Reading VA: Reading Vampire Academy (A VA fanfic)

Two

RPOV
After Vika had finished reading chapter one of Vampire Academy we took a break.
The Moroi took turns going to the feeders. Everyone had a bathroom break.
I checked in on Sydney and introduced her to everyone. Well, I tried to. A starstruck Adrian claimed her attention. Okay then. He was so starstruck he wasn't being a womaniser. He was being so respectful and wary I felt she was safe enough left in his care.

Dimitri pulled me into the kitchen after my parents said a few choice words to me. "Thanks. I needed to get away from those two," I sighed and leaned into his chest. My Dimitri was back. He was still clearly traumatised, but he was back, fully back.
"I gathered," he chuckled and pulled me closer to him. "I love you. Always have and always will. I can't not love you, Roza."
"I love you, so much. So, so much." I snuggled into the contact, revelling in the heat and life radiating from him. His scent, his natural and alive scent enveloped me and its familiarity brought me comfort and contentment.
"Oh, Roza." Dimitri stroked my hair before planting a kiss on the top of my head.
"Kiss me again?" I looked up with longing in my eyes and on my face. He didn't hesitate to bring our lips together and let all his love and passion flow into me through that heated kiss.

Together, we collected a number and variety of drinks and snacks. After setting them on a couple trays Dimitri pecked my cheek. "I love you, woman." I was wrapped in him.
"I'm yours, Comrade. I always have been. I can't wait for people to know who my heart beats for," I sighed like the lovesick teenager I was. We picked the trays up, returned to the main room and set them on the coffee table.

"Who's reading next?" I enquired once everyone wasn't quite as hungry, once we were ready to continue.
"I will," Dimitri volunteered with a smile. It wasn't the half smile, but his full and heart stopping one. Vika threw her brother the book before I could argue one way or another. He opened up, read the first sentence and chuckled.
"Keep a straight face, Comrade! And read!" I tried being serious and huffing. Promptly failing as I joined in his soft laughter.
"My hatred notwithstanding, I had to admit Dimitri Beli-whatever was pretty smart. After they'd carted us off to the airport to and onto the Academy's private jet, he'd taken one look at the two of us whispering and ordered us separated.
""Don't let them talk to each other," he warned the guardian who escorted me to the back of the plane. "Five minutes together, and they'll come up with an escape plan."
"I shot him a haughty look and stormed off down the aisle. Never mind the fact we had been planning escape." Dimitri looked at me, "I knew it!" he smirked playfully.
"How?" I asked and the rest of the room repeated.
"Open book," his eyes never left mine as he shrugged his shoulders. "You're an open book to me, Rose." Dimitri returned to reading when the others stayed silent, still clearly stunned.

I tuned back in when I heard my lover read "I'd have to think of something that involved getting past the Academy's magical wards and ten times as many guardians. Yeah. No problem." The group broke into laughter. Even Liss found my nonchalance and attitude funny. Dimitri simply shot me a look that mirrored his words, "I don't doubt you'd've found a way." Abe cheered on his little girl's attitude and my using his logic.
"Oh, be quiet!" I snapped playfully. "Read, Dimitri!"

He returned to reading and I returned to being tuned out, simply melting hearing his honey and spice, heartwarming accent and voice. I tuned back in when I sensed his unease. "Comrade?" I asked in worry.
"I cared, Rose. I cared." I could see he was hurt... on the verge of tears.
"I was a naïve child. I knew no better, Dimitri. I didn't know you then, all I knew was that you were Academy sent and, back then, anyone from the Academy was a threat we couldn't trust." The group was stunned to silence again.

I gripped his left hand with my right, then tried to take over reading. I wasn't allowed to touch the book. I shook my head playfully and let my resolute soulmate continue. He read through that slip into Lissa's head and back out. I tuned in at the part when he gave me a backhanded compliment. ""Stupid, but still brave. Why did you even try it?"" This time when I gazed at him in response, I gave him an answer.
"You know why, now," I practically purred. Whoops! Hadn't meant it to come out quite like that. Oh well, the squeeze my hand received from his was worth it. As was his next two whispered words.
"You. Tease!" he growled playfully under his breath.
"Read, Belikov!" Abe commanded. Uh oh. What were my parents seeing? How did we look to the others? Dimitri did as instructed.