Vampire Academy Sequel The Beginning Of The End

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

 I went downstairs to find my family sitting by the fire, I looked at the clock. It was about 8.00. Dimitri was curled up on the black leather recliner reading one of those battered western novels he liked so much.

I skipped over to him and peered over the top of his book. He looked at me. I grinned. He kissed me on the forehead and I giggled. He laughed because it wasn’t like me. I laughed because I knew it.

“Got time for me?” I asked.

“Always.” He replied. And he picked me up and I curled on his lap.

He stroked my hair for a few minutes, and I started purring like a cat.

He laughed and tickled my chin, and scratched behind my ears. I looked into his eyes.

“Meow” I said, grinning. He took my face and kissed me sweetly. He slowly kissed up my neck. It was like he’d left a trail of fire. He returned to my lips, trying to kiss me slowly. But as always, he turned fierce and put his warm hands up the back of my shirt. I felt his muscles between my fingers. He was now lying down with me on top. We heard a cough. I looked up and saw that Lissa was trying not to laugh.

“There are children in the room you know,” she said. James had his mouth open and Alice giggled. I pulled back embarrassed and straightened my shirt out.

“Oh no. carry on. I thought it was quite entertaining.” said Christian, grinning.

“Shut it pervert” I said and threw a pillow at him.

“Ow!” He moaned.

He went back to entertaining Alice. He was making the fire get bigger and bigger and making it change colours. She looked at it in awe as it changed.

“Hey, do not set my kid on fire” I warned.

“Permission to set you on fire?” he asked. He didn’t wait for an answer and set the end of my sleeve on fire. I frantically put it out, and Christian was rolling on the floor laughing.

“Hey, think that’s funny do ya?” I said. He stood up and looked scared now and I charged at him. I tackled him to the ground, and eventually pinned him.

“Please don’t hurt me!!”

“Ha-ha good job I know your ultimate weakness then”

“Oh no. Please-“

“I never thought I'd see the day when Christian Ozera was begging.” I said shocked. I then tickled him, and he screamed uncontrollably. Lissa grabbed his feet and started tickling him, and he screamed louder. Dimitri got him in the ribs. I gestured to the kids.

“Come on guys, join in” They jumped on him.

Soon we all ganged up against Christian, and he was on the floor laughing. It was moments like this that made life bearable.

“Pl-please-s-s-s-stop” he gasped.

“Okay kids. Leave Uncle Christian. I think he’s learned his lesson.” I laughed at him and he gave me the evils.

“I’m sooo gonna get you back for this Rosie” I tickled his chin and he squealed.

“Bring it on Bitch!” I said challenging him.

"Come on kids, bedtime."

I took the kids upstairs. I put Alice to bed first. I tucked her in and gave her, her favourite teddy bear, snuffles.

“Mom, where did you go today?” she asked. I hesitated.

“Mommy went to see an old friend.”

“So why did daddy look so angry?”

“Daddy doesn’t particularly like mommy’s friend.”

“Why-”

“Look just go to sleep okay, no more questions.” She snuggled down and I turned the light off and shut the door.

I went into James’s room. He had already put himself to bed. He was a good kid. I was about to turn off the light and shut the door when he said.

“Who’s Adrian?” Shit. How did I not see this coming?

“Adrian is a friend of mine.” Was a friend of mine, I added mentally.

“You aren’t cheating on dad are you?” He asked.

“NO! What on earth gave you that idea?”

“I’ve seen you you know. Crying over him. I think it hurts dad.” Wow this kid knew how to make me feel bad.

“James, honey, I’m not cheating on dad. I broke Adrian’s heart. He’s in a bad state.”

“Please don’t go after him again,” said James.

“I don’t want to see you get hurt.”

“Don’t worry kiddo, I wont.” James was wiser than I gave him credit for. I shouldn’t have been surprised. He did take after Dimitri after all.

I went to mine and Dimitri’s room. He was sitting reading that western novel again. His duster was hanging on the chair in the corner of the room. I climbed into bed next to Dimitri and he put his arm around me, without putting the book down. We read the last few chapters together. In the end the guy got the girl and they lived together and had children.

I’m starting to get why Dimitri reads these books now. He put down the book and smiled at me,and kissed me hard on the lips. I didn’t want it to end but Dimitri pulled away. I groaned and he chuckled.

“Sleep now Roza” And I did.