About 5 days later Dimitri was at my door after dinner saying "get ready for a shopping trip with Lissa and be ready to leave in 20". I let him in saying "what's the catch?" locking the door behind me.
"Field test- get into something comfy. Oh, and here- make sure you can hide this" he handed me a stake.
"Seriously? You sure I'm ready?" I asked as I took it and started rifling through clothes trying to find the right ones.
"Here- this is good. Practical and cute. Now get dressed!" He threw an outfit at me with a smile on his face.
"Thanks comrade" I got changed in front of him.
"You're a tease."
"Speak for yourself!" We exited together and headed to the cars.
Once we were moving all the guardians dispensed real world knowledge and I took it all in. "You given her a stake yet Belikov?" Spiridon asked heartily.
"Yes, actually" Dimitri replied with a small smile, his face shone with pride.
"Seriously? She's hardly been back 3 months!"
"Yes. 7 hours of training a day will do that to a runaway novice."
"Hey!" I jabbed him in the ribs with my elbow.
"You're excelling despite your two year break- be proud. I was only stating facts."
"Name calling more like it" I huffed crossing my arms over my chest.
"I'm sorry Rose."
"Forgiven" was my immediate response.
"Reminds me of Sonya and Mikhail" Victor butted in.
"Who? What?" I asked.
"Sonya Karp and Mikhail Tanner."
"Oh. Them and that."
"Belikov who runs your training sessions with Rose? And how do you put up with her 46 hours a week? and that's not including the time you put in guarding her classes" Stan said from the front.
"I don't know who runs training- I think it's me- she's doing all the learning but is always asking for more and harder stuff. And as for 'putting up with her' Alto she's different when she's in her element- when she's training she shows her true colours. She truly is amazing and gifted."
"You saying she actually has a heart under that snarky attitude?"
"Yes."
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Vampire Academy- Another Way (A Vampire Academy Fanfic)
FanfictionGiving in in the lounge. How would the story be changed if Rose hadn't snapped Dimitri out of the moment?