I've written a few stories about the Volturi leaders having children, one was about Aro having a daughter, one about Caius having twins a son and daughter, and even one where all three had daughters, all hybrids. Now I'm creating one about Marcus having a son, one he never knew but his so knows about him. Here's the full summary, and it's different from the other one.
Goes back to around 1300 BC:
Marcus and Didyme were blissfully happy in the Volturi, but then after 300 years of being together did Didyme realize she could reproduce. Everyone considered it impossible, no other female vampire could do it and only everyone in the Volturi knew about the pregnancy. Sometime later Didyme is kidnapped, and no one can find her; half a year after she vanishes, the Volturi receive a box of ashes with a note declaring Didyme's death. Now three thousand years later a young man appears out of nowhere but he's not like any of the other vampires. What could he want with the Cullens? Where did he come from and what's his connection with everyone?
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1300 B.C.: After the Volturi gained power:
Marcus' P.O.V.:
It was a low, sort of gloomy day as I could see it. Aro, Caius and myself had obtained leadership over the entire vampire population, and for some reason I could not help but feel my emotions run deep. The Romanian Coven had been vanquished, but Aro and I both agreed there were still possible chances of the coven being threatened; especially with my beloved mate Didyme in her condition.
"Marcus!" I heard her calling me and rushed to her in our quarters. She was bending over the balcony, vomiting up from what I could tell was the blood she'd drunk the day before. I couldn't quite understand it, vampires didn't vomit from my experience.
"Love shall I get Aro?" if this was what I thought it was, it could be serious for us both. She nodded at me and I quickly ran to find my brothers. "Aro!" I rushed into the main room of our castle, finding Aro and Caius talking to each other.
"Marcus what is it?"
"It's Didyme, she's sick!" his expression was enough to get us both running back to my wife.
"Didyme!" he rushed to her and helped her over to a chair. As soon as he touched her he pulled back as if being struck or bitten.
"What is it?" I was hoping it wasn't.
"Sorella, what's wrong?" she shook her head.
"I don't know…" I moved her hair from her mouth. "I just starting feeling sick and…then I start vomiting and oh!" she held her stomach and bent back over.
"Sorella?" Aro and I looked at her. She started breathing in and out, but I couldn't see why because we didn't need to breathe.
"Fratello I swear something just moved…inside me." She looked up at him with worry and he bent down to her level.
"May I?" he asked and she moved her hands letting his take their place. After a quick minute he pulled back with shock all over his face. "Essa non può essere." I heard him mutter. "Marcus please come with me, Didyme if you feel sick again then please call us." He pulled me out of the room and into another not too far off.
"Is this what I think it is brother?" he touched my hand briefly.
"She has all the symptoms, vomiting, enhanced senses, fatigue, monstrous appetite." My thoughts were precise. "She's pregnant." If I'd just realized this now I wouldn't believe it.
"How can this be, not one female vampire in existence has ever bore a child?" Aro shook his head at me.
"I cannot comprehend it myself Marcus, I've never heard of such a being. If this child is born there is no telling what it will become." I had to agree, this was the first time anything like this had happened. "We cannot be certain, but I shall try and look up legends and information."
"What's going on?" I turned and saw Caius coming our way.
"Brother I was just about to come for you." He looked at me.
"I shall return to my wife." I turned back to my quarters and I found my mate in the chair rubbing her stomach. "Mia amore, how are you?" I sat down beside her.
"Fine amato." She smiled at me. "What did Aro say?" I sighed.
"He's going to try and find out about this. I cannot be certain what shall be done." She gave me a curious look.
"Be done? Be done about what?"
"Amore, we don't know what will happen if the child is born. No other female vampire has ever bore a child…"
"What difference does that make? This is our child Marcus, don't tell me you want to kill it?" I hadn't really given it much thought.
"I don't know, I haven't quite figured it out." I shook my head and she glared at me.
"Marcus, this could be the only chance we have of being an actual family. I know you and Aro think of Jane and Alec as family but this child is ours." I knew she'd made her choice.
"You wish to keep it?" she nodded.
"Yes, it's my child and yours. I won't kill it."
"But amore, when the child is born what if it's pure immortal? You know Aro won't allow it to live, it won't be able to control itself."
"Don't say it like that!" she screamed at me. Great the hormones were already kicking in.
"Didyme I'm just saying that…"
"No, Marcus this is our baby. My baby, I won't let you kill it!"
"Didyme…"
"Get out!" she pointed at the door and I couldn't help but know I did this myself. I walked without a word to her, and found Aro and Caius both coming to meet me.
"Not here." I led then into another room way down the hall out of earshot from Didyme. We took refuge so to speak in Caius' private study, the only place off limits to everyone except us. "What should we do?"
"Brother we don't know exactly what the child will be, and there isn't much to go on." Aro.
"We must keep this secret at all costs, only the guards can know." Caius.
"She wants to keep it." I said and Aro sighed.
"I had a feeling, which is why I suggest that we let this progress accordingly. Look after her, and once the child is born we'll see what can be done; if it's pure immortal, then we'll have no choice." I could tell he didn't like the idea of killing his possible niece or nephew, but I had to agree.
"And if it isn't?" Caius.
"Then we'll have to go along with whatever Didyme and Marcus wish. This is their child, and I have a feeling that we'll get more than we've bargained for." That was a slight relief, if the child wasn't born immortal and frozen as an infant it would be the best thing for me and my wife.
"You tell the guards Aro, and Caius I want to ask if you tighten security around here for us? Didyme will have to be kept under watch, I don't want to risk anything." Caius and Aro both nodded with me.
"Go to her Marcus, just be with her. She needs you." Aro smiled at me, we all embraced briefly and then I left to my quarters. Didyme hadn't moved from her spot, she was still sitting in her chair but looked as if she'd been dry sobbing.
"Amore." I whispered. "I'm sorry." I walked in front of her and bent down on my knees. "I know this means a lot to you, to be the first female vampire to have a child. I know it's my child too, and both Aro and myself want it to live."
"Stop calling them that." She growled at me.
"Them?"
"I don't know if the baby's a boy or girl, so I'll address it as they or them not it." I laughed a little.
"Love, I just want what's best for you and us. I know that the baby is…" she looked at me stunned. "I don't want to kill them. I want to keep the child like you as does Aro, and we're all willing to do anything to make sure you're safe and well."
"You…you want to be a father?" I nodded and took her hands in mine.
"More than anything." She embraced me immediately and I spun her around. I knew as long as I had her and our child, my life would be complete.
Sometime later, six months along:
It was getting closer and closer to the birth I could tell, as could everyone else. Didyme had grown bigger, her thin, flat stomach was now huge and swollen with our child inside. Aro and I both discovered the infant needed both blood and human food to live inside, the blood Didyme would take, but after she'd taken the first bite of human food she complained it was like tasting dirt.
"How is she?" Aro and I were in his study, discussing the plan for the birth.
"Fine as far as I can see, the baby's doing great." Aro smiled.
"Excellent." We both could see this child would be different, but as fluent as Aro's power was he could not ready the infant's thoughts through the womb. "Well, we will have our strongest guards present at the birth." By strongest he meant the ones with more control over their thirst. Aro and I both agreed the guard would feed before the birth, just to be safe; I would be there as would he, and maybe Jane and the other wives.
Athenodora and Sulpicia were overjoyed at the idea of Didyme having a child, granted at first they were jealous she had the miracle but they came around once she told them they could help her raise him or her. Truthfully I cared not whether I had a son or daughter, either would be great and Didyme agreed with me; but Caius and the others were hoping it would be a boy, and Aro on the other hand only hoped the child would grow and be healthy.
"Have you thought of names yet brother?" he asked me.
"Not exactly, we have a few ideas but we won't be sure until the birth." There was still a possible chance of the child being pure immortal, but I was hoping with all my soul they would not be until fully grown.
"I see, well the feeding is soon so please join us today. I'll have Akon watch over Didyme and you can bring her blood." Akon was one of Didyme's personal guards, he was about as big as Felix but a slight bit stronger.
"Very well, I'm going to check on my wife." Aro let me leave and I rushed back to my quarters. My beautiful wife was standing in front of our bedroom window watching the sun set and I could see the maternal glow around her. She was beautiful, even when pregnant and I loved how she always gave small talks to the baby. "Amore."
"Marcus." She turned and kissed me sweetly. "Oh!" I felt it too, the baby kicked.
"They're strong aren't they?" we were still referring the child as they or them, since we couldn't agree on if they were a boy or girl. "It won't be long now." I nuzzled her nose.
"No, I cannot wait to meet our child." We were both excited, as was everyone else. This would be a joyous occasion for everyone, especially Aro, Didyme, and I myself.
"Master Marcus." I heard Akon's voice from the other side of the door. "The feeding has begun." I kissed my mate's cheek and smiled.
"I'll be right back." She kissed me.
"We'll miss you." I laughed and ran at vampire speed to the large room where our guards were starting to feed on a large group of humans. The feeding went by fast, I ate about five humans while the rest ate more. I saved a couple for Didyme, and soon the other humans were finished in no time.
"That was a good feeding." Caius.
"One of our biggest ones, Marcus take yours to…" before Aro could finish a loud scream was coming from the direction of my corridors and soon the smell of smoke followed. Panicking inwardly I ran leaving the terrified humans behind and I saw my worst fears burst into flames before me.
"NO!" I tried to run into the room but Felix and Demetri held me back while Aro and the others tried to put out the fire. My entire room, along with Akon and my wife trapped inside was burning down; I was helpless like the others. "DIDYME!" I called her but I heard nothing except crackling stones and fire.
It was over, my wife and child were both gone and turned to ash before my eyes. The guards put out the fire, but it was already too late. I collapsed on my knees and held my face in my hands, Aro collapsed as well and we both grieved in despair.
Elsewhere, a month later:
Mysterious P.O.V.:
A month ago we had infiltrated the home of the Volturi, our most hated enemies. The Romanians had fallen, but they would soon have their revenge with what we planned.
"My lord, it's time." My partner Nicias said and I followed him to the room where our prisoner was being kept. Screams were heard and a woman was instructing the prisoner to push. Soon after a loud cry echoed in the room, and I walked inside seeing our bound prisoner trying to relax as the midwife held up the infant.
"What is it?" I looked at the woman and she bowed to me.
"A boy my lord." She held up the bloody infant, and I could see it was not pure immortal as the Volturi had feared. His eyes were a deep brown, and he was strong despite his miniscule size.
"P-Please…" I heard sweet Didyme beg. "Please let me hold him…" I looked at her and laughed.
"You have served your purpose, therefore you are no longer useful." I turned to Nicias. "Dispose of her." He bowed to me and soon another scream came behind me as I carried the infant away. I cleaned him off and I could easily see he would be of great use in my plans.
"It's done my lord." Nicias came to me.
"Wonderful." I held the boy up and admired how much he resembled his poor mother. "Do you know what we shall name him Nicias?"
"That is for you to decide my lord." I thought for a minute, and then the perfect name came to me.
"Antonius, we will name him Antonius."
I hope this satisfies you all for now. The next one will be up as soon as I can type it.
Translations:
Sorella ~ sister
Fratello ~ brother
Amore ~ love
Essa non può essere ~ It cannot be.
Amato ~ beloved
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