The moon was full and shining brightly at a high peak in the sky as they stood overlooking the pale glow it reflected off the waves that crashed on a hidden private beach of golden sand.

"It's amazing." Bree whispered in awe as they followed Andy along the beach.

"I'm glad you think so because this is where I died." The elder female smirked, at the fallen looks on her companions faces and chuckled. "It's also where I was born again." She said to lift their moods.

The mansion was large made of stone and seemed to be built into the side of the hills. She led them to the double doors and gently pushed both open resounding in a long creek. She picked up on a human scent as an elderly gentleman descended the stairs into the open lobby with a schooled look. "Mistress Andromeda." He greeted and bowed slightly. "Everything has been prepared as you asked."

"Thank you Eugene, you may leave." She informed and he nodded exiting through a side door that led to his own accommodation with his wife a fair distance from the mansion.

"This place wouldn't withstand an attack." Demetri pointed out looking around at the architecture.

"It's a façade," she replied leading them to a library off the main entrance and pulled the oddly shaped key from her pocket. "I much rather prefer the pleasantries of modern life but I still cling to some of the old," she pulled a bookcase revealing a carved stone wall. They all watched as she pushed the circular object into a carved out space in the stone wall and twisted. The wall hissed as the air trapped inside escaped. "There are tunnels and cave systems all over this island. These are the original chambers of my coven."

It wasn't dark and damp like they had expected. Instead it was warm, dry and looked well maintained. On the walls hung old tapestries and art. The halls were lit with electric lamps that glowed orange and had been installed by Daniel and Annalise. The whole area radiated warmth and protection. "This used to be the original entrance," she said heading towards the double doors in front of her. She didn't open them, she just stared ahead trying to come to terms with her emotions the pain and loss radiating from her form.

"Learn these tunnels and halls, they're your best friend if we are ever under attack. They've been designed so the enemy would have a hard time navigating them." She backed away from the doors, "there are twelve rooms upstairs you may pick any."

She could feel him as he followed her steps up to a room on the top floor. She didn't mind, she left the door open and headed for the balcony that overlooked the beach below.

Demetri followed her with his gaze as he took in the room that was clearly hers. There was a large bed with a white canopy and simple furniture placed around. He spotted a collection of instruments at the far end of the room, and a sitting area. Bookshelves lined one wall and was filled with classics from the last thousand years. She said she'd never been back, but she had clearly been sending things home that meant a great deal to her. There was a glass jar of seashells on one of the dressers and a stack of filled journals on another.

He glimpsed a half filled wardrobe off to the side as well as a large bathroom when he moved to join her on the balcony. She had shed her coat which hung over the railing leaving her in a loose white shirt and leather pants.

"It's beautiful." She commented her eyes on the gentle waves below.

"I agree." Demetri spoke and in a cliché moment she found him staring at her in awe.

"How long can you stay?"

"I'd say about three days." He moved next to her leaning against the railing to take in the views. "So this is what I missed." She gave him a confused look so he explained. "Had I remained in Greece, after Amun changed me I would've ended up here. Athens is your territory."

"Nope," Andy shook her head, "Tydeus would've been sent to kill you. They might've kept you because of your talents but the chances of that would've been quite low. Even if you did end up joining the coven or the guard, you would've perished in the war like everyone else." Her heart was heavy with pain as she spoke but Demetri could feel her guilt.

"It wasn't your fault."

"I could've prevented it, but I was too late." She couldn't help the venom pooling in her eyes as she spoke.

"You cannot blame yourself for the decisions of others and we cannot change the past no matter how much we want to."

"Such wise words," she said with a chuckle finding humour in the situation to keep her mind off what could've been.

"I'm not just a pretty face love." The tracker replied cockily.

"If I'm not wrong, I do owe you a reward for finding me in Athens." She smirked as his eyes darkened with lust.

His hands latched onto her waist as he pulled her against him. "That you do." He mumbled his face inches from hers as he crashed his lips against hers. He felt her fingers working their way through his hair and the familiar tug from her gift as they landed with a light thud on the soft mattress of her bed.

Andy smirked down at him as she straddled his waist. She slowly removed his Volturi crest and placed it on the bedside with a grin. She then teasingly worked on the buttons of his shirt with a sly grin.

Demetri wanted nothing more than to tear off her clothes and claim her, but he restrained himself wanting to see what she would do first as her fingers danced over his skin successfully opening his shirt. His eyes darted to her when he felt her freeze her eyes on his chest where the crest Dora had given to him hung just above his heart. There was no longer any teasing in her movements as she lifted the object gently her fingers feeling each and every groove to make sure it was real.

Andy was able to predict many things, but this came as a shock to her. Of course she recognised it, it was Dora's. It was twin to the one she wore around her own neck. She remembered when Dora took it off and began to wear the gold 'V' of her new coven. She remembered her placing it in a box ready for the next new member of the Greek coven. It not only showed she approved of Demetri, but she had also accepted him as a member of the Greek Coven, a member of her family and Andy's. She felt a small smile tug at her lips happy that her sire, the only person still alive that she sought acceptance from, also accepted Demetri.

"It was a gift from Ath-" Demetri began to explain but she cut him off by placing her lips firmly on his. She poured everything she felt about him into that kiss. The joy from when she met him, the excitement when he agreed to play, the building love that grew every moment she spent with him.

"I know, I'm glad you wear it." She spoke as her lips rested on his.

"Andromeda I love you," he got out and hoped to all the gods that his words didn't kill the moment.

"I love you too Demetrius." She replied as he rolled them sealing their admissions with another kiss.

They lay side by side just talking about everything and anything rejoicing in the bliss of their previous *hem* activities. She wore his shirt over her underwear and he was left with just his pants. She figured it was fair given he'd torn her favourite top. Her fingers traced the groves on his chest and abdomen drawing random patterns.

"How long have we been in here?"

"Not long enough." He replied looking at the screen of his phone. "Two days." He sighed knowing his time was almost up.

"Oh," she commented rolling over the shirt riding up in the process.

Demetri growled lowly as he spotted the claw marks that were slashed across her back, his inner beast fighting to break out and kill whatever creature touched his mate. He had completely missed that during his lust induced phase. "What is that?"

"Battle scars," she replied shyly moving to pull a shirt back over them but he stopped her his cool fingers dancing over each scar.

"Werewolf," he muttered as he placed a gentle kiss on each. Andy shuddered in delight at the contact and sighed once he stopped.

"They're the only scars I have." She informed as took his arms gently and ran her fingers over the crescent shaped marks that littered his forearms from the battles he'd fought.

"What happened to the mutt?" He growled out hoping it suffered as it met its bloody end.

"It was my first encounter with their kind, Tydeus shoved a sword through its heart." She told him as she jumped up and slipped on some pants dancing to the door with a grin. "Let's go see what the children got up too while we were busy."

The pair followed the sounds of shouting and loud crashes down the stairs to one of the entertainment rooms. Andy didn't know how to react so she just opted for staring at the scene before her. Fred was lounged in one of the lazy-boys with a smirk on his lips as Diego stood over him shouting nonsense as he pointed to the television screen. Bree would look up from her own seat every few seconds and rolled her eyes returning her attention to the book in her lap.

"What on earth is going on here?" Andy raised her voice slightly getting their attention.

Diego went from shouting at Fred and losing his cool to suddenly smug. "Well we weren't expecting to see you for at least another month, not a couple of days." He glanced over her shoulder at Demetri, "lost some stamina in your old age?"

Demetri growled and went to put the boy in his place, when Diego's mate did it for him.

"You can talk Mr one-minute-wonder," Bree muttered just loud enough and Fred's shoulders shook with silent laughter.

"What are you guys doing?" Andy repeated.

"They're playing Call of Duty, and Fred's winning. Diego doesn't like it." Bree said not looking up from her book.

"Playing what?" Andy and Demetri spoke at the same time confusion laced in their tones.

"It's a PlayStation game."

"A what?" They repeated.

"Seriously how old are you two?" Diego huffed.

"A thousand." They replied in sync.

"It was rhetorical." He growled out and stalked over to the pair. He latched onto their arms and shoved them towards the long sofa in front of the screen and placed a controller in each of their hands.

Andy lost her patience and crushed two controllers. It was enough for Diego to stop her from ever playing, not that she cared. She was more than content to sketch with Bree. She noted that Demetri though seemed to get quite competitive once he'd learnt how the game was played and he and Diego had teamed up against Fred. Andy though saw that Fred was quite amused with the whole situation and if the grumbles were anything to go by, he won over and over again.

It was nice though, they were bonding like a little family all sharing some kind of affection for Andy who had silently vowed to protect each and every one of them. She wanted to stay in this moment forever, but she knew there were a few more obstacles they all had to face before they could live in peace.

Demetri stood on the shore his hands stuffed deep in his pockets as he stared out to sea letting the sunlight reflect brightly off his skin. He didn't want to leave. He was content here, he finally found a place that felt like home to him. It wasn't just Andy that was drawing him to stay. Something about the sounds of the ocean and the familiar scents that engulfed him was coaxing him to stay. Even the newborns that seemed to fit in amongst the backdrop so well made him want to. He wanted to remain, but he was loyal to his coven first and knew he would eventually have to return.

"You're leaving." Her voice held tones of sadness and acceptance as she approached dressed in a simple sundress her hair pinned back by an old silver clip that matched the crest that hung around her neck.

"Yes." He replied one of his hands lifting his Volturi crest his eyes tracing the gold. He'd worn it for over eight centuries now.

Andy didn't know what to say, she didn't want to say goodbye, those were final and she was determined to see him again. So instead she reached up and pressed her lips against his, her arms around his neck. His hands settled on her waist as he returned the kiss gently.

He buried his nose in her neck taking in her scent as he clung to her. "I'll come back." He whispered.

"You better." She replied as he pulled away with as much strength as he could muster.

"I'll always find you Andromeda."

"Do you promise Demetrius?"

"I promise." He gave her a small smile and made his way into the water beginning his journey back to Italy.

"Felix what are you doing here?" Andy asked as she spotted the giant vampire on the stone steps leading the mansion that held the entrance to her home.

"Aro sent me to collect Demetri." He said looking at her in confusion, as though he expected her to know he would surely come to collect his friend.

"He's not here," his brows shot up in surprise as she told him with a small frown, "He left three days ago when your masters summoned him."

"He never arrived." Felix replied and Andy felt dread seep into her very core.

"Diego, Fred," she called knowing they would hear her voice that echoed down the vast tunnels of her main residence.

Fred was first to appear, he gave Felix and awkward look before turning to Andy for instruction, "call our allies, ask them to come here, there is safety in numbers."

"You going somewhere?"

"They've taken my mate and officially declared war, I think it's only fair I answer their challenge. That and I need to talk to Mathias." She growled dangerously, her anger seething.

"We'll come with you." Diego said as he appeared his mate not far behind.

"Not this time," Andy shook her head. "Hopefully they'll follow me to Italy, but I want some of our friends here if they do decide to attack while I'm gone." She moved to Felix's side, "I want you three protected." She said with finality, she wasn't about to lose anyone else to the cult. Especially not her mate.

A/N: Here's a cute one for y'all.

Sorry bout the ending...