A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter and I hope you all enjoy this chapter to. BTW, there are a few perspective changes in this chapter. Please, remember to review!

~Cassi

Edwards' POV

Suddenly, Alice got a look on her face that he knew very well; she was having a vision. Edward read her thoughts. After a minute she snapped out of it. Alice turned to Edward.

"Have you read my thoughts?" she asked.

"Yes," Edward answered.

"Should we tell Carlisle?" Alice questioned.

"No, let's wait, this is sure to be funny," Edward said.

Alice nodded.

Demetri's POV

Soon they arrived at the Cullens and Marcus rang the doorbell. After a moment Carlisle opened the door. He had a confused look on his face.

"Marcus, what's going on?"

"We'll explain in a little bit. May we come in?" Marcus said.

"Yes, of course," Carlisle replied.

The five of them went in and Carlisle led them into the living room.

"Carlisle, what's going on?" Esme asked.

"Your guess is as good as mine," Carlisle answered.

"Oh, hello Marcus, Demetri, Heidi, and who is this?" Esme said.

"Hello Esme, this is my soul mate, Serefina," Demetri responded.

"Let's go sit in the living room and talk about this, shall we?" Carlisle said. Everyone nodded in agreement and they went and sat in the living room. "What is going on here?"

"Like I said, Serefina is my soul mate and well, there was an incident and we left the Volturi along with Chelsea, Afton and Santiago," Demetri replied.

"What happened?" Esme questioned.

"Esme, I hate to be an inconvenience, but can you take her into a bed room?" Demetri asked.

"Yes of course," Esme answered. She turned to Serefina. "Come on, I'll show you to a room."

Serefina didn't move from Demetri's side.

"Go on, I'll be up in a few minutes," said Demetri. Reluctantly, she let go and went over to Esme.

"Do you want me to give her our room?" Esme asked so Serefina couldn't hear.

"Yes," Carlisle responded.

"Come on, follow me," said Esme.

Serefina's POV

Esme led Serefina up to the master bedroom. "Here you are. Do you want anything to eat or drink?"

"No, but thank you," Serefina replied quietly.

"You look tired, get some sleep," said Esme.

Serefina nodded and then Esme left. She hesitantly crawled into the bed and curled up. She grabbed a pillow and clutched it to her chest.

Demetri's POV

Downstairs in the living room, Marcus and Demetri were about to explain to Carlisle and the rest of the guys what happened to Serefina.

"Could I ask you girls to leave, I don't think you should be hearing this," said Marcus.

They nodded and then left. Demetri was about to tell the guys about what happened without giving too much detail, but Edward knew the full story just by reading Demetri's mind.

"Oh, that's sick!"

"You weren't there to see it," said Demetri.

"What happened?" Carlisle asked.

Without giving too much detail, Demetri told them what happened.

"Carlisle, don't let the boys near her, she is terrified of any guy except Demetri, even me," Marcus said.

Carlisle nodded. "Demetri, could you keep her calm enough for me to do a once-over so I can see if I can prescribe her anything to help ease her pain?"

"I'll try, but I can't promise anything," Demetri responded.

"I'll come too," Jasper offered.

"No, I think that may be too much, but stand outside, just in case," Carlisle replied.

Jasper nodded. The three of them went upstairs and Demetri went in first.

"What took you so long?" Serefina questioned.

He sat down next to her and pulled her close. "I'm sorry, I was talking to Carlisle."

"Oh," Serefina responded.

"All right Carlisle, you can come in now," Demetri said so Serefina couldn't hear.

The moment Carlisle walked into the room Serefina clung to Demetri and her breathing became heavier.

"Serefina, calm down, Carlisle just wants to help. Don't you want to get rid of the pain?"

She nodded.

"I just want to do a quick once-over and ask you a few questions," Carlisle said.

Again, she nodded. Carlisle took a step forward and Serefina started freaking out.

"Jasper," Carlisle whispered. Jasper started using his mood control and Serefina calmed down a bit, but not as much as they wanted. "Jasper."

"I'm trying," Jasper said.

Carlisle checked Serefina over and asked her a few questions.

"All right, I think I know what to prescribe," said Carlisle and then he left. Jasper let Serefina free of his gift.

The moment he did, Serefina's breathing picked up and tears started streaming down her cheeks.

"Shh, it's okay, I'm right here, calm down." Serefina snuggled as close as she could to Demetri. "Go on, get some sleep."

"No, don't leave me," Serefina pleaded.

"I won't, I'll be right here when you wake up."

Slowly, but surely Serefina fell asleep. As soon as Demetri was sure she wasn't going to wake up, he left the room and went to go talk to Carlisle.

"Carlisle, may I speak with you for a moment?"

"Yes, of course. What's on your mind?"

"I can't do it anymore," said Demetri.

"Can't do what?" Carlisle asked.

"I can't take human blood anymore; I want to start taking animal blood. Could you help me?"

"Certainly, Marcus came to me with the same request," Carlisle responded.

"He did?" Demetri questioned.

"Yes, but let me warn you, it's not going to be easy."

"I'm sure, but I need to do it, I can't go on taking human blood."

"Did Serefina change your mind?" Carlisle inquired.

If Demetri was human, he would have blushed. "Yes."

"When do you wish to start?"

"As soon as possible. How long do you think it will take for Serefina's bruises to heal?"

"A few weeks," Carlisle answered.

"And the psychological effects?"

"Only time will tell."

Demetri stopped and listened, he could hear Serefina almost screaming in her sleep. "Excuse me."

"Of course."

Demetri rushed upstairs and found Serefina tossing and turning and nearly screaming in her sleep. It was fitful to say the least. Demetri hated seeing her like that. He went to her side and gently shook her to get her to wake. "Serefina, my love, wake up." She continued to toss and turn in her sleep. "Come one, wake up." After several more attempts she finally woke up. Her eyes fluttered open. She looked up at Demetri.

"Did you leave? Be honest," she said.

"Yes," he responded.

"Why?" she asked.

"I had to ask Carlisle a question," he answered.

"What did you ask him?" she inquired.

"I asked him if he could help me change my diet," he replied.

"You want to start taking animal blood?" she questioned.

"Yes," he said.

"Why?" she asked.

"Because recently, every time I saw a girl about your age, I only saw you," he answered.

"Really?" she questioned.

"Yes. I love you," he replied.

"I love you too," she responded.

"I hate seeing you like that," Demetri commented.

"Like what?" Serefina inquired.

"Your sleep is very fitful, you toss and you turn, and you nearly scream in your sleep," he answered.

"I do?" she asked.

"Yes, and I don't like it," he said.

"I have nightmares; I can't help it," she replied.

"I know. Carlisle said your bruises should be healed in a few weeks," he responded.

"I'm still tired. Stay with me?" Demetri climbed in next to Serefina; he also took off his shirt. "Come here."

Serefina snuggled close to Demetri and rested her head on his chest. "Don't leave."

"I won't."

"Promise?"

"I promise."

After a few minutes she fell asleep.

"Songi d'oro amore mio."

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please remember to review. Thanks!

The translation for the end is roughly: Sweet dreams my love.

Thanks to everyone who had read this story so far.

Special thanks to:

kykxstandler: Yeah, I'm glad Demetri told Marcus too, and just keep reading, something may happen. Thanks for reviewing!

Beastly007: I'm glad you like the story. Thanks for reviewing!

Briannaapril: I'm happy to hear that you like the new characters. Thanks for reviewing!

Until next time!

~Cassi