After pestering Dimitri, he finally agreed to take me to the beach for some much-needed relaxation. "This is nice," I tell Dimitri, who is relaxing beside me in the chair. "It feels good to be in the sun once again. That year was a dark lonely year without you and the sun," Dimitri says as he sighs.
"If you told me everything that we would have to go through to get to this moment, I would have never believed it. It would be nice to get away from here for a little while," I tell Dimitri in hopes he takes my hint. "Then why don't we?" Dimitri says as he looks over at me with a big grin. "I think I'm well enough to travel. Please," I beg him. "I knew you would say that," Dimitri says as he starts to laugh. We spend the day relaxing in the sun and playing in the ocean.
Dimitri comes out all dressed ready to go back home when all of a sudden he pulls out his phone and makes a call. "Yes, I want to book a flight to China for two," he tells someone. "Yes, I will need a reservation made at the Dragon Inn," he adds. "Yes, that will be fine. I will go over all the details in my email later. Thanks," he says, then hangs up the phone. When I hear him mention the Dragon Inn in China my heart flutters. I remember when he took me there to hide me when I was younger.
"Ok, you win," Dimitri says as he grins even bigger. "I want to take you to China to visit the places that I took you many years ago. I know how much China means to the both of us, and I think it would be good for us to get away for a little while," he says. "We're going to China!" I say in a high pitched voice like a small child would when they get excited. Dimitri lets out a small laugh as he watches me with pure amusement. "When are we going?" I ask, not wasting any time. "In a few days, is that alright," Dimitri asks. "Yes, perfect. I can't wait," I say as I run to him and wrap my arms around him.
After a few flights, we were now in China. Dimitri booked us the same room we had when he took me here to hide me with Chris. It was a special time but filled with heartache too. I felt my sister die that night and didn't realize until later my sister actually died and became a Night Walker. I often wondered what she was doing since the day me and Dimitri left all the Nightwalkers that day. I shove those thoughts aside to enjoy myself.
Dimitri grabs me, pulling me into his arms. His lips find mine as he takes me hostage with his mouth. Dimitri doesn't care who is around as he continues to kiss me.
"Dimitri, someone will see us," I muffle against his lips. When he breaks it off, he's all smiles, leaving me winded by his kiss. "I don't care who sees. I'm not wasting another minute to show you how I feel," he says.
"Let's take a walk. It will do you some good to get some fresh air," he says as he grabs me by my hand.
We walk around town, taking in all the breathtaking sights. All the buildings, bridges, and statues tell their story. "It's stunning, better than last time we were here," I say with delight.
"It's breathtaking. It's hard to believe that we were here many years ago. It still looks as beautiful as it did then," I say as I catch up with Dimitri, who is taking in the sites.
After looking at the scenery, we head into a local shop to research some of the local attractions that made this place so special. "It's been a while since I went to the landmarks that hold a lot of the history of China. I need to get a book so I can navigate around to show you some of the wonders that exist here.
Dimitri gets a book off the shelf while I go through several of the books on the shelves.
I continue to move along the shelves until I run across some of the adventure attractions.
I walk out to find Dimitri. He's sitting by himself at a smaller table in the shop.
"Find anything good?" I ask as he flips through the pages. "There are a lot of temples we can visit. I haven't been to a lot of these since I was a child," Dimitri says as he looks up at me.
We head to the first temple that is breathtaking. Once we get inside, we are surrounded by massive statues and displays. "This temple as well as a few others lets you discover hidden doors, and they have treasure chests that have souvenirs," Dimitri says.
"If you feeling up to it, then I think it would be fun to explore further than the surface," he says.
"I'm so ready for this, I will race you," I say as I turn and take off, leaving Dimitri wide-eyed. "Emily, don't overdue it," he shouts at me from behind.
I let out a giggle knowing I'm not risking anything by using my fairy powers to get the lead. I take off down the street with Dimitri gaining on me.
"I will catch you," he says as his breath comes out ragged. I can't help but smile at myself.
We reach the temple almost at the same time. Dimitri is out of breath as he wraps his arms around me. He pulls me over to a small couch so he can recover from my little game.
After Dimitri regains himself, he leads me down a set of steps into a small room that has several statues lining the walls. Dimitri walks over to a small concrete square built into the floor. He steps on it, revealing a hidden door that opens.
It leads to another room that has a chest sitting against the wall. I walk over, opening the chest to see what it has inside. There is a tiny note at the bottom, giving us our next clue. What lights our world will guide you to your desired destination, it reads. I look over at Dimitri as he thinks about the clue. "I got it," he says as he walks over to the wall near the torch on the wall. He pulls at it, revealing another hidden door. "Good job," I say as we head through.
"There is another chest at the far end of the room. I open it revealing another clue. Hidden in this room, you find the key that will help you get to your next destination. You may think you know what you seek, don't be fooled. It's more difficult than you realize, it reads. I look over at Dimitri as he starts looking around the room.
I walk over to the door that has a chain that has it locked. Well, I can see it's not a traditional key. I examine the chain to find there is no lock on the chain. There is no doorknob either, which leaves me puzzled. I reread the clue again to see if I can make sense of what I'm looking for. I look around the room, and that's when I notice the odd plaque on the wall. It has a star shape carved in it.
I start looking around the room, looking behind statues, behind tables. I come up with nothing. Dimitri starts looking along the wall to see if he can find a hidden door that might be hidden as the real entrance. He comes across a small loose brick. He wiggles it out, revealing a stone star. "That's it," I say in delight. Dimitri walks over to the plaque on the wall, inserting the star. The door swings open, revealing the next room.
Dimitri walks over to the chest. He reaches in, pulling out the next clue. To reach your final destination, you will have to find the right spot, it reads.
As Dimitri shuts the chest, I see a spot on the floor that looks a little off. I step on it, listening to the wall move. "That was fast," he says with a smile. "I learn from the best," I say as I head for the door.
We enter the room and find two chests. He takes one, and I take the other. We both open the chest revealing a cool little lamp that has a note attached. This will light your way through the darkness. I think it's adorable. We decided that we had spent enough searching for the day. We head back to our room.
When we get back, my stomach is growling. I start pulling things out of the fridge in our small kitchen.
Dimitri heads to the bathroom to clean up as I finish our dinner.
When he comes back, it's ready. I fix us some plates as he takes a seat at the table.
We dig in, and my stomach thanks me. "It's not much, but I was hungry," I say with a small shrug. "It's perfect," he says as he shoves a spoonful in his mouth.
"I haven't had that much fun in a long time," he says. "I know, it was fun going on our small treasure hunt," I say as I smile at him.
We finish up in record time. I'm all a sudden exhausted.
I get cleaned up and head to bed. Dimitri is not that far behind me.
I snuggle up to Dimitri's back as his breath comes out steady. He's as tired as me. I finally drift off to sleep.
We get up and decide a little friendly game of chest was in order. Dimitri wasted no time in kicking my butt. "I think you are cheating," I say with a tease.
"I would never cheat, unlike someone I know," he says with a big grin. I know he is referring to my little game of chase. I can't help but smile at the thought. After we get cleaned up and dressed, I have a surprise for you," he says. "What are you up to?" I ask, giving him an eye. "You will see," he says.
We get dressed, and he leads me out on the balcony. I gasp as I look around at the area he has set up for us to be alone. "I don't remember any hot tub here last time," I say as I take in the balcony. "It's been remodeled since the last time we were here.
We hit the hot tub first, and it's not as hot as the usual ones, I guess he had it turned down a lot because of the baby. Either way, it was relaxing every muscle and joint in my body.
"A girl could get used to this," I giggle as Dimitri leans back, enjoying himself. "That's exactly what I want to do," he says.
"Are you enjoying yourself," he asks. "You bet, this is the most I have relaxed in so long, I can't really remember the last time I got to have fun and relax," I reply.
Dimitri pulls me to him, planting a kiss on my lips. "I plan on making sure you and this baby are happy and protected," he says.
