri…."
"It's true Roza!" Dimitri said cupping her face. "I love you. I really do!" Tears started pouring out of Rose's eyes as she heard the truth in his voice.
"Dimitri, we can….we can never be together. We'll not be allowed. What about your mother? Will she accept what we have? The society?" Rose said voice cracking in the end.
"I don't need anybody's permission to be with the woman I love!" Dimitri said, his voice rose with every syllable.
"Why can't you see it? We have different lives – one that cannot be together. I'll be a guardian. You…you are going to go to some college. You're going to be the Prince. Face it Dimitri – I'm a low life. God knows, if I'll be alive the next year or not…" There were hundred reasons why they couldn't and one good reason why they should.
"Shut Up!" Dimitri's voice startled her. "How dare you say that? You're no low life and you're most definitely not going to die! You understand? And so what if you're going to be a guardian? I still love you! I don't want to go to any college or be the Prince. All I want is to be with you! I'll follow you anywhere you go and…"
"You're saying this now, Dimitri. We both know it's not going to happen. You and I, both have a duty towards our kind. We just can't neglect it because of our personal needs. Don't make it more difficult than it already is..."
"You're the one making this difficult. Listen to me and listen to me well. I love you and I don't care about what people think or say. Please don't ruin this baby. We can do this. I can do this. And besides, who doesn't have problems in their love life? Don't you want to be with me?" he asked vulnerability pouring out of his eyes. He really wanted her. He wanted her more than anything in his life.
"I love you." she whispered so lightly that Dimitri almost missed it. "I love you!" she said a little louder and wrapped he arms around him. "I love you so much. I don't want to be without you!"
"I love you too Roza. You mean the world to me! I promise you, I'll sort everything out. We'll be together, just the way we are now. I'll make it better. We'll figure this out."
Rose chuckled. "Bold words, comrade."
He pecked her lips and smiled. "And I intend to make them come true." Rose giggled but somehow believed him. The thing was - she didn't know how he was going to do it. But he was right. They could worry about it later. Now was their moment and they should enjoy it together.
After a few minutes of silence, Rose chuckled. "What?" Dimitri asked looking at her beautiful face.
"It's funny," she said, still laughing.
"What's funny?"
"My reasons for not loving you earlier just make me love you more now." Rose said. Dimitri laughed along with her.
"And milaya, don't worry about my family. Me loving you isn't going to ruin anything. My mama, she understands and I'm damn sure she would understand our love." he said sweetly.
"So, are we really a thing now?" Rose asked biting her lips. Dimitri smiled wholeheartedly.
"We are." And kissed her once more, making her giggle. Pushing her hair out of her face, he said again. "I love you."
"And I love you. Please don't break mt heart." Rose smiled.
"I would never, milaya."
"As much as I like what we are doing now, we need to get up. School starts in an hour. We need to get ready and you need to get back to your room." Rose said getting up and fixing her shirt. Dimitri sighed. She was right. He got up and put his shirt on. Rose watched him as he got dressed with a pout on her face. It was a shame to see that amazing body covered!
Dimitri ran a hand through his hair, hoping to make it look presentable. His hair tie was lost somewhere in the sheets and he didn't have any time to search for it. He kissed Rose's forehead bidding her farewell and sneaking through the window this time. Rose saw as his figure went smaller and smaller until it was lost into the impending darkness.
"Ah! Glad to see that you're home at last!" Christian teased as he saw Dimitri entering through the front door. The boys shared the same dorm, only it wasn't a 'dorm'. The place Dimitri and Christian shared was some sort of apartment with two bedrooms, one living room equipped with a bathroom and kitchenette. It wasn't overly large, but it was more than the standard room people got. Dimitri had insisted on privacy and space when he first transferred there at St. Vladimir's and Tatiana had made arrangements for his demands with the headmistress, who for the fact of the matter wasn't entirely excited in providing 'special' accommodation to a student. She had reluctantly allowed them a unit at the end of moroi dormitories which belonged to the dorm supervisors but was empty then. Christian had joined him in their second year of being fast friends.
"Be happy that I came," Dimitri grumbled. "I was in no mood to."
Christian snickered but sobered up quickly. "So what happened? Is she feeling better now?"
"In more ways than one," Dimitri grinned.
"You didn't!" Christian said incredulously, almost outraged.
"What's wrong if we did?" Dimitri asked confused at his friend's words. Why should he be bothered if he and Roza got intimate?
"Have you told her?" Christian asked.
"About what? If you mean about professing my love, then yeah – I did. You'd be happy to hear that she returns my feelings and we are a couple now."
Christian smiled at his friend. "I'm happy for you Mitya. Both of you deserve it. But I wasn't talking about that. Have you told her about everything else?"
Realization dawned upon Dimitri and it hit him like a bucket of ice cold water. Here he was wishing to have a happy future with Rose but he was running away from his past. How was he going to do this?
"As I expected. I'm not against what you two have Mitya, trust me. But she deserves to know the truth, cause face it - sooner or later, she's going to find out. It will hurt her less if you were the one to tell her. You did not just transfer from St Basil's without any reason. The attack on Jesse – that was a close call. I know you are not on liberty to reveal anything because of Tatiana, but you could trust Rose with that, the same way you trusted me. She'll understand!"
"I know she would, but…."
"I know what you're worried about, but Lissa would eventually know. And I think its better she knows. I trust Lissa, she would never tell a soul and besides aren't you tired of hiding?" Christian asked Dimitri. But silence was all he got in answer.
"One look at your aura and she'd know. You are hiding your complete existence Dimitri. And imagine what it would be like if it was her telling Rose and not you."
"Don't prolong it, Mitya. It'll just hurt more." With that Christian exited the room, leaving Dimitri with his jumbled thoughts.
He knew he should tell Rose. He had known it from the beginning. And it was not like he didn't trust her, he did. But he didn't want to ruin what they had. He knew that she'd understand, but who knows? Maybe she'd flip? Maybe she'd never want to see him again? And then what? He would die if Rose would hate him. He was sure she would. Who would want to love a monster like himself?
But on the other side, could he lie to her? Omission is the strongest form of lie. Technically, he hadn't lied to her but he hadn't been quite honest either.
He ran a hand through his hair in frustration. Why couldn't he get his thoughts straight? He closed his eyes and trying to calm his mind, and decide his plan of action – Should he tell her or should he not?
After all the meditation, he finally came to a decision. His mind gave the argument that it was for the best and he decided to abide by it – no matter what the outcome would be.
…..so there you go.
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