Kat's POV

I wake to a plush bed with a canopy and I peer out of my window. It is still night. I try to sleep again but I am restless. I hear a knock at the door. "Come in." I say. Ezio enters and sits on my bed. "Can't sleep huh?" He asks

"Yeah, what's your excuse?" I reply

"Uncle Mario needed me."

"For what?"

"We were discussing strategies for getting Leonardo out of Venezia."

"I see."

"Shall I leave or do you want me to stay?"

"Stay." Ezio sits down in the armchair. We talk about random things like Leonardo's flying contraption, Petruccio's feathers for Maria and other things.

"What's your home like?" he asks me

"Lonely, my parents usually leave me home alone for months at a time"

"Any siblings?"

"I do have a stepsister, who is 18 and lives elsewhere. My parents visit her when they leave me."

"What does she do?" Ezio asks, with a hint of intrigue

"She's unemployed, she mooches off our parents for money." Ezio ignites the candle nearby and grabs a book: 'A Midsummers Night's Dream'.

He starts reading the first scene. We swap over each scene. I laugh at his Titania impression and he in turn, laughs at my Oberon voice. We end up in a fit of laughter.

"Bella, it is almost sunrise. Come, I want to show you something." Ezio grins. We walk onto the balcony and Ezio jumps onto the railing and grabs the slight overhang. He swings himself onto the roof and beckons me to follow suit. I am only small so I can't reach. I feel a coarse, warm hand grab mine. Ezio lifts me up. We walk to the courtyard which takes a few minutes because my room is on the side of the house. He reveals breakfast consisting of a golden porridge, pitta filled with nuts and Grappa to drink. We eat breakfast and watch the sunrise over the view. I notice a flying machine behind us.

"Want a ride, Bella?" Ezio grins a very goofy smile. We ran towards the machine. We slide underneath.

"Une." He grins

"Due." I grin back

"Trece." We run off the roof. There is a moment of weightlessness as our feet leave the rooftop and we catch the morning breeze. We fly above Monteriggioni, just him and me. We begin the descent down to the courtyard. We get off. I realise I am still in my nightgown. I run to my room to change into a red and gold gown, the same style as my other one. Paola does my hair in a braid then she twists it into a bun. I walk down the staircase and Ezio is waiting.

Ezio's POV

Katia just left to get dressed. She is either wearing her blue and gold or her red and gold gown. I wonder how Paola will do her hair. I see her walking down the staircase, she looks like- no, I promised Mother.

Kat's POV

Ezio's face turns into shock as I realise exactly when in his life I am. "Shall I go change?" I ask

"No, I'm fine." Ezio smiles.