I realized that this whole time I'd been crying and shaking with Federico being quite patient with my blubbering. "Grazie" I whisped.

"Think not of it." I heard him answer back softly. Federico had taken me into a wealthy looking house, I looked around as he lead me. The place was grand and rich looking, but it felt warm and homey.

In Italian "Federico, what have I told you. I thought we'd moved past this behavior."

Looking at the person talking, it was a woman maybe in her forties. She was tall and dignified , she lent herself a kind of regal beauty. Federico spoke to her, I caught him call her "madre" mother.

I guess he explained my situation because hers eyes softened a bit. She held out her hand to me. "Come here child." I walked foreward on shaky kness, and took her offered hand. "Oh, dear your shaking, and your hands are freezing. Come with me." She shifted her gaze to her son. "As for you young man, your father would like a word." Gently the woman, lead me to an adjacent room.

The room looked like a parlor of some sort, it had chairs, sofas, and books. More welcome it had a huge roaring fireplace. Federico's mother took me to a sofa that was close to the hearth. "Sit, I'll call for a warm drink." I sat and smiled graciously

"Thank you Signora Auditore."

"Of course child, Federico told me you have been through quite an ordeal." I nodded my head and stared into the fire. Letting it warm my bones until I nearly fell asleep.

Then a door slamed. I jerked upright. Maria and myself looked at the rear door. I saw a man possibly in his fifties. Also Federico was behind him looking sheepish. I could only assume the man was Federico's father. "Giovanni." Maria said lovingly. The man smiled at her then turned to me.

"Hello young lady." He seemed to be a very dignified and polite sort of gentleman.

"Hello Signour." He gave me a kind smile.

"Please, my son was very vague. How was it you came to our city?"

Now that it had been asked aloud, I found the question difficult to answer.

"I don't know. I just woke up in the street. I wish I knew what happened." Maria looked at me.

"So you have no family in Florence?" I just shook my head to answer. Not knowing why I'd just decided to keep my little time travel a secret. Maria looked at her husband meaningfully. Giovanni nodded in a consenting fashion.

"Young Amelia you are welcome to stay the night in our home. We have many spare rooms." I was going to protest when Maria stopped me.

"Muto Bene! Federico show the lady to her quarters and I will have a night dress sent up. Federico rose from his chair and guestured for me to follow. Following Federico like a lost puppy down a long hallway, it was him that broke the silence.

"I must say signorina, I have been impressed by you, and your handling of the situation you are in. Most young women would be beside themselves." I nodded my head

"Well no problem was ever solved by crying." Federico nodded

"My parents seem to be impressed with you as well." I smiled at him

"I like them. They seem like upright people." I glanced at him mischievously.

"Makes me wonder what happened to you." Federico whipped his head to me giving me a scandalized look. "You wound me Bella." He pouted his lip and placed a hand on his heart. Looking so funny that I laughed myself silly. Until Federico opened a door to a bedroom.

"Your quarters Cara." He waved me indoors. I moved to go in, but he stopped me. Federico grabbed my waist and pulled me to him.

"First Cara you owe me one kiss from you sweet lips." I scoffed at him. What was with this flirt, I wasn't even that pretty.

"Why do I owe you that?"

"For one, I saved your life. Second for your biting tounge a moment ago." I look at him with his over eager face.

"Alright then close your eyes." He gave a triumphant smirk and shut his eyes. Then he leaned down with his face tilted toward me. Smirking I backed into my room and quickly closed the door in Federico's face. I giggled to myself as I heard him cry "Tease!" in a frustrated voice.

Looking around the room I was given I saw it was, well beautiful. Like the rest of the house it was big, rich, and comfortable. Soon a woman named Annette came and baring a white night gown. It was long and warm. After I'd changed Annette took my regular clothes.

"I will have them washed." She said eying my blue jeans in disgust. Suddenly I was afraid she would burn them. I soon retired to the enormous bed they had provided me. I was so... soft, and it felt like goose feather down. After everything that had happened today I was exhausted. I was asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

Opening my eyes I realized; absolutely nothing. I was far to warm and comfortable to think. Then again there was that annoying knocking at the door. Quickly I sprang out of bed and answered. It was a bleary eyed Annette. "Good Morning Annette." I said with a sympathatic smile. She clearly wasn't a morning person.

"Bon Gurnio to you Signorina.." She held up a bunch of clothes. "I regret to say your clothes have yet to be mended." Her tone didn't sound regretful at all. "These are for you." I nodded my thanks and went back inside. Looking at the clothes I saw it was actually two outfits. The first was an embroidered velvet gown. The other was a pair of brown breeches and a white shirt.

I laughed a little Annette must have thought I was strange wearing pants as a girl, but I liked her style. If I wanted to be strange she was giving me the chance to be. While the dress looked beautiful, I felt that the pants would be more practical.

So I put on the tan breeches and white shirt. The shirt was like a poets shirt, and I put on a supple brown leather vest over top. I gathered the loose material around my waist with a belt. Slipping on a pair of boots I went to the hall to try and find some breakfast. I was feeling better this morning. Understanding that my strand circumstances hadn't really changed, but in a safe place with a good nights sleep I felt I could better deal with it. However the mansion was much bigger than I'd thought. Soon I was hopelessly lost, and wound up in a small courtyard. It was gorgeous, yellow stone mad it look warm and there were arbors of red roses everywhere. Then I heard a boisterous voice yell out.

"Ciao Amelia!" Turning there was Federico, looking like he'd just got out of a bath. His hair was all damp and falling in his eyes.

"Bon Gurnio Federico, sleep well?"

"Very well. What do you think of my mother's garden?" I spread my arms gesturing to the place.

"What can I say it's beautiful!" I saw Federico staring at me with a funny grin on his face.

"What?" He smirked at me.

"Oh nothing Cara. I was just musing on how more lady's showed wear breeches." His eyes drifted to scan over my legs briefly. I know I blushed scarlet.

"Rouge!" I cried out. Federico gave a big bellied laugh and put a hand on his heart.

"Again cara, you wound me. That's two kisses you owe me." I rolled my eyes at him.

"Hey where's Ezio?" Federico's lop sided grin grew a bit bigger.

"Oh, he didn't come home last night. I imagine he's been out courting till dawn." My eyebrows shot up. "Ezio has a girl?" Federico nodded.

"A very pretty girl named Chistina. No doubt our father will give him a stern talking to when he gets home." I felt a little sorry for Ezio, Messer Auditore looked like he could be very stern when he wanted to be. Then embarrassingly my stomach rumbled loud enough for the whole city to hear. Federico laughed at me.

"Come Bella lets find you some food."

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