MINA
My heart arched with fear as the smallest man came close towards me, stopping just in front of me. I saw him sneakily sniff the air before turing offering his hand to help me up. I wasn't stupid, i realised that if i didn't take this man's hand who was obviously one of the leaders of this weird cult their would be consequences. And i wasn't in any position to afford such a thing. I grasped his cool, smooth hand and watched as his eyes popped wide open in amazement and wonder, such a childlike expression on such a wise face.
After a few tense moments he cupped my cheek, looked into my warm brown eyes and smiled to me. "Hello Mina. It's nice to meet you. I am Aro Volturi. But you may call me Uncle."
I stepped back from him as he gestured madly for his two companions to join him. "Marcus, Caius quickly now please brothers." They both suddenly appeared next to Aro and touched his side. I froze as they both appraised me, the man who stayed behind on his throne before hand looked much older than the other two, as if time itself constantly battled for control. "Brother, what idiotic idea have you polluted your mind with?" Aro turned around with a joyful little bounce and motioned at me with wide arms, "Don't you see?" The brothers looked at him, bored, obviously used to his antics. "Marcus doesn't she look familiar to you? In the slightest?" Marcus appraised me other a few times, "Slightly brother yes. But i am sure i have never before met this girl." Caius then stepped forward and grabbed my arm,
"What even is she Aro? She's not a vampire but she's not a human. I can hear her heartbeat." I froze and willed my heartbeat to calm, even i could hear it. Aro pushed a strand of my long black hair out of my face, "She's amazing isn't she. I've never seen anything like it before." Aro moved slightly as Alec moved closer and grabbed my hand. "Your highness i should put her back before anybody grows suspicious." Alec's beautiful face was a mask of worry as he tried desperately to get me out of there. Aro smiled and fastened my v-shaped necklace back onto my neck. "Now now Alec, she won't get hurt here. I will make sure of it. She's quite safe." Aro motioned with his hand, "Guards disperse please I would like to talk in private with my brothers and Mina."
The guard reluctantly left but not before shooting me nervous glances. Once they were all gone Aro clasped his hands together, "Now Mina why don't you tell us about your mother?" Wow that was an unexpected question. I tied my hair up quickly with a bobble i had on my wrist as i thought, "Umm there isn't much to say, she ran away for a few years, came back pregnant and died having me." Aro sighed, "Such a tail of sadness. Tell my brothers her name." Marcus remained silent as he went to sit down again. "I think we have had enough of your games." Caius snapped as he too began to join Marcus. "Didyme." I whispered but it was enough. Marcus whipped his head round staring at me and Caius hissed, "What did she just say?" Aro bounced up and down,
"It's all true brothers! She's Didyme's child!" Marcus jumped off his chair with an agility i had only ever seen in lions and stalked towards me. "Didyme never had a child." Aro shook his head at Marcus, "Marcus Didyme had a child! This girl is your daughter! Don't you see!" Marcus froze and Caius looked me over again, "Aro you know thats not possible. We are vampires!" He roared and Aro smiled, "But Didyme was never a vampire was she Marcus? She conceived and carried this child all while staying human."
You could have heard a pin-drop in that moment. My heart raced and spluttered against my ribs as my mouth fell open in shock. Caius narrowed his eyes at me, "But brother this abomination is at least 20. Didyme only left 7 maybe 8 years ago." Aro to frowned at that,
"That is true. Mina how are you not a child?" I closed my eyes wishing I had never come to Itay, this was all to much to take in. "I uhhh i was fully grown by my seventh year. My grandmother knows of legends about people like me, but she had never seen it first hand. From the moment i was born I grew at an unimaginable rate. Within months I looked like a child, no longer a baby. As I neared my teen-like age my growth stopped until i almost aged normally. I have not grown for a wile now, i can only conclude that I am in fact fully grown." The whole time i stuttered through my response Marcus simply sat on his throne with his head in his hands. Great, i meet my father and he doesn't even care to get to know me, or even talk to me for that matter.
Aro came forward and kissed my cheek, at least he seemed happy to see me in that weird way of his. "Isn't this delightful brothers! Marcus are you not happy?" I winced at his question as i sneaked a look at my father. Marcus was staring at me in a way that curled my blood and yet didn't really make me feel scared. Marcus leaned forward and motioned for me to come closer with a flick of his fingers. I started backing up but Marcus sighed, "I will not hurt you Didyme's child." I gulped and forced my feet to walk towards him. When i was about half way Marcus appeared in front of me. He cocked my chin up to look at him and smiled slightly when he looked into my eyes. "You have your mothers beautiful brown eyes, Mina." I couldn't say anything, I couldn't move. I was too absorbed in him, to absorbed in his sad face. Marcus finally sighed and stepped back to join his brothers, "You are to stay here Mina. I don't know how I fell about you yet but it would do no good for you to just go and disappear like your mother did. For we could never track her and I assume that was because of your presence in her womb."
AN HOUR LATER
In some ways I was glad Marcus didn't instantly love me and throw his arms around me, crying for the lost love of his child, but in some ways I wasn't. Now I was siting in a glorified prison with lavish furnishings and all the posh bit and pieces but I was not free to leave I never understood how much i valued my freedom until it was abruptly cut away from me like a cow and her offspring. A quick nocking on my door caused me to leap up and run to the door, desperate for news about when i would be returning home to my grandma. I pulled the heavy wooden door open with easy to see Alec standing there with an angelic look on his face. Before i could say anything he scooped me up into his arms and pressed his lips against mine.
