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EPOV
"Welcome to the Volterra Castle of Horrors and Pleasures! I am Aro. I am to be your tour guide today… for all intents and purposes." The old man simpered as he held out his hand for us to shake.
He grabbed a hold of my hand and trapped it between the other. "Hhhmm… you two have had a very rough life." He stated while I could only watch my life flash before my eyes as he dug into all the nooks and crannies I thought I locked up tight.
"Ah, I see Katarina did quite the number on your family. Even caused your brothers to be murdered by the very father that killed you," He added quietly while still surfing through my brain as if it were Google. "You are very close with Damon, and it appears that Stefan may be on the outs soon after what you have done. I'm afraid The Ripper may be coming to us soon. Are you prepared for the consequences of your actions?" He asked while quirking an eyebrow.
Damon snorted and waved his hand. "He was blinded by the outside. We had to show him what was on the inside. We are hoping that it won't come to a fight…" he shrugged. "But I get the feeling it just might. Either way, we hope that his true mate is here and he will follow the pull once he gets his head out of his ass. We may not give a shit about him and refuse to stop torturing him because his actions spoke louder than his words ever did. He is blood that's about it."
Nodding his agreement, Aro continued shifting through my thoughts. When he was finished with me, he started in with Damon. There was a fleeting thought I had as I watched them; there was so much shit I didn't know about him. It amazed me. He was the first to come into contact with the frigid bitch which Stefan vehemently denied. Katherine broke what little heart he had after I left, and she always denied him; she felt Stefan was always better than him. Even Elena. It was the same thing all over again.
I felt for my brother, the hurt was painful to see. The only love he ever received was from me, and even I had a twisted notion when I did. He was the one to raise me after our mother died. Father, I'm not even going to go there. Stefan was his normal stuck up hoity toity self. That left Damon; he took me everywhere with him, taught me to read and write after our chores on the land. If it wasn't for him, I have no idea where I would be today.
Aro didn't say a word as he released Damon's hand. He stepped back and smiled, ask friendly a and shit.
"Well, now that that's out of the way, shall I take you gentlemen on a tour?" He asked while glancing to the blonde man at his side, "I think we should start from the bottom and work our way up." He spoke with a tight nod as if answering a question in his own mind that was blocked from our gifts.
"Right this way," Blondie said while rolling his eyes.
Looking over to Damon, I couldn't help the fact that I was singing I'm Sexy and I Know It in my head as we passed our fellow vampires. Everyone's head turned to see who the new arrivals were. Some let their jaws drop while others leered at us.
Some of the women were openly fucking us in their heads causing us to cringe and turn murderous eyes toward them to ensure they cut that shit out. We hated being leered at like we were a juicy T-bone steak on a platter.
We weren't really paying attention to our surroundings when we descended down a staircase where the air smelt stale. The rotting flesh and blood stench stuck to the walls as if it had been rubbed in.
"This, gentlemen, is the dungeon area of the castle. Here is where you can feed your fetish for the blood of those who have done wrong in your eyes. We may have you serve on our jury to hear cases that may need an outside perspective." Blondie perked up as he continued to inform us of what exactly goes on down here.
As we were walking past the prisoner cells, we happened upon a scent that we knew all too well. I had to stop and get closer just to make sure my nose wasn't deceiving me.
Sure enough, there she was in a tattered dress, not a stitch of makeup on, and her hair a haystack on top of her head. Almost delirious from the recent torture that must have happened before we arrived, was Katherine. She was whimpering in agony, but when she caught our scents, she shot up off the dank pad she was using as a mattress.
"Edward! Damon! Please help me! They are monsters! I have no idea why they've brought me here. I've done nothing wrong! They locked me up in here to be tortured! Please!" She screeched as the waterworks turned on.
Looking into her mind, I could see exactly what she did wrong. Conspiring against the ruling family to become the one and only ruler with all vampires and otherworldly beings alike bowing at her feet. I sneered in disgust. Stupid bitch thought she could get away with it. Hell, according to Damon, she supposedly burned with the rest of the vampires in that church fire. Apparently she and her minions were trapped in a tomb completely safe. Most are still there trapped and furious when she found a way out and she doesn't even give a damn.
"Now why the fuck would I help you?" Damon spat viciously, causing Katherine to recoil from the venom in his tone, "First, you started with my baby brother, turning him and planted who knows what into his head, then decided to bring your bullshit to Stefan and I. You managed to spread your poison throughout our family and cause wars between Stefan and I. Why would I help you now?"
"It's always been you Damon. Always. You are my true mate! You cannot just stand idly by and allow this to go on, can you? I've been calling to you since I arrived here," she smiled and Damon cringed, his hands clenched into fists. "and, now, after all these years, you have finally come to me. Please, Damon, my love. Help me." She begged.
"I have news for you, Katherine," Damon said calmly, while he was trying to hold on to his temper. She wouldn't have the satisfaction of seeing our anger.
"I'm not your true mate and neither is Edward. As far as dear old Steffie goes, I could give two shits and a fuck less. Our mates are here, but you are not them." With that being said, we headed further into the catacombs known as the dungeons and up a flight of stairs to the next area. We heard her sobs, ignoring them at the same time feeling a weight lift off our shoulders. That felt good.
"This gentlemen, is part of our mating area. Here, we have the meet and greet area where vampires and humans can mingle and see if a possible mate connection can be found." Aro prattled as we walked around and chatted with a few individuals, "Our dear brother Marcus is in charge of this since he can see the different bonds between all of the individuals."
"Still fighting the connection, I see." A tall dark haired vamp stated as he closed in on us. "Your mates are here within this castle. Go ahead and have your fun, but know this, the more you fight it, the more painful it will get. There have been times that we had to interfere before we lost some of our dear friends because they swore they were having "too much fun." Fucker actually did the whole air quote thing. We all chuckled at his sarcasm.
As Damon and I checked the area out, Marcus was contemplating something within his mind that he refused to allow us to be privy to. "You prefer humans to vamps. If you take a human lover, keep her in the same condition you find her in or there will be severe consequences… not so much from us, but their mate when he or she is found." With that, he turned and strolled gracefully away toward who, we assumed was his mate.
This area was set up with all sorts of gaming systems, computers, old school pin ball machines, pool tables, dart boards, pretty much everything your heart desires. All the way down to the juke boxes in the corner.
"This next area is the training area," You could hear the excitement in Cauis' voice. "We have all the modern workout machines readily available, dojos for all different fighting styles, boxing and MMA rings where we hold tournaments for all viewing pleasures, as well as such things as laser tag, rock climbing, and many other things people enjoy."
Caius must've loved this area. Rumor has it he is in charge of the werewolves. He tames them and turns them into his very own pack of hell hounds which he uses to protect everyone within these walls.
Moving right along, we entered a hallway with colored doors. Yes, you heard me right, colored doors. "This area is part of our alternative lifestyles. It provides a room full of anything someone may need if they partake in say…" Aro opened up a baby blue door which held an adult sized crib with an adult sized nursery to boot. "A fetish. This room is for the men who have mommy issues." He concluded. "We can and will provide for any type of fetish that is needed to keep everyone happy."
The moans and groans echoed along the walls as we passed the colored door hallway and headed into a room that had overstuffed chairs and couches in light colors with dark blood red walls. "And, off course, last but certainly not least, my favorite room of all. The feeding room. Its very ambiance is set to calm both individuals which provides both with a very calm and fulfilling experience." Aro smiled with a Vanna White style flick of his hands.
Heading up another set of stairs, and down another long hallway that was filled with doors, we ended up going to the right and standing in front of a single door. "This gentlemen will be your room for the duration of your stay. If you were to ever leave and decide to visit again, it will become -" Aro started before being cut off by Damon.
"We're not going anywhere. We intend to stay indefinitely and will always return if we do leave, Aro, so go on ahead and put us down to keep this room." Damon said.
"Wonderful!" Aro exclaimed while clapping his hands. "Then these are yours, here's an extra if either of you find your mates, and I hope to see you at dinner. I normally indulge around 7pm sharp before I have my alone time with my wife."
We nodded and shook their hands, bidding them adieu and unpacking our belongings. We'll more than likely need to go shopping in the near future. For the time being, though, we have enough to get us by until we are done having our fun.
Rubbing my chest, I notice Damon doing the same thing. I get the feeling it won't be too much longer before we cave and go in search of our mates…unless they decide to find us first.
