Andy glanced around Paris from her position a bored look on her face. 'The city of love,' she snorted to herself her crimson gaze following a seemingly delicious looking pair as she was leaning against a stone wall. The cold concrete didn't bother her as it would a human, obviously, but the minty sea-breezed scent did set her on edge. 

"You put up a good chase." His voice caused an involuntary shiver to travel down her spine as though he was breathing down the back of her neck. 

Andy turned so she could see his profile in the same position she was in watching from across a dark alley way his muscles tensed as though he were preparing to strike. She smirked winking at him... taunting him... teasing him...

Demetri knew what she was doing the moment she caught his scent and he hers. She could leave any second and there would be nothing he could do about it. She was playing with him. Letting him get close enough to take a nibble of the bait, but not enough to get hooked. 

"Not many vampires have the talents required to play." She said a small smile gracing her lips as he inched his way closer. She couldn't help but marvel at the creature stalking her like a predator. He really was a prime male specimen, something not easily overlooked as he stood before her. 

But she remembered what it felt like when his hand connected with hers to seal their deal. The pleasurable warmth that sparked through her skin straight to her core. He awoke feelings she had almost forgotten she was capable of. She didn't comment on it then, but she knew what it meant. He knew as well, which is why he was all too willing to play her games. 

"I feel like you're toying with me Andromeda." He commented now positioned in front of her his head tilted slightly as he gazed upon her, "the only way I'll ever catch you is if you want to be caught." 

"Now where would the fun be in that Demetrius?" She said taking a small step forward into his personal space. "The thrill is always in the chase." 

She was a breath away from him, all he had to do was reach out and grab her. Her marble skin was within reach, so why couldn't he do it. He was inhaling her scent, the scent that almost brought him to his knees with the forgotten memories of home. It only made sense, she was from the same era and place as him. His mind was calculating the possibility of having met her before. The chances were just too high to ignore, but he was sure he would never forget that scent. 

Andy wanted him to do it. She wanted to feel the sparks again, but that would mean surrendering to him, and she had a little too much pride for that. So she settled with the comforting embrace of his presence and scent. "Did you enjoy my gift?"

"The meal, or the poor soul you gave to Caius?" Demetri raised a brow.

"The meal of course, Mathias is not a poor soul, he deserves what's coming."

"What did he do?"

"Something unforgivable." She pondered keeping a cool mask but the slight undertones of her voice gave Demetri the impression he was just adding salt to an open wound. 

"She was very good by the way." He led the conversation away from Mathias to his meal. "I'm a sucker for the sweet ones, the alcohol left a nice tang in her blood."

"Always does." She smirked 

Demetri couldn't deny he was attracted to the minx. He was an un-mated male so of course he had a certain appreciation for the female form. This one though, she made all others seem like nothing. She captured his attention just by being near. His mind had latched onto her tenor and he had no desire to ever let it go. 

He remembered the words of wisdom Felix gave him, then scolded himself for using Felix and Wisdom in the same sentence. 'You're just as cunning, if not more so.' His eyes turned back to his prey and he couldn't help the grin spreading on his lips. The attraction was there, there's no denying the facts, and it's mutual. The only way she'll ever return with him is by choice. Turning on the charm, not that it was ever off, Demetri smirked down at her. She was a wolf in sheep's clothing, but so was he. 

"Come back with me," he said simply and she smiled her pearly whites up at him.

"What's in it for me?" She responded as he moved into her personal space his nose almost brushing against hers as he locked his crimson eyes with hers. 

"I can make it worth your while." He said seductively.

"I repeat, what's in it for me?" She says this time putting space between them. She tilted her head curiously trying to figure out just what he was up to. 

"I'm a tracker, I love a good chase like any other tracker. But it seems I'm going to have to change my tactics."

"Let's play a game then." She says skipping further away from him into the alley her whole demeanor becoming playful as though a switch was flipped within her. "Each time you win, I'll reward you. But if I win, I get more time to play."

"If we're going to play, we need rules." Demetri pointed out as she moved closer to him. Andy couldn't resist as she lifted his hands with her own. Simultaneous sparks shot through both of them and he tightened his hands in hers in response. The contact made his inner beast rage at the confines he kept him in. He wanted her, he craved her deeply and desired to do unspeakable things. But it would take something much more to have Demetri release his beast from the cage, last time he did he wiped out a small town.

"Now why would I play if I've already got my prey." He tugged her closer pulling her form flush against his. 

"Everyone likes a good game." She flashed him a grin and darkness consumed him. 

It was only a second but it felt like forever lost in the dark holding onto the smaller vampire out of surprise. As soon as he got his sight back he released his grip on her hands and stepped back slightly shocked. Unashamed of her actions she merely grinned and took a seat on the edge of the old building.

He felt, strange. The experience was weird, and something he'd rather not repeat. It was like loosing all sense of yourself only to suddenly come crashing back to reality. 

"Don't worry, it only feels like that the first few times." She said without turning her attention from the view. The Eiffel tower was bathed in a golden hue that contrasted greatly with the deep red eyes that looked upon the landmark. 

Demetri sank onto the edge next to her, their feet dangling as they watched the city lights. They weren't touching. No, neither of them wanted to become dependent on that feeling, though they both craved it.

"What's the rules?" He asks.

"You can't catch me, we've already established that." She said cockily. 

"I will allow you to maintain your fiction," he quipped in response.

"The game is simple. It's called 'hide and seek.'" Andy grinned, "we'll take turns of course."

"You want to play 'hide and seek' with a tracker?" He raised a quizzical brow almost amused by the concept.

"We could always play 'who's the better hunter.'"

"We both know that it's me."

"I will allow you to maintain your fiction." She responded throwing his words back at him but her attention is grasped by the buzzing in her pocket.  She glanced at the glass screen of her phone then back to the tracker a small frown . "We'll continue this later. I've got to go." She said simply and vanished without a second thought. 

Demetri growled in annoyance and searched for her tenor. She was heading across the continent at speed, vanishing and reappearing getting further and further away. "There's a limit." He thought out loud. "There's a limit to how far she can teleport. Interesting." That coupled with the amount of energy she must need to do so mean't that she'd be starving and weak when she arrives at her destination. He mentally made a note of her abilities for their next encounter. 

His phone rang and he answered it without checking who was calling, there was only one vampire who would even bother to call him. 

"Felix."

"The masters want you back, something has come up."

"I'll be there shortly." He responded glancing to his right and the space she once occupied. The light from the tower reflected off something metallic and he narrowed his gaze on it. The small charm seemed to have fallen from her person. He ran his fingers over it curiously. It was drowned in her scent so she must've kept it close for a very long time. 

On closer inspection he noticed the coin had the image of Hermes, messenger of the Gods. It seemed somewhat fitting for her. Like she was a message sent for him, to challenge him, but he couldn't discern what it meant to her. It may just be a trinket from history, though he highly doubted that.

Knowing that his coven would not appreciate him taking his time to return he attached the charm to the leather chord around his neck and headed back to Volterra.

Demetri didn't know what to expect as he made his way into the castle but something was definitely up. He spotted Heidi and Felix waiting for him at the entrance and didn't comment as he silently followed them inside the stone walls. 

He moved into rank among the elite guards waiting to be summoned to report to one of the Masters. Screams could be heard from the other room and he turned to Felix for an explanation. 

"It's Mathias," Felix informed in a hushed voice. "He tried to have Athenodora killed centuries ago. Caius sentenced him to the red room."

"Oh," Demetri wasn't sure how he felt about that. The other tracker was the target of both Andromeda and Caius. He trusted his masters decisions, Mathias's actions must've been worthy of the red room. It's worse than the dungeons, so what did he do to Andy?

"He's the last member of the Cult still living, even the Romanians feared them." Felix continued to gossip until their attention was captured by a movement that stunned both of them. Marcus actually sat upright in his chair.

"Something has changed." The usually sullen Marcus spoke up and all eyes darted to him. 

Marcus on the other hand was busy staring at the tracker. He could see the shift in his bonds, he was still loyal to the coven, but his loyalties would only go so far. He could only be pushed so far before he turns his back on them. Marcus knew that if Aro wanted to keep his tracker, he'd need to give him more freedom to be with his mate. 

The king conveyed his thoughts to a wide-eyed Aro, who masked his concern with a grin. 

"She seems to be a very fitting mate for our tracker." Aro spoke as he spun to face Demetri. 

'Damn, he always hated being singled out.' He thought to himself as he stepped forward placing his hand in Aro's expectant one.

"You're welcome to pursue her in your spare time, but I cannot have you neglecting your other duties." Aro spoke in a tone that confused him. "You must win, I still want to meet her." 

Demetri bowed his head at the command as his master released his hand. "Yes master." 

"Now, there is a situation that needs handling in Washington, the Cullen's territory I believe." Caius hissed in response to the Vegie-vamps name as Aro addressed the Elite, "I expect you'll make the right decisions." 

They all nodded knowing that their master's decisions were being watched by the pixie Cullen, all decisions would have to be made by them.

Demetri led the quartet of vampires from the building smiling at the prospect of killing. Though newborns weren't his desired prey, she was, he still got off on the thrill of a hunt. 

"Let's play 'who's the better hunter'"

"Who's the better hunter'" 

"'Better hunter'"

Her words repeated over and over in his head. 'I'll show her who the better hunter is,' he told himself accepting her challenge.