Welcome to Volterra! Juuuuust kidding. I wrote this shortly after seeing New Moon, and I have to say, I fell in love with Michael Sheen as Aro. This story has been in my binder for some time, and I want someone other than my friend Anabelle to read it. The story is set just before the events of Twilight, but will eventually work into the series. Quick note: Violet is NOT a 'Twilight' vampire. I hope you like it!
*DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT OR IT'S CHARACTERS (sadly)*
Enjoy!
"LET GO OF ME!" I shouted, struggling against the arms that pinned my own behind my back. Neither man said a word as I was dragged towards the large building that loomed over us.
A hiss escaped my lips as I continued to writhe in frustration. Calm down, I told myself. Concentrate. I stopped struggling, pretending to act defeated. Demetri's hold on me just barely loosened, but that didn't make any difference to me. My breathing slowed to a normal pace, and I focused on a nearby tree. Within seconds, the marble hands that had seized me were long gone. My laugh was lost to the breeze as I landed on the top branch of the mighty oak that I had been looking up at just moments ago. My gaze traveled down to the ground, where Demetri and Felix were staring up at me with a mixture of shock and anger.
"Violet! You've got to come with us, or suffer the consequences!" Felix yelled up to me. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. Could he sound any more like a movie villain?
"Stop stealing your threats from movies, and then we'll talk!" I called back to him. He glared at me.
"Where else do you have to go?"
That hit me. A low growl sounded in my throat, and I knew they heard it. It wasn't that they were wrong- just the opposite, actually. I could barely afford my house, let alone anything else. If I wanted to leave Italy, I would have nowhere to live. I sighed. How bad could these 'leaders' be? Maybe…..No. I couldn't go with them. It could be a death trap. But then again, it was just a matter of time before they discovered where I lived. I huffed angrily. What was I supposed to do?
As I battled with myself, Demetri and Felix were watching from below. I shook with anger and fear, coming to a decision at last. This might be the dumbest choice I've ever made, I thought. I evaporated to the ground, standing directly in front of my former captors.
[ 5 Minutes Before ]
"Okay, Violet, you can do this. Just poof in, grab a tub, and poof out. Not that hard." I muttered quietly to myself as I stood outside the hospital doors. I could see through the minute cracks in the wood that no one was in the morgue. It was always empty at this time. Though I had done this numerous times, the guilt I felt from stealing never completely vanished. It was necessary, of course. I started taking blood from the hospital ever since they started storing it. Drinking from live humans didn't appeal to me much. After all, I was the vampire- why should the people of Italy have to pay for it?
I inhaled deeply, evaporating into the morgue. A quick sniff of the air told me that no living creatures were near. I padded to the refrigerator, keeping my ears open for approaching humans. I eased the door of the fridge open, pausing once more to smell the air. Nothing. I wrapped an arm around a tub, careful to take no more than what I needed. I turned to leave, only to come face to face with an extremely pale figure. A quick whiff told me that he wasn't human. The fact that his skin resembled a fresh blanket of snow, or that his features could've been carved from unbreakable stone was not what held my attention. No, it was his eyes, which sparkled a deep crimson. I met his gaze, neither of us speaking.
"Who are you?" I inquired, suppressing the pure terror resting inside me.
"I am Demetri of the Volturi. I need you to come with me." He answered, a look of amusement in his eyes. Without warning, he snatched the tub of blood from my arms so fast that I doubted human eyes could've followed it.
"Why should I go with you?" I asked defiantly, a hint of iciness in my tone.
"Well, if you don't, I can guarantee that you won't like where I'll put you. Is that good enough for you?" He responded, raising an eyebrow.
"How about we play a game? It's called 'catch me if you can'." I challenged, evaporating to the entrance of the hospital and slamming into another pale figure. This one was quite tall, with the same entrancing eyes as the first. I scarcely had time to react before my arms were pinned behind my back, Demetri's silky voice in my ear.
"Caught you- where's my prize?" he smirked, the grasp on my arms tightening a great deal.
"What do you want with me?" I thrashed about, trying to break his hold.
"We've never seen your kind before. The leaders will want to meet you." the taller one replied.
"My kind?" I asked, feeling like a zoo animal.
"None of us have come across anything like you before." He answered. Wow, that was a great explanation!
"And what are you used to seeing?"
"Our kind, of course." Demetri responded. I was becoming annoyed.
"Care to elaborate? For example, what exactly are you?" I questioned. The tall one smirked.
"Vampires, obviously." Oh. Oops.
"Okay, do you all have eyes like that?" I inquired, feeling rather dumb.
"Yes. The fact that you don't is what we don't understand. The leaders will find you very interesting."
Frightened by what might happen if I met these 'leaders', I did what I do best- scream.
"GET OFF ME!" I yelled, resuming my fight. I may have loosened Demetri's grip a little bit, but that was the extent of my success.
"Felix…" I heard him murmur. There was a jumble of words that I couldn't quite detect, and I used this time to cease my struggles and focus on escaping.
Now, back to where we left off.
I drifted back to Felix and Demetri, eyeing each of their faces.
"I'll go with you, but I'd like control of my own arms, please." I insisted.
"Fine, but one wrong move and you're dead." Felix warned.
"Understood." I nodded, following them inside the enormous castle.
And so the journey begins.
Okay, how was the first chapter? Aro will be in the next one- I promise! If you would be so kind as to review, that would be awesome. Thanks for reading!
