Chapter eight

As we arrived in Tuscany, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and wonder. The rolling hills, charming villages, and picturesque landscapes took my breath away.

The school has hired houses in the village, allowing us to immerse ourselves in the local culture and interact with the villagers.

Cayo, Nadia, Rafael, Celestia, Newman, and I were assigned the same house which had three bedrooms.

Rafael and Nadia took one room, Celestia and I took one room and the guys took one room.

Since we were all tired from the travel, we all soon went for a nap, after that in the afternoon, we ordered takeouts from the local restaurants.

For now it was pretty boring, I took out my phone and called my parents, mom was busy but I got to talk to dad and told him I arrived safely.

Later in the evening, we all sat down in the main living room and watched some movies with popcorns.

Rafael and Nadia snuggled up against eachother, cayo and Newman were just seated and seemed half interested in the movie, so Celestia and I hugged eachother and watched the movie.

I heard a beep from my phone and I took it from my pocket to check, once I saw who it was I disentangled from Celestia who was dumbfounded.

" Cayo: hey, wanna go exploring Into the night?.

Luna: sure, but what if we get caught?.

Cayo: Don't worry, I thought about it, once everyone is deep asleep, around 1 or 2am we would sneak out and come back before sunrise.

Luna: sounds like a plan, see you later then. "

" Who are you texting, and what's with the blush" Celestia caught me.

" My mom, uh, she, actually, she told me she would prepare a special family surprise for my birthday, hence the blush" I lied.

" Uhhh, ohk" she replied, seemingly convinced. I smiled at myself and covered my mouth, what am I busy doing, is this the typical teenge girl in love, is the first love feeling, that I go around sneaking and hiding.

But whatever it is, I love it, it gives a special feeling to my heart, and flutter to my belly.

As the night wore on, I couldn't help but feel a mix of excitement and nerves about sneaking out with cayo. I tried to focus on the movie but my mind kept wandering to the adventure that awaited us.

Finally the clock struck 1 am, and I snuck out of the room, trying not to make a sound. Cayo was already waiting for me in the hallway, his eyes sparkling with mischief, and right now they look so beautiful I feel lost in them, they had a kind of light and mischief I had never seen before.

" Ready?" He whispered, taking my hand in his. Ofcourse am ready, more than ready, wearing boots, tights and a hoodie.

I nodded and we crept out of the house, I go the quiet Tuscan night. The air was cool and crisp, filled with the scent of blooming flowers.

As we walked, cayo told me about his love for Tuscany. He told me he used to visit Tuscany alot as a kid because his maternal grandparents lived there before they passed away.

I listened to him explaining about the flowers, and the hills, entranced, feeling like I was in a dream.

We walked for what felt like hours, the stars above us twinkling like diamonds. Finally, we reached a beautiful spot overlooking the village, and cayo turned to me with a smile.

" I wanted to show you this," he said his shining with excitement. " It's my favorite spot in Tuscany".

I gasped, taking in the breathtaking view. It was like nothing I had ever seen before.

And then, cayo turned to me, his face inches away from mine, his hand brushed my cheeks and I momentarily closed my eyes with feel of his hand on my skin. And then his hand went tucked at the back of my ear.

" You had hair on your face" he said and I opened my eyes. I nodded and turned hoping the night had hid the blush on my face, it was embarrassing, was I expecting?.

We continued to walk till we reached the top of the hill, cayo and I sat down on a rocky outcropping, gazing at the moon. The air was crisp and cool, carrying a scent of rain. We wrapped out arms around ourselves, shivering slightly in the chill.

" I love nights like this," cayo whispered, his breath visible in the cold air. " The world feels so peaceful."

I nodded, snuggling closer to him for warmth, " I have never experienced such a night before, but I think it's now my fav, the whole world cease go exists, it's just us and the nature".

As we sat there, the breeze rustling our hair, I felt my eyelids growing heavy. Cayos shoulder was warm and inviting, and I found myself leaning against him, my head resting on his shoulder.

The next thing I knew, the sky was lightening, and cayo was gently shaking me awake. " Luna, we have to go," he whispered urgently. " The sun's rising."

I sat up, disoriented, and saw that the sky was indeed pinkening. We quickly scrambled to our feet and began making our way back down the hill, trying to avoid detection.

As we approached the house, we heard the sounds of footsteps, we froze and hid beside the hall, but no one came out. So we quietly opened the door and went inside.

As soon as I entered, I saw Celestia opening her eyes. " Where were you" she asked lazily.

" Morning walk" I replied pointing my hand outside.

" Uh, it's still very early in the morning, you should get back to sleep" she said as she hugged the blanket tighter.

" Sure" I said and jump in the bed. But my mind was occupied by the thoughts of cayo. I was no longer running away from this feelings, but am going to embrace them, I just wonder if he feels the same way about me.

After a few hours, we all took a hot bath, and got out, wondering what to eat for breakfast. But as soon as we opened the door to the room, the aroma of delicious food wafted our noses.

Cayo had cooked a table of food for us, and it looks very tantalizing. But the best scene of all, was him, standing with two plates of food in hand, his black hair hid behind the chef hat, his eyes twinkling, and his skin as smooth as a procleain doll, highlighted by the morning sun.