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Edward's POV
I sat in my chambers, idly touching the keys off my baby grand piano. Volterra could be really boring sometimes. Just a few more minutes until feeding time, I was sure I could last that long.
There was a knock at my door and I quickly rose to answer it.
"Demetri, finally! I've been waiting all afternoon for you," I told him, then followed the vampire into the stone hallway.
"Yes, well, I'm hungry too," Demetri said and turned toward the feeding room. I was anxious; I had been hungry for days, as I had missed the last feeding. I had been away on a mission, and didn't make it back in time for our weekly 'dinner', as we referred to it.
We walked through a few doors before arriving at the banquet hall. The humans were gathering and their blood was beckoning for me, like a siren call. I inched closer to the crowd, hoping to feed quickly.
"Welcome to Volterra!" Aro cried out, always with the theatrics. I sighed, I just wanted to eat.
The humans were ushered into the center off the room, and the steel doors were shut. No humans would be escaping tonight.
I quickly scanned the minds off the humans, noting the ones that did drugs or drank excessively; I didn't want them to poison my system.
I picked my first victim, a middle aged man who was a workaholic. There would be lots of tension in his muscles, but since I was only after the blood, that wouldn't be a problem.
As soon as Aro pounced, I grabbed the man and snapped his neck. His blood tasted a little to bitter to be great, but he was okay. I quickly found another victim, not bothering to check its mind, just purely hungry after my first kill. The blood was uniform, sweet with a lot of salt, a little bland.
I had just dropped my last victim when the smell reached my nose. It was the sweetest then I had ever smelled, and I was sure the taste would be spectacular. I followed my nose to a teenage girl with large brown eyes and long brown hair. She had abnormally pale skin, and was backed up against the steel doors, trying in vain to escape. I suppose I would have found her pretty if she had not smelled so wonderful.
When she noticed my staring at her, the most delicious blush flooded her cheeks. I was moving toward her without a moments thought.
Suddenly there were two hands restraining me.
"Only two kills," Felix hissed into my ear.
"Let me talk to Aro," I replied, already stretching out my hand so the master could understand my need for her blood.
Aro had just finished his meal when he saw me walking toward him with my hand raised. He touched my had with his fingers, and I could see in his mind the need for her blood.
"Please, just this once?" I asked.
An idea popped into his head and I smiled.
Why not take bits of her blood each week with a syringe to fully enjoy the taste? Aro thought.
"Yes, she is good enough to be stretched over time. I will enjoy taking small doses every week to preserve the wonderful taste," I said before he had a chance to vocal his idea.
"Wonderful! Visitors!" Aro said, happy to have anybody over, even if it was just a human girl.
"Felix," Aro commanded. "Grab that girl," he said and pointed to the unfortunately delicious girl.
Felix quickly pulled the girl from her worthless attempt at escape and dragged her to us.
"Yes master?" Felix said when he joined us.
"Bring her to Edward's room, immediately," Aro commanded and Felix carried her through a smaller door to my room.
Something hit me then.
"My room?" I questioned Aro.
"Of course, where else would we put her? Don't worry; we'll get her a room soon. This is just temporary," Aro said.
"How will I keep her alive when she's in my room? How can I resist?" His sanity must be on the brink. Her blood was so alluring, so delicious just thinking about it made me hungry.
"Get to know her better, make her seem more human." Aro said and then smiled at his joke.
"She's human enough, I can't imagine anybody so," I was lost for words. What was she? How could anybody be so delightfully appealing?
"I trust you," Aro said and then swept out of the room.
I felt the weight of his trust on my shoulders. It was nothing compared to the trust of Carlisle, my used to be father. I wished I could go back to him, now more then ever. If only I could just turn around, forget about everything I had done. If only I had realized family mattered more then human blood. I sighed. It was to late now.
Carlisle would no doubt forgive me, I was sure of that. But I no longer deserved his trust; no longer was I high enough to be with him.
I walked quietly to my room. The scent hit me from the first second I walked out of the dining hall. So delicious, need to eat my monster side told me. But no, I would slowly ruin this girl's life, slowly sucking her blood. Delightful.
Too soon I was at my door. I stood there for a minute, soaking in her smell, trying to desensitize myself. But when I opened the door, her scent hit me like a wrecking ball. I was nearly knocked off my feet.
I scanned the room, looking for her. The girl was sitting on my bed, flipping through one of my books. Ughh, the arrogance she had. To go through my stuff, what was she thinking?
When she saw me, her head snapped up like a startled deer.
"I'm so sorry, I was just walking around and I noticed you had a book I liked and I figured I would be here for a while…." She abruptly cut off.
"Will I be here for a while," her eyes asking me to say no. And for some reason I wanted to. I wanted to tell this poor human that everything was okay, and that she could return to her regular life and pretend that this never happened. I was taken back by this line of thought. Why would I ever care for a human? It was like I wanted to protect her. Like that could ever happen. Honestly, I was the one she should most fear.
Her hands held the book gently; she had not set it down when I entered. Scratch that thing about arrogance.
"Yes, you will." No need to soften it. She would learn the truth eventually if I lied.
"Crap," was all she said. What a strange human… Maybe she was going into shock. A regular human would be. Than again, she was no regular human.
"I'm sure you're tired. You should get some rest," I instructed her.
The girl set down the book and gingerly slipped under the covers. I stood there for a while, just staring at her.
"You know, it's easier to sleep without an audience," she informed me.
Without another word, I got up and walked out the door. Within seconds, her breathing became normal and her heartbeat steady. I silently slipped back in. I sat down in my rocking chair.
It was going to be a long night…
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