Disclaimer: All characters belong to Stephenie Meyer except my OCs

Chapter 4

The next day Serina was in a bad mood neither Marcus or Felix had returned to see her yet but she had to be patient. Today was Tuesday which meant it was time for Sarahs' and Toms sculptures. The introduction was typically a bit long winded and repetitive but some of the sculptures were amazing. She discovered that they could be made from all sorts of things from marble to bits of machines. But her mind wasn't really on the competition. Toms statue was made of marble and it was of a lion in a roaring pose. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad either though from the way Tom was strutting around you would think that he had already won the competition. The judging would happen at the end of the exhibition and a mystery prize would be given to the winners.

Afterwards she tried to enjoy the city but she couldn't focus on anything her mind still in a chaotic whirlwind from yesterday so she retired back to the hotel. She checked in and headed up the stairs, Sarah and Steve had gone out for a romantic night out and she didn't want to be a third wheel. She opened the door and stepped inside the room. The sun was beginning to set and it gave everything a weird orange glow. She lay on the bed and closed her eyes. A few minutes passed and she decided to get up when she heard the sound of her window opening. Her eyes snapped open and she sat up; and met the crimson eyes of Demetri. He was standing proud and straight in the middle of her room. But she couldn't see Felix anywhere.

"Where is Felix?" She asked looking up at Demetri with confusion written all over her face.

"He is on a mission right now but he and Marcus have asked me to watch over you for a while." his voice sounded polite but bored.

"How long is a while?" She asked unsure how she felt about him. He seemed nice but cold.

"4 days." his voice didn't change but something told her he wasn't happy about the arrangement.

He wasn't. Demetri couldn't understand why Marcus and Felix cared so much about the human. She didn't seem special to him but both of them had threatened him with a rather unpleasant death should he fail to keep the girl safe so he just saw it as another mission. A tense silence filled the room with neither of them knowing what to say. Finally Serina couldn't take it any more she hadn't come here to be intimidated by a silent though handsome vampire so she stood up and put her trainers on. He raised an eyebrow at her but she just shrugged.

"I came here to see the city and that is what I am going to do." She came out into the corridor and was unsurprised when she heard his footsteps follow behind her. He was supposed to watch over her. She stopped when a thought struck her, she remembered how fast vampires could run. She turned to Demetri and a devilish smile came across her face. She had already seen most of the city but she hadn't seen much of Italy.

Demetri stopped when the girl turned around and smiled at him. Something in her smile made him want to turn around and run the other way.

"Can you run as fast as Felix?" she asked curiously. His pride reared up inside of him.

"I can run faster." he replied. It was true, he could run faster than Felix but why did he feel like he had to prove something to her?

She smiled at him "I'm not sure I believe you. Look if your here to keep me company then-"

"I'm here to guard you." he interrupted. She frowned but continued on.

"Fine then if your here to keep guard me then can you take me somewhere?" she asked crossing her arms a little annoyed at his attitude.

He thought about it. He didn't really want to spend the entire night trapped in a room with her at least in the open her scent was lost amongst the rest of the world. He nodded. "Where do you want to go?"

"You chose. I don't really know the geography of Italy. Just take me somewhere beautiful please." she asked.

Demetri knew just the place so he nodded again. There was an awkward moment as they both realised that he would have to carry her so he picked her up in his arms. She jerked a little unused to being carried like that but she soon relaxed. This unnerved him usually people didn't feel comfortable being held by a vampire but she acted like it was natural, she didn't flinch from him it was...nice. Clearing his throat he jumped out the window and started to run.

Serina remembered this, she remembered the feeling of moving this fast when her surroundings would fade and blur; the colours whirling together and the feeling of moving faster then everything else. It was still a very frightening experience and she unknowingly held onto Demetri harder. Once again Demetri was shocked at the lack of fear the girl showed then he recalled what Felix had told him about the girl: She was scared of my speed when she knew I would never drop her yet she was totally unafraid when I yelled at her or threatened her. He could now see why Marcus and Felix had become so interested in the girl. He was taking her to a part of the coast and with the sun setting it was one of the most breathtaking sights in all of Italy; at least in his opinion.

They soon reached the cliffs and he let her down on to the ground. She still had her eyes closed and before she could open them he put his hands over them. She made an indignant noise of protest and before she could complain he said "If you truly want to see the full beauty of the sight you will have your eyes closed until I tell you to open them." she nodded her head and he began to push her forward lightly. Whilst he did this he had to ignore how soft her skin felt and how delicious her blood smelled.

Serina just let him lead her, if Felix and Marcus had sent him then she trusted him not completely but she trusted him enough to do this and to not kill her. She occasionally tripped over a stone or log but he always grabbed her in time before she made contact with floor. After a while he stopped her.

"Can I finally open my eyes now." she asked a little frustrated from not being able to see. She could almost feel him smirk.

"My friend forgot to inform me at how impatient you are." he teased her still keeping his hands over her eyes.

"Well he never blinded me." she murmured back.

"Very well you can have your sight back." he removed his hands and saw her eyes flutter open.

Serina gasped; he had fulfilled his part of the deal the sight was beautiful. The sun had almost finished setting and the place was in that strange time of twilight. The meeting of night and day produced a whirlpool of colours that reflected off the calm sea. The cliffs had a raw natural beauty and the gentle pounding of the waves on the rock sounded like a lullaby. It truly was amazing. She smiled and turned to her guardian. "Thank you." she whispered he merely inclined his head but he was inwardly pleased that she liked this place.

Meanwhile

Felix wanted to get this mission over with quickly. He wanted to Serina again and catch up. A very small part of him wanted to get back so that Demetri didn't spend more time with her then necessary. The picture of his friend and Serina sent an uncomfortable feeling shooting through his body and he had a strange sense of dread. He reasoned that he was merely being protective of her but a small part of his mind kept replaying how she had felt in his arms; soft and right. She was no longer a child. No she was a woman and he was a man but so was Demetri. With that final thought he increased his speed.

AN: No excuses just sorry. So it's heating up and Felix is beginning to see her differently and so is Demetri. I'm still not sure who she'll go for so anything can happen.

Sneak Peak

Serina felt slightly tipsy as she made her way back up to her room. She shouldn't have had that last glass of wine. She fumbled with the lock and stepped inside. She closed the door and started to make her way to the wardrobe. Her feet tripped over something and she felt herself begin to fall. A pair of cold arms came around her waist and she opened er eyes to face a pair of burning red ones.