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Sword's POV

Watching Fury walk off with Maria was slightly irritating. Everyone had their mate but me. But yet, I found an attraction to Maria.

Walking into the kitchen I take out the cake again. It really tasted good. Our mother walked into the room, smiling when she saw me.

"Why look so gloom my little dancing Sword?" she asked walking over to me and rubbing my shoulder.

I look to her. "Everyone has their mate, I am happy for them all…but I am alone with no mate" I say looking back down. She rubbed her hand up and down my back, leaning on my shoulder.

"I'm sorry you have not found your mate my little dancing Sword" she said. "I just wish I could find someone like Maria. She seems like a nice woman." I say taking another bite.

She straightened up. "Do not submit to taking your brothers mate my little dancing Sword, only heartbreak will come from it" she said glaring at me.

Yes I knew that, but it didn't stop the arousing feelings that I had when I saw Maria.

It was odd though. To have such feelings for another's mate.

She turned and walked out of the room.

Crap. What was I going to do? How could I fight my own brother for his mate?

With a sigh, he turned, walking out of the room.

Wondering up the stairs, he found Maria wondering the halls, looking up at the pictures that hung on the wall.

"Like the pictures Maria?" Sword asked walking up to her slowly. She looked to him with a grin. "Their beautiful" she chided looking up to one of Fury and Axel. "Their all painted by hand. Our mother likes to have them painted then the modern picture taken" Sword said glancing up at the picture as well. He grinned at the memory. Fury and Axel were putting up a fuss about having to dress up nice for the picture.

"Your mother is very nice..all of you are so welcoming, you just rarely see that nowadays" Maria said looking up to him.

"Yeah, you humans aren't too nice to one another" he stated. He had seen some humans and never liked how they interacted with one another.

"So, anything I can help you with?" Sword asked looking down at her. She shook her head. "No I'm fine for now. Just headed to get something to eat and looked at the picture's along the way" she said with a smile.

Maria walked around him, heading to the stairs. He turned to follow her. "What are you hungry for?" he asked trotting down the stairs next to her. Maria laughed. "I'm not sure, you guys seem to have everything that I could think of" she said with another laugh. Walking into the kitchen she looked through the fridge before looking to the cupboards. Sword watched her from the other side of the island. Part of him was aching to touch her. To press his body up against her.

Maria turned to him. "Do you have any lasagna?" she asked with a curious look. Sword laughed and walked to the metal bread like box, lifting the lid, Maria saw a large pan of lasagna. Arching a brow she looked up at him. "You poofed that here didn't you?" she asked with a laugh. Sword smiled. "I might have" he chided setting the lid down. Turning to the cupboards he took out a bowl and handed it to her.

"Thank you" she said, reaching for the spoon, she began to fill the bowl up with lasagna.

"Want garlic bread with it?" Sword asked, holding up the French bread. She nodded. He cut a few pieces of the bread, buttered and sprinkled garlic salt on it. As he handed it to her, she watched it turn backed.

"Thanks again" she said with a grin. Sword nodded. "your welcome, your apart of the family now" he said with a grin. She took the bread and the bowl, to sit at the small bar. Taking a few bites, she looked to him.

"Is something wrong?" she asked looking worried at him. Sword gave her a confused look. "What do you mean?" he asked, walking to the fridge and taking out a bottle of wine. Opening it, he took a drink and set it down.

"You just had a look of longing on your face is all" Maria said taking another bite. "I just wonder about what its like to have a mate is all" he said watching her. Maria looked back over to him. She could see the pained expression on his face.

"You'll find someone Sword, I'm sure of it" Maria said with a grin. He gave her a grin. How much did she know he was wanting her as his mate?

Probably didn't even begin to think anything about it.

"Yea, maybe your right Maria" Sword said with a grin and turned to walk out of the kitchen. If he stayed any longer he feared he might do something he would regret.