Who and What?

14

Juliette awoke the following morning, human time schedule, and got dressed in a black jumpsuit to train with Dimitri, pulling her black trainers on she looked at the clock and smiled slightly knowing that she still had an hour or two before training, she quickly stood up pulled her hair into a braided pony tail and walked to the door. Once the warming morning  sun hit she smiled and made her way to the location that Dimitri had told her to wait for him, jogging and doing a few gymnastics, her mind flying back to what Rose said the previous night, their first encounter she congratulated her but yesterday she pushed her down.

It was as if Rose was jealous of how she made Lissa happy, that Lissa had moved on and was healing the hole that she made, maybe Rose was upset that she couldn't be the one to make Lissa smile again and hated that Juliette could do it.

Sighing she focused on her training and started practicing, making sure her punches and foot work were accurate, she was so concentrated that she didn't hear Guardian Belikov arrive, it wasn't until he walked up behind her that she felt his presence and turned around full Guardian mode, her face emotionless and a closed gaze were on her face, Dimitri shivered slightly when he saw this but ignored the tricking feeling that his gut was giving him and took a step forward. Juliette took one back and threw a punch that the older Guardian quickly dodged and retaliated by trying to attack her side.

Jumping back Juliette spun and tried to kick him, her foot was close to his side stomach when Dimitri caught it and smirked at her, it was clear that she didn't register who she was fighting against and simply was acting on instinct, Dimitri used this mode of her to train her and get himself on his feet. He swipes his foot across the grass trying to get her to fall but the azure eyed novice jumps and kicks his chest making him fall back on the ground shocked and looking at her, Juliette grabbed the silver stake peeking from his bag and jumped on him, the Russian Guardian quickly rolled to the side making the stake connect with the ground, Dimitri pulled the stake that he always carried around and the fight became more serious.

The sound of the silver stakes connecting with each other filled the silent forest and both Dhampirs expertly dodged and attacked each other, both with a 'mask' on and fierce and dominant moves, Juliette quickly over powers Dimitri and tackles him to the ground and tries to stake him but Dimitri is swift and grabs her hands pushing them away from him as he shifts them and throws the stake out of her hands and pins them above her hands above her head, "Julia stop struggling..." he whispered to her, his face only millimeters away from hers.  

Hearing the strange and new nickname Juliette snapped right back to reality and quickly became aware of the compromising position they were in and blushed scarlet red as she asked lowly "Julia?" Dimitri nodded slightly and pulled back letting go of her hands and sat of the ground next to her, Juliette closed her eyes and took a huge breath through her nose inhaling he mentors cologne, mentally cursing that Lissa was right and that she was falling for him.

"That was pretty good, you're advancing quite fast, I believe that in a lesson or two you'll be in the same level as your classmates if not more advanced." Dimitri said looking at the girl as he got his breathing under control, he couldn't help but deny the growing thoughts of the girl in his mind, unfortunately she was the only thing on his mind from time to time as he was on hers. Groaning Juliette heard Lissa's tired thoughts 'What was that? Did you just have outdoor sex with your mentor?' 'Lissa we just finished training, I'm going to get my molnija mark now. Keep those dirty thoughts out of your mind, remember I can see them.' Juliette answered and closed the link for a while but not before she felt Lissa's amusement, excitement and hope along with tiredness through it.

"Are you ready for your mark now?" Dimitri asked her as he collected the stakes, "Так же, как и когда-либо." (As ready as I'll ever be.) Juliette answered as she got up, Dimitri handed her a bottle and smiled at her, Juliette took it and smiled back asking "Why did you call me Julia?" Dimitri shrugged and took a sip of his water, Juliette blushed and looked down slightly as they walked back to the Academy for Juliette to get her Molnija mark.