Bitter Blood

Sir Loyal Heart

Rose honestly couldn't believe it as she pulled back looking to the other stunned. Adrian looked to her a little concerned green eyes bright.
"Rose...?" He questioned cautiously looking to her. Hoping almost desperately that she wasn't about to freak out on him, and fly from the room. She looked to him her eyes, studying him for a moment before leaning in to steal another kiss. Adrian blinked a little utterly surprised though leaned into the kiss pulling her closer his hand sliding around the back of her neck.
Her hands coming up to tangle in his hair and she gasped softly at the feel of his silken tresses between her fingers. Adrian pressing her down onto the bed a hand cupping her cheek. Adrian pulled back looking to her, laying back on his bed her hair splayed around her almost like a bronze halo.
A sudden bag startled him glancing up to see characters shooting at each other on the screen. he chuckled faintly shaking his head a little. Pulling away slightly, when Rose stopped him. He smiled a little laying back and lounging on some of the pillows on his bed pulling her towards him gently. She moved shifting towards him. Laying her head on his chest sighing softly as they got back to the movie.
Rose hadn't really been ready to take things much farther almost frightened that it would bring up the memories of Dimitri that she almost treasured. Dimitri catching her Jesse in the teachers lounge making out and being horribly jealous and protective of her. Then of course the time they had spent alone in the cabin. She shoved the thoughts away almost violently, reaching for Adrian's hand lacing her fingers through his. She needed to push herself away form those fleeting memories and thoughts of her now "deceased" mentor. This was her second chance to start new and in this moment it was her moment to forget all that worried her; Lissa being pregnant, killing Dimitri, Graduation, Going off to court with Lissa at the end of the year.
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Lissa shifted a little rousing from sleep glancing to her alarm clock unholy little green characters gleaming the time across the room. The clock only read nine in the morning meaning she had been asleep for two hours. She sighed softly, glancing around the stress was getting to her, eating at her in fact. She sighed softly clambering out of bed almost unknowing that across the quad Rose was ripped from a peaceful sleep and into her head.
Rose blinked a little glancing around, she had just been in the middle of a great dream when she had whipped into her bond mate's mind and she was almost immediately weighted down by the heavy emotions stewing in Lissa. Her best friend who was like a sister to her stood in a nightgown next to the window in her room looking out over the campus. She turned away from the window blinked a little as a flash of white next to her door. Lissa moved over a folded note there on the floor. Picking up the note, unfolding it and setting to read it. The handwriting was neat though a little hurried looking like the writer was excited or upset and writing very quickly. she read it and as she did a bolt a white hot energy shot down her back. Whoever wrote this, knew her secret knew only what Rose and Christian knew. She knew well that neither of them would have told anyone of the secret, the information of her pregnancy getting out would surely ruin her.
Lissa couldn't imagine how they had found this information it was impossible unless someone had some how over heard her talks with Rose and Christian respectively. Rose was practically shaking in anger, whi dared to threaten Lissa again. This was almost as bad as the whole fiasco with Victor Dashkov.
Lissa re-read over the note sighing softly.
Little Dragomir Princess,
We know that of which you try to keep secret, of your "precious little miracle". Just know that your secret isn't as protected as you think. You are not safe at school like you would like to think you are. You better watch your back little princess because we will be watching you.
See you sooner than you think...
Lissa frowned a little there was something scrawled across the bottom in Russian but she couldn't decipher it she only recognized a two words. Though could only remember the meaning of one of them. The Russian word for child glared at her from the paper burning into her eyes. Lissa glanced around pulling the shades on the window together tightly and moving to the door locking it and jamming a chair under the doorknob. Moving to sit on her bed and puling blankets around herself pressing her back to the wall.
Rose jerked herself out of Lissa's mind, looking around looking a little irritated. How the hell was someone able to figure out that Lissa was pregnant. She'd told no one, and she was sure Christian had kept his mouth shut also. There was almost no way she could figure out how anyone could have gathered such information. Unless they had over heard her and Lissa speaking but it was highly unlikely and the worse thing was that the girls yet again likely could not take this to a higher authority. Lissa's future career at court would fall in shambles at her feet.
Rose was almost tempted to go to Lissa and take her away again. Yet she thought for a moment. That would mean dragging Lissa away from the safety of the Academy at least here there were many many guardians which was better protection for Lissa than she could probably provide for a seventeen year old pregnant girl among humans. Rose sighed softly the best thing she could do for the both of them was to wait until they graduated and Lissa settled in a court at least. Not that she trusted Queen Tatiana, but she knew that Christian and Adrian would do everything they could for Lissa to keep her safe. Even better considering Adrian's connection to Queen Tatiana. In fact Rose was almost positive that Adrian had more than enough connections at court to keep Lissa safe.
There was still the matter of Dimitri also. Rose sighed softly she didn't want to think about it and she glanced to the desk drawer where she had left his note. She sighed shakily, glancing to her books on her desk all crammed together near the wall sighing softly moving over to finish some work she had been meaning to get to.
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"Lissa...you look really tired...and so does Rose for that matter..." Adrian noted wryly looking to the two girls. "I didn't think they allowed cross dorm sleep overs..." He teased lightly and Lissa shook her head a little " I didn't sleep well last night...and I probably kept Rose up through the bond..." She said looking guilty and Rose gave her a sympathetic look. "It's alright Liss...I got some make up work I needed to get done anyhow..." She said trying to shrug it off. Looking to her friend she could hardly tell the other had missed out on so much sleep. Rose almost envied her bond mates time for the luxury of cosmetics. She sighed softly glancing up as Christian approached from the line with a bowl of cereal, an orange and some apple juice. Sitting down next to Lissa glancing to Rose quirking a brow then to his girlfriend.
"Late night sleepover?" He inquired and Rose smiled faintly.
"Something like that..." She said sighing softly and taking a bite from the doughnut on her tray. Sighing softly and glancing to the clock on the back wall of the cafeteria. They would all need to be heading off to their classes soon. Pushing hair back out of her eyes and blinking a little glancing up to find Adrian watching her she quirked a brow.
"Cat got your tongue Ivashkov?" She teased lightly and he grinned a little.
"No Rose...just thinking..." he responded vaguely. She grinned having been about to shoot back a smart assed remark when she heard someone calling her name. Turning to find Eddie moving over to her.
"Rose! I need your notes from math...for the test today " He said rushing over and she blinked a little and groaned.
"We do not have a test..." She protested reaching into her bag to get the binder she used for math. Eddie smiled a little laughing lightly.
"Sticking the your head in the sand like an ostrich isn't going to help you any..." He said looking over the note and blinking a little and looking to Rose.
"Did you fall asleep while taking notes again? Cause they kinda drop off halfway through..." He commented and Lissa looked over and asked.
"Whats the test on?" She asked looking away from her boyfriend with a wedge of his orange in hand.
"Imaginary numbers and Logarithms..." Eddie said listening as Lissa explained to him what he would need to know. While they were distracted Adrian smirked looking to Rose.
"So you sleep often in class little dhamphir?" He teased lightly smirking faintly. Rose rolled her eye a little looking to him.
" I try not to make a habit of it..." She said.
"Maybe you would take more interest if I taught you?" He suggested looking to her grinning faintly. Rose grinned a little a light blush spreading across her cheeks.
"Ah...so you agree...perhaps I'll talk to the headmaster about- " He teased but she cut him off looking a little indignant.
"I never said anything like that Adrian! Now your putting words in my mouth. " She accused looking to the other who grinned broadly.
"You never said No..." he responded grinning a little.
"Well I am now..." She responded lightly and Adrian grinned.
"You'll change your mind later..." He said giving a knowing look.
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Rose sighed softly looking to the test before her groaning softly and looking to the window looking out to the campus lit up in the spring time flowers blooming across the quad sighing softly as she turned back to the test and her head started pounding just trying to remember how to solve the problem. Groaning softly though glad that after this she was almost done for the day. She wondered faintly if Lissa was going to still be able to practice spirit while pregnant. Though supposed they would find out tonight, and sighed softly being dragged back to last night, not that she minded the distraction shifting in her seat a little. Remembering the soft caress of Adrian's mouth against the tender flesh of her neck and she shivered lightly biting her lower lip and starting when the bell rang harshly almost in her ear. She stood quickly moving to the teachers desk to drop off her test and hurrying out of the room before the teacher could say anything.
Moving out into the warm spring air and smiling a little though blinked turning as she caught the scent of cloves. Turning to find none other than Adrian she blinked a little looking to him curiously. He smiled a little dropping his cigarette butt and stamping it out with his foot.
"So Rose...have you changed your mind? Your teachers must be so upset that you find them so boring as to sleep through their lessons..." He teased lightly. Rose grinned shaking her head a little.
"Adrian, No...I sleep because it is easy not boring...I just get distracted easily..." She said grinning faintly. Adrian smirked a little nearing her loving how her body reacted to how close he was.
"Oh so now I distract you? "He responded teasingly and Rose grinned not wanting to let him get the best of her. Nearing him she leaned up kissing him sweetly and saying
" I'll see you tonight Ivashkov..." teasingly as she walked away and Adrian watched hear go almost too stunned to respond eyeing her body as she walked away. It'd been two days and already the girl was driving him crazy. Running a hand through his hair he sighed heading off to his room.
(A/N: Not sure if any of you know but the title of the chapter is a historical reference...I'd love to know if anyone is aware who jousted under the pseudonym "Sir Loyal Heart".)