A/N: I hope you enjoyed the last chapter and I hope you enjoy this chapter. This chapter will help offset what happened in the last chapter, this is pretty much a fluff chapter between Serefina and Demetri, but there is other stuff in this chapter. Enjoy!
Serefina's POV
Soon they arrived back at the castle; Demetri took Serefina up to her room. He laid her on the bed and set the bag on the floor.
"How about a hot bath?" Demetri asked.
Serefina nodded. Demetri gave her a gentle kiss on the head, and then walked into the bathroom. After a minute or so she became extremely scared and anxious without Demetri there; she was shaking in fear. She got up and walked into the bathroom, even though it hurt to move around.
"Demetri?"
"Serefina, it's okay, I'm right here. The bath is ready." He helped her undress and get into the tub. "Do you want to be alone or do you want some company?"
"Don't leave," Serefina pleaded.
"Is there room for two?" Demetri questioned.
She nodded. Demetri stripped out of his clothes and joined Serefina in the tub. She laid her head on his shoulder. He wet her hair down and then massaged shampoo in.
"Close your eyes," Demetri said.
Serefina closed her eyes and Demetri rinsed the shampoo out of her hair. When he was done he got out, dried off and quickly got dressed, and then he helped her out and died her off with the big, fuzziest, softest towel he could find.
"Let's access the damage; I'm going to ask you to do a few things, all right?" She nodded. "Can you lift your arms up?" She lifted her arms up a bit, but not too high since she was in pain. "Can you lift them up any higher?"
"No, it hurts too much," Serefina said.
"Okay, you can put them down," Demetri responded. He noticed quite a bit of bruising, not only what he had done the night before, but what the others did to her. He gently ran his hands down her arms. She winced in pain. He then ran his hands down her sides, and then her legs. When he touched her between her thighs, she yelped and stepped away. "All right, I get it. Just one more thing." She stepped closer to Demetri and he gently checked her breasts.
"OW!"
"Okay, I'm done, it's all right. Nothing seems broken, just bruised, I'll ask Heidi if we can get you some looser fitting underclothes," Demetri said.
Demetri helped Serefina into a clean pair of underwear and into a nightgown. He then carried her into the bedroom and laid her down on the bed. He climbed in next to her, wrapped her in the blanket her mother made her and pulled her closer to him. She laid her head on his shoulder and he gently wrapped his arms around her waist.
"It's okay, I'm right here, go on, get some sleep."
Serefina shook her head. She was afraid that if she fell asleep that Demetri was going to leave.
"Don't worry; I'm not going to leave."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Demetri tensed and gave a slight hiss.
"Come in."
The door opened and Marcus came in; Serefina let out a few whimpers. Next was Caius; her heart started to race and her breathing became heavier. Last was Aro.
"NO!" Serefina exclaimed as she buried her face in Demetri's chest. Her heart was pounding and she was starting to hyperventilate.
Demetri's POV
"Aro, what did you do to her?" Marcus asked.
"You should have been there," Caius answered.
"Master, what are you doing here?" Demetri questioned.
"We came to check on dear Serefina, and to discuss this ordeal," Aro said.
"She's fine, and we weren't trying to run away, we simply wanted some time to be alone. We would have been back by now if you hadn't come," Demetri responded.
Aro held out his hand for Demetri and he took it. After a moment Aro dropped Demetri's hand.
"Let's see what Serefina's thoughts say," Aro said.
"NO!" Serefina exclaimed as she snuggled closer to Demetri.
"Master, please, she's already scared enough, please don't scare her anymore," Demetri begged.
Aro pulled back the blanket and grabbed Serefina's hand. She was still hyperventilating, but it had gotten worse and she was shaking even more, and tears were streaming down her cheeks. After a few moments Aro dropped her hand.
"I think we're done here," Aro proclaimed.
Caius and Aro left, but Marcus stayed behind for a moment.
"Serefina," said Marcus. She let out a whimper. Marcus gently grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. She looked at him with a fear he had never seen. "I'm sorry for what my brothers have done, but I will never hurt you, and if you never need anything, don't hesitate to ask." He gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead and then left.
Serefina buried her face in Demetri's chest once again.
"He sees you as a sister," Demetri said. He rubbed her back gently. "It's okay, calm down. Are you hungry?"
She nodded.
"All right, I'll go see if Heidi can get you something to eat."
"No, don't leave!" she pleaded.
"I'll be right back, I promise," he said.
He gently detached himself, gave her a kiss and then left.
Serefina's POV
As soon as Demetri left, Serefina started freaking out. The slightest sound scared her half to death. After what seemed to be an eternity, Demetri finally came back. The moment he walked in he saw how scared she was. He rushed to her and pulled her into his lap.
"It's all right, I'm right here, don't be afraid. I won't let anything happen to you," Demetri said. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door and Serefina let out a whimper. "It's probably just Heidi." Demetri got up and answered the door. He came back a moment later holding a small tray of fruit, cheese, crackers and milk. He came and sat on the bed next to Serefina and then he placed a piece of cheese on a cracker and held it out for her.
"Come on, I want to see you smile, even if it is just a tiny one."
Serefina cracked a very small smile. Demetri fed her the cheese and cracker. When she was done eating Demetri set the tray aside.
"Get some sleep."
Serefina shook her head; she didn't want him to leave.
"Don't worry; I'll be right here when you wake up."
She laid her head on his chest and soon fell asleep.
Demetri's POV
As soon as Demetri was sure that Serefina was asleep, he quietly slipped out of the room and went down to the throne room where he knew Felix and Alec were and he planned to give them a piece of his mind. Sure enough, they were down there. Demetri had trouble deciding who he was going to go after first, finally he decided on Felix. The moment he saw Felix, he ran over to him and pushed him on the ground.
"What are you…?" Felix started.
"You hurt Serefina, and I'm going to rip you limb by limb and burn you if it's the last thing I do!" Demetri yelled as loud as he could.
"Fine, if that's how you want to do things," Felix said.
The two of them broke out into a fight. Even though Felix was bigger, Demetri was more determined, and that gave Demetri the upper hand. They were fighting so brutally that both of them had cracks in them. After a while Demetri pinned Felix to the ground and was about to rip his head off when Aro stopped him.
"Demetri, that's enough," Aro interrupted.
Demetri got up. "Yes Master, but can you really blame me? What if this happened to Mistress Sulpicia?"
"I see where you are coming from, but that's enough, I think you got your point across," said Aro.
"Master, I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but you all treated Serefina like she was nothing more than a piece of meat and she is so much more than that. You treat all the girls on the guard nothing more than a piece of meat to do your bidding, and that is sickening," Demetri responded, and then he turned to Marcus. "Master, there is something you need to know."
"Demetri, don't you say a word," Aro commanded.
"No, I've kept my mouth shut long enough, he needs to know," Demetri replied.
"What is it Demetri?" Marcus asked.
"Mistress Didyme's death wasn't an accident," Demetri answered.
"What do you mean?" Marcus questioned.
"Master Aro killed her because he wanted to keep you here and he valued your gift more than Mistress Didyme's and he's been using Chelsea to keep you loyal to the Volturi while slowly weakening your bond to Mistress Didyme," Demetri said, and then he left without another word.
Aro's POV
"WHAT!" Marcus exploded.
"Marcus, brother…."
"HOW COULD YOU? SHE WAS MY MATE, YOUR SISTER!" Marcus yelled, and then he turned to Caius. "I BET YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS TOO, DIDN'T YOU?"
"Yes, I did," Caius said.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TWO!" Marcus screamed. Suddenly he took off his Volturi crest necklace and crushed it in his hand, so now it was nothing but dust. He let the dust drop to the floor and he stormed out of the throne room.
Aro and Caius turned to each other.
"Master?" came Afton's voice from the door.
"Yes Afton," said Aro.
"Is all of that true?" Afton asked.
Aro couldn't answer.
"Is that how you really see all the girls on the guard?"
Again, Aro couldn't answer.
"Master, I don't agree with what was done to Serefina and I wouldn't want it to happen to Chelsea, so I speak for the both of us when I say, we're leaving." Without another word Afton took his crest necklace off and threw at Aro's feet, he also had Chelsea's crest neck and he threw it at Caius' feet, and then he left the throne room.
Again, Aro and Caius looked at each other, this wasn't good.
"Aro, what are we going to do?" Caius questioned.
"For now, nothing, I want see how this all plays out," Aro answered.
Caius nodded.
"Master, may I speak with you?" inquired Santiago from the door way.
"Santiago, what can I do for you?" Aro greeted.
"Like Afton, I don't agree with what happened to Serefina, and if I had a mate I wouldn't want it to happen to them, so I'm leaving," said Santiago He took off his crest necklace, crushed it into dust and let the dust fall to the floor, and he turned and left.
"Master?" came Heidi's quiet voice from the door.
"Yes my dear, what is it?" said Aro.
"Is that what you really think about us?" Heidi asked.
"No, of course not my dear," Aro answered.
"I don't think Demetri would lie on something like this, and I hope you can find yourself a new hook," Heidi replied as she took off her crest necklace and let it drop to the floor, and then she turned and left to go find Demetri to tell him what had just taken place.
Demetri's POV
When Demetri returned to Serefina's room he found her in a very fitful sleep. He decided to wake her up. He gently shook her.
"Serefina, wake up."
She tossed in her sleep and was muttering.
"Come on Serefina, wake up."
After several more attempts she finally woke up.
"Demetri!"
"It's okay, I'm right here," he said.
She snuggled closer to him. "It was awful."
"It was just a dream," he assured her.
After a while there was a knock on the door. Serefina clung to Demetri and let out a whimper.
"Who is it?" Demetri asked.
"May I come in?" Heidi returned.
"Yes, come in," Demetri answered. The door opened and Heidi came in. She looked at Serefina with sympathy. "Is there something I can help you with?"
"About half the guard has left the Volturi and I'm sure more will leave after they hear what happened. Master Marcus has also left the Volturi," Heidi said.
"What? I don't understand," Demetri responded.
"What you told Master Marcus about Mistress Didyme set him off and he left. Santiago and Afton didn't agree with what happened and so they left along with Chelsea, and I told Aro that he could find another hook. Are you staying here or are you leaving?" Heidi replied.
Demetri was shocked, he didn't expect his comment to have this big of an impression. "We're leaving, and I don't know about everyone else, but I'm going to find the Cullens." He took off his crest necklace and threw it on the floor.
"I'll go with you, you know I see you as a brother," Heidi said.
"Can you help me pack some stuff for Serefina?" Demetri questioned.
"Yes, of course."
They packed a bag for Serefina and Demetri slung it over his back, and then he picked up Serefina bridal style. Before leaving the castle Heidi made a quick trip down to the kitchen. They met up with everyone else right outside the city.
"I never intended for this to happen," Demetri said to Marcus.
"I'm glad you told me, I needed to know," Marcus replied.
"I don't know about you all, but I'm going to find the Cullens!" Demetri proclaimed.
"I'll go with you," Marcus responded.
"And you know where I stand," Heidi said.
"Take the jet! Take the jet!" everyone else chanted.
"Let's do it," Marcus replied.
They went to the plane and once everything was ready they took off. Demetri got Serefina situated with Heidi and then went up to the cockpit.
Serefina's POV
When it was safe to move around, Serefina went back to one of the bedrooms, lied down on the bed and waited for Demetri to come back. A few minutes later he did come back. He climbed into bed next to her and held her close.
"I'm right here; I'm not going to leave you, and I won't let anything happen to you, I promise."
After flying for a number of hours it was time for Demetri to head back up to the cockpit and for Serefina to return to the cabin.
"I'll see you soon, I love you."
"I love you too."
Soon thereafter they landed in London. All of them disembarked the jet. Demetri came back and got Serefina and Marcus grabbed her stuff. It was decided that Marcus, Heidi, Demetri and Serefina were going to see if the Cullens were going to let them stay with them and Chelsea, Afton were going to go off by themselves, and Santiago was going to become a nomad.
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please continue to R & R. Thanks!
BTW: This is my last chapter before I start school tomorrow. I'm sad to say that updates won't be as frequent as they have been, but I promise I will update as often as I can.
Thanks to everyone who had read this story so far.
Special thanks to:
Kykxstandler: Well, they didn't stay at the castle for very long. Yeah they are crazy and Felix had to be the one to open his big, fat mouth. If it weren't for him, the whole incident wouldn't have happened. I love Marcus too, I just hate how they portrayed him in the movies. Thanks for reviewing!
Until next time!
~Cassi