Drabble:23
POV:Third Person
Alberta looked up from the file she was perusing as her office door opened.
"Rose?", she frowned, surprised. Then, seeing the other figure, understood. "Again?"
Dimitri Belikov nodded at the older guardian, closing the door behind him. Alberta inhaled deeply, then exhaled, closing the file in front of her.
"Who?", she questioned, already suspecting the answer.
"Guardian Alto.", Dimitri answered levelly.
"Of course him.", Alberta muttered, now scowling at Rose, who didn't look the slightest bit repentant. "What did she do?"
"I-", Rose began, only to be cut off by her mentor.
"She made a few suggestions about his umm, sexuality and anatomy." Dimitri said, shooting Rose a look.
"The way I said it was better.", Rose grumbled, settling into a chair.
"And you brought her here?", Alberta asked, ignoring the teenager.
"Yes."
"Not Headmistress?"
"Headmistress has washed her hands off.", Dimitri said exasperatedly. "Normally, I'd be the one punishing her, but I thought you might have a….more creative suggestion, get better results than me."
"He thinks you can show me the light.", Rose mocked, rolling her eyes.
"Maybe I can", Alberta speculated, narrowing her eyes in thought.
"Yeah, right", Rose snorted.
Alberta looked at her, then him, and then smiled slyly.
"Belikov", Alberta addressed the guardian "How would you like to see some of Rose's baby photos? I'm sure I have some here." She gestured her hand grandly around her room.
"You wouldn't.", Rose muttered darkly, glaring at the older woman.
"Ah! But I would", Alberta said cheerily, rummaging through her desk drawers.
"Alberta!", Rose exclaimed. "You can't do this!"
Alberta paid her no heed, and Dimitri settled against the wall, eyes flickering between the two women.
"Here they are.", Alberta exclaimed after awhile, straightening up with a yellowed envelope in hand. "What do you wanna see first Belikov- diapers or braces?"
"Stop! Wait!", Rose shouted before Dimitri could comment. "I'll do it! I'll behave. But he doesn't get to see those, okay?"
"You'll behave?", Alberta asked incredulously, fanning herself with the photos.
"I'll try my best", Rose acceded.
"Not good enough", Alberta said, extending the envelope towards Dimitri.
"I will, I will, okay?", Rose promised, jumping up to stand between the two guardians. "But he doesn't see these ever. Okay?"
"Good girl", Alberta smiled smugly, placing the envelope in her drawer. After a few more comments, Alberta dismissed the mentor-student duo and returned to her papers, a smile on her face.
As they walked towards the novice dorms, Rose couldn't help but notice the amused smirk on Dimitri's face.
"Shut up", she snapped.
"I didn't say anything", Dimitri said with a chuckle. Rose groaned and hastened her pace, but Dimitri kept up.
"You don't fight fair, Comrade", Rose complained, coming to a halt in front of her door.
"All's fair in love and war, Roza.", Dimitri said affectionately. Lowering his voice, he added, "And with you, it's always a bit of both."
Then he turned around and walked away, leaving a gaping Rose in his wake.
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