Disclaimer: All characters belong to Stephenie Meyer except my OCs

Chapter 1

With a shaking hand Serina filled in the reply form. She hated to go against her mum but she just had to go to Italy. She was allowed to go on the trip without parental consent and she was going to. The exhibition was in a week so she had to keep it a secret until she was actually on the plane. Her mind was torn between obeying her mum and possibly maybe in a one in a million chance of seeing a certain vampire again. Then her mum started to yell at her to come on and get in the moving van. She shot down the stairs but as she was about to leave she stopped and had one last look at her home. Sadness welled up inside her and she felt like she was saying goodbye to an old friend. For a second everything was peaceful and quiet; then her mums voice came from outside screeching at her to "get in the bloody van". She chuckled some things would never change and her mum was one of them.

She stared out the window as they journeyed towards the new house. That guilty feeling was growing in her stomach as she took in her mums happy face. She couldn't do this to her not after how worried she had been when she went missing al those years ago. But she had to. The new house was smaller than their old one because Josh had moved out but it was gorgeous. Her parents had seen it in a newspaper add and had fallen in love with it. The van stopped and she got out of it. Georgie ran inside instantly probably to chose the best room in the house, Serina just shook her head and slowly walked up the path. The house was old and everything that could creak did. She heard a door slam and knew that Georgina had found her room. She kept on walking up the stairs until she came to a a spiralling staircase. It was made of wood and seemed to go up a circular tower. She started to climb up it. The stairs opened up to a circular room. It wasn't very big and had a single bed on the left by a window. The roof had wooden slates pointing upwards to a centre like a cone. The room seemed old and forgotten and it had a mysterious quality to it. This room was hers.

After a few hours of unpacking the room was beginning to reflect her character odd but creative. The bookcase was packed with a mixture of books and sketch pads. Her easel stood in the centre of the room and her keyboard was against the wall. Her clothes were either in the cupboard or poking out of her suitcase. She heard her dad call for dinner and she thudded down the stairs to her dads famous spaghetti bolognese. It felt weird sleeping in a new bed and the feeling in her gut didn't help either. The next day she stood outside the office with the slip in her hands torn between her mum and her desire to see them again. Finally she made a decision. She was 18 years old and it was her life to live. She stepped forward and handed it in.

Now she had to be very very careful and pack for the trip. The school term was almost open and the exhibition was for 10 days so she needed to pack a fair amount of stuff. The first thing she did was wrap up her painting this was easy her enough then came the challenge of packing without her mum noticing. So she unpacked her moving clothes then re-packed clothes for the trip. She just told her mum she was so busy with school work to unpack properly. On the last day she got all her toiletries together and put them in her case. Her flight was leaving at 7:30 pm today. Mr Stonk had wished her the best of luck and the 4 other students that were going. Two of the were her friends Sarah and Steve and she was so glad they were coming along. They had been a couple for two years and she had first met them in year 1. The 3 had been inseparable since then. Unfortunately, she couldn't say she cared much for the other 2 coming. Tom and Charlotte. Charlotte was the Queen Bee at school you know the type and she was only on the trip because her dad was head of the school. Charlotte had never liked her and she hoped she wouldn't have to share a room with her.

Tom was the schools Mr Cool. Every girl who didn't have a boyfriend fantasised about dating him but he didn't show attention to any of them. He hardly spoke and in the girls opinion this made him cooler and mysterious. He was a jerk at least to Serina and she would have been happy to just ignore him and he ignore her and it had been like that until she was 16. At 16 Serina had left the awkward state of puberty and looked like she did now. Then Tom had started to notice her a lot. At first he just looked at her expecting her to squeal like the other girls but she just flat out ignored him. Sadly this only made him more obsessed with her and not a day went by when he didn't bother her in the hopes that she would ask him out. And now she was stuck on a plane flight with him and a 10 day trip. He knew this and was trying to smile sexily at her but it was failing miserably.

They checked in without a problem and they were soon on the plane. The head of Art Mrs. Bayer was their mentor for the trip and she explained what they would be doing. The exhibition lasted for 9 days 10-2 and their pictures were being shown on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Serina's on Sunday. After the exhibition had finished each day they were allowed to enjoy the city as long as they were back in the hotel before midnight. Whilst they were checking in it soon became painfully obvious that Charlotte was one of Toms fans. She practically melted when he looked at her and the trip suddenly seemed much worse.

As they boarded the plane she thought about the letter she had left for her mum to read. Her phone was turned off and she wouldn't turn it on until she was in Italy. Thankfully she got a seat next to Steve and Sarah but Tom and Charlotte where behind them and she knew within 5 minutes of taking off she would be subjected to another of Toms attempts to make her want him. Selfish guys like him had never attracted her. To avoid that she plugged her headphones into her I-Pod and tried to ignore him. After a while Steve nudged her and she turned to him.

"Where here Rina" he said using her nickname. He had made it up when they had met and it had stuck all throughout their friendship. Her eyes widened and she craned her neck to get a look at the window and there it was stretched out beneath them. Italy. She began to fidget as the plane began landing she wanted to be there n ow. After a bumpy landing and a message from the cabin crew she heard the doors open. She rushed to get her backpack and headed for the back of the plane. A stewardess smiled at her and indicated to the door. Tom was coming to meet her she had to get off.

She took a deep breath and stepped off the plane. A hot breeze hit her in the face. She was back. She came down the runway stairs in a daze not comprehending what was happening to her. She spotted Sarah waving at her and she ran over to meet her. Checking out was time consuming and boring. Mrs Bayer had hired a mini van and they all piled into it with their bags and packs. It was very cramped but Serina forgot that when they reached the city. It was breath-taking. But she couldn't enjoy it because she was sat next to Charlotte who kept on "accidentally" digging her elbow, which was very pointy" into her kidney. They were staying at the Hotel Stella and they soon pulled up in front of it. They had four rooms on the second floor. One for Mrs Bayer, one for the guys, one for her and Sarah and Charlotte's dad had allowed her a room to herself. Which was fine with Sarah and her.

She put her bag on the floor and collapsed on her bed. So she was here for 10 days, her mum was going to kill her, she had an art exhibition to prepare for, Tom was chasing her, Charlotte was chasing Tom and she might not even meet the vampires again. Just Perfect.

"Felix." Demetri's voice echoed down the halls. Felix was laying on his bed and when his friend came into his room. He lazily opened his eyes and looked up at his...colleague?

"What is it this time" he had just come back from a mission to America the Cullen Coven had revealed their existence to a human and he had to check up on them so his masters knew when she was turned. He was not in the mood for another mission.

"Aro wants us to check out an art exhibition in Lioverno, we leave in 5 minutes." Demetri said in a flat bored voice before leaving the room. Felix sat up and sighed. This was the last thing he needed but it did get him away from Gianna. She had been with them for about 2 years now and was getting on his last nerve. Lioverno huh? Probably just another foolish vampire who was feeding off the locals. Yet something in his gut told him that wasn't it. He stood up and made for the exit.

It was Monday and the first day of the exhibition and it was Charlotte's painting first up from their group. And she wasn't let anyone forget it. By breakfast even Serina who was a very peaceful being wanted to punch her in the mouth. The art show was being held in a grand hall near the centre of the city and the drive took about 10 minutes. The hall itself was a masterpiece, it was a pure white and had two columns at the entrance the roof was a large dome that glittered in the sun. The inside was filled with people speaking in hundreds of different languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Swedish, Chinese and many more. Some of the entries had already been hung up for people to view. Charlotte began hunting around for her drawing and pulling Tom with her. Steve and Sarah and gone to check out the sculptures on the right side of the hall. Mrs Bayer was flirting with some professor from America and it was getting a little awkward standing there.

She meandered around the hall glancing at the other paintings as she went by. Some of these were really good and she wondered if her piece stood a chance. She gripped her necklace and felt her panic recede. The metal disc was in her backpack and it made her feel slightly safer. A movement caught her eyes and her head spun around. For a second she thought she saw a flash of red eyes.

AN:When I start a new story I usually update faster to get it rolling. Thanks for your support it helps a lot.

Sneak Peak

Felix saw a human female in the crowd that caught his eye but he didn't know why. Then he saw her necklace. Anger flared through him and before Demetri could stop him he cornered the female and growled.

"Where did you get this?"