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-Alexandra-
I was alone in the corridor, walking with my red dress caressing my body. The train dragged behind me as the sound of my heels echoed through this unknown place. Torches lined the walls, but it gave off the light that a light bulb would give off. There were two men dressed in black cloaks guarding in front of a curtain that led to an unknown place. The guards bowed their heads and opened it for me, revealing a ballroom of some sort. I couldn't tell though since no light was in the room. A silhouette of a man stood near a huge window with his semi-short black hair blowing in a phantom wind.
Come to me! a man's voice whispered through the air. I felt myself unwillingly walking towards the man that stood near the window. His head moved a fraction towards my direction and his hand extended out to me. His whole body was still facing the window, but his head was fully turned to the side. I reached out and took his hand with a smile. Suddenly, he spun around and pulled me close. One hand was still in mine, while the other was tightly around his waist. My soft body was molded perfectly with his hard body. I looked up, a look of horror playing on my face. He wore a mask that covered only his upper half of the face. A smile was on his lips, but that didn't scare me. It was the fact that he had the crimson irises that came with a bloodthirsty vampire!
I sat straight up in my bed, cold sweat covering my body and screams coming involuntarily out of my mouth. I was out of breath and I felt tears well up in my eyes. My heart pounded in my chest and I heard footsteps running towards my door. The door burst open and my mom and dad were looking at me with worry on their faces.
"Alex, what's wrong?" My mother came up to me and pulled me into her arms. I didn't say anything; I was in a sort of shock. I was shaking too!
"Alex, honey, tell us," pressed my father.
"S-something's going to h-happen," I said in the clearest voice I could muster up. There was a feeling within me that told me something bad was going to happen. Something that involved me and my family. "Something bad," I added with a whisper.
"What makes you think that?" asked Edward while he brushed some hair out of my face.
I shook my head. I couldn't go back to that dream. It was so scary. The voice…that voice was the same as I heard on Monday after my first day. I hadn't heard it since tonight, Friday. I tried calming my breathing, but I couldn't for some reason. Was I having a panic attack?
"Tell me what happened," said Edward. His voice was soft and loving. His topaz eyes looked into my emerald ones and all I could do was start to let tears fall down my face. My dad wiped them away and didn't release me from his gaze. "We can help you if you just tell us what you dreamed."
For some reason I couldn't bring myself to tell my parents. It was as if some force was keeping me quiet. The only thing I was able to tell them was of what the voice said in my dream. My dad looked troubled and my mom just held my closer. I don't think the voice troubled my dad, but how the dream affected me. Hopefully he wouldn't press any questions because I already knew I wouldn't be able to answer them. It frustrated me too! I wanted to tell them what scared me in the dream. That mans eyes, the dark room I was in. But it was those eyes that scared me. They had bloodlust within them, but a softness that made me want to look even more. I thought again back to that dream; his smile was so warm and inviting. There was a fraction of warmth that touched that man's eyes, but I couldn't stop being scared.
"Do you remember anything else?" asked my mother.
Yes, I wanted to say. "No," I spoke in a soft whisper. I didn't meet their eyes, I couldn't.
"Do you need us to stay with you?"
Yes. "No," I sighed. "I think I'll just stay up for a while. I need to be alone with my thoughts." They both nodded and went over to the door. Bella left before Edward did, but he turned around and looked at me with concern filled eyes.
"You know you can come to me whenever you like, right?"
I merely nodded and he shut the door behind him. I brought my knees to my chest and rested my chin on them. It was about four in the morning and the sun still wasn't up yet. Why did these dreams only happen to me? How come the other guys didn't have them? I realized that Moon was sitting near my shut door and I gestured for her to come over. She jumped up on my bed and snuggled close to me. She purred as I scratched between her ears.
"What's wrong with me?" I asked her with a serious face. Moon just gave me a small meow as if to say, "How the heck should I know? I'm just a cat!" I shook my head and rested it on my headboard. I look around my room. My bookshelves were spilling with movies, books, and dance trophies. On the wall opposite of me was a 32 inch plasma flat screen TV. Around it was pictures of friends and actors that I adored. There was a desk with a laptop on it right across the wall with the door and many posters on it. It was a basic girl's room.
"Maybe I'm just being paranoid," I said as I got up and walked over to my closet. I wasn't going to be able to sleep the rest of the morning so I might as well just take a shower, get dressed, and head downstairs.
-Gabriel-
The corridor was dim and candle lit as Fallon and I walked slowly towards a curtain that led to yet another room I had to go through. We wore what looks like tuxedos, but more Victorian than anything. Black cloaks trailed behind us, making dragging sounds on the floor. Only this entrance was guarded by two guards wearing black cloaks and carrying two daggers in the hands. Their eyes were glowing red and their mouths dripped with blood. Fallon looked uneasily at me as we approached them, I couldn't blame him.
The guards looked at us with menacing smiles and glares. They got into a fighting stance and their daggers were pointed at us. One advanced, hissing as he moving in slow motion towards us. Fallon leaped in the air and grabbed the guy by the throat. He dug his fingers into this throat, ripping out the windpipe. I then tore the man apart limb by limb. Blood splattered the floor and walls and the other guard hissed. He ran towards me, but I was ready. I gripped his throat and shoved him against the wall. Fallon sunk his teeth into the guy's neck and I did the same on the other side. The metallic liquid coated the inside of my mouth and ran down my throat in a wave of pleasure.
Finally, we both withdrew when the last drop was drained from his body. We were breathless and both of our eyes were deep red. I nodded and we walked towards the curtain with caution. The sound of a gasp came to our ears and we did a full on sprint passed the curtain and into a dark room. We saw a man and woman standing near a window where lightening could be seen flashing in the distance. They were both wearing Venetian masks that went with their elegant dress attire. The woman wore a red dress that had ruffles in the back and also some in the front on the bottom. The top of the dress was corset like with strings in the back and her cleavage bulging to the top. Her hair was up in an elegant bun.
"She's mine," he whispered to me with a smile. His eyes glowed red and he caressed her body in a hungry matter. I didn't pay attention though. I had heard his voice before, calling my name.
I gasped as I saw what the man did next. He tore off the woman's mask and kissed her roughly on the mouth. Only the woman was Alexandra.
I woke up with a jolt, looking around my room. Everything was as if should have been. My laptop glowed in the early morning darkness and my stereo and CDs were where I left them. I got up slowly, walking over to the window. Lightening was striking the Earth in the distance. I turned away quickly, walking over to my door and opening it. Fallon was just about to knock on it. He looked like shit. His hair was all messy and his skin was drenched in sweat just like mine.
"You had the dream too," he said as he walked into my room. I made sure no one was in the hallway before closing the door behind me.
"Y-yeah," I said running my hand through my hair. My heart was still pounding from it. I couldn't get the image of Alexandra, my dear cousin, kissing that masked man. It made me was to hurl. She looked like she wanted him to do it too.
"Should we go to Grandpa?"
"No, we can't. We have to keep this to ourselves or else the family will have a freaking fit!" I whispered. "We won't be able to leave the house."
"You think I don't know that?!" he snapped. "Sorry…I'm just freaking out right now. I thought only Ally got the dreams, but now we're having them?"
"You mean," I began. "You've never had dreams like this? I have, but not as violent, I was just walking down the hallway."
"I thought I was the only one…" trailed Fallon. "I mean, I know Alexandra has these kinds of dreams, but I didn't go public with mine."
"So…what do we do?"
-Fallon-
I left Gabriel's room not knowing what to do. We could both go to our parents and tell them what happened, or we could stay silent. Gabriel thought it would be better to stay silent, to not cause worry. He said that telling them would only arise unwanted emotions. I agreed with him. We'd wait and see if the dreams continued. The only thing that concerned us was Alexandra and her safety. What if this man was after her? If so, we needed to make a plan to stop him. The only thing was that we didn't know what he looked like. It was too dark to make out his skin color and hair color. We couldn't even see all his features. I kicked my bed as I paced past it in frustration. I hated this! First I hear that damn voice and now this! Why did everything have to happen to us? It felt just like the time the Volturi came to visit…
-Flashback!-
We were fourteen at the time and Gabriel and I had just came into the house with our paintball guns in hand. Alexandra was at the piano learning how to play from Uncle Edward. She was getting pretty good even for a beginner. She hardly ever stopped playing, always practicing until it was time for her to sleep.
"You're a mess," laughed Rosalie as she walked down the stairs with Halloween decorations. We were having a dance at school and she was one of the mom helpers. She posed as my sister, but she was still cool. Bella came down with a box filled with even more Halloween crap, laughing too.
"Don't track mud or Esme will kill you," she warned. My mom was seated in front of the TV looking up from her laptop and let out a chuckle. Although I could see the disappointed in her eyes since we had mud all over our new paintball gear that she bought for us. What did she expect, we were boys!
Alexandra started playing a melody from Final Fantasy. It was a fast song and she played it perfectly. She stopped immediately though. "I messed up," she sighed.
"It's okay," laughed Uncle Edward.
A knock came from behind us and Grandpa Carlisle suddenly appeared in front of us. He laughed before we scooted over to the hardwood floor to take off our shoes. We took off our gear as well just as he opened the door. His expression made my heart skip, shock.
"Hello Aro," he said putting on one of his warm smiles. I looked at Gabriel and he just shrugged. We were now in matching wife beaters and jeans. His muscles were a little bigger than mine, but I like my muscles toned and not huge like his.
"Do come in," Carlisle walked to the side and beckoned them to come in. I saw Edward put an arm protectively around Alexandra and another around his wife. Emmett and Jasper appeared in front of us and put arms around us as well. They walked us to the living room with the rest of the family. I eyed the several men and woman wearing black hooded cloaks.
"What do we have here? I thought it was true that Cassandra would do this for you. Mike had come to us and told her tragic tale. I've just been so busy with everything that I couldn't get away from Italy." said Aro in a gleeful tone. Who was Cassandra? Oh, Cassie, duh!
"And who are this strapping lads?" he asked looking at Gabriel.
Emmett smiled down at his son. "This is Gabriel." Gabriel crossed his arms over his chest and glared at Aro as I did.
"This is my son Fallon," smiled Jasper. I knew it was fake, his face read it like an open book.
Aro nodded and looked at Alexandra with a creepy smile. "Who are you young lady?"
"Alexandra," she said with a glare as well. I was actually surprised. Alexandra wasn't the one to starting glaring at a person, but I bet she felt the same creepy vibe we were getting from him.
"Well I must say you look like an angel fallen from the heavens."
Alright…Never heard that saying before.
"Why is it that you're here Aro?" asked Carlisle with a pleasant smile. He, along with Esme, were the only ones that were smiling.
"I am here before of dear Bella. The power of the elements, very useful indeed. And I heard you have the power to decide whether or not to administer your venom into a person's bloodstream."
"You heard right, but I'm strictly eating animals." Bella smiled pleasantly and stroked her daughter's hair. I could see the mother lion growing in her.
"We were wondering if you would like to take us up on our offer we gave you years ago…" Aro was hoping she'd say yes.
"I must decline. I have a daughter to take care of now," she smiled even wider.
"Edward? Are you interested in joining us? You too Alice."
They both shook their heads and I held back a smile. That was such a burn. I glanced over at Gabriel and he was snickering. Alexandra just carried herself like a young lady, but there was laughter in her eyes.
"Well, maybe your children will join us in the future." He was really holding is hopes high. Carlisle had said we'd probably be powerful vampires. I hoped so too so that I could overpower that bitch! I could already tell he'd be a nuisance.
"Well, I must excuse myself and my daughter," said Bella. "She has dance practice in a half hour." Alexandra seemed relieved and rushed upstairs to get her fifteen pairs of shoes she took to dance. She was studying every type of dance out there and had mesmerized a lot of routines. I don't know how she did that. She had such discipline that us guys would never have.
"Your daughter dances?" asked Aro to Edward.
Edward merely nodded. He didn't like some of the dances she studied, like Salsa, Tango, and Ballet. She had pairs in that kind of dancing with a guy that had to lift her and touch her close the places he shouldn't touch. There was also a lot of caressing involved from both sides. I had gone to every dance competition she had ever performed in and I even got a little protective over her when I saw her dance.
"Well, we must go," said Aro while he smiled to the upstairs. "Maybe I'll see your daughter dance one day." With that they left. Which was a good thing because Edward was about to shove him into a wall.
-End Flashback-
Aro had seen Alexandra dance numerous times after her fifteenth birthday. We didn't know until one time we caught him looking from the back of the bleachers. Edward nearly tore him apart. But now, Aro couldn't do anything since the Volturi were overthrown by someone new. All we knew was that it was a man who seemed faceless. No one has ever seen him. He always communicates through digital equipment. I would like to meet the guy though because he killed that bastard that dared think those thoughts about Alexandra.
I walked over to my window as watched the rain drop onto the Earth. I needed a shower, to sort my thoughts. I grabbed a towel and walked into my bathroom, locking the door behind me.
I was clean and ready to start the day. Today I wore a pair of track pants along with a black wife beater. I loved wearing those. I brushed my hair and walked out of my room, bumping into Alexandra. She had on some jeans and a plain black t-shirt. Her hair was up in a loose bun while her bangs covered her eye.
"You had a dream too?" she asked with worry.
"Yeah, I'll tell you about it later though. Right now we need to eat."
Alexandra nodded while Gabriel joined us. He wore work out short and a football jersey. It was a lounge day for us, and we loved it.
We walked down into the kitchen where the whole family was gathered. They were talking in their fast vampire lingo that we couldn't understand if our lives depended on it. They stopped when we walked in and took our seats at the counter. Esme pushed some eggs and sausage in front of us and me and Gabriel dug in like we hadn't eaten in days. I stopped and watched Alexandra picked at her food. She took a small bit of egg, not looking as we watched her. She only did this when she was terrified after a nightmare. I reached out and rubbed circles on her back. She looked up at me and smiled before taking another bite out of her breakfast.
"How'd you sleep?" asked Emmett.
"Fine," Gabriel and I said in unison. Alexandra remained silent.
"Did you sleep okay Alexandra?" he pressed.
"I'm sure you heard my screaming," she whispered and excused herself from the kitchen. No one went after her.
"For once I just wish I could read her mind," Uncle Edward complained as he sat down on Alexandra's abandoned stool. He put his head in his hands and sighed loudly. Bella put her arms around him with a comforting smile. I didn't believe the smile because there was a mother's worry behind it. In fact, everyone had worried looks on their faces. My father looked at us with a searching look. I didn't meet his gaze, I was afraid to.
"Did she say anything to you?" he asked after a long while of silence.
I shook my head along with Gabriel, but we'd find out.
"Did she mention anything about a man's voice?" asked Bella.
A man's voice! My heart skipped a beat and I shook my head. Gabriel and I had talked about the voice we heard call our names a few days ago. We couldn't talk to Alexandra because of the fact that she was on the dance team at school. And she had dance practice at a studio near the high school that wasn't part of the school's program. She never stopped dancing unless she really didn't want to or she was sick. Or if Edward or Bella feel the need for her to take a break for a while. She had gone six weeks straight dancing and nearly broke her ankle. That was how committed she was.
"I'm gonna go check on her," Gabriel said. He looked over at me and I nodded.
"Me too," we left our family in the kitchen. We heard them started to talk in the vampire lingo. We didn't pay attention though; we needed to help our cousin. I walked up the stairs along with Gabriel. His eyes held so much worry in them and it would've made my dad just run out of the room if he could.
Alexandra's door was closed and locked. I lightly knocked on her door. We heard footsteps coming from behind it and the door opened a fraction of the way. Ally looked at me for a second and opened the door wider so that we could come in. She shut, and locked it after Gabriel passed the threshold.
"We need to tell you something," I began as she sat down at her computer chair.
"About what?"
"The voice that called our names." Her eyes widened and she stood up straighter, ready to listen.
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