We traveled all day until it was too dark to travel anymore. Federico rode ahead to look for a place to camp for the night. When he came back he lead us to a piece of level ground by a river, under a tree. Giovanni started a fire, Federico started laying down blankets under the wagon. Apparently that was where we going to sleep for the night. Maria was busy mending the hem of Claudia's dress, and I needed something to do with my hands. So I took a hand full of straw and started to brush down the horses. I groomed them until they began to neigh in content. A hand suddenly came over mine and started guiding my hand over the horse. I looked over my shoulder and up at Federico. He was smiling at me with that crooked smile of his.

"My father was right, your an instinctive horse woman." Smiling at him I leaned back slightly letting him warm me. Federico let go of me and I turned around to face him. He looked at me with a curious look.

"Why so quite tonight Bella?" I shrugged my shoulders at him and looked up at the stars.

"Just taking everything in I guess." He nodded and followed my gaze to the sky.

"It is quite a sight tonight, much better then in the city." I smacked him in the shoulder lightly with a half smirk.

"Very funny smart guy. You know what I'm talking about." Federico's face fell a little and he squeezed my hand. I looked up at him with wide eyes. The man looked down from my eyes to my lips and I felt him lean down toward me. My eyes closed of their own violation, I felt his breath on my lips. Then,.

"Federico? Come give your mother a hand." Federico let out a frustrated sigh as he straightened out.

"Si, I'm coming momma." He looked at me apolitically, before walking away. I watched him walk away and let out the breath I didn't realize I'd been holding. Turning around I went to pat the horse and got back to the campsite. Shockingly though a voice behind me halted my progress.

"Well that was interesting." Claudia spoke. I sucked in a shocked breath, and turned to face her. She had her arms crossed and a smug look on her face.

"Claudia, how long have you been standing there?" She walked up to me and unexpectedly she smiled.

"You two need to stop dancing around each other." Claudia said in a matter of fact tone, and then walked away. Standing there for a moment I tried to get over my shock. Weren't sisters suppose to hate the girls their brothers bring home. Eventually though I got over it and joined the others around the fire. It seemed that dawn came way to early.

When I woke up I didn't care that I was sleeping in the dirt under an old wagon, all I cared was to roll over and go to sleep. Eventually though I was able to drag myself up and help get ready to continue the trip. Yet when I went to get into the wagon Federico stopped me. Looking at him questioningly, he smirked at me.

"Cara if your going to get proficient on a horse you need to be comfortable on the back of one." Cocking an eyebrow at him I asked.

"I'd how do I do that?" Federico smiled devilishly at me and pulled me over beside his horse. Then he gestured to the saddle.

"Up you get Bella." Looking up at the large beast I swallowed a little bit.

"I don't think that is a good idea, I'm not the most graceful person in the world." Federico frowned at me and spoke with a slightly irritated tone.

"Bella, stop delaying and get your pretty backside on the horse." Shocked into shutting up I went to the horse and attempted to put my foot in the stirrup. However I just wound up cursing my height and confused. The horse and stirrup was to high off the ground for my foot. Then the jerk, know to the world as Federico came up behind me and grabbed my hips lifting me clean off the ground. He held me up until my foot was solid in the stirrup and I could swing myself over the horses back. Sitting awkwardly in the saddle I looked down at the rouge Italian.

"Ok I'm on the horse, now what?" Federico smirked at me and then came up beside the horse and gestured for me to slide back in the saddle. Rolling my eyes I scooted back in my seat until Federico swung himself into the saddle in front of me. Then without warning he jabbed the horses flanks and the horse reared for a couple of seconds. Causing me to squeal like a little girl and grip Federico's waist like my life depended on it.

Third p.o.v

While Federico was toying with Amelia Giovanni was watching unseen. Maria came behind him and wrapped an arm around his waist. Together they watched the two younger people. Maria breathed in a sigh.

"That looks pretty settled doesn't it." Giovanni nodded his head, and frowned in a troubled way.

"Unfortunately." He said. Maria looked at him with shock and disbelief.

"Why do you say that? Amelia is a very nice young lady, and it seems she can handle our son." Giovanni smiled down at her and kissed her forehead.

"Yes love, but Amelia is not from here. How will this hurt our son when she discovers how to get home. She looked up at him and gave a loving look.

"Love will find a way." She kissed his cheek and went back to the wagon with Giovanni watching after her.

Amelia's P.o.V

We rode all day never really stopping. When we got hungry Maria would just toss us a an apple. Nobody really spoke as we traveled. In fact as we rode down the path, I nearly fell asleep leaning against Federico's back. When the sun was nearly down the horse stopped abruptly, startling me out of my stupor.

"What's going on..." I paused midstream. In the middle of the path was a man on horseback flanked by other men. The man was familiar I just couldn't place him until he looked at us. It was the man that Federico and Ezio had feuded with in the street when I first showed up. Federico whispered half to himself in a distainful tone.

"Vieri de Pazi."