A month outside the gates (a VA fanfic)ON HOLD

Chapter 62

RPOV
We landed at Court and were supposed to be going on a tour an hour later. But, my group escaped that because we'd seen it all before. So, everyone took their gear to their rooms and unpacked.

I was called into Croft's office immediately. "Hathaway Mazur, you have a room in Palace Housing and you're being moved in immediately." Croft informed me the millisecond the door was shut.
"Yes, Sir. Understood."
"Here's your schedule and some other information." I was handed a folder and info pack similar to the one handed out for field experience.
"Thank you, Sir."
"Will Belikov be spending most of his nights in his room?"
"Unlikely, Sir." That older Head Guardian still scared me senseless.
"Should I have him reassigned to your room?"
"It would be appreciated if possible and allowable. Sir."
"It is. Just barely, but is. I will set to it. Go unpack. Here." He handed over my room key, and a spare, which had my new home's address.
"Thank you, Sir." I nodded and rushed out, calling Dimitri as soon as I was out the reception door.

"Roza?"
"If you've unpacked either room, un-unpack it!" I laughed.
"Why?"
"Because I've been given my proper, permanent, room. Meet me at Palace apartments- number two-fifty-six." I was grinning and the excitement was ringing in my voice. "And bring your stuff, too."
"Why?" he asked with curiosity and reserved excitement.
"Because it's your room too."
"How? I'm not the Palace Guard in this relationship, my love."
"Ah, but you're in a relationship with a Palace Guard, so yes, you get to move in with me."
"Seriously?!" he got the closest he ever had to screaming in excitement.
"Yes!" I squealed. "Now get yo ass to my room!" I giggled.
"Yes ma'am!" I could just see the salute.
"Don't salute me, Dimitri Belikov!" I giggled as I entered Palace apartment block.
"Aww. I love you, Roza. So much. I'll meet you there in ten- tops. More like five." We hung up.

I had to have my status verified by two of my colleagues- and (future-ish) teammates. These dudes were lethal, so I wasn't going to mess with them.
"Oh, just a warning, Eccleston and Brown."
"Yes Hathaway?"
"Dimitri will be coming through soon with my stuff. And his. Let him in, he has clearance from Croft to move in with me." I notified them.
"B-Belikov? Move in with y-you?" Brown stammered in disbelief. Eccleston just stared at me like he was trying to figure out if I was joking.
"Haven't you heard? He's my partner. So yes, he's moving in with me."
"Wasn't he, like, your mentor?" Eccleston asked.
"Key word, was."
"Like three, four days ago." Brown commented.
"So?" I shrugged my shoulders as if it was no big deal.
"Belikov got himself a girlfriend? The Rose Hathaway? His only-just ex-student?" I smelled him before I heard his velvet and honey voice.
"Who ever said this Wonder Woman wasn't my equal?" Dimitri commented as he placed our stuff down and came to wrap his arms around my waist.
"Hi, Comrade." I shyly sighed and leaned back into my badass boyfriend- and lover's- chest.
"Hi, Roza." he breathed into my ear.
"How? How'd you get her, Belikov? Surely you know the rumours of Ivashkov and that almost every male wants her?"
"Because I didn't get a say in the matter. I was made for her and destiny didn't give me a choice but to be hers." My man pecked my cheek.
"You've gone soft. Super soft and it's sickening." Brown observed.
"Yeah, Belikov. Hathaway has melted you. You're lovesick." Eccleston added.
"I'm aware; this woman has me whipped, and wrapped around her pinkie."
"Aww." I spun in his arms. "I love you, you know. Forever." I smiled softly and pulled him into a kiss. Naturally, the world disappeared.

"Ahh, guys?" Brown awkwardly broke our moment. "Does the world not exist?"
"No." Dimitri and I sheepishly admitted and the other two shook their heads.
"How are you two so dangerous? It doesn't seem possible with what I just saw."
"Do you want to see? My marks, that is." I hesitantly asked; I didn't like the marks and their reminders.
"Please." they answered and I turned in Dimitri's arms then lifted my hair. What they saw caused them to gasp. "How?" I explained it all to them and Dimitri squeezed me and nuzzled my neck whenever he thought he'd failed to protect me. Which was every kill and every battle. He really hated that I'd killed, slaughtered even, before graduation.

Ten minutes after I'd finished explaining, Dimitri and I were unpacking our stuff in our spacious and luxurious apartment. "So, my love, we're here for the rest of forever. How do you feel?" my other half asked while wrapping me in him, having come up from behind.
"I've already lived with you once. I'm excited, thrilled and joyed to have the chance to do it again."
"So am I, my dearest Roza, so am I. It was lonely without you in my dorm."
"Hmm. It's the same here. It was no fun waking up all by myself." I twisted to pout at him. And his lips came crashing down on mine- soft and tender, passionate and loving, hungry and urgent. Well, it hadn't taken long to start defiling the apartment. We certainly made it ours the first day we were in there.

We reluctantly spent lunch with the group. Although, Mia joined us. She was highly entertained and amused by relationship status. With Dimitri no less. "Oh, you're going to love this even more, Mia." I laughed.
"Spill!" she returned the energy.
"I'm a Palace Guard."
"You're a what?!" she dramatically exclaimed.
"A Palace Guard- oh! that reminds me, Comrade," I turned to face my badass boyfriend, "I have my fitting in fifteen."
"Roza!" he chuckled. "How'd you forget that?"
"Because of you, I forget a world exists simply 'cause you do." I lovingly, playfully retorted.
We bade farewell to the group, then headed off to get me fitted for my formal uniform. That is, the Palace Guard's red edged blazer, black slacks and white collared shirt.

Dimitri and I had planned to have a quiet dinner by ourselves at the Guardians favourite diner. It hadn't worked for long. Adrian had decided to be a pain, and joined us.
"Adrian!" I groaned. "Go away. Please?" It took long enough to convince him to butt out. It didn't help that he kept re-iterating that I'd always have to put up with him, since I was one of his aunt's guard.