Reading VA: Reading Vampire Academy (A VA fanfic)

Twenty

RPOV
I opened the book to chapter twenty. And so it began. I wasn't ashamed for falling victim to the charm and taking a guilty pleasure in stealing that heated make out session with the man who was simply meant to be my mentor... According to society. By reading this chapter, much like reading the shopping trip one, I was professing my guilty and damning actions but admitting I no longer gave a shit about what others thought. They were going to learn we'd done worse, much worse, while still supposedly mentor and student. I was engaged to him now and there's nothing anyone can say or do to change my mind because I'm irrevocably in love with and completely addicted to Dimitri Belikov.

"My mouth dropped open." I started and silence fell.
Mia cut me a cheeky look I returned. No animosity was left between us whatsoever; we easily laughed at our childish and stupid behaviours towards the other. We'd both changed since Spokane.

""Uh... wait... you mean sex?""

"What did you think they meant!" laughed a smirking Mia.
"Hey!" I retorted. Not at all liking the insinuation.
"Were you seriously that innocent?" came Christian's snarky response. One Eddie seconded.
"Yes, she was still that innocent," answered Dimitri.
"Ew!" the room chorused at the hidden message.

Dimitri and I just ginned at each other before shrugging our shoulders. We held the other's innocence and virtue; whilst understanding the significance of such a thing, we found the group's reaction a little over the top and melodramatic. When were they going to realise we never really saw ourselves as society had, as student and teacher?

"Again, ew! This is the girl who was meant to be your student." The others looked thoroughly repulsed. Dimitri and I didn't care anymore that we'd thrown away those roles before getting comfortable in them.

"Oh, be quiet and let a girl read!" I snapped playfully. They shushed.
"Woman, Roza, woman" Dimitri corrected in my ear. I couldn't help but shiver.

"My astonishment prevented me from thinking of a better response. Mason thought it was hysterical." So had everyone in this room. "Jesse looked like he wanted to die."

I kept reading. Managing to cover the rest of that interaction. Without interruption. The same with between the end of that interaction through to the Mia altercation. Even then did no one comment. All of us wanted to get out of here and have an early night.

"Heedless of the dress, I flounced onto the floor of my room, crossing my legs underneath me. I reached out to Lissa. She was calmer now."

I kept reading through to when the charm started. Still uninterrupted except for the odd gasp.

"Something forced me out of her head, and I frowned, staring around my room. I needed to go back to her and find out what had happened. Usually the connection just faded or I closed it off, but this-this was like something had actually removed me and pulled me. Pulled me back here."

Murmurs went around the room. Speculation, wonder, curiosity. Those reasons for chatter soon turned into reasons for silence.

"But that made no sense. What could pull me back from... wait.
"My mind blanked." Gasps echoed in the room.
"I couldn't remember what I'd just been thinking about. It was gone. Like static in my brain. Where had I been? With Lissa? What about Lissa?"

Intrigue was the main thing showing on everyone's face. Some were trying to puzzle it out. Lissa and Dimitri wore a knowing look. As did Alberta and Abe, but those two's looks were more reflective of someone who'd just had suspicions confirmed.

"Standing up, I wrapped my arms around myself," Dimitri scooted closer and wrapped his arms around my waist. Mmmm, amazing, "confused, trying to figure out what was going on. Lissa. Something with Lissa.
"Dimitri, a voice inside my head suddenly said. Go to Dimitri.
"Yes. Dimitri. My body and spirit burned for him all of a sudden, and I wanted to be with him more than I ever had before."