I came back to the academy late into the moroi night. I knew I was going to be tired for training in the morning, seeing as I was only going to get a few hours of sleep. I didn't see Dimitri doing any rounds as I made my way to my room so I figured I was going to have to talk to him at practice, like I said I would. Once I got to my room I fell right into bed and instantly sleep took over.
All too soon my alarm went off. I groaned and pressed the off button. After a few moments of laying in bed I finally got up. Once I was all changed into my training clothes I grabbed my bag and made my way down to the gym. Dimitri was sitting up against the wall reading his western. Typical. I thought to myself.
"Good morning Comrade." I said as I yawned. He looked up at me and set his book down.
"Good morning, how late did you stay out?" I walked over and sat in front on Dimitri.
"I think I got back around midnight." He nodded his head. He looked conflicted, but soon spoke up.
"Roza, I warned you about Zemy. Why do you keep leaving the school with him? And in the middle of the night! He's dangerous!" I could see how agitated he was by the whole Zemy thing. Now was my time to tell him that he was really my father.
"Well, it's a long story, but…" I paused. "Well, Abe is my father." Dimitri leaned back against the wall. Shock clear on his face.
"Abe Mazur, is your father?" I nodded my head.
"Yup. But I couldn't tell you before because both he and my mother told me I shouldn't tell anyone because it could be dangerous. He does after all have many enemy's."
"Then why are you telling me now?"
"Well, Abe knows you can be trusted, and he knows I don't want to lie to you. So, he said I could tell you." I paused unsure of how Dimitri would handle what I had to say next. "He also knows about us. He's been keeping tabs on me my whole life and I guess he recently found out about us. At first, he wasn't too happy. However, when he saw how worried you were for me in the infirmary, well, he is okay with us now."
"Wow." I let out a humorless chuckle.
"Yeah."
"How are you handling it?" Dimitri reaches out and holds my hand in his.
"I'm surprisingly used to it. We went out for lunch the other week, as you know, and a late meal last night. It gave us a chance to talk and for me to really get to know him. I have to say, he doesn't seem like he would be a bad father, it seems like he really does want to be apart of my life."
"Well then, I guess that's good news then. You will finally have your father in your life." I smiled at him.
"Yeah, I will. It's also great that he's okay with us, he can help soften the blow when we tell my mother at around graduation." Dimitri chuckled.
"Even though your father is a mobster, I still think your mothers temper if more frightening then his." I laughed.
"You got that right Comrade."
After our long talk, we finally got on with training. Dimitri even showed me a few new moves to practice. Soon after it was time for breakfast. I quickly got cleaned up and changed in my room and headed down to meet my friends. "Hey guys." I said as I set my bowl of yogurt and granola down.
"Oh Rose! I was wondering if you wanted to hang out with me and everyone else in my room later tonight?" Asked Lissa.
"Sure! And this time I will come, I promise, no surprise strigoi attacks to put me in the infirmary. Lissa laughed.
"Good!" Just then Adrian walked into the cafeteria and sat at our table. From his seat beside me I could smell the booze on him.
"Geeze Adrian, it's only breakfast time and you're already drunk." He shook his head.
"I'm not drunk little dhampire, only a little…numbed." I looked across the table at Lissa. I could tell she was trying to see his aura, even though she wasn't the best at it. After a few moments, she spoke to me though the bond.
"Rose, his aura is black. Like your kind of black when you take my darkness." I looked back over to Adrian concerned. The darkness the obvious reason for his early drinking.
"Adrian, maybe you should try to go get some rest." He shrugged his shoulders and got up.
"Whatever, worth a try." He mumbled as he walked away.
After a full day of classes, and after school training with Dimitri, I was exhausted. Yet still, I got ready to go over to Lissa's room. Refusing to break my promise of going over. I put my hair up in a messy bun and slipped on a flowy black dress that had spaghetti straps, paired with some black flats I was ready for Lissa's. As I walked into her room I could tell that I was the last one to arrive. My friends sat crowded on the couch and around it chatting happily while passing around a bowl of chips. "Hey!" They all turned to look at me.
"Hey Rosie, took you long enough!" Said Christian.
"Oh shut up Sparky!" Lissa swatted his arm and then looked at me.
"Quit it! Both of you!" She scolded at us as if we were children, but I suppose when it came to Christian and I, we often acted like we were. The night I spent with my friends was fun. I laughed and listened to old stories, some of which I never knew about them. For example, when Eddie got caught making out with some random girl in a storage closet by Stan, I laughed way too hard when I heard that. All too soon I could feel myself getting more tired by the second.
"Hey guy's, I'm going to head back. I'm really worn out." Adrian, who was ten times more drunk then he was at breakfast today spoke up.
"Would you like me to accompany you, little dhampire?" He wiggled his eyebrows as he struggled to stand up. I shook my head.
"I'm good. I'll see you all tomorrow." I left Lissa's room and made my way back to mine. Not too long later I heard a knock at my door. "Come in!" I yelled. The door opened and in walked Adrian, stumbled more like it. I was really worried about him, after Lissa's warning about his darkness and that amount of alcohol he's been drinking today I knew he wasn't stable. "Are you okay Adrian?" I ask. He shuts the door and makes his way over to me.
"I was looking around for you little dhampire, you disappeared on me."
"Adrian, I told you I was leaving." He just gave a crooked smile and continued to walk closer to me. Finally, I stuck my arm out to stop him. "I'm tired Adrian, I have training in the morning. You should go."
"Ah yes, training with cradle robber." I scowled.
"Don't call Dimitri that." He shrugged his shoulders and took a step towards me.
"You looked nice tonight, better than nice actually. You should wear that dress more often" He slurred his words together when he spoke. I shook my head.
"Listen, you're drunk. You need to go back to you room." He just bobbed his head to the side and came closer towards me, forcing me to take a step back. My back was now pressed against the wall.
"I'm fine, I don't want to leave. I want to be here, with you."
"No Adrian, seriously, you are way too drunk, that and all the darkness from today. You need to go back to your room and sleep it off." He took a final step forward, I now had to tilt my head up to meet his green eyes.
"But I want to stay little dhampire, with you, you're too…tempting." I lightly pushed him away. He stumbled back but came right back to where he was before.
"Seriously, you need to go."
"No." He leaned down and pressed his lips against my neck. I tried to pushed him away, but this time he grabbed my arms. This wasn't like Adrian, even drunk he knew when to cut it out. This was darkness. While my down fall was anger, his was lust. He pulled back and pressed his lips against mine, hard. I whimpered and turned away. His lips automatically going to my neck.
"Stop Adrian!" I yelled. I kicked out at him. He faulted in his kissing but that was all. I pushed my arms against his chest. This time hard enough to make him stumble backwards. "Leave Adrian! Now!" He quickly grabbed my writs with one hand and held them against my chest, his other hand grabs my waist and pulls me hard against his body. I'm now trapped between him and the wall. He stands on my feet so I can't kick out. I struggle against his hold. "Stop!" I yell again.
"But I want you." He then kisses me non-too kindly. My struggles against him increase. I let a whimper out. Just then the door to my room bursts open and Adrian is ripped away from me. I stumble forward but remain upright. I look to see who came in, it was Dimitri. He pushes Adrian out into the hall where he falls against the wall and floor.
"Leave now! Before I hurt you!" He growls out threadedly. Adrian struggles to get up but then stumbles away. Dimitri closes the door and is in front of me in an instant. I feel his strong arms circle around me and holds me protectively against his chest. "Did he hurt you? Do…anything, to you?" He asks softly after a few moments of silence. I shake my head.
"Not really, I'm just shaken up." Dimitri pulls back and looks me over, seeing that I was indeed not hurt he pulls me back against him.
"I came to check on you. When I heard the yelling…" He trailed off.
"I'm okay Dimitri, I'm okay." We stay silent for a few moments before he pulls away.
"Let's get you in bed." He leads me to my bed, I kick off my shoes as he pulls the covers back so I can crawl in. He then takes off his shoes and belt and gets in beside me. "I'm not leaving you tonight Roza." I nod my head and snuggle closer into him.
"Good, I need you here, and thank you, Dimitri." He gentle kisses the top of my head as he runs his hand though my hair that had came out of its bun earlier in the night.
"I'll always be here to protect you Roza." Not too long later sleep over comes me.
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