"I'm bored!" Marie stated plaintively from her bed.

Elise, who was sitting at Marie's desk nodded absently as she scrolled down her dashboard on tumblr.

"ELISE! I'm boooooooorrred!"

"I heard you the first time, Marie," Elise muttered, staring at Benedict Cumberbatch's intense blue eyes.

"Lets do something! Go somewhere!"

"Like where?"

"I don't know… let's call River. She'll have ideas!"

Elise glanced over to see Marie sitting up now and scrolling down her contact list on her cell phone before holding it up to her ear. "You have River's number?"

"I have the number of the phone next to her cell," Marie clarified.

"And just how did you get that?" Elise asked mystified.

"Ask no questions and you shall receive no lies," Marie smiled.

Elise raised an eyebrow skeptically, but didn't ask any more questions. They only had to wait ten minutes or so before there was a knock on the front door. Marie and Elise rushed to answer it and found River Song waiting for them. The bushy haired escaped convict smiled and asked, "What seems to be the problem now?"

"Marie's bored," Elise answered.

River raised an eyebrow critically. "And I'm supposed to alleviate it? Ooh, you were right, it is catastrophic."

"You told her our problem was catastrophic?" Elise asked crossing her arms.

Marie smiled and shrugged before turning back to River. "Got you out of that jumpsuit, didn't it?"

"Actually, I look quite good in jumpsuits," River smirked. "But that's neither here nor now, so… what can I do to help assuage this plague of boredom that has besieged the land?"

"We want do something… go somewhere," Marie replied.

River placed her hands on her hips a small smirk on her face. "Italy is nice this time of year."

"Oh! Oh! Oh!" Elise jumped up and down. Both Marie and River turned to look at her amused. "Can we do Renaissance Italy?"

River smiled, "I suppose we could do that."

"But we've already visited Shakespeare," Marie protested thinking of the unsanitary conditions during the Renaissance.

"Yeah, but we haven't met Ezio Auditore da Firenze," Elise smirked.

Marie's eyes widened with understanding and she nodded her head enthusiastically. "Alright then," River clapped her hands. "Lets get going then. Any idea when he lived?" she asked adjusting the settings on her vortex manipulator.

"1485," Elise answered quickly. Both turned to stare at her. "What? He was born in 1459, so he would be 26 years old by 1485… right about our age."

Marie and River continued to stare at her for a moment before Marie sighed and replied, "I'm not even gonna ask."

"Okay, lets get this show on the road. 1485 it is… alright, hang on to my hand tightly. Wouldn't want to fall out of the time stream somewhere between here and there."

Elise moved to grip River's hand. Marie did the same to River's left. "And here we go!" A beeping was heard then suddenly Elise and Marie could no longer feel the floor beneath their feet. Darkness surrounded them, broken with glimpses of people in places far removed from Marie and Elise's time. Finally, they felt ground beneath their feet again the whirling sensation stopped. Elise looked up and allowed her eyes to focus for a moment. Men, women, and children filled the streets in colorful clothing, chattering away in Italian, of which Elise and Marie seemed to understand thanks to their having been in the TARDIS and the translation matrix. Elise marveled at the fanciful outfits and fancy hats with feathers, the people selling wares along the sides of the streets, the children running through the street chasing each other…

"It smells…" Marie stated, her nose wrinkled up against the assault to her olfactory system.

Elise leaned forward to glare at her around River. "Really? We're in Renaissance Italy and the first thing you say is 'it smells'?"

"What? It does!"

Elise shook her head exasperatedly. "So where would we find this Ezio?" River asked.

"Hmm… what city are we in?" Elise asked.

"Venice."

"We should head to the Assassin's Headquarters. He'll go back there eventually."

"Sounds like a plan. I'll let you two get to it," River said.

"You're not coming with us?" Marie asked.

"Nope, I've got to meet a man about a dog," she smirked and turned to stride away into the crowd.

"You've got her number right?" Elise asked.

"Yeah, I can call her when we're ready to go," Marie reassured.

With that the two girls set off into the city towards the Assassin's Headquarters. They had just crossed over one of the many canals and turned into a narrow street when Elise was pulled backwards against a lean torso. "Give me all your money!" an angry voice demanded.

Marie stared in shock as the thief held a long knife to Elise's throat. "We don't have any money," she finally blurted out.

Just then a dark shadow dropped silently down behind the thief. Marie's eyes followed the movement and she was surprised when a gloved hand reached out to tap the thief on the shoulder. "Escuse," a deep voice said politely. The thief turned slightly, surprised by the interruption. The gloved hand formed a fist and slammed home into the thief's face.

The thief's grip fell from Elise who stepped away, and he dropped where he stood. Both girls looked up at the stranger. He was wearing a hooded outfit that covered his face and only allowed them to see his mouth. The classic Renaissance accentry gilded his outfit and added a fine splendor to it. "Bonjourno," he said smiling and pulling back his hood. The girls gaped as they realized that this was who they'd been looking for.

"Ezio," Elise murmured, still staring at his handsome dark brown locks and tanned face.

"Escuse, Signora?"

"Nothing," Elise replied.

Ezio smiled again, "I believe this is yours?" he said holding out the money pouch that had been on the thief.

"Um, no, he didn't actually take anything from us," Marie replied.

"Ah, I see… Well perhaps you can use it then to fix your… outfits. It appears you've had an unfortunate incident with them."

"Are you trying to say we're having a wardrobe malfunction?" Marie blurted out.

"Ah… well…" he looked slightly uncomfortable.

"Because it may be true, but it isn't polite to point it out, you know," she huffed.

"Marie…" Elise grumbled.

Ezio turned to Elise who appeared to be more amiable toward him. "Would you like to accompany me to the nearest market where we can correct your… wardrobe malfunction?" he smirked.

"Sure," Elise smiled.

One hour later, both girls were dressed in middle class Renaissance garb and shoulder bags. The shopkeeper had been most interested in their jeans and t-shirts, but Elise and Marie hadn't allowed him to keep them seeing as that could potentially change the time-line. "Would you care for a tour of Venecia?" Ezio asked. "I get the feeling you are not from around here."

Elise looked at Marie who sighed and nodded. "Sure, that would be great!"

From there, Ezio led them to the Rialto bridge, the fruit market, and into the fine wealthy district where the buildings were elegantly constructed. Elise soaked it all in with pleasure and Marie seemed to have at least gotten over the smell. After the gondola ride down the main channel, Ezio helped the girls out of the boat. The sun was setting and Elise was surprised to see that they had spent nearly the entire day with the Italian assassin. "May I walk you home?" he asked.

"Actually, we'll be leaving now," Marie said digging in her bag for her cell phone.

"But it is too dangerous for beautiful ladies such as yourself to be wandering alone at night," Ezio protested.

"Don't worry, we'll be fine," Elise laughed.

Ezio gave them a skeptical look. "Ah, about time," River's voice came from across the street. She walked towards them, her hips swinging as a result of her boots. "Ready to be off then?"

"Yeah, I suppose," Elise answered.

"Will I see you again?" Ezio asked, looking towards Elise.

"Probably not," she answered quietly.

"Then I bid you farewell and buoni viaggi," he said bowing low over Elise's hand and kissing the back.

He moved toward Marie to do the same, but she held up her hands and rolled her eyes. "Thanks, but no thanks, lover boy," she grinned.

A confused expression crossed his face, but was wiped quickly. "Buona sera," he said before whipping his cloak about him and walking off toward the alleyway. At the entrance though, he stopped and looked back over his shoulder. A smile appeared on his face and he nodded to the three women, then slipped his hood back over his head and disappeared into the gathering night.

Elise let out a sigh and Marie a small laugh. "All right then, girls. Step close and hold on tight," River said reaching for each of their hands.

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A/N: Thanks for reading! We really had fun with this one... *smirk*

Ezio Auditore da Firenze (c) Ubisoft Games

River Song (c) BBC

Oh and follow these links to see what Elise and Marie's dresses look like. Just take out the spaces and replace .

Marie: angelbodywear com/Images/Products/Sexy-Renaissance-Woman-Costume jpg

Elise: cdn costumesupercenter com/csc_inc/images/items/343x432/49180M jpg