I know I said I wouldn't update until after the weekend but I couldn't contain myself hehe, just a FYI, there is a LOT of cursing and swearing in this story, you have been warned. It's Rose's first day back at UNI! Will she run into Dimitri?

Rose

Walking up the steps of my new University I had that annoying lump in my stomach. I hadn't texted any of the girls to say I was back, I guess I was hoping for the best with the element of surprise.

I had changed my outfit three times this morning, I had no clue what it was like here anymore. I had been a very sweet and proper girl next door back in high school, but I had left that time behind.

Wearing a washed out jean skirt and a black long sleeved top with lacing, showing some cleavage and some knee high heeled boots. I was wearing my signature thin big gold hoops that had become a part of me ever since my father gave them to me for my twentieth birthday. My dark brown hair was in it's natural waves and I had put the front strands up in a ponytail, Ariana Grande style.

Nobody I recognised came my way as I was entering the hall towards reception. I signed in and got my student ID as well as some of my books.

"Well well well" a familiar voice said, I closed my eyes and wanted to grimace as I recognised it. Looking up my eyes fell onto Stan Alto. He was that teacher in high school that hated me for no apparent reason.

Giving him a fake smile I said, "Alto, I hoped I had left you behind in High school"

Crossing his arms over his chest he stopped right in front of me, "I have moved up since then, so that means you get me back as your teacher"

"Well isn't that a joy" I said rolling my eyes internally.

Putting down my class schedule in front of me he said "You don't have class until 10.00 over in the science building, you have time to get to know the place by then"

Nodding I picked up my schedule and was on my way out when he shouted my name after me, turning towards him he was pointing a finger my way, "Don't be late"

Rolling my eyes saying "No need to worry Stany" as I walked out.

"It's Mr Alto!" he shouted after me but I ignored him.

The outdoor courtyard was huge. There were trees, benches and tables everywhere and even a fountain in the middle of it all.

There was people everywhere hanging out and chatting. Scanning the yard I was hoping to see just anybody familiar but when I heard a loud squeal I turned around.

"Rose? Is That Rosemarie Hathaway?"

There stood nobody but Lissa Dragomir, Tasha Ozera and Viktoria Belikov. Biting my lower lip I held my arms out, "In the flesh"

"Oh my god!" Lissa rushed over and threw her arms around me. Snickering as she did I felt so happy she recognised me.

When she pulled back she playfully hit me on the arm, "Why didn't you tell me you were moving back?"

"Surprise?" I said making it sound more like a question than a statement.

"Look at you!" Tasha said moving her arms around me, hugging her tight I had missed her too. "Like damn" she said eyeing me head to toe, "Europe did you good"

"The gym did" I corrected.

"That booty" Tasha teased, "I'm surprised you fit into that skirt"

I was still not at the stage of bragging about my body, sometimes I think I was still in a size 16 in my head. "Shut up" I said shaking my head before Viktoria came over.

It almost felt like a metal slap seeing the resemblance to her brother, "Viktoria" I gushed, "You look stunning"

Flicking her hair over her shoulder she grinned, "It's all natural" she giggled, "I was so happy when I heard you were back!"

Frowning slightly as I broke away from the hug, "How did you know?"

"Karolina texted me when she saw your parents car and then she saw you in your garden"

"Oh" I said almost forgetting how the Belikov sisters loved to gossip. Does that mean Dimitri knows I'm here? Does he go to this Uni?

"We have to go out tomorrow! I have a test today and then I have date night with Christian tonight, but we have to celebrate your return" Lissa gushed almost jumping in excitement.

I chuckled as Tasha nodded along, "Hell yes, we got to take this body out for a spin! Plus I have missed Drunk Rose, she's amazing" Not that she use to come out much previously…

"Tomorrow sounds good" I smiled.

"Babe!" The familiar face of Christian Ozera appeared over Lissa's shoulder before kissing her cheek, "We still good for tonight?"

Looking up his eyes fell on me and it was almost as if he had seen a ghost, "Hathaway?"

"Don't you look happy to see me?" I said sarcasm filling my voice. We had always had a very sarcastic and teasing type relationship. Knowing he was one Dimitri's best friend, he was probably in shock seeing me judging by he way Dimitri and I left it.

"I didn't know you were back, come here" he said giving me a hug, "It's good to see you" he smile his boyish grin before looking over my shoulder and a grim look came onto his face. His eyes met mine again, "I gotta go but, you look good, I'll catch up with you and Lissa one day yeah?"

"We can have coffee" Lissa said excited.

"Yeah" I said as I turned following him as he walked across the yard, jogging towards the end.

My eyes found him instantly. He was sitting on a brick wall with a group of people. The only one I recognised was Ivan Zeklos. On Dimitri lap sat no other than Camille. I had never liked her and I liked her even less seeing her in her skimpy dress sitting with her arms around him.

Clearing my throat I looked away and said, "He looks ...different"

"He is very different" Lissa filled in as she was standing next to me.

Looking over at her she had a strange look on her face. Lissa had always looked up to Dimitri, the four of us had always been a double dating duo, her, Christian, Dimitri and I. What had made her have a change of mind?

"Camille is one of his sleezy side skanks, occasionally joined by Meredith and a few of their girlfriends. I think they share STD's" Tasha said with a disgusting look on her face. I couldn't help but chuckle at her joke. Crossing her arms over her chest, "Plus he's huge, how many times a week is he at the gym Vika?"

She shrugged clearly a little uncomfortable by the way the girls where talking about her brother, "I don't know, six days a week probably, the rest he's out partying"

I made a face, he hadn't been a huge party animal through out as we grew up. Sure we went to the occasional house party and foolishly made out against somebody's living room walls but who didn't?

"Do you wanna go say hi?" Viktoria says suddenly like it would be the normal thing to do.

Making a face I said, "I'm not sure that's such a great idea…"

"Oh come on, he already knows you're here, you can't avoid him forever, might as well get it over and done with" she said with her Belikov sass. I forgot she had that sometimes! Viktoria had always been one to throw herself into situations without thinking about it twice and leaving it all to faith.

A part of me told me hell no! I could still remember the stabbing pain from six years ago when he had told me to "Fuck off" and that wasn't something I had taken lightly.

But the other side of me wanted to see him, the weak side of me, the one that knew that if he asked me anything with that sugary sweet voice he used on me, he could probably have me do anything.

Taking a deep breath I nodded, "OK, come on"

Walking over I started to recognise some people from high school. I kind of felt like I was the freak of the town when people turned around looking at me like some sort of circus clown that had returned from the dead.

As we were getting close I could hear laughter and Ivan's voice. Camille's hand was in the inside of Dimitri's t-shirt stroking his bare shoulder. Shaking my head I felt jealousy fill me.

Ivan looked up and his eyes grew wide, "Whoa, Hathaway?"

Giving him a tight smile in recognition he whistled as he was getting up to come closer, "Fuck, you've changed" he was rubbing the back of his neck clearly eyeing me up and down, "I mean you look tight, like shit-"

"Shut up Ivan"

Funnily enough Dimitri and I said that in unison. My eyes moved over to Dimitri, his eyes was hard on mine as he was glaring. His arm tightened around Camille and I clenched my fists fighting the urge to tell her to get the fuck off!

"Well you look hot-"

"Ivan" Dimitri warned with a dark authoritative voice. Ivan winked at me as he was holding his hands up in defeat before walking back to take a seat.

Silence hung heavy in the air as he did and I instantly regretted coming over. Viktoria was standing next to me and I could tell she felt just as awkward.

"I just thought we'd come over to say Hi" she said pretending to be her normal chirpy self.

"How thoughtful" he said shortly, the sarcasm was dripping from his voice and I huffed looking away before shaking my head. Couldn't he just pretend for a minute and say hello? Is that so hard?

Sighing as the awkward silence was unbearable and everybody was staring, I figured they were all waiting for me to say something. I felt like saying something bitchy but I was going to try to be the bigger person for once. "You look good" I said fixing my shoulder bag giving him a small smile.

His eyes never left mine as a smug look came onto his face, "I know" his arm moved snugger around Camille clearly showing me that I had been replaced.

Narrowing my eyes I felt anger grow within me. Huffing I laughed humourlessly, "Well lovely reunion, I'm just gonna go" I said touching Viktoria's arm for her to come with me.

Turning I could hear him get up, "Looks like Europe did you good"

Stopping in my tracks I felt a cold feeling run over me.

"I mean that ass looks like it's about to burst out that skirt, you look like you go to the gym and actually lift, working on those deadly curves that can really fuck with a guys head"

His steps were coming closer.

"You must have picked yourself up at least a few of European guys and have them fuck your brains out? Right?" The dark humour in his voice made me want to punch him in his face.

Viktoria came closer, "Don't talk to her like-"

"Vika" I said stopping her, holding a hand up as I turned to face Dimitri. His arms were crossed over his broad chest. He had always been tall, but he was literarily towering over me. Before he was built, but now he was like something you see out of the remake of Baywatch.

My eyes were silently challenging him to continue. The Rose he knew took shit in silence, I had always been able to stand up for other people but had a hard time to do it for myself. Luckily, that wasn't the case anymore. But Dimitri didn't know that.

His rant continued, "You must have worked so hard, did it help you fit in?" he came closer and closer as each word left his lips. We were toe to toe by now when he finished it all off and said, "Congratulations Hathaway, you look more fuckable than ever"

It was meant as a slap in the face, it hurt, it hurt like a bitch. I think I even heard a few gasps as the words had left his mouth.

But for once I actually had a comeback, a bloody good one for that!

Touching my chin I said, "It's funny you mention that because yes, yes I think I've heard that before, about every time someone bought me a drink, which was every night because I never bought one" I said fake laughing, before my face turned serious "But do you know what's most comforting?" I asked raising my brows, "The fact that this ass is tighter than any ass you've ever wished to bury your face in and you are never getting any joy out of it" Towards the end of the sentence I was hissing the words through my teeth before I turned around not even giving him a chance to reply.

The look on his face had gone from smug and dominant to flat out angry. Seeing that burning in his eyes if made me happy, It actually showed me he still had some sort of feelings left for me.

Walking away I wasn't having any of what he just said to me. Nobody talks like that to me anymore and gets away with it.

Later that day when I'd gotten home I started a group chat with the girls on WhatsApp and said:

Rose: Girls night out tomorrow! Any ideas?

Lissa: Yaaaaaas! I say we go to The red, Down town

Viktoria: Girly night!

Tasha: Come to mine at 7 and we'll get ready and have some pre drinks

I couldn't wait, this is exactly what I needed. Nothing can make you feel better after a downright shitty day then your girls.

OK I really enjoyed that... It's a much rougher approach to Rose and Dimitri than I have taken before but it feel a bit more modern and contemporary, not too sugary sweet. Now what do you guys think? Assume none are Dimitri fans so far?

Lot's of love xx