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Chapter Two

One year later…

I stomped through the halls of the castle furiously. I heard Aro as he called my name, but I didn't stop. Not until I reached my quarters. How dare he insult me in such a manner!

"Brother, it was only meant to be a joke," Aro called through the door. A joke? He thinks that an albino insult is a joke? I flung open the door angrily. "Never joke about that again! And why do you insist on calling me 'brother'? We are not brothers! Yes, we may be related, but we are not brothers. Only Athenodora has the right to call me 'brother'!"

With that, I slammed the door on his face and sat down in my chair. As I began my daily work, I thought about Aro's insult. Technically, it wasn't his insult; it was one from a mortal. He was caught trying to escape feeding time. When he was found and brought before us, the ignorant mortal asked, "Are you albino?" Aro merely laughed and said; "Only one of us is." Seething with anger at the obvious insult, I stormed out of the throne room. The rest is history.

I looked at the empty journal sitting on my desk. Aro gave it to me to help with my "anger issues". I need help. And I do not have anger issues. Though I was opposed to ever touching the stupid book, it became more and more tempting. Eventually, I grabbed the book and scribbled down my, and I quote, "thoughts and feelings".

I believe Aro gave me this book to write in. Though that is the stupidest and most mundane thing I have ever heard of, I thought I might as well give it a try. Today, my "brother" made an albino joke. Though I am far more superior and above such trivial matters, the joke still hurt. In a way. But I will go off and sulk about it in a corner. That would be weak and pathetic. Instead I shall explain to you, this inanimate object, why I despise albino jokes.

You see, my twin sister, Athenodora, and I were born in Greece into a high-standing family. When we were born, we were paler than the average Greek, and had pink eyes. My father was ready to throw us out on the streets, but our mother insisted to wait and see if we were to grow out of it. Years went by, and nothing happened. Our eyes remained pink, our skin remained pale, and our hair became an odd white-blond shade. My symptoms were far more severe than Athenodora's. The leaders of our government consulted in secret and forced mother and father to throw me out onto the streets, leaving me for the darkest demons of Hades realm to claim me as one of their own. Athenodora was lucky. She got to stay an extra three years before being thrown onto the streets. I knew that we couldn't stay in civilization so we ran away into the nearby forest. We lived for several years, until we had both reached the age of twenty-five, before the beasts came. They were huge wolves which, at the time, we thought were sent from Hade's realm to claim us. We fought them valiantly, but one of the wolves attacked Athenodora and ripped open her stomach. Being held back by the beasts, there was nothing I could do but sit and watch. That was when two cloaked figures showed up. They helped me fight off the creatures. The two of them had remarkable strength and speed. One bent over Athenodora and bit her in the neck. She started screaming in pain. The other one bent over me and also bit me in the neck. That is when I became a vampire. The two cloaked figures, Aro and Marcus, told me about their plans for power. I eagerly agreed and they took me back to their home in Italy. From that day on, I swore revenge on the Children of the Moon for destroying my sister. I also swore to be merciless to humans, like they were to me.

I suppose this "helped me with my anger issues". Though it does not make the idea of writing down my thoughts any less stupid. I shall have to keep this hidden somewhere so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

I stared at what I just wrote, feeling oddly better. Why does Aro have to be right? No matter, I will simply hide these thoughts from him. He certainly does not need to know about my feelings. I sighed and continued writing down the annual letter that the Volturi sent to all of the covens, reminding them of our rules. I heard a knock on my door and quickly shoved the book into a drawer. Jane walked in and said. "Master Caius, Heidi has come back with the latest victims and Aro thought it would be smart to tell you."

Aw, yes. Feeding time. One of my favorite activities besides executions and werewolf hunting. Jane stood at the doorway, awaiting answer. I waved a hand at her and said, "Yes, of course. I will be there as soon as I have finished this last letter."

"Yes, master," the young guard said. Before turning away, she added, "The human servant is to be executed today. The one that you hate. She believes she is joining the guard, though. Aro always asks whether you would like to do the honors."

I smiled at the thought of finally getting rid of the stupid maid. She was always finding new, and quite stupid and pathetic, ways to get my attention. It was starting to get annoying. I have no interest in women. Aro always rambles about how much he "loves" Sulpicia. Love. What a stupid thing. There is no such thing as love. It is simply stupid and meager humane hormones that flood your brain. If I were to ever marry, it would be to increase my power. Not because I loved the women. I turned my attention back to Jane and said, "Yes. Tell Aro that would be excellent. You are dismissed."

Jane nodded once and left the room silently. A few moments later, I reentered the throne room. I pretended like nothing had happened and no one was stupid enough to bring it up. My outbursts are common, so the guard has stopped asking "if I was okay". The last time someone asked me that, we lost a very good guard member. The newest group of idiot mortal tourists came through the doors. I quickly drained a couple, and then went to search for the human servant. I found cleaning in one of the empty and remote corridors of the castle. In one quick motion, I snapped her head off and threw it into the nearby burning fire. With that, I walked back to my study to finish my work.

The thought of Caius keeping a diary made me laugh. Like a lot. I don't care if it is OOC. So, the usual follow/favorite/review/PM me! Have a nice Monday (if that is even possible).