Demetri and the Woman with the Gift of Time

Demetri x Reader

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You are a pretty young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. You had decided that being twenty-two years without one major vacation was unacceptable. So you took your tax refund and booked a trip to Italy. None of your friends could come with you, so you thought, what the heck, I'll go alone. You book your flight and hotel in Tuscany, in the town of Volterra. It was based in the region where you hoped to visit several wineries, and maybe stop in Pisa.

Once you had arrived in the country, you rented a car and drove to the ancient town you had read about. It had quite the history, which intrigued you. While out walking in the square, you were approached by a very beautiful woman dressed in a lovely dress. Oddly, she wore long gloves that seemed out of place in the daylight. Even more interesting were the violet eyes she had. Her melodic voice drew you in when she spoke.

"Buongiorno. I'm Heidi, and I'm in charge of gathering people for a tour of the Palazzo dei Priori. I had a couple of cancellations. Would you be interested in joining my group? Are you with anyone else?" she asks, looking around you.

You tell her that you are traveling alone and would love to join her tour. You wait for her to add your name to the list on her clipboard. She hands you a ticket with a stamped time, and a brochure that has the address of the location for everyone to meet up. You thank her, and decide to go eat some lunch before heading for the palace.

You choose an outdoor café, and order some wine, salad and pasta. You enjoy people-watching, but notice the time for your tour is near. Finishing your meal, you head on over to see a group of people obviously from various countries. You smile, talking to some Americans who had been to Italy before and were happy to tell you all about it.

Heidi stands at the front of the crowd, giving out orders, then proceeds to lead everyone inside.

You hang at the back of the group, never one to be up front anywhere. Heidi has everyone follow her down a old stone corridor lined with pillars and fire-lit standing sconces. It all looks very medieval to you, but you notice that she doesn't explain anything that you are passing by. She just seems to be leading the group somewhere, but where.

The tour group walks down a set of steps, before arriving at a pair of heavy-looking carved wooden doors. You see Heidi knock on one of the doors and they are opened by two young men dressed in black, both wearing dark coats. You look around the round room built of stone. On the far side of the room, you notice three throne-like chairs, where three men are sitting unmoving, but watching the group enter with visible anticipation.

You turn to notice the two men who opened the doors are now closing them. Your spidey-sense goes off, telling you something is not right. All of a sudden, other people dressed in black begin to grab the tourists, and pulling them close, you see them biting them. It actually looks as if they are drinking the tourists' blood. Men, women and children are being viciously attacked. You see blood everywhere on the floor.

You start to move slowly backwards toward the doors, hoping not to be seen, when you see one of the men heading for you. He is the shorter of the two who stood guard at the doors. You think him handsome, but his eyes are dark, almost black, and you're scared. You turn around and run for the wooden doors, your heart beating so fast, you can barely breathe. You feel a hand on your shoulder and you scream, but the hand does not grab you. In fact, when you look behind you, the man is still and unmoving, his arm still reaching out. You inhale and exhale to calm yourself. The room is completely quiet now. No screams, no sounds at all.

You check out the man who had come after you. You reach out to touch his shoulder. He doesn't react. You step closer, peering into his face, your noses practically touching. What the hell has happened? You walk around the room, observing the still life-size diorama. Those dressed in black are in the positions of attacking the tourists, who are showing fear, looking as if they are screaming, which they were only a few minutes ago. You're amazed to see everyone frozen in place.

Now your mind is telling you to flee, so you go back the way you came, running until you're outside in the piazza again. You head back to the hotel to hide out until you feel no one will be coming after, and to figure out what had just happened.

Back at the castle, time has resumed, and the feeding is done. Aro feels as if something is not right. He orders the clean up to begin, and asks Marcus if he senses anything. Demetri goes over to the master to tell him that he saw a woman he was about to attack, but when he reached out to her, she seemingly vanished right in front of him.

Marcus tells Aro time was somehow affected. Aro's brain starts whirring, ideas filling his mind. If this woman was gifted, he wanted her. "Demetri, did you sense enough of her to track her?" When the guard nods, Aro tells him to go out and find her. "Take Felix with you. Find her and bring her back."

At your hotel, you shower and dress in your PJs, then open your small fridge to pull out a few snacks you had bought earlier. Going out was not something you wanted to do, in case anyone from the castle saw you.

You eat while watching TV, not understanding anything being said, but at least you begin to relax. You have finished eating and are about to doze off, when you hear someone at the door. Perhaps the man who worked the front desk was checking on her. It was a small, family-run hotel, and he was very friendly to her when she got back. Her broken nerves were apparent no matter how hard she tried to hide them.

She jumped off the bed and opened the door, ready to give Signor Facinni her thanks for his concern. Instead, she saw the man who had attacked her at the palace, his taller companion next to him. She did what anyone would do and fainted.

Demetri gathered the woman in his arms, and both he and Felix flashed downstairs and past the arrival desk. They headed for the castle, unseen by any humans they passed. Once home, they headed for the smaller throne room where the masters were studying. On seeing Felix and Demetri entering with the woman in his arms, Aro directed him to take her to one of the guest rooms and he would join them soon.

Once in the room, he lay her on the bed, and looked down at her. He brushed her hair off her face, finding her beautiful.

You opened your eyes to find yourself staring up at the man. Your eyes scanned the room to see it was not your hotel room. You start to sit up to scream, but the man holds you down by your shoulders.

"Shhhh, please don't scream. I'll explain everything. My name is Demetri, and you are in our castle. It's important you understand that you are not our prisoner. Far from it. Master Aro wants to speak to you about your gift. Somehow, you were able to stop time during our feeding."

You look up at the man, frozen in fear, but he said you were not their prisoner, if you can believe them. Still, they kidnapped you by force.

Demetri looks into your blue eyes and knows instantly you are his mate. You're human, but he will take care of that once you understand and agree to the change. He smiles down at you before sitting on the bed next to you. He takes your hand and kisses it.

You watch the handsome man hovering over you, Demetri, he said. Your heart feels strange, as if something were tugging at it. It was strong but not painful. His eyes pull you in, crimson in colour. You reach up one hand to touch his face, and find his skin cold. "What are you?" you ask.

He says simply, as if you would understand instantly. "I'm a vampire, but I won't hurt you. I cannot hurt someone who is to be my mate, someone destined to spend eternity with me."

You look at him. "Me?" Your heart skips a beat when you see him nod.

Just then, the three masters come into the room, their expressions ones of annoyance. The one with shoulder-length black hair speaks first. "You nearly interrupted our feeding, but I am willing to look past that if you tell me about this gift you have," he says softly.

You sit up on the bed, Demetri now standing by the door. You tell them you don't know anything about a gift. You only noticed how everything had stopped when you screamed, so you ran.

The blonde man stepped up, his face a scowl. "You didn't purposely attack us then?"

"Of course not!" you tell them. You see the taller of the three looking down at you, a small smile on his face. He seems to believe you.

The black-haired man tells you his name is Aro. He holds out his hand to you and waits. You look around at everyone and see Demetri nod his head, so you put your hand in Aro's. He sighs softly, then after a minute, let's it go.

The taller man speaks. "My child, you are for our Elite guard, Demetri. If you agree to stay with us, he will take you as his mate and make you a vampire. You may join the Elite guard if my brother feels you have a usable gift. If you were unaware of it, we can assist you to learn about it and use it for the benefit of the our coven. It seems fear triggers it, but you might learn to control it. Life will be good here, and you will discover your own strength."

The blonde who tells you his name is Caius explains that you have to accept being changed or you will be killed.

When you look at Demetri, you see his eyes pleading with you to listen well. Once the masters leave, with Aro telling him to stay with the woman, Demetri sits beside you on the bed, leaning against the headboard.

"If you agree to stay here as my mate, you will find it's not that bad. We will have our own room, you and I, and your clothing will be provided for. You will train so that you become proficient in the use of your power." He reaches out to touch your hair, then brings his fingers to your face, caressing your blushing skin. His thumb brushes over your lips, while he tells you, "You're beautiful." He asks you your name and you give it to him. His arm slips behind you, pulling you close. His other hand cups your chin. He kisses you, softly at first, but once he has tasted you, his kisses become more passionate.

A heat fills your belly. Breathless, you pull back but you give him a smile. Your eyes are sparkling and you kiss him again. You then lean against his chest, feeling comfortable and wanted. You tell him you will stay with him and here at the castle. You assume much will be expected of you, but he reassures you Aro will take care of you, as will he.

You wonder how it is you feel so close to this man already. It won't take long for you to fall in love with him. And the power you discovered you had excited you as well. Stopping time itself. But before you can think too hard about that, you feel Demetri touching your chin with a finger, guiding you to his lips. You wonder how long you have to decide to be changed. You ask Demetri to stay with you all night and smile when he agrees. You snuggle against his body, the coldness of his skin radiating through his clothing. You feel your face go hot when you imagine him without those clothes. You sigh and close your eyes, happy while thinking of nothing else but the vampire lying next to you.