Hello! I told you guys I'd be back. I decided to edit the first chapter and just repost it. I've spent the last few hours just editing. I can't believe how terrible I was at writing! I personally think I have come very far! ( I have to thank my English teacher.) If your new, I'm sorry for the confusion. I'm just trying my best to please my readers.
Dimitri POV
It's been one month since the death of novice Mason Ashford. He was Roses best male friend and number two admirer. He's number two because no one loves and admires my Roza more than I could. But his death had really taken a toll on Rose.
*flashback*
I was waiting for Rose to come to practice so I was reading my favorite book. The Good The Bad and The Ugly. Then my beautiful girl walked in. Ater Spokane I didn't want to hide our feelings any longer because I realized life was too short. I also got a package with a note from my babushka. It was the Belikov family engagement ring and the note said…
A certain flower will accept this ring when the time is right. Stop being stupid, and let her into your heart. Next time I see you I want my Dimka back, we lost you when you lost Ivan. She will open your heart and relive you from your guilt.So I did as she told, because Babushka is always right. I told Rose I'm not going to hide my love for her, but we need to keep it secret until she graduated. She walked in her eyes sunken in. She looked like she haven't slept in weeks. I jumped up and went up to her and cradled her soft face in my hand.
"Milaya, Roza? Are you okay?"
I had noticed she had been crying as well.
"No. Comrade, I'm not okay. I have nightmares, I watch Mason die over and over."
She started to cry. So I just grabbed my love and pulled her tomy chest. I lifted her from the ground, and sat down on the nearby bench. She wrapped her arms around my neck and cried harder. Just then the worst thing possible could happen. Alberta, the head of security at St. Vlad's walked in. Rose's head snapped up. Her eyes red and puffy and her cheeks streaked in tears. Alberta stopped in her tracks and stared. She looked at us and said
"I knew it. I knew it. I knew it!"
With a shit eating grin on her face. She stepped toward us and Rose flinched in my arms.
" What?" Rose responded.
"Don't worry I won't tell on you two. You guys are super obvious, well at least to me. I think you both are great for each other. "
Rose looked shocked, I couldn't blame her. My heart was pounding in my chest. I thought I was about to lose my job, or worse Rose.
"What gave us away? " I questioned
"The way you reacted when she disappeared in Spokane. Your reaction was a little more than I'm her mentor of course I'm worried, and more of a she is the love of my life. If I you don't find her I will reaction."Alberta quipped
Rose actually laughed and looked up at me.
"Well that seems no less than what I would expect. You're my knight in shining armor. Well, rather my cowboy in leather dusters." She smiled up at me.
Alberta laughed. I rolled my eyes, a rather bad habit I picked up from the fiesty little thing I'm my lap.
"Keep this on the down low, because I don't want either of you punished for being happy. You two are in love, and that's nothing to be frowned upon. Love is not a choice."
She said with a wistful look, like she had a story of her own.
Alberta turned and walked out. I looked down to Rose and cupped her face. I kissed her with all the love I had for her and she kissed back. I pulled back and when I did. Roza looked at me with so much hope. I no longer doubted her ever leaving me for my scum of a cousin.
"Do you want to go for a walk" I asked
"I'll follow you anywhere comrade!" Rose declared.
*end of flashback*
My Rose walked in looking gorgeous as ever. In booty-shorts as they call them here in America and, a white workout singlet with a black sports bra. She wore her hair in a high pony and skipped over to me.
"So what's on the agenda to day comerade?" she asked.
"Laps, sparing, something new if you can beat me." I responded
" ohhhh, what might I learn?" She probed
"How to jump from high places without harming yourself." I said with a smile.
"Really," She yipped "that's so cool we haven't learned that yet in class!"
"Yes I know it's to prevent you kids from jumping out of your windows. The rest learn as a whole at the end of the year."
"So why are you showing me how to do it?"
She attempted to raise her eyebrow but failed and Rose both. I chuckled.
"So, you can sneak out of your room to sneak into mine." I rose my eye brow, and slowly inchined towards her.
*Rose pov*
"So, you can sneak out out of your room to sneak into mine." He said with his silky Russian accent and he took a step towards me. He rose an eyebrow, I still can't do that. But I was quickly distracted. He tilted my head up to look him in his gorgeous brown eyes. He leaned down and brushed his lips against mine. Next thing I knew we were making out hot and heavy I was pushed up against the wall. He slid his large calloused hands down my back and over my ass. He moved further down and grabbed my thighs. He hoisted me off the ground. I wrapped my legs around Dimitri's hips and I ground myself into him. That made him growl, that sound made my core heat up. But ofcorse, we hear the door open. Dimitri dropped me and I quickly went to stretching. Dimitri ran to the corner and sat and opened his western. I will never understand him and his love of the old west. I was already breathing heavy from making out and the lack of air. I looked at who was about to walk in. Time moved in slow motion when that bitch Tasha Ozera. Christian Ozeras Aunt. Christian is Lissa boyfriend. So I'm forced to like him because she does.
"Dimka, I've missed you." She said in a sickly sweet voice as she walked up to him.
"Tasha, it's been only a month." He said said coldly. She flinched. She stopped walking. I continued stretches and listened in.
" Dimka?" She said softly, clearly conveying the hurt she felt.
"Dimka is reserved for my family. Please call me Dimitri now." Oh?! Now that wasn't Dimitri-like. Something had to have gone down the last time they spoke.
"Okay Dimitri. I wanted to apologize for the last time we spoke. I over exaggerated. I want you to know if you're happy with the woman you love. Stay with her. Who am I to take you away from her."
He not only told her no, he revealed he was in a relation ship.
"Well you are not forgiven, Tasha you said some very nasty things about me, about Ivan, and a woman you don't even know. Therefore, I do not forgive you. You truly lost me as a friend that day. I will never forgive you." He said his voice a bit shaken. Tasha was a puddle of tears before him.
"I understand." She sobbed.
And with that she left with a river of tears following behind her. I was focused on the tear that escaped onto my loves cheek. I walked over and wiped it away and looked up to him
" Hey, let's got to my room and talk."
He made eye contact and nodded.
Well? Is it better than the original? I deleted the original chapter one. I want you to know that I care and I am trying to become better! Leave a comment! Tell me what you think. I'll try to start uploading every Friday or Saturday. Stay tuned! I'll upload chapter two tomorrow and I'm currently editing chapter three. Not all chapters are this short. I promice that. I hate short chapters too! Thank you for reading!
Love, Abbie.
