I'm glad you all are liking it. I will try and update more often. I just started reading Harry Potter for the first time and now I'm seeing why everyone was obsessed! Haha. So my time has gone to reading.

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RPOV

I laid in my bed all night tossing and turning, not able to get the scent of him out of my nose. It was bugging me. Why am I reacting this way? I'm supposed to not like him!

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Did I even sleep? It didn't feel like it. I got up and got ready for the day. We had to meet again for the stupid assignment. Who does homework on a Saturday!? Stupid people, that's who. Okay, well not stupid people but annoying people...Like Liss and Dimitri.

I was actually early in the common room and there were a lot of people, mostly girls gossiping about Dimitri. GAH! I wanted a few minutes to myself without him popping up.

"...yeah he's supposed to be here. I wonder if I sit close to the door if he'll say hi."

"I hear he likes them blond, so..you're out of luck."

"...his body is amazing. I snuck into his workout with Eddie and Mason. He's a Russian God."

And on and on it went until the door opened. The room fell silent as Eddie walked out and you could hear a collective sigh from the girls. I couldn't help but laugh loudly. Eddie even looked confused.

He sat down at the table with me, "what the hell was that about?" He pointed backwards to the girls with his thumb.

Still laughing, "they're waiting for 'The Russian God' to come in." I emphasized the Russian God with air quotes.

"Dimitri?"

"Yep" I said popping the 'p'.

"Why?"

"Cause if you haven't noticed most of the dhampir girls are head over heels for him, and they're ready to suck farts out of his ass."

The room went silent and in walked 'The Russian God' and the girls all sat up straight, with their breasts popping out of their shirts, and their eyelashes batting in the wind. He didn't look at any of the girls, and you could see the disappointed looks on their faces.

Eddie and Dimitri did some dumb bro hand slap, and I rolled my eyes at that.

"Have fun doing homework." Eddie said as he was leaving.

"Let's get this over with." I said as I opened up my books.

"I brought you something." He said as he was reaching into his bag and pulled out a paper bag.

I looked at the bag and was skeptical to grab it. But he placed it in front of me, and I was nosey to know what it was. I could feel the stares of all the girls on me. As I opened it, I could smell something delicious.

"Mmm, doughnuts." I said as I took a mouth watering bite.

This made him smile. "I figured you'll be nicer with a full stomach."

My mouth was too full to answer so I just nodded.

We worked in silence for a while, but girls kept coming up to Dimitri to "talk", or should I say, try and push themselves on him.

"How's a guy supposed with work with all those breasts in his face." I joked.

"We can go somewhere else." He didn't look up from his work.

"Wherever we go, they'll follow. They're like flies on shit."

"So I'm shit?" He joked.

"Biggest one I've seen." I joked back. Why did this banter feel comfortable? Gah!

"I know where we can go and they won't bother us." He said as he back his stuff away. So I closed my books and collected them in my arms.

"Where?"

"You'll see." He said as he grabbed my books from my arms.

"You know, I can carry my own books." I said as we were walking by the girls that had daggers in their eyes.

"Mama always told me to be a gentleman."

I rolled my eyes.

We climbed up stairs in silence, but it wasn't uncomfortable.

"Where are we going?"

"My room." He said as if it was the most common place to go.

I replied with an 'oh'. His room? His room?! The only boys room I've been in is Eddie's and Mason's. And to be fair, they're like brothers so it doesn't count, right?

We got to his room, room 306, and it was the same size as any dorm room in this building. His walls were bare, and there wasn't much that made his room look like his own except the stack of school books and others that looked to be novels. His room smelled just like his cologne. It made my stomach twist...but in a weird happy way.

I heard the door click, and it made me hyper aware that we were alone together in the room. He placed his hand on my lower back and guided me to his desk

"I won't bite." He joked.

I gave out a nervous laugh, but sat down on the chair at the desk.

I looked at his book collection. The top one looked old, and worn in. True Grit, I turned it over and peered inside the book and read a few lines.

"You like it?" Dimitri said quietly.

"I didn't know you liked westerns. You got a cowboy complex?" I joked.

He gave me a big smile, and it was nice. It was different than his usual smirks. "I just might."

"Mmmhmm, and that's why you have that duster. I'll have to get you a cowboy hat to go with it. So you can save damsels in distress."

"Looks like the only damsel I'll be saving is you." I gave him a pointed look. "Save you from your smart mouth."

Haha ouch. "Looks like you can't handle my mouth." I said with sass.

"I know exactly what I'd do to that mouth." He looked me in the eyes, "but that's for another time." He was smirking.

I stayed quiet. I didn't know what to say to that. I kept looking around his room, with the little things he had, of course.

"You should get some work done you know."

"I can do it later." I sat on his bed and opened his bedside table. You can tell a lot about a person by what they have in their drawers.

He didn't have much. He had a western book with a book mark in there, and a picture of what I'm assuming is his family. He was the only man in the family. Yikes, I felt bad for him. Ha!

I don't know how long I was staring at the photo but I didn't feel Dimitri move over until I saw him pointing and naming all the members.

"..Viktoria is a year younger than us, but you remind me of her a lot. You both have smart mouths and a lot of spunk." He laughed.

It was weird, dhampirs rarely have parents...much less a whole family.

"You're the only guy in the family, why?" I looked up at him and he sighed loudly.

"My father was abusive to my mother," he looked deep in thought staring out to the window, "and one day I saw him abusing my mother and I took matters into my own hands."

"You beat him up?" He nodded. "How old were you?"

"Thirteen."

"Did he ever come back?"

"No. I haven't seem him since."

I stared back at the photo, and felt jealous. I never got to have a family, the closest I had was Lissa's...till they passed away. My mom didn't come to the academy unless her charge was, and she never called, texted, emailed...nothing. And my father, well who the hell knew who he was. And here was a picture of Dimitri's family, they all seemed happy and close.

I felt anger surge through me, and I could feel my eyes starting to tingle. I put the photo in the drawer and slammed it. I left his room. I didn't grab my books, I just walked out and I could feel the tears streaming down my face. I heard Dimitri calling for me, but I didn't turn around..I walked faster. I wanted to get away from him and that photo that reminded me of something I'll never have.