Intimate Encounter - Chapter Eleven, Adult Version

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Dimitri kept to his word, within a few days we were back home. Dimitri didn't leave my side other than at night. My mood had improved greatly. "Thank you for talking to my parents and convincing them to let us come back home," I tell Dimitri who is eating breakfast with me for the first time. He looks over at me with a grin, "Anything for you, I told your parents we would never leave your side, I think that did the trick," he says between bites of his waffles. I like it when he's playful and not so serious, this is a side of Dimitri that I like. 

Up in my room, I work on my school assignments online. I can now do all my assignments online instead of in class. My mom and dad arranged for me to do cyber school instead of regular school since the disappearance of my sister. There was still no word on my sister, so mom and dad won't let me step a foot off the property. Sandy, for the most part, stays with me at night or when I'm studying in my room. She doesn't complain at all, I think she uses the time to catch up on her reading. Oh, how she loves to read a good book. 

After I get done with my work I call my best friend, Chyanne to come over. I'm so happy to see her when she arrives. We sit outside in the cool air on the front steps away from everyone. I know Chris is not to far off since my dad had made me promise even at home to not be by myself. "How's school and all our friends?" I ask. "It's all the same, boring if you ask me. Everyone is all tore up with the disappearance of Hannah. It's got everyone scared," she explains.

 "How was your trip? You guys were not gone very long," she asks. "It was really beautiful there, but I got homesick so I came home. I didn't want to tell her about my nightmares that I was having about Hannah, so I decided to keep that between me and Dimitri. I didn't want to crush anyone's hopes that she was still alive."Yeah, I can't even sleep by myself, Sandy has a bed in my room now and it was weird at first, but I have grown used to it now. She doesn't sleep at night, she reads most of the time. 

"I would settle for Dimitri in my bed," I say as I giggle. "I'm sure you would," she replies with a giggle. "You really have it bad for him, does he know how you feel about him?" she asks. I give it some thought before I answer. "I have a feeling that he knows that I like him, but I don't think he knows that I'm in love with him," I reply with a little bit of embarrassment. "I wonder sometimes if you are too attached to him, you know your parents won't let you be with him. It still makes me wonder why you have taken it as far as you have. Don't get me wrong, Emily but it just seems like your wasting part of your life on someone that clearly doesn't want a relationship, let alone someone that your parents will not approve of," she says. Wow, that was a shock to my system being told by my best friend. "It will never be a waste of my time. I will find a way to be with him even if they have to make it a new law, he's my world," I reply. "You are hopeless, if that is the way you feel, then you need to tell him how you feel so you guys can light this flame or put it out. If he doesn't want a relationship, you need to move on and find someone that will make you happy. I mean it, Emily, I don't want anything bad happening to you," she tells me as she hugs me tight.

What Chyanne told me earlier today was true, I need to tell him how I feel. It's been driving me crazy, I had to find out how he felt about me. With my mind made up, I was going to tell him how I felt. I made sure to tell Sandy where I was going so she wouldn't follow me, she agreed. It's late, everyone was sleeping as I made my way up to Dimitri's room. I opened the door slowly, peeking around to find Dimitri fast asleep in bed. I slowly make my way over to his bed without making any sounds. I stand there, watching him, as I played back our first kiss. 

I slowly climb onto the bed as carefully as I can. I had to see him up close. He looked just like he did when we were in China. As I watch him, I don't need to worry about what I need to say to him, or what he's saying to me. That's when I make a mistake, I reached out and stroked a strand of his dark hair from around his eye. 

He opens his eyes, looking up at me. I freeze as he sets up slowly. "Emily, what are you doing in my room?" he asks as he gets out of bed.

I quickly follow as the look he gives me makes my heart sink. I just knew he was going to reject me again. I don't think I can handle it. I crumbled at the foot of his bed into the floor. He kneels down in front of me. With a serious tone in his voice, "Emily, what are you doing?" he askes me again. "I can't stand it, I just had to...........," I say but stop in mid-sentence as my emotions take over.

"Why are you making this so hard?" he asks with strain in his voice. "Because, I think I'm in love with you," I reply almost in a whisper. Dimitri's eyes are deep and so serious. He doesn't respond but he doesn't look shocked either by my response.

He swiftly stands, putting distance from between us. I stand up, determined this time. It was now or never, I move fast to take him off guard. Cupping his face with my hands, I pull his lips to mine. He mumbles against my lips, "we can't...." I silence anything else he has to say as I kiss him deeper, while I press my body against his naked chest. He stops fighting me as he wraps his arms around my waist, and deepens the kiss. 

Oh, how his lips burned against mine, gentle but eager all at the same time, it's intoxicating. I thought our first kiss was amazing, but this was so much more than I had ever imagined a kiss to be like.

He pulls me to him, kissing me faster and harder, that it takes my breath away. I'm panting as my body lights up with fire. I'm intoxicated with this man. His hands slide along my skin waking every nerve in my body. 

Then in one swift motion, he pulls me up and wraps me around him. I feel his bare chest against my inner thighs, I could combust right at this moment. My stomach becomes flips as the butterfly's dance from all the sensations he is creating.

His lips take me hostage, nothing exists but him and I. Small moans escape my lips as he captures each sound I make with more kisses. I can feel his breathing pick up as kisses me. 

Then he moves me to the bed. Keeping me wrapped around him while situating me on the bed. Our lips never part, but only became more hungry with desire.

His hands ran from my calf up to my bare thigh, I began to tremble with excitement, nervous from what might happen next. I had never been with a man like this before and at this moment, it all seemed right. 

He climbs on top of me kissing me on my neck and around my ears. I'm trying to control myself but a few moans escape my lips. Dimitri grins at my reaction to his touch.  

His lips pull away as he rolls off me. It was like he's ripping something away from me, but then he slides close to my side pulling me against him as he brushes my hair from my face. 

Saying nothing he studies me for what seemed like a long time. His eyes are burning, bearing his soul, as he stares down at me. I want him, all of him, I want his body to take control of mine. "I need to know how you feel about me?" I say in a soft whisper. I had finally said it after all this time. I wanted to know his true feelings. He is silent for a moment, a moment that seemed to last a lifetime. Then he speaks, "You know how I feel, I don't have to say it." "I want to hear it, I want you to tell me," I plead. "My feelings are complicated, you tease me, you push my control beyond what I can withstand. I have fought a war within myself to keep me from falling in love with you, but you have broken my will power down and I can no longer deny how I feel about you," he explains. "So you do love me?" I say. "Yes, I do love you, even if it goes against all our rules and laws," he says. 

"Do you want me?" I finally ask him. "I've always wanted you, I know this is wrong, but I can o longer fight these feelings I have for you," he replies. This is a shock to actually hear from him. He brings his lips down to mine, soft and sweet, he kisses me gently. 

His kiss deepens as my thoughts start to scramble. I had to make a decision before this went any further. My body was on fire for his touch. This was it, I decided to be his, body and soul. His is the moment I have dreamed of my whole life. Dimitri sets up, pulling me up against him. I wrap my legs around his hips as I cling to him. He wraps his arms around me with one arm, as his other hand runs down the small of my back. I can feel his fingertips against my skin as they leave chill bumps in their wake. He's making my body light on fire with every touch he makes. I start to dig my nails into his back making him flinch. "Naughty girl," he says with a wicked smile. He steadies himself as he starts to undress me. My nerve endings are on fire. With one hand he starts to remove my underwear as I try to slid his PJ pants off. 

Then without warning, I hear, "oh shit, guys I'm so sorry." All I could do is stop and lookup. Dimitri was right there, almost. 

It's Chris, he has his back turned toward us. I hold poor Dimitri down to cover me from being exposed. "I'll be om................down the hall, the king needs you, Dimitri. I'm really truly sorry guys. I didn't mean..........," he was now rambling. "I...saw noting," he manages to get out as he leaves the room and shuts the door behind him. I'm mortified and embarrassed as the feeling of cold water being dumped on me ruins our perfect moment. 

Dimitri slowly gets up off the bed, then helps me to my feet. He pulls me toward him just close enough for me to feel his breath upon my lips."I've got to go, the king waits for no one. Go back to your room," he whispered as he pulls me to him, embracing me with a gentle kiss. Oh, those kisses, I can't get enough of them. "I will see you soon, no one is to know about us," he tells me. "So there is an us?" I say with a grin spreading along my lips. "Yes, if you still want me, I'll be yours. I can't resist you anymore, Emily. I have loved you for a long time, even though I've tried not to. Remember, don't forget you can't let anyone know of us, you will have to pretend we are just guardian and princess," he grins. "I can do that," I reply as I gave him another kiss.

Heading downstairs I make my way to my room. Sandy is dozing with a book in her lap. I closed my eyes trying to hold onto those moments I just had with Dimitri. I can still taste his lips on mine. His skin so warm against mine. And those hands, those wonderful hands that caressed my skin that makes me come to life. I'm already missing him. I just have to make myself content until I can be with him again.

The Trip To China - Chapter Ten

I was sent to my room to prepare to travel to who knows were. No one will tell me where we are going, all I knew was it was going to be me, Dimitri and Chris. They won't say it, but I know the real reason why they are sending me away. They want to protect me from the people that attacked my sister and to keep me away from the investigation. 

We board a private plane that my father used when he took trips for business or for family fun. After being in the air for so long, I must have fallen asleep halfway through the trip. The plane landing was what woke me up. I sit up in my seat and peer out the window. "Where are we?" I ask Demitri, who was sitting next to me. "We are in China," he replies. "China? Why are we in China?" I ask Demitri. "It is a place that I'm familiar with, plus it is a place that I can protect you from everything that is going on back at your home," he replies. 

I follow Demitri through the plane, then down the steps. I stop a few steps down, taking in the scene, it is breathtaking. The mountains are beautiful, I never imagined I would end up in China.

We take in the sights all around the town. I can't believe how different the culture is from what I'm used to. The people speak in a different language that I can't understand. Demitri is fluent in the language, which is amusing when I hear him talk to the locals. I never knew he could speak different languages. Chris is just as confused as I am when listening to their conversations. I get a few strange looks as we travel through the town. I can only guess it is because of my wings that no one else has. 

We come to a building that is familiar to Dimitri by the look on his face. "This is where I trained when I was younger. My parents sent me here to train so I could join the royal guard when I got older," he tells me as we walk across a small bridge to a normal looking building. I'm excited to see where he spent a lot of his younger years. 

When we walked in, it was empty and full of equipment. I walk over to one of the wooden posts that had several smaller posts sticking out at different angles. "What is this?" I ask Demitri. "This is one of the training dummies that we use to learn special kicks and punches," he tells me. I step up to one of them, giving it a punch. The wooden post rotates, taking me off guard. I almost fell if it had not been for Demitri rushing over to me to steady me. 

"That's not how you do it, let me show you," he says as he positions me in front of it. He steps behind me, placing his hands on my arms, he moves me like a puppet. I try to focus, but his nearness had me distracted. He steps away, "now you try it," he tells me. I fail once again. My frustration began to build and I think Dimitri noticed. Dimitri steps over to me to show me in detail the move once again as he encourages me with a smile. He shows me several times until I get a few moves right. "I never knew how much effort and practice that went into fighting," I say as I step back out of breath. "It was hard for me at first, but after a lot of practice, I got better the more I trained," he tells me. 

After a long day of sightseeing and practicing with Dimitri, I decide to call it a night. Dimitri and Chris are in the room next to me to give me privacy but to keep a close distance to me. After I wash up, I change into my nightclothes. I climb into bed, hoping sleep will come soon. I close my eyes, but my mind keeps racing with everything that's going on. I had a sort of normal life, and now it was a total mess. After what seems like an hour, I drift off to sleep. 

Jolted from a horrible dream, I wake myself up screaming. Tears stream down my face, I find that I can hardly breathe. My skin is crawling with goosebumps as the sweet covers my skin.

Dimitri comes busting into the room in a panic. Running over to the bed, he drops to his knees in front of me. He takes my hands into his. "What's wrong?" he asks with a worried look on his face. I sat there speechless, I couldn't form any words as the tears continue to run down my cheeks.

"Emily!" Dimitri says as he shakes my hands. It finally snaps me out of the nightmare that has ripped me wide open. "My sister," is all I can manage to get out.

I pull my legs up to my chest as I began to cry again. I can't even speak it, I don't want it to be true. Dimitri climbs on the bed, sitting beside me, he tries to comfort me. "Emily, please tell me why you are crying," he whispers. She's gone, she's dead, I can feel it. Part of my soul has been ripped out. I didn't think that I could feel her, but I can. I don't know how to explain it, but it was like a part of me was just tore away. In my dream, I could hear her cry's for help, and no one was there to help her. They killed her," I sob. "Who killed her?" he asks. "I don't know who they are, I don't know what they are, they have red eyes that are full of evil. They were the last thing my sister saw before they killed her. I watched as her life slipped away," I reply. 

Pulling me to him, I wrap my arms around him as I cry into his shoulder. He holds me until I was so tired that I could no longer stay awake. I doze off and on as the tears continue to run down my cheeks. He shifts me to where I'm laying down with my head resting on his belly. I feel him stroke my hair as his stomach rises with each breath that he takes. I know he's trying to reassure me that it was just a bad nightmare, but deep down inside, I know my dream was real.

After a while, I dozed off again as Dimitri continues to hold me. He never leaves my side, which was more comfort than I realized was possible. 

I open my eyes to find Dimitri wrapped around me. He must have fallen asleep after a while. I'm shocked at how close we are, he has me pulled against his body with his arms around me. His head is resting on my shoulder, and I can feel his steady breathing on my neck. His long, lean body is pressed right up against me, which is making my stomach all jittery inside. I've never felt this way with no one else before, and yet it feels so right with the way he is holding me. It reminds me of the first time he held me in his arms as he kissed me for the first time in his room. I fight the urge to roll over and watch him sleeping. I even get the stupid idea of stealing a kiss from his sleeping lips. I decide against it as I enjoy the comfort he is giving me as my heart breaks for my sister.

I can't sleep anymore, I don't want to disturb Dimitri as my mind runs wild with the images from my nightmare. I slowly roll over, looking at how peaceful Dimitri looks in his sleep. I have never seen him look this vulnerable. I shift to the other side of the bed very slow, so I don't wake him. Once out of bed, I look over at Dimitri, hoping that I didn't wake him. Once I know he is still asleep, I go out onto the balcony to try to regain my thoughts. The night air is crisp with a bit of a chill. It's still dark outside as I walk over to the edge of the balcony. The only sounds I can hear are the sounds of nature, I can even hear a waterfall not so far away. 

"Hannah, where are you? Why is this happening? Please don't let my worse fears be true," I say softly into the night as my tears return. When I return to my room, Dimitri is already gone. He must have known that I needed to be alone. 

I can't go back to sleep now that I'm up, so I get dressed. When I go back to my room, I find Dimitri waiting for me, fully dressed. It takes me off guard. My emotions get the best of me. 

I crumble to the floor in a fit of tears again. I'm sobbing when Dimitri's soft voice makes me open my eyes. "You ok," he asks. He's kneeling in front of me with a worried look. 

"I can't shake this feeling, I'm far away from home, Hannah is god knows where, and I could be next," I trail off.

"Emily, I will protect you if you want to go home I will try to convince your father to let me take you home. I won't let anything bad happen to you," he says softly as he put his hands on my shoulders. 

"Come, let's get you off this floor and get you something to eat," he says as he pulls me to my feet. I can't even think of food right now, and I know he won't let me argue with him either. 

"I'll make a call and see when we can go home. You know your father cares for you, he wants you safe, and so do I. It would kill me...........," he trails off. My mouth goes slack as my mind goes blank. Did he just confess something to me that he didn't want me to know? "Just be patient, and let us worry about this stuff. You're safe," he reassures me. 

After Math - Chapter Nine

Slowly rising out of bed, my body ached, and my muscles were stiff. I'm very disoriented, not sure if I had just woken from a bad dream or not. My eyes hurt from all the crying I had done for hours, till I had dozed off sometime during the night. I had forgotten that Dimitri had said he would stay with me, and sure enough, there he sat slumped over in the chair by my bed. I didn't want to wake him with him sleeping so peaceful. 

Trying to be quiet, I turn to put my feet on the ground, and when I glance up, I find Dimitri is now awake. "You stayed?" I say as the shock registers in my tone. "I told you that I would," he replies. He looks so tired, he must have just dozed off when I woke him up. His eyes are bloodshot with dark circles. 

I stretch one last time as I wipe the sleep from my eyes. I forgot that I was still wearing my clothes from yesterday as I slid off the bed. I knew I looked bad with my wrinkled dress and messed up makeup and hair. Then the realization hits me like a freight train, with a sudden pang of panic and fear, I remember my sister.

With full clarity, I shoot up off the bed. "My sister! Did they find my sister?" I gasp. "No word yet, they are still looking for them. They haven't found any signs that they have been harmed," he replies softly. "I got to find my parents," I told him as I headed for the door. "Do you want me to go with you?" Dimitri asked. "I'll go alone, you get some rest. I won't leave the house," I reply. 

I had to find my mom, she would know exactly what was going on. My mom would tell me the truth, she never hid anything from me. As I walk through the house in search of my mom, I keep telling myself that this is some bad dream, that this wasn't really happening. 

She's right where I figured she would be, I find her in her study sitting in the bay window. She's so preoccupied with her thoughts that she doesn't realize I had walked into the room. I walk over to her, "mom," I say softly. She looks up at me with a sad face. 

"Mom, are you alright?" I ask softly, almost in a whisper. "I'm doing the best I can, your father is taking it really hard. He's shut himself in his room, and no one but his guard is allowed in there. He's grieving pretty bad," she informs me. My father grieving! I have never even seen him cry, this is shocking to me.

I could tell she had not been to bed by the dark circles under her eyes. Her eyes were bloodshot with the tear stains that had run down her cheeks.

Kneeling down in front of her, I take her hand into mine. "Mom, don't cry, she's still alive, I know it. We're twins, if something terrible happened to her, I would know. We're going to find her," I tell her as I try to soothe her pain. She swallows back a few tears, "I don't know what it is, I just feel like something terrible is going to happen. I just don't think I'll get the chance to see her again, I bet it's...............she trails off staring out the window. She looks back at me, "if the nightwalkers have her, she won't survive, they never do," she chokes out. "That's not true, she's a fighter, you know it, and Luke is with her. Not everyone dies, Dimitri didn't," I tell her, trying to give her some hope and a little bit of peace. She still looks grim but manages to force a small smile. "Your right," she replies weakly. "Try to get some rest, I won't keep you," I tell her as I stand. She gives me a small nod before I leave the room. 

I walk through the house as my heart breaks for my mom. I had never seen her look this sad before. She was always fierce and strong. As I'm standing in the kitchen at the sink, I see my father walking in the back yard. I head outside to talk to him. When I approach him, I can see how tired and anxious he is.   

"Dad," I say in a soft voice. "Emily, what is it?" he asks in a hoarse whisper. "I just talked to mom, she's really sad, how are you handling things?" I ask.

"I don't know what to do, I have sent out many search parties, and no one can find any traces of either of them. It's like they disappeared without a trace. No one has called demanding any money or even demanding anything. I don't know what to think," he replies. "It's going to be ok," I tell him. "Where are your guards? I don't see them," he asks as he looks around. "Emily!" he huffs. Oh no, he's mad, and I didn't want to upset him further. "I didn't know you wanted them by my side here on the grounds," I try to sound as innocent as possible. "No, they are to be by your side at all times, especially after what happened to your sister. I don't want you to be left alone, ever," he says with anger radiating through him. "Ok, I promise. I will have them at all times," I reply.

"I promise I will do whatever you and mom tell me to do. I don't want you to worry about me, that way you can focus on my sister. Just like I told mom, it's going to be alright, I know she's still alive, I can still feel her. Maybe she got away, and she's hiding until she can feel safe to come home. We will find her," I tell him as I force a small smile. "I hope you are right," he replies with a crack in his voice.