Well, the VA fandom is officially the loudest book fandom out there! Well, with Rose to follow, how could we be anything else? Rose and Dimitri for the win!
This chapter is the prize to our #VAfamily for being so awesome ^.^
RPOV
"Look! There it is!" Lissa screeched, pointing out the window to a sign that read; Peaceful Pines.
We all whooped loudly as we drove under the wooden sign that hung over the entrance, but quieted down as we drove up to the little hut with the window in the side where we would check in.
"Hello there." The middle aged man behind the desk greeted us.
"Hey. We have a reservation for the 4 pitches next to each other under Belikov."
The man nodded, and checked his book. He looked back at us, frowning. "I'm sorry, but we don't seem to have a record of you."
"But I swear Dimitri... oh hell no."
"What?" Lissa asked."
"They're still screwing with us. They must have checked in under a different name so we wouldn't be able to get in."
"Them bitches!" Mia shouted.
"Don't worry, I'll deal with this." Lissa said, and leaned over me to get closer to the man in the hut.
"Tell me the name that the big site is booked under." She said a calm voice.
"I'm sorry, but-" He blinked, and his eyes glazed over as the compulsion set in. "Edison. Victor Edison." Nice- Victor, as in winning. So this was Eddie's doing.
Lissa continued. "Change the name to Victoire Hathaway." The man did. "Now forget this entire conversation, and that the name was ever Victor Edison, and when somebody asks if we're here yet, say no." As she released the compulsion, the man's gaze came back into focus.
"Hello there."
"Hey. We have a booking under Victoire Hathaway?" I asked.
The man smiled.
We got the site number and little information leaflet and drove down to the pitch. It was secluded from the rest, which is why we had paid extra to be here. There were 4 adjoining pitches, so this area was often used for large groups, which is why it was in a clearing in the middle of a load of pine trees, no doubt to muffle noise coming from here. Or in our case, to hide that we weren't human. Excluding Sydney, of course.
We had already decided that we couldn't be bothered to put up the tent, what was the point when Dimitri could put it up in 3 minutes flat? So instead Sydney and Mia climbed out through the window, and we slowly passed out all our cases through the window, followed by deck chairs, and finally Lissa and I.
We set the chairs out and sat down, pulling drinks out of a cool box, and waited for the guys to arrive.
DPOV
We pulled up at the desk of the campground just as the sun was beginning to set. I rolled down the window to speak to the man who looked about ready to fall asleep behind the desk.
"Hello?"
He jumped, startled, and leaned forward."Yes? How can I help you?"
"We have a reservation under Edison."
The human checked his book, and then looked back at us. "I'm sorry; I don't seem to have it here. What pitch was it?"
"It was the-" I was cut off by Adrian sticking his head through the gap between the front seats.
"Listen to me. Tell me if this girl has come through here already." Adrian held up the photo of Rose.
The human shook his head. We all sighed in relief at knowing the girls weren't here yet. Adrian turned his voice down a notch, but kept the compulsion going."What name do you have for the Pine Pitch?" Adrian asked.
The human checked the book again, and answered, "Victoire Hathaway."
Inside the car, we all looked at each other in a panic. It had to be Roza, using our own 'Victor' joke against us.
"That's us, let us in and forget anything unusual about this." Adrian instructed, and as soon as the barrier went up I drove down the pitch, whilst Adrian and Christian shared the carton of blood that they had been saving. As we drove through the small opening in the trees and jumped out of the car once I had parked, we stopped at the edge of the forest.
In front of us, the girls were sitting in deck chairs, drinks in hand, surrounded by cases. And wearing only what seemed to be their underwear.
RPOV
We all heard a car quickly, and turned to look at each other.
"This is it." I said. "Get ready."
I heard the engine cut off and a car door slam, followed by footsteps. A few seconds later, Dimitri stepped into view, followed by the other guys. Their eyes bugged out of their heads when they saw us, and we all uncrossed our legs and stood up in synchronisation.
"Take a picture, it'll last longer." I said. To my surprise, Adrian actually did. Oh, well.
"What the hell Liss?" Christian asked. I answered for her.
"Well, this morning we were going to change our clothes, when we discovered that by some miracle, our crappy travelling clothes had been replaced by an entire catalogue sample of Victoria's Secret. Who were we to ignore magic like that, so we decided to make the most of it, lest they disappear forever."
The look on Eddie's face made it seem like he very much wanted that to happen.
"How did you beat us here?" Christian asked incredulously.
Lissa answered. "Can we just tell you the whole thing tomorrow? I'm really tired and you look like you could do with a rest, no offence."
Remembering the Moroi guy's lack of blood, I threw both of them a few cartons from the cooler.
"Knock yourselves out whilst Dimitri puts the tents up. Then we can all go to sleep." I turned to see Mia and Eddie practically eating each other's faces off. "And I mean sleep. I don't want to hear any pillow talk tonight, yeah?"
Lissa and Christian laughed. "That's rich, coming from you." He said. "You and Dimitri are terrible. I swear, one day that headboard's going to come right through the wall." I laughed as well, no point in denying the truth. Dimitri was blushing like crazy, and started working even faster on the tents.
"Well, not tonight. We've both been driving for 36 hours, cut us a bit of slack."
"Good." Lissa said. "We might actually get a good night's sleep for once."
"Yeah, for once. And enjoy the peace and quiet whilst it lasts, because tomorrow night we'll be making up for lost time." I said with a wink.
"Lovely. Just what every mother wants to hear."
Everyone else got an 'ohhh shit' look on their face, but I didn't care.
"Hey, mom. Did you just get here?" I asked, giving her a hug. I was really glad I had put some other clothes over the top of Adrian's lingerie.
"No, we've been scouting the area, and Abe was helping put up the wards. He said he didn't trust anyone else to protect you, and he added something extra to them with his fire power." She giggled. Actually giggled. What was it with Hathaway women around that one guy? We turned to mush.
"Oh, dear. You make a crack at me earlier, but now you are literally talking about my father's 'firepower'. Kill me now."
I heard footsteps behind me, and spun around to find myself in Dimitri's arms.
"The tents are finished. Ours is the one on the far right." We had 4 of those huge tunnel-shaped tents- each had 2 sleeping compartments and a living space. Lissa and Christian and Dimitri and I were sharing one, Sydney, Adrian, Mia and Eddie another, my mom and Abe and Alberta and her Guardian partner/secret boyfriend (sound familiar?) would share the 3rd tent. The fourth tent had been opened up into one big living space that we would stay in during the day, with all the food and stuff in it. Obviously where I would be spending a lot of time.
"Hello, Janine." Dimitri greeted my mom.
"Hello, Dimitri." She greeted him back, and they stood kinda awkwardly. She still didn't really know what to say to him, or people in general. Abe was another story.
"Belikov! How nice to see you." He said, shaking his hand and pulling Dimitri into one of those half-hug guy things where they slapped each other's shoulders. I never understood them. Just shake hands or hug, make your mind up. Men.
"Abe." Dimitri greeted him. He turned back to me. "Are we going? You must be tired, you were up all night."
I smiled and bumped my shoulder with his. "So were you. But come on, let's go to bed then." I conceded, taking his hand and pulling him towards the tent. I heard Abe shout after us.
"Keep it down remember, there are certain things I don't want to hear." I caught the double entendre of 'keep it down'.
I shouted back over my shoulder. "Same goes for you, Old Man. I know all about your 'firepower'." I heard him laugh just before we stepped into the tent.
5 minutes later Dimitri and I were just settling down for bed. Then a problem arose. We were both in our sleeping bags, and I tried to wiggle closer to him. If we pulled our arms out of the sleeping bags too hold each other, they got cold, but our bodies were pressed close and were covered in thick fabric, making us too warm.
"Whoever invented sleeping bags must have been a right dick, and probably slept alone for the most part of his life." I grumbled.
Dimitri thought for a moment, before getting out of his sleeping bag and unzipping it. I did the same with mine, and he zipped them together to make a big puffy blanket. We lay back down and he threw the blanket over us. I pressed close against his chest, listening to his heartbeat.
"See, I knew there was a reason I chose you over all the guys in the world I could have had. You have epic camping skills."
He chuckled quietly. "No other reason?" He asked.
I thought for a minute, then replied; "No. No other reason I can think of right now."
"Then let me remind you." He said, tilting my head up and bringing his lips to mine.
When we broke apart, I breathed, "Now I remember. Thanks for reminding me." He was smiling, and not from something I said "What? What are you thinking about?"
His small smile became a breathtaking full one. Even after just 2 days apart, he took my breath away. Actually, he had that effect on me all the time.
"I was just thinking about the last time we were here, and about how much I wanted to do just that. When I woke up in your arms, I so desperately wanted to tell you how I felt, but couldn't, because of Adrian. But you know, if Sonya hadn't come in right at that moment, I wouldn't have been able to stop myself, and we might never have made it to Jill on time. Now, I'm thinking that maybe everything happened for a reason, because now everything is literally perfect, like it was pre-planned."
"I know the feeling. And just so you know, I wanted you to kiss me, too. So much. When I fell asleep holding your hand the night before, even on the hard ground I slept better than I had in months. I can't believe I ever thought I could begin to get over you. It was utter madness, and I knew it at the time, too. I was just too stubborn to admit it to myself. Truth is, I've been crazy in love with you since the beginning, and lust charm or not, there wasn't anything in this world that would have stopped me from having my way with you eventually."
"I agree. All jokes aside, when it comes to you, my self control cracks beyond repair. You were the only one to ever see that, and the only one to threaten it. Once I realised that, well, there was no going back. As you said, you're the only one that truly gets me."
I smiled up at him, but a yawn totally ruined the moment.
"Sleep, my beautiful Roza. I love you."
"I love you too, Dimitri."
I rested my head on his chest, and felt him kiss the top of my head.
The last thing I felt were his fingers running through my hair, and the last thing I heard was his heartbeat lulling me to sleep.
So, y'all were right about who would reach the campsite first. Power to the Bitchmobile!
Review and spend night in a tent with Dimitri ;)