A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. I've said this before, but I'll say it again, I'm starting school again next week, so I'll try to update as much as I can before than, and I'll update as often as I can once school starts. Please remember to review!

Serefina's POV

The jet door opened and Serefina peaked outside.

"It's not much to look at right now, but wait until you see the actual city," Demetri said.

"Felix, Demetri, grab her bags, and take them to the castle, until we can find a room for her to stay in, Demetri, put them in your room," Aro commanded.

"Yes Master," they responded in unison.

A moment later they came out of the bedroom, each of them carrying a bag.

"We'll see you at the castle," Demetri said to Serefina.

She nodded and then they were gone.

"Let's get going," said Aro.

Aro and Serefina stepped off the plane, so did Marcus, Jane and Alec. The others took off, and then suddenly Aro helped her onto his back and he took off. She didn't know what was going on; she squeezed her eyes shut. After a few minutes he stopped and helped her off his back. Serefina felt dizzy and she became sick after a moment.

"Are you all right dear one?" Aro asked.

"I'm fine," Serefina answered.

"Well, let's continue," Aro said.

Since it was pretty late, no one was on the streets. Serefina took in the sights of the city: the cinnamon brown stone, the clock tower, the cobblestone streets, everything Serefina's was amazed; it was different from Rome, from what she was used to. Soon they arrived at an alley under the clock tower. As they continued down the alley angled slightly downward and it narrowed. As they walked the alley loosely curved and it was still slanting downward. Serefina didn't notice the squared-off dead end until they reached the flat, windowless, brick face. Suddenly Aro was gone. Serefina looked around in confusion.

"Don't worry dear one, I'll catch you," Aro called.

His voice was too far away for her comfort. She cautiously swung her legs down into the narrow hole and dropped. After a moment Aro's waiting arms caught her. Serefina was quite sure that she was going to have bruises because his arms were hard.

"Hello dear one."

"Hello," Serefina replied.

Aro buried his nose into her hair and she let out a gasp.

"Oh my dear, you smell so sweet," Aro said as he moved his nose down to her neck.

Serefina let out a whimper.

"Demetri will be lucky when he changes you, no doubt he will get a taste. I envy him. Would you let me have a taste?"

"I…um…."

"We'll cross that bridge when we get to it."

Aro set Serefina on her feet.

It was dim, but not dark at the bottom, it was not what Serefina was expecting.

"Let's move on."

As they walked, Serefina almost tripped over the uneven surface. The dim light from the street was quickly lost in the gloom. There were no sounds except Serefina's heartbeat and her feet on the wet stones. The path beneath their feet continued to slant downward. Slowly the path turned from black to dark gray. Serefina was shaking and she didn't know why until her teeth starting chattering. And then she noticed that the temperature under the city reminded her of winter. At the end of the tunnel they had been walking through there was a grate, the iron bars were rusting, but they were extremely thick. A small door made of thinner, interlaced bars was slightly ajar. Aro ducked through and Serefina soon they arrived in a larger, brighter stone room.

On the other side of the room was low, heavy, and thick-looking door. Felix and Demetri were standing by the door.

"Are you all right?" Demetri asked.

"Yes, I'm fine, but I think I'm going to be bruised for a while," Serefina answered.

"You look cold," Demetri noted.

"Yeah, it's not very warn down here," Serefina said.

"Felix. Demetri," was all Aro had to say.

Felix and Demetri each opened and door and Aro went in. They closed the doors behind him.

Aro's POV

Aro walked into the Volturi throne room and everyone was there.

"I'm back!" he proclaimed.

He walked over and gave Sulpicia a hug and kiss.

"I missed you so much my dearest."

"I missed you too," she replied.

"Aro, what in all the world is going on? I hear a heartbeat and it's not feeding time," Caius demanded.

"Oh yes, Demetri, Felix, you may come in now," Aro said.

Serefina's POV

"All right, here we go," said Demetri.

Demetri opened the door that led to the throne room and Felix entered first. Demetri and Serefina soon followed. The throne room was absolutely amazing, the room was circular and the ceiling was high. The walls and floors were white marble. Across the room were three thrones. A blonde-haired man sat in the one on the right and Marcus sat in the one on the left.

"Aro, what is the meaning of this!" a man with blonde hair, who Serefina assumed to be Caius, exclaimed.

"This is Serefina, and it seems that she is Demetri's soul mate," Aro responded. He turned to Serefina. "This is my brother Caius," Aro said motioning the blonde-haired man on his right.

"It's a pleasure," Serefina responded.

She could tell Caius didn't like her. "Demetri, snap her neck."

"Master, I can't, I tried, but I can't bring myself to do it," Demetri replied.

"It's true Caius, I read his thoughts, he can't," Aro said.

"Demetri, do it, I order you," commanded Caius.

Serefina became extremely worried. She looked up at Demetri in fear. Demetri cupped her face in his hands. He tried to snap her neck, but he couldn't do it.

"Master, I'm sorry, I can't do it."

Caius huffed in annoyance.

"The bond between you two is incredible strong," Marcus said.

Serefina looked shocked by the fact that Marcus actually talked. She looked at Demetri in confusion and he shrugged his shoulders slightly.

"It is my gift to sense the bond between people. Demetri, you feel very strongly for her. Serefina, you feel for strongly for him, but not as strong as he feels for you." Demetri looked down. "But it's getting there." Marcus excused himself and then left.

Serefina was briefly introduced to Sulpicia, Athenodora, and the rest of the guard.

"All right, Demetri, take her to her room," Aro said.

"Yes Master," Demetri replied.

Demetri led Serefina through the castle to Marcus' wing of the castle.

"You're really luck Master Marcus is letting you stay in his wing, who know what would happen if you stayed in Master Aro or Master Caius' wing."

"I thought you said Marcus didn't talk," Serefina responded.

"Since Mistress Didyme died, he doesn't talk unless it's absolutely necessary," Demetri said.

Soon they arrived at a room and Demetri opened the door.

"Here you go; Master Marcus' room is right down the hall. I hope that doesn't bother you too much."

"No, that's fine," Serefina replied.

"I'll bring your things up, I'll be back in a minute," Demetri responded.

And then he was gone. Serefina walked into the room and looked around. It was bigger than her apartment. There was a large bed in the center with a night stand on each side. The bed was at least king-sized and the frame was all made out of wood. The curtains on the four-poster bed were pulled back and the bed was turned down. Serefina went over and felt the sheets and by the feel of them, she was sure they were made out of silk. A large, wooden, wardrobe sat in a corner. A desk was nearby. There was another door that she assumed lead to the bathroom. She opened the door and checked out the bathroom; it was also quite large. At the far end was a bathtub, she went over and ran a hand over it. She could have sworn it was made out of marble, but she wasn't quite sure. There were jacuzzi jets in the tub. I'm certainly going to make use of those.

Soon Demetri was back with her bags. "Is this to your liking?"

"Oh yes, it's very nice," Serefina replied.

"Well, get some sleep, you look tired," Demetri said.

"I am a bit, jet lag isn't a pretty thing," she responded.

"I'll be up later, you know, to check on you," he replied.

"All right," she said.

And then Demetri left. Serefina got into some pajamas and climbed into bed and soon fell asleep.

A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. What I was referring to in regards to Caius and Marcus' positions, it is as if you are looking at them, just wanted to clear that up. And the description of Aro and Serefina's decent to the castle came from the book and the description of the throne room came from the movie. I just wanted to clear that up too, and say that I can't take credit for that. Thanks to everyone who has read the story so far. Please remember to review; seeing new reviews really makes my day and it helps me gauge what you all think of the story. If you ever have any ideas you would like to see incorporated into the story, just send me a PM or leave them in a review. I promise I will consider them, but I can't promise that I will use them.

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Kxkystandler: Thanks for reviewing so faithfully. It really makes me happy.

Until next time!

~Cassi