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"Welcome to the Guardian Games Headquarters, can I see some identification please?" A security guard at the front gates asked.

"Dimitri Belikov and Rose Hathaway," Dimitri said, pulling his driver's license out of his wallet and handing it to the guy. "Contestants in the games."

The guard looked at Dimitri and at the license and then handed it back to Dimitri.

"Welcome, Guardian Belikov and Guardian Hathaway. You can park your vehicle in the garage around the corner and to the left," He said, pointing at a building in the distance.

"Thank you," Dimitri called as we drove away.

"Holy shit! We finally made it!" I yelled, pressing my face to the window excitedly.

I gasped as we came over a hill that concealed the buildings from the view of the main road. One huge building was surrounded by a dozen or so smaller ones, which were still big. The roadway was beautiful golden brick, and it led all around the buildings. The biggest building, which I was guessing was the main office, was all glass and had the Guardian Games logo on the front. It covered almost half of the front side. The smaller buildings were all made of beautiful brown, tan, and white stone and I could only imagine what the insides looked like.

"It's beautiful," I whispered and Dimitri nodded in agreement.

We pulled into the garage, which was as big as a mall parking garage.

"Hi there! There's some open spaces on the third floor," A man in uniform like the security guard said, pointing at the ramp that led upstairs.

"Okay. Thank you," Dimitri said, and pulled away.

We parked the car amongst all the other vehicles of workers and contestants and stepped out. I groaned and cracked my back, stretching all of my tense muscles.

Dimitri leaned over to me and whispered in my ear, "Remember Roza, don't do anything that insinuates our relationship. They probably have cameras all over the place."

"You're probably right," I mumbled as we walked side by side to the main office.

I wanted to reach out and hold his hand so badly that my fingers were aching. Snap out of it Rose, I told myself. One slip up here and I'm sure it'd be all over the news. We entered the main office through a set of those rotating doors, and I had the sudden urge to run around in them like 5 times, but I restrained myself. Looking like a retard won't earn me a good reputation on my first day.

When I walked in, I swear that my jaw practically hit the floor. The floors were shining white marble and all the countertops and desks were granite. There was a ginormus spiral staircase in the middle of the room that circled around a large fountain that had a magnificent golden Guardian Games logo shooting water out of it. This place just screamed money. It surprised me that this much cash and time was spent on a dhampir affair; usually we don't get much.

Dimitri cleared his throat as we approached the counter and a woman in a blue suit with the Guardian Games logo on its chest looked up and smiled at us.

"Ah, Guardian Hathaway and Guardian Belikov! What a pleasure to meet you! Mr. Barker is waiting for you upstairs. Take the elevator to the 13th floor, and his office is the fourth door on the left," she said cheerfully, pointing at the elevator.

"Thank you," Dimitri and I both said in unison as we headed for the elevator.

I hit the 13 button and the doors shut with a ping. I checked all over the room but saw no cameras.

"Comrade," I sang, grabbing the collar of his duster and pulling his chest to mine. "Did you know this is also called the kissing room?"

His eyes darted around the elevator and apparently he also saw no cameras. He put his hands on my hips and I stood on my tiptoes and kissed him with as much passion I could put into the last couple of seconds we had. The elevator pinged again and we sprang apart, fixing our hair and straightening our clothes. We grinned at each other as we stepped out of the elevator and headed for Mr. Barker's office.

Dimitri knocked on the door and we heard him yell, "Come in!"

I turned the doorknob and stepped in, and Dimitri followed suit.

"Ah, Dimitri and Rose, I've been expecting you!" He said, jumping out of his chair and shaking our hands vigorously. "It's so nice to meet you in person."

"Nice to meet you too," Dimitri said and I nodded in agreement.

"Come, come! We have so much to do in so little time! Good, I see you've brought your luggage…"

"We didn't bring our-" I began confusedly, until I was interrupted by a voice.

"I got your luggage, Ms. Hathaway and Guardian Belikov. It took me about 39 tries but I figured out the lock code on your door and I took the liberty of getting your things. No thanks are necessary," Randy, the same annoying guy who helped us at the airport, said, towing a luggage cart full of our shit on it.

Dimitri and I looked at each other with wide eyes.

"Um… Thank you?" Dimitri said, but it came out as more of a question.

"Let's go to your room eh?" Mr. Barker said. "You are dismissed Mr. Randy. Thank you."

Randy left and Dimitri grabbed our luggage cart.

"Freak…" I mumbled under my breath.

Dimitri gave me one of his stern mentor looks, and Mr. Barker laughed.

"He is a strange one, isn't he? I like your attitude Ms. Hathaway. You have a spark to you. Definitely a good asset to have for the games."

"Thanks!" I said, giving Dimitri a smug grin. I leaned over to him and whispered in his ear, "See Comrade? I knew my attitude would come in handy some day."

He just rolled his eyes amusedly and we continued to follow a chattering Mr. Barker.

We walked outside and he stopped. "The one story building to the left is the gym. It's always open and you're always welcome to use it. The building beside that is the pool; same as before, use it whenever you want. That tall building beside the pool is contestant housing. That's where you will be staying. I'll show you to your room later. The cafeteria is the one story building beside contestant housing. Breakfast is served from 6 to 8," He continued.

I groaned loudly and Dimitri and Mr. Barker chuckled.

"I see we don't have an early riser here, eh?" He asked.

"Absolutely not. It's like pulling teeth to get her to come to training in the morning," Dimitri said, punching my shoulder lightly.

I rolled my eyes at him as they both laughed together.

"Anyways… Lunch is from 11:45 to 1:30, and dinner is from 5:30 to 7. Now these are general times. We sometimes have meetings during meals, and we will tell you a specific time to meet. Getting all this?" He paused to ask.

I shrugged and looked at Dimitri expectantly. He smiled at me and nodded.

"Swell! The large building beside the cafeteria is the employee housing, where all the people who are associated with the games stay. I will be residing there when I'm not in my office. If you need anything at any hour, please do not hesitate to call me."

"Will do. Thank you," Dimitri said.

"Not a problem sir. Now to your room, I'm sure you're tired of towing that luggage cart," He said, pointing at the cart that was filled with 80% my luggage.

"I can take a turn pulling Comrade," I said, reaching for the cart.

"It's fine Roza, I got it," He replied, pulling it along as we walked towards the contestant housing.

"Hmm… Such unusual nicknames!" Mr. Barker commented.

"I call him Comrade cause I know it annoys him and I like to think of us as equals. I've called him that ever since the first day we met."

"Which was?" He asked.

"The day that he found Lissa and I and brought us back to the academy," I said sheepishly.

"Ah yes, your bond mate! I often forget that you are shadow kissed. I'm curious about your bond. May we converse about it sometime?"

"Um… Sure," I replied.

"And Roza?" He asked Dimitri.

"It's her name in Russian. My homeland is Russia so it's kind of a habit."

"Ah, I see! Did you know that there is another mentor and student team in the Guardian Games this year?"

"What?" I asked, wide eyed.

"Yes, there is a pair from Russia, a young boy and his woman mentor."

"Interesting, we'd love to meet them," Dimitri said.

"Well, they're going down. Dimitri and I are the most badass pair," I said, snarkily.

Mr. Barker threw his head back and howled with laughter. "You sure have a can do attitude, Ms. Hathaway! Ah, here we are. I hope you don't mind that you'll be sharing a room."

Dimitri and I both shrugged, not caring. We had traveled up the elevator to the fourth floor and we were room 299.

"Your keys," He said, digging them out of his pocket and handing them to us. "I'll leave you to two to get settled, and I expect to see you at dinner. Here is my phone number for my room and my office in case you need anything. Ta ta!"

"Bye, thanks," I said and Dimitri nodded.

He entered the elevator and headed downstairs, and Dimitri stuck his key in the door. It turned green and the door clicked open. We stepped in and I gasped for the third time since we got here.

The room we entered was a living room/kitchen area. There was a giant, fluffy, white couch with a huge flat screen TV in front of it, two matching white recliners surrounding that, and a glass coffee table in the middle. The walls were sponge painted all different shades of blue and the floors were baby blue carpeting. In the kitchen there was a fridge, a stove, and a microwave; all of which were stainless steel. There was a little island in the middle of the kitchen with a granite countertop, and there was shining white tile on the floors. The walls were all sponge painted throughout the suite.

I walked through a white door which led to the bedroom. To my disappointment, there were two beds. Damn this ritzy place. I was also hoping that there would be no heat so we would have to cuddle together for warmth, but of course there was a thermostat that let you choose the exact temperature that you want each room. Oh well, I thought to myself. I'll do whatever I can to get close to him anyways.

The two beds looked like California Kings and they were huge and plushy. There were blue comforters and white sheets, and all kinds of different shades of blue and white pillows arranged on top.

I jumped on one and sunk into the fluffiness.

"Help me Comrade! I'm drowning in this bed!" I yelled, holding my hand up for him to grab onto.

He grabbed it to help me up, but before he could pull me up I yanked on his hand and he fell down on top of me. He quickly propped himself up on his elbows so his weight wasn't on me, and he looked down at me and raised an eyebrow.

"My bad," I said, staring at his lips. My breathing became heavy as I looked at his full, plump lips just inches away from mine.

He's going to pull away. He's going to pull away, my mind was yelling at me.

He slowly lowered his lips onto mine for a gentle kiss, and all thoughts in my mind that weren't him went away. I wrapped my arms around his neck as our bodies molded together. One of his hands tangled in my hair and the other roamed up and down my body. I moaned into the kiss and Dimitri took the opportunity to snake his tongue in my mouth. Our tongues danced in my mouth, fighting for dominance. I removed my hands from his neck and lifted his shirt over his head. He broke the kiss to shrug it off and a familiar but unwanted sensation washed over me.

I was being sucked into Lissa's head.

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