Jasmine watched in silence as Demetri pushed the throne room doors open, her eyes roaming over the developed muscles straining against the fabric of his clothing. All eyes turned to the three figure entering the throne chamber, but only one pair let up with anticipation : " Ah Jasmine, Mina so nice to see you again" Aro chirped from his throne. Barely throwing an acknowledging glance in Aro's direction Jasmine slipped a hand around her sisters' arm and gently placed her behind her. Demetri's keen eyes took in the precaution and lowered his head in an attempt to hide his frown. "Your options are simple, stay or unfortunately die" Aro's voice sliced through the tension that had crept stealthily into the room. "No", Demetri physically flinched at the tone of Jasmines voice, knowing what would come next. He practically felt Aro's gaze burn into his head before he reluctantly turned, grabbing Mina's arm and twisting sharply before wrapping his other arm around Jasmines shoulders, giving him easy access to her neck if need be.

He had only been restraining the pair for a few mere moments before he literally felt the fire rage within Jasmines blood underneath her oh so delectable skin. Firing a warning look to the guards in the room Demetri returned his attention back to his Master. As Aro began his reasoning Demetri looked down to see small sparks begin to form at Jasmines finger tips, his grip tightened. "Now you must understand I really don't want either of you to die Jasmine, but what example would we be setting by allowing you both to simply walk free. I implore you to re consider your decisions" Aro pleaded. "Compromise" Jasmine snarled at them. "Oh, and what do you have in mind my dear" Aro asked his curiosity getting the better of him. "In private" she replied in a much less hostile tone than before. Demetri practically felt the relief roll of him in waves when his master agreed with her. "Demetri take Mina back to her room please. Everyone else, some privacy please" he ordered with authority in his voice.

Demetri and Mina waited anxiously in her room for Jasmine to return but it wasn't until two agonizingly long hours had crawled by that she finally opened the door with Aro standing behind her, both not giving anything away in their expressions. "the terms are that we can both leave this mansion/castle whenever we want as long as we tell someone that we are leaving, where we go and what time we are coming back, as long as I provide the Volturi with my services if they are in need of my fire" Jasmine explained. Aro nodded behind her confirming what she had said before leaving the three to themselves. "Jasmine I-""GET OUT" she snarled at him through clenched teeth. "No, I need to talk to you about earli-""I will speak to you when and if I choose but right now I want to be with my sister. ALONE!" she hissed at him. Yielding to her demands he left the room promising that he would be back later.

Returning later to Jasmine room, just as promised he knocked on the door to find her packing a duffle bag on her bed. "Where are you going?" his tone was desperate. She can't leave, not yet he thought desperately. She continued as if he hadn't spoken. "Jasmine" he growled. When she didn't even glance in his direction he ran at her pinning her to the bed, the duffle bag and its contents spilling across the floor. "What the hell do you think our doing?" she screamed in his face. "Why won't you talk to me? You're being irrational by having the ump with me, I was just doing my job!" he yelled back. "Because I trusted you, I let you in because I thought you were different but I was wrong. You want to be all business? That's fine because I can be all business. Now get the fuck of me!" although she had stopped shouting and was talking at a normal level now the venom in her voice made him physically flinch. "I'm not like the others Jasmine. And you can trust me but I will fulfil my job over you. I'm sorry" he whispered regretfully. "Take me to Aro" she demanded, throwing him of guard. Nodding at her strange request he let her up and escorted her to his master's room.

As soon as they arrived Aro opened the door before they could even knock a look of confusion settled on his face, "Is something wrong?" "Yes actually. I want a different guardian for me and Mina" at hearing the serious note in her voice both Aro's and Demetri's faces slackened in shock. Although Aro didn't miss the look of pain in Demetri's eyes or the way he bowed his head in shame. Glancing back to Jasmine "I will look into your request in just one moment Jasmine but before I do, Demetri give me your hand" Aro asked, not taking his eyes off of the pair. Reading the situation and Demetri's feelings for Jasmine he smiled slightly and shook his head at the sticky situation a member of his guard had gotten himself into. Turning back to face Jasmine he tried to think of a simple way to explain what was happening between the couple. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to decline your request," he paused at the look of relief that spread across Demetri's face like wild fire and continued "however if you still feel the same after Demetri explains his behaviour to you entirely then I will seriously take your request into consideration. Now if you don't mind if I don't go back and listen to my wife bitch about the day's events you may find me missing tomorrow". After he closed the door Jasmine turned to face Demetri, her eyes expectant and determined.

When the returned back to Jasmines room she shut the door behind them and turned round practically glowering. "Explain now!" she demanded. "Well the thing is Jasmine vampires have soul mates-"he winced at her scoff "and well your mine?" he physically took a step from her not knowing how she would react. "Ok. What does that mean?" she asked after a few moments. Picking his jaw up of the floor Demetri replied in an bewildered tone "OK, just ok? Oh my god Jasmine, I mean, well really it just means that I care about you and hopefully you care about me". "What do you mean care Demetri? Do you mean when you can't get someone out of your head no matter how mad they make you. Or when you catch them checking you out in the bath and you SO desperately want them to touch you but they just throw a towel on you. Do you mean it like that Demetri?" her voice becoming quiet as she walked towards him, running her hand along the front of his suit as she spoke. Demetri could do little more but simply gape at her before opening and closing his mouth. Fearing rejection Jasmine started to pull away. Snapping out of his daze Demetri reached forward and pulled her flush against him, silencing her insecurities with a passionate kiss. "Yes" he gasped against her lips, locking eyes with her, "I do mean like that Jasmine"