Soul Bound

Chapter 8

RPOV

That afternoon I went to training with Dimitri. But my heart wasn't in it. I tried to keep up with him, but between him and the shopping trip I was in a mood. And moody Rose didn't pay that much attention to what hot mentor was doing.

He seemed to notice this too when his fist collided with my shoulder quite hard. He frowned.

"Rose, pay attention, you should have been able to block that." He sounded exasperated.

"Sorry Comrade." I grumbled an apology trying to do better. But After another round with the same outcome, Dimitri was done.

"Rose what has got you so distracted?"

Other than my very sexy mentor only inches away from my body?

"Ugh. The girls are going on a shopping trip and Natalie invited me along, but I doubt Kirova would let me go. She is going to ask Viktor though if he can put in a good word. It has been so long since I went shopping." I said longingly.

It would be so nice to actually shop for things we wanted instead of needed again.

Dimitri stared at me for a few seconds. Blinking.

"That is it? You got distracted over a shopping trip?" Dimitri actually sounded a little disappointed, for a moment I thought he might have assumed I was distracted because of him but when I looked at him I saw it was simply the fact that I could put thoughts of a shopping trip before training. Argh, men!

"Well for a teenage girl that is a big deal, Comrade. I thought you had sisters? The dance is coming up, I don't have anything to wear and I am running out of my favorite lipgloss." I whined. I know I sounded young in that moment but boys just don't get the need for good clothes and makeup.

I saw Dimitri smile a little. I think he realized chastising me would not be productive right now. So he opted for a more gentle approach.

"I am sure Vasilisa will get you those things if you ask her, and maybe Lord Dashkov can convince headmistress Kirova to let you go. You have been behaving rather well lately.

He emphasized the titles to correct my informal use of their names earlier. I rolled my eyes at him.

"You know, Comrade, you are fighting a losing battle with those titles right," I said cheekily at him.

He smiled back, I think he was just glad I wasn't moping anymore.

"Well since you are not paying attention to physical training today, Roza, I thought I would try to teach you something else." He had his lips curled into a small smirk. Did he just make a joke?

I tried not to blush. I could think of a few other things he could teach me that didn't involve physical training. Well... maybe not in the strict sense of the word. When I pulled my mind out of the gutter something occurred to me.

"Wait, you're Lissa's guardian so if she goes off campus you have to go with her."

I saw the look in his eyes change from amusement at my expense, to absolute horror. He had not considered that he would have to go on the trip too. He actually paled a bit at the thought of escorting teenage girls to a mall.

"Great I am dying to go and can't, and you would rather be dead but you have to go anyway. Life isn't fair. Although I do get a little satisfaction knowing you'll be suffering too. Serves you right to diss on the shopping trip. And if you think I am obsessed with shopping you haven't seen Lissa yet."

I had a devious smile on my face and I saw Dimitri visibly swallow. Then he straightened out his guardian mask.

"My duty is to guard the Princess wherever she may go. Be it in the field with Strigoi or at the mall. My duty stays the same."