New Love, New Life
by Momma2fan
Chapter 8
Demetri pulled up to the restaurant and parked his car himself. He walked around and helped Bella out, leading her inside with his hand on the small of her back. He couldn’t help noticing the looks she was getting and had to bite back the growls building in his chest.
Bella knew what was happening and reached back, taking his hand in hers. “Calm down, Demetri.” She looked up at him as they reached their table, “Remember, I’m here with you. It’s a compliment that they covet what you have.”
“You’re right, Agápi mou.” Demetri pressed a kiss to her forehead before pulling out her chair. When the waiter came, he ordered a bottle of red wine and then stared at his mate. “We need to talk.”
Bella nodded, but was unsure where to start. “It’s kind of hard to talk about what we need to in such a public space.”
“True, but here we can get to know one another. I want to know you and I want you to know me.”
“Okay, what do you want to know? I’ve always been told I’m an open book.”
As the evening progressed, their conversation never ceased. Once she was finished with her dinner, Demetri took her for a stroll around the Palazzo dei Priori. When the breeze picked up, he wrapped his cloaked arm around her, pulling her to him. Bella enjoyed the closeness as well as his unique scent, it was earthy yet fresh.
After their walk, he took her back to the car and drove them back to the Citadel. Once they were there, instead of heading back inside, he led her to the fountain which sat out front.
“I have a question for you,” Demetri began as he pulled Bella to stand before him.
“Okay.” She wrapped her hands around his biceps, smiling as his muscles rippled with the contact.
“When do you want to be changed?”
“I guess that depends,” she played with one of the buttons on his shirt.
“On what?”
“On how I am changed.” Bella blushed as she said it.
“What do you mean ‘how’? Explain, Gatáki.”
Bella looked at him then and sank down onto the edge of the fountain. “Edward was always worried about me missing human experiences by becoming a vampire. He wanted me to go to college, get married, have a child...all things I never wanted. I practically raised my mother and I hated school. I traveled a bit with my mother and her husband, but I knew as a vampire, I would have plenty of time to see the world.
“When I thought I was his mate, before he left me, there was only one human experience I truly wanted.”
Demetri knelt before her and took her hand in his, staring in her eyes. “And what’s that?”
“I want to be wanted. I don’t want to go into my next life having never experienced the love between a man and a woman,” Bella looked into his eyes as she spoke. “I don’t know who intends to change me, but if it were my choice, I would want you to do it. I would want you to bite me while making love to me.”
Demetri knelt before his mate, stunned, and unable to control what he did next. Ever mindful of her fragility, he scooped her in his arms and placed his lips on hers, kissing her with fervor. Edward had never kissed her like this, with so much passion and want. She returned the kiss, gasping when she felt his tongue trace her lower lip. She opened for him, allowing his tongue to massage hers.
Remembering his mate was human, Demetri broke their kiss and leaned his forehead against hers. “I would love nothing more than to be making love to you when I bite you. Not only will it stimulate your pleasure, but mine as well.”
“Good.”
“Now, the question is; when do you want to change?”
“I think I would like to discuss that with the whole coven.” She smiled up at him, “Although, that is something which will have to wait until morning. The human is tired.”
Smiling, Demetri guided them back inside and to their rooms. When they stopped outside her door, Bella did the one thing she wanted to do when she met him. Reaching out, she ran her fingers across his cheek and down his chin, her thumb caressing his bottom lip. Demetri closed his eyes at her soft touch, purring at how good it felt.
He grasped her hand in his, kissing the tips of her fingers. “Goodnight, Agápi mou.”
Leaning up on her toes, she pressed her lips to his. Breaking away, she whispered, “Goodnight, il mio amore futuro.”
~NL*NL~
Bella and Demetri had been discussing her change with the rest of the coven, leaving out how she wanted to do it. Between the ten of them, they decided she would be changed in two weeks. Giving her enough time to get acclimated to Volterra and to get to know Demetri in a personal setting.
“How are the Cullens fairing while here? And the two in the catacombs?” Bella asked.
Jane burst into laughter. “They certainly hated seeing the pair of you last night.”
“What?” Bella asked her friend.
“The Cullens were outside when you and Demetri left on your date. Carlisle and Esme had a huge problem with you being with him. They insist Edward is your mate. The Major tried to tell them that wasn’t the case, but they didn’t want to hear it.”
Alec broke in with his observations. “Rosalie seemed to be more jealous of who you’ve become. Emmett and the Major were the only ones who were realistic. They are aware of the amount of shit they’re in and are trying to keep their noses to the ground. Emmett is trying to control his mate as much as possible, but she is fighting him.”
“And Edward and Alice?” Bella wanted to know.
“They still refuse to feed. I believe the humans in their cells will die from starvation first.” Demetri explained.
“Jesus, this is a fucking nightmare.” Bella said and stood up. “Do they even think they did anything wrong? I know the consequences of my knowledge, but I would have forever been kept human if Alice hadn’t dragged me here. They would have kept me from my mate forever, wouldn’t they? Isn’t that itself a crime?”
“They have a lot to answer for, Bambina.” Aro watched her pace, “Demetri, take your mate and do something fun. Get her out of the palace for a week or so.”
“Where would you like to go, Gatáki?” Demetri watched his mate smile and knew it would be a quiet place.
Demetri pulled up to the restaurant and parked his car himself. He walked around and helped Bella out, leading her inside with his hand on the small of her back. He couldn’t help noticing the looks she was getting and had to bite back the growls building in his chest.
Bella knew what was happening and reached back, taking his hand in hers. “Calm down, Demetri.” She looked up at him as they reached their table, “Remember, I’m here with you. It’s a compliment that they covet what you have.”
“You’re right, Agápi mou.” Demetri pressed a kiss to her forehead before pulling out her chair. When the waiter came, he ordered a bottle of red wine and then stared at his mate. “We need to talk.”
Bella nodded, but was unsure where to start. “It’s kind of hard to talk about what we need to in such a public space.”
“True, but here we can get to know one another. I want to know you and I want you to know me.”
“Okay, what do you want to know? I’ve always been told I’m an open book.”
As the evening progressed, their conversation never ceased. Once she was finished with her dinner, Demetri took her for a stroll around the Palazzo dei Priori. When the breeze picked up, he wrapped his cloaked arm around her, pulling her to him. Bella enjoyed the closeness as well as his unique scent, it was earthy yet fresh.
After their walk, he took her back to the car and drove them back to the Citadel. Once they were there, instead of heading back inside, he led her to the fountain which sat out front.
“I have a question for you,” Demetri began as he pulled Bella to stand before him.
“Okay.” She wrapped her hands around his biceps, smiling as his muscles rippled with the contact.
“When do you want to be changed?”
“I guess that depends,” she played with one of the buttons on his shirt.
“On what?”
“On how I am changed.” Bella blushed as she said it.
“What do you mean ‘how’? Explain, Gatáki.”
Bella looked at him then and sank down onto the edge of the fountain. “Edward was always worried about me missing human experiences by becoming a vampire. He wanted me to go to college, get married, have a child...all things I never wanted. I practically raised my mother and I hated school. I traveled a bit with my mother and her husband, but I knew as a vampire, I would have plenty of time to see the world.
“When I thought I was his mate, before he left me, there was only one human experience I truly wanted.”
Demetri knelt before her and took her hand in his, staring in her eyes. “And what’s that?”
“I want to be wanted. I don’t want to go into my next life having never experienced the love between a man and a woman,” Bella looked into his eyes as she spoke. “I don’t know who intends to change me, but if it were my choice, I would want you to do it. I would want you to bite me while making love to me.”
Demetri knelt before his mate, stunned, and unable to control what he did next. Ever mindful of her fragility, he scooped her in his arms and placed his lips on hers, kissing her with fervor. Edward had never kissed her like this, with so much passion and want. She returned the kiss, gasping when she felt his tongue trace her lower lip. She opened for him, allowing his tongue to massage hers.
Remembering his mate was human, Demetri broke their kiss and leaned his forehead against hers. “I would love nothing more than to be making love to you when I bite you. Not only will it stimulate your pleasure, but mine as well.”
“Good.”
“Now, the question is; when do you want to change?”
“I think I would like to discuss that with the whole coven.” She smiled up at him, “Although, that is something which will have to wait until morning. The human is tired.”
Smiling, Demetri guided them back inside and to their rooms. When they stopped outside her door, Bella did the one thing she wanted to do when she met him. Reaching out, she ran her fingers across his cheek and down his chin, her thumb caressing his bottom lip. Demetri closed his eyes at her soft touch, purring at how good it felt.
He grasped her hand in his, kissing the tips of her fingers. “Goodnight, Agápi mou.”
Leaning up on her toes, she pressed her lips to his. Breaking away, she whispered, “Goodnight, il mio amore futuro.”
~NL*NL~
Bella and Demetri had been discussing her change with the rest of the coven, leaving out how she wanted to do it. Between the ten of them, they decided she would be changed in two weeks. Giving her enough time to get acclimated to Volterra and to get to know Demetri in a personal setting.
“How are the Cullens fairing while here? And the two in the catacombs?” Bella asked.
Jane burst into laughter. “They certainly hated seeing the pair of you last night.”
“What?” Bella asked her friend.
“The Cullens were outside when you and Demetri left on your date. Carlisle and Esme had a huge problem with you being with him. They insist Edward is your mate. The Major tried to tell them that wasn’t the case, but they didn’t want to hear it.”
Alec broke in with his observations. “Rosalie seemed to be more jealous of who you’ve become. Emmett and the Major were the only ones who were realistic. They are aware of the amount of shit they’re in and are trying to keep their noses to the ground. Emmett is trying to control his mate as much as possible, but she is fighting him.”
“And Edward and Alice?” Bella wanted to know.
“They still refuse to feed. I believe the humans in their cells will die from starvation first.” Demetri explained.
“Jesus, this is a fucking nightmare.” Bella said and stood up. “Do they even think they did anything wrong? I know the consequences of my knowledge, but I would have forever been kept human if Alice hadn’t dragged me here. They would have kept me from my mate forever, wouldn’t they? Isn’t that itself a crime?”
“They have a lot to answer for, Bambina.” Aro watched her pace, “Demetri, take your mate and do something fun. Get her out of the palace for a week or so.”
“Where would you like to go, Gatáki?” Demetri watched his mate smile and knew it would be a quiet place.