Rose Point of View:
I already feel a lot of questions through our bond, how should I answer all these questions? I say a quick good bye for now to Dimitri and take Lissa's wrist, pulling her out of the gym.
"Okay, come on, what do you want to know?"
"Why didn't you told me Rose?"
All these emotions I feel through the bond are hard to take, I feel guilty, she tells me everything and I didn't, she doesn't even need to tell me everything because I know them through the bond. I really was a shitty friend?
"I couldn't. Look, he's still my mentor. I'm sorry. What else?"
Your hair is so messy, did you made out instead of training? She asks through the shadow-kissed bond
"Yikes Lissa, no! Are you insane?"
"You're lying." She grins knowingly even though I didn't told her. "I think it's time to skip this class, we will hiding and talking in the forest, deal? Sadly it's a one way bond."
"Okay, let's skip. You're asking me to skip, never thought this would happen." I know exactly she only wants to skip because she wants to know everything, and if she doesn't ask now, she won't get any answers anymore. For me, I'm more than glad to skip this class, even if it means to talk about Dimitri and me. She expects to go through the main hall to get to the forest, instead I open the heavy door to the gym, looking for him, he left. Perfect this time. I quickly enters with my best friend, pushing her to the emergency exit that leads directly to the field, where I was always doing my laps. We run to the forest, she is fast for her expectations, not as fast as a Dhampir like me, but good. Arriving in the forest, I search our little place near the lake, we're both sitting on a tree trunk.
"I'm waiting for the interrogation."
"Since when already?"
"Uhm, hard to say, we're not really a couple. We love each other, we respect our duty. I slowly fell in love with him, hm, let's say it wasn't slowly but it wasn't love at first sight either. When I first saw him in Portland I thought He's hot like, the kind of hot that makes you stop walking on the street and get hit by traffic. His obsession to western and crappy music makes him even more lovable. His Zen life lessons he's trying to teach me everyday. Everything about him is just perfect, especially his character. I really love him." I told her and my face fully lit up.
"Didn't you forgot my so called duster Roza?" Either he's coming out of nowhere or I have closed my eyes and forgot everything around me while telling her the most. I can't help it and startle when I suddenly hear his voice. I'm definitely embarrassed, hoping he didn't heard the confession about how hot he is. I should pay more attention. One of his lessons he's trying to teach me.
"What are you doing here?"
"I saw you two sneaking out of the gym, you didn't pay much attention to your surroundings. I'm tall, how did you not see me? And skipping?"
"Tall indeed." I murmur to myself and I feel a blush creeping up my face, shouldn't be dirty minded. "Please Comrade, only this once."
Lissa studies me for a few seconds while Dimitri murmurs something on Russian. Something bad is about to happen.
Oh my god, you two had sex! You're so dirty minded Rose. She almost yells through the bond. I know this question would come, but I don't expect it when he is around. Damn one-way bond! I could have this conversation through our bond if it wouldn't only be one-way.
"Caught me Lissa. Stop it for now." shooting her a knowing look that Dimitri's here. "Dimitri, please, okay? "
"The last time." With these 3 words he turns back to the academy.
"Now I have even more questions, how was it? And, Rose, I still can't believe you had sex with my Guardian. Were you already eighteen?"
I start while having a dreaming expression on my face. "It was the best experience I've had in my life, he was so gentle and careful, he was afraid of him hurting me, which was funny, you know how your first time hurts. After all it was a sweet pain. No I was seventeen, it was before the attack happened."
"Aww, I'm so happy for you. You got your man right?" she grins and I'm so stunned at her reaction, is that the last question of her?
"Maybe, let's see what the future brings. Now you and Pyro, you pulled me in your head while you started making out with him, no clothes. Don't need to see that AGAIN."
"Wait? What do you mean again? I definitely don't want you to see him or me naked. I can't control this. How many times already?"
"When he would get you pregnant every time, it would have been the fourth pregnancy."
"Oh.. I really need to control this.. by the way, someone from court send me some books from Shadow-kissed Anna, I read a bit, most of it we knew already."
"Most of it?" asking her while standing up from the trunk and sitting down on the muddy edge, of the little lake in front of us, I didn't care it was muddy. I take off my shoes and socks and feel already the cold water on my feet.
"Yes, I guess. She also saw ghosts, you're definitely not crazy, and it's not stress. And one good thing, You could have kids with Belikov. Imagine a Mini Rose running around and doing pranks, or a mini Dimitri, all serious. A Rose 2.0 here in the academy, Kirova would retire." She smiles widely and kept speaking "It's good right? You can have a family with a Dhampir, Rose."
I slip off the edge and almost fall, I should have paid more attention "How?" I'm not able to ask for more information, this is a shocker to me, even though it's really good that I could give Dimitri children of our own, I know him now more than 5 months and it's no secret that he wants children. 5 months isn't much, and I'm still young, I could really have all that with Dimitri maybe of course, someday. But if you know, you know it. He certainly is The One for me.
"Your fertility healed too when I brought you back from the death. That's said, it's possible to have kids with a Dhampir, biological. I know you're shocked, I was too, believe me."
"I'm screwed Lissa!" She cringes at my outburst "Tell me you're joking. Right? Can't be happening, Liss, I want to know the truth, no jokes. That's really not funny."
"I'm telling the truth Rose. Come on, I'll show you okay?" I nod, taking my shoes and walk back with her towards her dorm. In one way I really hope that she's teasing me and it's all just a stupid joke, in the other way, I have hopes, I could give him a family of his own someday. Even if we're not a couple, yet.
Rose Point of View:
5 Weeks later:
Getting out of bed is even harder than I imagine, I'm tired, too tired to train right now. Since Dimitri and I got closer, I managed that he gave me his number, and sometimes that wasn't a good idea. We wrote messages until late, so we or only I got 4 hours of sleep, depending on his shift. If I get lucky, these text messages were sometimes ambiguous.
Flashback:
I texted him first, hoping he would still be up. I couldn't sleep, bad dream, I still can't forget about Spokane, I knew Mason moved on, where ever he is now after he warned us. I will never forget how this Strigoi broke his neck, And it was my fault why he got there in first place. I played with his feelings.
"Still up?" I waited not even one minute, it was like he had his phone in his hand and waited for a text or also wanted to write me.
"Yes Roza. Thinking. You should sleep. Training."
"Bad dream. Thinking of what if I may ask?"
"About brown eyes. Good night Rose."
"I've got brown eyes."
"I know very well you do Roza."
"Comrade, did you heard the whole conversation I had with Lissa in the forest?"
"Almost. Please be careful on the streets."
Oh my god, he remembered this, after a few weeks.I wanna hide, somewhere where nobody finds me, or he doesn't find me. Dimitri knows my hiding places, so I need to face him, why did I asked him? I'm totally dumb.
He was clearly thinking about me. But then again, he also has brown eyes, his ones are darker than mine. I smile to the ceiling until I finally found a peaceful rest and was late again. No wonder.
I try to pull myself out of bed, put on some clothes, brush my teeth, I look horrible. I shouldn't have wrote texts with him until very late, but I can't stop. Putting make-up on isn't even on the debate, I've got no make-up anymore since leaving Portland. I can put on some Lip gloss, but that won't help. After my morning routine I run to the gym.
"Sorry I'm late." I look at my sexy Russian battle god with a guilty look.
"I see. We're starting by doing some stretches."
"Can't we just please skip these two hours or sleep on this mat? I allow you to listen to your music. Please Comrade." I beg like a little kid but he doesn't care.
"I listen anyway. And a no from me, no skipping or sleeping. You really look tired, don't you get any sleep?"
And this is the first time I run to the bathroom to vomit, I'm not fast enough and puke on the gym floor. Could this day get worser?
"Rose.." I hadn't notice Dimitri by my side, not even that he held my hair up. Which I was thankful about.
"Embarrassing. Thank you, I'll uhm clean that, will be back."
"Wait. Everything's alright? Are you okay?"
"Yes I'm fine, probably ate something bad, wouldn't be the first time." I slightly grin at him, so that he stops worrying. "Comrade you know me, if it would be something bad, I would lie on the floor by now. But I don't, no worries. Okay?" He only shakes his head and helps me cleaning the spot where I puked. I would have give a penny for his thought.
"Thank you for helping me." I look at him and hold our gaze as I spot something new lying on the mat. "A new western, no surprise to me. Hey you could be a second Indiana Jones."
"You watch these?" My Russian god asks in disbelief.
"Nah, heard of him. Not into western."I reply truthful, I'm totally into him, with every fibre of my body, and what I would have give to make love to him a second time. Guardian Belikov owns my heart and my soul. With these thoughts I start to do the stretches before we could finally sparring or stake. I prefer sparring with him, he always loses his control, we kiss, like a normal couple would do. I know it's my fault because I pinned him all the time, on the ground, to the wall, doesn't matter anymore, always before our lips met each other. It was risky, not knowing if someone would enter or not, if yes, who? A Guardian from campus, maybe my so-called enemy Stan Alto? We would be screwed. On the other hand, kissing him in the gym, everyone could enter, this risk, is kind of a thrill to me. I shouldn't think this way, and it clearly shouldn't be a thrill getting caught. At least my teachers saw the change with my skills in the battle.
I finish stretching after 30 minutes, letting myself fall on the soft mat where Dimitri was reading.
"Interesting? Better than your old ones?"
"It's good. Now, since you're graduating soon, do you have any questions about it?"
"You will be there for my test right? Do you know what the test is?"
"Roza I'll be there, I promise. Don't be nervous, we're not allowed tell the novices, but I see you as my equal, it's a parcour, Guardians will play Strigoi and one Guardian will play a Moroi. Nothing you couldn't handle."
"Nothing I couldn't handle? It's not even build up yet, so you only heard right? And wanted to calm me down. Guess what, doesn't help." Surprised even myself by my little outburst. "Sorry." As I sprang up, I have a feeling that I would almost faint, it got black around my eyes for a few seconds and I'm falling back on the mat. Dimitri is fast, he tries to caught me, prevent me from falling back, but it's too late, gladly the mat is soft, and it wasn't on the hard floor.
"Rose! You're definitely not okay."
"Ouch, my butt." rubbing the spot on my butt where it touched the mat, basically rubbing my entire backside. "I told you I'm fine."
"You're lying. We're going to the clinic."
"A big no!"
"Fine, I'll throw you over my shoulders, or you walk by yourself. Your decision."
I only shake my head, and leave towards the infirmary. I don't want to make a discussion about it, fighting about going to clinic? No thanks. Why is it always me who lands there? I feel Dimitri following me to this meanwhile familiar place in the school. On my way I Take my phone and write a text to Lissa, I know there would be gossip soon. Maybe already before I leave again.
"Clinic, now please Liss."
"Be there in 5 mins. You're scaring me."
Dr. Olendski is running a few tests, still don't know why, and these tests are for, when she came in with a needle to take my blood I lost it.
"No needles! No way. I'm gone. I'm okay with the other tests, but no fucking needles." The Dr. didn't have it easy with me for taking my blood. Everyone tries to calm me down.
"Rose, please, it's for your own good, let her do her job. I know how much you hate them, just this time? Okay? She wants to help you. We are all helping you." Lissa really begs me to do this blood test. I'm glad she doesn't use any compulsion at all.
You're scaring Dimitri with your outburst about needles. I suddenly hear her through the bond. I burst out in laughter, Dr. Olendski and Dimitri were looking at me like I'm crazy. And in some way, I am crazy. I look at him and saw several expressions, I can't read them all, worrying, scaring, maybe pain? I sigh and show the Dr. my arm.
"Let's go, hurry please, before I change my mind." She took my blood and gave it to the laboratory. While we were waiting for the results I could rest a bit, I drifted off to sleep.
Dimitri Point of View:
Both, Lissa and I are seeing Dr. Olendski walking towards us with the results. Should we wake Rose? She's sleeping like an Angel. A beautiful Angel.
"Doctor. You've got the results?"
"Yes. What is it? Please" I literally beg her.
"Dr. Olendski, Rose is finally sleeping, took long enough..please, tell us." it was Lissa's turn to beg the doctor, fortunately she didn't use compulsion on the Dr. Rose would have definitely pulled her darkness away and I really can't have that now with her not feeling well.
"She's pregnant. About 7 weeks. You both tell her!"