With One Look

Chapter 5

A/N: There is a soft lemon in this update. I will let those of you who wish not to read it know ahead of time...thanks for reading, huggs.

Isabella's P.O.V.

Two hours later I found myself in my room dressed in men's clothing with my hair tied up in a ponytail getting ready to join Master Caius in the training room for my first lesson. I was staring at myself in the mirror, letting my mind wander and thinking of all that had occurred in the last few days.

It started with a face to face encounter with a creature known as one of the children of the moon … a werewolf I never knew existed, but then again I didn't know about vampires either until I became one, which was second on my list of occurrences.

And last but not least was meeting this man called Caius who just happened to be one of three kings who rule the vampire race. My head was spinning, and it didn't help that Caius was one of the most handsome men I'd ever laid my eyes on. I found myself many times staring at this beautiful man while in the throne room.

What was it about this man … I mean vampire, that caught my eye so often? Yes, he was beautiful, but I felt drawn to him somehow, and when he smiled it made me want to smile as well. Every time he touched me I wanted to lean into him and take in that sweet mint chocolate scent of his. It also came to mind that it calmed me down considerably somehow, and I felt irritated when I wasn't around him.

It made me wonder if it was just because I had been alone for so long. Was I just lonely and in need of some attention? If so, why didn't I feel calm when I sat and spoke to Demetri or even Jane? No, it was definitely Caius with whom I longed to keep company.

When we were in the throne room and I looked into his eyes I felt like I had butterflies fluttering around in my stomach. I had to fight myself from climbing those few steps to be closer to him. What was going on with me?

I shook my head, clearing my thoughts and knowing I had to get to the training room to start my fight training. I felt giddy knowing I would be seeing Caius again. I checked my appearance over again in the mirror before leaving my room and headed to my first training lesson.

As I approached the room that Demetri had shown me earlier I took a deep unneeded breath and entered the room. I was surprised to see so many vampires lining the wall. I instantly became so nervous at seeing them all in one place that I stood close to the door without moving. It was then that I heard his voice.

"Come Isabella, let us begin," Caius said. I turned to find him standing in the center of the room with his hand out for me to come to him. I walked slowly to the center of the room and took his hand, causing me instantly to become calm. I looked up at him and saw a soft smile on his lips causing me to smile back.

"Don't worry my dear. It's not often I train someone and they all came to watch," he said referring to the room full of vampires. He walked me to the other side of the room and told me to watch his every move. I nodded as he moved to the center of the room where Demetri had joined him.

They instantly crouched into a fighting stance and as soon as Master Caius nodded his head they began. I watched as they began to circle one another and took in their every move thereafter as they dodged and kicked at one another, neither one coming into contact with the other until Caius got what I thought was a lucky shot and smashed Demetri in the chest with his hand and sending him flying across the room. He hit the wall and caused some of the stone to crumble to the floor. Once Demetri got to his feet, he went to sit next to one of the others as Caius held out his hand for me to join him.

I walked nervously over to him and he took my hand, turning me to look at him. "Did you pay close attention?" he asked. I nodded my head. "Good, now I want you to dodge any hits I aim at you. Do you think you can do that?" he asked. I nodded again. He dropped my hand and began backing away from me a little and crouched into another fighting stance.

I followed suit and lowered myself to mirror his stance and watch his every move. I knew if he hit me I'd wind up like Demetri. He knew how to fight where I didn't. I kept telling myself that I had to concentrate to watch how he moved to try and keep him from coming in contact with my body.

Caius came towards me so fast I almost didn't see him move, but just before he made contact I moved and swung around to face him again. We did this a few times and I could almost sense that he was proud that I could dodge his contacts. I wasn't sure why I knew that, but I did.

That is until the last time he struck. He came towards me and I didn't quite make it out of his way in time and he struck me. The force I was hit with caused me to fly across the room and hit the wall the same way Demetri did. Caius came at me again before I could get to my feet and it was then that I looked him in the eyes; my fear took over and something that looked like a shiny blue bubble sprang from my body and hit Caius so hard it projected him in the opposite direction. He made his own hole in the wall across the room, then hit the floor and stared back at me in shock.

Oh God, what have I done!? I thought as the whole room gasped in shock at what they had just seen. I jumped to my feet and ran over to where he still sat staring at me. I stooped down and put my hand on his chest to see what kind of damage I had done to one of the Kings and to see if he was all right. I wondered if they would tear me apart for hurting one of the brothers. I was frightened out of my mind.

"Oh God, Caius are you all right?" I asked worriedly. "I don't know what happened," I said as Caius placed his hand on mine that rested on his chest and shook his head as he chuckled.

"I'm fine my dear, stop worrying. I think your gift just showed itself," he said, still holding my hand to his chest. "Get out, all of you!" he shouted, never taking his eyes off of me as the crowd of vampires left the room leaving Caius and me alone.

When we heard the door close behind us, Caius lifted his hand to my cheek and smiled. "So beautiful," he said as he brought his lips to mine. At first I was surprised by his actions, but as soon as I realized what was happening I kissed him back. He pulled me onto his lap and as I straddled him he deepened the kiss causing me to moan as I melted into his body. We tangled our fingers in one another's hair as we sat there passionately kissing. After a few minutes he pulled away but kept me inches away from his face.

(The beginning of the soft lemon.)

"Marcus said you would be mine, but I dared not to hope. Now I find I need you like humans need air to breathe," he said as he closed the distance and kissed me again. I found myself lost in this man and I ground myself against the hardness that appeared in his lap. He moaned and placed his hands on my backside and pressed my lower region into him even harder than before, both of us growling and needing a release. I began to feel a tightening in my lower abdomen and I sped up my thrust. Caius moved from my lips and kissed down my jaw continuing down my neck and to just under my ear and whispered. "God, I need to be inside you," he whispered as he pushed my backside even harder against him.

"Caius," I whimpered as something released inside me and I was flying in an erotic scream while Caius groaned out his release right along with me. We sat there for a few minutes not moving until we came down from our high. He moved me away from him slightly and looked down at his lap finding a wet spot where his hardness was before. He smiled at me before he spoke.

(End of the soft lemon.)

"We'll, that's never happened to me before," he said with a chuckle.

"Me either," I told him shyly. He looked at me curiously.

"You're a virgin?" he asked. I lowered my head and nodded. He placed his finger under my chin and pulled it up to meet his eyes. He was smiling ear to ear in hearing that kind of information. "That, my dear, is a very good thing. You will be mine and only mine from this day forward," he said as he captured my lips again. After kissing this amazing man for a while longer we got to our feet.

"We need to get cleaned up and then we'll talk, and I want you to get started learning your gift, the fight training can continue tomorrow."

"Okay," I agreed.

"I'll meet you in your room in fifteen minutes," he said and ran almost unseen out of the room. I stood there and took in another unneeded deep breath and took off for my own room.

After bathing I changed into another one of the gowns I found in the closet and sat down at the dressing table and ran a brush through my hair as I daydreamed of what happened in the training room. Was it possible that I could have a relationship with Caius? God I hope so, I thought to myself. He's an amazing man and what I was feeling for him was more than a casual affair. I was growing to love this man and I needed him as he said 'like humans needed air to breathe'.

It was then that I felt his lips on my neck. I was so lost in my daydream that I didn't even hear him enter the room. I closed my eyes and had to catch a moan from leaving my lips.

When I opened my eyes I saw him through my mirror as he leaned over me.

"You look gloriously beautiful, my love," he whispered as he spun me around and brought me to my feet pressing his lips to mine. I molded myself to him and moved my arms up and over his shoulders and into his hair pulling him harder to my lips. When he pulled away he whispered into my lips.

"I want you so badly it hurts, but I want to take my time with you and there's so much left to do yet. I promise you, my love, that I will make you mine soon," he said kissing me again. The next time he pulled away he walked me to the smaller sofa and sat us both down next to one another. He pushed a strand of my hair behind my ear and smiled.

"Demetri will be here soon to get you started on learning your gift. I will be staying here with you both for I haven't taken you yet and no other man will be alone with you until I have. Do you understand?" he asked. I nodded.

"Yes, Caius I understand."

"Good, you are mine Isabella and mine alone," he said as he gave me a peck on the lips just as Demetri knocked on the door. Caius pulled away and placed his arms around my waist as he told Demetri to enter.

Demetri entered the room and bowed to Caius and took a seat across from me in one of the velvet red chairs.

"Are you ready to learn how to use you gift?" he asked with a smile. I nodded.

"Yes, I'm ready."

"Good, I was told and saw that you are a shield," he said with a chuckle which was caused I'm sure by what took place in the training room. Caius growled at him and Demetri cleared his throat. "Sorry," he said and then continued. "Okay let's get started," he said.

"A shield can be one of two things, it can possibly be a physical shield, which is what Renada is and Aro and I think you are, and it goes without saying how you sent Caius across the room without touching him, and is why we think it's a physical shield. Although I've never seen someone carry both shields, Aro and I believe that it's possible that you may carry both. We believe this due to the fact that Aro cannot read your mind and Jane's gift will not work on you," he said. Demetri chuckled and then continued.

"As I said I've never seen a shield take on both shapes, although it's not impossible, we'll have to see how it turns out once we get further into your training. So with that in mind shall we begin?" he asked. I nodded my head.

After an hour of stretching my shield for so long I was completely worn out. Can a vampire be worn out? I didn't know but it sure felt like it. Demetri was still pushing me to use my shield when Caius warned him not to piss me off or he'd find himself falling four stories onto the stone path below, not from him, but from me after I used my shield to knock him through the wall.

And indeed he was pushing me. I was becoming irritated with him for not letting me take a break. I wanted him to feel pain like he was causing me when he hit the floor screaming in pain.

"Isabella, stop," Caius yelled as he jumped to his feet.

"Stop what? I'm not doing anything," I yelled back.

"You are, you just don't realize you're doing it," he said.

"I don't know how, I didn't even know I could do something like that," I cried. Caius walked over to me and pulled me to his chest and kissed me passionately, making me forget everything I was doing. In doing so Demetri quieted and lay still on the floor. When Caius released me from the kiss I sighed calmly as he gave me another one of those drop-dead sweet smiles.

"You have another gift, my love," he said softly.

"I do? What exactly does that mean?" I asked nervously.

"It means, dear girl, that you are quite unique, no one has ever had more than one gift at a time, or at least none that I have come across," Demetri said as he slowly pulled himself from the floor with a groan. "And it seems it's a lot like Jane's," he continued while Caius agreed with him taking on a curious expression.

"What's wrong?" I asked, seeing his confusion.

"Nothing my dear, I just had a thought that's all, but before I reveal what I'm thinking I must speak to Aro about this first," he said, then turned to Demetri. "Demetri go find Aro and tell him to meet me in his office in five minutes.

"Yes, Master," he said and slowly left the room probably still feeling the after effects of my new found gift.

"What is it Caius, should I be worried?" I asked.

"No my dear," he said while running the backside of his fingers over my cheek. "You shouldn't be worried, if nothing else you should feel proud. I have an idea of what might be going on. Once I converse with Aro I'll be back to talk to you about it so don't worry. Once you learn how to control your gifts all will be fine, amazing … perfect," he said as he kissed me once more before leaving me alone with my worries.

I knew I should trust him when he said all would be okay, but it still sat heavily on my mind. This was new to me; I had hurt Demetri without even meaning to. What if I hurt someone else? That's something I didn't want to do. Do I stay in my room alone until I learn how to perfect my gifts? Because I sure as hell don't want to hurt anyone else with them.

After deliberating a little more over what had happen and what I should do I let my mind rest and decided to do whatever Caius and Aro wished me to do. I climbed on the bed and lay back on the soft pillow, closed my eyes, and let my mind wander to a better memory, one of Caius and what had happened in the training room between us and all I felt when he kissed me, which calmed me down considerably.

A/N: Let me know what you think...thanks for reading, huggs.